The Organized Mom

05/09/2010 By Tammi

Stacey Crew

Organization is something I am very picky about, I could very well be the organized mom. In my house, everything has a place – everything. Sure, I have a junk drawer, but there is still order to those odds and ends. Since having kids, I can honestly say that I am a true Organized Mom, and organization is even more important than before.

I should really count the times I say in one day, “now, where does this go?” and “Where is this toys’ home?” Even at 21 months, the Twins know where everything goes – and know, when asked, where to put certain things. The book The Organized Mom is written by Stacey Crew, a professional organizer and founder of the GOPACK Method {Group Objects, Purge, Assign, Contain, and Keep It Up}. The Organized Mom is a detailed and well-organized book on how Moms, from the expecting to the experienced Mom – can control the chaos.

In The Organized Mom, Stacey provides a realistic and attainable method of organizing the entire house, and she does so step-by-step and goes into great detail. Yet, keep in mind – this is not a boring and lengthy book {didn’t want to scare you with my term of detailed}. Instead, it’s much appreciated to have such brilliant approach to organizing. For instance, in her section on organizing the kitchen – she has detailed drawings and maps that outline how to Zone the areas {dividing the space into usable sections}.

This then helps you decide which items need to be in certain areas; like bowls, mixing cups, wooden spoons, knives and a cutting board all need to be in the Food Preparation Zone. Which makes total sense, as you don’t need to be running back and forth throughout the kitchen fetching things, especially if your hands are dirty from cutting meats etc.

It’s about maximizing spaces and making your surroundings more efficient and workable for your lifestyle. Now, this is just the little tip of the iceberg when it comes to The Organized Mom, there is also detaield organizing information for the nursery, bedroom, bathroom, office, closets, entryways, and garage.

Not pertinent to my situation, yet interesting to me, is the second half of the book on organizing the nursery and preparing for a baby’s arrival. Stacey managed to leave not one little tidbit out, even going into detail on how many pockets an ideal diaper bag should have, photo organization tips! Indeed, whether it be Toy-Rotating and Toy storage to organizing a recipe box – this book has it all!
Even though The Organized Mom is a very detailed it-has-it-all book, please know that it’s not a huge nor heavy book at all! It actually fits in a purse or bag
{I’d say 5″ X 7″ in size}.

Stacey has great tips on de-cluttering/purging, and letting go of those ‘just in case’ items that take up way too much room in the house {something which I could certainly work on!}. The Organized Mom tells you exactly where everything needs to go, and provides diagrams, checklists and tips on how to achieve The Organized House! I also like the helpful worksheets included at the back of the book, places where you can track your own meal plans, household inventory, gift tracker, reminder schedules to get tasks done and so many others.

Disclosure: I was provided with product to facilitate this review post, opinions are my own.