Quote for the Week: On Goals

Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars.
~Les Brown

One of my favorite quotes!

P.S. Keep watching for a contest next week - just in time for a great Christmas gift!

Blog Giveaway! Get Cool for School

Karen at 3garnets and 2sapphires has started up a giveaway just in time for back to school with some really cute stuff! They are giving away an art bundle that consists of:

Our Two-Sided Art Easel, a Set of 12 Foam Rollers, a set of Plastic Chubby Paint Brushes, Simply Washable Tempera Paint in the Classic Colors, No Mess Paint Cups and a Junior Apron (new product) OR A Waterproof Bib OR An Art Smock!

These are the 8 blogs participating in this giveaway event. You can gain additional entries for this contest by entering on all 8 blogs.
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The Big O: Be a Guest Host!

Are you the the local organizing guru in your circle of friends? Do you have a secret (or not so secret) dream of hosting a podcast? Or are you the exact opposite and just want to have a great time?

VickyandJen.com, together with Monica Ricci, are hosting a contest for a guest-host spot on the next "Big O" podcast series!

If you've never heard any of the podcasts from the "Big O" series (that's "O" for Organization), have a listen - they cover a multitude of organizing dilemmas, and the three of them have a blast doing it!

What a great opportunity for a budding organizing expert, or anyone who wants to learn a few tricks and have an awesome afternoon!

Good Luck!

Winners in the Reliable Iron Contest

As always, our readers are the best! You have some very creative ideas for reusing items in your homes - thanks for sharing them with us!

And now the contest winners (chosen at Random.org)!
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Win a Digital Velocity Iron from Reliable!

Sorry - contest closed

This time around, we are giving away some wonderful products from Reliable Corporation, Blomus, Ameriwood Industries, Richards Homewares, and Design Ideas.

These are some of the top companies that we've worked with for a long time, and they all make outstanding products!

Grand Prize: Digital Velocity Iron from Reliable.
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Contest Coming!

It's been a while, but we thought it was time… for another contest! We have more great stuff to give away!

Stay tuned next week for the contest details!

Eco Organizing Awards 2009

It's a GOOD day when you do something to get organized. It's a GREAT day when you do something to get organized and preserve Mother Earth at the same time!

That's why the Get Organized Blog is proud to kick-off the Eco Organizing Awards. And I sincerely hope that you'll help me celebrate and promote Earth Day 2009!

How can you help celebrate?
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Congrats to our Contest Winners!

Thanks to all of you for participating in our giveaway! Congratulations to our winners:
Grand Prize: TV Stand by Bush goes to #26 - Jennifer C!
First Prize: Stainless Steel Bowl from Blomus goes to #1 - Shris!
2nd Prize: Duo Shower Curtain Rod in White from Polder goes to #2 - Holly!
3rd Prize: Set of 3 Travel Tie Holders from Richards Homewares goes to #6 - Nechama!
4th Prize: Set of two small Volt Tote bags from Design Ideas goes to #21 - Naomi!

I'll be emailing all of you today as well.

Last Chance to Win a TV Stand from Bush Furniture

SORRY - CONTEST CLOSED

This time around, I'd like to hear about your favorite media storage solution (or the problem if you haven't found a solution yet).

How do you store your movies or CD's? How about and abundance of books - what have you discovered for that?

Our Grand Prize would be a great media storage solution!

This TV Stand by Bush would give you the perfect place to store movies and CD's, a DVD player or a stereo system!

Other great prizes are:
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The Winners Are:

Thanks to all of you for leaving such great comments - you have some great ideas on making the most of you bathroom spaces! I love doing these kinds of contests because of all the good ideas we can glean while having fun!

Here they are - the winners of the "Win a Vanity Set from Powell Furniture" contest!
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Win a Vanity Set from Powell Furniture!

~Sorry, contest closed~

We've had some amazing give-aways for our contests lately! If you haven't won anything yet, don't worry - you still can!

For this contest, we'd like to hear about your favorite bathroom storage solution. Is it the cute basket for your hair brushes? The drawer organizer for your makeup? Leave us a comment below and let us know.

