I think I am mildly unreasonable

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I did a bunch of baby's laundry last week and didn't have time to hang or fold it all.

My nanny put it all away.

But it was all mismatched.  Shirts and cardigans and pants that were meant to go together were separated.

And then poor baby goes out looking like an insane person instead of perfectly coordinated as she was meant to be.

I spent an hour last night reorganizing it all.

I have issues, right?

[lucky513]

No you dont that would bug me

[cleo29]

I never put them in the drawer together, but I also knew what went with what, so it was not an issue.

[keyslover]

Well, I am unreasonable too.  I have to keep the outfits together.  Drives me nuts if they aren't.

[eddy]

I organize by type of clothing, but not outfit.

My kids normally do look like insane people so maybe that is my problem lol.

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Nov 24, 2014 14:23:27 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I never put them in the drawer together, but I also knew what went with what, so it was not an issue.

It went beyond simply being separated.

She put the wrong outfit components together.

Like.

They weren't even the same size or brands.

I lost my mind.  LOL.

[ssmjlm]

You sound perfectly normal to me.

DH once put E in only the shirt of an outfit and just left the pants on the hanger. I was like "it's an outfit, didn't you see the matching pants on the hanger with the shirt?"

[bex1973]

That would bug me too! Outfits are hung together, if they are separates then they go in the drawer.

[sugarbear]

My kids look insane regardless of what they are wearing, so...

(DS1 left the house today in maroon pants, a bright red fleece, and a burnt orange puffy vest, so clearly I am no help here.)

[Deleted]

I used to love putting all DS' clothing away in " outfits". Then one day when he was like 6 weeks old my mother came over and rearrainged his drawers and took apart all of his carefully folded little clothes. I literally SOBBED.

[lilac05]

Not unreasonable. I would have done the same.

I'm a very disorganized person and NOT a good housekeeper, but the kids' clothes are always organized. Now that they're out of "outfits", it's just a drawer of short sleeve, one long sleeve drawer, one pants drawer, etc. But even at that, if there IS a matching outfit, it gets hung together.

[cleo29]

Nov 24, 2014 14:24:53 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Nov 24, 2014 14:23:27 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I never put them in the drawer together, but I also knew what went with what, so it was not an issue.

It went beyond simply being separated.

She put the wrong outfit components together.

Like.

They were even the same size or brands.

I lost my mind.  LOL.

lol I used to be so good at keeping C's closet and dresser in order and now it is terrible. This summer I found 9 month stuff in K's dresser and she is 2 1/2. LOL

[papie]

My mom does that too. Drives me crazy. The baby is my last chance at coordination, the girls started picking they own (mismatched) clothes at 18 months.

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Nov 24, 2014 14:24:53 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Nov 24, 2014 14:23:27 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I never put them in the drawer together, but I also knew what went with what, so it was not an issue.

It went beyond simply being separated.

She put the wrong outfit components together.

Like.

They were even the same size or brands.

I lost my mind.  LOL.

Like a Carters top with a Mini Boden legging and a Hanna Andersson Cardi? That is brutal. 

[jigsy]

I can only imagine your reaction when you discovered this. LOL.

Not unreasonable...a little odd that the nanny took the step to pair things together, but that the pairing was all off.

Oh nanny.

[papie]

Nov 24, 2014 14:27:06 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Nov 24, 2014 14:24:53 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

It went beyond simply being separated.

She put the wrong outfit components together.

Like.

They were even the same size or brands.

I lost my mind.  LOL.

I HAVE TO MATCH BY BRANDS?

Baby clothes are usually sold that way!

[thinkofthesoldiers]

This is why the vast majority of my kids' clothes were hung up instead of in drawers. I could clip everything together, hang a sweater with the undershirt, put the pants/skirt/shorts with it, etc. It made my organizational loving self very happy. It was difficult when we were in places with smaller closets, but I made it work to save my sanity.

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Nov 24, 2014 14:27:30 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Not unreasonable. I would have done the same.

