I swear I vacuum and organize the toys on Sunday and by Tuesday it looks like a tornado hit. My wife says I'm exaggerating but I literally found a half eaten sandwich under the couch yesterday. How do you guys manage this? Or do you just accept the chaos and move on?
2.5 seconds sounds optimistic. I once vacuumed, organized, stepped away for a snack and came back to find every single block tower knocked over. My oldest looked innocent. She was definitely not innocent.
The tornado comparison is painfully accurate. I've stopped vacuuming mid-week because what's the point? Wait til after bed time and do a full reset.
Pro tip: lower shelves with bins they can actually reach. Sounds counterintuitive but when they can dump AND retrieve their own stuff it's somehow less chaotic.
Two and a half seconds sounds optimistic honestly. My three year old can trash a room in under 90 seconds if she really commits to it.
Two kids here and Sunday toy organization is basically a ritual of denial. Tuesday looks exactly like you're describing. I've given up and just make sure the pathways to the kitchen are clear.
This is our permanent state. I literally built the living room fort as a damage control strategy at this point. Instead of trying to keep it clean I just made it a designated chaos zone and it somehow feels better.
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This is just the universal law of children. I organize on Sunday and by Wednesday my living room looks like a Toys R Us exploded. My wife and I have basically given up on fighting it.