Stacey Crew - The Organized Mom: Simplify Life for You and Baby, One Step at a Time

What Theyre Saying aboutThe Organized Mom

If you are looking for clarity and peace of mind, this is the book for you. Stacey Crew shows you that getting ready for baby doesnt have to be overwhelming, but can be fun and exciting. So get ready and GOPACK!

Kimberley Clayton Blaine, MA, MFT; founder, www.TheGoToMom.TV; and author, Mommy Confidence: 8 Easy Steps to Reclaiming Balance, Motivation and Your Inner Diva

As a pediatrician who is dedicated to simplifying the lives of new moms, this book is number one on my list. The Organized Mom provides moms-to-be with a blueprint not just for organizing the nursery, but for organizing their new lives. Stacey Crew keeps the focus on what is most importantcreating uncluttered spaces to live in, and opening up time to enjoy being a new parent.

Mary Ann LoFrumento, MD, pediatrician and author of Simply Parenting:
Understanding Your Newborn & Infant

The Organized Mom is the perfect guide for a busy first-time mother like me. It breaks down the concept into easy-to-understand, manageable tasks that will change your way of thinking and make for a much smoother lifestyle. Less time on laundry and cleaningmore time with my family!!!

Terry Haas, a featured real estate agent on HGTVs hit show Designed to Sell

Great read for any new mom looking to organize and prepare herself, home, and nursery for the little one on the way! The Organized Mom outlines real mommy tips and techniques that include the list of must-haves for each room in the house, what you need and how to organize the nursery, and what to pack in the hospital suitcase. Our customers look to us to make it easy. As a professional organizer and mom herself, Crew walks you through the steps to do just that. Being organized reduces stress and gives you more time to enjoy your family and new baby.

Deborah Shearer, co-owner of Organize.com

Everything you need to know, including answers to questions you might never have thought to ask! Whether youre expecting your first or your fifth baby, youll be glad you read this book.

Donna Smallin, author of The One-Minute Organizer A to Z Storage Solutions,
www.unclutter.com

Take it from an organizationally impaired mother of four, Stacey Crews GOPACK method is a lifeline! The Organized Mom offers comprehensive chaos control, room by room, so that women can have everything in place to enjoy the amazing gift of a new baby.

Emily Abedon, contributor to American Baby, Parents Child, Lamaze Family, Redbook, and Grandparents.com

An organizing essential! Clear and concise, Stacey Crew doesnt only make the task of organizing the home for baby less daunting, she makes it sound fun. The strategies in this book will give new parents the ability to spend less time organizing and cleaning, and more time enjoying parenthood.

Bridgette Raes, Bridgette Raes Style Group, www.bridgetteraes.com, author of Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want

Stacey Crew is every new moms personal assistant. She guides new moms through what they need and how to use it to make their lives easier. The OrganizedMom is a commonsense approach to guarantee stress-free days in the chaotic world of motherhood.

Mary Jo Rulnick, author of The Frantic Womans Guide Series

As a work-at-home mom with a young child, I always need good ideas for making my house and my life more organized. The Organized Mom provides plenty of practical advice for how to organize before your baby arrives as well as useful tips for those of us who already have children.

Holly Fisher, freelance writer/editor, the Green Office Blog (greenofficeprojects.org/blog)

What a great, easy-to-read resource. You dont even need to be an expecting mom to benefit from this book, with so many great ideas for organizing your home and life. Thanks, Stacey!

Adam Levy, cofounder, Zwaggle.com

Dear New Mom,

When I started to think about writing a book about organizing for new moms I was a relatively new mom myself. When I started writing this book, my daughters were two and almost five. And now, my little one just turned nine and my oldest is in sixth grade. What I know for sure is that time passes quickly and the more organized you are, the more you are able to enjoy the precious and fleeting time you have with your baby.

In many ways, I feel like I blinked and the time was gone.

Now, as a mom who has written two books, who contributes regularly to local and national publications and websites, and who has a full-time organizing and consulting business, I have many happy memories of baby time. Being organized can make all the difference between being a constantly frazzled new mom and a more relaxed, much less frazzled new mom.

I remember what it was like to be overwhelmed with baby gear and baby needs and family demands. In fact, I dont think there is another time in womens lives when we are bombarded with more information than it feels humanly possible to handle. Plus, were taking care of that precious and helpless little human who is completely relying on us for his or her every need!

So why do you need this book? Because it is filled with simple, smart ideas you can apply right now so that you can begin to feel in charge and competent. These ideas will help you figure out what baby gear you really need and how to put it in a logical place in your home. So much of parenthood is dealing with the unexpected events in any given daythis book will help you manage everything else.

Treat this book as a trusted friendturn to it for both specific advice and big-picture planning so that these wonderful moments dont pass you by. Enjoy the ride and dont forget to make time for you.

Stacey Crew

the
organized
mom

SIMPLIFY LIFE FOR
YOU AND BABY,
ONE STEP AT A TIME

Stacey Crew, founder of the GOPACK Method

Copyright 2009 by Stacey L. Crew
All rights reserved.
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Published by
Adams Media, a division of F+W Media, Inc.
57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322. U.S.A.
www.adamsmedia.com

ISBN 10: 1-60550-130-1
ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-130-7
eISBN: 978-1-44051-321-3

Printed in China.

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