10 Mom HACKS To Save Your SANITY (trust me, you need to know these!!!)
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Parenthood is hard enough, let me save your sanity and time with these amazing mom hacks I've learned over the past few years as a mom of two littles. Everything from hacks for baby wearing to toy organization hacks to time-saving tricks and tips. These are hacks I LEGIT use everyday to make my life smoother with a 3 year old and 1 year old.
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My husband deployed recently and I had a come to Jesus moment where I had to hack my life as much as possible... a 3month old and 2yr old by yourself is no joke 🤪🤣. I like the sock idea, I took it a step further and got a 6 drawer organizational bin tower for everyone's clothes and I keep those in the laundry room which is right next to the front door. One for me one for my 2yr old one for my baby. So when my toddler gets upset about having a green shirt and not a blue one before we walk out the door (you know what I'm talking about 🤣) I'm not running upstairs with him and the baby. I'm opening the laundry room door walking 5 steps and grabbing a new shirt. It's also super helpful for when I'm taking clothes out of the dryer. I'm not tempted to let it pile up...and I don't have to travel around the house putting laundry away. I just take it out of the dryer and put it into the correct towers. We come downstairs in the morning change out of pj's in the laundry room throw dirty pj's in the wash with the clothes from the day before and I start the load. At the end of the day we grab pj's and put dirty clothes in the washer to be washed in the morning with the pj's from the night before.. This has helped me so much. It not only helps me be more organized but it helped me declutter clothes we don't wear because there wasnt enough room in the towers for alllll the clothes lol.
Ver y clever
Brilliant!
Good for you, Sam, for figuring this out. Prayers for your husband and your family during his deployment.
I love that you have done this!
We designed our house so that the laundry room is through our closet door. Really helps with putting clothing in washer (I do loads all together and use half a sheet of a Color Catcher.
I want to thank you for your family’s service. Our son-in-law just retired from Special Forces, and it is no joke on being a family affair. Half of the free world will never know your sacrifices as a family. God bless you all!
This is an awesome strategy, thank you for sharing! You’re doing an incredible job mama and wishing your husband the best on his deployment. 💝
I can't hear the word "vestibule" without thinking of Chandler telling Joey "I'm stuck in an ATM Vestibule with Jill Goodacker" haha...
Omg me too! LOL
Yes, totally! :)
Yes!! I scrolled down to find this comment
Yep!
I'm not a Mom, but I was a full time caregiver. I 💯 appreciate time alone, with a coffee, in any parking lot!
I've raised four kids, and it took me a long time to figure out that however many clothes, toys, or whatever I thought I needed, the number I actually needed was less than HALF that number.
Clothes: just enough to last between laundry days
Toys: only toys that were multi-purpose, like blocks and Legos. Avoid anything battery operated. Kids are actually overwhelmed by having too many toys.
Gadgets and gizmos: they always underperformed. I would fall for things that promised to solve some problem, only to be disappointed.
The less stuff you have to manage, the more time you have to spend with your kids and the less stressed you'll be. More joy all the way around.
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One little note about the purse key combination... Get a carabiner to connect the purse to your key ring so you can take it off before starting your car because you should not have all that weight on your keys while they are in your ignition. It is very bad for your ignition to have all that weight on your keys and it could do damage to your ignition. TAKE THE PURSE OFF OF THE KEY RING BEFORE STARTING YOUR CAR. I've learned this through experience. I used to have a ridiculous amount of cute little key rings on my car keys and I ended up having to have my ignition repaired.
When my daughter was little she would eat breakfast before we were out the door . To keep her clothes clean I would put a huge t shirt on top of her clothes, after she ate I took off the huge t shirt. I kept the huge t shirt near the table.
Mom of a 1 and 2 year old here (I feel your p.a.i.n.!!!) I was today years old when I realized that I can wash and dry my girls’ socks in mesh bags so they’re all together…and then give them to my toddler to use as a matching game. 🤦🏻♀️ why did I not think of this sooner!
I reckon you were looking for 'receptacle' rather than vestibule or vessel. It has a similar cadence to vestibule. 😊
Keep a mesh bag or little trash can for the dirty socks near door too so clean and dirty socks are all dealt with where shoes go on…and where they come off! On laundry day you just grab receptacle and dump in machine!
If I'm at the grocery store & someone in front of me is taking forever or looking for exact change, etc, they'll often apologize for holding me up. I always tell them I'm a Mom of 4 & I managed to get out of the house without them so this is like a vacation & to take their time.
