Gift Option #1 

Donate a box of your miscellaneous items that your loved one has been nagging you about for the past month. Nothing says, "I love you" quite like space for your loved one to walk in your home! If you do not live with your Valentine, you have just made room for them in your life by getting rid of unnecessary things and allowing them to have some space of their own. If you are already living together, it is everyone's dream come true to see that you have finally gotten rid of items that you have not used in years.

Gift Option #2

If your Valentine is the type that likes to keep every movie stub, restaurant menu, photo, and airline ticket to symbolically remember your relationship then consider purchasing a keepsake box to keep all of these special items. This will score you points because the gift itself is sentimental and you will be thanked everytime something is added to it!  Lately we have been really into anything by the brand, Semikolon (I mean seriously, now we are giving you ideas AND shopping for you!)

Gift Option #3

Hire a Task Rabbit to complete all those things your loved one has wanted done around the house. Completing the never ending "To-Do" list around the house is sure to win them over this Valentine's day! As organizers, we often see stacks and stacks of cds that our clients want burned and saved onto an external hard drive. By using Task Rabbit, you can find someone in your area who is willing to not only burn your cds, but complete every other task you have been putting off for the past six months. 

This Valentine's Day consider giving the gift of organization - trust us, it will bring way more love into your home than a box of candies :)

xx

Molly & Ashley  

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Tip #1::

Bins & Baskets. You MUST have lots of small bins and baskets for all of the baby’s little items. We recommend placing smaller ones inside of the individual drawers, in order to easily separate each item and larger ones in the closet filled with blankets, linens and extra supplies. The good news is you can reuse them for toys and art supplies, as the baby gets older. This is one of our favorites from the Container Store!

Tip #2::

Location. Location. Location. Make sure to place all essentials within reach of where you will be using them. For example, your changing table area should contain diapers, wipes, diaper cream, q-tips, nail clippers, pacifiers and our all time favorite, the laundry basket since this is where you will be changing the baby. Oh...and make sure to have a basket filled with burp clothes near the space you feed the little one.

Tip #3::

Fold instead of hang- Due to the amount of clothing your child will go through in a day. It is so much easier to maintain a drawer of folded clothing (or hide a drawer of un-folded….wink. wink.) Obvioulsy having the individual drawer dividers always makes it easier to keep items categorized. We recommend leaving the hanging space for special occasion clothing or coats. 

Tip #4:

Buy extra storage- Make sure you have a few extra storage containers for when the baby starts to out grow it's clothing. This way you are able to easily label those bins (0-3 months, etc.) and place them in storage for a future bambino or for donation. Again, one of our favorites from the Container Store. 

We wish all of you who drank the water the BEST and please let us know if would like our help getting ready for your little NEAT-O!

xx,

Ashley & Molly

Send us a photo of your best drawer! (Keep it rated G people...)

xx

Ashley & Molly

** To read the full Real Simple article, click here.

Since we both feel that we are experts in organizing for travel as well, we wanted to share with you our number #1 travel tips... consider it an early Christmas gift!  Ashley cannot live without 3floz.com when she travels.  Daily beauty regiments should not be discontinued while traveling. This amazing site lets you choose tons of luxury beauty products in... you guessed it... 3 fluid ounces.  It is simply a dream come true!  

Molly cannot travel without her wireless card.  Nothing is a day ruiner quite like no internet on the plane, in your hotel or at your favorite coffee shop.  Wifi cards are a small item to pack that can make a big difference while traveling.  There are many options to choose from so it is best to go with a provider that is reliable... we will leave that decision up to you... :)  

We would love to hear your packing tips too - let us in on your best kept secrets! 

Safe travels!

xx

Molly & Ashley

We suggest putting them in a waterproof backpack so that it can be easily transportable and stored in compact spaces.  Trust me, we tried to find a cute pink one to no avail, so green will have to do!

Another option would be a storage cart on wheels if you have more items than the amount that would fill a backpack.

Or, for those of you who are minimalists, we love this retro first aid kit!

For more information on what you should have in your earthquake kit, visit this site

This simple tray solves your barware stacking issues!  Our arch enemy is the martini/margarita glass - but this issue has been put aside thanks to this little problem solver!

One time, we watched "Hoarders" .... NEVER AGAIN!  This particular episode featured a woman who hoarded food and lost track of experation dates.  (Seriously, nightmares for weeks) BUT let's be honest, we all put things in the freezer and cannot remember how long they have been there... try using these adorable stickers and don't look back!

When NEAT organizes pots and pans in a client's home, we always follow the rule, "tops on top, pans on the bottom."  This usually helps our clients to create a routine that keeps the pans tidy and manageable.  This lid organizer is the perfect addition to our rule.  Consider NEAT's rule ammended!