You could be the winner of one of these fantastic prizes:
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Alternate Winners Chosen

Unfortunately, even after several attempts, our Grand prize winner and our 4th prize winner in the Win a Singer contest never claimed their prizes.
So we chose two more numbers at random and here they are:
Grand Prize: 65 Stitch Function Sewing Machine from Singer goes to # 74 Reva Skie
4th Prize: Set of 2 small Volt Tote bags from Design Ideas goes to # 68 dan

Congratulations! I've emailed you both. Please contact me and we will get your prizes shipped to you ASAP!

National Get Organized Month

I would be remiss in my duties as a professional organizer if I didn't plug Get Organized Month. It's sponsored by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and is dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of - you guessed it - getting organized!

If you'd like to take advantage of all that GO Month has to offer, then you have a plethora of resources at your disposal. Here are just a few of those…
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Can I Have a Drumroll Please?

Thanks to all of you for leaving such great comments - you have some great ideas on keeping your craft and sewing areas neat and organized! I may even feature some of these in upcoming posts!

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for - here are the winners of our Win a Singer Sewing Machine Contest:
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Win a Singer Sewing Machine!

Sorry - Contest Closed

We'd like to know about your best organizing solution in your craft or sewing area.

What have you found or created that helped you solve a particularly irritating storage issue.

Just leave us a comment below and you could win one of 5 great prizes!
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Contest Winners Announced!

Thanks to all of you for entering our contest! Here are the winners:

Grand Prize Winner of the Kitchen Workstation fron Home Styles Furniture - Emily (#32)

First Prize Winner of the Expandable and Stackable 3-Tier Shoe Rack by Polder - Kristi F. (#25)

Second Prize Winner of the Autumn GeoMetro Tote Set by Design Ideas - leslie (#40)

Third Prize Winner of the Duo Shower Curtain Rod by Polder - edgery (#4)

Fourth Prize Winner of the Set of 2 File Sorters by Spectrum - Craig S. (#62)

Congrats to all! I will contact you by email as well.

Stay tuned for our next contest!

Contest Closed

Got a storage dilema in your kitchen? Leave us a comment telling us about your storage problem (and if you've found a solution, please tell us that, too!) and you'll be entered into a drawing for this solid rubberwood Kitchen Workstation from Home Styles, featuring locking industrial casters and all the storage space you need!

Or you could win one of these other great prizes:
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Congrats to Our Contest Winners!

Ta-ta-da-da! And the winners of our Win a New Bedroom Contest are…

   • Grand Prize of a South Shore bedroom set goes to comment #116 - Judi!

   • First Prize of a goes to comment #57 - Charee!

   • Second Prize of a goes to comment #73 - Fidget!

   • Third Prize of a goes to comment #39 - Robin!

   • Fourth Prize of a goes to comment #113 - Rochelle!

Congratulations, we will be emailing the winners today. And thanks to all of you for entering - this was our best turnout ever! Stay tuned for our next big contest on Monday December 8th!

Last Day to Enter to Win a New Bedroom!

Contest Closed - check back tomorrow when we announce the winners!

One of our vendors, South Shore Furniture, has agreed to provide one lucky winner with this beautiful new bedroom set!

Here are all the prizes:

Grand Prize:
South Shore Furniture "Versa" Full/Queen Bedroom Collection with:
   • 1 headboard
   • 1 6-drawer dresser
   • 1 mirror
   • 2 nightstands
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It's Almost Contest time!

Woohoo!

We have our best contest ever starting on Wednesday, November 19th.

The Grand Prize is this five piece bedroom set from South Shore Furniture!

Other prizes include a bath organizer and a cabinet organizer from Organize It All, a luggage rack from Winsome, and a shoe rack from Polder.

Come back here on the 19th to enter!!

Vicky and Jen's 100th Podcast

Only one week left!
Join the fun on October 22nd as our friends over at Vicky and Jen.com release their special show in honor of their 100th podcast, featuring a few special past guests (The Sneaky Chef, The Noise Guy and Dr. Romance to name a few!)!

