You're listening to the Decluttered Mom podcast.

A podcast built specifically for busy moms by a busy mom.

I'm your host, Diana Renee.

And in 2017, I had my second daughter and it felt like I was literally drowning in my home. Okay, not literally,

but I felt like I couldn't breathe with all of the stuff surrounding me. Over the next 10 months,

I got rid of approximately 70% of our household belongings and I have never looked back. I kind of feel like I hacked the mom

system, and I'm here to share all the tips, tricks, and encouragement. Let's listen to today's show.

Hi, my name is Julie, and I'm from Louisiana.

My question is how do you organize things like toys and art supplies with very little space?

My daughter does not even have a room. She shares a room with us and she has a small part of my office as a playroom.

So we have a lot of trouble organizing her toys and we have lots of art supplies.

Help me.

Hey, Julie.

This is such a great question.

I think that many people can relate to your question whether or not they have a small

space that they're dealing with.

Art supplies, craft supplies,

can get very out of hand very quickly. I know my girls are big time. My youngest draws from the time

she gets home from school until I tell her it's time to go to bed. And both of my girls have always been into

crafting and have been very artsy and always want to express themselves that way. And that's the

thing is that I don't want them. I don't want to suppress that for them. I want to encourage that

for them. I want to honor that for them. So I always want to make sure

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