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Moleskine notebooks, journals, and calendars + a coupon code AND a giveaway!

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Where do your notes start?
My Moleskine notebook is the first place I jot down things from items to add to my grocery list, to to-dos, and random thoughts of which there are tons, important dates, gift ideas, and other ramblings. From there I usually add those notes to the appropriate iPhone app such as Shopper or NotifyMe.
Without my Moleskine notebook, my thoughts may never make it to completion. What a disaster that would be!

What is Moleskine?
MOLESKINE is the legendary notebook that has held the inspirations and ideas of everyone from Van Gogh, Picasso and Hemingway to famed author, Bruce Chatwin. Artists, authors, and geniuses of all variety have long appreciated the simplicity and superior functionality of these notebooks.

Moleskine notebooks and planners are available in several sizes.  The 3.5 x 5.5 in. pocket notebooks are the perfect size to carry in a purse or diaper bag and are great for jotting down your baby’s latest diaper change or that funny thing your toddler said during your playgroup.  I use the large A4 Folio Notebook for work notes and for jotting down thoughts I have while at home or in my office.

Moleskine notebooks, journals, and planners make great holiday gifts!  Get a pocket hard cover 18 month planner for $12.95 or my favorite Moleskine gift idea is the Volant Color-A-Day Monthly Daily Planner (photo above) which is usually $39.95 but our readers get 30% off by using the link below.

COUPON CODE:
Use coupon code COLORDEAL, and get 30% off of the Volant Color-A-Month Daily Planner (no minimum, no maximum). The coupon is only valid on that item, and it’s good through 12/31/09. Use this link to go straight to the Color-A-Month planner page and automatically apply the coupon code to the cart.

GIVEAWAY!
Enter to win a set of these Moleskine items:

  • 2010 Volant Color-A-Month Daily Planner
  • Folio A4 Ruled Notebook
  • 2010 Weekly Notebook Planner

To enter, visit Moleskines.com (opens a new window or tab) then come back and tell me what your favorite Moleskine product is in the comments below.  Get two entries for Tweeting this post and then leave a second comment with your Twitter ID.  Entries accepted until November 30th.

“Kids” iPhone app for parents

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A family information manager for parents, “Kids” iKids iPhone apps a must-have iPhone app for both parents and those of school-age children.  “Kids” allows parents to save and have quick access to extremely comprehensive and important information including:

  • Doctor’s information
  • Dentist information
  • Teacher and coaches information
  • Babysitter information
  • List your kids allergies
  • Clothing sizes
  • Favorite stuff
  • Current medications
  • and more

When you set up your children’s information page in “Kids” you can add a photograph from your iPhone and each child’s main page can include 2 pieces of important.  It’s easy to make changes from any screen using the “Edit” button and getting back to the main screen from any screen is a cinch with the “Kids” button featured on the left side of every screen.

Some upcoming features include

  • Push a contact’s phone number or email to contact them from the Kids iPhone app
  • Share information via SMS or email

You can learn more about “Kids” iPhone app via iTunes here.

Product Review + Giveaway: Knock Knock, organization at its finest and funniest!

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Knock KnockOh my gosh!!  I am totally in love with Knock Knock.   I can’t tell you how many note pads I have laying around the house despite the fact that I have at least 3 to-do/organization programs on my mac to help me stay organized!  Ha Ha!  Can you say “ADHD poster girl”?
We recently had a few home projects to plan and organize and between Tim and I there were about a dozen sheets of paper laying around the house with roofer’s phone numbers, terminology, ratings, etc..  I finally broke down because I didn’t know where to begin.  At the time that we were planning things, I could only dream of one place to keep all of the roofer’s phone numbers, phone notes, and swirly doodles I drew while on the phone with potential roofers.   Knock Knock’s Home Maintenance Organizer would have been a lifesaver – and will be in the future!

