tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65378939841018023462024-03-13T23:27:45.783-04:00Organize with Sandy ReviewsOrganize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-51971530326961600532009-08-19T20:22:00.001-04:002009-08-19T20:23:31.514-04:00MY BLOG HAS MOVED TO WORDPRESSYOU WILL BE REDIRECTED AS SOON AS THIS PAGE LOADS....JUST HOLD ON....SEE YOU ON WORDPRESS MOMENTARILY!!!! <br /><a href="" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-80943509405430910322009-08-12T16:15:00.001-04:002009-08-18T20:24:42.367-04:00The Good Home Cookbook Review and Giveaway *THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjFsvzOLF9I/AAAAAAAACEk/NxYKosmjEXE/s1600-h/Cookbook.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjFsvzOLF9I/AAAAAAAACEk/NxYKosmjEXE/s320/Cookbook.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346173801124796370" border="0" /></a><br />Who can't use a new cookbook? There is so much packed into this cookbook!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjFtR-1fJ1I/AAAAAAAACEs/tdoDmmpuxn0/s1600-h/Inside+Cookbook.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjFtR-1fJ1I/AAAAAAAACEs/tdoDmmpuxn0/s320/Inside+Cookbook.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346174388358031186" border="0" /></a><br />The difference about this cookbook is that it is all recipes that are "good home-cooked" meals. It claims to be "The only cookbook entirely tested in home kitchens across America!<br />Cool! Over 1,000 <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="classic" leohighlights_url="http%3A//thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/highlights/keywords?keywords%3Dclassic">classic</leo_highlight>, simple, clear cut recipes that taste and smell like they came from Grandma's kitchen.<br />It even gives the appearance of one of Grandma's cookbooks with the hand drawn pictures. (It actually does remind me of one my mom used to have)<br />I personally would like to have had some photographs of some of the dishes along with the hand drawn pictures. I like seeing what the dish looks like.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy:</span> Go to <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/templates/book-search.aspx?v=The%20Good%20Home%20Cookbook&d=0"></a><a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/The_Good_Home_Cookbook-9781584797463.html">Abrams Books </a>and purchase it for $29.95.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span><br /><br />1) Go to <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/The_Good_Home_Cookbook-9781584797463.html">Abrams Books</a> and and check out their site. Tell me how many pages are in this book.<br />Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your <span style="font-weight: bold;">e-mail address</span> in your <span style="font-weight: bold;">FIRST</span> comment. (Each week I have people who don't win just because they have not entered their e-mail address)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter about this contest! </span>Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog about this contest! </span> Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me on twitter</span>. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe to my Review blog</span>. (left sidebar)<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe to my Organizing Blog</span>. 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(Center of Science and Industry) in Columbus, Ohio for this <a href="http://www.cosi.org/visitors/calendar/?m=08&d=6&y=2009#ixzz0MaU9Vm8O">event</a> put on by <a href="http://www.pg.com/en_US/index.shtml">Procter and Gamble</a>.<br />This was the first of its kind and they were "testing the waters" (pun intended) to see how it would go. This was a free event open to anyone and the kids got fun Bounty backpacks and a little rubbery stretchy toy, along with a lot of educational hands on experiences. <a href="http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/en_US/paper-towels/index.shtml">Bounty</a> sponsored a group of 3rd graders from a near by school to come to the event, they also got the same bright green t-shirts that all the P&G employees wore. (very cute).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyNwozg3SI/AAAAAAAACsE/dYUrANDRvBM/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyNwozg3SI/AAAAAAAACsE/dYUrANDRvBM/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367320722645507362" border="0" /></a><br />This was set up as a fun learning experience for the kids. My triplets are going into 3rd grade also and it was a perfect age, although would have been appropriate for a older or younger.<br />They started us off with some discussion about paper and its properties and strength with volunteers for demonstrations.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyO-uNNArI/AAAAAAAACsM/c4YAcoA_GxU/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyO-uNNArI/AAAAAAAACsM/c4YAcoA_GxU/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367322064125231794" border="0" /></a>(That is one of mine on the left)<br /><br />Then after the initial presentation they had stations set up for the kids to go to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyPyJUXFAI/AAAAAAAACsU/xlwr6lAhFLg/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyPyJUXFAI/AAAAAAAACsU/xlwr6lAhFLg/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367322947576337410" border="0" /></a><br />There were maybe 8-9 of them. They were all interactive for the kids. At this station they got to roll play- dough to see how it was bumpy but it could be smoothed out. (as it is done in the paper towel making process) They got to touch soft, squishy...they got to try and clean a container with two different kinds of paper (cardboard and paper towels) to see which was flexible and easier to clean with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyQ8TCK5EI/AAAAAAAACsc/0l6TZAfwjdk/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyQ8TCK5EI/AAAAAAAACsc/0l6TZAfwjdk/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367324221494715458" border="0" /></a><br />Here they were showing the kids how much water Bounty paper towels could absorb compared to other paper towels. But it wasn't just "Ours is better than theirs"...they were explaining the science behind everything to them. They were teaching them why and how. (<a href="http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/en_US/bounty-faqs.shtml">See FAQ</a>)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnySwuHs4wI/AAAAAAAACsk/na3ePhTb3vQ/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnySwuHs4wI/AAAAAAAACsk/na3ePhTb3vQ/s320/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367326221630497538" border="0" /></a><br />I had to ask my step daughter what this station was about. (I was talking to some ladies from P&G). She just told me they were telling them about plants and the gases that come from them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyTTJ88jXI/AAAAAAAACss/UTUpE_n5QdY/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyTTJ88jXI/AAAAAAAACss/UTUpE_n5QdY/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367326813217131890" border="0" /></a><br />I was busy talking to Laura and Elicia (who were very nice and helpful by the way...aren't they so cute? No...they didn't tell me to say that. LOL!) from P&G when the kids were at the "balloon" station. They were explaining to me how concerned and proactive P&G (Bounty) is in the environment and how they plant a tree for every tree they take down. They use the smaller perforations so that you can use a smaller amount of paper towel for a smaller job. (less waste)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyV0jSJIxI/AAAAAAAACs0/CMghQdev3N8/s1600-h/bounty+replanting.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyV0jSJIxI/AAAAAAAACs0/CMghQdev3N8/s320/bounty+replanting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367329585975862034" border="0" /></a><br />The kids got to see how they could actually make paper themselves. They showed them what pulp was and how it is used to make paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyXea7_s7I/AAAAAAAACs8/AHBCQaSwC7w/s1600-h/pulp.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyXea7_s7I/AAAAAAAACs8/AHBCQaSwC7w/s320/pulp.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367331404801618866" border="0" /></a><br />They actually went through the whole process of making a piece of paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyX5hbTzLI/AAAAAAAACtE/nvcfRksbBmc/s1600-h/paper+screen.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyX5hbTzLI/AAAAAAAACtE/nvcfRksbBmc/s320/paper+screen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367331870400040114" border="0" /></a><br />Then they got to see a finished product (this one had been made the night before)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyYUrkhETI/AAAAAAAACtM/UrhDBX-HBTY/s1600-h/Paper+making+bounty.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyYUrkhETI/AAAAAAAACtM/UrhDBX-HBTY/s320/Paper+making+bounty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367332336979480882" border="0" /></a><br />This station was one of the most fun for the kids. It was showing the strength of the paper towels when they got wet. The put a Bounty paper towel over a bowl and held in place, and then did the same with another brand paper towel. They added about 7 pool balls onto the paper towels and then added water. You can see my Zach was expecting the worse...and he was right..the paper towel broke when the water was added. But they just dropped into the bowl...nothing went flying like he expected!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyZr4G6c-I/AAAAAAAACtc/MrWi4SKjdFk/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyZr4G6c-I/AAAAAAAACtc/MrWi4SKjdFk/s320/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367333834993595362" border="0" /></a><br />He then added the water to the Bounty paper towel loaded with the same number of balls and it held. He had the kids add the balls from the broken paper towel to the Bounty paper towel and showed how many more it could hold before it finally broke. Actually a very enlightening example to me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyaXRmwheI/AAAAAAAACtk/wMpgXvQQ7Ts/s1600-h/bounty+paper+towels.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnyaXRmwheI/AAAAAAAACtk/wMpgXvQQ7Ts/s320/bounty+paper+towels.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367334580572423650" border="0" /></a><br />There were a couple of other stations there as well. We had a really nice outing and hopefully <a href="http://www.quickerpickerupper.com/en_US/paper-towels/index.shtml">Bounty</a> can take this "show" on the road to some other cities. It is good fun education for the kids and also educational for the adults too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnybJxQjr_I/AAAAAAAACts/pYTRQ01sJAA/s1600-h/COSI,+Bounty,+P%26G,+Bounty+Experience.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnybJxQjr_I/AAAAAAAACts/pYTRQ01sJAA/s320/COSI,+Bounty,+P%26G,+Bounty+Experience.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367335448062701554" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you <a href="http://www.pg.com/product_card/prod_card_main_bounty.shtml">P&G</a> and <a href="http://www.cosi.org/">COSI</a> for bringing the Bounty Experience to Columbus!<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-50769027404938218012009-08-06T06:44:00.008-04:002009-08-12T22:23:49.517-04:00Greeting Card Keeper Review and Giveaway *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snq3v4tRKmI/AAAAAAAACrE/bqxrr_FxCJg/s1600-h/Card+Memories+albums.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snq3v4tRKmI/AAAAAAAACrE/bqxrr_FxCJg/s320/Card+Memories+albums.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366803939269356130" border="0" /></a><br />I'll tell you what...some of the great ideas that people come up with! This will solve a lot of problems for those of you who love to keep their greeting cards.<br /><br />For an organizer...Greeting cards can be one of those..."Oh no...she has all the greeting cards that anyone ever gave her from the time she was a baby" ....moments.<br />People have a hard time getting rid of them.<br />What do I normally tell them and what I am still going to stick to even with this product?<br />Save only those greeting cards that are VERY memorable and that have personal messages inside. If it is card from graduation 20 years before and it was from a friend of your parents that you hardly knew...throw it out! (recycle is best)<br />But if it was a Mother's Day card that your child wrote a special heart felt message in to you...then it is ok to keep it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">But here is a solution to the "keeping it" cards!</span><br />These albums not only let you slid your greeting cards into a sleeve to protect...it lets you slide your OPEN card into a sleeve so not only can you see the front...you can see and read the inside. So simple...yet ingenious!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snq5w46lgDI/AAAAAAAACrM/iP15m_7Fg18/s1600-h/Insertion+of+card.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snq5w46lgDI/AAAAAAAACrM/iP15m_7Fg18/s320/Insertion+of+card.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366806155528339506" border="0" /></a><br />She has 2 size albums - Large albums hold cards with a closed dimension of up to 9-1/4" X 5-3/4" in size.<br />Medium albums hold cards with a closed dimension of up to 8" X 5" in size.<br />There are several colors available and they are very reasonably priced. $10-$16.99 and that includes the card sleeves.<br />I really think these are great! You can keep your special cards protected from damage and be able to look at them anytime you want to enjoy. They are not stuck away in some box in the basement or stuffed in drawers.<br />To me the only negative I see is that even the large is not going to fit some of those really large cards you get, but the majority of your greeting cards will fit into one of these 2 albums.