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VIP GNO at Hale Center Theater {Giveaway}

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I am in need of a girls night out, who wants to join me?

Lucky for us, all we have to do is show up and Hale Center Theatre is taking care of the rest! Five of you will be able to grab your best gal pal and join me for a night out for a performance of “My Fair Lady.” My husbands favorite and boy is he jealous that I am taking you!!

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The GNO deets:

Thursday, November 3rd

6:30 – Arrive for Hors d’ oeuvres nd socializing
6:45 – Creative teams talk about staging “My Fair Lady”
7:15 – Seating for 7:30 performance

5 Winners of Two Tickets

So how do you get your name on “the list” for a VIP night at the theatre?

To enter: {leave a comment for each entry and please only enter if you’re sure you’ll be able to come!}

  • Leave a comment telling me why you need a GNO.
  • Follow A Little Tipsy

Good luck! Winners will be announced Friday, October 28th.

Hale Center Theatre is providing the GNO tickets for myself and ten others, I was in no other way compensated for this post.

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Paper Organization & “Get Organized for the Holidays” Workshop Giveaway

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{If my blog’s font is showing up oddly huge, try the fixes in this post.}
I have a problem with paper. There is so much pouring in each each day that it feels like before I know it I am buried under a mountain. Junk mail, to do lists, school papers, church notices. You name it I stack it. I thought I was doing well having one place to collect it all until the stack began to constantly topple. Ug. Then the heaven’s parted and I found Aby’s online Paper Organization workshop.

  • Online=spend a few minutes whenever I find them.
  • If there is a class on this, I am obviously missing something.
  • From a company name Simplify 101 means it won’t be overly complicated

I am still in the midst of this workshop, but I can tell you it has already done wonders for my paper organization skills. They break it down in to lessons and help you figure out where it comes from, why it is piling up, and how to make a few alterations that work for your personal style to keep it all at bay. I know we are picture people, so here are a few of the changes I have made so far.


{Before}……………………………………………{After}


{Before}


{After}

I hate to say it, but I had already gone through a lot of the paper when I took the before pic. I realized that one place for everything was making one big mess so I broke things down in to several systems:

1. Inbox{green flowery number}: for the daily influx. I go through this nightly.
2. School clipboard: for preschool calenders & papers
3. Magazine holder {turquoise on small table}: holds the magazines and catalogs I want to go through. I take one at a time up to my nightstand.
4. Grocery System: one for ads and one for coupons on the side of the fridge made from snack boxes and scrapbook paper. Inspiration by…

5. Magnet board: for little notes that need to be in plain sight or will be around less than a week.

6. Tickler file: A folder for each day of the month and each month of the year. To file things with a due date or inspiration for certain times of the year. I also added pay, call, action now, action flexible, receipts, file and incubator (need time to decide if I need to keep ie. kids artwork) folders.

I am totally loving this class and can’t wait for these things to become second nature. I would totally recommend this workshop, but unfortunately it is only offered at certain times of the year. But, guess what is on the docket next, “Get Organized for the Holidays.” Sounds great right?!

My friends at Simplify 101 are offering one lucky reader a free spot in the Get Organized for the Holidays online workshop {$67 value}.

This online workshop is the ultimate holiday planning workshop. Start making your plans for a joyful (and stress-free!) holiday season in early November.

We’ll create a holiday planning binder loaded with holiday planning forms, checklists, and best of all, a customized holiday plan that focuses on what’s most important to you and your family. Then, learn how to weed-out and simplify your less meaningful holiday tasks, freeing-up time to truly enjoy and savor those activities that make the holidays most special to you.


How to enter (up to four chances to win):

  1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you are most looking forward to this holiday season.

  2. Follow A Little Tipsy

  3. Mention this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter, then leave a comment letting me know you did.

  4. Sign up to receive the free Mini Guide for creating a command central binder, then leave a comment letting me know you did.

Giveaway closes Thursday, October 27th. Good luck!

Bonus: simplify 101 is offering my readers 15% off enrollment in this workshop! To take advantage of this offer, enter ALT15 during checkout. This coupon is good through Thursday, October 27, 2011 and may not be combined with any other offers.


If you’d like more tips on organizing your home or office top to bottom, sign up for Simplify 101’s organizing newsletter right here ! You can also follow the blog and get even more daily tips.

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The winner of the $50 gift card from Groopdealz is…

jen said… I love groopdealz! i love the vinyl decals

Congrats!

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Pick Your Plum Giveaway

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Hurry go.

Then come back and I’ll tell you the rest!

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Have you heard of Pick Your Plum? They have smokin’ daily deals on super cute crafting supplies. Wanna see just a few of the things they’ve offered…

Personalized rubber stamps for 56% off

Specialty Vinyl Sheets for 50% off

pick your plum

Cotton Candy Grosgrain Ribbon for super cheap!

Hand panted ceramic knobs at 50% off, Metal Handles at a screaming deal, $0.50 No Soliciting Signs …but you got to hurry because they go fast!

This is a newer site with a cool concept. This site launched less than 3 months ago.

This site posts the most ‘swank’ crafting supplies and delicately slap prim-o pricing on them. The line up of goodies…well…They. Are. Good.

