The early months of nausea and fatigue in this pregnancy have given way to some pretty strong impulses to clean, sort, organize, and re-arrange. Previous experience has taught me that every bit of weeding out and making more efficient pays off during the first few months of bringing a new baby home. Now that we are taking a hiatus from routined homeschooling, the schoolroom was the first to undergo this overhaul. The room which was formerly bright yellow has been repainted in a most perfectly non-latte-non-makeupy khaki that soothes and grounds an otherwise busy room. The big boys and I grouped all of the puzzles and made a home for them in the closet where tiny hands can’t seek and destroy. Last year’s homeschooling materials were organized and stored away. Buckets of crayons were picked through and sorted; artwork filed and/or archived and parted with. My six year old vacuumed, […]