finding the funny

'No, no, noooooo ...'

'Too late dastard sock monkey, into the deep dark bag with you. Mwah ha ha ha ha.'

Packing is driving me a little crazy. But there's always, always, a funny side right?

12 Dec

You're going to start thinking I'm making this up.

But please believe me that I couldn't if I tried. Sometimes all you need is to look around with a dirty mind observant eye.

toyi toyi

So I'll admit it ... I failed the 7-day Toy Cure. Sometimes toes just won't toy the line you know?

Wait, that's not right ...

I mean, some things are just not meant to be toyed with.

Some toys just won't tamed.

Some toys just need a good wash and they're good as new.

I did gather a box of bits and pieces for the Rural Child, and I did a fair bit of sorting and rotating of books and craft materials, but I wouldn't use the word 'cure'.

Nope, sometimes it seems you can't just throw your toys.

All photos by moi, some posed, others not - bet you can't guess which are which!

the 7-day toy cure

I'm a-doing it!

I'm not a huge fan of online de-cluttering or organising tutorials, but this is one I'm happy to try out. We have, as I'm sure many families do, TOO MANY TOYS.
Could there be a more shockingly First World problem?

I'm quite good about a (fairly) regular clear-out, but as with the clothes mentioned yesterday, until now I've always wanted to keep things for my youngest growing up, or toys which have an emotional value - either for the person who gave them to us or the stage in their lives my kids played with them.

But now that Sunday's outgrowing toys as rapidly as she is clothes, it's time to do a real cure.

I'll let you know how it goes ... and feel free to start it anytime yourself, I'll update links to the daily (gulp) 'assignments'.


Day One: Create an Outbox and Touch every Toy

Day Two: Touch every Toy cont. (it sounds a little creepy doesn't it?)

Day Three: Arts & Crafts Supplies (I did this already last month. Yay me.)

Biggest challenge I foresee: keeping the 'Outbox' safe from prying eyes and hands.

Nothing suspicious about this right?