And we keep a "sock bin" in our living room. It's a mesh pop up hamper thing & it has saved my sanity. Bonus is we found that mesh bin at Dollar Tree.
Kallie, love your videos and all the tips / information you share with such humor. I can raise your parking lot quiet time hack to next level - going to the car wash. Solid 15 minutes to sit & do nothing, yet get something done - a clean car!
Dude, that mesh bag hack is BRILLIANT
My alternative to the wristlet is backpacks! I have one for my stuff, since I also carry my planner, bullet journal, and the pens, markers, and daily planner stamps that I need. If we are going anywhere that my kiddos will quickly get bored, they have their own backpacks. Having the potty-training child carry their own supplies was *such* a game changer. LOL No one wants to carry their own poopy drawers everywhere they go.
I do the same at my house.
My guy is 14 and I too did most of these ideas when he was little. I am going to use the socks by the door idea but for the reverse. My son comes home and the first thing he does is whips off his socks!! 😤then he just leaves them there for all to see😡. And now that we have a puppy those socks are now scattered all over the house and many are lost and pair-less. So I am placing an empty bin for his socks by the door. A sock hamper!! 😊Thank you for the inspiration 🥰
I’ve always had sock hampers… it speeds up color sorting and I don’t find a black sock got in my light clothes load by mistake turning everything grey. It also solved the puppy problem (lidded, step can with no lip for puppy to grasp) and my little basketball player found her room stopped stinking once she started putting dirty socks in a hanging mesh bag- air getting to the socks stops the bacteria (the source of stink) from growing and they were able to air out and dry in the bag.
As an elementary teacher, you are right on point with the games and toys. If two kids can make a mess, can you imagine what 25 kids can do? Zip Lock bags and identical containers were my best friends. There’s never a lot of storage in a classroom so having universal “vestibules” are crucial! 😉🤪 Don’t worry, I do this all the time. Hey, you’re smart enough to know it’s not the right word. 💕 ~ Linda
I sit in my car alone doing my own thing as a favorite way to get me time. Mom of three here, I totally feel you.
Expanding on hack number 1…. Also keep your toddler/babies clothes downstairs. Target sells great stylish plastic storage bin/drawers that are perfect for this. Keeping kids clothes downstairs is a total sanity saver if you have stairs! Plus if you live in CA or another earthquake prone area you don’t have to worry about a super heavy dresser falling on your toddler!
Board games in bags. MIND BLOWN. 🤯
The knot method for the wrap. My dad has always done a similar method for storing really long extension cords in the garage. Like ones you'd use for electric yard tools.
I stopped folding my kids clothes. I tried everything to keep them actually folded in the drawers but they all failed. Now I hang their “public” clothes and everything else is sorted into a drawer and now my kids can put away their own clothes and I don’t feel like having a melt down when the nice organized and neatly folded clothes get pulled out and shoved back into the drawer. Both kids (10 and 5) have their own laundry basket and when I do a load of laundry, I sort their clothes into their baskets and they are responsible for putting them away. It has worked so amazing for us.
“square bins and circle bins, small bins and tiny bins” haha sounds like a dr suess book
Great hacks! Sitting in a parking lot with a coffee is the most relatable mom moment!
I'm sitting in a parking lot eating mini eggs watching this as my baby sleeps in the back. I do feel like I'm on vacation!
Plus when she wakes up I'm going in to Canadian Tire which is like grown up wonderland.
I bought 30 pack of those zipper bags a year ago for my toddlers small toys/puzzles/etc and the JOY that I felt knowing I do something that you suggest is really immeasurable 😂 love all these suggestions thank you!
The thing with the baby wrap is what we used to do with our spare ropes on our yacht.
Also be careful with hanging that much off the ignition in your car! You'll wreck the ignition barrel, very expensive lesson 😅
I would love to have a queen size bed that would be washable... I would buy that. 💓 I'm one of those types that keep mattresses for 10 plus years. LOL, I don't like spending so much money on a mattress just to get rid of it 5 years later. 🤔🤷🏼♀️
So we really need the grown up version of this washable mattress.
A tip for labelling puzzles - if you have say a Thomas The Tank puzzle write on each piece & bag TT 1 & place in the bag. Then if you have another Thomas puzzle number it TT2 etc. (It's easier to do this when the puzzles are put together)
This way if a stray piece is missing from the bag you'll know which bag it belongs to.
