We are “enjoying” chilling -41 C temps here so I’ve hunkered (is that even a word?) down to get some blog reading down….also better known as avoiding dealing with my email overload :)

I’m trying something new this week.  At this time of the year there are so many great organizing posts out there and I wanted a way to share my favorite links with you from the past couple of weeks that would make it easier and more interesting to look through them all.  So I decided to use a thumbnail link list to add my favorite links to in order to make it a little more visually appealing for you.  Oh and with so many awesome organizing posts out there right now I found it really hard to keep my list to just 22….whew!  I hate to leave anyone out though so I’m leaving the linky list open for you to add your own favorite organizing post from the past couple of weeks.

Please feel free to add awesome posts related to the following subjects:

• organizing
• productivity and time management
• free printables related to the above

Some of these links below I shared on my Facebook page as soon as I found them (be the first to know, follow me here) but others are brand new.   Have fun!!

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5 Simple Ways to:

Decorate On A Dime
Live  A Natural Lifestyle
Save Time in the Kitchen
Earn Money From Your Blog
Take Better Photos
Save Money
Start Using Coupons
Dress Fabulously for Less
Have a Successful Homeschool Day
Orangize Your Home

Contributors included:

I’m excited to tell you that these posts have just been combined into a beautifully designed easy to read FREE ebook.  It is gorgeous!

It is available to read in two formats for you:

For the WEB web version click here (this one includes clickable links so you can visit each site if you’d like)

For a PRINT version click here

Tomorrow I’ll be back participating in the 2012 5 Simple Ways series with a brand new post.  See you then!

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Included in this bundle are 11 ebook resources (plus 3 bonuses)!   Here is what you’ll get at 85% off the regular price:

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Stress saving ideas to feed your kids and yourself too! 25 Sandwich Ideas for Kids (and Adults), 15 Healthy Snacks For Lunch Boxes, Cruising Through Weeknight Dinners The Easy Way, Veggie Adventures – How to Get Your Kids to Actually Eat Them, and 15 Breakfast Ideas On The Go. This is a resource you are bound to turn to again and again all year long.

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Are you hosting Christmas this year? If so, we’ve done the work for you! We have prepared the menu, the shopping list, and the to-do list. Take a deep breath, follow our guide and know that this year you can actually enjoy the holiday!

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35 pages of printable Christmas Planning sheets including calendars, Christmas Card Record, Gift Records, Budget Sheets, Party Planning, Recipe Cards & more! A great way to stay organized this holiday season!

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- How to Make a Gingerbread House (Special Bonus)
This is a fun short guide on how to make a homemade gingerbread house (gingerbread recipe is included!) This is a great way to make holiday memories with the kids!

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The Hillbilly Housewife (a good friend of mine) helped us out with this one! Susanne walks us through the alphabet with gift giving ideas for every letter! This is a super cute, creative e-book! I know I got a couple great gift ideas from it!

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I know many of you are busy with Thanksgiving today but just in case you get some down time I thought I’d leave you with some fabulous organizing links to inspire you for this weekend.  As we think about all the new stuff that comes into our homes over the next month, let’s set ourselves up for it in advance but clearing out some of our existing clutter to make room.  These posts will definitely lead you in the right direction and have you itching to get started, I just know it :)  Also I’m constantly posting links to free printables on my Facebook page so if you are addicted as I am to these be sure to follow me there!

You’ve Cleared the Clutter, Now What? ~ @ Space for Living

Brilliant storage solution for Littlest Pet Shop toys ~ @ Diary of a Lucky Mom

What’s Your Definition of Busy? ~ @ Streamlife

The Healing Power of Organizing ~ @ Mirabai Galashan

The Cost of Clutter ~ @ Trial and Error Home Ec

Toy Rotation Bins ~ @ The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking

10 Clutter Habits to Break ~ @ Elvie Essentials

So smart DIY project -  Shop Cart aka Marriage Saver ~ @ Krista Artista

I am loving this Command Center ~ @ Just the Bee’s Knees

By Whose Standard Are You Living? ~ @ Heavenly Homemakers

Such a great post on how your environment can affect your stress – Positive & Nurturing Home Environments ~ @ The Confident Mom

There Is A Big Difference Between Neat and Organized ~ @ Inspired to Action

Housework Checklist (free printable) ~ @ Squeezing a Minute

Simple and easy to do – Staying Organized With a Mini Office Makeover ~ @ Shans Wife Meme

I Need More Stuff ~ @ The Better Mom

Fantastic post about how to go from Scatterbrained to Focused ~ @ Time-Warp Wife

Hope you enjoy and I’d love to hear which one is your favorite!!

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My list of awesome holiday resources that I want to share with you has been piling up.  Well you know how much I love piles (blech) so it’s time I do something about that and share these with you (especially with Christmas less than two months away!).  There is quite a variety here and I’m sure many more will be coming out as the holidays draw closer.  However these are the ones I recommend to you today to help you get organized (can you say checklists and printables galore!) for the holidays in order to keep your sanity in tact and the true meaning of the holiday front and center.  It’s so easy to get carried away and overwhelmed with it all isn’t it?  I do hope you find these resources helpful!

