Clutter of toys giving me anxiety

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I know I will sound ridiculous but I feel like I spend my life clearing up the house after my husband and my son (who is only one). I have periods of anxiety and as a SAHM all I see every day is clutter and things to clean. My husband goes completely overboard in buying toys for DS and our living room is full of them. I don't think he understands how much it gets to me but all I see is mess and I feel like I can't breathe sometimes. I just want to feel relaxed at home in the evenings.

Does anyone else ever feel like this?

Good storage is your friend. I still feel overwhelmed but our house looked a million times better once I got a kallax unit from ikea. I like being able to contain most of the toys in the boxes even if we still have some big toys out as well.

Another vote for an IKEA storage unit. We have a 4x4 one, with 12 fabric boxes and 4 cubes without so we can store books and games in them. While it doesn’t hold all of the toys my 2 have it does make our small and oddly shaped living room a lot tidier

I completely understand! I've always had mild hoarder tendencies but have recently started decluttering / ruthlessly charity shopping things and honstly feel SO much better already (although still have a long way to go!) The house is easier to keep clean as well. I am getting better and better at being ruthless with more practice... talk to your DH and explain seriously how bad it is making you feel. The relief at getting rid of things can be amazing!

Ok I watched consumed and now feeling very motivated to start clearing stuff out!

DD9 insists on keeping everything & I mean everything! If I didn’t blitz her room regularly & all the other places she puts stuff, we would drown! Once at our old house, which was much bigger so more room for clutter, I spent 4 hours just clearing the lounge & either binning, recycling or taking things to the charity shop.
Actually there was a glimmer of hope today as DD decided to change her room around & she’s put some things aside for charity. Now I need her to sort her craft drawers, take her games etc upstairs & stop doing my trick which is to take up half the settee with piles of magazines.

Some things that have helped me in your situation:

1. Encourage your child to clear up more as they grow up
2. Make your partner clear up with you so he knows what it is like and how his buying toys causes work
3. Stacking crates for storage improves the situation a lot
4. Throw stuff away when nobody is looking. I do this. Sorry. Not sorry.

I have a playroom with storage and space to play but the kids still throw them everywhere and i can't stand it.

I also rotated toys when mine were this age, it’s the simplest way to avoid clutter everywhere. I would put a few in boxes in the loft and change them every other week. Also invest in nice looking storage boxes for them and tell your DH to stop buying more!

Yes! Toys everywhere. Lots of little pieces of toys dotted all over the house, barbie shoes, LOL doll's head, jigsaw piece, lego brick, random happy meal toy etc. Every where I look.

Washing hanging up in every room of the house. I have loads of storage boxes but not enough room to put all the toys in I really need to go through them all and throw stuff out.

I have a canvas tent ball pit in my living room. My 18 month old can't even go inside it as it's gradually just ended up full of her toys and my 7 year old's toys.

1. talk to your husband about this issue. how you feel, and the impact of too many toys on your mental health

1. declutter what you have. you can offload now to refuges or foodbank type place or local hospitals.

1. make sure the amount doesnt creap back up

1. get good storage. something easy to throw things in and lid on to hide away when not in use