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Sunday, November 29, 2015
Free Holiday Organizing Printables
I hope you all had an enjoyable holiday week! And if it is not holiday time in your neck of the woods, I appreciate you sticking with me as I recover from my turkey coma and play with my kiddos who are home on holiday break.
I know that many of you are list makers (I mean seriously, who doesn't love to make lists?), especially around the holidays with all of the fabulous hustling we have going on. Therefore, today I am popping in quick to remind you of my freebie holiday printable set that will make you smile as you jot things down, and even as you check things twice. Enjoy!
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I know that many of you are list makers (I mean seriously, who doesn't love to make lists?), especially around the holidays with all of the fabulous hustling we have going on. Therefore, today I am popping in quick to remind you of my freebie holiday printable set that will make you smile as you jot things down, and even as you check things twice. Enjoy!
Monday, November 23, 2015
The 2015 iHeart Planner is HERE! And a Huge Planner Products Giveaway!
I cracked a bottle of champagne last night because after months of planning, designing, tweaking, proofing, numbering and re-designing some more, the 2015 Daily Planner has been officially released in my Etsy shop! Did you hear the sigh or relief from there?
You can find every last detail over on my Daily Planner FAQ page here, but some highlights include fresh new colors...
As well as a new half page size option! Say hello to the Mini iHeart!
Both sizes make my heart happy and offer the same great features as previous planner editions along with a few new added bonuses.
To celebrate the release of the planner, I have asked my favorite companies to put together a little THANK YOU giveaway for my super sweet readers. And they really came through for you guys!
One of the reasons I love creating and using printables for organizing, is the flexibility they offer to print as needed on demand. I love having the option to print a new grocery list each week or a new page for my planner should something spill on it or if I have a bad handwriting day. But what I really crush on is the versatility and ability to mix the printables with different binders and organizers until I find something that completely suites my daily needs.
In the photo above, I paired my printables with my current favorite planner accessories. Writing accessories from Poppin, a Jr. Discbound Notebook from Staples and stickers, tabs and page flags from Girl of all Work. And of course, the pages were printed at home with an HP printer.
Poppin has been my first stop for office supplies since I met them a few years back. I have purchased their pens, highlighters, rulers, spiral notebooks {big and small} and many more accessories to make my desk a happy place to work. They offer items in a rainbow of colors and they are always coming out with new products that make my organizing heart leap for joy. In fact, their monogrammed journals have been at the top of my "go to" gift giving list for the past year and have won my pals over time and time again. I especially enjoy their ballpoint pens with my planner pages, as I was finding it too challenging to keep up my color coding craziness {although they can help you with that if you wish!}.
To celebrate the release of the 2015 iHeart Organizing Planner Printables, they are giving away a $100 Gift Certificate to Poppin.com!
Girl of all Work is no stranger around here. I discovered them last year when I was assembling my planner and have never looked back. I especially adore the calendar stickers which allow me to mark down special dates and occasions in the cutest of ways. And those monthly re-usable sticky tabs are the perfect solution for dividing up the monthly sections of my daily planner pages.
To celebrate the release of the 2015 iHeart Organizing Planner Printables, they are giving away a $30 Gift Certificate to girlofallwork.com!
I have mentioned it before and I will say it again, I am an HP girl for life. I have always printed my pages with HP printers and have always been 100% satisfied with the quality. For this planner release, HP provided me with a new printer to try out with my pages and it offered some mega features. Aside from brilliant print quality time and time again, their new printers are wireless and smart. They offer the ability to scan to any phone or computer on our home network, and of course we can print wirelessly from all of our devices as well. One of my favorite features is the option to print borderless, but the absolutely BEST part is that they now have a new ink service. Guys, this is revolutionary!
With Instant-Ink, I can now subscribe to HP's ink service which monitors my printing usage and automatically sends me ink when it is running low. No more running out mid-page or hopping in the car and driving twenty minutes to my nearest office supply store for replacement cartridges. For a low monthly fee based on my current printing needs, HP will automatically send me ink right to my door. This service now saves me almost 50% in ink costs! Because I am in love with all things colorful and printed, this is HUGE for me. I have already signed up, printed enough to run low and have had new cartridges pop up in my mailbox. To say I am a fan is an understatement.
To celebrate the release of the 2015 iHeart Organizing Planner Printables, they are giving away an HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One Printer!
OK guys, now that you know what I love and why, nothing makes me more excited than giving back to YOU! Along with my great giveaway sponsors, I am also personally tossing in a $50 gift certificate to Staples as well as my planner printables of course!
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From the bottom of my overflowing heart, thank you all for your continued support! Each time I receive an order, a sweet email with a positive testimonial, or you tag me on Instagram showing me how you are using your printables, I am filled with encouragement and smiles. Cheers to the final months of 2014 and here's hoping 2015 is even more fabulous!
IHeart Organizing official giveaway entry rules can always be found here.
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You can find every last detail over on my Daily Planner FAQ page here, but some highlights include fresh new colors...
As well as a new half page size option! Say hello to the Mini iHeart!
Both sizes make my heart happy and offer the same great features as previous planner editions along with a few new added bonuses.