Knock Knock makes it easy for me to let Tim know what he can MUST do to make me happy with the Things You Must Do To Make Me Happy notepad.  That cracks me up!  A few of my favorites on the checklist are “wake up”, “remember what you tell me”, and “get it yourself”.

Knock Knock MousepadThe most useful Knock Knock item for me is the Information Central Paper Mousepad.  I am at the computer many many many hours a day and while I’m working, naturally, a million random thoughts are going through my head.  Being able to jot the ideas and thoughts down on my mousepad is so cool!  I love it!

Especially for new parents, the Postpartum Bundle of Joy kit comes complete with a New Parent Checklist for leaving the house, a book straight from Knock Knock’s Self Hurt series titled “How to Traumatize Your Children”, and a voucher booklet for new parents.

GIVEAWAY!
We are giving one lucky reader a Knock Knock Errand Manager Pad, Information Central Paper Mousepad, the Happy Mom Bundle, and Home-Maintenance Organizer!  Just leave a comment below telling me an ‘organization or disorganization story’ (ex: did you forget a really important date, lose your keys at a really bad time, or forget to do something important for work?).  I will choose one winner at random.  Entries accepted until June 11th.

Audiovox Homebase messaging center and digital frame

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What do you have on your fridge?  A calendar, a few photographs, some notes?  That's what I had on mine up until a couple of weeks ago.  I am so excited about Audiovox's Homebase Audio and Video system because it allows me to replace all of the visible fridge clutter with a pretty little shiny frame like device that does it all.

Audiovox-homebase

What is the Audiovox Homebase messaging and digital frame?

  • A calendar
  • A 7 inch digital photo frame
  • A video messaging center with a built in a video camera
  • A whiteboard
  • A magnet board
  • A post-it note holder

The Audiovox Homebase can be mounted to your refrigerator, wall, or set on your counter top.  They really thought of everything when designing this device.. there are even 3 different color cords you can use to conceal the cord going from the device to the wall outlet.

What do I do with the Audiovox Homebase system?

  • Leave important video messages for my husband and son
  • Watch my husband and son's funny video messages
  • Write reminders on the white board
  • Put cute photographs and small drawings on the magnetic strip
  • Manage my appointments
  • and much much more!

The Audiovox Homebase is a MOMMY MUST-HAVE!

Learn more about the Audiovox Homebase here or buy one here.

We are giving away an Audiovox Homebase to one lucky subscriber!  Learn how to enter here.

Get productive with these iPhone apps

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ThingsappThings
iPhone app & Mac desktop version

Things is a beautifully focused and amazingly intuitive task and list management tool.  
It's as though Things was developed just for moms.  Things is easy to use and it packed with features that parents (and others) will find very useful. 

You can even sync wirelessly with the desktop version (mac only) of Things using Wi-Fi. 

Things iPhone app features

  • Create projects
    EX: Large homework assignments or science fair projects that require several steps to complete.
  • The Today list
    This is where you will see a list of tasks whose start date is today as well as overdue items.
  • Next list
    Single to-do's and action steps from active projects.
  • Someday – I love this one!
    The Someday box is for ideas you might want to pursue in the future like plan a trip to the Bahamas.

Things desktop and iPhone app will have you anxious to get organized whereas before you didn't know where to start.

Download a free trial here.

ReachMyFile

ReachMyFile is a great iPhone
app for busy moms that essentially gives you complete access to your Mac from your iPhone.

When you run into a friend at the bookstore and want to show her photographs of the kids that you don't have on your iPhone, you can download the photos to show her.  Have you ever forgotten an ingredient for a recipe while you are at the grocery store?  Just reach back to your Mac to download it while you are shopping!  And you can download songs and movies from your
Mac to keep your kids entertained when you are waiting at the doctor's office or in traffic.  You can even use ReachMyFile
to find your child's homework assignment and e-mail it to the
teacher.  Sebastian would pay dearly if I had to do that!

You can see a video of ReachMyFile in action here on YouTube.

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