FlyLady.net: FlyBaby Children -- this webpage has inspired me to do some brainstorming about my son's room. Right now it still has a lot of "our stuff" that really shouldn't be in his room. It has built in drawers and shelves on one wall, so he doesn't really need a dresser. It has 2 standalone bookshelves that are tipping hazards and, if "our stuff" was out of the built-ins, would not be needed at all. This brainstorming is also partially inspired by the fact that DS is scooting backwards now and our DCP says that he will be crawling forward very soon!

Brainstorm warning

* Pin a diaper pin on clothes that are too small when we take them off of him so we will know to put them in the "too small" box instead of back on the shelf after they have been washed.
* Make one of the shelves for clothes that have been worn once but are okay for another day (instead of hanging them over the crib).
* Have a hook somewhere for his coat and hat.
* Put the things on his bottom changing table shelf somewhere else and put all "safe" things down there.
* Clean out the built-in drawers and use them for his clothes etc. (with labels on the fronts at first). We may want to take some of the drawers outside and sand them down a bit so they slide easier. I wish they weren't so heavy because I don't think he will be able to open them on his own for a very long time. (Although that could be a blessing in disguise.)
* Only hang up the dressiest clothes.
* Put clothes in drawers as "outfits" so we don't have to try to find things that "go together".
* Remove (at least) one set of bookshelves and put the rocker and/or his little dresser against the wall.
* Vacuum weekly so he can play on the floor in his own room.