Designed with busy moms in mind, Mead has introduced a new line of products known as OrganizHer sure to keep you on schedule, on track and organized! I wish I could say I didn’t need any help in this area but that is definitely not the case.  It is a constant struggle but I’m always open and excited about new ways in which to over come my organizational woes!

OrganizHer Products Include:

Customizable Solutions

Whether it’s a Shopping Companion to manage your “to-buys”, a Family Organizer for all your planning and scheduling needs, or an Expense Tracker, these OrganizHer products feature Tech Lock® technology – rings that open and close easily so you can add, subtract and customize with your own documents or free downloadable templates available at Mead.com

Calendars/Time Management

We know how hard it is to keep track of a family’s busy life, as well as what’s for dinner. With OrganizHer’s time management products like the Month-to-Month Family Wall Calendar and On-the-Go Family Planner, you can plan ahead while keeping today’s priorities in close view.

Meal Planning

Keep track of your shopping list and plan meals for the week ahead with OrganizHer’s convenient Write-n-Wipe Meal Center and Meal Planning Magnetic Notepad. Both products easily hang on a fridge for convenient access when and where you need it most.

On-the-Go Solutions

The portable sizes of OrganizHer’s On-the-Go Memo Book and Stay-in-Touch Address Book are perfect for a purse, briefcase or diaper bag, allowing you to take your planning anywhere!

My favorite product that I received is the Expandable file! With an amazing 21 pockets, this file allows me to easily drill down and find what I’m looking for quickly and easily. I love the pre-printed labels along with plenty of blank labels for me to customize based on our needs. Such labels as medical records, bank statements, school records and tax information are included. I added categories of my own such as home improvement, retirement, medical bills and car insurance. I’m honestly loving the idea of using this new system and am hopeful it will help me keep all my mail from just becoming clutter around my kitchen.

The Write ‘N Wipe Monthly, although very inexpensive at $4.99 was my least favorite product. I liked the idea of a smaller wipe board calendar for my fridge but found it to be much to small to write. This is partly due to the larger tip pen that is included. Because it isn’t a fine enough point, I’m even more limited by what I can fit. It has space for “all you”, “all them” activities and “chow” for meals.  Because my boys are small there is rarely an “all them” kind of activity so I simply used both the spaces to have more room to write when appropriate. This wipes off clean but I’ll be looking in the stores for a more appropriate pen!

If you are looking for a more detailed family calendar for your refrigerator, I would recommend the Magnetic Calendar Center instead. While it is much larger in size, it is much easier to use, read and you can include much more detail!

Overall, I’m very pleased with the OrganizHer products I’ve received and am excited about the prospect of being more organized. And really, what is not to love about these fabulously chic designs? Here are a couple of closeup shots so you can see what I mean!

Buy it: The OrganizeHer Collection can be purchased at most Target stores nationwide with prices starting as low as $2.99 and up to $15.99!

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Mead would like to offer one of my readers ALL the OrganizHer items featured above in my review and a $25 Target gift card! This is a value of more than $85!

MAIN ENTRY: Browse the entire OrganizHer collection and tell me which product you’d most like to try & why!

Want more entries? (You know you need some organization!) After answering my question do any of the following and leave a comment telling me what you did. Each is worth one entry unless otherwise noted. Your comment is your entry so please leave the appropriate number of comments for each extra entry.

-Spring into Spring! Enter the Kodak Camera Giveaway at The Shopping Mama & tell me below!
-Like OrganizHer on Facebook & leave a comment on their wall about you’d use OrganizHer products & reference this post (2 entries)
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This contest will end on 5/28/10 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S.  residents only. Winner can’t have won any Mead or OrganizHer giveaway within the last 90 days. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

Disclosure: I received samples for the purpose of this review but no other type of compensation was received. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.

Carolina Pad was the first company to add fashion to school and office products back in 2000. Since then the industry has taken off and is it really any surprise? Office supplies can be boring but why is that? Have fun while you work with products that reflect your own personal style!

With trendy design and great function, Carolina Pad notebooks, binders, and other school and office products stand out from the crowd. You might also catch a glimpse of our fashion collections, with clever names like Hot Chocolate and Pattern Play, on hit shows like 90210, Greek, and Gossip Girl.

For Mother’s Day, Carolina Pad is featuring two specially priced gift bundles exclusively in the Carolina Pad store. These bundles are available at a discount price over what you would pay for the items separately. These would be a great gift for any mom that could use a little organization (who couldn’t?) and loves products that allow her to show off her amazing fashionista self (who doesn’t?).

The Eye Candy Bundle features multi-colored dots and florals in bright, fun shades! The bundle includes:

• 13-pocket expandable file
• 1-Subject Notebook
• Personal Clutch

The Simply Chic Bundle is ultra modern with chic prints in black and white with lime green, pink or yellow accents.