Julie, we did that years ago when I had little kids. We labeled each piece as we first took them out of the box always using different colors for separate puzzles. That way our kids could help label the pieces (while practicing their letters) and if it was not quite as legible as I would like the color helped identify it.
Our youngest is 10, but there is something really cool about seeing baby things get better and better. A washable and more breathable crib mattress- so fantastic! Thanks for the tips Kallie. Agree 100% about the socks, we keep them by the shoes too!
I legit just sat in a parking lot behind walgreens yesterday. I'm so glad i'm not the only one. The sock hack is MONEY! I will be implementing that one immediately. For folding shirts, I honestly just fold them in half and place them in a bin, because they won't let me fold clothes. Ever.
Ha! For real. Though I prefer to park somewhere where I can people watch with my coffee. Now that’s a lovely little break. Put on a podcast, sip my coffee, people watch. Love it.
My hack is have your kids all in the same socks 🤣 no sorting, no noticing if you lose one.
Also I tried sorting toys in nice plastic containers...my 3 year old broke them all. 🥴🙄
Hi mom of 6!! A trip to the grocery store is a vacation! Actually with the shelves being so bare now. I go to 2 grocery stores to get what my family needs every Saturday. Anyways I've kept socks in a crate next to the shoe rack. Thanks for the tips!!
Wow 6 💪don't like it anymore since we started having groceries delivered. I do love reading a book or going for a walk with a podcast in my ears. ☺️
@@surlespasdondine I am very picky about produce. Plus I use at least 3 new recipes every week so it's a scavenger hunt to find the ingredients now. I love podcast too ❤
@Pamela Napier I cook a ton too:))) I meal plan and so far I find everything but it might not always be that way. You are a super mom!
@@surlespasdondine you're very kind! Meal planning is fun!
Mini vacay shout out to all the other parents livin in the extracurriculars with coffee which is life hangin in the parking lots watchin the fave shows! 😂❤️💜 another great one Kallie!!
I love that your a Loopy fan too! They are the best phone cases.
On “vacation” watching you. Love our Newton!
You are such a great Mom -
I’ve been looking for a wallet that fits my phone this for soooo long!! Just purchased! Thank you!!
What is the brand? I am not seeing them linked in the description and really want one!
Same, Meredith! How am I missing this link to the wristlet? I want one!!
What is the brand?
I have that newton and it’s worth the money! I bought a waterproof pad once he became a toddler because of diaper leaks. Love that sock hack!
OMG, the mesh bags for board games is a brilliant idea!. We have so many at home and they drive me nuts,...aesthetically they also don't look great. Thanks so much! The matching bins for toys we started doing a few months ago and it's been awesome :) Thanks for the video!
Wooo you came out swinging with this one! That sock hack!! 🤯
Like the wrist thingy, I've got carribina clips on everything. At least 3 on my keys. Can clip my keys to my top, bag, pram etc
Now, that's a nice crib mattress. I'll keep it in mind for the next time I have to buy a nice baby gift :) I've tried those cute bins (canvas or woven) for shelves in our teenager's room and I must say I think I prefer your idea of all clear(ish) bins with lids in the same size/style. You know which bin stores what item and they all stack together with very little wasted space. A pretty label to make them stylish and the teen should love them!
So glad to have found you 🥰 thank you!
Vacation yes!
Those pouch tops are lifesavers! Even my 9 month old can eat a pouch with minimal mess with one of those.
Press n seal works for mealtimes with clothes on. Great video!
Love the puzzle hack! I hide in a corner upstairs with my cup of tea for 5 minutes to myself but my kids always find me! 😂
Yes, I know the coffee-in the parking lot-vacation too!! 😅😅
My twist on two of these:
Those hard plastic crayon boxes are perfect for playing cards and game tokens. They fit a double pack of cards perfectly!
I didn't like the mesh bags for my games, they didn't stack well in my game center. Now I have my game boards on one shelf and all the labeled card and token boxes neatly stacked above.
I get my son fully dressed for the day then put a cozy bathrobe over his outfit. He loves being cozy in the morning and if he spills his outfit stays clean. I do the same for me in my work clothes to prevent him from spilling on me...or me spilling my tea down my blouse.
They are also great for bandaids.
I love your bathrobe tip for messy eaters! Thank you for sharing that.