To celebrate the release of the planner, I have asked my favorite companies to put together a little THANK YOU giveaway for my super sweet readers. And they really came through for you guys!
One of the reasons I love creating and using printables for organizing, is the flexibility they offer to print as needed on demand. I love having the option to print a new grocery list each week or a new page for my planner should something spill on it or if I have a bad handwriting day. But what I really crush on is the versatility and ability to mix the printables with different binders and organizers until I find something that completely suites my daily needs.
In the photo above, I paired my printables with my current favorite planner accessories. Writing accessories from Poppin, a Jr. Discbound Notebook from Staples and stickers, tabs and page flags from Girl of all Work. And of course, the pages were printed at home with an HP printer.
Poppin has been my first stop for office supplies since I met them a few years back. I have purchased their pens, highlighters, rulers, spiral notebooks {big and small} and many more accessories to make my desk a happy place to work. They offer items in a rainbow of colors and they are always coming out with new products that make my organizing heart leap for joy. In fact, their monogrammed journals have been at the top of my "go to" gift giving list for the past year and have won my pals over time and time again. I especially enjoy their ballpoint pens with my planner pages, as I was finding it too challenging to keep up my color coding craziness {although they can help you with that if you wish!}.
To celebrate the release of the 2015 iHeart Organizing Planner Printables, they are giving away a $100 Gift Certificate to Poppin.com!
Girl of all Work is no stranger around here. I discovered them last year when I was assembling my planner and have never looked back. I especially adore the calendar stickers which allow me to mark down special dates and occasions in the cutest of ways. And those monthly re-usable sticky tabs are the perfect solution for dividing up the monthly sections of my daily planner pages.
To celebrate the release of the 2015 iHeart Organizing Planner Printables, they are giving away a $30 Gift Certificate to girlofallwork.com!
I have mentioned it before and I will say it again, I am an HP girl for life. I have always printed my pages with HP printers and have always been 100% satisfied with the quality. For this planner release, HP provided me with a new printer to try out with my pages and it offered some mega features. Aside from brilliant print quality time and time again, their new printers are wireless and smart. They offer the ability to scan to any phone or computer on our home network, and of course we can print wirelessly from all of our devices as well. One of my favorite features is the option to print borderless, but the absolutely BEST part is that they now have a new ink service. Guys, this is revolutionary!
With Instant-Ink, I can now subscribe to HP's ink service which monitors my printing usage and automatically sends me ink when it is running low. No more running out mid-page or hopping in the car and driving twenty minutes to my nearest office supply store for replacement cartridges. For a low monthly fee based on my current printing needs, HP will automatically send me ink right to my door. This service now saves me almost 50% in ink costs! Because I am in love with all things colorful and printed, this is HUGE for me. I have already signed up, printed enough to run low and have had new cartridges pop up in my mailbox. To say I am a fan is an understatement.
To celebrate the release of the 2015 iHeart Organizing Planner Printables, they are giving away an HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One Printer!
OK guys, now that you know what I love and why, nothing makes me more excited than giving back to YOU! Along with my great giveaway sponsors, I am also personally tossing in a $50 gift certificate to Staples as well as my planner printables of course!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
From the bottom of my overflowing heart, thank you all for your continued support! Each time I receive an order, a sweet email with a positive testimonial, or you tag me on Instagram showing me how you are using your printables, I am filled with encouragement and smiles. Cheers to the final months of 2014 and here's hoping 2015 is even more fabulous!
IHeart Organizing official giveaway entry rules can always be found here.
Please direct all planner and printing questions to shoptakephotoplus@gmail.com.
HP provided me with an HP Officejet Pro 8620 e-All-in-One printer to print my new planner pages and to provide an open and honest review. They are also providing an HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One Printer to one iHeart Organizing reader. All printables and opinions are 100% my own.
HP provided me with an HP Officejet Pro 8620 e-All-in-One printer to print my new planner pages and to provide an open and honest review. They are also providing an HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One Printer to one iHeart Organizing reader. All printables and opinions are 100% my own.
Our Project Budget Worksheet and a Freebie!
Budgeting for projects around our house, has become inevitable. It is what we do, it is what we love. We are on a quest to turn this builder grade home into a personalized, forever home, and whether that means purchasing some storage or renovating an entire room, it is important to budget for that dream frequently.
Did you see our bathroom reveal last week? Oh. Em. Gee. I seriously LOVE that makeover. It is one of my favorites yet.
And throughout the process, people started asking, how did you budget for this project?
So a few things came to mind that I haven't really gotten into, and it is a process we are always tweaking:
Because this bathroom was a larger project, with a larger budget and quite a few items to purchase, we whipped out our budget printable. It is something I put together a short while ago, and a few projects later, we have been loving it.
But of course, I just printed the one above for a pretty example of what it looks like when we get started. At the end of a project, it looks more like this one I used for the recent bathroom project:
I also listed any details I already had in mind {this is where I should have measured for our mirror}, and where I planned on finding specific pieces. I also give myself a limit to try to maintain for each item in order to reach our end all budget. Knowing bathrooms can be expensive, and that things come up, we added in a miscellaneous cushion line for random supplies we may not have thought of. In this case, that included the register cover, adhesives and caulks, plumbing parts and outlets/switch plates {replacing the bone color with white}.