• Laptop sleeve
• Small binder clips
• Push pins
• Paper clips
• Note tote
• Fliptop notebook

I would never considered myself an organized person. I want to be. I really want to be. But I still get excited about new organizational products that come my way. Especially when they they look like this…

How can I resist, right? So I organized my desk, clipping and sorting to my hearts content with these two awesome bundles. It certainly makes the job easier and more fun when you are excited about the storage solutions. The quality on all the items is top notch and I can’t help but look at these products and actually want to use them!

The laptop sleeve works perfectly for my laptop and would be fabulous for any mom on the go! The personal clutch (a.k.a pencil case)  is great for not only pens but my highlighters, permanent markers and small scissors and keeps them all in one spot. Not to mention actually having some paper convenient with a handy dandy notebook. (Have I been watching too much Blue Clues lately?)

Buy it: The Simply Chic set retails for $40 while the Eye Candy set is only $10. Both can be purchased directly through the Carolina Pad online store. Carolina Pad products are available nationwide at such stores as Target, Wal-mart, Walgreens and OfficeMax. See the full list with the Carolina Pad store locator.

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Carolina Pad would like to give one of my readers both an Eye Candy and Simply Chic bundle, a $40 value!

MAIN ENTRY: Visit Carolina Pad and tell me your favorite collection! (Hot Chocolate is another one calling my name…)

Want more entries? (Chic office supplies? Why do I even have to ask?) After answering my question do any of the following and leave a comment telling me what you did. Each is worth one entry unless otherwise noted. Your comment is your entry so please leave the appropriate number of comments for each extra entry.

-Spring into Spring! Enter the La La B Jewelry Giveaway at The Shopping Mama & tell me below!
-Follow Carolina Pad on Twitter
-Become a fan/like Carolina Pad on Facebook
-Become a fan of Baby Loving Mama on Facebook
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-Add my button to your blog
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-Blog about this contest and link back here and to Carolina Pad (3 entries)

This contest will end on 5/7/10 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. or Canada residents only. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

Disclosure: I received samples for the purpose of this review but no other type of compensation was received. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.

Mrs. Smith’s Diaper Bag by Whoda Thought was created out of a mother’s frustration at spending way too much time struggling with all the little details versus being in the moment and enjoying her children. Rachel Smith decided after a difficult time traveling with her toddler son and infant daughter that there simply must be a more functional design to diaper bags that allow for much easier access, more efficient storage and versatility. And thus, the Mrs. Smith’s Diaper Bag was born.

I am undeniably guilty of being unorganized, especially in my purse and my diaper bag. It isn’t that I don’t want to be clutter free and have everything neatly in its place but I often fall short. It wouldn’t be usual to find random toys, dirty socks or an animal cracker floating around in my purse and much the same can be said about my diaper bag. After using the Mrs. Smith Diaper Bag the last couple of weeks (in this gorgeous dark copper color) I’ve found the perfect bag for longer trips.

The pull out bottom drawer of this bag is simply G-E-N-I-U-S! The storage compartments kept all my snacks for a road trip together and with easy access, not to mention safe from getting squashed! For another trip I used it to hold some small toys as well but if but kids were still eating bag food or needing formula this would be the perfect spot to store it!

If you are wondering if the bottom storage takes up too much room, don’t! I was able to still put two changes of clothing, two pairs of thick footed pajamas, diapers and wipes with a little room to spare on the top. There is a built in changing pad with is extra large, larger than I’ve ever seen in a diaper bag. The design makes it fold down super flat for maximum storage. The only downside is it isn’t padded.

I also love how the Mrs. Smith’s Diaper Bag can convert from messenger style to a backpack in an easy switchover with the strap. Talk about versatility. This bag is definitely made for hauling though and is a decent size. While still compact enough to fit in our stroller basket, it isn’t the bag you’d use for a quick shopping trip. Don’t let the pictures deceive you. This bag is a good size and for that I’m grateful!

A number of fun styles are available including this chic Zebra

and this Brown Flowers.

Buy it: Check out the where to purchase page at Mrs. Smith’s Diaper Bags by Whoda Thought to see all online retailers including Chocolate Cakes Club which lists the names of the bags!

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Mrs. Smith’s Diaper Bags would like to give TWO of my readers their choice of diaper bag! (subject to availability)

MAIN ENTRY: Visit Mrs. Smith and tell me which design you would choose if you won!

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-Blog about this contest and link back here and to Mrs. Smith (Whoda Thought) (3 entries)

This contest will end on 11/3/09 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. and Canada residents only. The winner will be drawn via random.org. The winner will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

Disclosure: I received a sample for the purpose of this review . This has no bearing on my completely honest review above and was not influenced by any type of monetary compensation.  The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.