Resources to help you get organized for the holidays:

1.  First up is an ebook published by Erin, the $5 Dinner Mom.  In this ebook you’ll find information on:

·         How much should you budget for your holiday meal
·         What things must you include and what can you leave out
·         Tips to outsmart the grocery stores and get the most value for your coupons
·         The perfect plan to have everything cooked using only one oven
·         And how to turn your leftovers into more amazing meals the next day

Plus there are 30 simple recipes, from side dish to main dish, dessert to appetizer, that will not disappoint your guests. And that won’t drain your budget either.  And some other FREEBIES bonus downloads too!  Click on the link below to purchase and be sure to use the code THANKS to receive 50% off the $3.99 price tag.

2.  Next is a workshop I shared about yesterday but definitely wanted to include here because I think Aby from Simplify 101 is fabulous as are her online workshops.  This month Aby is ready to help YOU get ready for an organized holiday in her Get Organized for the Holidays workshop.  It started yesterday but it’s not too late to sign up.  This online workshop is the ultimate holiday planning workshop. You’ll create a holiday planning binder loaded with holiday planning forms, checklists, and best of all, a customized holiday plan that focuses on what’s most important to you and your family. Then, learn how to weed-out and simplify your less meaningful holiday tasks, freeing-up time to truly enjoy and savor those activities that make the holidays most special to you. Plus, get simple tips and ideas to implement your plan so you stay energized and joyful all season long!  Click on the button below for more details and to register.

3.  The lovely Jennifer from List Plan It has once again started up her site 100 Days to Christmas and to go along with it an ebook by the same title.  This ebook offers a daily dose of inspiration and motivation to help get you through the busy holiday season. This ebook journey began on September 16,and leads you step-by-step and day-by-day toward a peaceful and meaningful holiday season. Click on the button below to pick it up today for only $4.99 and start planning for the holidays now!

4.   Is your Christmas a time of stressing rather than blessing? Not this year! It is possible to have a fun, relaxing and organized season that focuses on Christ.   Grab a copy of Karen Patterson Ehman & LeAnn Rice ‘s new e-book Untangling Christmas: Your Go-To Guide for a Hassle-Free Holiday. Simple and delicious recipes, doable decorating ideas, creative gifts, outreach suggestions and how to craft a Christmas planner to organize it all!  Available for $5.99.  Order before November 15th and you’ll receive a delicious Thanksgiving menu along with all the recipes FREE as a special gift.

5.   This one is a FREE ebook published by Jessica from Life as Mom called A Simpler Season.  This quick read includes Christmas ideas, recipes, and planning pages to help you create a custom-made Christmas plan for your family so you can breathe deeply and enjoy the season.

6.  Finally how about a FREE webinar?  On November 9 at 2:00 pm EST, professional organizers Jennifer Ford Berry and Susan Fay West are hosting “Have an Organized Holiday Season”, a free live webinar designed to remove the chaos of the holidays and put the season into prespective.  Jennifer and Susan will be answering attendees’ specific questions on organizing for the holidays, on topics that range from planning and maintaining a gift-buying budget to keeping track of holiday leftovers in the fridge.

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It’s time once again for my monthly edition of Link-Tastic, a post dedicated to all the wonderful organizing links that have stood out to me over the last month.  There are so many links this time that I’ve even organized them for you :)  I so enjoy passing on some link love!

Organized Spaces:

Junk Drawer Craziness – Not Anymore! ~ @ Many Moments of Me

A very creative DIY Recycling Center ~ @ Lovelace Files

A fantastic Mudroom Makeover ~ @ Timeless and Treasured

Downsizing Your Home ~ Downsize Your Life ~ @ Elvie’s Essentials

Curtain Rod Art Gallery ~ @ While My Hands Are Full

Love this Pantry Chalkboard ~ @ Life With Both Hands Full

Organized Craft Closet ~ @ Between U & Me

Organized Craft Room ~ @ An Oasis in the Desert

Motivation:

50 (more) Ways to Leave Your Clutter ~ @ Be More With Less

The Spillover Effect ~ @ The Safer, I, For All I Learned

Other People’s Stuff:

Dealing With A Messy Spouse ~ @ Simple Organized Living

Living With Other People’s Stuff ~ @ Minimalist Mom

Contentment:

Time for a New House, Please! ~ @ True Woman

Time Management:

Following Through on Commitments with Limited Time ~ @ Women on the Fence

How to Get More Hours in the Day ~ @ To Love Honor and Vacuum

Printables:

A Cleaning Schedule That Works For You (with 4 printables) ~ @ Tip Junkie

Cough & Carry Caddy ~ @ Darling Doodles

The cutest Holiday Label Set ~ @ World Label

Hope you enjoy and I’d love to hear which one is your favorite!!

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It’s time again for my monthly edition of Link-Tastic, a post dedicated to all the wonderful organizing links that have stood out to me over the last couple of weeks.  I so enjoy passing on some link love!

