u/livvybugg

I find myself drawn more to bold and fun things, like big colorful glasses and acrylic fun jewelry and short babydoll dresses in interesting fabrics. This is such a change from how I have always described my fashion sense. Growing up I always tried to emulate the emo/scene look, and then as an adult I’ve tried to do corporate goth at work and stick to edgier outfits. I always felt like I had a little bit of imposter syndrome. Now that I’m in my 30s and a mom, I’m trying to find myself, and this style definitely feels more me now that I’m embracing it more.

Family of 5 in a 2 bedroom (only for the next 12 months!). Our 7 year old is in his own room and our 2 year old is in our walk in closet that we half turned into a bedroom. Our 8 month old is in a crib in the corner of our room.

Right now the toddler and baby just play in the living room are while I try to do housework and my school work around them. It’s to the point where at least the toddler needs a designated separate play area for me to be able to get anything done.

I’m thinking of putting our bed into the living room, and using it as a couch/lounger and turning the primary room into a shared room/playroom for the babies. That way I can let the toddler play with a gate at the door.

My other idea was to split my living room in half and use the couch+anchored shelves as kind of half walls to create a play area.

What would yall do in this situation? Thanks!!

Hi! I’m not sure if this is a thing that people do, but I am decluttering and really need to have a garage sale. Unfortunately I live in an apartment so I don’t have a driveway. Is anyone having a garage sale this weekend and would allow me to set up a table or 2? I’m also willing to pay a small fee to just borrow a driveway :) thanks Houston!

We are 2 parents, a 7 year old, 2 year old, and 8 month old in a 2 bedroom apartment for the next 12 months. Right now the 7 year old has his own room, we converted half of our walk in closet to a room for our toddler, and the 8 month old’s bed is in the corner of our room. We’re packed pretty tight.

I go through phases of throwing things away and decluttering but right now I’m really struggling. The apartment is so cluttered, and every day it gets extremely messy. I’ll admit my husband and I need to be better about picking up after ourselves in the moment, but there’s still just too much damn stuff for our small space.

Financially, things haven’t been great, so I’ve also been falling into the trap of “if i get rid of these DVDs, and we end up losing our internet, we won’t be able to have ANYTHING to watch” (even though we haven’t pulled out the PS2 in 5 years, even without internet)

The top shelf of my oldest’s closet is filled to the ceiling with boxes of old clothes and toys. Our half of the closet is filled with our junk; books that filled a shelf my toddler could reach (that I collected in my 20s and never read that I’ve been using as decoration), clothes I don’t wear, extra purses etc.

I also inherited my grandmother’s craft room 2 years ago when she died and all of that stuff is in the desk area, our closet, and some of the top of the oldest’s closet. This stuff is hard because I culled it once when I inherited it, but I am a sewist/crafter and now I’m deciding what things I’m actually going to use, and what is wishful thinking that doesn’t fit my lifestyle. There’s also the grief and sentimental aspects. This includes like 2 milk crates of old magazines that I just can’t seem to part with (I love the vintage ads and cozy 80s aesthetics but it’s a bit much). Also, I feel bad about getting rid of anything I could sell because of the tight finances, but I know it’s really not worth the time.

I think my biggest struggle is that I know we will be upsizing soon, but right now it’s just too much for our apartment. I need help 😩 not to get too personal, but I’ve been so depressed and burnt out; I’ve been neglecting my school and other personal responsibilities, I think if I can just get my home in a reasonable state I can start to feel better.

I have an old Janome MC300e. Every time I do a stitch out with more than 2 or 3 colors, my fabric moves and my designs are off. What tricks do yall usually do beyond the regular spray adhesive method?