Declutter Week 2, Phase 1

First of all, if there is anything I have learned from the past 2 weeks, ESPECIALLY this week is that, when you "de clutter" your home, you must severely clutter your home. You have to pull everything out, spread it out, THEN you can separate keepers and donations... Kind of ironic, and stressful, but necessary I suppose.
This week I chose to embark on the GINORMOUS task of "Kid's Items". My 2 adorable children went with the Grandparent's to visit the Great Grandparents in Texas. They were gone for 5 days, so naturally I thought that it would be the perfect time to get in their stuff and do some major de clutter therapy. It was also a holiday weekend so I knew that I would not spend the entire 5 days working inside.. but still I thought I would get it done..... SIKE!( 80's flashback)!
Crysta, our oldest and only girl is getting the boot from the room she is currently in and getting her own room! Which is another reason why I chose this week to do this section of clutter. I wanted to surprise her with her own room when she returns from Texas. She is moving upstairs into the play room. About a year ago, I renovated their play room. Painted and revamped it, I blogged about it too ( so you can go to past posts and see the before and afters there). It was a large undertaking, and I did quite a bit of organizing and sorting. But I ask 1 person to step forward who keeps their kids playroom always nice and organized. I cry impossible but if I'm wrong please share with me your secrets!
Anyway, I call this post "Phase 1" because, although Crysta's room will be completed tonight, the boys room is a disastrous mess and I will need this week to organize. So the pictures I'm about to post are Before's and where I was 1/2 way through. I took them early Sunday morning. By Sunday night, we had Crystas bed in place and curtains hung. There are a few more things left to do, so I will wait to post those until the boys room is completed. I will run down the list of items I sorted through. I will wait until "Phase 2" is complete to share some of my organization ideas.. So don't judge me on my before pictures. I'm sure we look like SLOBS based on these pictures, and maybe we are to some people, but we aren't :)
Here is what I was able to sort through and accomplish this week.
From list: #'s 90-94, 82,84, 38-44,27,,21
I won't bore you with what every little thing is. let's just say it took me watching Les Miserable 3 times ( a almost 3 hour movie) just to SORT toys! Here's my pics.... hopefully next week you will be WOWED. Thanks for reading and Happy Dropin'.
PLAY ROOM BEFORE:

BEDROOM BEFORE

1/2 WAY THROUGH Crysta's new room

1/2 WAY THROUGH BOYS ROOM