Little Pieces of Happy: Organizing

I re-discovered this gem of an organizing post over at Buzzfeed. I say "re-discovered" because I already read this post in the past; I just stumbled upon it again just earlier. Here are my favorite tips that I'll probably be applying sooner or later!

7. Utilize Wall Space to Hang Utensils

8. Use a Deep Kitchen Drawer to Store Utensils Vertically

23. Store Matching Sheets Inside of Their Pillowcases

33. Make a Pressing Surface to Replace Your Ironing Board

36. Hang a Ladder from the Ceiling for Air Drying Clothes

46. Label Your Cords

49. Mark and Label Everything!

*All photos are lifted from Buzzfeed; links to original sources are there.

There are dozens more of tips in the original post; if you want to learn more about those tips, just head over to the original Buzzfeed post!

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I have been rotating Yuri's toys for five weeks - or over a month - now. Before I explain to you why I adopted this new system, let me first show you how I stored Yuri's toys months before:

Boxes of toys

Like many others, we haphazardly place all of Yuri's toys in boxes. Aside from this big box, we also have another big box upstairs that house his unused toys. In other words, there was no proper organization. Because of that, what happens is that Yuri just takes what he likes and ignores all the other toys. Yuri has pretty much the same favorites, so he plays with the same toys over and over again. And ignores all the other toys over and over again.

Why toy rotation? I'm a heavy (literally and figuratively) reader, and when a subject sparks my interest, I tend to read so much about it to the point of information overload. Anyway, I came upon the subject of book and toy rotation, and I felt like there was no harm in trying it. Since Yuri didn't have so many books before, I focused on rotating his toys first. These are photos of the toy rotation process over 5 weeks:

Heroes on our buckets!

As much as I would have wanted to buy fancy baskets, I knew they weren't practical. Aside from the added cost, I know Yuri would just throw these baskets around (and I was right!). So, I used the free and reliably plastic Jollibee bucket containers.

The good thing about these buckets is that they have handles, which Yuri can use to carry toys from his shelf, which is in my "office area" now to the living room. He also uses them as pretend "shopping" bags, so they double-purpose as containers and toys. If you don't have these buckets, you can use any plastic containers like Tupperware or just buy cheap plastic ware. Again, those with handles are better!

First Week