One of my biggest concerns about bringing a “new roommate” into our apartment is keeping down on the clutter. We only have 750 square feet and I work from home, so I need space for an office too! The thought of registering for a baby shower is really overwhelming to me. But I’m embracing the challenge & trying to plan as much as possible before the little ballerina arrives. It’s totally doable!
This list on Unclutterer.com is going to be really useful. It’s a Bare Bones Baby Buying Guide, and will act as a good starting point. There’s another one at Organized Mommy that suggests a few other things too. I think one secret to keeping down on Stuff Overload is buying items that can multi task, like this 4 in 1 chair that works as a newborn chair, toddler seat, swing and highchair. (I haven’t looked into this one too closely, but you get the idea.) Another trick is to get creative and just make things work. I read on facebook the other day that one woman used a suitcase as a bassinet for her baby – not sure if I’ll go that route, but I appreciate the idea anyway!
As my sweet mom keeps reminding me lately, All You Need is Love. The other stuff is just going to weigh us down!
PS – just as a reminder to myself to read later, here is a website about cloth vs disposable diapers. It’s totally biased towards cloth, but still informative.
Image above from etsy seller Tessyla. Cute!
A while back we purchased a mounted stuffed rhino head at Paxton Gate Kids in the Mission District and I finally hung it up above my desk. We went back and forth between the rhino and the toucan, but really we couldn’t have gone wrong with either one. Also we recently moved our wardian case (which also happens to be from Paxton Gate) into our bedroom and put a big rubber plant in its place. The green plastic pot looked pretty drab, but I wrapped it in some felt ball garland from Tantrum in Cole Valley and it’s suddenly darling!
