For several months now, Ramil and I have had to endure with Mateo’s toys all over the house. Despite being reminded to return them to their proper places, being the two-year-old that he is, there are instances when he would forget. We would often find toys in the most unusual nooks and crannies of our small house. The disorganized toys stressed us so much on some days that I decided to do something about it.

I’ve decide to move do some ‘remodeling’ of our interiors and set aside a designated play area for Mateo. Before letting him use his play area for the first time, I had to talk to him and explain to him the rule – that all his toys should remain inside his play area. He seemed to accept it and all other parts of our house has been toyless since we fixed up his play area a week ago. He knows it’s his territory and he spends almost all his time there, often asking Ramil or me or his tita to play with him.

The drawback is that our living room is now only 2/3 of its original size and our dining table has been pushed to a corner to accomodate my idea. Still, it was a brilliant one because even Ramil and I enjoy lounging around with Mateo in it.