***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – scroll down for special discount and to see who won!***
If the words “simplify,” “organize,” “declutter” or “make more time for [blank]” will be showing up on your resolution list this year, boy do we have the giveaway for you. Simplify 101 provides all sorts of fun interactive tips and online workshops to help you achieve those goals, and this week a trio of you will win TWO free workshops.
Our three winners can choose from any of the following workshops being held early next year: “Quick + Simple Clutter Control,” “How To Achieve Your Goals And Create A Life You Love,” “Organizing 101” and “It’s About Time: How To Have More Fun and Get More Done.” Oh and all of you can get a taste of Simplify 101’s helpful advice by downloading their free “How To Create A Command Central Binder” guide. We’ve also got a special discount ready to announce on Thursday, so check back for that in a few days. But enough chatter, here’s how to enter:
- PRIZE: Your choice of any two Simplify 101 workshops being held in January or February.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “SIMPLIFY ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: … tell us how you’re looking to simplify, organize, declutter, or streamline your life in 2011. We’d love some great ideas for our own list of 2011 resolutions.
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, December 29th at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: Three!
- PRIZE SHIPS: Worldwide!
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday morning for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
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Before we announce our trio of winner, know that Simplify 101 is offering 15% off enrollment through January 3rd, 2011 with code SAVE15YHL at checkout. (Note: the “It’s About Time” workshop is currently offered at 20% Early Bird savings, so this 15% off can’t be combined with it)
On to our winners. The lucky three entrants that random.org chose are… Sarah Thimmes (who’s looking to organize her homeschool supplies and make more time for poetry writing), Kelsey R (who wants to really use her planner all year)and Tiffany (who just gave birth to baby girl on Christmas Eve. Wow!). Congrats!
Note: We weren’t paid or perk’d for hosting this giveaway, we just take them on to reward our lovely readers! See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Simplify 101.
Missy says
Simplify Me!
Michelle "Chaos Caretaker" says
SIMPLIFY ME!
Each year I go one room at a time to purge and rethink my organizational strategy. It more or less works out to one room a month. I will stick to this strategy in 2011.
Kara says
Simplify me, baby!
I’ve got an 8 month old baby girl, so it’s time to de-clutter the house (well, the parts she can reach), and get myself all organized so i can continue to be on time as she is more mobile and active – quite an accomplishment with a little one in tow!
Elsa says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I just moved in with my boyfriend and we live in an older home in the city, where closets are usually quite small. So, reorganization of closet space will be my next project.
Kelly says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I am going through each room, drawer, and closet and decluttering. We are going to have a yard sale next spring. I am looking forward to making some cash with all the stuff we don’t need.
Celeste says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I need help streamlining my home and my priorities for 2011.
Jessica says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I am hoping to de-clutter my entire house…too much stuff!
Kelsey R says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I need major organization help!! My main plan is to actually use my planner for the whole year so I can keep track of everything I need to do. I’m also doing some major closet clean-out
Carla Pearson says
Simplify me!! I wish I could send you a photo of the messiest room in our home….our office. It is a disgrace and I plan to simplify my life in 2011 by cleaning up and organizing my office. Once that is done, I will just move on to the next room……
Alanna says
Simplify me!
A lot of life changes this year have me re-prioritizing my time and goals. Marriage, moving across the country, new job, etc. I don’t even want to think about having children until I can organize my life a little better! Can’t wait to develop new habits and use some organizational tools to bring the chaos to a minimum.
Sarah R. says
SIMPLIFY ME! I’m going to tackle the master closet and get rid of all the old clothes I’ve been hanging on to!
Michelle says
Simplify ME!! After nearly a decade of studying civil engineering, I finally graduated this year…and because it was such a demanding major (along with work, studying, etc.), I haven’t given my home the attention/priority it deserves..soooo, now that i’m done with school, I am getting rid of EVERYTHING I don’t use or need, and I want to turn my home into one that I truly enjoy( i mean it!!).