<br />The other issue I noticed was that I had a card that had several folds in it (one that stretched out) But I just put it so that the front showed and then the end page where the personal message was written and that is what is most important anyway. So the couple negatives I noticed really aren't negatives at all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snq7OIBfvHI/AAAAAAAACrU/QPz10OwnB_o/s1600-h/Larger+album.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snq7OIBfvHI/AAAAAAAACrU/QPz10OwnB_o/s320/Larger+album.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366807757311687794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I would highly recommend these albums if you are someone who does like to save some of your greeting cards, then your can keep these albums on a shelf or place them on a coffee table where they can be enjoyed. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy: </span> Go to <a href="http://www.cardmemories.com">Card Memories.com </a>to purchase. The small albums start at only $10.00.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span> Heather has offered to give away Large White album and one small album (your choice of color) Thank you Heather!<br /><br /><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.cardmemories.com/">Card Memories.com</a> and check out their site. Tell me how many card sleeves come with each album. Then come back here and tell me in the comments. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address on This Comment to be eligible to win.</span> If your e-mail is not on this comment, you will not be able to win even if it is posted on your other entries.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Extra Chances To Win!!</span> (Be sure to add a separate comment for each entry and e-mail address on each one!)<br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did. <br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me</span> on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Wednesday, August 12th @ 8:00 pm EST *THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED*<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-67720454065142916722009-08-03T22:53:00.022-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.959-04:00TasteCasting - Morton's The Steakhouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnewySgNl3I/AAAAAAAACog/MmCAfYJRLF4/s1600-h/Tastecasting+Team+at+Mortons.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnewySgNl3I/AAAAAAAACog/MmCAfYJRLF4/s320/Tastecasting+Team+at+Mortons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365951859042129778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had a lovely experience at <a href="http://www.mortons.com/">Morton's The Steakhouse </a>tonight. There were 10 of us there from <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.tastecasting.com/reviews/">Tastecasting</a>. We had a private room which was wonderful. Sara Goldberg (sales & marketing manager) took complete care of us...along with our server Joe. We also had a visit from Erin (also PR) and Dan (the assistant manager).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnelJ6mVYLI/AAAAAAAACmw/1vNRNdHjpvE/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnelJ6mVYLI/AAAAAAAACmw/1vNRNdHjpvE/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365939070802682034" border="0" /></a>They started us off with some wonderful drinks. This was a cosmopolitan made with a Vodka from Finland (because I can't remember what the actual name was), triple sec and cranberry juice. (as refreshing as it looks!)<br /><br />I am going to have more pictures than words from here on out because I think these pictures talk for themselves. These are all (except desserts) on their "Bar Bites" menu. If you sit at the bar and order these (from 5pm - close) then they are just $6.00 each. If you order them at your table, then they are regular price.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnemFEXbpdI/AAAAAAAACm4/sL7CToGJJNI/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnemFEXbpdI/AAAAAAAACm4/sL7CToGJJNI/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365940087036814802" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Petite Filet Mignon Sandwich (you get 4) with mustard mayonnaise. There is also the Iceberg Wedge Bites - Bite-size wedge salads with tomato, egg, bacon and blue cheese dressing. These were both fantastic! Loved them both.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnenCTzAuJI/AAAAAAAACnA/0xn1cCwyRHk/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnenCTzAuJI/AAAAAAAACnA/0xn1cCwyRHk/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365941139151042706" border="0" /></a>These Oysters on the Half Shell can also be purchased but they are $2.25 each. (I think this was the first time I had one that I didn't chew. I think you are either a fan of oysters or not. For me...it was a nice taste of salt and very mild fish. I'm glad I tried it! For oysters I am sure it was wonderful. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnenpL-h_dI/AAAAAAAACnI/yGmigAmw7IQ/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnenpL-h_dI/AAAAAAAACnI/yGmigAmw7IQ/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365941807066774994" border="0" /></a>Chicken Goujonettes (I am glad she pronounced it...I still couldn't if you asked me. LOL) These were like fancy chicken strips with the mustard mayonnaise. Very good, nice crisp on the outside and moist on the inside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sneo7LupRLI/AAAAAAAACnQ/vRgKB6Cd3FA/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sneo7LupRLI/AAAAAAAACnQ/vRgKB6Cd3FA/s320/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365943215749416114" border="0" /></a>Sorry Joe for cutting off your head! Do these look yummy or what? Here is a close up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnepdyVTOrI/AAAAAAAACnY/xOCiTExgwWk/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnepdyVTOrI/AAAAAAAACnY/xOCiTExgwWk/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365943810227649202" border="0" /></a><br />Now is this a cheeseburger or what? This is the Prime Cheeseburger (you get 3 of them) Wonderful. You can't find a burger like this at McDonalds!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sneqqx94ypI/AAAAAAAACng/5TKs0P2KQ60/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sneqqx94ypI/AAAAAAAACng/5TKs0P2KQ60/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365945132979374738" border="0" /></a>Just look at these fries! These are the Blue Cheese French Fries with melter blue cheese, red pepper flakes and chives. I ate them with a fork and loved every bite.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnerMu0_jhI/AAAAAAAACno/fl81Unj3ygA/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnerMu0_jhI/AAAAAAAACno/fl81Unj3ygA/s320/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365945716252315154" border="0" /></a><br />Jumbo Lump Crab, Spinach & Artichoke Dip. This was fantastic! The toasted french bread croutons (big croutons!) I have to say that all of the bread used in the burgers, sandwiches and these croutons were perfect. Moist and soft on the burgers and crisp but still soft on these croutons. That was one thing really noticed. Loved the breads!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnesNNuHkVI/AAAAAAAACnw/cntTphGVi1Q/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnesNNuHkVI/AAAAAAAACnw/cntTphGVi1Q/s320/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365946824056607058" border="0" /></a>This little yummy bite of food is a miniature crab cake with the mustard mayonnaise on it.<br />You can combine these Bar Bites with the Power Hour drinks from 5pm - close. There is a selection of brinks from beer to Morton's Mortinis ranging with special drink prices of $4-$7.<br /><br />They were kind enough to bring us some of their desserts to test. (These are not on the Bar Bites menu) They brought us several to split and Jenn and Cheryl were ready to dive in as soon as we rang the bell!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnetUtmUtlI/AAAAAAAACn4/jg2rptCzgN0/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnetUtmUtlI/AAAAAAAACn4/jg2rptCzgN0/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365948052384560722" border="0" /></a><br />Could this carrot cake look any better?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnetsrIyUpI/AAAAAAAACoA/xrreLkxAx4Q/s1600-h/037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnetsrIyUpI/AAAAAAAACoA/xrreLkxAx4Q/s320/037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365948464040661650" border="0" /></a><br />Is your mouth watering for this Key Lime Pie?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SneuYZ4Oy9I/AAAAAAAACoI/OJbWOJFkhFI/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SneuYZ4Oy9I/AAAAAAAACoI/OJbWOJFkhFI/s320/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365949215322065874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We asked if Joe could do his "Table Presentation" for us. This is the presentation they do for every customer at the table side. He explains the cut of meat, vegetables and lobster (yes live). It was very informative!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnevEJPs2LI/AAAAAAAACoQ/li2HAOUnHM8/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnevEJPs2LI/AAAAAAAACoQ/li2HAOUnHM8/s320/046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365949966771345586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snevay-KnTI/AAAAAAAACoY/4QvHkYDFBh4/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Snevay-KnTI/AAAAAAAACoY/4QvHkYDFBh4/s320/048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365950355929210162" border="0" /></a><br />I was very impressed with all of the food we were served. I have only been to a Morton's once and that was years ago in Chicago. There are <a href="http://www.mortons.com/">Morton's </a>nationwide and Canada, Asia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Next time you want a special meal you will have to give it a try. I can't wait to go again (but next time it will be with my hubby!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-3221824767871889542009-07-30T16:00:00.013-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.960-04:00Rubbermaid 20 piece All In One Set Review and Giveaway *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH8KyOJkBI/AAAAAAAACiM/rJtu5nRwsZg/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+20+piece+set.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH8KyOJkBI/AAAAAAAACiM/rJtu5nRwsZg/s320/Rubbermaid+20+piece+set.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364345893384982546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnIAcBXl0eI/AAAAAAAACi0/tHeBcwBMgmY/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+plastic+set.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnIAcBXl0eI/AAAAAAAACi0/tHeBcwBMgmY/s320/Rubbermaid+plastic+set.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364350587555402210" border="0" /></a><br />I have been very pleased with this set of plastic food storage containers.<br />There are several really nice features that an organizer would have to love.<br />I think the one that I like the best is the fact that you can snap the lid onto the bottom of the container when you aren't using it. No more lost lids right!?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH-VrZLBbI/AAAAAAAACiU/Uv6ftt3DTiQ/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+snap+on+lid+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH-VrZLBbI/AAAAAAAACiU/Uv6ftt3DTiQ/s320/Rubbermaid+snap+on+lid+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364348279553983922" border="0" /></a><br />If you do that with all your lids you can still stack them like this:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH-qNUsj6I/AAAAAAAACic/8EBwA9Djw2U/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+alternative+organizing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH-qNUsj6I/AAAAAAAACic/8EBwA9Djw2U/s320/Rubbermaid+alternative+organizing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364348632259399586" border="0" /></a><br />The other option for stacking is just nesting them...which they do very nicely and you can still store lids underneath.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH-7Fv0v5I/AAAAAAAACik/TX1V_IRPhGA/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+nesting.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH-7Fv0v5I/AAAAAAAACik/TX1V_IRPhGA/s320/Rubbermaid+nesting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364348922283474834" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Stay Fresh container that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh longer by circulating the air and keeping them off the bottom of the container. The inside piece also snaps to the bottom for no loss storage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH_jWQqODI/AAAAAAAACis/Xvb8iKcQ39M/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+keep+fresh+set.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnH_jWQqODI/AAAAAAAACis/Xvb8iKcQ39M/s320/Rubbermaid+keep+fresh+set.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364349613910931506" border="0" /></a><br />There are 4 different kinds of containers with lids in this package. There is also this version with the snap on lid and there are the clear plastic pieces that have the black flexible lids. These all have great seals on them so you know your food is going to stay as fresh as possible while in these.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnIZlEzRvaI/AAAAAAAACi8/25kUIFjY8so/s1600-h/Rubbermaid+snap+on+lid.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SnIZlEzRvaI/AAAAAAAACi8/25kUIFjY8so/s320/Rubbermaid+snap+on+lid.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364378230886350242" border="0" /></a><br />So you get a variety of the different kinds all in one set of 20. Gotta love it!