Being overwhelmed with so much stuff?

[faithfulbird20]

Honestly can't do this everyday. I'm picking up a lot of things everyday, plates toys clothes etc. I don't get any rest. I feel guilty about decluttering, getting rid or selling. The thought of saving my 3 year olds clothes for my 2 month baby is stressing me out. But if I get rid of them I feel like I've wasted money...sorry just wanted to rant because everything is just chaos at the moment. Also have really bad wisdom tooth pain...

You've got a 3 year old, a 2 month old and tooth pain? Give yourself a break. Your house is going to be a bit messy!

Do you live with a partner - are they pulling their weight?

Re the kids clothes - I bought a pile of those' really useful' boxes, assigned an age group to each one, and then chuck them up in the loft. Really clearly labelled so you can find them easily. Then you just keep the 'current' age box in the bottom of a wardrobe, or under a bed, and chuck stuff in there as it gets too small.

Do you have a loft or a garage or understairs cupboard?

I'd suggest putting all the things that you think you don't need into a box and just storing them. Then they are out of sight and not cluttering the house but are there if you need them.

If you don't have a good storage space, I'd recommend clearing at least one room (even if this just means relocating mess) - doesn't matter whether it's the kitchen, living room or your bedroom - and making sure you have a quick tidy up every night so it stays decluttered. Then you have a space to go to when everything feels overwhelming.

If your toddler has too many toys, literally divide them into groups and let them play with one set of toys at a time (put the other ones away). Next month, bring out the next set of toys and put this month's ones away. Bonus is that your toddler will feel they constantly have new toys :)

Get your tooth sorted asap. That can affect everything and I bet you will feel a whole lot better when it is done. Whenever I have a pain in my head, headache, ear infection, sorry throat, my ability to cope with stuff is greatly reduced

I’m currently there with you with the chaos of the old clothes but feeling guilty if I don’t keep them. We also got moths in ours which was just lovely.

To be honest, I went through my toddlers old clothes and they have been worn and washed so much that a lot of them can’t realistically be passed down. They aren’t suitable for charity or passing on so I’ve made peace with throwing them away. The old clothes were causing me so much stress that I think it’s worth just buying new. We don’t have much space for storage here and can afford it.

Definitely get your tooth sorted.

I get overwhelmed by too much stuff and I found having a second child makes it worse. When it comes to house work I feel as if I spend my time tidying rather than cleaning. I’ve started to do Marie Kondo, it’s hard work with little ones so for now why don’t you try and read the house and watch the TV show on Netflix.

For clothes I have bagged them all up by age group in rubble bags (from wilko) and taped them with parcel tape, labelled them clearly and put them in the loft.

Only keep the best clothes and get rid of the naff stuff. Less to keep and it will make you feel less miserable about saving the crap.

I have decided that two kids are enough so when the youngest clothes are getting too tight I swap over to the new ones and give the clothes which are too small to my neighbour.