I didn't originally give myself a budget for a mirror or storage as I knew I had a mirror {or so I thought} and I could get creative shopping our home for storage. I later needed to purchase a mirror because the one we had was a few inches too long, however, we had some budget "saves" which we were already seeing on the worksheet, so I knew it would be OK.
Throughout the process, the numbers may change and get crossed out and fixed, but it still works and keeps us on track. Once the mirror idea switched, that impacted the lighting. We originally had purchased a single vanity light for over the mirror, but after we found the tall and long mirror, we had to return it and grab two side sconces instead.
As you can see, the paper is folded and wrinkled. That is because it is used and abused throughout the course of the project, and also tucked within an expandable file I found in the dollar section of Target a few months ago.
The file not only holds the budget printable, it also holds all of the receipts we have used throughout the process, so we can double check our numbers.
I just used some Washi tape and my label maker, to create labels on each section of the expandable file. The front pocket holds receipts, the next holds the budget printable and the last holds receipts for items that we need to exchange or return.
The expandable file gives us plenty of room to hold everything, yet is small enough to carry with us when we are out shopping for items and supplies.
So that is about it. Again, we don't use this every time, like if we are recovering a box with fabric, however, for larger projects, it has become our "go to" for keeping us on track.
And of course, I know many of you love a good project or DIY, so I am sharing the printable with you fab friends as well.
Now, back to another project {oh yes, we have a new one up our sleeves}. Happy home projecting and....
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Did you see our bathroom reveal last week? Oh. Em. Gee. I seriously LOVE that makeover. It is one of my favorites yet.
And throughout the process, people started asking, how did you budget for this project?
So a few things came to mind that I haven't really gotten into, and it is a process we are always tweaking:
- We have a home improvement line within our budget, and we build that "account" over time. If we know a huge project is coming up, we put more to the budget and cut somewhere else.
- This budget is used for home improvement projects and supplies big and small, and is also meant to act as a reserve if our furnace goes out {yep, that happened this spring}, or our dishwasher dies.
- We use a budget worksheet for larger projects, to ensure we don't drain our home improvement budget on a single room.
- Although the bathroom seemed like it was done on a whim {the entire install happened in less than one week}, we actually knew it was coming a few months ago when our toilet died. So, we have been planning on it and purchased a few of the items over time, vs. all at once.
- We already had the tools we needed on hand for this particular project, but if we hadn't, those items would be included within the budget as well {paint supplies, sanding blocks, utility knife, etc...}
Because this bathroom was a larger project, with a larger budget and quite a few items to purchase, we whipped out our budget printable. It is something I put together a short while ago, and a few projects later, we have been loving it.
But of course, I just printed the one above for a pretty example of what it looks like when we get started. At the end of a project, it looks more like this one I used for the recent bathroom project:
To get started, I list out all of the items we believe we will need for the project. When it came to renovating the bathroom, we needed quite a few new things since everything was 12 years dated:
Flooring, Molding, Paint for Walls & Vanity, Counter/Sink, Faucet, Mirror, Lighting, Hardware, Shelf, Frames, Toilet, Towel Hooks, Rug, Shower Curtain, Towels, Storage and Accessories.
I also listed any details I already had in mind {this is where I should have measured for our mirror}, and where I planned on finding specific pieces. I also give myself a limit to try to maintain for each item in order to reach our end all budget. Knowing bathrooms can be expensive, and that things come up, we added in a miscellaneous cushion line for random supplies we may not have thought of. In this case, that included the register cover, adhesives and caulks, plumbing parts and outlets/switch plates {replacing the bone color with white}.
I didn't originally give myself a budget for a mirror or storage as I knew I had a mirror {or so I thought} and I could get creative shopping our home for storage. I later needed to purchase a mirror because the one we had was a few inches too long, however, we had some budget "saves" which we were already seeing on the worksheet, so I knew it would be OK.
Throughout the process, the numbers may change and get crossed out and fixed, but it still works and keeps us on track. Once the mirror idea switched, that impacted the lighting. We originally had purchased a single vanity light for over the mirror, but after we found the tall and long mirror, we had to return it and grab two side sconces instead.
As you can see, the paper is folded and wrinkled. That is because it is used and abused throughout the course of the project, and also tucked within an expandable file I found in the dollar section of Target a few months ago.
The file not only holds the budget printable, it also holds all of the receipts we have used throughout the process, so we can double check our numbers.
I just used some Washi tape and my label maker, to create labels on each section of the expandable file. The front pocket holds receipts, the next holds the budget printable and the last holds receipts for items that we need to exchange or return.
The expandable file gives us plenty of room to hold everything, yet is small enough to carry with us when we are out shopping for items and supplies.
So that is about it. Again, we don't use this every time, like if we are recovering a box with fabric, however, for larger projects, it has become our "go to" for keeping us on track.
And of course, I know many of you love a good project or DIY, so I am sharing the printable with you fab friends as well.
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| {click HERE to download your free Home Project Budget Worksheet} |
Now, back to another project {oh yes, we have a new one up our sleeves}. Happy home projecting and....