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy: </span>You can go to their site <a href="http://www.rubbermaid.com">Rubbermaid.com </a>and check out all the different items you can purchase.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span> Rubbermaid has so graciously offered to give one of my readers this same set as they gave me!! <br /><br />1) Go to <a href="http://www.rubbermaid.com">Rubbermaid.com </a>and check out their site. Tell me a fact that you discovered on the different varieties of food storage containers. Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address on AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR ENTRIES, even if it is on your profile.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">For Extra Chances To Win!! </span>(Be sure to add a separate comment for each entry and e-mail address on each one!)<br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter about this contest</span>! Come back here and tell me you did. <br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe to my Review blog</span>. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe to my Organizing Blog</span>. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog about this contest!</span> Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me on twitter.</span> Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blog</span>s (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) Add any of my 3 buttons (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until 8:00 pm EST on Wednesday August 5th. THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com307tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-33756919416403727572009-07-21T21:19:00.011-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.962-04:00MooreMagnets magnetic boards by April Review and Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZpSzVN7EI/AAAAAAAACbs/2xNgm_Ef0CA/s1600-h/magnetic+board.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZpSzVN7EI/AAAAAAAACbs/2xNgm_Ef0CA/s320/magnetic+board.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361088178168917058" border="0" /></a><br />I have to admit that I am totally in love with the magnetic board that April made me to review. So much so that I don't even have it with me to do get pictures and do this review. Why you ask? Because I packed it yesterday and sent it to Blogher. I am going to use it on my table to sell my pouchees. I will use it to display the business cards of my sponsors!<br />I have a picture with it in it...not the greatest pic..but you can still see how cute it is!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZqbUXdFNI/AAAAAAAACb0/Pf_9bh3dpU8/s1600-h/Office+desk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZqbUXdFNI/AAAAAAAACb0/Pf_9bh3dpU8/s320/Office+desk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361089423987250386" border="0" /></a><br />You can get tins to put your paperclips, rubberbands etc... in to keep organized.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZwgqRTGiI/AAAAAAAACcU/t42pJGVngyI/s1600-h/magnetic+board+on+stand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZwgqRTGiI/AAAAAAAACcU/t42pJGVngyI/s320/magnetic+board+on+stand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361096112836123170" border="0" /></a><br />You can hang them or use them as a standing magnetic board with the cute wooden stand she includes (on standing models).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZrvLNlkLI/AAAAAAAACb8/djXB9CexP6k/s1600-h/strip+magnet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZrvLNlkLI/AAAAAAAACb8/djXB9CexP6k/s320/strip+magnet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361090864638955698" border="0" /></a><br />There are several variations as in this magnetic strips or the window pane<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZsHJw_7-I/AAAAAAAACcE/AzC20Vdvxvo/s1600-h/window+magnetic+board.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZsHJw_7-I/AAAAAAAACcE/AzC20Vdvxvo/s320/window+magnetic+board.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361091276567474146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy:</span> Go to <a href="http://mooremagnets.com/">www.mooremagnets</a> (and while she is working on her site, you will be directed to her Etsy page.) and find one to purchase. April is offering a 15% discount if you use the code "Organize with Sandy".<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span> April has offered a $15 online coupon for her store! Yeah!<br /><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);" href="http://mooremagnets.com/">MooreMagnets</a> and check out their site. Tell me which magnetic board is your favorite!<br />Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address ON EACH ENTRY if you want to be eligible to win .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span> (Be sure to add a separate comment and e-mail for each entry)<br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me </span>on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Follow my blogs </span>(add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Wednesday July 29th @ 8:00 pm EST<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com99tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-18361866396671269232009-07-21T20:11:00.007-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.963-04:00Peter Walsh's In Place System and Office Max Team Up - Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.officemax.com/home/custom.jsp?id=m3230048&csRedirectSearchString=peterwalsh&csRedirectSearchResultCount=99999&csSearchTag=true&_requestid=2621775"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZas0ZxjqI/AAAAAAAACbU/-H0Dc7XFLWI/s320/Peter+Walsh+In+Place+system.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361072132458647202" border="0" /></a><br />Peter Walsh is a guru of organizing. You have probably seen him on the Oprah Show as her organizing consultant. He has teamed up with Office Max to bring his new organizing system to all of us. It is called "<a href="http://www.officemax.com/home/custom.jsp?id=m3230048&csRedirectSearchString=peterwalsh&csRedirectSearchResultCount=99999&csSearchTag=true&_requestid=2621775">In Place System</a>".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZZ1RFV0XI/AAAAAAAACbM/2l5navS3bTM/s1600-h/Live+web+cast+April+2+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZZ1RFV0XI/AAAAAAAACbM/2l5navS3bTM/s320/Live+web+cast+April+2+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361071178084897138" border="0" /></a><br />I got to take part in a web cast with him a few months ago and it was great. (You can see it <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.officemax.com/home/custom.jsp?id=m3230048&csRedirectSearchString=peterwalsh&csRedirectSearchResultCount=99999&csSearchTag=true&_requestid=2621775">here </a>yourself)<br />This is a office organizing system that is designed to be simple, affordable and usable.<br />He makes folders clear so that you can easily see what is in them. He uses specially made sticky notes so that you can change labels as you need.<br />There are several components and you need to see them at your local Office Max.<br /><br />I was also given some really fun and colorful folders and clips to use from Office Max. It is the <a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" href="http://www.officemax.com/catalog/search.jsp?position=1&history=feomr886%7CprodPage%7E15%5EfreeText%7EDiVoga%5EparamValue%7Etrue%5Erefine%7E1%5Eregion%7E1%5Eparam%7Ereturn_skus@5i05k9j9%7CprodPage%7E15%5EparamValue%7Etrue%5Erefine%7E1%5Eposition%7E16%5Eregion%7E1%5Eparam%7Ereturn_skus%5Ereturn_skus%7EY&prodPage=15">DiVoga</a> line of fun accessories. I love them. I use them for my children's files that I keep current information in. It is fun to have something different than you plan old cream color folders.<br />The plastic snap folders are great too. I am using one to put all my BlogHer paperwork in. I am dividing up the 3 days schedules, confirmations and party schedules into the clear folders from Peter Walsh with sticky note labels and then putting them all into the fun snap closure folder from Office Max. Great combo! <br />The paperclips are just so cute and fun. I use them in a clear magnetic tin that I display on my magnetic board.<br />Great stuff Peter Walsh and Office Max!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZcS8TOYoI/AAAAAAAACbc/mHOcZXiQv6Q/s1600-h/Office+max.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SmZcS8TOYoI/AAAAAAAACbc/mHOcZXiQv6Q/s320/Office+max.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361073886925316738" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-41065404866145009022009-07-14T09:11:00.009-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.964-04:00By The Book - How To Take Care of MY Kids Review and Giveaway. *Closed*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlyG4ebCzUI/AAAAAAAACZ8/ussarwJIIec/s1600-h/frontcoverreduced.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 191px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlyG4ebCzUI/AAAAAAAACZ8/ussarwJIIec/s320/frontcoverreduced.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358305961461337410" border="0" /></a><br />Do you have to call the Doctors office to get a list of your child's immunzations? Do you have a questionnaire to hire sitters or nanny's?<br />Do you have an information sheet with your child's bus # and drop off location along with teachers names and school information on it if needed for a sitter in an emergency?<br />Do you have a secret family password that your children know?<br />Do you have a list for a sitter that would have your children' routines, likes and dislikes, discipline, medications and emergency numbers listed?<br /><br />Now you can have all this and a lot more in this "By the Book Kids" Book. This comes in e-book and also binder form with tab dividers, charts and lists for you.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlyIHfgn55I/AAAAAAAACaE/BTPMAb6jYtY/s1600-h/sitter+notes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlyIHfgn55I/AAAAAAAACaE/BTPMAb6jYtY/s320/sitter+notes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358307318962841490" border="0" /></a>This book is a great place to have everything you need for your kids! I love these kinds of things that compile everything you need into one place. Working in the pediatricians office I get calls all the time with parents who have no idea when their child's last tetanus shot was or even when they had their last well child physical...not to mention they do not even know the names of the medications or doses they are on. So having this section of the book is a BIG plus for me!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How To Use This Resource</span> (Straight from the Book itself)<br />By the Book is divided up into different sections, each serving its own<br />purpose to meet your child’s needs. Each section deals with a different aspect<br />of childcare, be it the nap time routine, how to feed the fish or what you<br />allow and absolutely do not tolerate. Some sections will be useful for the four hour sitter.<br />Some will be helpful to the full-time nanny. Other sections are just for the parents. We’ve included everything. So customize the book to meet your needs. Use what you want, then put the rest in the back. As your needs change, you will be able to let the book change with you, creating a living document that grows with you<br />and your family.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy:</span> Go to <a href="http://www.bythebookkids.com/index.aspx">www.Bythebook.com</a> and purchase either the hardback cover for $19.95 (+S&H)<br />or the e-book for $9.95. You can also buy the cover and tabs for $4.95 (+S&H) so you can print out your own book. Karen has graciously offered my readers a discount! Coupon code BTBK7757 (case sensitive) for a 25% discount off the hardbound book!! (That takes the price to $14.96 (plus S&H). Fantastic!!<span style=";font-family:";font-size:11;" ><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span> You can win a hardback copy of this book by going to the site <a href="http://www.bythebookkids.com/index.aspx">By The Book</a> and go "inside the book". Tell me one of the sections in the Table of Contents. Come back here and write in in the comments. Be sure to leave your e-mail on your comments to be able to win.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">For Extra Chances To Win!! (Be sure to add a separate comment and e-mail for each entry)</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow</span> me on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs </span>(add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Tuesday July 21st @ 8pm est.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-72013500677010077242009-07-07T20:48:00.021-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.966-04:00BIA Parade of Homes Review and Ticket Giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlPu6IAQAuI/AAAAAAAACVs/3d6-iZjl0qE/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlPu6IAQAuI/AAAAAAAACVs/3d6-iZjl0qE/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355887064222008034" border="0" /></a><br />I was lucky enough to be contacted and asked to come see a preview of the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.biaparade.com/">BIA Parade of Homes </a>in Dublin, Ohio before it opened.<br />I am thrilled to be able to share a couple of the homes with you. What I am so absolutely thrilled with is that most all of these builders are incorporating "organizing" components into their homes. I am going to keep my commentary down as there is so many neat pictures to show! I will give you the links to the info pages on the two homes that I show case their organizing specialties.<br />This first home is a home by <a href="http://www.biaparade.com/homes-and-builders/mi-homes">M/I Homes</a>. (Above picture)<br />The organizational specialty in this house has to be the woman's closet! I'm not sure of the dimensions to this closet, but it could easily be a bedroom in many of our homes.