Organization...check!

Well at least Brendan's room.

Since he turned six a week ago, he seems to think he is Mr. Know it all and Mr. I can do whatever I want...

He needed a reality check.  So I told him his room was going to look completely different when he got home from school and he would have to earn stuff back.

See his messy room...

Something needed to be done.  I couldn't put all the blame on him since a lot of the new things from Christmas/birthday did not have a place in his room.  It just ended up on the floor.  So after a very mouthy morning, I got to work.

First up was pulling his bed out and getting everything that was shoved underneath it and tossing out the junk.  I moved his bed to a different spot and used one of my under the bed bins for storage.  I cleared out part of his dresser and put all of his games (he has a lot!) and I went through all the books on his bookshelf (he has a lot of those too!).

I came away with a pile to donate, a bag of trash, and a bag of sports stuff that had to be earned back.  Oh and a much more organized room...

He was so excited for his "clean" room when he got home and I took time to go over the rules.

1. If you are done with a toy then put it back in the same spot

2. If you are done with a book then put it away in the same spot

3. If you are done with a game then put it away in the same spot

  He was also told if he does not put his toys away then he may lose them and he can earn them back for being a good listener, following the rules, and getting himself ready for school without an argument.  He has earned back two toys and kept his room nice over the weekend.

One room down! 

Next up: the dreaded storage room (Jason began that project over the weekend.  This room scares me.)