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Block Party Giveaway: ListPlanIt

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This giveaway is now closed. Tune in July 4th to find out if you’re a winner!

Welcome to Day 3 of the Simple Living Media Summer Block Party! We’ve got 20 giveaways across the entire network this week to give you plenty of chances to win!

Today’s giveaway will provide six lucky winners the chance to get a bit more organized.

ListPlanIt provides instant access for one full year to hundreds of pages geared toward helping you live a more organized life.

Jennifer Tankersley, mother of three and founder of ListPlanIt, has created over 400 lists on every possible topic you could need or want.

And they’re all set to go for your printing or downloading pleasure!

Check out the categories of lists you can access:

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Jennifer’s camping list made our last family outing much easier to prepare for (I almost forgot the matches!). I love that no matter what type of occasion I need to organize, I’m guaranteed that ListPlanIt will make the process easier by pointing me to a list they’ve already created. Such a time saver!

Today Jennifer of ListPlanIt is generously offering two download memberships, two print memberships, and two ePlanners to six separate readers.

How to Win

Everyone has three chances to win. Choose one or all three!

1. Comment on this post, and answer this question: What organizational tool helps you stay on top of life?

2. Subscribe to the ListPlanIt blog. Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you’re subscribed.

3. Subscribe to Simple Homeschool by email or in your feed reader. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’re subscribed.

This giveaway will end at 11:59 pm EST on July 2nd (tonight!) and is open to commenters 18 years or older. We’ll use Random.org to choose winners on July 4th! I hope you win!

About Jamie C. Martin

Jamie is an introverted mom of three, who loves books, tea, and people (not always in that order), and avoids answering the phone when possible. She co-founded SimpleHomeschool.net in 2010 and began IntrovertedMoms.com in 2020.

Jamie is the author of four books, including Give Your Child the World (reached #9 on Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers list), and her latest release, Introverted Mom (an ECPA bestseller). Her work has been featured by LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow, the Washington Post, Parents, Today Parenting, and Psychology Today.

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  7. Kim

    My most helpful organizational tool (when I use it!) is a tack board with picture frames above it – I filled the frames with pretty paper and use them as a dry erase board to keep track of the day’s most important tasks, less urgent tasks, and a thought for the day to keep me grounded. At the end of the day it is so rewarding to wipe it all clean 🙂
    .-= Kim’s last blog: 211- Sad Day =-.

  11. Jessica Brammer

    My most useful tool is the lists I made to keep track of our money. I can look at them and know where the money in our account is going instead of guessing.

  12. Wendy

    I keep a running to do list on the fridge where I can easily jot things down when I think of them and cross them off when they’re complete. It’s pretty simple but better than nothing.
    .-= Wendy’s last blog: Project 365 2010- Week 23 =-.

  17. Gillianne

    I have been using my windows mobile phone with backup by my laptop for most of our organizing…..its so convient to have everything in one place with easy access… Very important to a mom with many things to do and people to take care of!

  24. Bronwyn

    My day planner and tons of sticky notes are the two things that help me stay organised the most.

  27. Naomi H

    my day planner. I scribble everything in there, from meal plans to daily to-do things.

  32. bryssy

    I used my in-box as a GTD to-do list. I meal plan use spreadsheets to track money spending. My desk is also covered in chalkboard paint so I can make notes easily and not have piles of paper sitting around!

  35. gina

    My most helpful organizer is my calendar–I use it to track all of my family activities

  46. Heather

    My to-do lists are the only thing that keep me organized. I always have a big main list and then lots of little lists for other things (like packing for a weekend away or what I need at the store)

  50. Sara

    I keep track of playdates on iCal on my computer and my iPhone. It usually keeps me in line… usually.

  51. Erin

    I use Google calendar and list for my main organizational tool. I’d love some good lists, though!

  56. mdvlist

    I am a compulsive list-maker, and many of those lists fit into a day planner that my mother-in-law sends me every year from Japan. It has a lot of space to write on each day, and plenty of blank pages in the back where I keep seasonal lists, present lists, goal lists . . . . Now, if only I had room there for my shopping lists, too, which end up spread all over the house.

  57. Laura

    Oh, how I LOVE lists, but I’d have to say that my biggest organizational tool is Google Calendar. Now, if only I had a smartphone…

  58. Kathy T

    calendar, would be lost without it! After a move though, I definitely need more help!

  61. Angelina

    I don’t actually have an effective tool right now other than trying not to lose my calendar and seemingly hundreds of started lists all over our house. I need help! Pick me! = )
    .-= Angelina’s last blog: Steeler Girls =-.