<br /><br />These closet doors open up to a mirror where you can see the front and back of your outfit. There are 3 windows in this closet and a chandelier! Keep in mind that these homes are still feverishly being worked on getting ready for judging. So the drawers that should be underneath are sitting on top of the window seats.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlP6EplySSI/AAAAAAAACWU/t_rzHi-WYv4/s1600-h/MI+homes+mirror+in+womans+closet.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlP6EplySSI/AAAAAAAACWU/t_rzHi-WYv4/s200/MI+homes+mirror+in+womans+closet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355899339664410914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlP7htc-KsI/AAAAAAAACWc/G82zHKW3KGw/s1600-h/MI+homes+womans+closet+side.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlP7htc-KsI/AAAAAAAACWc/G82zHKW3KGw/s200/MI+homes+womans+closet+side.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355900938429016770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlP9UrKHTsI/AAAAAAAACWk/lvS_gcoMHo8/s1600-h/MI+Homes+womans+closet+see+through.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlP9UrKHTsI/AAAAAAAACWk/lvS_gcoMHo8/s200/MI+Homes+womans+closet+see+through.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355902913498009282" border="0" /></a><br />The center photo shows looking through the two closet racks.<br />The man's closet is dark wood and wonderful also.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQATuqmGBI/AAAAAAAACW0/msBqHk4KqUg/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQATuqmGBI/AAAAAAAACW0/msBqHk4KqUg/s320/Romanelli+and+Hughes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355906195794565138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now this is an organizers dream home!! It is built by <a href="http://www.biaparade.com/homes-and-builders/romanelli-and-hughes">Romanelli and Hughes</a> and Sarah Schnulo is designer extraordinaire!!<br />You walk from the garage that <a href="http://www.premiergarage.com/">Premier Garages</a> have outfitted into the Family Organizing Center....250 sq. ft of pure Organizer's Love!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQA-DzfZ2I/AAAAAAAACW8/OhGkYO_UCpY/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+washer+center.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQA-DzfZ2I/AAAAAAAACW8/OhGkYO_UCpY/s320/Romanelli+and+Hughes+washer+center.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355906923023525730" border="0" /></a><br />This is the washing center. There is a washer and dryer stack unit in the family organizing center. The main laundry room is on the 2nd floor of this home, so this is just a bonus laundry center. It is meant to be used for those sports uniforms that come in dirty or wet snow clothes. You can take them off before you ever have to go upstairs. (And yes there would be a place to hang a robe if needed).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQCZmHKuPI/AAAAAAAACXE/Cs3J05zhxWI/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+Sarah+Schnulo+Designer.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQCZmHKuPI/AAAAAAAACXE/Cs3J05zhxWI/s320/Romanelli+and+Hughes+Sarah+Schnulo+Designer.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355908495600957682" border="0" /></a><br />Directly across from the laundry center is your family command center. Calendars, places to put mail and bills, hook up for a computer...don't you just love it!?<br />That is Sarah who designed this area (she is my new hero!!)<br />If you come in the garage door and look to your right this is what you will see.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQC3cNc4YI/AAAAAAAACXM/dT0zCAFB9Aw/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+View+of+coat+hooks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQC3cNc4YI/AAAAAAAACXM/dT0zCAFB9Aw/s320/Romanelli+and+Hughes+View+of+coat+hooks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355909008339034498" border="0" /></a><br />Is this too cool or what?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQDbKbEcjI/AAAAAAAACXU/J0un0ob0woA/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+cubby+unit.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQDbKbEcjI/AAAAAAAACXU/J0un0ob0woA/s200/Romanelli+and+Hughes+cubby+unit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355909622039605810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQELQIsL6I/AAAAAAAACXc/7fZ6aDkPFXo/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+mud+room.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQELQIsL6I/AAAAAAAACXc/7fZ6aDkPFXo/s200/Romanelli+and+Hughes+mud+room.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355910448206852002" border="0" /></a><br />This is where you can take off those jeans that you may have gotten mud on and throw in the dirty clothes hamper. The basket above may have your clean jeans folded in them, or your cloth cubby may hold your robe or pair of shorts.<br />When you come in from school, the jacket can go on the hook...sit down to take off your shoes and store them in the shoe cubbies and toss your hat in the cubby above.<br />You can hang your book bag on the hooks at the end of the hall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQE0mZAdPI/AAAAAAAACXk/NaYAELQyod0/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+pantry.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQE0mZAdPI/AAAAAAAACXk/NaYAELQyod0/s200/Romanelli+and+Hughes+pantry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355911158555505906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQFKqVPEzI/AAAAAAAACXs/T3lEssAYJbg/s1600-h/Romanelli+and+Hughes+walk+thru+pantry.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SlQFKqVPEzI/AAAAAAAACXs/T3lEssAYJbg/s200/Romanelli+and+Hughes+walk+thru+pantry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355911537570550578" border="0" /></a><br />Do you know what this is? Do you have any idea? It is a walk through PANTRY!!!<br />Yes...as you come in with your arms loaded with grocery bags you can walk through and unload them so you don't have to carry them all the way into your kitchen. This backs up to the desk command center. It is like a big square in design. (keep in mind there were workers everywhere still putting up all the finishing touches on these houses..hence the ladder in the pantry)<br />I could go on with other pictures and features of this house. There is the storage shelves that are utilized under stairs, built in desk in the kids room. The house is divided into zones. The kids have a back stair case and their own game room with big screen tv and games. Go to my <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://organizewithsandy.blogspot.com/2009/07/home-with-250-sqft-family-organizing.html">Organizing Blog</a> to see some more pictures of this incredible house!<br />Loving this house!! Want this house....but for now I will just dream about this house!<br /><br /><br />I have been given a set of tickets to give away to come see this fabulous <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.biaparade.com/">BIA Parade of Homes</a> in <a href="http://www.biaparade.com/location-and-directions">Tartan Ridge</a>, Dublin Ohio. Please only sign up if you are in Central Ohio and will attend or want to make plans to come and visit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy: </span>Tickets cost $12 each and you can find the information <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.biaparade.com/hours-and-tickets">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span> I will be giving away a set of tickets to attend the BIA Parade of Homes in Dublin Ohio.<br /><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.biaparade.com/hours-and-tickets">BIA Parade of Homes</a> and check out their site. Tell me what the dates are for the 2009 Parade of Homes in Tartan Ridge. Come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">For Extra Chances To Win!! </span> (Be sure to add a separate comment for each entry)<br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe </span>to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog about this contest</span>! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me on twitter</span>. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Monday July 13th @ 8:00 pm EST<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-31781803753094642192009-07-03T08:49:00.006-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.967-04:00Mommy Grace Book Review and Giveaway - 5 Winners!!! *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sk3-wW7QlDI/AAAAAAAACS0/4W8teU67hBk/s1600-h/Mommy+Grace+book.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sk3-wW7QlDI/AAAAAAAACS0/4W8teU67hBk/s320/Mommy+Grace+book.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354215638754694194" border="0" /></a><br />The Mommy Grace Book is for any mom that feels:<br />1) She isn't perfect<br />2) She is messing up her kids<br />3) She should cook, clean, mother better<br />4) She needs a course on raising children<br />5) She is a terrible mother<br /><br />...You get the idea. This book lets us know that we are NOT PERFECT MOMS and NEVER Will BE...and guess what????? THAT IS OK!!!!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We have God To be in control</span> and that is the central message of Sheila Schuller Coleman's message in this book.<br /><br />As mothers we almost all feel we are not good enough to handle this job and do it "perfect" like we feel we are supposed to.<br />This book is designed to help us get rid of our "Mommy Guilt" by giving us "Mommy Grace."<br />She uses really nice short real life stories that are funny and really enjoyable to read.<br />What I really like is that she showcases that "God designed each mother for her particular child". Isn't that neat?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TO BUY: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Go to <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446545419.htm">Hachette Book Group </a></span></span>and it will direct you to where you can buy it for $14.99 ($16.99 Canada)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">TO WIN: </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">THERE WILL BE 5 WINNERS!!!!! <br />Go to <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446545419.htm">Hachette Book Group</a></span></span> and tell me what the publish date of this book it. Come back here and enter your answer in the comment section. You must make sure you include your e-mail to be able to win.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span> For each entry make sure you do a separate comment!<br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe </span>to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog </span>about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me</span> on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Thursday July 9th @ 8:00 pm EST **THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED**<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-72054200448183088742009-06-29T17:38:00.010-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.968-04:00TasteCasting - Dunkin Donuts in Worthington<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkplQU02nOI/AAAAAAAACPs/AifIu5I4q4k/s1600-h/Dunkin+Donuts+Worthington.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkplQU02nOI/AAAAAAAACPs/AifIu5I4q4k/s320/Dunkin+Donuts+Worthington.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353202438225960162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Who doesn't love donuts? I know I sure do! I was lucky enough to get to go as a part of the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.tastecasting.com/">Tastecasting team</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span>to the new <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.usarestaurantdevelopers.com/">Dunkin Donuts</a> in Worthington, OH<br />We got to taste donuts, coffees and breakfast sandwiches. I know I got an education to what they had. I never thought of anything other than the donuts...(which is usually enough in MY book!!) Ok...I will let you drool over the next couple of pictures...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Skk5y0wlYuI/AAAAAAAACOM/cZFt0o8uHMA/s1600-h/Dunkin+Donuts.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Skk5y0wlYuI/AAAAAAAACOM/cZFt0o8uHMA/s320/Dunkin+Donuts.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352873177425208034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkphZFtZO0I/AAAAAAAACPM/aemTBmFlyKI/s1600-h/dunkin+donuts+dozen.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkphZFtZO0I/AAAAAAAACPM/aemTBmFlyKI/s320/dunkin+donuts+dozen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353198190740454210" border="0" /></a><br />Ok..we all know how wonderful their donuts are right?<br />But they also have some other really great products....some of which you can eat without feeling guilty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Skpia08iaZI/AAAAAAAACPU/Q_imRCThOGM/s1600-h/egg+white+turkey+flatbread.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Skpia08iaZI/AAAAAAAACPU/Q_imRCThOGM/s320/egg+white+turkey+flatbread.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353199320111933842" border="0" /></a><br />There is a menu of items called the DD Smart menu. They are a healthier option with calorie counts below 300 calories. This is the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/nutrition/Product.aspx?Category=OvenToastedItems&id=DD-1045">Egg White Turkey Sausage Flatbread sandwich</a>. It was really good!! Very filling and I just had a portion of one to sample. I will be getting another one of those for sure. Ok...so if I get one of those along with my donut it would be better than just eating donuts right?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkpjZPLo6zI/AAAAAAAACPc/HtG5Jd65cyg/s1600-h/iced+coffee.