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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

$25 Target Gift Card Giveaway Has Ended

The first random winner has been chosen! I numbered each entry and then had my husband randomly choose a number and the winner is.... drum roll please....

afraley@akron.k12.oh.us

I will be contacting you and sending you your gift card shortly!

Thanks for all who entered and check back again soon to see what next month's giveaway will be!!!

Send me your FAVORITE organizational tip for a chance to win a $25 gift card from Target and to have your tip debuted on www.womenlivingwell.org!

To Win: Please share your favorite organizational tip! It can be one item you cannot live without, one area of your house that you have whipped into shape, a schedule that works for you, a book that has helped you or a problem spot you have conquered (ie. medicine cabinet, desk, closet etc.). Post your best tip and how it has helped you in the comment section below and you will be entered into the contest. If your email address is not connected to your ID please leave your email address with your comment or email it to me at courtney@womenlivingwell.org with the subject "Giveaway".

RULES: Starts January 20th, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. Ends February 14th, 2009 at 9 p.m. Open to residents of the United States who are 18 and older. Winner will be contacted via email.

BONUS ENTRIES: For fellow bloggers, blog about this giveaway and include a link back to this post or grab my button and then let me know in the comment section for a bonus entry!

Notice: THE CONTEST HAS CHANGED per the request of the Speers. Thank you for those of you who voted for the Speer's for an Extreme Home Makeover. If you would like to read their story go here...
The Contest will carry on with new rules to win and those who have already entered will still be entered in the final drawing with a bonus opportunity to enter again a second time following these new set of rules!

Labels: Giveaways

43 Comments:

Anonymous said...: I voted, Courtney! :); January 20, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Anonymous said...: I forgot to leave my email: runwatchplaywait AT gmail DOT com.; January 20, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Andrea Hatfield said...: I voted for the Speer family.
simplyandreah@gmail.com; January 20, 2009 at 11:46 AM
valerie2350 said...: blogged here:
http://sweeps4bloggers.blogspot.com/2009/01/womenlivingwell-target-card-giveaway.html; January 20, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Anonymous said...: did it! Thanks for helping them by spreading the word!; January 20, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Anonymous said...: Courtney, I voted (This is Ashley Fraley... afraley@akron.k12.oh.us); January 20, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Kaycee said...: I voted. It seems like they could really use this.

kayceewilliams at gmail dot com; January 20, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Kelly said...: I voted for them!!!; January 20, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Anonymous said...: I did it, hopefully correctly! =D
oewiz[at]yahoo[dot]com; January 20, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Jennifer said...: I voted for this amasing couple and I shall be praying for them as they will be facing eve more difficult time ahead. :(

knittingmomof3 (AT) gmail (DOT) com; January 20, 2009 at 6:28 PM
Anonymous said...: I voted Courtney, for the Speer family...they are such a blessing! vmdeering@sbcglobal.net; January 20, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Courtney (Women Living Well) said...: THE CONTEST HAS CHANGED! So I'll go first with a favorite organizational tip - I do laundry all in one day. Rather than doing 1-2 loads of laundry a day (which ends up messy for me because laundry baskets seem to always be out). I do one marathon laundry day a week where I set the timer on my oven and every hour switch the clothes. I love having it all done in one day and not having to think about it for a week! This works for me - if you've never done this - you should try it sometime! It's kinda fun!
Courtney; January 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM
The Behlmers said...: I tell my kids that upstairs toys/books/games/etc need to stay upstairs and the same goes for downstairs stuff. Tha way, I am not making multipule trips up and down to get things where they belong!
dcbehlmer(at)hotmail(dot)com; January 20, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Morgan said...: I needed an extra container for holding crayons so my kids wouldn't fight over them (plus, the cardboard boxes they come in are very difficult for a young preschooler to fit all the crayons back in), so I used a couple empty frosting tubs. The tubs are the perfect size to fit crayons that are standing up on end. Now my 4 year old and my 2 year old each have their own box of crayons and it's easy for them to put the crayons back in!; January 20, 2009 at 11:48 PM
rubynreba said...: Whenever I come home from the grocery store I organize all the cans according to the kind - vegetables etc. and all the boxes according to their kinds. Then I don't have to sort through everything to find what I want.; January 21, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Kelly L said...: I plan meals two weeks at a time and buy all of the meat and side dishes I need for two weeks based on specials. When I come home from grocery shopping I immediately marinate or cut up the meat and vegetables and put them in the freezer or refrigerator. Then when it comes time for me to cook the meal, half the work is already done! Saves me a lot of time!; January 21, 2009 at 10:48 AM
SarahBarnes said...: I am a SAHM of four and I am gearing towards being more organized this year. My one, teeny, tiny space of organization is my schoolroom/office door. I have a huge wall calendar which is color coded with dots, to show our everyday activities. I would be clueless without it.; January 21, 2009 at 11:41 AM
SarahBarnes said...: I blogged your Target Gift Card at:
http://ourbarnesofgrace.blogspot.com/; January 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Kelly said...: I have four children so laundry is a pretty big part of my life. I purchased 4 tubs (wash basins at the dollar store-the kind you can wash dishes in)and labeled them with everyone's name. Each day as I wash and fold the laundry I put it into the appropriate tub and the kids put away when the we are done with that days laundry. I also put anything that may have been left out during the day in them too then the kids take them to their rooms and put everything away and return their tub to me! My 31/2 year old is even starting to catch on.; January 21, 2009 at 2:57 PM
rrshep said...: My most useful organization tip to me is that I hang my clothes by color and by type, for instance, all blouses together, all sweaters together, all slacks together, all jeans together, etc.; January 22, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Lesley said...: Have a Lost and Found Basket...everything in the living room that doesn't live there..goes in...then on Fridays...everything goes to it's rightful home...that way..there isn't just random clutter everywhere....; January 22, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Helen S said...: I have my pantry organized with different types of foods grouped separately.
helencutie06@aol.com; January 22, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Elizabeth said...: I bought a garment rack for my laundry room. I keep extra hangars on it so when clothes come out of the dryer, I can hang them up right away. No ironing for me :) ej_morrison@yahoo.com; January 23, 2009 at 4:47 PM
jpkittie said...: I cannot live without my folders on my desk. I have them labeled with everything! Coupons - Reciepts for Month/Year - Bills for the month/year - Everything has to be labeled!!!!

