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We just did our basement with one. If we had to clear some space out for a house showing, we probably would rent a storage unit so that they couldn't see that we had 3 mattresses and baby swings and shit downstairs.

I usually do a one room at a time method. Tackle stuff during E's naps.....or send them to grandma's for the day I still have one room upstairs that's on my list to tackle.

Um, I stuffed a lot of crap under our beds?! Haha. We have an okay looking toy bin so most went in there but I sold some bigger toys that were taking up too much room. I also did a lot of trips to goodwill and the dump before we listed.

@Mrs. Jump Rope: What about keeping it in her room? I mean can someone really judge you for having a dollhouse in your child's room?

@Mrs. Jump Rope: Yeah my sister went through the same thing with a small house, she had a 1 and 2 year old who was very upset about their toys going to grandmas, but honestly they got over it pretty quickly. My sister kept a laundry basket of smaller toys for both kids that she could easily load in the car when it was being shown.

When I have needed to do this I go through and start by purging from the seldom used places, the cabinet above the fridge, the back of the linen closet, etc. Then you can at least let your frequently used stuff in this areas have dinner breathing room. It might also help to make a list of needs for the time being, like you might need six towels, one set of sheets for your bed and two for the kids' beds but all of your other linens can get packed. Do the same for the kitchen and bathrooms. You might be surprised at how well your kids will cope if you cut the toy count in half, plus they will have a fabulous distraction after you move and they get the other half back.

I vote you take advantage of your Mil's offer and move extra kitchen stuff, linens, holiday decorations and kids toys over there. Two boxes per category would add up to a lot of stuff out of the areas that buyers week be most concerned with.