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkpjZPLo6zI/AAAAAAAACPc/HtG5Jd65cyg/s320/iced+coffee.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353200392306486066" border="0" /></a><br />I tried an iced coffee with cream and a shot of blueberry syrup in it. Now that was fun too. I sipped that all the way home and really enjoyed it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Skpj0C_bDOI/AAAAAAAACPk/v-qb4XdWlOs/s1600-h/colattas.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Skpj0C_bDOI/AAAAAAAACPk/v-qb4XdWlOs/s320/colattas.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353200852890488034" border="0" /></a><br />This was the cutest little sample cup of their really yummy <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.usarestaurantdevelopers.com/">coolattas</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">!</span> These are on special until July 14th for only $1.99. Now...do not think they are tiny like my sample....look at the site. These are 16 oz sizes. I tasted the strawberry and vanilla. I do have to say that my favorite was the strawberry..although the vanilla really tasted good too. You can have them made with skim milk and they can fall into the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/nutrition/Product.aspx?Category=Beverages&id=DD-660">DD Smart Menu</a> with only 140 calories for a small. Yeah!<br />Stop by and visit and tell them <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.tastecasting.com">Tastecasting</a> sent you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-39469462096468289002009-06-25T23:24:00.009-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.971-04:00Custom Magazine holder review and Giveaway *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkRAA2aLwiI/AAAAAAAACM0/MkzW5vvdrxI/s1600-h/Magazine+Holder+side.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkRAA2aLwiI/AAAAAAAACM0/MkzW5vvdrxI/s320/Magazine+Holder+side.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351472640572506658" border="0" /></a><br />Have you ever looked at the magazine holders you can buy for your magazines and thought how plain they look? Well...no more. You can have the cutest shelves in town with Lisa's Vintage magazine holder. She has dressed up a basic magazine holder that can hold light weight magazines or catalogs with vintage fabrics and bows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkStfoFtV_I/AAAAAAAACM8/hnSP15Bt7gc/s1600-h/Magazine+holder+by+Lisa.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkStfoFtV_I/AAAAAAAACM8/hnSP15Bt7gc/s320/Magazine+holder+by+Lisa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593016071903218" border="0" /></a><br />I think it looks so cute! She has added a place for a label to be added to it also. (Love labels!!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkSuZjp4OoI/AAAAAAAACNE/p6ruo7D7fFI/s1600-h/magazine+holder.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SkSuZjp4OoI/AAAAAAAACNE/p6ruo7D7fFI/s320/magazine+holder.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351594011313846914" border="0" /></a><br />She has many other items she makes and sells!! So you will need to check out her site! Pale and Pink Roses<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy:</span><br /></span>Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.palepinkandroses.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=PinkFriday">Pale and Pink Roses </a>and you can buy them. They are $24.99 (plus s&h)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">To Win one of her Magazine holders:</span><br /><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" href="http://www.palepinkandroses.com/store/WsDefault.asp?iNew=New">Pale and Pink Roses</a> and check out their site. Tell me which item you like the best on her "whats new" page. Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your<br />e-mail address.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe </span>to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog </span>about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me </span>on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Thursday, July 2, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6537893984101802346&postID=3946946209646828900" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-30857498332286393722009-06-17T08:03:00.006-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.972-04:00Mrs. Meyer's Clean Home Book Review and Giveaway! 5 Winners!! *Closed*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sjjb5gKS8mI/AAAAAAAACJE/gBi6wQo_c5E/s1600-h/Mrs.+Meyers+Cleaning+book.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sjjb5gKS8mI/AAAAAAAACJE/gBi6wQo_c5E/s320/Mrs.+Meyers+Cleaning+book.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348266338434609762" border="0" /></a><br />Are you a cleaner? I have to admit I love things when they are clean, but even though I am an "organizer" it doesn't necessarily mean I am the best "cleaner". I used to come home from school every couple of months to find my bedroom completely rearranged. I always thought it was big fun to have my bed in a new place. I thought my mom was just making my life fun. But she was cleaning! Everything, under the bed, behind the dresser etc. I have to admit...once furniture is in a place in my house, it doesn't get moved very often! I just do the best I can getting the vacuum underneath the bed.<br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446544597.htm">Mrs Meyer's Clean Home</a> book is like the book of knowledge when it comes to cleaning your home. She has "No-nonsense advice that will inspire you to clean like the Dickens." She has all kinds of neat tips and tricks. She takes each area and breaks it down. She gives you the "toolbox" of what you will need for each area of your home. She throws in humor and family/parenting advice along the way. It is cleaning the way we dream of!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sjjd1JJ-xPI/AAAAAAAACJM/wxXH9Wof24w/s1600-h/Inside+Mrs.+Meyers.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sjjd1JJ-xPI/AAAAAAAACJM/wxXH9Wof24w/s320/Inside+Mrs.+Meyers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348268462563050738" border="0" /></a><br />For instance on this page about the bathroom sink. On the right hand page with the sink it says,<br />"Got TOOTHPASTE dripping down the side of the sink? Dab it up with a CLOTH and RUB IT ON your sink and shower faucets to BRIGHTEN them up."<br />Ok, right there I didn't know you could use toothpaste to brighten your faucets. I did know you can use shampoo to clean your shower (Fly Lady), but this was a new one for me.<br />On the left side of this page she has a chart for the different kinds of sinks and what to use to clean them including, porcelain, acrylic, limestone, marble and granite and solid surfaces.<br />The book is great ladies. The only way it could be better would be if when you open it she jumps out of the book and cleans your house for you!! (Now wouldn't that be cool!!)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">To Buy: </span> Go to Mrs. Meyer's Clean Home site and it will give you a list of where you can purchase this book for $19.99/$21.99.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">To Win:</span> 5 WINNERS!!!!<br /><br />Hachette Book Group is giving me 5 books to give away!!! Isn't that great!!! <br /><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446544597.htm">Mrs. Meyer's Clean Home</a> and check out their site. Tell me what kind of water she doesn't want you to waste! Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Review blog. (right sidebar)<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Subscribe</span> to my Organizing Blog. (Right sidebar)<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">me on twitter</span>. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />6) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />7) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This contest will run until 8:00 pm EST Thursday June 25th, 2009</span> THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com176tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-61009083630009677572009-06-12T15:11:00.004-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.974-04:00If you want a great Deal - Check out Buxr.com!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjKpaWQApXI/AAAAAAAACE0/LR-PTstNACI/s1600-h/Buxr+home+page.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjKpaWQApXI/AAAAAAAACE0/LR-PTstNACI/s320/Buxr+home+page.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346521977756624242" border="0" /></a><br />Buxr is a great resource for those of you trying to find some great deals, offers, coupons. In fact the fun thing about Buxr is that you can actually earn money for sharing your great deals! If you are picked as having the hottest deal of the day you can actually win money.<br />Here is a description that Buxr gives:<br />"<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.buxr.com/">Buxr.com</a> is a social bargain hunting site where community members gather to share hot shopping deals. All of the deals on Buxr are shared, rated, and vetted by our community."<br /><br />It is a very simple site, no bells or whistles, just <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.buxr.com/">down and dirty bargains </a>listed here! There is a <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.buxr.com/discuss">discussion board</a>,<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.buxr.com/faq"> faq</a> page, and one of the things I really liked was a "how to" use the site <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.buxr.com/intro">video.</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjKrdro9sJI/AAAAAAAACE8/vlgHd-IEWMI/s1600-h/Buxr+faq+page.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjKrdro9sJI/AAAAAAAACE8/vlgHd-IEWMI/s320/Buxr+faq+page.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346524234061295762" border="0" /></a> This is the faq page. I found it very helpful.<br />For those of you who are always tracking down the best deal...this site can help you two-fold. One, you can find some great deals. (Heck, if you get paid for posting the best deals, then you know that everyone is going to only post good ones!)<br />The 2nd thing is that you can post the deals that YOU find other places and make some money. How fun is that?<br />Check it out!! <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.buxr.com/">Buxr.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-49607756172240099812009-06-11T09:24:00.025-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.976-04:00TasteCasting - SugarDaddy's Bakery<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> **Be Sure To See the Discount Code at the Bottom of the Page for an Exclusive Offer!!!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEXa2wJN2I/AAAAAAAACEU/72DX9c7_PUA/s1600-h/Mark,+Tom,+Allison+and+Brian.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEXa2wJN2I/AAAAAAAACEU/72DX9c7_PUA/s320/Mark,+Tom,+Allison+and+Brian.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346079982806972258" border="0" /></a><br />Meet Mark, Tom, Allison and Brian. This is team Sugardaddy! (Minus Chef who was on vacation for our visit).<br />Mark and Tom are the creators and owners of all these goodies!<br />Tom would make up these wonderful brownie creations and Mark loved them and encouraged him to take his love of baking, his marvelous brownie creations, and creativity to the next level.<br /><br />Together they formulated the name from Blondies their light or butter, brown sugar based brownies and Brunettes from their chocolate brownies. So what worked better than <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20onblur=%22try%20%7Bparent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully%28%29;%7D%20catch%28e%29%20%7B%7D%22%20href=%22http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEXa2wJN2I/AAAAAAAACEU/72DX9c7_PUA/s1600-h/Mark,+Tom,+Allison+and+Brian.JPG%22%3E%3Cimg%20style=%22display:block;%20margin:0px%20auto%2010px;%20text-align:center;cursor:pointer;%20cursor:hand;width:%20320px;%20height:%20240px;%22%20src=%22http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEXa2wJN2I/AAAAAAAACEU/72DX9c7_PUA/s320/Mark,+Tom,+Allison+and+Brian.JPG%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22id=%22BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346079982806972258%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E">SugarDaddy's</a>?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEIYvVmTNI/AAAAAAAACCU/-jcYjKVyEUc/s1600-h/Blondies.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEIYvVmTNI/AAAAAAAACCU/-jcYjKVyEUc/s200/Blondies.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346063453782428882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEIq1sBsiI/AAAAAAAACCc/opYyjsA1Jzg/s1600-h/Brunettes.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEIq1sBsiI/AAAAAAAACCc/opYyjsA1Jzg/s200/Brunettes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346063764724757026" border="0" /></a><br />There are 17 flavors of these round brownies and blondies. For instance you have the Dark Berry, Auburn Original, Rich Mint, Tahiti, Fiery, Zanzibar, Chai Spiced and many more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEJ3kaUiwI/AAAAAAAACCk/61g1gPyhsU4/s1600-h/Brownie+case.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEJ3kaUiwI/AAAAAAAACCk/61g1gPyhsU4/s200/Brownie+case.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346065082937019138" border="0" /></a><br />I have to say that the Rich Mint is my favorite...although I loved all the others too. I don't think there would be any of all that I tasted...and I tasted a lot!!! I was trying just one bite of about all of the items.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEKemdf7eI/AAAAAAAACCs/rLIshop9UZs/s1600-h/Rich+Mint.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEKemdf7eI/AAAAAAAACCs/rLIshop9UZs/s200/Rich+Mint.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346065753502117346" border="0" /></a><br />Why round?