Organizing Tips from Better Homes & Garden + Giveaway!
Updated to add: This giveaway is now over. The winners are #30 Joanna, #135 Katie, #89 Shana, #114 Smellyann and #62 MaryJane
This past week I’ve had so much fun checking out the newly re-designed Better Homes and Gardens site. Talk about organizing eye candy…seriously I got lost on there soaking it all in. I’m such a visual girl and as a result am so inspired by big, bright, colorful pictures (it’s also why I love Pinterest so much). The BH&G site has a TON of organizing tips, printables, plans, videos and of course pictures which are just stunning. The new design also includes a new slideshow feature and an easy to use navigation bar and search tool.
So today I thought I’d share some of my favorite BH&G organizing finds with you (pictures used with permission of course).
A neat way to label your dollar store baskets:
Fun portable storage:
Personalized buckets for kids or pets:
I love this idea of using a hanger to hold magazines. I’ve got a spot perfect for it on the side of my bathroom counter right beside the toilet :) I’ll throw up a Command Hook to hold it and I’ll be all set!
So many fun and free printable storage labels (when over there be sure to click on view all thumbnails to see them all):
Love this ottoman storage for all the gaming stuff:
Another neat bucket idea for organizing school papers:
Dressers are so functional…why not one in your entryway:
Month-by-month storage project guide (including printable):
I also took their fun organizational personality quiz. I don’t think it’s any surprise that this is what my result was:
You are the Librarian. You like everything in its place.
Key Traits:
Detailed and a taskmaster Energetic A perfectionist, sometimes to a fault
Shocking I know! :) Although I’m definitely what you would call a recovering perfectionist. I’ve learned to let many things go.
Giveaway:
The fine folks at BH&G were very kind to offer up FIVE 1-year Better Homes and Gardens magazine subscriptions as giveaway prizes for FIVE of my lucky readers.
To enter, please go to BH&G and take their organizational personality quiz (it takes maybe 30 seconds to do) and then come back here and leave a comment with what you are. They did not ask me to do this, I just thought it would be neat to see the variety of answers. Entries must be in by Wednesday, June 1st at 2:00 pm PST to be eligible. This one is sadly only open to US residents though (sorry!).
Good luck!
I am also a librarian – and yeah, it fits!
Wow, their new site is nice! I took the quiz – not surprisingly, I am the party planner!!
I want to sit & look at all the neat ideas! =) I am the school teacher, orderly but not rigid…I like that!
I’m a librarian too! Not surprising at all :-)
The party planner…it’s true but oh I need to get organized so I can enjoy my parties more!
School Teacher…yeah, it really fits!!
Librarian…. makes sense to me
I am the Schoolteacher: orderly but not rigid.
I expected to be the librarian because I am a librarian! :)
What a fun quiz! I am the Schoolteacher. Orderly but not rigid.
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
I am the schoolteacher, orderly but not rigid. I like that, though it’s much easier to corral things than children. Or children’s things.
You are the Party PlannerSpontaneous and fun-loving
yep, That’s me :)
I’m the school teacher – orderly but not rigid. Sounds about right. :)
No surprise here – I’m a librarian!
lol, i came up as the schoolteacher, i guess the remarks that i OCD when things are not in put away is true
I’m the school teacher – which is about right for my organizing skills :)
I am a school teacher…. that was pretty fun to take…
I’m the Librarian, everything in its place. That is about right what a fun quiz.
supposedly i’m the party planner..who knew!? when i plan parties i usually go with “simple is best..our friends won’t care ” lol
oops sorry just realized this is open to the US only and i’m in Canada…please overlook my entry (or delete it)
You are the Schoolteacher
Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
•Predictable and reliable
•Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
•A rule-follower
Hahaha that is so true and so sad, I need to step up my game.
I’m the party-planner!
However, in real life I’m a teacher!!!! lollol
Another Librarian here! Fun to see that even with all these different personalities we can still all get organized in our own way!
oooh, la-la! love all the glorious eye candy. my brother in law works for meredith publishing and has a pretty big role in the web development of the BHG site. I’ll be sure to share your review with him. :)
I’m a librarian too!
I am a librarian :)
I had to laugh at the results of this because I could never be a school teacher but the key elements below that were pretty accurate.
You are the SchoolteacherOrderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
I’m a school teacher…and I’m not really surprised…
I am a Party Planner…spontaneous and fun loving.
Key traits include:
a collector: yep
easily sidetracked: yep
always striving to enjoy life: for sure!!
I’m the Schoolteacher. I like that!
I’m a school teacher – which is funny because I actually was a school teacher before I quit to stay home with my kids! HA!
I am the Party Planner
Spontaneous and fun-loving
Key Traits:
•A collector
•Easily sidetracked
•Always striving to enjoy life
I am ‘the Schoolteacher’ :
Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
* Predictable and reliable
* Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
* A rule-follower
yup, i’d have to agree. :)
I’m a school teacher, which is about right!
Librarian
Fits me perfectly!
I’m a school teacher. Sounds like me too.
Schoolteacher. Their questions were actually good ones, and I could find a choice that fit me, unlike most multiple choice quizes.
School teacher – which is really my job!
I am the librarian! I am not surprised one bit!
I am the Schoolteacher – Orderly but not rigid.
If you ask my children they might disagree about me not being rigid. I was all about them keeping their rooms clean and orderly. “I want your rooms Spotless” was often heard coming from my mouth. :(
My result: School teacher! Thanks for the chance to win!
I also got Librarian, but I know there is room for improvement. I currently have three piles of ‘projects’ sitting next to me.
I am the School Teacher–orderly, but not rigid.
After taking the quiz three times (the flash player crashed at the end the first two times), I finally got:
You are the SchoolteacherOrderly but not rigidKey Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
Supposedly I am the party planner, but I’m not so sure. i think I have an identity crisis because I so badly want to be super organized but I’m no good at following through!
I got librarian, also!
I LOVE BH&G, so this would be SO great!!
the Schoolteacher, Orderly but not rigid
I agree!
Ooooh, I’m the school teacher too! Not entirely surprising… I am in communications, but I have had people stop me at the grocery store, on airplanes, and just walking around to guess that I’m a school teacher. Something about me must scream “educator!” :) Thanks to you and BH&G for this great giveaway.
Why am I not surprised!!!
You are the Schoolteacher- Orderly but not rigid
Party Planner….hate to admit that but it is something that I am working on. Bought Clutter Rehab and I am trying to put your ideas into place.
I’m a Librarian too! No surprise there, and I just loved this post – thanks for the cool link to all those labels!
Party planner…so not true
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
I’m the party planner…. so it says lol!
I am the librarian!
You are the Party Planner
Spontaneous and fun-loving
Key Traits:
A collector
Easily sidetracked
Always striving to enjoy life
This is so true!
Librarian as well- I had no doubt that’s what I would be! My Dad always said, “A place for everything and everything in it’s place.”
my result was the schoolteacher! what a great giveaway!
The same as you, Laura – - no surprise!
You are the Schoolteacher
Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
Pretty accurate! Thanks for the entry.
I came out in the Schoolteacher bucket. Not surprising . . . fits me well :)
You are the LibrarianYou like everything in its placeKey Traits:
Detailed and a taskmaster
Energetic
A perfectionist, sometimes to a fault
Not surprising since I AM a Librarian!
I am the School Teacher!
Ha … the school teacher … I was a public school teacher b4 kids and now I am a homeschool teacher!! :-) Guess those traits carry over everywhere!
Says I’m a Party Planner!
Collector – Oh boy!
Easily sidetracked – For sure
Always striving to enjoy life – Loving every minute of retirement!
School teacher! I totally agree with it!!!
You are the School teacher Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
Funny, because I really am a teacher. :)
I’m drooling over those pics too. I knew I was the librarian already. =p Fun quiz.
School teacher
I am the School teacher
Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
It hit the mark! I’m the party planner!
I am the school teacher. Orderly but not rigid. That really is me…and I work in a school as the office manager! :)
I’m a ‘school teacher’! Not so sure about the ‘not rigid’ part- that’s must be my lazy side coming through!
The Schoolteacher. Fairly accurate, though I can be pretty scatterbrained at times.
I’m the school teacher. Thanks, Jen
I’m a Party Planner.
I’m a party planner
You are the Schoolteacher. Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
I’m definitely the Librarian. :)
Schoolteacher. Interesting.
You are the Party Planner… ummm. Maybe I misclicked. ;) That is not me at all.
Librarian :)
I got Party Planner. Sorta true, but not a perfect match.
I am a librarian!!! Surprise!
Party planner :) fun!
This is exactly why I’m on this website…because I’m trying to become that librarian or teacher! LOL!
You are the Artist
Creative and free-flowing
Key Traits:
Visual in thinking and learning
Very loyal to friends
Sometimes late to appointments
A pack rat
hahaha
I’m the Schoolteacher! “organized but not rigid”
I teach first grade and this is me to a T. How funny!
I am the party planner. The title surprises me a bit, but the other things…..collector, easily side-tracked & always strives to enjoy life does fit me to a T!!!
That’s the best answer by far! Thanks for cnotributnig.
Apparently I am a party planner, though the details don’t really fit the title! I love collecting stuff.
People are so distracted with commenting about their quiz results they forgot to mention that they giggled when they read that you were going tp throw up a command hook … Since you were talking about the bathroom, my mind went to the other meaning of that phrase. Thanks for making me smile today :)
And I’m a librarian too :)
Schoolteacher – Orderly but not rigid
Sure sounds like me!!
It said I’m a school teacher, and it sorta fits, but some of the questions did not have answer options how I would have answered.
I’m not spontaneous!
Funny though, my son is a school teacher & my mom is a retired teacher!
nineteen19 at blackfoot dot net
I’m the librarian too. And proud of it! :)
I am the SchoolTeacher – which suits me perfectly. That’s what everyone says I should have chosen as a career. LOL.
My quiz result : SchoolTeacher (Orderly but not rigid). I am kind of surprised because I have been told I am very rigid! Anyhow, I like SchoolTeacher. Structured but not afraid of spontaneity! I love that!
Party Planner here…That’s why I need you!
I was the “school teacher”. Not surprised. It described me very accurately. Love it!
I’m a school teacher…which makes me kinda LOL.
I am also a librarian!@
Librian. I’m glad they didn’t ask me if my pantry is in alphabetical order!!! LOL!! Why doesn’t that make sense to everybody??? :)
T.
A Librarian…it’s a good fit.
That was fun! I’m a librarian.
I see there aren’t many of my kind….LOL
You are the Artist
Creative and free-flowing
Key Traits:
Visual in thinking and learning
Very loyal to friends
Sometimes late to appointments
A pack rat
Schoolteacher….ironic, as I’m actually a schoolteacher (for a few more weeks anyway). Just quit to stay home w/ my kids.
Librarian…
label fits as I’ve previously worked as a substitute librarian:)
Party Planner!
I’m “a school teacher” …sounds about right :-)
I’m the Party Planner. I think that’s pretty fitting!
I’m the Librarian which is hilarious because I’m actually a college librarian in real life.
Marian the Librarian! :)
I’m the school teacher. Orderly not rigid. Predictable, structured but not afraid of spontaneity and a rule-follower.
This totally sounds about right, as my major is in early childhood education! :)
Thanks for the chance to win! :D
The plug-in crashed while I was trying to enter my information for the results. I’m sure I would be the librarian or school teacher though. Probably librarian.
I’m a school teacher? Maybe I aspire to being that… I have organized chaos most of the time. At least the living space is pretty good most of the time…
My result: School Teacher. I think it fits.
It says I’m the schoolteacher (orderly but not rigid), but I might have subconsciously answered more on how I want to be than how I actually am (which is often disorganized.)
School teacher…..thanks for a fun giveaway!
Julie
I am a party planner, fun and spontaneous.
You are the Librarian
You like everything in its place
Key Traits:
•Detailed and a taskmaster
•Energetic
•A perfectionist, sometimes to a fault
:)
I am the schoolteacher: predictable and reliable!
I’m the party planner: spontaneous and fun-loving.
I’m a party planner, which is definitely fitting.
I’m the schoolteacher – orderly but not rigid…
I’m the party planner!!!
I was the party planner. Not really true…
I too was the librarian!
I am the Schoolteacher – Orderly but not rigid…thanks for hosting.
I’m the party planner….which I can’t argue with!
I’m YOU! J/K, but I got the same thing… I’m the Librarian… “a place for everything and everything in it’s place!” Yes, please! :)
I’m the “Schoolteacher” and thought the description sounded like me!
I am a School Teacher…orderly but not rigid, except during times of chaos when I become a militant “Librarian”, just ask the kids!
You are the Party Planner
Spontaneous and fun-loving
Key Traits:
A collector
Easily sidetracked
Always striving to enjoy life
I’m “the Schoolteacher.” Sounds about right, I work as a paralegal.
Thanks!
Looks like I am a Librarian too
party planner
Apparently I’m the librarian as well.
I’m the librarian, too! Which is perfect because I love to read. :)
You are the Party Planner
Spontaneous and fun-loving
Key Traits:
•A collector
•Easily sidetracked
•Always striving to enjoy life
Okay, so I’m not the most organized… maybe that’s why I’m here!!
Librarian — 100% accurate as I have been one for 10 years!
I am the Schoolteacher; orderly but not rigid…yep, right on!
I’m the party planner – spontaneous and fun-loving!
You are the SchoolteacherOrderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower (now if only my home schooled children were, too!)
You are the Schoolteacher
Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower
This was a bit of a surprise, I thought I’d be a Librarian.
I guess I’m mellowing in my old age. LOL
I had to laugh when it said I was the School teacher….. Guess what I do for a living….. yup… I teach in a Middle School….. lol
You are the School teacher
Orderly but not rigid
Key Traits:
Predictable and reliable
Structured, but not afraid of spontaneity
A rule-follower