Last week 2 of 5 got to go to a YMCA camp with her classmates for 3 days. While she was away I thought I would surprise her by cleaning and rearranging her room. What I didn’t realize was that I was the one who was in for a big surprise. First I waited till the last day which I realized was a huge mistake as I moved her bed. I really had no idea how much junk could be shoved under there. Here is a little inventory:
1- About a tree worth of paper!
2- Food storage for about a week! (ok maybe just a few days but GROSS!!!!)
3- Approximately 25 writing utensils…not counting crayons. And probably 10 were permanent markers! Gulp! (thankfully there was no writing on the walls!) Where does she find this stuff??? The next time the kids complain that they need a pencil to do homework I’m gonna say : “look under 2 of 5’s bed there is bound to be at least one pencil there!”
4- Clothes galore! Probably a whole new wardrobe! Socks!!!! U know how I hate socks! Well here were some of the missing socks!
5- baggies! Why I ask you did she need baggies???
6- I can’t even remember how many cups! Thankfully none had leftover milk in them.
So that is in a nutshell what she had under her bed. This does not tell you what I found under her dresser, in the closet or in her drawers. I threw away about 3 grocery bags shoved full of junk!
Needless to say I was scrambling for like 3-4 hours trying to get it all cleaned up before she got home. I got the majority of it done. The closet is probably going to be another hour so we might get that done this week. Cuz this week is spring cleaning week. What better way for my kids to spend their spring break than by helping me detail clean the house? heeeheee!
How funny! I remember growing up, that was always my trick too. Just shove everything under the bed and wahla! The job was done! Unfortunately, my parents knew better and started checking under the bed every time I was asked to clean my room.
) Hope she had a great time camping!
What a fun surprise for her! You are such a “cool mom”! (Except for the spring break cleaning part.
By: Nicole on April 6, 2009
at 4:34 pm
loved these last two posts!!! who knew under the bed could be such an exciting adventure? really, does every kid need their own set of permanent markers?
By: april on April 6, 2009
at 8:51 pm
sounds like under my daughter’s bed…. I finally gave her a container that slides under the bed & told her whatever she could fit in it she could save, but everything else had to go. (however now I noticed she has lots of shoeboxes and bags filled under there as well that we will have to sort thru) – why do they like to save so much junk???
By: gaylynne on April 27, 2009
at 6:14 am
I remember my parents made us clean all of Spring Break too. We definitely capitalized on the space under the bed…for some reason that never worked out for me once I got a bunk bed.
By: shannon on October 27, 2009
at 12:21 am