Category Archives: Organization

Between Me and You Keepsake Journals

Announcements & Stationary, Fun stuff for parents, Organization, Store Reviews

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Do you ever wonder what your husband wishes you all would do more of, or what he thought when you first met?  Now you can know! Sand Dune Books gives us a way to take a peek into the lives of those that we love in a journalistic fashion.  ‘Between Me and You’ Keepsake Journals are published in a format that asks the recipient of the book you choose, great questions such as "Is there anything you wish we would spend more time doing together?". I think we all know the answer to that!

There is a ‘ Between Me and You’ book for almost everyone you are close to. Grandma, Grandpa, Husband, Wife, Children, Best Friends, Sister, and Brother.

These are a great Valentine gift!

Where to buy: Sand Dune Books

Stikins – Easy to use labels

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"Mommy, I lost my coat".. I’m sure you’ve heard that around this time every year. Winter is here, kids wear their coat to school, but they don’t necessarily come home wearing them. Your child’s $60 winter coat ends up at the local Salvation Army because it was in the lost and found pile too long.

Enter Stikins. Stikins are the ultimate labels for children’s clothing, bottles, snack cups, toothbrushes, and many more items that your child takes with them to school or sleep overs.

Stikins labels are personalized with your child’s name, are self-adhesive and very easy to apply. The labels come in three variations. One is specifically for applying to clothing tags. The label has four bars that wrap around the tag to provide a secure attachment to the tag. The second is for applying to shoes or larger items such as books, backpacks, etc. The third size is very small and can be applied to a toothbrush, rulers, combs and other small items.

Here comes the best part..(dramatic music playing)..Stikins stay on in the washer and dryer! Yes, you read it right!  How great is that?

A package of 60 Stikins labels in all three sizes costs $24.95.

Where to buy: Stikins

Busy Babe Organizer

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The Busy Babe book is one of the most exceptional organization tools I’ve seen.  I’m not kidding.

The Busy Babe book includes tabs for each month of the year. The first page of each tab is a calendar for that month with enough room to write events and apointments in each box. Then you will find one page for every day of the month that includes the following areas:

1. To do list
2. Food tracker
3. Apointments
4. Today’s buzz (things baby did, etc)
5. Tonight’s dinner
6. Sleep tracker
7. Pattern tracker (poopie diapers, medications, etc)

I know you are thinking you will have to write so small that you won’t be able to read what you wrote later, but I promise you that there is plenty of room in each section to write all the important stuff your baby did that day! 

The Busy Babe book also includes several ‘templates’ that Mom can fill out such as a "Shape Up" page where you can set exercise goals, and a "Staring Solids" page where you can track when your baby started eating which solids and what her reaction was. There are lots of pages where you can note your baby’s doctors apointments too. These are great!

The Busy Babe book is great to leave with the babysitter or nanny. Have her fill out the current day’s page so when you come home in the evening, you know exactly what your baby did and when without having to ask.

The Busy Babe book is durable with a thick water-proof front and back cover and is spiral bound for easy page turning. That is a major plus!

Your Busy Babe book will even have a photo of your baby printed on the cover. Simply send a digital photo and whalah, there it is! How cute!

This is a great gift for expecting parents and new parents alike. I highly recommend the Busy Babe book!

Where to buy: Busy Babe

The Little Book Cover

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In the past my diaper bag has had receipts and notes all strewn throughout and ultimately they get lost or thrown away before their time is supposed to be up.
So many times I have wished that I had one place in my purse for notes. Now I do.. I use the Katie James "little book cover". This book cover fits standard notebooks, calendars that you can buy at Target as well as checkbooks. Not all at the same time of course, so pick two!

The little book cover is incredibly made with 100% silk dupioni and lined with a 100% silky soft polka dot cotton pique with matching pen holder. Yes, I said pen holder!! How exciting.. now I don’t lose my pens in the bottom of my diaper bag! YEAH!!

You can choose from 6 different styles and patterns so go ahead and find one that matches your personality today!!

While visiting Katie-James.com you will also find sleep masks made from 100% silk and jewelry bags.   Katie didn’t stop there! She also makes and sells dog treat bags and cat toys!

Where to buy: Katie James

Checkbook Folio…just for girls

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I am not sure how I found Yatta Bags recently, but I was totally impressed with the selection of checkbook folio’s. I don’t know about you, but when I write checks I’m usually not happy about it (paying bills)… my checkbook folio from Yatta Bags has seriously made me a little happier when I give my money up. I know that’s a bit dramatic but as most of you know, that’s me.. dramatic!!

Buyers can choose from a few different designs and two checkbook folio sizes. The checkbook folio has a magnetic snap and features two pockets, one for the checkbook and one for the register.

Where to buy:  Yatta Bags