One of the main things I’m doing is every season I will get rid of all clothes/shoes/etc that haven’t been touched or used. Also, for every item I put in my closet, I am making it a rule to get rid of 1 item that hasn’t been used in the past 3 months or longer :)
SIMPLIFY ME! says
Boxing up old toys when new ones come in!
Kim says
Simplify Me!
I need to get some better systems for dealing with all the kid paper from school.
Beth-BTW says
SIMPLIFY ME!
It is a never-ending battle between my family and STUFF. Ready to purge again now that we’ve lived here two years.
Candice says
SIMPLIFY ME!
We have a lot of our stuff out in the garage right now while the house is being painted. I intend to not bring all of it back in. Also, we’re going to put some closet systems on either side of the bed like you guys did.
Great idea.
cappy says
“SIMPLIFY ME!”
IF I win this it was so meant to be. I am starting to think I belong on that show hoarders when I look into my garage or basement, which is not full of things I want but more of things that relatives gave us that they no longer use/want. I hope it will teach me to say “no thank you” and detach myself from the…oh you have to keep this…it was Great Grandma’s favorite doilie collection.
Katrina N says
Simplify Me!
When sorting through stuff I ask myself if I own it or if it owns me. Anything that holds me back from living the life I want gets pitched (recycled/sold/given away)
cristina s says
SIMPLIFY ME!
We are moving to our first home next week… I have a feeling I will be tossing alot of things out! We’ve also got to add lots of organization elements to our bare master closet.
kara says
“SIMPLIFY ME!”
we are turning our office into our bedroom so we are having to simplify & be organized & somehow create an office somewhere in our house!
Funnelcloud Rachel says
SIMPLIFY ME!
Oh, I need this – I need to simplify everything!
Meg says
Simplify Me!
Ohhh, we’ve got a list. Creating additional storage by adding upper shelves to our closets, organizing and partially refinishing our basement (including a tool bench!!!), creating a more realistic budget and FOLLOWING it (that’s organization, right?) and tackling our office’s organization needs. *whew*
Gina A. says
Simplify Me, PLEASE!! I am in my second semester with a teenager and baby at home. I plan on trying to simplify my life making a weekly schedule that wil include everything from my kids activities, my husbands work schedule, home work and what we’ll be eating for dinner.
Jess says
SIMPLIFY ME! I plan to organize my basement and garage this winter!
Kristen says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I’m trying to organize my kitchen in my apartment. My main squeeze and I love to cook together, but it’s pretty small and with all of our stuff, we don’t have enough counter space to work! After the holidays are over, I’m going to try and find better ways to keep the kitchen organized, streamlined, and beautiful at the same time.
Dani M. says
SIMPLIFY ME!!
Lyndse says
Hi Young House Love Lovers!
My hubby and I have been married almost 5 years, have a 15 month old son, and still live in our first house. It was built sometime during the 30s/40s and then transported to its current site in 1968. We love ripping rooms out to beams and studs and rebuilding. I am a stay-at-home mom with a Mary Kay business, which I completely work around my son’s schedule. I would LOVE to have a stream-lined office and office systems, so that I can spend even more time with my baby boy. I am also a tear-round volunteer with Operation Christmas Child. My office houses Mary Kay, Operation Christmas Child, crafting materials, photos, and a guest bedroom. This is all in a 9 x 8 room! We have made space issues work, but I would love to learn about systems, systems, systems! I would definitely benefit from winning the contest!
Thanks for your blog and God Bless!
Lyndse
Dani M. says
SIMPLIFY ME! I’m planning to make a cleaning schedule for our house, so everything that needs to get done will actually get done!
(Also, I accidentally entered a comment earlier – sorry for two.)
Kat says
SIMPLIFY ME! My hectic schedule has thrown organization out the window… what a paradox! I’d love to get back on track, and recoup the time lost in disorganization!
Ashley says
Simplify Me!
Shelves shelves and more shelves! The Christmas Clutter had me 10 minutes from a Valium.
Amanda says
SIMPLIFY ME!
My motto (or resolution…) for the coming year is “OWE less, OWN less”. So each friday I’m going to set aside some time to do our finances and go through our closets, cabinets, etc. and donate, sell, toss anything that I no longer need. These workshops could really help me put a system in place to make sure I follow through and finally free myself of debt and stuff!
