40 - Containing the Child Clutter & Preparing Your Heart and Home for Your Baby with Mary Wood of Whole Package Organizing

In this conversation, Mary Wood, a professional organizer, shares tips on managing kid clutter and organizing baby gear. She emphasizes the importance of not buying unnecessary items and only getting the essentials. Mary suggests creating a structure and designated spaces for items in the home, using labels and picture labels for young children. She also discusses strategies for maintaining organization, such as using baskets for quick clean-ups and involving the whole family in the process. Mary highlights the emotional attachment to items and the need to let go of things that are no longer needed. She also talks about the benefits of nature and the connection between organization and the beauty of natural structures.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Background
02:38 Managing Kid Clutter
04:27 Organizing Baby Gear
07:55 Involving the Whole Family in Organization
11:37 Letting Go of Unnecessary Items
25:39 Quick Clean-Ups and Containing Clutter
29:17 Finding Inspiration in Nature

RESOURCES
Decluttering at the Speed of Life
Decluttering Workbook
Decluttering Journal
Simplicity Parenting
Book Quote - “As you simplify your life, you will find that the everyday activities of family life present opportunities for greater connection, meaning, and joy.”
Diaper Caddy
Osprey Lightweight Child Carrier Backpack
Regalo High Chair
Bumbo Baby Infant Soft Foam Wide Floor Seat
The Whole Package Organizing - https://thewholepackageorganizing.com/

Mary's Favorite Children's Books:

Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (and the whole series)

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox

The Tall Book of Make-Believe by Jane Werner Watson

Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall

Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban

Christmas Farm by Mary Lyn Ray

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say

How to Behave and Why by Munro Leaf

Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood