Organize the Whole Shebang

what's hip + new in the organizing world...

Today on AM Northwest I shared some products that I discovered [and some that were featured in the "Organizer's Favorite Things" break out session at the annual NAPO [national assoc of prof. organizers] Conference in Baltimore!

 

Oh hello fabulous Hidden Recycler from Rubbermaid!

 

 

When you need some organizing inspiration.... Getting Organized Magazine-a new quarterly publication.   

 

Take a peeky at these 'organizing task cards' from Get Buttoned Up! 30 days to fabulous!

 

 

Pliio! I bought these for my son's t-shirts... I'm a whiz at folding but he needs a some major help ;) As soon as he saw me testing it out, he wanted in on the folding action. His sister got the bug too! #tomsawyereffect

 

   

  3M is all over it again! They've gone full sticky on their infamous Post-it notes and updated their command hooks to include a line of clear hooks... in my opionion they're so much hipper than the ol' white hooks.

 

 

This Meeting Planner from Mead is perfect for all your 'meeting' notes!

 I was bummed I ran out of time during my segment because I didn't get a chance to tell everyone about WallMates [also from Mead]...
Quick, Easy, and Repositionable :) 
I think I'll use the blank version on the kidlets bathroom mirror to write notes annoying notes "brush your teeth or they will fallout" kind of notes!

 There were so many coolio products... most of 'my people' love office supply stores, so you can imagine how we all felt to get to see new innovative products first hand. I can't even begin to scratch the surface so thankfully some of my colleagues have blogged about it as well~

My chica, Julie Bestry had a great follow up post about the NAPO exhibit hall as well as Unclutterer covering some of her faves... both are worthy of a peek!

*i did not accept cold hard cash for any of these products, however i did receive product as i requested to show on the air.

Organizer's Favorite Things...

 "Organizer's Favorite Things,"
a dazzling parade of the latest and greatest
in organizing products and resources.
CREATED BY Allison Spitzer Carter, CPO® + Krista Colvin NAPO CONFERENCE 2012
Organizer's Favorite Things [Tools of the Trade for the Modern Home and Home Office]

It's no surprise how much Professional Organizer's
adore Organizing Products...
But which are our absolute faves...
which products float our boat... 
We Proudly Present the 2012 Organizer's Favorite Things.

THE MODERN HOME
[Products Chosen based on New Problem, New Solution. Old Problem, New Solution. Design, New Design. Upcycling. Resources. Services]

LABELING  
Free Printables + Templates. Way Beyond Adhesives.
[so many incredible new options]

  
Free Printable lilyjanestationery.typepad.com   Chalkboard Labels from Organize.com

 

 
Clip-On Label Holder Set   Aluminum Marking Tags- Gempler

TAGstore Boxes- The Container Store

 

 

Recycle Labels from Poppytalk.blogspot.com 

 

Pantry Printables from BHG.com

    

General Household .Function meets Fabulous.
[ Building a Better Mousetrap. Ever so Clever]

   

Bento from Rubbermaid with Internal Flex Dividers  Wall Cleat Cord Organizer- Oboiler

Over The Cabinet Door Pockets           Tension Rods- from BHG.com

 The Entry/Landing Zone
"Now Why Didn't My Builder Thing of That?"

 

 

EKBY RISET from IKEA               Under the Stair Drawers   

 
Drawer Decor        Cupboard Tamer- Harriet Carter

          
The Family Handyman                  Southern Living 

     
Mugs- Anthropologie- they stack perfectly
 

 

New Products require New Solutions
Acrylic Divided Nespresso Box- The Container Store      
                                                              

The Bathroom  [Design Upgrades]

Thomas hoof Produktgesellschaft

 

 
               Magna Pods                     Slim Organizer- Harriet Carter

 

The Closets [More Functional. More Fabulous]

Hanging Jewelry Organizer- Little Black Dress by Umbra

Pliio

 

 
Shoe Ottomons
Lily Pulitzer             Seventh Avenue 

 

Kid's + Their Rooms [Clever New Twists]

 

IKEA GLIS FOR PLAYING CARD STORAGE IKEA ASKER MAGNETIC KNIFE HOLDER-STORE HOT WHEELS
http://www.jazzieandtahlia.typepad.com/  WWW.THEBOOANDTHEBOY.COM

 

[MODERN] HOME OFFICE FAVES
view our office picks favorite home office products
 

more faves coming soon.... [i pinky promise]

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The Answer to "What's Your Favorite App?"

It's OFFICIAL!!! I'm a new contributor to appSmitten, where I'll be sharing some of my favorite Productivity Apps. Every month I'll review some apps and recommend my faves...

I feel so geeky, I love it!

I think you'll LOVE it too!

It's simple- you sign up for a daily or weekly email [your choice] and you'll receive iPhone + Android app recommendations from me and cool people like Kim Demmon of Today's Creative Blog, who's all over the creative app recs for you. Then there's cute young mama Katie Balla, whom will share apps that she uses with her young family. #phewbetterherthanme  We're just a few of the regulars... but you'll have fun pouring over the apps the celebs use as well as those online gurus. Take a peeky... and

 C'mon GET APPPPY!!!! #yes,singitwithme.partridgefamily 

 

 

 

I'm Smitten... a new favorite thing

Sometimes I wonder how I've never heard of something... Like how did I not know this clever trick or how come it wasn't my idea?

Then other times... I  see my ideas... and think 'Hey, that was my idea!" [hint use a thick tension rod.... #don'taskhowiknow]

But THIS, THIS wish-it-was-my-idea, well Chica... I'm totally in-the-loop... the first to know. They even contacted me... which makes me feel all uber special, because well, you know I've been under the radar for the past 22 months #ifyoudidn'tknowthatthenyouarenotintheloop.timetocatchupsistah

You know how or remember when... you got your smart phone and the first thing you tweeted out was "Hey Everyone... I got an iPhone... what are your favorite apps?"

Well HELLO appSmitten... yes, these 3 chicaritas saw all our posts, tweets, and FB updates and used their noggins to answer our question. Each day they share a chica-tested app. It's like having a techy-girlfriend comment on your FB post. click here to be in the loop

Here's how it works... you sign up for a daily or weekly email. That's it. [they pinky swore they don't sell your email addy...yes i asked]

Well... you get to be the one now to comment when someone posts "what's your favorite app?". #makesyoulookallsmartandstuff

*full disclosure: appSmitten contacted me to help spread the word. I only put my name on products I believe in [and people for that matter]... and yes they are paying me [but i would have done it for free, but don't tell them that because someone needs to pay me for my great finds and i could use the money for coffee + cute shoes]

 

The Download

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SHE's HERE and ready to download!
The 8.5 x 11 digital version of

Organize the Whole Shebang
[the smart woman's guide to doing it all]
A Month-to-Month Plan
to Get it and Keep it Together
Monthly Organizing Projects + to-do lists...
This is the Answer to How That Girl Does it All! 

NOW AVAILABLE! She's only $12.95 

Holiday Inspiration...

cute lil' sugar snails from Martha... so i pinned them!

We're a few days into Winter Break and the kidlets want to do 'stuff'. Today we knocked out a load of Christmas cookies... and I'm still cleaning up the mess :) #worthit

So I headed over to my Pinterest board, the one I titled "Winter".

By now some of you may be addicted to Pinterest...

Others may have heard about it over cocktails the past week...

And some of you just might be saying to yourself... 'what in the heck is she talking about now?'.

Here you go take a peek for yourself: Krista's Winter Pinterest Board It's an incredible organizing tool for all things fabulous + clever... and dreamy.

*you may find it addicting *fair warning

FAVORITE THINGS WINNERS!

This was super fun for me...
I hope you enjoyed learning about my
2011 Favorite Things!

I have a feeling we'll do this again in 2012...

I used this fun little widget to randomly pick the winners...
for example if the randomly chosen number was 3...
then the #3 FB comment was deemed the winner.
I didn't count my own comments, not that I didn't want to win,
because I do, but that would look totally rigged ;)
*winners please message me on FB w/your shipping address!
my personal FB profile to message me is Krista Simor Colvin
Krista Colvin Facebook Page

 

And the Winner is: 

Lisa M.
[a SHE VIP since September 2011]

 

 

 

And the Winner is:

Lisa H.
[a SHE VIP since January 2009]

 

 

 

And the 3 Winners are:

Jennifer B.
[a SHE VIP since May 2011]

Nancy T.
[a SHE VIP since November 2011]

Erika C.
[a SHE VIP + Shebang Cheerleader since August 2006]

  

 

And the Winner is:

Julie G.
[ a SHE VIP since August 2008]

 

 

 

 

And the Winner is:

Bette F.
[a SHE VIP since January 2007]

Rubbermaid's Bento... it's a game changer [favorite thing giveaway]

Rubbermaid Bento Set in Paprika
FAVORITE THINGS GIVEAWAY

They stack, the lids double as trays
and they have divide + conquer built in dividers...
brilliant I say, brilliant.

I first saw these puppies at the NAPO conference last spring... but we pinky swore we wouldn't talk about them until they officially launched.
If you saw my AM Northwest segment on Monday you got a peek a them

At the conference I was video taped as to how I would use Bento,
I was so excited I stumbled over my words!
Here's my take via Rubbermaid's Blog Post 
or if you want to get all crazy + view all the conference Bento Videos
click here #Itoldyouitwasagamechanger

I also have some personal/biz great news...
Rubbermaid has chosen me as member of their
"Professional Organizer Squad"
along with 4 other of my fellow organizers. I am thrilled to be amongst them! #IknowwayCOOLIO!
You'll be seeing more about this soon~

Ok, Ok, back to the BENTO Giveaway...
It's super easy to enter- see the details below~

 

To enter my FAVORITE THINGS GIVEAWAY!

1. In order to be eligible you need to be a SHE VIP... sign up here or text 22828 with the message ORGANIZE you'll be prompted to enter your email.

2. Visit my Facebook Page and comment under the picture/post of the item you'd like to win. You can comment under more than one item. FB/KristaColvin.Lifestyle While you're there if you'd like to 'like' my page that would fabulous... and if you'd like to share my page even more so ;) *however this is not required to win. [if you aren't on FB- leave a blog comment]

The Fine Print:
I have not been compensated to share these fabulous items with you... They are my hand-chosen faves. I have however may been given an item to giveaway to you :) Winners will be randomly chosen on Saturday, Dec. 10th

MORE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS GIVEAWAY!

Yes, I still love magazines..
and Better Homes & Garden
is full of incredible ideas.

I think their website is fabulous they make it easy
to save your favorite ideas...
I'm extra fond of the Organizing/Storage section-
you can see what I mean here.
Cheers to BHG for graciously giving me 3 subscriptions to giveaway!

Oh hello lil' clipboard!
I use my clipboard to control my piles...
Yes, my name is Krista and I am a Piler.

If you'd like to buy a handful to keep all your piles,
I mean your projects organized-
just click on the clipboard photo,
it will take you to my Amazon page
or stop by OfficeMax + pick one up~

 

To enter my FAVORITE THINGS GIVEAWAY!

1. In order to be eligible you need to be a SHE VIP... sign up here or text 22828 with the message ORGANIZE you'll be prompted to enter your email.

2. Visit my Facebook Page and comment under the picture/post of the item you'd like to win. You can comment under more than one item.  FB/KristaColvin.Lifestyle  While you're there if you'd like to 'like' my page that would fabulous... and if you'd like to share my page even more so ;) *however this is not required to win. [if you aren't on FB- leave a blog comment]

The Fine Print:
I have not been compensated to share these fabulous items with you... They are my hand-chosen faves. I have however may been given an item to giveaway to you :) Winners will be randomly chosen on Saturday, Dec. 10th

GiftCard.log from Buttoned Up... today's FAVORITE THING GIVEAWAY

GiftCard.log from Buttoned Up...
I KNOW it's so dang clever... and cute to boot!

There are 16 pocket sleeves for your gift cards + a 30 page booklet to keep track of your gift cards; which means you can write down how much you have on that card, use it, then jot down the balance.

I think it's a FABU item for me, a great gift, and perfect for the kidlets to keep their gift cards in one organized place!
 

It's easy peesy to enter my FAVORITE THINGS GIVEAWAY!

1. In order to be eligible you need to be a SHE VIP... sign up here or text 22828 with the message ORGANIZE you'll be prompted to enter your email.

2. Visit my Facebook Page and comment under the picture/post of the GiftCard.log- visit FB/KristaColvin.Lifestyle to enter and see all my Giveaway posts + tips. While you're there if you'd like to 'like' my page that would fabulous... and if you'd like to share my page even more so ;) *however this is not required to win. [if you aren't on FB- leave a blog comment]

The Fine Print:
I have not been compensated to share these fabulous items with you... They are my hand-chosen faves. I have however been given an item to giveaway to you :) Winners will be randomly chosen on Saturday, Dec. 10th