Fun hacks! I will be sharing this video with a few people I know would Love this ideas! The coffee in the car - Relaxing for sure! For some odd reason videos in the car have a Special feeling - Lol - Watching them feels Peaceful ( Maybe its just me but its sort of that one on one feel. 🤣)
Oh that hack with the baby holder - I was expecting you to stop at the first knot and hang on hanger but essentially it looks like you crocheted it into obedience. 😎
The socks tip! Yes - 100%. I have a Newton and love it! Clear bins are a great storage solution to all these toys 😀
Already moved my bin!
You got the word from Chandler from that episode of FRIENDS where he was stuck in an atm vestibule with Jill Goodacre 😂
Soooooo agree about the wallet situation!
Since early morning departures to daycare were a nightmare, we started having our small kids bathe before bed and sleep in their clothes. Absolute game changer.
I have four kids and yes, you 100% blew my mind with the washable mattress 🤣
I put the games I the plastic pencil boxes so the could be stacked. Wrote on outside what game so the kids could find them and the board part stacked together on side next to them. Looks neat in the game closet. I did the toy rotation with mine kids too only mine are grown now and yet I still watched this!
Me too
I'd love to see a video about your toys and your toy storage, all of those boxes looked awesome 👌 now I'm curious to see their contents 🤣
I'm totally trying these!
Love these hacks!!! Allergy momma here- please be careful recommending it’s ok to send kiddos to daycare with peanut butter on their clothes 😭 so many of our kiddos are nut allergic including mine and life threatening. 1 in 13 now or even more. LOVE the channel and these hacks are great ❤️❤️❤️
Yeah you're totally right about that. 🙌🏼
I think you missed the point of her hack/recommendation
Yes! We eat a lot of PB, especially my seven year old, and it’s the only kind of stain I won’t allow in school. Never mind the mess itself, but nut allergy’s scary stuff! A kid in my class in first grade went into anaphylactic chock once and I’ll never forget how terrifying it was. Never ever ever want that to happen to anyone because I fed PB to my kid for breakfast.
Yep-especially now that it will end up on school furniture. Thought the same thing!
She wasn’t recommending it. She just used it as a food example of what could fall on his shirt.
BAM you hit it off right off on this one! I definitely need to just keep their socks with their shoes! 🤦🏼♀️ Why have I never thought of this. 😑
Ok that crib mattress blew my mind. I have two kids going on 7 and going on 14 i wish i knew about that when they where baby's lol. But that is awesome to know!!!!!
Every mattress is washable in Europe also we have something called a mattress protector that goes on top of the mattress
After I was done with the crib mattress as a regular mattress, I kept it in my closet for a sick kid mattress. So if they were sick and needed to be by Mom, it want on the floor on my side of the bed. This way, I could hear if they needed me, we both got more sleep that way.
Great ideas! I wish that mattress was around when I had babies, such a cool invention. I am going to rethink the location of socks in our house because that is definitely something that comes up all the time, haha.
So many good hacks in this video. Great job
In regards to the kids toys: yes! That is certainly more organized/manageable, but without the bright color packaging, do your kids play with the toys as often? There aren't many stimulants to encourage play in a sterile environment. (Note: I am not a parent.) Great video; thanks!
I was just thinking how much pleasure I used to get as a kid opening my boxed games, especially Mousetrap and kerplunk. And the oh so satisfying "Compendium of Games." Those boxes are part of my memories. I wouldn't bother playing if they were in bags tbh
Well I AM a parent and I tried this organization method. It was for ME to better manage an aspect of my OCD....to say the least, it was a MAJOR fail for my kids. 😞 I'm happy it works for her though. Those toys were left to collect dust. They too thrive off seeing the vibrant colors and shapes from their games/toys. So, now I got new containers for garage organization! Lol 🤷🏾♀️
Worked like a charm for my kids and grandkids. They could clearly see what was in the clear plastic containers. Stimulation not a problem.. I clearly remember that as a kid it REALLY bothered me when my game/puzzle boxes got messed up. Plastic bins would have been my dream.😊
Nowhere close to being a mom, but still found this video interesting. And I can always recommend these tips to others;)
Yes girl, you nailed it with the sock tip. Plus the folding shirts. Thanks!!!
Love the bins idea it’s especially good for when it’s time to clean young kids toys
Consistently helpful
The container store bins I didn't realize that they have straight side bins...which I have been looking for for a very long time. 💓
Vestibule from Friends!!! The ATM vestibule with Chandler!! 🤣🤣
no Babies now, but hands down the best best best tips I have never heard of...but now I have...than you ever so!
