Do you find yourself like most moms today, so busy that your drowning in clutter, chaos and disorganization? Did you know the average person loses an HOUR a day to disorganization? — more than 2 weeks each year! We hope to help you get any disorganization under control with our 2014 Organizational Challenge!
I enjoy the fresh start a new year brings but I also understand the undue stress it can conjure and why many decide to forgo resolutions. Regardless of the new year, there is always room for improvement.
Here are a few tips to help make 2014 goals and Organizational Challenge attainable:
- Keep it simple: The smaller and more focused your list is the better chance you will have for success.
- Make it measurable: Be realistic and take baby steps. If you are in the trenches of motherhood with toddlers in tow, healthy meals and 20 minutes of exercise 3 times a week may suffice.
- Believe you can do it: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
- Share it: Studies show that those who share their goals with friends or family have a better chance to achieve them. Social media can come in handy here. Even the new Fit Bit or health apps allow you to connect with friends to share your progress.
- Plan It! – “He who fails to plan is planning to fail” – Winston Churchill
A great place to start your organizing is with a planner! You have to make time for the important things!
If you have yet to purchase a planner for the new year, you won’t want to miss the planner giveaways below!
I’m a pen and paper kind of gal, I’m a visual person and I like to not only write down and cross off lists but see my plans and schedule at a glance. After years of trying to find the perfect planner, the Erin Condren Life Planner was by far the best fit for me. I have been using an Erin Condren Life Planner for 3 years, each year this planner evolves with improvements and better ways to organize daily living.
If you’re not familiar with Erin Condren planners, I’d like to introduce you to the 2014 Erin Condren Life Planner
Thanks to Erin Condren, we are giving away a $50 ErinCondren.com e-Gift Card for one lucky mom to purchase her own customized planner. Enter to win via the Rafflecopter below! You have opportunities for extra entries and a better chance to win by following instructions on the rafflecopter entry widget below! Be sure to subscribe to our site to make sure you dont miss a post or our giveaways! You can subscribe to BRM in the right sidebar.
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We wish we could give a $50 Erin Condren Gift Card to each of you; we can however offer each of you a $10 OFF coupon for your first purchase at Erin Condren. She doesn’t only sell planners, she offers a lifestyle brand that customizes and stylizes everything from acrylic trays, holiday cards, lunch boxes, family organizers, iphone cases, pens and more!
He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life… But where no plan is laid… chaos will soon reign. —Victor Hugo
What a beautiful planner!
What a great looking planner. Definitely could use it for being a homeschool, wife of a self employed hubby. We have lots going on in our home!
Great planner. With a new baby organization is difficult right now.
Looks like a great planner to keep busy moms super organized.
My entire house!! Its a mess and with baby number 2 on the way I need to get it organized FAST!!!
I am hoping to minimize my house to *only* what is useful & absolutely beautiful!
What a thoughtful giveaway! With my husband traveling for work constantly, an almost six year old and another one on the way in March, I have to say that I’ve been meaning to purchase an Erin Condren life planner! I can use all the help I can get to keep my ducks in a row! Thanks so much for doing this, y’all!
I reeeeeeeeeally want this. No, wait, I neeeeeeed this!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Our storage areas – I’d love to have a place for everything, but have to make room for it first!
If you love this planner, I know it’s got to be great
This looks amazing!
I also love the refrigerator planners but would love to try the Erin Condren planners!
I would love and appreciate this so much. I have been swooning over the Life Planner for so long. This would be great to organize my schedule as a full time nursing student, mommy and my work life. I love this blog so happy I came across this on Instagram
My pantry. I really need to organize it, and keep it organized!
I love this! I’m trying to get my house and our busy schedules organized and any tips are greatly appreciated.
I really really wich to organize my desktop reaally well. I’d love to organize all of my office supplies 😀 besides next year I’m starting my practice as a teacher so I need extra organization 😀
I aim for my car to stay organized this year!
I’m a single mom of 2. I need to organize our schedules with sports, work ,church meetings etc..
I am really looking to simplify, de clutter and organizations everything! My life and my home
I’m looking to organize my new house!
I love EC! I just started a new job and being more organized would make the transition smoother.
I would have to say, getting my finances in order for 2014.
What a beautiful planner!
Love the planner! In our houseful – 10 kiddos – I think this would be so helpful in organizing our homeschooling!
I would like to get more organized in the area of home schooling. I’ve made progress from last year but I still have a ways to go. There are books everywhere and papers everywhere – what do I hang on to, what can I throw away?! :O
I have been admiring these planners for over a year now, but never made the purchase. Would love to have this to help me get organized!
I need a to organize my classroom supplies… But mostly just get myself together.
I would like to get more organized with both my home and business. I need something that I can take with me and keep track of our family of six’s activities, as well as my business commitments. Thanks for the opportunity!
I really need to get my home more organized and more functional.
I need to get a handle on remembering important days (birthdays, anniversaries, and when bills are due!)
Only one area? LOL I have several areas in my life that need help, and that planner looks great.
Niiiccccceeeee…. I have heard about these wonderful planners and I don’t have a planner for 2014. This would be an epic win!
I would love to have one of these planners. It looks like a great organizational tool.
I would like to have meals better organized.
I’d really like to get my homeschool schedule and supplies organized this year. 🙂
I would like to family photos organized–have 30 years worth of different media.
Diane
I love that planner! I need to be more organized in my meal planning. We tend to eat too late because I forget to prep soon enough!
Very cool planner. That would help so much with homeschool organization and daily family life
I would love to get my kids’ play area organized this year…so basically my whole house, lol!
Get my workout routine more organized to stay health/fit!
I am going to try to keep meal planning and bill schedules all in one place with my regular day to day appointments!
Love that planner! My goal is reduce the clutter in my home, one room at a time.
Love the review. I have the purple life planner ordered and on its way 🙂
the area we are working on organizing is our meals. we are going to use it as a family meal planner 🙂
I would really love to organize my bedroom!
definitely my bedroom! it’s a mess!
Love this:)
In my home, I want to get the office organised in 2014. I find it hard to feel organised in a messy space. Also my meal planning process desperately needs an overhaul!
I want to be more organized about meal planning and using up what is already in my freezer and cupboards. That and my whole basement!
I am in the process of organizing my first classroom and apartment… this would be handy.
everything in my life needs some organizing ! But mainly keeping track of things for both my jobs and school.
Awesome planner!
My school room! We homeschool and my 2 year loves to “decorate” it daily.
I would love to get more organized with my scheduling and bill paying!!!
Very cool – I had not looked at the gold edition. Nice to see what it looks like. 🙂
Planning to pursue Graduate studies and wanna keep my life organized in all the chaos! I recently have implemented an envelope budgeting system to stay in the green for 2014 and while in my undergrad and wanna keep the organization going! 🙂
I just graduated with my degree in teaching. I am becoming a new mommy in March. I also plan on going back to become a first time teacher in August. So I just hope to keep my grocery list, my new baby schedule, and my life in general organized with this new year. I feel the Erin Condren planner would help a great deal with this…as it seems to have with you. 🙂
love to keep a organized life
Our after school routine needs some serious organization!!
Love these planners! I’m trying to organize our home! Everything has a place!
this would really help me with my very hectic schedule!
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