Etsy Shop Grand Opening Celebration!

I have some huge, exciting news.

I now have an Etsy Shop!!

The Good Son is still not sleeping through the night and I thought I should make better use of my free time instead of playing Candy Crush Saga. Besides, I am stuck of level 65, aka 8th circle of hell, anyway. So, I have created a shop for all my printables.

Don't worry, I still have some awesome free printables on here. And will have more to come.

In the meantime, why don't you celebrate my Etsy Shop Grand Opening with me?! You can score some sweet discounts and enter for a chance to win custom printables.

All the details are on my FB event page. (or see below)

~~Etsy Shop Grand Opening Celebration~~

Celebrate the Grand Opening of my Etsy Shop (http://etsy.me/11zxWCx) and receive discounts and a chance to win custom printables!!

My Etsy Shop officially opens on May 6.

But you can get discounts and a chance to win custom printables now.

~Attend the FB event and get a 15% discount. Invite your friends for a 20% discount. Simply have your friend leave a post on the event wall saying you invited them and you BOTH will receive a 20% discount.

~Visit my Etsy Shop (http://etsy.me/11zxWCx) during the Grand Opening Week, May 6 – May 12, and send me a convo in Etsy to get a 25% discount. Favorite my shop or any item and receive an additional 5% discount.

~Enter to win custom printables!

1^st prize is a customized Home Management Pack (http://etsy.me/100uiA2), a $30 value!

2^nd prize is a customized You Pick 3 Pack (http://etsy.me/10RVGql), a $25 value!

3^rd prize is a customized You Pick 2 Pack (http://etsy.me/17vzBgl), a $20 value!

Simply attend the FB event for an automatic chance to win.

Score more entries
~Leave me a comment on this post.
 
~Follow me on Twitter and tweet this. Tweet: "Etsy Shop Grand Opening Celebration from @thegoodwifeblog http://on.fb.me/11zGWaL discount codes and prizes"
 
~Follow me on Pinterest and pin my blog post or Etsy shop or favorite shop item.

The drawing ends on May 12 at midnight CST. The winner will be selected using random.org. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 24 hours to respond. If they fail to respond, a new winner will be chosen.

Thanks for all your love and support and welcome to my Etsy Shop!

The Obligatory Pinterest Post

A crazy thing happened over the weekend. I gained over 1000k followers on Pinterest.

That seems like a lot for this little dog and pony show. I must have an eye for pretty, shiny, things.

So far the top 3 most repinned pins of mine are:

 

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The top three most pinned pins from The Good Wife are:

 Cowboy Sushi

 Cleaning Schedules as part of the Brains of the Operation series

My Weekly Organization Challenges

So to celebrate, I am giving one lucky person any ONE printable in my Brains of the Operation, aka Household Binder series. I will even personalize it for you!

Choose from any of the ones found here!

How to score the complete customized Brains of the Operation Binder
Leave me a comment below for each entry to be counted. This is mandatory. Include your email address somewhere in your comment.

Score more entries
~Become a follower of the blog and post telling me

~Subscribe to the blog via email

~Follow me on Pinterest and pin this post.
 

~Follow me on Twitter and tweet this. Tweet: "Customized Household Binder Printable Giveaway from @thegoodwifeblog bit.ly/WO4ipM" Leave a comment with a link to your status.

~Like me on Facebook, The Good Wife Blog. Leave me a comment telling me you did.

~Post about this giveaway on your blog or elsewhere. Leave a comment with a link.

Good Luck!

The giveaway ends Friday, December 14 at Midnight Central. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on the blog on Monday, December 17. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 24 hours to respond. If they fail to respond, a new winner will be chosen.

If I do not have an email address for you, you cannot win.

This giveaway is sponsored by The Good Wife.  

Let's pretend this never happened. 

Winner of the Complete Customized Household Binder Giveaway

The winner of the Complete Customized Household Binder Giveaway is Tamara!!

Tamara will receive one complete, customized Brains of the Operation, aka Household Binder.

Don't be sad, kittens if you didn't win. You can print all the templates for your own OotO, right here.

Thank you so much to everyone that entered.

