If there is one thing I secretly struggle with it’s staying organized when it comes to my personal life. While I am an early adopter and love technology and live by my Google Calendar, I am a traditional girl at heart and still find myself writing notes and tracking things the “old school” way –> on paper. The problem here is this results in an unruly paper trail of sorts – notes at my desk, notes in the kitchen, notes stuffed in my purse, they are everywhere. Now, if it was just me that this was affecting, that would be one thing, but it’s not. You see I am married and many of the things I am trying to keep track of not only affect me, but they involve my husband as well. Often times what happens is he ends up out of the loop because I forgot to tell him, or he didn’t check the note “pile” on my desk. Additionally, my MIL lives with me and I have two boys, it can be hard to keep everyone in the know.
So, the question of recent has been, how to I change this? How do I get more organized at home. Luckily, 2 Moms Media was reading my mind and sent me a package of products from The Blue Sky Home Series.
The Home Series features products specifically designed for helping busy Moms stay organized and were even developed based on feedback they received from Moms on their needs and what would help them better manage things at home. The initial result was the development of 14 different products, all under $10 (which is right in my spending “sweet spot.”) They have everything from planners and calendars, to weekly family boards to activity trackers. Oh, and they are not only functional they are really cute and stylish.
Multi-Tast Mouse Pad
OK, I love this. As I mentioned before, my notes end up all over the place, which can make it hard for others to know what I am up to (heck, it makes it hard for me to stay on top, too!). The multi-task note pad allows me to keep all of my notes – Do, Call, Buy – in one place that’s easy for anyone to find/read – on my desk. Now, because I share my desk with the kids, the fact that it’s padded underneath and doubles as a mouse pad is huge because desktop space is at a premium. Retail price: $5.99
Grocery Checklist Pad
With five people living in our house tracking what we’ve run out of, what new things we want to try, what we are low on, etc. can be hard. The Grocery Checklist is great because it not only breaks your list down by section of the store – fruits/veggies, beverages, Frozen Foods, etc, but it’s got magnets on the back which allows you to keep your list on the refrigerator. This makes it so much easier as now when I am making dinner or grabbing a snack and see we might need to pick up something, the list is right there. Also, it makes the list public so that everyone can see what’s on it, and add to it as necessary so nothing gets forgotten when we head to the grocery. Retail price: $3.99
Door Notes
These have been the biggest hit with the kids. The Door Notes resemble “Do Not Disturb” signs from hotels, and let you leave personal reminders where your family will see them when they get up – on their door. I have already used these a lot, from reminding my oldest to take out the dog in the morning, to reminding the boys to pack their toy bags for our recent trip to the lake. These have gotten so popular in fact, the boys have started asking me to put notes on their doors for things they want to remember. Just last week SM had me put a reminder on his door that a local radio station was broadcasting a concert live and he didn’t want to miss it. Retail price: $9.99
Win A Selection of Blue Sky Home Series Products!
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Pick Up Blue Sky Products
Like what you see? You can find Blue Sky Home Series products at Target as well as online on their website. They also have a pretty active Facebook page where I’ve noticed they share information on sales, new products and even sites that are hosting product giveaways.