Back to School Tips – I especially love the chore rings and homework station ~ @ Sycamore Sisters

Very creative Cookie Cutter Organization ~ @ Annie Eats

Pottery Barn Knockoff Message Center ~ @ Thrifty Crafty Girl

Oh to only be this handy – love this DIY Styling Station – love, love, love it! ~ @ Lookie What I Did

Magnetic Sheet Metal Wall and Magnetic Command Center Accessories ~ @ Landee See, Landee Do

An organized Homeschool Room Closet ~ @ June Cleaver Nirvana

A lovely post about Slowing Down ~ @ You Are My Girls

DIY Chore Jar with free printables ~ @ Whatever Dee-Dee Wants

Toy Storage with DIY Chalkboard Tags ~ @ Decorating the Dorchester Way

Very cute Mail Paper Organizer ~ @ Blooming Homestead

Hold a Tying Up Loose Ends Day to get stuff done ~ @ Ducks ‘n a Row

How to Make a Personal Planner that Rocks ~ @ Life as Mom

Family Happiness and the Overbooked Child ~ @ NY Times

Fantastic and fun Backpack Station ~ @ Crissy’s Crafts

Craft Room – Fabric Organization ~ @ Sunla Designs

So tell me which one was your favorite link?

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Are you ready for another edition of some awesome organizing links?  Hope you like!!

6 Tips I’ve Learned from Organizing my Workspace ~ @ Gathered and Sown

Avoid Decluttering by Keeping the Clutter Out Altogether ~ @ Organizing Your Way

How to Organize Using What You Already Have ~ @ Money Saving Mom

The Importance of Staying Small ~ @ Chatting at the Sky

Swap Out Bin Tags ~ @ Sew Fearless

How I Learned to Love Housework ~ @ Conversion Diary

Free Printable Chore Cards and Tutorial ~ @ Biblical Homemaking

The BEST Organizational Tool ~ @ Living the Balanced Life

Back to School Prep – Taming Paper Clutter (video) ~ @ Money Wise Moms

How a Visual Schedule is Bringing Order to Your Home ~ @ A Keeper of the Home

Life’s Messy, Clean it Up! ~ @ diy Design Fanatic

Master Closet Before + After ~ @ 5 Days…5 Ways

House Cleaning Organization ~ @ Sparkles & Bugs

Homework Station ~ @ Mommy Minded

Feel free to add in the comments the link to your favorite organizing post from around blogland this week.

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Some lovely links to inspire you today in your organizational journey.  Enjoy!

What to Do About Other People’s Stuff ~ @ Small Notebook

Bathroom Storage ~ @ Batchelors Way

Kitchen Spices Organization ~ @ Frugal Decor Mom

Such a great post about kids and activities – Batter Up ~ @ Scribbit

The Secret of Fulfillment ~ @ Girl Talk

Pinterest and Perspective ~ @ Sit a Spell

Professional Organizers Blog Carnival – Organizing Memorabilia ~ @ Organized Assistant

Operation: Sewing Room (Re)Organization ~ @ Skooks’ Playground

Taming the Toys ~ @ Raising Gentlemen

Two great posts about Craigslist:  How to Sell Successfully and How to Buy Successfully ~ @ Simple Organized Living

Stop Complaining ~ @ Heavenly Homemakers

Life In The Fast Lane ~ @ 5 Minutes for Faith

Feel free to add in the comments the link to your favorite organizing post from around blogland this week.

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June 1st!  My 40th birthday countdown can officially begin, yay!  I love birthdays and I’m excited to be turning 40 this month because I imagine I’ll be so much smarter then…lol!  A girl can dream can’t she :)  I decided this year I’m going to throw my own party…an ugly dress party at that and I’ve got the perfect dress picked out courtesy of the thrift shop.  It’s polyester awesomeness!!

Anyway while I continue to dream about how much smarter I’m going to be in 23 days, sit back and enjoy these terrific organizing links :)

Do not complain about what you allow ~ @ Radiant Organizing

Getting to the Heart of Clutter ~ @ At The Well

Closet Makeover – For the Love of a Mudroom ~ @ These Moments of Mine

DIY Utensil Organizer ~ @ Love Sweet Love

An awesome example of how to follow my organizing PROCESS steps – Organizing Kids Memory Boxes ~ @ Making Family Life Fun

Storing Random Lego Pieces ~ @ My Favorite Finds

Sewing Room Clean Up ~ @ Morning by Morning Productions

Great tips for Maintaining Organization ~ @ Organized and Clean Design

Cute Pegboard Organization ~ @ House on Ashwell Lane

5 Things You Need to Get Rid of Right Now ~ @ Valorie Burton

On Upstairs Friends ~ @ A Soft Place to Land

So clever – Pimp my Cubes ~ @ Piecemeal Projects

You Don’t Have to be Balanced (hurray!) ~ @ Heart to Heart with Holley

Very sweet and inexpensive DIY Storage Bins ~ @ Southern Lovely

Organizing a corner kitchen cabinet ~ @ Clean & Scentsible

How to hold a successful garage or yard sale ~ @ Simplified Bee

What I learned from almost two months unplugged ~ @ The Gypsy Mama

Finally I linked to this on my Facebook page (where I often share links to fun free printables) and love it so much that I had to share it here too for those that missed it:

Free House Rules Printable ~ @ It Works For Me!

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