Complete Customized Household Binder Giveaway

~~~~This giveaway is now closed. Thank you.~~~~

I am very excited to announce a giveaway for a complete, customized Household Binder!

Do you love the Brains of the Operation aka Household Binder templates I have created? Do you wish you could have your very own but customized for your own needs?

Say you love the weekly cleaning checklist but would love to modify it. Or you love the daily checklists but you don't have diapers or children's clothes to wash. Or you would love different categories on the budget templates.

Now is your chance to have you very own binder as well as every BotO template customized as you like. You can include your name on each template as well as customized categories. I will be happy to work with you to create your very own, personalized BotO binder.

What you will win

You will receive

~One 1 inch binder, patterned (such as the one above) or a solid color containing:

~Dividers

~One business card holder page

~Customized printed templates including:

      Automobile Log

      

      Budget Worksheet (Monthly Bill Checklist, 2 page Monthly Budget worksheet, Monthly Budget Overview, Yearly Bill Tracker)

      

      Calendar (2012, blank perpetual)

      

      Cleaning Schedules (Weekly Cleaning Checklist, 2 page Spring Cleaning Checklist, Monthly Cleaning Checklist)

     

      Important Account Numbers and Contact Lists (3 page Important Account Numbers List, Emergency Contact List, Restaurant Contact List, 3 page Business Contact List, Personal Contact List, Blank Business Contact List)

     

      Daily and Weekly Dockets (6 page Daily Docket, Weekly Docket, Daily Food Tracker, Weekly Food Tracker)

      

      Home Maintenance Log

      

      Medical Logs (Healthcare Costs Tracker, Medication Log, Physician Log)

      

      Menus and Shopping Lists (Freezer Inventory, Fridge Inventory, Pantry Inventory, Weekly Menu Calendar, Monthly Dinner Menu Calendar, Shopping List Template)

      

      Party Planning (2 page Party Planning Template)

      

      Pet Log

      

      Sitter Notes
~Digital copies of all the templates listed above to print extras  

How to score the complete customized Brains of the Operation Binder
Leave me a comment below for each entry to be counted. This is mandatory. Include your email address somewhere in your comment.

Score more entries
~Become a follower of the blog and post telling me

~Subscribe to the blog via email

~Follow me on Twitter and tweet this. Tweet: "Complete Customized Household Binder Giveaway from @thegoodwifeblog bit.ly/I3UZw3" Leave a comment with a link to your status.

~Like me on Facebook, The Good Wife Blog. Leave me a comment telling me you did.

~Follow me on Pinterest and pin this post.

~Post about this giveaway on your blog or elsewhere. Leave a comment with a link.

Good Luck!

The giveaway ends Wednesday, May 2 at Midnight Central. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on the blog on Friday, May 4. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 24 hours to respond. If they fail to respond, a new winner will be chosen.

If I do not have an email address for you, you cannot win.

This giveaway is sponsored by The Good Wife.

We have a winner!

Congratulations to Sharon! She was the winner of the $35 gift code from CSN stores.

Thank you to everyone that entered and thanks to CSN stores for allowing me to give you guys some free stuff.

Do you want some free stuff?

I'm pleased to announce another CSN stores giveaway! One of you will win a $35 gift code from CSN stores.

CSN stores have over 200 stores that will help you find the perfect recessed lighting, the sweetest modern furniture and, of course, the best cookware.

But there are over 200+ CSN stores, so you can buy almost anything.

How to score the gift code:
Just comment on this post. That's it. Tell me I am awesome or that I suck. It doesn't matter. Each comment is a separate entry, so enter as many times as you want. Either include your email address somewhere in your comment or link with a way for me to contact you.

Score more entries:
~Become a follower of the blog and post telling me who you are

~Follow me on Twitter and tweet this. Tweet, "$35 gift code giveaway from @thegoodwifeblog & @csnstores http://tinyurl.com/5vjgwb #giveaway". Leave a comment with a link to your status.

~Like me on Facebook - The Good Wife Blog. Leave me a comment telling me you did.

~Post about this giveaway on your blog or elsewhere. Leave a comment with a link.

Good Luck!

Please note: This is open to residents in the US and Canada only. There may be shipping charges or in the case of Canadian readers, international fees, for certain products. Giveaway ends March 20th at midnight. I'll use random.org to pick a winner and I will email the winner. If I do not hear back within 48 hours a new winner will be picked. I will then email the winner the $35 gift code. If I do not have an email address for you, you cannot win.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated in any way for this giveaway.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