Thanks for the chance!

jpkittie315 at hotmail dot com; January 24, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Juicebox.mom said...: i make my husband do the laundry and my kids vacuum; while this is going on I manage to clean and organize the kitchen without them bugging me!; January 24, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Karla said...: i organize the bills and paperwork in alphabetical folders and check them every friday and immediately deal with them.; January 24, 2009 at 5:26 PM
RockCity said...: I use a lot of the tips from flylady. I do certain areas of the house only on certian days. Thanks!; January 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM
ljsfunone said...: Well, drawers always seem to be a place to just hide things and have no organization, so when I moved into my current home and saw I had two drawers in the bathroom, I knew I needed to come up with a good plan to keep things in order. So, I went to a office supply store and bought little box dividers and sat them in the drawers. One for my makeup, one for toothpaste,floss, ect, one for bandaids, antibiotic cream, ect, and finally one for the prescriptions. This sounds simple enough but has been a great solution for me. No longer do I just throw stuff in them. Everything has its own place.

Thanks for the giveaway.; January 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Reva Skie said...: I open and sort my mail immediately. If I don't it will overtake my counter.; January 25, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Wanda said...: My issue with socks has been deep!
I am constantly buying and replacing lost socks. So...I put a bucket by the washer/dryer and any that do not have a match--I stick in this.
Every few weeks...when not much fun is happening in my house....I hand my teens (while they are relaxing or watching tv) this bucket and they go through it and make as many matches as possible.
The one to find the most....gets a little compensation! Maybe a fastfood meal....or a movie pick.
It just helps keep us all in socks!; January 28, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Anonymous said...: I get a calendar and add a magnet to the back. Then I hang it on the frig. I look at it everyday to see if there are appointments, gym clothes to bring, band etc. This has saved us so much time and we rarely forget things now.; January 28, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Angela C said...: I have my all my kitchen cabinets organized by type of food. I have one cabinet for vegetables and them all up by kind then one line for misc.,I have one cabinet for sides such as macaroni and cheese, stuffing,instant potatoes etc. one for different types of pasta noodles. One for soups and such keeps everything organized for when I am getting low on something I can add it to my shopping list to replace.
angelacisco atrocketmail.com; January 31, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Angie said...: I was always frustrated by trying to sort out socks when folding laundry. Everyone has white socks and they all start to look the same when trying to sort them out! So, I started marking the bottoms of the socks with a really small permanant fabric marker dot. Each family member get their own color. I put a green dot on all my socks, hubby gets blue, my daughter get red, and my son gets yellow. This has made sorting socks sooo much easier!; February 1, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Lady Roxi said...: Love to have this.

Thanks,

darkfyre1(at)gmail(dot)com; February 6, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Doreen said...: I love hanging up my clothes in the closet by pants, sweaters, coats, shirts, etc. I feel like I'm organized by doing this and it works well for me and I can find what I need to wear. purposedrivenlife4you (at) gmail (dot) com; February 7, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Doreen said...: I linked! :) Hope to win! http://treasuredgiveaways.blogspot.com/2009/02/target-gc-giveaway.html; February 7, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Tamara B. said...: Darn I just found your blog from Treeasured Giveaways and didn't get a chance to vote, sorry. I hope they win!
tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com; February 8, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Dorie said...: Taking 15 mins a day to declutter and throw away junk!; February 8, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Dorie said...: I blogged this Target giftcard: http://joyfullylivingeachday.blogspot.com/2009/02/target-giftcard.html; February 8, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Estela said...: I have cleaned out my old magazine corner by going through each mag, cutting out any articles/recipes/ideas i wanted to keep, and placed them in a 3-ring binder. Really helped clear clutter!; February 9, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Patsy said...: I like to focus on cleaning one area at a time so that I'm not overwhelmed!; February 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Patsy said...: Posted on my blog!

http://giveawayaddictedmom.blogspot.com/2009/02/women-living-well-giveaway.html; February 9, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Mommyhood is Thankless said...: Someone posted once posted about their husband who numbered socks so they wear evenly. I started that and the socks are easy to match together now, and it is easy to know if one is lost, and my husbands socks last a lot longer!

mommyhoodisthankless{AT}gmail.com; February 12, 2009 at 2:33 AM

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I am a stay-at-home home schooling mom of 2, a son (age 8) and a daughter (6). I have been married to Keith, my high school sweet heart, for 13 years. My passion to know God and share him with others led me to the Moody Bible Institute where I graduated with a degree in Evangelism and Discipleship. Last year, I appeared on the Rachael Ray Show as a 1950's Housewife. To learn more about me visit my "About Me" page.

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