Get Organized for the Holidays + giveaway!
October 27, 2009 | Filed Under Workshops | 129 Comments
Updated to add: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #84 Carla!
Friends, it’s that time of the year again. That time of the year when we promise ourselves that this is the year we are finally going to get organized for the holidays. Well how would you like a little helping hand keeping that promise to yourself once and for all this year?
My friend Aby Garvey of Simplify 101 is once again offering her very popular 5-lesson/10-week online workshop Get Organized for the Holidays and this year I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be a part of it, yay! Aby has asked me to to contribute by offering a bonus handout to participants on Holiday Meal Planning Made Easy. I truly believe the holidays are about spending quality time with family and friends and not about spending hours in the kitchen missing out on all the fun. It’s definitely possible with some advance planning and during the workshop I’m going to show you how.
This fantastic holiday workshop is set to begin next week and there are many more highlights and benefits to signing up. Some of those include:
- Figuring out what’s most important to you and your family to have a joyful holiday season.
- Creating a holiday planner and filling it up with printable forms and worksheets that will organize all aspects of your holiday preparations.
- Creating a customized holiday plan so you can get it all done. You’ll be organized, prioritized and energized!
- Learning practical, doable strategies for simplifying the key areas of your holiday preparations…from cooking, baking and entertaining, to shopping, wrapping and sending out holiday cards.
Sharing gift ideas, recipes, holiday traditions, tips and more in the private workshop forum.
- Learning a simple process for getting your holiday gifts put away and your home put back together.
- Learning how to store your holiday décor efficiently and effectively.
- Getting tips and ideas for making next year’s holiday season even better than this year, and exchange ideas with your classmates.
- Sharing photos of your holiday decorations and storage solutions in the online photo gallery.
- Creating a simple and fun project to organize your holiday cards so you can enjoy them next year.
Today I am giving away ONE spot in this upcoming workshop. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post answering the following question:
Which one of the above workshop highlights interests you the most?
Last day to enter is Saturday, October 31st at 12:00 pm PST.
Happy holiday organizing everyone!
Organizing Workshop Giveaway
September 5, 2009 | Filed Under Giveaway, Workshops | 114 Comments
This giveaway is now over. Winner is #18 Rachel!
Professional Organizer, Aby Garvey of simplify 101, is here again but this time is offering a free seat in not one but TWO of her fabulous online organizing workshops. One winner will receive BOTH workshops! I’ve had the chance to check out Aby’s workshops and they are FANTASTIC!!
As with all of Aby’s workshops you’ll receive class materials in all sorts of formats (including audio), ongoing support from Aby herself as well as worksheets and projects to inspire you into organizing action. For a sneak peek into how Aby’s workshops run, please watch this quick video.
Let me tell you a little more about each of these workshops:
Workshop #1: Organizing 101
(this is the last time this one will be offered this year!)
Runs: Sept 8th – Oct 27th
If you’re taking the first steps on your organizing journey, or you’re looking to re-energize your organizing efforts, Organizing 101 is just for you!
In this fun and effective online workshop you will:
Learn how to overcome your organizing roadblocks (which is especially helpful if you’re someone who struggles with letting things go.)
Learn the role of storage in an organizing project as well as the best time in the process to buy containers.
Complete an organizing project using a simple organizing process that can be applied to projects of any size and scope.
Create an organizing plan customized to your home, your life, and your priorities.
Best of all, because this is an online workshop you can participate any time that fits your schedule. Plus, you’ll have seven weeks of support, ideas and inspiration from Aby and your fellow classmates!
more information about this workshop here
Workshop #2: Organize Your Closet
(a quick & simple online workshop)
Runs: Sept 22nd – Oct 13th
The closet class is a really fun class. It’s two lessons for just $20 US, and the class stays open for an additional week to give students time to get in there and organize their closet! Aby developed a process to help students create an organized closet that will take the stress out of getting dressed in the morning, plus will help keep closet-clutter away going forward. Three weeks of access to a professional organizer and community of students who will also be organizing their closet…all for what you would pay for minutes of time working with a professional organizer in the home. This is a great try-it class for students who aren’t sure if online classes are for them, and would really help them organize their home.
more information about this workshop here
To enter this fabulous organizing giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post prior to Monday, September 7th at 4:00 pm PST, answering the following question:
How would (or has) being organized change(d) your life?
Organize Your Paper Clutter Giveaway
July 6, 2009 | Filed Under Giveaway, Workshops | 167 Comments
Updated: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #95 Tricia!
Professional Organizer, Aby Garvey of simplify 101, is offering a free seat in her fabulous upcoming Organize Your Paper Clutter workshop that begins on July 14th and ends September 1st. You’ll receive class materials in all sorts of formats (including audio), ongoing support from Aby herself as well as worksheets and projects to inspire you into action. For a sneak peek into how Aby’s workshops run, please watch this quick video. More information on this particular workshop can be found here.
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post prior to July 9th at 9:00 pm PST, answering the following question:
What one area in your house do you find the hardest to organize and maintain?
How to organize your paper clutter + giveaway!
April 16, 2009 | Filed Under Workshops | 219 Comments
Updated: This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Lis from A Trucker Wife!!
I’ve got another great giveaway to tell you about today. As many of you already know I’m a huge fan of Professional Organizer Aby Garvey from Simplify 101. She runs amazing online workshops all geared towards helping you get organized. Aby has a new workshop starting next Tuesday, April 21st called Organize Your Paper Clutter that will be run over a period of six weeks. In addition the workshop will remain open one additional week, for a total of seven weeks of content, instructor and community access.
Here is a bit more information for you:
Paper, paper everywhere! That paper mountain growing on your countertop represents a loss of freedom, a loss of control, and a nagging feeling in your gut that something important isn’t getting attended to. Your paper, and the feelings it creates, makes it hard to relax, focus or even have fun.
Here’s the good news: there is a better way! With the right paper organizing systems in place—those created with you, your paper, and your home in mind—you can free yourself from paper clutter and the stress that comes along with it. In Organize Your Paper Clutter, you’ll learn a step-by-step process on how to decide if you need a piece of paper (and for how long!) and how to organize it so you’ll find it again right when you need it! Your piles (and your stress!) will be replaced by organizing systems you love, and feelings of confidence, relief and peace of mind!
Specifics include:
- Create an action file and mail handling system.
- Set up your own household reference binder similar to the simplify 101 Command Central Binder.
- Get strategies for handling school papers and kids artwork.
- Learn what paper you need to shred, what paper you need to keep, and how long you need to keep it.
- Set up and use a tickler file.
- Learn the best ways to organize and store each type of paper in your home, so you can find it again right when you need it.
Aby would love to give away one of those coveted workshop seats to one of you, a prize valued at $65.00! And all you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post before Monday afternoon (April 20th) at 12:00 pm PST. Although it’s not a requirement, please feel free to tell us which area of paper organization you struggle with the most.
Good luck!
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