They have 30 awesome prizes to give away - donated by some great companies like King Arthur Flour, The Pampered Chef, DaysAgo Counters, Flip and Tumble, and Klutz!

Deadline is November 4, 2008 (midnight EST) - good luck!

And the Winners Are…

Thanks to all for participating in our contest - you've given some great suggestions for more posts!

We have the winners:

   •The Grand prize of a $100 Gift Certificate from Stacks and Stacks.com goes to Sue Thompson!

   •First prize - Beechwood Stool by Winsome Trading - goes to Helen David!

   •Second prize - Bath Shelf by Organize It All - goes to gs49!

   •Third prize - Clear Choice Shower Dispenser by Better Living - goes to Lydia!

   •Fourth prize - Ulti-mate Vanity Organizer by Better Living - goes to PJ!

I'll be contacting the winners by email. Stay tuned for the next contest!

Contest Time Again!

~CONTEST CLOSED~

For this contest, we would love to hear from you! We may be in the top 10, but there is always room to improve. What issues would you like to see addressed on our blog? A new organizing topic you’d like to know more about? Interviews? Q & A’s? Polls?

Leave us a comment with your suggestion for what you’d like to see here and we will pick a random five lucky people to win one of these great prizes:
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August Declutter Challenge - Are YOU In?

I'm very excited to share this with all of you.

Beth and I will be hosting the August Declutter Challenge for the month of August.

We are each committed to decluttering at least one thing every day and will each be writing a post showing what we've decluttered.
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And the Winners Are…

Thanks to all of you who participated in our contest! The jokes were so fun to read each morning!
Well - here they are:

First Prize - $100 Stacks and Stacks gift certificate goes to Gabriela (where does an astronaut get money?)

Second Prize - Bedroom Night Stand by Ameriwood goes to Mary (what do you call a fish with no eyes?)
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Check Back Monday for Contest Winners!

Sorry, contest closed

A blind man walks into a grocery store and is walking up and down the isles with his guide dog. Suddenly he stops in the middle of an isle and starts swinging his dog around over his head! Alarmed, a clerk runs up to the man and asks "Can I help you?!!"
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Are You Smarter Than Sophie?

Attention all Post-it Note junkies –

3M is sponsoring a contest called Sophie Smarts, which tests your Post-it IQ for a chance to win one of the prizes pictured here: Pop-up Notes in a Desk Grip Dispenser, Flag Highlighter, or a Note Holder Book.

Here's the scoop, according to Sophie: "Sophie Smarts is a great way to test your knowledge about Post-it® brand products. There are 7 questions to answer before you can claim that you are as smart as Sophie…you need to answer ALL 7 questions correctly. If you get even one question wrong, you will have to start over. Answer the questions then spin for a chance to win…"
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What's Under Your desk?

Here's a contest for anyone with major cord clutter under their desks. Looks like fun AND a good cause!

For those dedicated to wiping out clutter, GREEN PLUG’S Photo Sweepstakes offers a chance to be green - and get green:

WHAT: Spring cleaning comes just in time for Green Plug’s “What’s Under Your Desk?” sweepstakes, where you can post photos of power cord chaos for fun, a little profit and a cleaner, greener planet.
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Contest Blogger Contest

I couldn’t pass this one up.

Contest Blogger is running a contest of their own - the first one, in fact. Any blogger who posts a permanent link to their site is entered permanently into their monthly drawing for a $100 prize!

That's right - link once and be eligible forever. Pretty cool, eh?

And watch for our contest starting next week!

And the Winner is…

1st place: Cubby Storage Bench goes to Holly for the picture of her kitchen sink - very witty!

2nd place: Stainless Steel Wine Rack goes to Marn with the wooden eye.

3rd place: Bath Shelf with Mirror and Trays goes to Haze for the mouthfuls of goose grain.

4th place: Blue Pebble Bath Mat goes to Lori for the little bag of dried mushrooms.

Thanks to all of you for entering our "What's in your purse?" contest! I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your comments every day. I’ll be contacting the winners by email.

Stay tuned for our next contest!