Friday, November 20, 2015
IT'S HERE! The Spring Cleaning Printable Bundle! (ENDED)
Back by popular demand, I have partnered with some incredibly talented bloggers to bring you another printable kit that is out of this world awesome. We have done a few of these in the past, and they are always so well received and popular with our readers, we created a whole new set of exclusive documents to get you through spring cleaning season with a smile!
You will receive 9 printable pdf kits (169 pages) including a 9 session video series in this unique bundle sale - all for only $20. The digital files can be printed out & used endlessly to get your home in tip top shape for spring time (or anytime of the year).
The 2015 Spring Cleaning Printable Bundle is only $20. That’s an amazing 85% off the retail cost of the kits!
How long is the bundle for sale?
The bundle will be available from 8am EST on 2/20/15 through 11:00 pm EST on 2/28/15. There are no exceptions.
A $10 Value
A Bowl Full of Lemons Spring Cleaning Kit includes:
A $10 Value
Clean Mama's Spring Cleaning Kit includes:
DONATION PRINTABLE KIT (8 Pages)
A $10 Value
The I Heart Organizing Donation Kit includes:
OUTDOOR CLEANING KIT ( 6 Pages)
A $10 ValueThe Outdoor Cleaning Kit has everything you need to get the outside of your home looking just as good as the inside! It comes with six colorful PDF printables including checklists to keep you on track and easy to follow DIY outdoor cleaning recipes. Up your curb appeal this season and transform your outdoor spaces into a beautiful retreat!
The Outdoor Cleaning Kit Includes:
CHORE CHARTS (6 Pages)
A $15 Value
The Organizing Homelife Chore Chart Kit Includes:
YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL CLEANING (11 Pages)
A $1.99 Value
The Natural Cleaning Guide Includes:
Websites: http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net
ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SIMPLIFY YOUR CLOSET (9 Session Video Series)
A $39.99 Value
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSETS (67 Pages)
A $19 Value
The How to Organize Your Closet printable pack includes:
28 DAYS TO HOPE FOR YOUR HOME E-BOOK (52 Pages)
A $5.00 Value
28 Days to Hope for Your Home includes:
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Spring is arriving & it's time to open up the curtains and freshen up our homes. With the help of a brand new wildly popular printable bundle, you'll be able to accomplish all of these spring cleaning tasks right along with us! Clean Mama & A Bowl Full of Lemons have partnered again with several creative & fabulous bloggers, to bring you everything you need to spring clean this year. From tons of cleaning recipes, checklists and outdoor cleaning tasks, to chore charts, closet purging & natural cleaning guides, you'll be all set and ready to conquer those dust bunnies and overflowing closets. It's all included in this one of a kind cleaning bundle. From February 20th to the 28th, you will have a chance to purchase this exclusive bundle. You don't want to miss out on this 85% off sale. For only $20, it's definitely a good thing.
What’s included in our Spring Cleaning Printable Bundle?
You will receive 9 printable pdf kits (169 pages) including a 9 session video series in this unique bundle sale - all for only $20. The digital files can be printed out & used endlessly to get your home in tip top shape for spring time (or anytime of the year).
- A Bowl Full of Lemons - 2015 Spring Cleaning Kit
- Clean Mama - Spring Cleaning Kit
- iHeart Organizing - Donation Printable Kit
- Clean & Scentsible - Outdoor Cleaning Kit
- Organizing Homelife - Chore Charts for Parents & Kids
- Country Chic Cottage - A Guide to Natural Cleaning
- i Dream of Clean - The Ultimate Guide to Simplify Your Closet (9 Session Video Series)
- Simplify 101 - How to Organize your Closet
- A Slob Comes Clean - 28 Days to Hope for your Home (E-Book)
How much does the bundle cost?
The 2015 Spring Cleaning Printable Bundle is only $20. That’s an amazing 85% off the retail cost of the kits!
How long is the bundle for sale?
The bundle will be available from 8am EST on 2/20/15 through 11:00 pm EST on 2/28/15. There are no exceptions.
Details about each kit:
Listed below are the pictures, details and links to the 9 exclusive kits within the Spring Cleaning Printable Bundle. If you have any specific questions about a kit, please email the blog associated with the kit. For general bundle questions, you can contact us at springcleaningbundle@gmail.com. Please look at the FAQ page before email with questions. All kits are pdf files and will be sent to you in a zip file, once payment has been made (they will be available as an instant download). All files are 8.5" x 11" unless stated in the description.
Listed below are the pictures, details and links to the 9 exclusive kits within the Spring Cleaning Printable Bundle. If you have any specific questions about a kit, please email the blog associated with the kit. For general bundle questions, you can contact us at springcleaningbundle@gmail.com. Please look at the FAQ page before email with questions. All kits are pdf files and will be sent to you in a zip file, once payment has been made (they will be available as an instant download). All files are 8.5" x 11" unless stated in the description.
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A BOWL FULL OF LEMONS 2015 SPRING CLEANING KIT
SPRING CLEANING KIT (10 Pages)
A $10 Value
The Spring Cleaning Kit includes an organized set of checklists that take you room to room, so you can complete your spring cleaning one check at a time. You can also print out the cleaning caddy recipe cards & make your own cleaners, to save money!
