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Monday, March 24

Keeping Up With Poesy's Bedroom

I've been having this constant battle with Poesy's bedroom lately.  The room gets trashed, I clean everything up and tell her she needs to do a better job of picking up her toys, repeat.  The problem was mine, really.  I can't expect a 3 year old to magically pick up toys and put things in their places when they don't have places to begin with.  I've been too busy with going, going, going to put the hours into rearranging her bedroom, so I finally made the time this weekend.  Here's pretty much where I started (minus already moving the bed and a few other things.  I never remember those before pics right at the beginning.)
Hey, people always ask for the uglier side of blogging.  There you go.  ;)

The little sock doll was what Hope made Poesy for Valentine's Day.  So sweet.
This is the biggest (little) toy station.  These baskets hold tons of My Little Pony, Lala Loopsy, Kawaii Crush, etc.  I took the time to separate all of the teeny tiny guys and accessories she plays with constantly, and gave each its own place.  That way, when Poe is finished playing with something I can say, "Okay, clean up time" and she can easily do that.  (The Goldilocks & 3 Bears was needle felted by the very sweet Miss Zali.)
She's really into dress up right now, so a dress up basket and mirror were necessary!
Here, Hope is being Poesy's doctor (she's in the hospital with a broken leg) and Poe is nursing her cat back to health.  Her beautiful quilt was handmade by LWPH Sews.  Such a talent, she is.
I try to do a good job of rotating her toys so things stay exciting and new.  The cardboard playhouse left the bedroom this round (even though it was hard for me to see that go) and the baby dolls have come back upstairs.  She got the puppet theater for her birthday in January and I really wanted to put it in a place that daily shows would be encouraged.  She had been asking for her little table recently, so I figured this was the perfect opportunity to subtract the trampoline (which is a complete eyesore) and put up a little table station.  I tried to take the kitchenette out to stick a comfy chair in the corner, but both girls opposed.  That's fine by me.  I love that thing.

Poesy is elated with her room now and keeps saying, "I WILL pick up all my toys, Mama."  I believe it, because now she has a place to put things.  You can see her first bedroom tour right here.  We've acquired so many more play things since then.  Sheesh.  Also, she was still in a crib at that time.  *sniff*

I always want to keep this room filled with the things she enjoys.  Even though I may prefer a perfectly curated room with beautiful wooden toys over lots (and lots) of My Little Ponies, it's her space and I do my best to keep that in mind.  :)



28 comments:

  1. I really appreciate that this LOOKS like a little kid's room; a little kid in 2014 to be more specific. I think its great that you've found a balance between your vintage aesthetic and the bright&shiny contemporary toys. Good on you, mama!

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  2. Her bedroom is adorable! I think the hardest thing with keeping kids' rooms clean is that they want to mix all of their toys together... like, instead of just playing with dolls, they'll be playing with dolls, cooking stuff, dress-up stuff, stuffed animals, random household objects, etc... and then they can never seen to put everything away in the right individual places! When I was a caregiver for my friend's kids I struggled with this every day! One trick I found was to tell them one thing at a time to put away. Like, "Let's find all the dolls and put them in this box! Okay, now let's find all of the toy food!" It seems to be easier for them than trying to contend with a giant mess all at once!

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  3. Poesy's room is lovely, I would love it if I were a kid. I like the little plush garden and all the little play areas. It's nice that she's got a mix of modern toys and handcrafted ones. Hopefully she'll keep her room a little more tidy now that she has more storage.

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  4. I am so jealous of that tipi over the bed! I seriously wish I could build one for a king sized bed haha! I love poseys room so much (can I just move in?! haha)!
    Have a lovely week!

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  5. Thank you for being honest and showing the room mid sort out. Every, single time I spend hours in my kid's room tidying, I swear it will be easier the next time. I haven't quite figured it out yet. We have a super cool massive cardboard box playhouse that was a gingerbread house at Christmas. I thought it would be trashed within a month, but it's still going strong and now I want it out of the kitchen, but just for a bit, not for good, because it's so awesome.

