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This is the seventh and FINAL contest in our Mother’s Day Giveaway. To enter to win, leave a comment at this post. If you are new to the Mother’s Day Giveaway, head over to read the rules in our sticky post and find out what other fantastic prizes you could win.

PLEASE NOTE: Entries for all contests will be closed Saturday night at 12am Eastern. (Okay – technically that is Sunday morning!) I will post the winners for all seven contests Mother’s Day Sunday, May 13. So if you haven’t checked out all the contests, make sure you do now and make your comment before Saturday night!

Amy Knapp’s Family Organizing Handbook

Amy Knapp, a business woman turned stay-at-home mom, is going to help you get organized with her fabulous “Family Organizing Handbook,” packed full of 314 tips to get your household running smoothly and efficiently. And of course, this Mother’s Day, one of you is going to win a copy!

I am a disorganized person – a housewife disaster really. And whenever I make some progress, I quickly fall back into my disorganized habits and let the small corners of organization I established return to chaos. (This is why I started Tackle It Tuesday – so I had some accountability to keep on track getting my house organized.)

With a new baby on the way, I really need to get things under control – and fast! And since I am so busy, I don’t have much time to read.

amy-knapp.jpgSo Amy Knapp’s book fits me perfectly. It is a collection of 314 tips, tricks and secrets to get your life organized. First she gets us in touch with our “inner organizer” and helps us to discover what level of organization and scheduling is right for us. Then she moves through our lives and our houses, room by room, category by category. We learn everything from how to get our calendars together, to getting our kids organized and motivated, to sharing parenting tips and encouragement.

Here is a sampling of Amy’s Tips:

#182 Over-the-door shoe organizers can be a great way to organize toiletries, especially if the bathroom is shared by more than one person. Assign each person a pocket or two. Everything they need will be easy to access, ye hidden from sight.

#136 Use strings and clothespins to create a custom border in your child’s room. Secure the string with small nails at regular intervals around the room. Use the clothespins to hang artwork, photos, and other important papers. They will be easy to change out and add great personality to the room.

#86 Why not pick one cabinet a week to clean out? Set a block of time each week – whatever works in your schedule – for cabinet cleaning. Choose one randomly, or choose the ones that bugs you the most or just choose the one nearest to where you happen to be at the moment! Whatever you do, do not make choosing the hardest part of your task. With fifty two weeks in a year, you can make sure that every cabinet is done at least once a year.

(Hey – #86 sounds a lot like Tackle It Tuesday! :))

So if you are looking for a book to help you get more organized, Amy Knapp’s Family Organizing Handbook is a great, quick to read, easy to reference, resource. I know it will be helping me as I tackle my house and life and try to get ready for a newborn this fall.

To enter win a copy, leave a comment at this post. The winner will be announced in the Mother’s Day Giveaway Sunday, May 13th, 2007.
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211 Comments

  1. I would love to be more organized in life and help my kids to grow up and stay organized.

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  5. I am working on organizing my home & life, slowly, but am making a dent. Would love to read this to speed up the process!

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  6. There is this one special woman in the world she taught me how to talk, she talk me how to walk, and she taught me how to be me. I followed in her footsteps because i wanted to be like her, she was my roll-modle. She made me who I am today a thirdteen year old, that is heathly because you helped me when i needed you, when I had to go to sick kids. I am the girl that everyone knows as the good girl because this woman taught me how to be one. In my mind she is the most beautiful woman in the world. I love this woman more then anything in the whole world, I could not have a better person then her. She makes the house clean,, and cleans my laundry because I am to lazy, but when she needs my help I will always be right there. The house is nice, clean, and it smells good today because of her. She is a very stong woman, and she likes to do things on her own. You would never see one tear in her eye because she doesn’t cry, and you know why she doesn’t cry: it is because she is a very strong woman. Do you know what her name is. Her name is mommy, and that will be her name until the day that I DIE! I LOVE YOU MOMMY/ MOM( best woman in the world )!

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  9. I have 4 children under the age of 6 and my husband and I are full-time active duty military! I think this book would greatly help organize our time!

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  13. Pls. enter me, this is a treasure book for a mom. I (and the household) desperately need/s to organize! Thanks a lot.

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  14. Sandy is my Grandma but just like a mother to me.
    She helps me become a nice young lady.

    Alexis

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  18. I am a mom of three girls (under the age of 2!) so I could certainly use some help in the area of organization…I am all over the place! I could definately benefit from this one 🙂

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  21. This book seems to be a handy book to help with every day issues. Thank you for letting me enter this contest, Happy Mother’s Day!

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  33. Please enter me in this contest. Thank you and Happy Mother’s Day to you, Janice and Susan!!!

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  39. I think she may have to come to my house and actually physically show me how to organize! Count me in!

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  40. I love this…I’m addicted to hearing about how I should organize…we’ll see if I ever get to it!!

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  56. Please, please, let me win THIS ONE! I’m gonna have to purchase this, if my luck doesn’t hold. Please sign me up.

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  69. I don’t know about anybody else, but I would never pass up the oportunity to learn how to be more organized, ESPECIALLY with two small children at home and being a single mom…anything to cut down on the 3 hours it takes to go anywhere!!!

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  77. Looks like I could use this book.. if I could find my bookshelves..LOL…

    Count me in.

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  83. My heart has definitely been to buckle down and get EVERYTHING organized… looks like this would be a BIG help! 🙂

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  91. What family couldn’t use some extra help getting organized? These are some awesome gifts ladies!!

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  94. i get so busy with things that sometimes I forget how to clean and organize. If this would make it fun bring it on.

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  99. What a nice book to be giving away. I am the queen of disorganization! If you saw my kitchen table and counter’s you’d agree, there are piles of stuff on them that severely needs to be purged and gone through.

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  114. Me too! me too! I have 7 kids (one due in September), and although I THINK I’m doing pretty well, every now and then I get overwhelmed! If I don’t win this one, I will probably buy it!

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  130. oh yeah…what mother couldn’t use tips on organizing!!! count me in..the link is on my blog 🙂

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  132. My husband says I need to get organized before the baby comes so this book is an essential! Please enter me!

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  133. oh, count me in! the past few weeks I’ve been spinning my wheels trying to get organized and nothing is working!

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  182. I could so use that book! Thanks for all the wonderful contests. I hope you are feeling well 🙂

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  183. Oh sign me up! my dear hubby would absolutely love me winning this, I keep telling him I’m an organized messy 🙂
    Blessings

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  197. Wow! All the prizes have been good! But I. REALLY. NEED. THIS!
    I always figure if you can read it you can do it! If I read this book will I be organized or will I actualy have to follow the suggestions? Oh–right–I still want it!

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  202. What an awesome book. I surely could use this. I am the queen of list making..problem is, I usually spend more time making the lists than getting the stuff on them done. Maybe this book would help! Count me in.
    Dana (Sunshine)

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  204. Housewife disaster…lol Are you sure you don’t know me?

    I can use all the organizing help I can get, whether it be for the family or business, any help is good help in this household.

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  211. I’m first? Wow!

    Well, I already know that if I don’t somehow win all 7 contests (LOL) that I have some shopping to do! This sounds like a fabulous help!

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