A Bowl Full of Lemons Spring Cleaning Kit includes:
- Cover Page
- 8 Cleaning Recipe Cards (Front & Back) 2 pages
- Family Chores Checklist (Blank)
- Cleaning Caddy Checklist
- Detailed Bathroom Checklist
- Detailed Kitchen Checklist
- Detailed Living Room Checklist
- Detailed Bedroom Checklist
- Weekly Cleaning Checklist (Blank)
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SPRING CLEANING KIT (10 Pages)
A $10 Value
Clean Mama's Spring Cleaning Kit is the perfect solution for your spring cleaning, but you'll probably want to use it year-round! This printable kit includes pages for your homekeeping binder or notebook and functional mini cleaning checklists sure get your home tidied up in a hurry. You'll also find 5 essential cleaning recipes that you can print and trim to create a mini recipe book or use the full page version. A simple kids' checklist page (with 3 mini checklists) is perfect to get the little ones involved too! The colors are Clean Mama aqua and black to coordinate seamlessly with a variety of planners, binders, and decor. You'll love the simple and straight forward format and chic cleaning icons! Simply print off the pages and get ready to tackle a little bit every day and move forward to a clean and organized home. Spring Cleaning shouldn’t be difficult….use this essential kit to make it simplify your routine.
Clean Mama's Spring Cleaning Kit includes:
- SPRING CLEANING KIT COVER (with cleaning icons).
- GUIDE/INSTRUCTIONS - guide to fitting spring cleaning into an already busy schedule.
- ONE MONTH OF SPRING CLEANING CHECKLIST - want to tackle a little bit every day? This full page checklist is perfect and includes my proven process for getting the cleaning done in minutes/day over the course of a month.
- MINI CLEANING CHECKLISTS (3 pages/ 9 checklists) - Supplies, Ingredients, Simple Checklist, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Living Areas, Utility, and a Blank Checklist. Perfect for spring cleaning (or anytime!) Print and trim (print on cardstock and laminate for extra durability) or keep as a full page.
- ESSENTIAL CLEANING RECIPES - My 5 favorite DIY formulas for spring cleaning - your house will smell lemon-y fresh!
- MINI CLEANING RECIPE BOOK (2 Pages) - trim and assemble your own mini recipe book to keep on your cleaning caddy, print on cardstock and laminate for durability (as shown in images)
- KIDS CLEANING CHECKLISTS (1 page/ 3 checklists) - want to get the kids involved? Print out the kids cleaning checklists and make a mini spring cleaning bucket and they'll be cleaning right along with you!
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DONATION PRINTABLE KIT (8 Pages)
A $10 Value
Decision making can be challenging during the sorting and purging process of any organization project. This kit will provide you with tools to ease the pain and help you sort quickly, and the colors may even keep a smile on your face while you work! The kit provides a a room-by-room checklist, sorting labels, donation tracker, donation resources and references along with a checklist of questions to ask yourself throughout the process. With these printables, you will be well on your way to a clutter free home!
The I Heart Organizing Donation Kit includes:
- Room by Room Declutter Guide
- Donation Guide (3 pages)
- Donation Tracker
- Cut the Clutter Questions
- 4 Sorting Signs
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OUTDOOR CLEANING KIT ( 6 Pages)
A $10 Value
The Outdoor Cleaning Kit Includes:
- 2 outdoor spring cleaning checklists
- 1 outdoor spring maintenance checklist
- 6 DIY outdoor cleaning recipe cards
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CHORE CHARTS (6 Pages)
A $15 Value
Organize your entire family with this chore chart kit. Designed for children, teens, and adults, you have several options to suit your needs. Parent/adult/teen charts have four columns for each day of the week. Organize chores, meals, calls, things to buy, school, sports, and much more. Print out a new schedule each week or laminate and use repeatedly. Use a wet erase marker and wipe clean each week. The kids’ chore charts include matching sheets of “sticker” designs. Print out on sticker paper and use a 1” circle punch to make your own stickers. Or, laminate the whole page, punch out the designs with your 1” circle punch and use sticky tack to use again and again. Alternatively, the charts can be laminated and checked daily with a wet erase marker.
The Organizing Homelife Chore Chart Kit Includes:
- A weekly chore chart for moms/adults – 1 in black and white and 1 in color
- A weekly “construction” theme chore chart for boys
- Boys page of stickers
- A weekly “butterfly” theme chore chart for girls
- Girls page of stickers
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YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL CLEANING (11 Pages)
A $1.99 Value
Get all of The Country Chic Cottages natural cleaning ideas in one BIG printable book. Print this complete guide to natural cleaning and keep it as a handy reference around your home.
The Natural Cleaning Guide Includes:
- 225 ideas for using vinegar, cream of tartar, lemons, hydrogen peroxide, steam, baking soda, corn starch, salt, and rubbing alcohol to clean.
Websites: http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net
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ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SIMPLIFY YOUR CLOSET (9 Session Video Series)
A $39.99 Value
SIMPLIFY YOUR CLOSET is a 9 session video course (90 minutes) designed to help you PLAN your ideal wardrobe, STREAMLINE your current closet, and CREATE outfits that fit you and your lifestyle. Instructions for accessing the video course will be given in the PDF file included in the bundle. This file includes a direct link to sign up for the online course, which must take place by March 15th.
