hi there!
I know that 3 kids is not huge, but I thought I'd come here for some advice. We have two (a 9 year old and 2.5) and we are going to TTC in about 6 weeks. I am just getting nervous though.
Mainly my concern is being so cramped so I'd love to hear from others who have "space" issues! We have a 3 bedroom house, so my 2 girls will have to share, but the rooms are TINY and we have a kitchen, bathroom and the worlds tiniest living/dining room. so everything takes place in this one room in which we can barely fit 4 of us in. I know some people dont' have as many bedrooms us, but I really can't explain how small the house actually is.
I suppose the main reason it's an issue is because I can't stand clutter. As it is I've managed to keep big toys to a minimum, but with three Im thinking we're all going to be falling over.
Any advice appreciated xoxoxo
Hi, if it makes you feel better, I live in a teeny tiny house too!! (Like 92m2 or something??? I saw an office space for rent the other day, and it has 94m2 - bigger than my house!!) So a teeny tiny 3 bedroom house. We are going to have 3 kids too (just workin on brewing the second one up nicely) so our kids will have to share too.
I think it can be done - i'm worried about lack of space too - cos I LOVE SPACE.. and i hate clutter. So every couple of months, I just make a concerted effort to go through things, throw out things that are broken, donate to charities, etc etc. Try to keep clutter down to a minimum (which is hard cos I'm a hoarder too!!). I love storage boxes, i have them under the beds, in the wardrobe with shoes on top (doubles as a shoe rack!!) so they are all within easy reach if we need them, and if we don't - hidden!!!!!!
I don't remember having a huge house when I was a kid, and there is three of us, so I'm sure if my mum can do it - so can I!!!
So good luck!! I wanted to let you know that you aren't alone - even though I have no real advice for you.... lol... sorry
LOl, i dont have any advice, but we aer in a 2 bed unit and looks liek a new littel one is coming along, DD is 7 so dont know how we are going to make her share with a bub, but will be watching this thread with great interest!!!!
(we might have to give up our room to the little ones and have a single size room for our QB!!
The trick is to have regular clean outs and don't buy too much stuff. In saying this my tiny 3 bedder is very crowded now that DD2 has come along. Mind you my DH works from home too so his office is in the garage. We are in the process of selling up (going further out of town) and getting a 4 bedder.
We have #4 on the way. We rent a three bedder and don't have a garage. DD2 is in the office with only room for her cot. DS & DD1 share a room. Realy not sure where we are going. Can't say that we will be staying here but renting bigger house price goes up. We need to throw a lot of stuff!!!! out as we both seem to keep a lot of things we really don't need. I am not stressing about cause I know it will all work out, it's all just timing.
Not sure if there are any ideas in this, I may have just rambled.
Thanks everyone, it's all helpful. Guess it's just nice to know others are in similar situations, the not being alone feeling!!I appreciate your posts xo
Going for number 3
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