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  6. Ugh getting my daughter to clean up after herself is literally the hardest thing right now. Her bedroom is ADORABLE and I love the little play garden :)

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    1. I know!! the play garden is what caught my eye too!

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  7. Her room is so pretty! She's a lucky girl to have a mother who put so much dedication into decorating her room.
    Have an awesome day :)
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  8. I can't get enough of the adorable tent! She has such a cute room and I hope she keeps it tidy now! :) I like how you rotate her toys, great idea!

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  9. It looks like so much fun in there! I'd love to be poesy hehe. Great dress up collections

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  10. her room is so adorable and looks so bright and fun. what a lucky little girl :).

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  11. She's got the cutest room. That little planter box is so perfect :)
    Jordyn
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  12. Aw it's so cute how she says she will put all the toys back!

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  13. Ah, the room is so beautiful itself <3

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  14. Oh my God you are a brave mother..I really admire you so much. You put in so much effort to bring up your kids and then you manage to make yourself look like a million dollars! If I am able to even do half of what you do I would think my life was a success! :)

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  15. Hows that cute little planter box!? SO sweet! We have a pretty well arranged playroom but I find that my three year old still needs me to go in and help with clean up time as she's still not so great in that department - atleast she helps! xx

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  16. what a dream bedroom for a little girl! i want poesy's room, haha. and such a great job with organizing everything. i'm sure it took hours.

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  17. Oh my gosh, I'm in love with the little garden box! It's so cute. I'm totally inspired to make one for my niece now.

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  18. You are SUCH a good mom.
    I love this last line..."Even though I may prefer a perfectly curated room with beautiful wooden toys over lots (and lots) of My Little Ponies, it's her space and I do my best to keep that in mind."
    So true and nice to hear from a blogger like you.
    For me and my not-so-little one (anymore) it was Littlest Pet Shops. Now, at 12, she's started to give them away to a friend's daughter and it's actually making me a bit sad.

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    1. Thank you so much for saying that! It's hard sometimes when my girls want the plastic colorful things instead of what I would maybe have in mind, but I remember being a kid and being SO into what I was into.

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  19. Holy crap! Her room is so perfect, but she looks like me as a child, she SURE can tear it up! Ah well, she will soon enough learn the importance of being clean...I'm 26 and I'm STILL learning!

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    1. Oh, me too! I have clothes mountain looming over me as I type this. ;)

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  20. adorable room. love that little plant box - did you make it?

    this is an issue i think about often because i work with kids in their homes. clean-up is excruciating because it's just so overwhelming. wouldn't you agree these little ones have too much stuff to be responsible for? in a world of cute cheap toys and gifts for every occasion, the average child has accumulated more stuff than they can keep track of. would it be most beneficial for them if we adopt the 'less is more' mantra when it comes to their things? just a thought. :)

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    1. Oh my gosh- YES. I get grumpy just before any gift-giving holiday just thinking about putting all the new toys in places. I definitely agree that kids in general have too many things, but I KNOW my kids definitely do. Part of the reason I rotate their toys periodically is to keep them interested in the things they already have. Plus, it leaves room to actually PLAY with those things when you don't have a room jam-packed with all that clutter. We are always a work in progress, but I just wanted to pop in and say that I completely agree with you!

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  21. what an adorable space! i love how you allow her to make her own opinions (while still making sure it looks good!)

    xxoo,
    nikki

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  22. I love this room! It's so hard to keep things with little kids clean, but I think you did a wonderful job organizing everything!

    xoxo
    Taylor

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  23. What a wonderful space! My favorite thing is that I can easily see how much of your love you put into having such a nice area for your daughter. So sweet! And I think you do a great job of balancing a nicely styled room with a true-to-life little girl's room. Very inspiring!

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