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEMWJqiYfI/AAAAAAAACC0/-1Hueb4AdsE/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEMWJqiYfI/AAAAAAAACC0/-1Hueb4AdsE/s200/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346067807356477938" border="0" /></a><br />Tom and Mark did a lot of research and found that the majority of people do not like the brownie crust. They want the moist inside of the brownie. So they bake their brownies and then cut them round.<br />I think this is great. They do not let ANYTHING go to waste when it comes to their deluxe brownies.<br />They use the pieces that come from in between the round cuts to make 1 lb bags of "pocket change." These little pieces of brownie are great for munching, using in a trifle, or paring with ice cream.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEN4q2iw6I/AAAAAAAACC8/Ia-cpAZJcA0/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEN4q2iw6I/AAAAAAAACC8/Ia-cpAZJcA0/s320/019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346069499892384674" border="0" /></a><br />For those of us who love the crust...we are not forgotten!! They take the crust and double bake them to come up with Brownie biscotti! Oh...are these good! Brownie taste, crust taste, but so light and great with coffee.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEOnvANfHI/AAAAAAAACDE/nNtot6Dtkpc/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEOnvANfHI/AAAAAAAACDE/nNtot6Dtkpc/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346070308460526706" border="0" /></a><br />So you think they would be finished right? Nope...more small pieces of brownie are used to make these fabulous Brownie Truffles! Oh my gosh!! Loved these too!!<br />They are color coded so you know what you are getting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEPqinwlBI/AAAAAAAACDM/TPuQcwjwS7U/s1600-h/Truffels.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEPqinwlBI/AAAAAAAACDM/TPuQcwjwS7U/s320/Truffels.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346071456187978770" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few that I got to taste. (Wish I had one right now as I am writing this!!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEQGFVp_6I/AAAAAAAACDU/e5GTUlDCcsk/s1600-h/Auburn+Original.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEQGFVp_6I/AAAAAAAACDU/e5GTUlDCcsk/s200/Auburn+Original.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346071929363759010" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Auburn Original. It has triplet chocolate, chocolate ganache and kahlua.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEQqVoxDDI/AAAAAAAACDc/XJfm_HzMkE0/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEQqVoxDDI/AAAAAAAACDc/XJfm_HzMkE0/s200/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346072552214170674" border="0" /></a><br />The American Beauty with double chocolate, peanut butter, roasted peanuts, chocolate canache and creme de cacao. Soooo good.<br /><br />So you would think there wouldn't be anything left right? They take the smallest parts of the brownies and smash them and use them in the crust of their cheesecake!!<br />We got to sample it...yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjERcE84DWI/AAAAAAAACDk/oVJ1gcHTEag/s1600-h/Cheesecake.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjERcE84DWI/AAAAAAAACDk/oVJ1gcHTEag/s200/Cheesecake.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346073406728572258" border="0" /></a><br />They have also begun to make ice cream and are working to develop more flavors. So that will be fun to see what new flavors they will be coming up with!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjER97IixRI/AAAAAAAACDs/Ro0RGy3d_v8/s1600-h/Ice+cream.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjER97IixRI/AAAAAAAACDs/Ro0RGy3d_v8/s200/Ice+cream.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346073988208706834" border="0" /></a><br />Ok...here is a really cool part. Not only do we like them....but they have already been discovered!<br />Tom beat Bobby on <a href="http://www.sugardaddys.com/ss-sugarbuzz.cfm">Bobby Flay's Showdown</a>, (you can find the video clips at the bottom of their <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.sugardaddys.com/index.cfm">home page</a>.) enjoyed by <a href="http://www.sugardaddys.com/ss-sugarbuzz.cfm">Ellen's</a> Guest in her Green Room, used as the Snack of the Day on <a href="http://www.sugardaddys.com/ss-sugarbuzz.cfm">Rachel Ray</a> and has tons of write ups.<br />They have been in business for only 4 years and have accomplished all of this so far!! Can't imagine how big they are going to be in the next 4 years!<br />Here is the brownie that Tom beat Bobby with. It is the Tahiti Blondie: Roated Coconut, Sugardaddy's special curry spice blend and roasted cashews. Now how is that for a blondie?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEZFXQt9LI/AAAAAAAACEc/MzJaX1LD0eY/s1600-h/Masala+-+Won+showdown.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEZFXQt9LI/AAAAAAAACEc/MzJaX1LD0eY/s320/Masala+-+Won+showdown.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346081812599665842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They have the cutest store!! This was just completed in February of this year. It feels so comfortable. There is a coffee station<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjETDRXR5_I/AAAAAAAACD0/EoCRfRrqEDQ/s1600-h/Coffee.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjETDRXR5_I/AAAAAAAACD0/EoCRfRrqEDQ/s320/Coffee.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346075179587069938" border="0" /></a><br />Places to sit and eat and drink your coffee.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEUBLt5XTI/AAAAAAAACEE/OYSRJKl3GKc/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEUBLt5XTI/AAAAAAAACEE/OYSRJKl3GKc/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346076243223207218" border="0" /></a><br />They have the cutest wrapping station gift bags and lovely ways to personalize your gifts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjETlYLWPHI/AAAAAAAACD8/SlIpnCOimFc/s1600-h/Wrapping+area.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjETlYLWPHI/AAAAAAAACD8/SlIpnCOimFc/s320/Wrapping+area.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346075765531622514" border="0" /></a><br />Look at the cute personalized Gift Bag options you can send your goodies in to people!! Also note the Brownie cake sitting on the shelf. You can have this made with several days notice and I hear it is the bomb!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEUXF1c9fI/AAAAAAAACEM/jGv7edsUGog/s1600-h/Cute+gift+shelf.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEUXF1c9fI/AAAAAAAACEM/jGv7edsUGog/s320/Cute+gift+shelf.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346076619601409522" border="0" /></a><br />I could go on believe me! But you need to visit their site..and investigate. What a nice alternative to the normal "flowers" that people send.<br />They only overnight their products. Why? Good question...because it is the only way to be sure their products are as fresh as can be. They bake them package them and send them the same day and then only overnight ship them. Here is another thing that is very unusual. They call you when your order has been delivered. Now how often does that happen?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Because of Tastecasting you can be privy to an exclusive offer! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> You can get </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">15% off</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> of your online order or in store or phone order if you give them this code:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">15EX103109</span> .<br /><br /></span>Visit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20onblur=%22try%20%7Bparent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully%28%29;%7D%20catch%28e%29%20%7B%7D%22%20href=%22http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEXa2wJN2I/AAAAAAAACEU/72DX9c7_PUA/s1600-h/Mark,+Tom,+Allison+and+Brian.JPG%22%3E%3Cimg%20style=%22display:block;%20margin:0px%20auto%2010px;%20text-align:center;cursor:pointer;%20cursor:hand;width:%20320px;%20height:%20240px;%22%20src=%22http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SjEXa2wJN2I/AAAAAAAACEU/72DX9c7_PUA/s320/Mark,+Tom,+Allison+and+Brian.JPG%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22id=%22BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346079982806972258%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E">SugarDaddy's</a> web site to place your order!<br /></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-1887854135051671912009-06-04T09:43:00.007-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.977-04:00Brother P-Touch 1010 Labeler Review and Giveaway!! *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SifP5d8DwLI/AAAAAAAAB_0/8llehhWDS5g/s1600-h/Brother+P-touch+labeler.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SifP5d8DwLI/AAAAAAAAB_0/8llehhWDS5g/s320/Brother+P-touch+labeler.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343468069094408370" border="0" /></a><br />Labelers are GREAT!! Organizers love them and I am no different. They just help things look so neat and clean.<br />I have used a Brother P-touch labeler for years. The Brother company sent me this one to review and it is great because you can hold it in one hand. It is small and convenient.<br />Here is the description that the P-Touch.com site has on it for this <a href="http://www.brother-usa.com/ptouch/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=PT1010">PT-1010 model</a>:<br /><br />The portable, handheld <a href="http://www.brother-usa.com/ptouch/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=PT1010">PT-1010</a> labeler with rubber grip is affordable, reliable and has a wide selection of features, including: 2 line printing, large 12-character LCD display, 8 type styles and 3 type sizes. The PT-1010 allows you to print your text with 6 frame options, 6 built-in auto formats and up to 83 symbols.<br /><br />The Time & Date function lets you print labels for leftovers and other dated items. Its compact size makes it easy to use anywhere, anytime.<br /><br />The PT-1010 uses a variety of TZ laminated tapes up to 1/2" wide for indoor and outdoor use and includes a 1/2" (5m) black on white “TZ” laminated tape.<br /><br /> * Easy to hold, comfortable rubber grip<br /> * Handheld, portable use for more convenience<br /> * Prints labels up to 1/2" wide on laminated indoor/outdoor tape<br /> * Easy to view, large 12-character x 1 line guidance LCD display<br /> * Add time & date to your labels in 8 different formats<br /> * Built-in memory, saves up to 9 of your favorite labels<br /> * Prints 1 to 2 lines of large crisp text<br /> * 1 font, 3 type sizes and 8 type styles<br /> * Separate number keys & letter keys for easy input<br /> * Built-in manual cutter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SifR2oII6rI/AAAAAAAAB_8/1JDJxw87AO4/s1600-h/printing+label.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SifR2oII6rI/AAAAAAAAB_8/1JDJxw87AO4/s320/printing+label.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343470219313081010" border="0" /></a><br />This is where the tape comes out. And you just press on the blue cutter to cut it off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SifSUl1vjnI/AAAAAAAACAE/sG2tgwpr3vU/s1600-h/label+peeling.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SifSUl1vjnI/AAAAAAAACAE/sG2tgwpr3vU/s320/label+peeling.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343470734095126130" border="0" /></a><br />This is also great because they are very easy to peel apart. There is a little slit made with the cutter that makes peeling it apart a snap!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Buy:</span> Go to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.p-touch.com">P-Touch.com</a> and check out all the possibilities. The PT-1010 cost $39.99.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">To Win:</span><br /><br />1) Go to <a href="http://www.brother-usa.com/ptouch/ModelDetail.aspx?ProductID=PT1010"> PT-1010 </a> and tell me another handheld model number. Then come back here and comment on it. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address</span>. (I almost always have some winners choosen who don't qualify because I have no way to contact them!)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter </span>about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me </span>on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This contest will run until Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST</span> *This contest is Closed*<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com246tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-43627388702667473232009-05-21T07:53:00.006-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.979-04:00Throw out Fifty Things Book Review and Giveaway *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/ShVA-iRsKNI/AAAAAAAAB7s/BTk8tAoNNUE/s1600-h/Throw+out+Fifty+Things+Book.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/ShVA-iRsKNI/AAAAAAAAB7s/BTk8tAoNNUE/s320/Throw+out+Fifty+Things+Book.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338244376414660818" border="0" /></a><br />So what do you think? Is this a book a Professional Organizer would like? Heck yes!!<br />Anything that will help people to part with things that are holding them back from having the space and life they are searching for is good with me.<br /><br />What I really like is that this author goes through it with you. You really feel like you are right there with her in her home, going through her living room, bedroom etc... making the decisions on what should go, what should stay and why. It is from a first person perspective. Very cool.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/ShVCC9nAGFI/AAAAAAAAB70/9uDMRfr8oJ0/s1600-h/Throw+out+Fifty+Things+Author.