And a little bribery can go a long way — when my children were little I wasn't above pulling a new
toy out of my purse that I had purchased just for the occasion or letting them have goldfish crackers for dinner, making up for it with something health later on.
Whenever I look at it (which is constantly, due to it's location) the clutter
of... *** backpacks, school papers (from our two young children),
toys, knick - knack junk, my
purse, my work papers, magazines (which i have a magazine hoarding issue — trying to transition to online mags and Pinterest), bags for going
out with the kiddos (library bag, pool bag, playground bag), movies, Nintendo DS games, kids artwork, computer printer, desk, family pictures, kid's stuffed animals ***... strangles me and I always feel I need to get this organized before I move onto a new project
of creating something I would enjoy and appreciate (hasn't happened yet!).