The Rearrange

I don't know if a lot of people do this, and I blame it on moving every year for the first four years of our marriage, but we rearrange the furniture on a semi-annual basis. What can I say, we love change. I mean, it's not like our house is huge and we're able to completely redesign spaces. Plus, all of our furniture is second-hand (thank you Craigslist), so it's not like we're putting together terribly matching pieces. It's more about how comfortable we are in the space and how we anticipate using it. Last week's big rearrange was all about turning the living room into a space for gross motor play. That means more rough housing and running and fewer toys. In fact, it really meant no toys at all. They have been banished to the bedrooms and basement and so far, they've mostly managed to stay there. Roughhousing and running have increased by three fold and now that the computer desk is out of the way, the circle through our kitchen, living room, and dining room is going to have permanent skid marks.