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/ShVCC9nAGFI/AAAAAAAAB70/9uDMRfr8oJ0/s320/Throw+out+Fifty+Things+Author.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338245551982909522" border="0" /></a><br />This book is very easy to read and very helpful and inspiring to help you be able to start the journey of being able to part with things that are just taking up space and are serving no purpose in your life.(other than to be clutter in your home)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To Buy:<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span> Look for this book in your local bookstore or go to <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446505796.htm">Hackette Book Group</a> and see a preview of the book along with list of stores you can purchase it from. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To Win:<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><br />1) Go to <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446505796.htm">Hachette Book Group</a> and check out their site. Tell me what the publish date of this book was. Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your<br />e-mail address. <br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Hachette Group is giving out 5 copies to win!! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Extra Chances To Win one of 5 prizes!<span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Twitter about this contest!</span> Come back here and tell me you did. <br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Blog about this contest!</span> Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Follow me on twitter.</span> Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Thursday May 28th @ 8:00 pm EST *Closed*<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com132tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-30442045052810788242009-05-14T03:00:00.000-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.980-04:00KidsCoats.com and KidsSwimwear.com Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sgtd-oqNV0I/AAAAAAAAB4U/FBP2iqONLqU/s1600-h/Raincoat+from+Kidscoats+April+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sgtd-oqNV0I/AAAAAAAAB4U/FBP2iqONLqU/s320/Raincoat+from+Kidscoats+April+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335461514198210370" border="0" /></a><br />I had the privilege to review several items from <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://kidscoats.com/">KidsCoats.com</a> and <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.kidsswimwear.com/">KidsSwimwear.com</a><br />I love these things! They are sooo darn cute!<br />My daughter had the best time being my model for these things. The fit was true to size. She is between a size 8 and 10. I got all size 10 items and they were just a tad large. But she will get more use out of them. The only thing that was too small was the cutest ever girls cowboy hat.<br />This is the raincoat. It has the "twirling little girl" flair to it. (Thats what I called things that were bigger like that at the bottom and when I was a little girl I could twirl around and they would flair out.)<br />It has a really nice soft pattern lining inside. She was excited for the fist rain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sgtf1wjoJYI/AAAAAAAAB4c/SNz8mCe27lw/s1600-h/Winter+coat+from+Kids+coat++April+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sgtf1wjoJYI/AAAAAAAAB4c/SNz8mCe27lw/s320/Winter+coat+from+Kids+coat++April+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335463560722523522" border="0" /></a><br />You know those really soft stuffed animals and baby blankets that are out. How would you like to wear a coat that soft? I know I would. I know it is not winter coat time right now, but think for next year.<br /><br />So lets think summertime! You can go to<a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.kidsswimwear.com/"> KidsSwimwear.com</a> and find cute summer dresses and babydoll cute swim suits!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgthbU2nddI/AAAAAAAAB4s/0jEh9pZYqtU/s1600-h/Posing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgthbU2nddI/AAAAAAAAB4s/0jEh9pZYqtU/s320/Posing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335465305632634322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgthwqTFFGI/AAAAAAAAB40/pAk0-u3Uo6M/s1600-h/Swim+suit+from+kidsswimwear.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgthwqTFFGI/AAAAAAAAB40/pAk0-u3Uo6M/s320/Swim+suit+from+kidsswimwear.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335465672166413410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgtkDNfNRiI/AAAAAAAAB48/qixjI_AVGt0/s1600-h/purfection4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgtkDNfNRiI/AAAAAAAAB48/qixjI_AVGt0/s320/purfection4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335468189873423906" border="0" /></a><br />Go to <a href="http://kidscoats.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">KidsCoats.com</span> </a>to check out their rain coats and winter coats (there are a couple boy things too)<br />To see more of these cute swim suits, go to <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.kidsswimwear.com/">KidsSwimsuits.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-14986370567402999392009-05-12T03:00:00.000-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.982-04:00TasteCasting - Bob Evans New Summer Menu!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjhIxgiwOI/AAAAAAAAB30/W9kvcKbVwhM/s1600-h/tastecasting+group+pic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjhIxgiwOI/AAAAAAAAB30/W9kvcKbVwhM/s320/tastecasting+group+pic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334761299465388258" /></a><br /> The Tastecasting Group and the Chefs who fed us tonight!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjUZoUaUqI/AAAAAAAAB2s/Nd47jEMXjBk/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjUZoUaUqI/AAAAAAAAB2s/Nd47jEMXjBk/s320/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334747295405200034" border="0"></a><br />We were treated to a feast tonight at the Bob Evans at Graceland in Columbus Ohio. This Bob Evans got a new remodeling job. This is a prototype with the "<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.chainleader.com/article/CA6653383.html">Eat-In Kitchen</a>". It is a new comfortable feeling to it. (I didn't get a very good picture of it....very nice though)<br />There were 20 of us there and we were treated to the new appetizers, main course and dessert along with ice cream floats. We had the chefs come out and talk to us. We had marketing, public relations, General Manager and several other people from Bob Evans there. They were checking out this new form of marketing that Tastecasting was offering them. We were checking out the new restyle of Bob Evans and the yummy food they were coming out with.<br />The new menu will be launched this Thursday May 14th. (except for the supreme pie which will be out in mid June)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjWJ7oyE1I/AAAAAAAAB20/AGJo5-GITcE/s1600-h/appetizers+for+summer+menu+May+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjWJ7oyE1I/AAAAAAAAB20/AGJo5-GITcE/s320/appetizers+for+summer+menu+May+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334749224736265042" border="0"></a><br />These are the new Appetizers! <br />They are:<br />Itsy Bitsy Sandwiches - sausage with cheese and a pickle and the Bob-B-Q pulled pork sandwich with a pickle.<br />Loaded Baked Potato Bites - breaded and fried potato bites stuffed with cheddar cheese and bacon. It is served with ranch dressing.<br />Wildfire Chicken Quesadilla - grilled flour tortilla filled with chicken and all kinds of other goodies.<br />Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Fries - Battered and fried apple pie fries dusted with powered sugar and served with caramel dipping sauce. *My favorite*<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjXoKEovbI/AAAAAAAAB28/A6Myv731Xb4/s1600-h/my+appetizer+plate.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjXoKEovbI/AAAAAAAAB28/A6Myv731Xb4/s320/my+appetizer+plate.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334750843518893490" border="0"></a><br />Here is my plate! I did not try the quesadillas because the Wildfire BBQ sauce scared me off. But guess what...I tried it and it is not too hot at all. It is a sweet sauce with just a little bit of spice. Believe me...if I can eat it, it isn't too spice. I am a spicy whimp!! (and I liked it) By the time I realized it, the quesadillas were all gone. They were popular and from what I heard, very good.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjYmycF-fI/AAAAAAAAB3E/TGQVN1x0weg/s1600-h/cherry+coke+floats.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjYmycF-fI/AAAAAAAAB3E/TGQVN1x0weg/s320/cherry+coke+floats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334751919506586098" border="0"></a><br />Floats!! I can't remember the last time I had a good rootbeer float. They had cherry coke, coke and rootbeer floats. Very good. Hmmmm....think I liked it?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjZLnT5R-I/AAAAAAAAB3M/20UeVkDK9vE/s1600-h/I+think+I+liked+it.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjZLnT5R-I/AAAAAAAAB3M/20UeVkDK9vE/s320/I+think+I+liked+it.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334752552174569442" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjZuh6cCeI/AAAAAAAAB3U/CrYhsg4wRyM/s1600-h/Baby+Back+Ribs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjZuh6cCeI/AAAAAAAAB3U/CrYhsg4wRyM/s320/Baby+Back+Ribs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334753152021039586" border="0"></a><br />The Baby Back Ribs are slow roasted, fall-off-the-bone (and they really do) tender ribs glazed in the Wildfired Sauce. *my favorite*<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjbFFwg99I/AAAAAAAAB3c/YuvuV_tM9j0/s1600-h/chicken.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjbFFwg99I/AAAAAAAAB3c/YuvuV_tM9j0/s320/chicken.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334754639111845842" border="0"></a><br />Oven Roasted Chicken. This is oven-roasted, bone-in chicken breasts that are slathered in Bob Evans smoke-sweet wildfire sauce.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjbtO7tQ8I/AAAAAAAAB3k/qEuHEFBcJB4/s1600-h/cheesecake+at+Bob+Evans.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjbtO7tQ8I/AAAAAAAAB3k/qEuHEFBcJB4/s320/cheesecake+at+Bob+Evans.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334755328769475522" border="0"></a><br />The Red, White & Blueberry Supreme Pie was heavenly! Rich cream cheese filling topped by a layer of fresh strawberries and blueberries and creamy whipped topping. This was soooo good!! It will not be out until mid June when the blueberries are at their peak. Can't wait.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjcTghq5hI/AAAAAAAAB3s/NItdw31QPiY/s1600-h/2+Brian+Chefs.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgjcTghq5hI/AAAAAAAAB3s/NItdw31QPiY/s320/2+Brian+Chefs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334755986327135762" border="0"></a><br />These were the two chefs that made this feast for us. Both were named Brian. Jules was in charge tonight for Tastecasting. <br /><br />Make sure to visit a <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.bobevans.com">Bob Evans</a> near you!! <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif"></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-35072498575934475162009-05-07T09:31:00.008-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.983-04:00Review and Giveaway of Personalized Ponytail, headband and Bow Holder! *CLOSED*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgLjTb80K0I/AAAAAAAAB0k/2Lt62ySKRP8/s1600-h/personalized+name.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgLjTb80K0I/AAAAAAAAB0k/2Lt62ySKRP8/s320/personalized+name.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333074831819942722" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a wonderfully cute solution to all the loose ponytail, headband and bows of your daughters that are laying all over the place.<br />I had been trying to find something for Elise's head bands especially. I think they are the hardest because they are rigid and unless perfectly balanced they fall off of things.<br />Crystal of <a href="http://www.polkatotboutique.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Polka</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> Tot </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Boutique </span></a>has the perfect solution. She makes many things, but among them is this ponytail, headband and bow holder. She actually added on the loops at the end at my request for the headbands! (isn't that cool?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgLkwqRgrzI/AAAAAAAAB0s/7j5HqUQwmow/s1600-h/Hairband+holder.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgLkwqRgrzI/AAAAAAAAB0s/7j5HqUQwmow/s320/Hairband+holder.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333076433392676658" border="0" /></a><br />Elise doesn't wear many hair bows, but if they have clips, you just clip them to the strands that hang down.<br />The hooks can be used for ponytail holders, the elastic headbands, or even belts, purses or hats for that matter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgLlY_Q8fQI/AAAAAAAAB00/7MJn5BKFvn8/s1600-h/hairband+holder+giveaway+May+7+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SgLlY_Q8fQI/AAAAAAAAB00/7MJn5BKFvn8/s320/hairband+holder+giveaway+May+7+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333077126222216450" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.polkatotboutique.com/">Polka Tot Boutique</a> offers fun & unique gifts and decor. Whether you are looking for a special gift for a child's birthday, teacher, mommy or to pamper yourself, they have something for everyone. Every item is made with love and custom designed just for you by Crystal! Customized products include personalized wall letters, plaques, hair bow holders, picture frames, baseball cap holders and jewelry hangers. They also offer clothing including aprons, birthday shirts, initial shirts and shirts for every holiday.