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Great Deal: Customized cards, delivered

Categories: Great Deal, Organized Living

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So you’ve been meaning to send a card to a friend or relative, but you just can’t find the time… or you had the time, but then you got to the store and wondered when they started charging $5/pop. Never fear, Cardstore is here! Through March 8th, shop their selection of cards and pay just $.99/each when you apply coupon code CCE3301. Then go ahead and customize and sign it, and you can even have them send it for you (all for less than just the card would cost you, elsewhere).

That’s not only a great deal, it means you don’t have to remember where you put the stamps.

Great Deal: Hoist those bikes!

Categories: Great Deal, Organized Living

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The annual summer dilemma of making more space in the garage is about to be solved—right now you can get a 2-pack of RAD bicycle hoists from Buy.com for just $18 shipped, and your bikes will be put away without taking up any precious floor space.

For comparison: Amazon currently has the same bundle for $24.95, so this is about a 30% savings as well as free shipping (tricksy Amazon kept it under $25 so that you’d have to have Prime for the free shipping).

Reviews are plentiful and largely positive, so if bikes are taking over your space, this is a great deal.

Home Style: Bamboo dry erase board

Categories: Be Green, Home Style, Organized Living

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I’ve been looking for an alternative to the chalk board we have hanging in our kitchen (it’s handy, but messy) and when I saw this dry erase board from CB2 I feel in like with it immediately. It’s made of bamboo, is eco-friendly, wipes off easily and can hang either vertically or horizontally. Our house is full of wood (floors, wainscoting, etc.) and it will fit in perfectly with our decor. It’s on my “to buy” list, for sure.

$59.95 @ CB2.com

Getting Organized: “All Out Of” Pad

Categories: Organized Living

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I’m a huge, huge fan of Knock Knock products because they infuse the mundane with some necessary humor. But they’re also quite useful, like this All Out Of pad, which will help you keep track of household things you need to pick up at the store.

$8 @KnockKnock.biz

Get Organized: 2-sided Cord Pouch

Categories: Great Gift Ideas, Organized Living

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How many drawers in your house are filled with cords? Sadly, I know the answer to this: For us it’s three. Yes, that’s three drawers filled with who-knows-what-they-are-for cords, which my husband claims are all essential to our survival. Well, with this 2-sided pouch we’ll just have to see. It makes it easy to organize all the cords and keep them with the right label, so when your husband claims that the camera cord must be there somewhere, all you have to do is look in the pouch.

$19.99 @ GreatUsefulStuff

Getting organized: a great daily planner

Categories: Organized Living

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One might not think that a family planner is a “luxury” but if you’re a Type A personality like I am, it kind of is. I was turned on to the Polestar Family Calendar by a friend four years ago and I sing its praises to anyone who will listen. There are different columns for Family Appointments and Meals/Kitchen and Home and To Do and To Buy lists and SO MUCH MORE. I have a Google calendar that syncs to my iPhone for deadlines but I still love the Polestar in all of its papery organization. There’s something inherently satisfying about using a pen to write down tasks and then cross them out.

$16.95 @ Polestarcalendars.com

Technology: Driinn cell phone charger shelf

Categories: General, Mom's Must Haves, Organized Living, Technology, Travel Gear, Work Happy

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This isn’t techonology, per se, but it’s for holding something technological, so it counts, in my book. The Driin cell phone charger shelf hooks over your power cord once it’s been plugged into an electrical outlet; the slim shelf holds both your phone and the excess cord, keeping your counter or desktop neat and tidy (and your phone easily accessible). Made in Italy, it comes in seven colors, from stark white to basic black to bright pink, and it’s low price makes it an excellent stocking stuffer for working moms everywhere.

$6.95 at Driinn.com.

(Image from Gadgetreview.com)

Get Organized: Poppy Magnetic Board

Categories: Organized Living

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I love the whimsical look of this magnetic board for almost any office or kitchen. Why go with the traditional gray square when you could add a bright color and fun shape to your space?

$24.9 @ Container Store

Get Organized: Acrylic Makeup Organizer

Categories: Health and Beauty, Organized Living

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I’ve tried, for years, to get control of the make-up and skin care product mess in my bathroom and I think I finally got it with this awesomely useful organizer. It’s got a spot for all my lipsticks, mascaras, and eye pencils and several small shelves where I can put eye shadows and concealers. It’s clear so it’s easy to see what’s where. Sometimes the simplest things just work.

$34.99 @ ContainerStore

Get Organized: Bamboo Veneer Combo Board

Categories: Organized Living

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As much as I love technology, I find that nothing works better as a reminder than writing something down in a place where I am likely to see it often — like a message board. I like this bamboo message board for its style and usefulness, and I think it can look great in a kitchen, a hallway or even an office.

$24.99 @ ContainerStore

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