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I must be putting up a great front for y’all that I’m organized and handy around the house. Someone from the homeskillet MN commented on this awesomeness from me, but I had to assure her that this is simply not (typically) the case. Ryan will attest to it. I am just a measly ‘ole duck. Quack. But still, I can teach you how to organize baby clothes.
Somehow, with the Little Legume, I am learning to be more organized with her stuff.
- Part I: First Comes Love, then Comes Cleaning {and a Mighty Nest Giveaway}
- Part II: How I Have Organized the Little Legume’s Clothes: Part I
For today, let’s chat the baby changing table/dresser and stand-alone dresser.
How to Organize Baby Clothes
These are the things I have been doing.
Stand-Alone Dresser Organization
We found her dresser at a secondhand store a long time ago. It used to be in our guest room, but guest room turned into my office when my office turned into the baby’s room. At the time, our guest room was super country-esque. We had cowboy pictures hanging on the walls, painted chipped-wooden signs (that my dad made for Fiona and Reagan) and this chipped-wooden dresser which we decided could go in the baby’s room.
Even though I coo and caw and say “goo goo, gaa gaa” with the Little Legume, I’m not big on girly, baby, baby rooms.
We march to our own beat…..always, and I have every intention of teaching her the same.
We put this stand-alone dresser in her closet, and I threw a bunch of socks and accessories in the top drawer.
That was messy.
But I am thrifty.
I grabbed 3 miniature baskets from Michaels. I didn’t even pay $5.99 for each one; they were 40% off that day. <– go ahead, start cheering, I know I’m a saving champ.
I filled each basket with cute socks and accessories. I placed them in the top drawer. And when it was done, neat ‘n tidy was all that remained.
The bottom two drawers consist of: pajamas and pants/leggings.
Baby Changing Table/Dresser
We didn’t spend a billion dollars on her changing table/dresser, either. Not necessary. All she cares about is smiling (or screaming) at us while we change her on that table.
I think it’s a CafeKids changing table. I don’t even know. All I know is that we got it on Amazon and with Prime, paid no shipping to have it delivered to our front door. The only person who suffered was Ryan, putting it together until the wee hours of the morning. Bless his soul.
It is a changing table + has room for 3 “cubbies” and 2 dresser drawers beneath.
I “splurged” on cubby baskets. I got them from Pier One Imports.
I filled each basket as such, left-to-right, just how I use them six hundred times a day:
- Basket 1: diapers, diapers, diapers
- Basket 2: diaper wipes, refill (I always get stuck mid-change with no wipes = ew) and Diaper Genie refill
- Basket 3: California Baby Natural & Organics lotion and bum cream, All-Natural Hand Sanitizing Wipes
The main reason I put the all-natural hand sanitizing wipes here is that, truth be told, we honestly, truly, 100% have A Gutsy Baby. I’m not sure if it’s coincidence or a fancy trick God is playing on me, but I got A Gutsy Baby. Hate it, love it – yes, I’ve felt all those emotions, but they are what they are.
I love knowing, for those times we have a mess on our hands – hers or mine, literally – that there is a wipe nearby to the rescue. Furthermore, a wipe that is safe for kids, non-toxic, and comes from rapidly renewable resources that grow abundantly worldwide.
And finally, next to the changing table/dresser, we keep 2 very important things:
There are no miracles that happen at 2 am, except for the miracle that my husband does a lot of 2 am feedings to help me. What else helps at 2 am (or any time of the day) in the nursery? Cleaning. Messy happens.
We keep the 2 am Miracle near the changing table because it’s a cleaner safe for cribs, changing tables, changing pads, diaper pails, walls, and mattresses. {It is also safe for car seats, highchairs, toys, doors, and floors.}
And the wood fiber cleaning cloths accompany the 2 am Miracle cleaner. And they are colorful!
If paper towels were super absorbent and longer lasting with designs based on the natural origins of wood fiber, they’d look exactly like this. These reusable cleaning cloths are the perfect paper towel alternative, great for spills, cleaning, and well, more spills.