Great suggestions as always Kallie!!
This is GOLD
Instead of a wallet purse keychain, I do a backpack purse and always make sure I have pockets. The backpack purse also doubles as a diaper bag these days so I only ever have the one bag.
It is so much easier to get a washable mattress cover, though. 10e in Ikea. Take 2 so you always have a spare.
I have a variation of the wallet hack.
I bought a case for my phone that magnetizes to a wallet. I then took the wristlet off the wallet and replaced it with a lanyard. I keep my keys, wallet, and phone around my neck instead of my wrist.
I found that keeping it on my wrist got in the way a lot and was prone to being dropped/left somewhere. Putting it on my neck makes it less problematic. I even got a small pop It and put that on there too so that I always have a toy easily on hand for my toddler.
It is smaller than yours, but I make up for that with a scrunchie that has storage inside. I keep my flatter items in the wallet (nail file, eyeglass cleaner, etc) and the bulkier things (lotion, a bluetooth headphone, spare hair elastics for my toddler, etc) in the scrunchie.
That's what works for me. Just throwing it out there in case anyone wants to do it too. :-)
I totally do the sock basket downstairs too! Timesaver every morning!
thank you for both the wallet and mattress. My daughter is having her first and that mattress sounds like a miracle.
YES to hack #1!!! I’ve been doing this since my little one has started school and OMG, it’s a life saver.
Alternate suggestion for the wristlet: a Fanny pack! I got a nice brown leather one from Etsy and had free hands for my baby and now I don’t go anywhere without it!
" Vestibule"...from an episode of Friends season 1:7! 🤣
Watching this while sitting alone in a parking lot drinking Starbucks. 👌🏼
Thx for great tips, Kallie!! I LOVE your channel-
*Your Boba Wrap technique... also works to store long extension cords/cables, you'll never go back.
*Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. will NOT usually accept puzzles/games donations that aren't in original boxes - hard to re-sell for them. (I keep most of our games in plastic storage, like you, b/c they nest so beautifully on our shelves.) So maybe find another family to pass those along to when kids age out. Of course, this could be regional.
-single dad of twins
Buy Nothing groups would be great for passing along games and puzzles! My neighbourhood has a kid/baby specific one too.
Those choomee pouch tops are a serious game changer 🙌🏻
Storing socks by your shoes makes so much sense, I thought of that, but don't currently have room. ( this hack is good for adults as well)
Great job!!!
My life hack…keep a second wallet in the glovebox with the right change or bills for hospital parking lots x3 AND $100 or more in cash for when you do forget your wallet or ATM machines all down, etc. Now you are never stranded when you need cash and don’t have any.
Am I the only one that thinks of Chandler and the super model when you hear the word vestibule?!😆 The Boba wrap hack? Mind blown! 🤯 Thank you for all the great tips!
Lol!
Omg yess!!! Me too 😂
Instantly thought of that Friends episode as well lol!
Amen on the socks near the door; I also figured that one out. But I didn't know about the knotting up of the fabric baby carrier. We use MoBy wrap. Thank you! Thoroughly loved this video and I look forward to seeing your completed renovation!
ROFL! Crochet my boba. Never thought of that.
Love your mesh bag and container idea!! I resorted to ziplock bags when the box broke .. but just starting there knowing you’ll end up there is such a good idea and we have bins but also a great idea to use them to rotate through! Still don’t know why I don’t have socks by the shoes either 🤷🏻♀️ great tips!
Sitting in my car in the driveway or a parking lot and be able to answer some texts is goals for me 😂
Would love to see how you reorganized the kids things, I am looking for better ideas to organize my life ones toys and clothes, thank you for tips
Finally some mum hacks I haven’t heard of! 👌🏼
Love it ...by the way can we see the renovation? How exciting. Fresh new look!!
I JUST had to dig in the back of a closet to find game pieces that had fallen out of the box! And I was thinking, there has to be a better way 😆
Great video Kallie ! I love my orbit key chain that holds my keys neatly, no jangling mess, and I hook them in my purse with my Bobino key clip. I also have my license, credit card, and debit card in a kangaroo pocket in the back of my phone. Streamlined ! Your tips are all awesome 👏🏼
You have this type of mattress at Ikea in the Netherlands. I have used this one for our eldest, it is awesome! I have washed it several times in the past 3 years :)
Love ur videos. They r always so helpful. Xoxo