Tedious tasks

There are plenty of things we do as moms and caretakers that are less than exciting. Like I could really do without clipping my girls’ finger & toenails. It’s not really that big deal, but it seems like I have to do it so often and they complain and whine and it’s just annoying. But I do it because I’m the mom and that’s my job. Another such task seems to be happening a lot lately – going through the girls’ clothes. I’m glad they’re growing, they’re strong and active and I love to get them new clothes, but when the laundry baskets overflow and the drawers are too full, then it’s time to sit down amidst the pile of clothes and sort.

Needless to say it’s that time again and I swear I just did this three weeks ago! Last night I went through all of Babybee’s clothes and pulled out all her 2T’s. The super cute stuff I’ll send to my sister-in-law for my little niece, the rest I’ll donate. Going through her clothes makes me sad because it’s over – with her stuff, I just get rid of it. It’s a little easier with Busybee because I get to save her stuff for Babybee. Still the whole process is tedious and time consumer and ug, I seriously just did this!

In general, I find their small clothes difficult to deal with. It works best to fold, but it’s little so it’s difficult to fold at times. And then they just dig in their drawers and unfold all my hard work. ACK! I started something recently that’s working well for us. I got these hanging shoe holders for their closet, it hangs low so they can reach it. On Sunday I go through and pick out a week’s worth of outfits for them and tuck them in different cubbies. This way the girls get to pick what they’re wearing, but from pre-approved outfits so that I don’t have to explain why they can’t wear polka-dot pants with a flowered shirt.

So how about you? What are the mommy tasks that you find tedious? What are your favorite tips for little clothes?