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HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSETS (67 Pages)
A $19 Value
At simplify 101 we believe life is more fulfilling (and fun!) when youíre organized in a way that's just right for you. We offer online classes that make getting organized easy and affordable. They're designed to help you create customized organizing systems that cut clutter and reduce stress, giving you more time for what matters most to you.
The How to Organize Your Closet printable pack includes:
- Everything you need to transform your closet from chaotic and cluttered to functional and fabulous.
- Includes all written lesson materials, questionnaires, organizing checklists & planning forms delivered as colorful, printable, & editable pdfs.
- 69 pages in total / 2 lessons of easy-to-implement content from simplify 101's class "Organize Your Closet."
Disclaimer: The printable bundle does not include online class features such as MP3 audio files, access to the simplify 101 community forum, access to online class videos, or access to class materials on the simplify 101 website.
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28 DAYS TO HOPE FOR YOUR HOME E-BOOK (52 Pages)
A $5.00 Value
28 Days to Hope for Your Home, an e-book by Dana K White ("Nony" of A Slob Comes Clean) guides even the most overwhelmed homemaker through the development of four basic habits that will get (and keep) any home under control.
28 Days to Hope for Your Home includes:
- 28 days of specific instructions to help you develop four basic (but essential) home management habits.
- Insights into why these concepts seem foreign to you.
- Practical tips to keep you from giving up.
- Bonus sections with realistic strategies for laundry management, meal prep, and decluttering.
- More than 45 pages of all new, exclusive content!
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Important Details:
- If you have any questions or issues with your Spring Cleaning Bundle, please visit the FAQ page. Look over the questions and answers on the page BEFORE emailing. If you have not found your answer on the FAQ page, please email springcleaningbundle@gmail.com. To ensure that your question is answered in a timely manner, please take care to email at the "Spring Cleaning Bundle" address (not our personal blog email address). Please note that due to high email volume, we will do our best to respond within 24 hours – thank you for your patience! When emailing, please include a copy of your Paypal receipt and highlight your issue in the “subject” line.
- The Spring Cleaning Bundle is an exclusive sale & only available from 8 a.m. EST on February 20th to 11:00 p.m. EST on February 28th, 2015. There are no exceptions.
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Four Week "Wait-No-More" Organizing Challenge! Week 2 - Automotive Organization (and a link party)
Hooray! It is the end of week two of the four week "Wait No More Challenge!" Are you still organizing full speed ahead? I am really loving the challenge and checking off some much needed projects from my list. We are not talking about dramatic room makeovers or major DIY improvements. These projects are the projects that are impacting our day to day lifestyles. The ones that slow us down, cause us frustrations and make us shake our heads in confusion.
This week I tackled our vehicles and I went into the project thinking it would be a walk in the park. Boy was I in for a surprise! It would be a miracle if we could pull off a successful drive to the park with the condition of our vehicles.
In my making excuses defense, it is nearly impossible to clean our vehicle for about 6 months out of the year due to our cold climate. Truthfully, I don't think either of our cars have been touched in over a year though, so I really don't think that my excuse holds that much weight. The funny thing is, I can't stand a dirty car because I just love the feeling of a fresh clean car so much more. But I had some major goggles on or something, because they both just got progressively worse and worse to the point where I didn't even realize how bad they really were.
No joke guys, I went out this week to clean out the cars and had a minor panic attack in the middle of the day, in the middle of our driveway, in the middle of our neighborhood. I knew the cars were bad, but the back of the vehicle that we primarily use to travel as a family, was in far rougher shape than I realized or even could have imagined. Remember, this is a judge free zone friends.
Toys, crumbs, dirt, coloring pages, books, water bottles, clothing, sporting equipment, more clothing... You would think we live out of these vehicles. Wait, we basically do lately!
The front seat wasn't all that bad. Just felt dirty and had a lot of disorganization in the cubbies and crannies.
I am sure cleaning out a car and organizing it isn't the most thrilling post to read, but my goodness, the outcome sure was thrilling to me. I completely underestimated the mess, and therefore, completely underestimated the amount of time it would take to clean out and organize both cars. Here are the steps I took to whip both vehicles back into beautiful shape.
STEP 1: Assess (like really assess). Check out all areas of cars to determine scope of project and potential needs (this is where I failed to realize how bad things really were). I used my project planning printable to come up with a game plan.
STEP 2: Create solutions for trouble spots. We were lacking in preparation and organization, so I put together a few kits to be better prepared while traveling.
STEP 3: Sort and purge! Just like any organizational project, I got out some bins and started the sorting process. You can download your free sorting signs here.
The goal was to empty the cars 100%. I enlisted the help of all of the boys, they were partly responsible for the mess after-all.
STEP 4: Clean! Once we had the cars completely empty, it was time to scrub them top to bottom.