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To Buy:</span> </span> Go to <a href="http://www.polkatotboutique.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Polka</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> Tot</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"> Boutique </span><br /></a> and order one of many wonderful gifts.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Use the coupon code: NEAT and save 20% just for seeing this offer.<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To Win:</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><br /><br />1) Go to <a href="http://www.polkatotboutique.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Polka</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"> Tot</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Boutique</span></a> and check out their site. Tell me what the name is you would put on the ponytail bow holder if you won. Also what colors would you want yours to be?<br />Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your e-mail address.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me</span> on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />4)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Friday May 15th @ 8:00 pm EST<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-68712358833317189342009-04-29T22:12:00.009-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.985-04:00Family Organizer's by Amy Knapp - Review and Giveaways!! *Closed*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SfmLM_zxBGI/AAAAAAAABws/hu3vuhbfS3o/s1600-h/Family+planners+giveaway.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SfmLM_zxBGI/AAAAAAAABws/hu3vuhbfS3o/s320/Family+planners+giveaway.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330444689372939362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Amy Knapp has developed these three different Family Organizers or Planners. Even though we are a little late in the year it is never too late to start a new habit and find a new way to organizer your day!! <br />Each page has a week at a view calendar with plenty of space to write your activities for the day. Then on the left side if the page you have a "To Do" section. On the right sidebar you have "Menu" detachable section. On the left sidebar you have a detachable "Grocery" list!! Great!!!<br />She has designed this so that on the grocery list and "To Do" list there is a small diamond shape that you either check off that the task was done or you put in an arrow to move it to tomorrows list "To Do".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SfmKxFdtYDI/AAAAAAAABwk/DYk2vive22I/s1600-h/Inside+the+planner.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SfmKxFdtYDI/AAAAAAAABwk/DYk2vive22I/s320/Inside+the+planner.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330444209854701618" border="0" /></a><br />There are 3 different planners<br />1) Family Organizing<br />2) Christian Family Organizing - Same set up but also with a Bible verse at the top of the left page and also a section on the left page for prayer and praise.<br />3) Expecting Planner - On the left page there is a "Moments & Miracles" section. On the daily calendar there is a check grid that you can check off either a square or circle to keep track of many things. You can keep track of how much water you drink, your vitamin for the day, how many times the baby moves, braxton hicks - it is your choice.<br /><br />Amy sent several of these planners to Ellen from <a href="http://thriftyandchicmom.blogspot.com/">Thrifty and Chic Mom</a>. Ellen also is having a giveaway but gave me some to pass onto my readers.<br />So I am going to be giving away <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">6 planners to 6 lucky winners</span>!! <br />There will be 2 Family Organizers, 2 Christian Family Organizers, and 2 Expecting Family Organizers given away.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-style: italic;">To Buy:</span> Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="https://www.familyorganizer.com/Home.aspx">The Family Organizer</a> Web site and purchase one. They are normally $14.99, but now they are only $5.00 each!! <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">To Win:</span><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="https://www.familyorganizer.com/Home.aspx">The Family Organizer </a> and check out their site. Tell me which planner you would choose if you won. (This needs to be on here to be elible to win.) You can also get a really good view of the inside of each one. Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your<br />e-mail address. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did. <br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Blog</span> about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />3) <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Follow me</span> on twitter. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons</span> (Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />(will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.)<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until Wednesday May 6th @ 8:00 pm EST<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com97tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-10000505791137221952009-04-28T21:18:00.009-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.986-04:00TasteCasting - The Suisse Shop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SferJxN7SUI/AAAAAAAABvk/1ph0zJmsJAI/s1600-h/TasteCasting-125x125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SferJxN7SUI/AAAAAAAABvk/1ph0zJmsJAI/s320/TasteCasting-125x125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329916868335192386" border="0" /></a><br />Social Media can be used in many ways. Dan Harris had a vision to help local restaurants get some attention to help their business and for us to get to sample some real goodies and to make some new friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfeth0JyihI/AAAAAAAABvs/NQQGX87o0nk/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfeth0JyihI/AAAAAAAABvs/NQQGX87o0nk/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329919480463264274" border="0" /></a><br />Everything looked so wonderful!! It smelled great. The <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.thesuisseshop.com/">Suisse Shop</a> is known for their Tortes and pastries. They normally sell them by the full torte. But for this week (and only one other during the year) they have their special, "Torte by the Slice". It gives us all a chance to taste any of the over 30 tortes they make. They only cost $3.50 per slice! And only $2.75 for the cheesecake. If you think what you would pay for this wonderful piece of dessert if you were in sit down restaurant you would probably be paying about $8.50 a slice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfevk1EdTRI/AAAAAAAABv0/cz4wYPYolto/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfevk1EdTRI/AAAAAAAABv0/cz4wYPYolto/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329921731272199442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.thesuisseshop.com/">Suisse Shop</a> has been in business for 26 years and is owned by a Swiss baker, Therese Whitfield. She and her family run the shop. They are are opened from 9am-7pm Tuesday through Friday. Mondays are from 9am-4pm and they are closed on Sundays.<br /><br />They make fantastic <a href="http://www.thesuisseshop.com/weddingcakes.asp">wedding cakes</a> and have made over 1500 in central Ohio.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfezd6_ARNI/AAAAAAAABv8/QiVzttn0Lb0/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfezd6_ARNI/AAAAAAAABv8/QiVzttn0Lb0/s320/010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329926010647364818" /></a><br />Look at the plate I sampled!! I tried Black Forest torte, Buckeye cheesecake, Lemon torte, yellow torte, chocolate torte, german chocolate torte, coconut torte. They were all really good. I have to say that I did have a couple of favorites. I really liked the yellow, lemon and chocolate tortes. They had a very light buttery frosting. These were not "heavy" at all to me. I think the peanut butter cheesecake was the richest I tasted. Fantastic, but I wouldn't be able to eat more than one piece. <br /><br /><br />They use the same ingredients when they make their cupcakes. They looked really good too. They also have mini torte cakes. There are 5" tortes, 8" and 10" tortes. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfe15ZEzv7I/AAAAAAAABwE/t0O0bpNcK2I/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfe15ZEzv7I/AAAAAAAABwE/t0O0bpNcK2I/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329928681604497330" /></a><br /><br /><br />Doesn't everything look great? Guess what...it was!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfe2cyKolWI/AAAAAAAABwM/OY5Wxx-7Yhk/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Sfe2cyKolWI/AAAAAAAABwM/OY5Wxx-7Yhk/s320/008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329929289635239266" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-78713084184828119072009-04-19T09:14:00.006-04:002009-08-12T10:15:07.987-04:00Rubik's World Wii Game Review and Giveaway *Closed*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SeskH5EYkFI/AAAAAAAABsw/v8n3fNvS5yg/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SeskH5EYkFI/AAAAAAAABsw/v8n3fNvS5yg/s200/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326390702292635730" border="0" /></a><br />Who doesn't love a good puzzle? Who can forget the Rubik's Cube?<br />This game takes you inside the Rubik'Cube to discover interactive Rubik's themed puzzles that are designed to challenge kids and adults of all ages.<br />There are 8 games that have increasing difficulty puzzles and activities including the classic cube solving game.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SesoDS1ZXtI/AAAAAAAABs4/9oxT-KRagm0/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/SesoDS1ZXtI/AAAAAAAABs4/9oxT-KRagm0/s200/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326395021356261074" border="0" /></a><br />My 15 and 16 year old have spent many an hour playing!! The colors are bright and fun, there is a music puzzle game...lots of fun.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">To Buy:</span> Go to<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://gamefactorygames.com/all_games/nintendo_wii%E2%84%A2-1.aspx?M=Shop&PID=739&ProductID=364"> The Game Factory</a> and check out this game along with many others for the Wii, and other game systems.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">To Win:</span><br /><br />1) Go to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://gamefactorygames.com/home-1.aspx">The Game Factory</a> and check out their site. Tell me how many players this game is for on the Wii. Then come back here and comment on it. Please be sure to leave me your<br />e-mail address.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">For Extra Chances To Win!!</span><br /><br />1) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter</span> about this contest! Come back here and tell me you did.<br /><br />2) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blog </span>about this contest! Come back here and add the link to your blog.<br /><br />3) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow me on twitter</span>. Come back here and add your twitter name.<br /><br />4) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Follow my blogs</span> (add yourself to right sidebar to follow). For each one of my blogs you follow (organizing and review site) you can earn an extra chance. Tell me about each one you followed when you come back here to comment.<br /><br />5) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add any of my 3 buttons </span>(Organize with Sandy, Review, Pouchee) to your sidebar and earn an entry for each one you add. Come back here with the link to your site where you added them.<br /><br />This contest is open to US mailing address only.<br />Only one person from mailing address eligible to win.<br />I will send out an e-mail to the winner and you will have 48 hours to respond back to me or I will pick another winner.<br /><br /><br />This contest will run until April 29th, 2009 @ 8:00 pm EST<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6537893984101802346" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com300tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537893984101802346.post-28202488183030125632009-04-18T14:45:00.005-04:002009-08-12T10:15:39.145-04:00Soy Candles from Glade! The Frangrance Collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Seogm1XVY5I/AAAAAAAABso/SaH-cXRhrEw/s1600-h/Candles+from+Walmart.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U9RNHv0FAQY/Seogm1XVY5I/AAAAAAAABso/SaH-cXRhrEw/s200/Candles+from+Walmart.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326105360851100562" /></a><br />These candles smell wonderful!! I opened the package and took off the plastic lids and couldn't believe how great they smelled. <br />Each candle contains over 90% natural ingredients, including palm wax and soy. They have a lead-free wick and no metal and the fragrances are infused with essential oils. <br />I had to light them right away. I do have to say that the one I was the most surprised at was the Macintosh Apple. You pull off that lid and if you had your eyes closed you would think someone just cut a fresh apple and stuck it under your nose! <br />I have one in my bathroom now and without even burning it, the smell is great.They sold me...love them! <br /><br /><br /><a href="" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq100/organizewithsandy/siggy5.gif" /></a>Organize with Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10650934605284612324noreply@blogger.com0