We have a winner!Congratulations to edmontonjb. You will win a $40 gift certificate to CSN stores.

Thanks to everyone that entered, tweeted, followed and liked. Thanks!

First Ever Giveaway!

I'm pleased to announce my first ever giveaway! One of you will win a $40 gift certificate from CSN stores.

CSN stores have over 200 stores that will help you find the perfect track lighting, the sweetest modern furniture and, of course, the best cookware. You may recall I did a product review of the Kinetic Go Green Glasslock Assorted 8-Piece Food Storage Container Set I received from CSN stores. But instead of being a greedy whore this time, I'm giving you the freebies! The container set is still awesome but just a tad more than $40, so if you want it, you might have to pay the difference.

But there are over 200+ CSN stores, so you can buy almost anything.

How to score the gift card
Leave me a separate comment for each entry to be counted. This is mandatory. Head over to CSN Stores and tell me in which store you will spend your gift card. Include your email address somewhere in your comment.

Score more entries
~Become a follower of the blog and post telling me who you are

~Follow me on Twitter and tweet this. Tweet, "First Giveaway from @thegoodwifeblog & @csnstores http://tinyurl.com/5vjgwb #giveaway". Leave a comment with a link to your status.

~Like me on Facebook, The Good Wife Blog, or like CSN Stores. Leave me a comment telling me you did.

~Post about this giveaway on your blog or elsewhere. Leave a comment with a link.

Good Luck!

Please note: There may be shipping charges or in the case of Canadian readers, international fees, for certain products. Giveaway ends June 1st at midnight. I'll use random.org to pick a winner and I will email the winner. If I do not hear back within 48 hours a new winner will be picked. I will then give CSN Stores the email address of the winner and he or she will be contacted by CSN Stores and receive the gift certificate. If I do not have an email address for you, you cannot win.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated in any way for this giveaway.

My First Ever Product Review

I told you about my up coming product review here. I told you I struggled with finding something that was both eco-friendly and something I would get a ton of use out of.

I decided to get Kinetic Go Green Glasslock Assorted 8-Piece Food Storage Container Set.

I can always use storage in my kitchen and I love that the product is glass. I don't have to worry about any chemical leeching into the foods. I used them to store my homemade baby food.

Before my freezer was crowded with plastic bags full of baby food.

See?


Now my freezer looks like this:


What a difference. I still have some freezer bags (I made a ton of baby food) but it is mostly well contained now.

I love that I can stack the containers to make a more organized space. I placed sticky notes on the top of each lid so I could distinguish between the green cubes of peas and the green cubes of broccoli. I also love that the lids snap and lock into place so I don't have to worry about overfilling the container and having the lid pop off and get food every where.

Another benefit to the containers is the glass is super cold and thus, keeps the food super cold.

You can microwave in them but you cannot cook with them in the oven. That would be the only con.

The set contains the following sizes:
* Rectangular 1.75 cup (14 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Rectangular 4.25 cup (34 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Rectangular 8.5 cup (68 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Square 2.13 cup (17 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Square 3.75 cup (30 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Square 5.13 cup (41 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Square 11 cup (88 oz.) food storage container with lid
* Round 3 cup (24 oz.) food storage container with lid

I like having the variety of sizes and the smallest square and rectangle containers are good for single servings but I would definitely get a few more of the larger square and rectangle sizes to have on hand.

You can buy them separate or in several different set assortments here.

I would definitely recommend them.

Disclosure: I was supplied the product to review (thank you so much CSN Stores), but it in no way influenced this review. If the containers sucked, I would have told you.

Product Review Coming Soon!

I am very excited to announce my first ever product review! I was contacted by CSN Stores, which have more than 200 stores with everything from the perfect bar stool, to the latest cookware, to discounted dining room furniture, and allowed to choose one product from any of their stores and review it for my readers.

I will admit that it took me a while to decide what product to review. I wanted to find something that would appeal to the foodie reading my blog and those that are eco-conscious. But I think I found the perfect product.

Please stay tuned for the product review.

I will add that while I am being supplied the product to review (thank you so much CSN Stores), it will no way influence the review.