This process probably seems pretty straight forward, and it really was. I used a combination of our shop vac and Dyson attachments to get all of the carpet clean. A slender attachment worked well to vacuum out all of the narrow nooks, door pockets and cup holders. I decided to cheat for this project and purchased some Pledge Multi-Surface cleaner (I usually DIY my cleaners). I was impressed with how well it worked on all of the interior surfaces, including the windows. Not to mention, it smelled amazing. #notsponsored #justlove
A small scrub brush paired with a bucket of warm water and dishsoap removed all of the salt stains from the floor mats. Once they were dry, I went back over them with our upright vac.
STEP 5: Take it all in. Every last minute!
STEP 6: Implement new systems. I had a chat with the kiddos, and we agreed that majority of the items we put in our car kit, should get them through shorter car rides without the need to bring a bunch of extra coloring pages or toys.
We also agreed that part of the problem was not being diligent about bringing things in when we returned home. Our "keep" bin was full of items that needed to be brought back into the house and put away.
I added a small trash bag to the back of the passenger seat in both cars.
The sporting equipment was also put away, and replaced with a bin of essentials and our reusable shopping bags.
I actually divided our reusable shopping bags into two sets of 5 bags each, keeping one set in each car. In the past, they were stored in the house and they were forgotten for far too many grocery shopping trips. The woven basket in our car holds our returns, and can easily be moved from trunk to trunk.
In the front of both cars, I made sure we had a plug and cord for each of our phones.
At this point, it is probably not a surprise that the glove compartments were also a smidge on the messy side...
We keep spare fuses in both glove compartments. Our car had a nice divided case, so I mimicked it for the SUV.
I also added a small container of money for tolls, parking meters or an emergency gas stop. I don't typically recommend leaving money in your vehicle, but I wanted to add a small back-up fund in both cars just in case. Does iced coffee count as an emergency?
I didn't want to continuously purchase Swiffer refills, so I upgraded each vehicle to a reusable duster instead. They are compact enough to fit in the glove compartments.
We were also lacking in any type of document management in the car. We didn't always have insurance cards in the car, and have been trying a few different methods for tracking mileage (we both need to track it for business purposes). To solve the problem, I put together a thin Auto Binder to slide under each passenger seat.
How about a quick look inside?
I used a generic white 1/2" three ring binder and dressed it up with some decorative paper and a label. Inside, I used tabbed binder pockets, which are great for holding miscellaneous documents and receipts.
Right inside the cover, I added our insurance card and proof of vehicle registration.
Behind another tab of more insurance docs/details, I printed out a new auto maintenance log, and filed away the previous one which we had been keeping in our Household Binder. The pocket is great for holding maintenance statements and receipts.
Next tab is a Mileage tracker, which I created for this project.
Would you like one too? OK!
For the final tab, I decided to take my own advice and keep a donation tracker in each car. We are always dropping off a small box of items at local donation facilities, and I find myself jotting down notes at the last minute in my phone or on random scraps of paper. Now, I have a much more organized way of keeping those details straight.
The one shown above is from my shop here, but you can also download another version for free here.
A pen fit perfectly inside each binder, and the cover provides a hard surface to write down all details while on the go.
And that is that my friends! Our cars are no longer embarrassing or gross or dirty! Although I may be hiding under a rock in shame, I am doing so with a smile!
I am sure I am a bit more excited about the before and afters this week than 90% of you, but that is what these organizational challenges are all about. Doing something you have been putting off for far too long and then celebrating your accomplishments. #cheers
I was so overjoyed to see how many of you joined in with me last week! Let's keep the organizing momentum going this week!
UPDATE! Congratulations to this week's winner! #16 has been selected by Random.org as the winning participant of Week Two! Keep an eye on your email, I will be contacting soon to coordinate your Amazon.com gift card winnings!
You can find all of the challenge details in this post here, and also download some FREE project planning printables to help you get started!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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This week I tackled our vehicles and I went into the project thinking it would be a walk in the park. Boy was I in for a surprise! It would be a miracle if we could pull off a successful drive to the park with the condition of our vehicles.
In my making excuses defense, it is nearly impossible to clean our vehicle for about 6 months out of the year due to our cold climate. Truthfully, I don't think either of our cars have been touched in over a year though, so I really don't think that my excuse holds that much weight. The funny thing is, I can't stand a dirty car because I just love the feeling of a fresh clean car so much more. But I had some major goggles on or something, because they both just got progressively worse and worse to the point where I didn't even realize how bad they really were.
No joke guys, I went out this week to clean out the cars and had a minor panic attack in the middle of the day, in the middle of our driveway, in the middle of our neighborhood. I knew the cars were bad, but the back of the vehicle that we primarily use to travel as a family, was in far rougher shape than I realized or even could have imagined. Remember, this is a judge free zone friends.
Toys, crumbs, dirt, coloring pages, books, water bottles, clothing, sporting equipment, more clothing... You would think we live out of these vehicles. Wait, we basically do lately!
The front seat wasn't all that bad. Just felt dirty and had a lot of disorganization in the cubbies and crannies.
I am sure cleaning out a car and organizing it isn't the most thrilling post to read, but my goodness, the outcome sure was thrilling to me. I completely underestimated the mess, and therefore, completely underestimated the amount of time it would take to clean out and organize both cars. Here are the steps I took to whip both vehicles back into beautiful shape.