On the list: Fold over elastic, Metal plate holders, Wrought Iron Decor, Grosgrain Ribbon and their prices …just wait. They are nice.

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Here is the catch though:

They have limited quantities. So ya got to get it {{before your neighbor does}}.

Pick Your Plum…get it before your neighbor does.

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I bought antique looking rings similar to the above a few weeks ago from Pick Your Plum.}

You do have to pay shipping, but it always very reasonable.

pick your plum

Wait ’til you see what’s up tomorrow!

So, be one of the first to sign up on their email list and FB page and you’ll know what’s up and how fast you have to act.

For now they are posting one item per day (M-F) at 7 am (MST). Good Stuff.

{GIVEAWAY ALERT}

Pick Your Plum.com is giving a $75 crafting supply kit to one crafting goddess!

Full of: Mod Podge, Brushes, Wrought Iron Home decor, Ribbon, Ric Rac…the list goes on!

To enter: (leave a comment for each entry)

1. Follow them on FB {and tell them I sent ya!}

2. Get on their email list to be the first to find out!

3. Follow A Little Tipsy

4. Like A Little Tipsy on FB

Giveaway closes Tuesday, August 16th. Good luck!

P.S. If there is no email listed on your comment or on your profile I will pick a new winner.

Disclosure: A Little Tipsy is an affiliate of Pick Your Plum. I think their concept is awesome! Pick Your Plum is providing the giveaway package.

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Clean Green Maid for a Day GIVEAWAY!

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I received an email from my friend Emily a couple of weeks ago asking if I would like to review an eco-friendly cleaning service here in SLC called Ecomaids. Um, yes please! Of course I would like someone to clean for me. Little did I know the events that would transpire during the next week making this not only convenient, but practically heaven sent.

I was excited to not only have someone do the work for me, but have a company who uses green supplies eliminating toxic fumes and excess waste. Like these awesome microfiber cloths that hold 11 times their weight of liquid. I also LOVE that they use a different color cloth for bathrooms, kitchens and other areas. I have an aversion to any kind of cleaning cloth or sponge, so I am I love that they are sensitive to cross-contamination. No bathroom cloths in my kitchen!

And let me tell you my house put them to the test. We had been home a total of 7 days out of the three weeks of July that had passed, pretty much to unpack do laundry and re-pack to leave every few days. They did an initial clean at my house which is a bit more extensive than the routine weekly clean (basically adds on cleaning baseboards and doors), though I was shocked at some of the items on the checklist!

For instance, they wipe down every piece of furniture removing every knick knack. They took out every item when they cleaned the shower.

They cleaned chair rails, light switches, and dusted ceiling fan blades! Hoorah!

I was totally loving the Ghostbuster flashback vacuum. They believe in capturing all the dust with their hepa filter vacuums and microfiber cloths, not just pushing it all around with brooms or feather dusters. They also take off their shoes and wear house shoes inside so they never track dirt or pesticides inside.

My favorite thing by far is how they made my son’s bed. AMAZING! I can’t even get the bedspread to look like that. The mattress is insanely snug in the frame. The bunk beds were made for my husband by his Dad when he was young and the mattresses barely, seriously, barely fit. I was seriously impressed with this one.

Oh, and if you leave new linens they will put them on the bed for you. And they fold the toilet paper in a fancy little triangle, which I love.

I’m happy as a clam. I have very few complaints, but to be fair I will share.

  • I wish they followed up some of the dusting with a damp cloth. Particularly, on my ceiling fans in my great room and blinds in the kitchen where they tend to get a little filmy.
  • The price is a bit high for me to do weekly clean. I would totally do an initial clean like they did this time a few times a year for holidays, spring cleaning, party preparation, moving, etc.

The cool thing is that ECOMAIDS allows you to customize your program to your budget. You can have them come weekly or one time. They don’t require you to sign up for any kind of schedule.

Wouldn’t you love to see these smiling faces at your door? A big thanks to Chris and Paige for a job well done on a house that started out full of summertime cleaning neglect.


Chris, Keith {owner}, Paige

To celebrate their grand opening, ECOMAIDS is offering their full-house Initial Service cleaning for just $79! For more details, check their Salt Lake specials.

*UPDATE: ECOMAIDS currently has a deal running on KSL for $49 for a limited time!!

Now, on to the GIVEAWAY!

ECOMAIDS is giving away a $100 gift certificate! You must live in Salt Lake county or have a friend/family member that can use this credit, within SL county limits. AND you can use your gift certificate toward the current grand opening special! Which includes:

  • Kitchen
  • Living room
  • Dining room
  • Entryway
  • Stairs
  • One bedroom
  • One bathroom

For only $79.00! (Add additional rooms for $15 each) Did I mention that includes baseboards, doors, and ceiling fans?!

So if you don’t want to wait, and need your house cleaned ASAP, you can get in on this offer right now! Tell them we sent you.
If you WIN, you can use your $100 towards the special and use the rest of your credit towards another bathroom or area in your home! Awesome right?!

To enter:

Leave a comment telling me the biggest mess you’ve had to clean in your home. Was it a 3 yr old loose with a marker in the playroom? Or a fridge line that broke flooding your house while you were out of town?

For extra entries, you can…

(Please leave a separate comment for each entry.)

This giveaway closes on Tuesday, August 2nd. Good luck!

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