Marin says
Simplify Me!
I want to tackle all those hidden clutter spots like closets and storage. That way we will (hopefully) have space for all of the clutter that is just out and about in the house.
Lisa says
Simplify me!
I need to declutter and organize all my seasonal items.
Holly G says
SIMPLIFY ME! My bills/paperwork are out of control!
Nicole says
Simplify Me! We need some help with the little storage space our old house has…
Breanna says
Simplify me!
I have a ton of projects on my list before our first baby arrives in April! Several closets need to be reorganized, the pantry could use a re-structuring, and lets not even get started on the storage unit….yikes!!
Tracey says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I moved into my boyfriends apartment and we desperately need to declutter his office/second bedroom, it is a nightmare and we cannot even walk into it at the moment as there is too many things in it…on the floor etc, so this would be great to win. Also I am in Australia and this is one of the few worldwide contests so I do hope I win!
Sarah Mc says
SIMPLIFY ME!
My plan is to get my twins’ clothes and toys in order. Since we’ve added all the Christmas loot I’m feeling very overwhelmed by it all. I need help!!
rebecca a says
Simply me!! I need to get rid of stuff…going to go through room by room.
Angela B. says
SIMPLIFY ME!
My life has been a whirlwind lately. My husband and I got married about four months ago, decided to go back to grad school this January and then BAM! We had to move unexpectedly two weeks ago when our apartment flooded. Combining our “stuff” and then dealing with several moves (we are moving to a new city at the end of the month) in a short amount of time has left me itching for organization.
Nikki Poutt says
SIMPLIFY ME! My S.O. and I just bought a house together this fall. We need to integrate our paperwork in a central location that makes sense.
Anna says
SIMPLIFY ME!
For 2011, I would like to organize the extra bedroom in our house that we currently use as a guest bedroom, home office and storage room.
Teresea says
“Simplify Me!”
I will be decluttering my entire house and having a huge yard sale in April. No more procrastination.
APRIL H says
Simplify Me!
I plan on getting WAY more organized this year and making sure everything has a place. :) even if it is the garbage. :)
julie funderburk says
SIMPLIFY ME!
I began our decluttering and simplifying a few months ago when my “nesting” came on strong. I am due in 6 weeks and with only 800 sq ft in a California Bungalow…my husband and I had to really evaluate what we wanted and what we NEEDED.
My favorite piece of furniture that has allowed for us to have more space is the type of highchair we bought. We with with the Stokke Trip Trapp chair. This chair is modern and sleek and grows with the baby. Eventually the highchair turns into a regular chair that adults can sit on too.
Check it out, maybe your baby would like it:
http://www.stokke.com/en-us/highchair/tripp-trapp-product-concept/grow.aspx
Kathryn says
SIMPLIFY ME!
Creating and sticking to a list of daily objectives, as opposed to a timeline which has failed me in the past. Every day is a new adventure (ahem) with a 3- and a 1-year old, so I want to be flexible without sacrificing my productivity. Maybe it works to do laundry earlier one day and later the next; as long as I get to check off the box by the end of the day, I don’t want to stress about exactly when stuff gets accomplished.
Samantha says
SIMPLIFY ME!
We’re moving next month into a smaller space (hard to believe it gets any smaller than our current place!) and we have NO CHOICE but to simplify and declutter! I am a packrat by nature so it’s no fun for me! I could use some help.
Kate says
SIMPLIFY ME, please!
This year my husband and I have vowed to clean out our basement! With a 2 year old and 5 year old it’s time to clean out the baby stuff. We’d also like to move some time soon so we need to figure out what we’re keeping and what we can recycle, sell at a garage sale or throw away.
Stephanie Burnett says
SIMPLIFY ME!!! I get anxiety over everything, especially clutter and chaos. Would love to finally live anxiety-free!!!
[email protected] says
Simplify Me! After moving in to our new casa I have been all about simplifying everything. I have a dream of every drawer every closet every cabinet being completely picture perfect and organized. Hmmm…We’ll see if it can be done!