STEP 1: Assess (like really assess). Check out all areas of cars to determine scope of project and potential needs (this is where I failed to realize how bad things really were). I used my project planning printable to come up with a game plan.
STEP 2: Create solutions for trouble spots. We were lacking in preparation and organization, so I put together a few kits to be better prepared while traveling.
STEP 3: Sort and purge! Just like any organizational project, I got out some bins and started the sorting process. You can download your free sorting signs here.
The goal was to empty the cars 100%. I enlisted the help of all of the boys, they were partly responsible for the mess after-all.
STEP 4: Clean! Once we had the cars completely empty, it was time to scrub them top to bottom.
This process probably seems pretty straight forward, and it really was. I used a combination of our shop vac and Dyson attachments to get all of the carpet clean. A slender attachment worked well to vacuum out all of the narrow nooks, door pockets and cup holders. I decided to cheat for this project and purchased some Pledge Multi-Surface cleaner (I usually DIY my cleaners). I was impressed with how well it worked on all of the interior surfaces, including the windows. Not to mention, it smelled amazing. #notsponsored #justlove
A small scrub brush paired with a bucket of warm water and dishsoap removed all of the salt stains from the floor mats. Once they were dry, I went back over them with our upright vac.
STEP 5: Take it all in. Every last minute!
STEP 6: Implement new systems. I had a chat with the kiddos, and we agreed that majority of the items we put in our car kit, should get them through shorter car rides without the need to bring a bunch of extra coloring pages or toys.
We also agreed that part of the problem was not being diligent about bringing things in when we returned home. Our "keep" bin was full of items that needed to be brought back into the house and put away.
I added a small trash bag to the back of the passenger seat in both cars.
The sporting equipment was also put away, and replaced with a bin of essentials and our reusable shopping bags.
I actually divided our reusable shopping bags into two sets of 5 bags each, keeping one set in each car. In the past, they were stored in the house and they were forgotten for far too many grocery shopping trips. The woven basket in our car holds our returns, and can easily be moved from trunk to trunk.
In the front of both cars, I made sure we had a plug and cord for each of our phones.
At this point, it is probably not a surprise that the glove compartments were also a smidge on the messy side...
We keep spare fuses in both glove compartments. Our car had a nice divided case, so I mimicked it for the SUV.
I also added a small container of money for tolls, parking meters or an emergency gas stop. I don't typically recommend leaving money in your vehicle, but I wanted to add a small back-up fund in both cars just in case. Does iced coffee count as an emergency?
I didn't want to continuously purchase Swiffer refills, so I upgraded each vehicle to a reusable duster instead. They are compact enough to fit in the glove compartments.
We were also lacking in any type of document management in the car. We didn't always have insurance cards in the car, and have been trying a few different methods for tracking mileage (we both need to track it for business purposes). To solve the problem, I put together a thin Auto Binder to slide under each passenger seat.
How about a quick look inside?
I used a generic white 1/2" three ring binder and dressed it up with some decorative paper and a label. Inside, I used tabbed binder pockets, which are great for holding miscellaneous documents and receipts.
Right inside the cover, I added our insurance card and proof of vehicle registration.
Behind another tab of more insurance docs/details, I printed out a new auto maintenance log, and filed away the previous one which we had been keeping in our Household Binder. The pocket is great for holding maintenance statements and receipts.
Next tab is a Mileage tracker, which I created for this project.
Would you like one too? OK!
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| (download your FREE mileage tracker here) |
For the final tab, I decided to take my own advice and keep a donation tracker in each car. We are always dropping off a small box of items at local donation facilities, and I find myself jotting down notes at the last minute in my phone or on random scraps of paper. Now, I have a much more organized way of keeping those details straight.
The one shown above is from my shop here, but you can also download another version for free here.
A pen fit perfectly inside each binder, and the cover provides a hard surface to write down all details while on the go.
And that is that my friends! Our cars are no longer embarrassing or gross or dirty! Although I may be hiding under a rock in shame, I am doing so with a smile!
I am sure I am a bit more excited about the before and afters this week than 90% of you, but that is what these organizational challenges are all about. Doing something you have been putting off for far too long and then celebrating your accomplishments. #cheers
Now! Who wants to win a $50 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com!? The majority of the items I used for this week's task, were purchased from Amazon (flashlights, umbrellas, tire repair kits, roadside flashers, fire extinguishers, collapsible pet bowls (thanks for the recommendations), dusters, trash sacks, etc...). These days, I do the majority of my shopping on Amazon because it is convenient and typically less expensive than driving to surrounding bigger cities to shop. You can find just about anything for just about any project. Using random.org, one link party participant will be selected to win the gift card at the end of this week's challenge (no need to participate each week to win)! Time to share your Week 2 stories and projects with me!
I was so overjoyed to see how many of you joined in with me last week! Let's keep the organizing momentum going this week!
UPDATE! Congratulations to this week's winner! #16 has been selected by Random.org as the winning participant of Week Two! Keep an eye on your email, I will be contacting soon to coordinate your Amazon.com gift card winnings!
You can find all of the challenge details in this post here, and also download some FREE project planning printables to help you get started!
Have a great weekend everyone!
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