How to organize your diaper bag
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You don?t really comprehend how much you have to lug around once you have a kid, so it?s essential to make the most of your diaper bag space?and cut down on all those extras you really don?t need for the sake of your shoulders. Professional organizer Wendy Hollick raised three children, ran her own daycare and is now a grandma, so she?s familiar with the black hole of lost items and missing necessities that a diaper bag can become. The owner of Neat Spaces Professional Organizing Service in Burlington, Ont., Hollick provides these helpful tips on effective diaper bag use.
Diaper bag basics
?It always starts with a good bag,? she says. ?That means something with external pouches, and lots of internal pouches and pockets.? While some parents may gravitate towards a messenger or purse-style bag, Hollick recommends a backpack style, which frees up your hands for handling kids and pets, steering the stroller and getting your kid into and out of the car seat. And if you choose a style both parents like, it can transfer easily between them. In many cases, diaper bags are treated like a purse, and it can be annoying to switch items from one bag to another?for this reason it?s best to only keep one diaper bag going at a time. Organize the inside
Hollick recommends dividing the inside of the bag using your own system of reusable plastic bags, labelled with a black marker to help keep things in order. Outside pockets that close securely are best used for a wallet...
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