40 Days/ 40 Bags Update With Photos

First quick answer to questions from last week's post:
Do the 3 younger ones always keep their bookshelves looking that clean, tidy and organized?
HECK no.  But I try to keep what is on their shelves really simple like books, Legos, trophies.  I straighten them up occasionally.
What kind of carpet is in the room?
It is a solid color Berber carpet-I wanted the look of sisal.  I actually matched up "real" sisal in the carpet store to get the right look and texture...making sure I went dark enough.
I love those quilts! Especially in the room with the three boys. Did you make them or buy them?
I bought the little boys quilts (the surf theme) at Pottery Barn Kids, and Isaac's navy quilt at Overstock.com.
ok...i love the no top sheet idea!! Can you just buy a fitted sheet? If not what do you do with the top one?
Can you tell us where you get the cotton comforters? Are they 100% cotton and do they not get lumpy like the cheap Target ones do.
The boys have the best comforters underneath but I found them maybe 15? years ago at a discount store like TJ Maxx.  Yes, they are getting a little threadbare having been washed so many times but you know my psycho sentiments about sheets.   I just bought a comforter for Isaac, and yes I can't believe how hard it was to find a 100% cotton comforter-not a duvet filler-those have always gotten lumpy for me.  I found his at JCPenney.  We'll see how it holds up, but it is nice and fluffy so far.  It is also hard to find sheet separates. (They do sell basic solid ones at Linen's n Things.) I usually end up with the set and hang onto the flat sheet. 

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Here's a couple more rooms I've hit so far with my garbage bags/spring cleaning project. 

I repainted my master bathroom again.  For the third time.  It was this pretty color, but I grew tired of it-it just seemed to darken the space too much for me.  I have been wanting to repaint since about a month after I painted it to begin with-yes, for about a year.  I was sick of my procrastination self and just hiked up my boot straps, put on a movie for Patrick (it took two movies I will confess, but a nice lunch break inbetween) and went to work.  I love it much more.  Abbey said, "What a shocker Mom, you painted something light tan."  Oh, funny girl. And Jeff said nothing because I bet he didn't even notice.  Honestly. 


My bathroom floor is linoleum.  I know tile would be so much prettier.  Or a wood-I would love it.  But guess what?  Mr. Linoleum has been SO nice to me over the last 6 years I can't bear to tear his heart to shreds.  He is almost always sparkling at me, and when he does get dirty he loves a little 30 second Swiffer clean up and that it all he asks from me.  So undemanding and low maintenance.  He might not be cool, but we've all learned that lesson haven't we?

I keep my bathroom really simple.  It is the master bathroom, which means EVERYONE uses it.  Is it like that in your house, or is it just like that in ours?


In our tiny den/TV room/family room:
I color-coordinated my books and love the way it looks.

My photo albums and extra storage space where I keep my un-filled albums.

My dining room is a cinch to clean and organize because there is hardly a thing in it: 

I keep a few games in the side table:

Is this week three or four of Lent?  I don't even know.  Just slowly working my way through.  I've made one trip to Goodwill with my trunk full of bags so far-mostly clothes from the kid's closets and little things here and there.