I'm a very disorganized person and NOT a good housekeeper, but the kids' clothes are always organized. Now that they're out of "outfits", it's just a drawer of short sleeve, one long sleeve drawer, one pants drawer, etc. But even at that, if there IS a matching outfit, it gets hung together.

All of this. I always pull DS' " special occaision clothes" out and hang them as complete outfits. Then someone else comes and puts them back in the drawers. NO NO NO! 

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Nov 24, 2014 14:24:31 GMT -5 eddy said:

I organize by type of clothing, but not outfit.

My kids normally do look like insane people so maybe that is my problem lol.

Nov 24, 2014 14:25:25 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I never put my baby clothes away in sets.

I wouldn't do this if I actually dressed her myself every day!

But in the morning, I am always rushing to get out (and get dressed myself).

The best I can do is hand over my pajama-clad baby to available open arms.  LOL.

[gretchenindisguise]

It has never occurred to me to put outfits together. What if you want to put a pair of pants with a different shirt? Maybe my kids haven't had enough clothes.

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Nov 24, 2014 14:27:06 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Nov 24, 2014 14:24:53 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

It went beyond simply being separated.

She put the wrong outfit components together.

Like.

They were even the same size or brands.

I lost my mind.  LOL.

I HAVE TO MATCH BY BRANDS?

No, I am not that crazy.

The point is that there are little three-piece outfits -- onesie, pants, cardigan.  They very obviously go together.  At least, it's obvious to me or most people.

But it is apparently not obvious to my nanny, and she pairs different components of different outfits (that are different brands) together.

And they don't match at all.

It wouldn't be an issue if her pairing looked right.

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Nov 24, 2014 14:29:20 GMT -5 thinkofthesoldiers said:

This is why the vast majority of my kids' clothes were hung up instead of in drawers. I could clip everything together, hang a sweater with the undershirt, put the pants/skirt/shorts with it, etc. It made my organizational loving self very happy. It was difficult when we were in places with smaller closets, but I made it work to save my sanity.

I should have done this.  Instead we bought a dresser which ended all laundry folding with the baby's discovery she could open drawers and remove things.  Now I settle for long sleeves in one drawer, pants in the other.

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Nov 24, 2014 14:28:38 GMT -5 papie said:

Nov 24, 2014 14:27:06 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

I HAVE TO MATCH BY BRANDS?

Baby clothes are usually sold that way!

You get me.

[cville]

Nov 24, 2014 14:24:53 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Nov 24, 2014 14:23:27 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I never put them in the drawer together, but I also knew what went with what, so it was not an issue.

It went beyond simply being separated.

She put the wrong outfit components together.

Like.

They were even the same size or brands.

I lost my mind.  LOL.

My husband does this, or he'll put stuff together that doesn't coordinate at all, which makes me nuts because he coordinates himself PERFECTLY all the time.  Guess what?  If you wouldn't wear olive green cords with a royal blue and red shirt, NEITHER SHOULD YOUR SON.

This is one reason why I always lay out the kids' outfits for the week on Sunday night.  So they don't go to school looking like blind ragamuffins.

It's also how on Saturdays L will end up dressed like a hobo clown.

[candreco]

You might have issues, but at least you're not alone. There's a reason little onesies and leggings come attached to each other with the stupid plastic tag things. They're obviously intended to stay together.

[MWOS]

bullying the nanny?

[8675309]

Lay babymiso's oclothes out on the dresser every morning before you leave. Problem solved!

[kimmyo73]

No issues that I can see.  Outfit pieces should all be together.  FYI...I used plastic clothes pins that hooked on to the toddler size hangers to pin my DD's bloomers to the dresses they matched.  

If you don't then things get washed separately and they fade differently.  

[wannabe]

This would drive me insane, and I'm sure I'm the least organized person you know.

[SKP82]

That would also drive me nuts, which is why I fold and put away DD's clothes. H has no idea what goes with what, but I fold them together and put them in her drawers so he can just pull out an outfit if he dresses her.