There is just one more part of this series. In case it’s not planned for that post, is there anything YOU want to know about her room and my awesome organization/cleaning skills? <- I kid. About the awesomeness.
I hope I’ve sparked some new ideas for you, for your own baby/children’s room and/or for healthier cleaning/living in general.
Xox,
SKH
How I Have Organized the Little Legume’s Clothes: Part I
On Wednesday, after I unloaded my heavy weight -> clash of old and new life and choosing less to gain more, I moved forward in the best way possible. Already, these past 2 days have been much better and much more productive. Thank you for all your kind messages. I’m looking forward to sharing with (showing you) the fruits of these decisions in the months to come.
As I mentioned in those posts, my Mighty Nest Series was nearly done prior to the mini meltdown, so I will still be posting these for y’all.
Part I: First Comes Love, Then Comes Cleaning {and a Mighty Nest Giveaway}
How I Have Organized the Little Legume’s Clothes: Part I
Clothes. Meh. I’ve never been a girly, girl…..until the Little Legume came along. Suddenly, all these baby girl clothes make my heart gush with “ooohs and ahhhhhs.”
This does not change the fact that all these magically adorable tiny pieces started out a complete mess.
We barely had to buy anything because people just kept on sending more and more things for her.
I decided to organize and put away her clothes in 4 main places:
- hanging up in the closet
- in bins
- in a dresser
- in her changing table
Cleaning
Fact: I am NOT a cleaner. I never have been, and I never will be. But with the Little Legume, her stuff has to be clean and it has to be done in the best way possible. Why? Because she was a Premie, her immune system is still developing and, well, just because I’ve chosen that for her.
Before I hung up her clothes or put them away in bins, I scrubbed them down. Really….think about everyone who laid their germ-y hands all over them in the stores. I’m not a germ phobe, but still, ew.
The job only required 2 items:
a Naked Sponge
For just $3.35 you can have a Naked Sponge 2-pack. What I love most about these is that they are completely free of any and all harmful chemicals and colors – aka no “color bleeding” on my stuff. They are dishwasher safe, and they can be used in all areas of the house.
Pure Castile Soap
The Unscented Baby Mild Pure Castile Soap by Dr. Bronner’s Soaps is perfect not only for light cleaning, but also doubles as a baby soap. How? Because there are no chemicals in it, no fragrance and “All oils and essential oils are certified organic to the National Organic Standards Program.”
To clean the bins and hangers, I just used one part soap to 40 parts water, since cleaning these items are light-duty cleaning. At that pace, this bottle will last me a very long time. And for only $6.95 that’s completely doable.
Once this basic cleaning of bins and hangers was done, it was time to organize.
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Hanging Up in the Closet
Self explanatory. I like things to match, so I bought a ton of miniature white hangers.
The hanging-up items include: complete outfits, jackets, nice dresses and sweaters. They are only the ones for 0-3 months, and once they are hung up according to style, I then arrange them by color. My organizational skills are out of this world. Don’t be jealous.
Bins
This is a cheap way for me to store her clothes out for a year ore more (yes, we have clothes that will extend beyond her 1st birthday).
Now, please don’t tell Ryan I told you, but his method of labeling her bins was just not very pretty. Do you see those hand-written paper labels with scotch tape oh-so-vibrantly visible? I mean, c’mon.
And when I told him that it wasn’t very pretty, he replied, “Yes, but it’s practical.”
I’ll give him that (love him for that), but I made just one small (and I might add add, practical) upgrade that made all bins look better…..for only $2.49!
I went to Michaels to find a solution. I knew I needed 4 pieces: 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12+ months.
I found these super cute tags, on an end-cap (<– read: on sale) nonetheless:
For $2.49 her storage bins had just gotten an upgrade. p.s. Are you just about dying at how cute this ruffle skirt is? Thank you, Cousin Amy 🙂
I stuck each tag on the appropriate bin, and then placed the bins on her rustic dresser in the closet.
Simple, prettier and mostly….done and organized.
See you for more soon!
p.s. EVERYTHING included in today’s post was bought for less than $10 per piece. Where do you buy things on the cheap?!
Love your guts,
SKH
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