Rearranging Furniture

Yesterday we took on a new project. Anne and I have decided to move all of our family room furniture, to include the TV and couch, downstairs. This will accomplish several things:

1. It will help eliminate the kids' constant video and video game watching/playing.

2. It will free up the family room space for use as a "play" room.

3. It will allow us to designate the main level as a living/family area and dedicate the basement to more recreational/educational pursuits.

We hope these changes will bring about a more active, more easily maintained lifestyle. This change will also encourage us to be more interactive as a family, since we will be less distracted. Anne has to take the credit on this one. The whole thing was her idea... And I hope it's permanent, because there is no way I am hauling all that furniture back upstairs! Not to mention, I think I broke the entertainment center!

Like many changes, this one will incur a little cost. We just purchased a little computer desk online from Walmart ($129) and we may need some storage for the toys, etc. But it will all be worth it in the end when we live in perfect harmony. OK, it may not be that dramatic, but I think it is a step in the right direction.

Here's the desk we chose:

Here are some that we eliminated for, hopefully, obvious reasons...