I have been thinking for weeks about a ‘Works For Me Wednesday‘ post, but either everything I think of seems too lame to post, or I think someone else must have posted it already. This week I decided I was going to post something anyway, whether it was too lame, or a repeat. It was my idea, one that though I’m sure there are lots of others who do it themselves, I came up with it for myself, on my own. So here I am on Thursday (a day late of course) with my Works For Me Wednesday tip for you.
I am a mom on the go. It seems that we are always Go-Go-Going somewhere, and it seems like I am always forgetting something. When the Popo was born, it had been 10 years since I had a little in tow, so it took some getting used to all over again. It didn’t take me long to figure out I had to come up with some kind of always have on hand package. I would find myself out to eat with my parents and no baby food/spoon/bib, bottle, or sippy cup. We would have a doopie diaper and no wipes. You know those moments… the ‘I thought I grabbed that before I left the house’ moments. My solution to this problem was to make an emergency box of sorts to keep fully stocked and in the car. Yes, I could have just as easily stocked a diaper bag, but especially after The Baby came along, I had enough to carry and wasn’t big on a diaper bag.
My solution: The Shoebox of Stuff
Between the two front seats in my car is the perfect little cubby for my ‘Shoebox of Stuff’. I bought a rubbermaid/Sterelite plastic box with a cover for about $2 at Target or Walmart, and stocked it up with enough for my two littles: a few diapers, wipes, bibs, sippy cups, a few snack items, and whatever else I could think of that should be in there in case of ‘emergency’.
My box has been a life saver. I can’t even begin to tell you how often I have had to grab a diaper out of that box to change a diaper while I was just running out for a quick errand, or how many time having that bib in the car was a great save when we stayed for dinner at a friend’s unexpectedly.
I also learned very quickly that it wasn’t a bad idea to keep all of the items in the box on hand as extras at grandma’s and auntie’s in case we stopped by for a quick visit and stayed longer than expected, which happens all the time with us. So there you have it… it works for me!
I like it! Of course I have no baby, just a preschooler. But I could make him an on the go kit, maybe with a juice box, snack, special toys, etc.
Sweet idea!
Would still work fine! I think even right up to the school years really. I hadn’t thought about it, but still having snacks, maybe a couple of small books, crayons & paper , etc. in case you get stuck somewhere and need a little distractor! Thanks for the comment
I really need to do this. I just got a trunk organizer for Xmas, I should definitely stash some of this stuff in there. Thanks!
Great idea! We are always trying to bring some toys in the car for our toddler but don’t like the stuff got spread everywhere in our little car. We usually just keep some small toys on the side of the diaper bag. I think I will use your shoe box idea once he is potty trained.