  63. Cindybelle

    I use my outlook calendar on my iphone to ding when I need to be somewhere – the only problem is when my reminder is 5 minutes ahead of a 30 minute errand. 🙂

  65. Jen

    My never ending to-do list is the only thing that I have to keep my half way orgainized.

  67. Elka Minor

    I don’t have an organizational tool!!! I scribble my to do on an index card or on my phone notes feature if anything otherwise it is a flurry of omg I need to fix this and work til I drop

  69. Elka Minor

    I subscribed via email to her blog~~ she is scarily organized! Lists for what to do over the coming week? I want to be her!

  73. Bridgette

    My iPad lets me have access to my email and calendar where ever I go. Now with the new “How to Cook Everything” app I can even make grocery lists and use my cookbook to plan meals while I am at the grocery store!

  74. Judy

    Maybe this could help me stay organized. This would be a miracle product! I’d love to put it to the test.

  75. Kayla

    My cell phone – I use it to calendar and keep track of what’s going on in my world.

  79. Sarah O

    Right now my self done meal planner list keeps me on track as far as grocery shopping and planning out our meals to fit the rest of our life.

  80. Sarah

    The combination of my paper planner and an app on my ipod- both help me stay on top of things…. sort of!

  83. Deanna

    I have to make lists to stay organized. Otherwise I’d end up forgetting a lot of things.

  84. Dani

    I can’t leave home without my calendar (and it keeps getting larger and larger every year…)

  86. jaime

    I couldn’t live without my home management notebook. I recently got a mom agenda and it helps too

  88. Steph

    Google! Between Gmail, Reader, Calendar, and Docs, I’d be even less organized without it.

  92. Kyra

    I use lists all the time. I tend to like writing them down on paper (except that I hate using paper for things). Lately I’ve downloaded a checklist onto my desktop that I use. The great thing is I can put it on my desktop multiple times so I can have a cleaning list for when my parents are coming to town, a fix-it list of items that my husband needs to finish before they get into town, and others as needed.

  96. Jen

    We use a monthly calendar, on the fridge, and I also type up a weekly excel spreadsheet for the daily tasks. Plus we use lots of sticky notes!

  98. Jaclyn F.

    I really need help getting organized, but I guess for now the best tool I have is my calendar, I have to keep track of everything so that I don’t double schedule something or forget to submit something on time.

  101. Betsy

    Though it’s always changing formats as I try to find the best system for me, my planner is what keeps my head above water…as long as I remember to look at it!

  111. Karen

    My calendar is my most important organization tool. Rather than a traditional style it has a column for each of member of the family so I can see who needs to be somewhere at a glance.

  114. Bryn V

    Oh, I don’t have a really good organizing tip or tool, I need organizational tools BAD! The only thing I do have is a magnetic calendar on my fridge that tracks 5 weeks of appts/important dates at a time.

  118. Lisa

    What great tools. I’d love the meal planning kit, but I’d use all of these goodies.
    Thanks, L.

  120. Denise

    Baskets and bins, in every room, and 1 for each family member…with labels…to corral as much as possible, keep things looking tidy, and help things get put back where they belong.

  121. Brittany

    Actually, making lists is most helpful to me….keeping the lists organized is an issue, though. I would love to win this giveaway!

  126. Hannah

    I use Motivated Moms chore charts, and recently I’ve been using the downloadable daily planner that Tsh posted on Simple Mom. Would love a List Plan IT membership — I bought my sister one for her birthday but don’t have one myself!
    .-= Hannah’s last blog: A Few Things =-.

  128. Debra Schramm

    I’m working on becoming organized. Right now the only tool I have is a daily planner but I need so much more.

  139. Robin Bird

    My four year old daughter keeps me right on track. She always knows where to find shoes, keys and missing parts as well as keeping me from lingering in the morning…”Lets go Mom!”

  144. Danyelle

    I have lists in my phone and google documents that guide me but I could definitely use help.

  146. Laurie Magee

    I use Microsoft Outlook to organize events and keep track of my meal planning. I even keep track of my fertility 😉 on the calendar!

  149. Liz

    Well, so far just my calendar helps to keep me organized… but that doesn’t seem to always meet my needs. So, I need some help!

  151. Katie

    Lists are my favorite organizational tool, my family groans when I pull out a new list LOL!

  154. Bethany

    I cannot live without my planner… a huge “catch-all” type of planner that I write everything in, and occasionally forget to look at. 🙂 Maybe I need a new system???

  158. Tina

    My iphone has my life on it- calendars, lists, schedules, notes, phone numbers, etc. I can’t live without it. It is my best organizational tool.

  161. Pennie

    My 1 subject notebook keeps me on top of things. Recipes, lists, directions, appointment dates, etc… EVERYTHING.

  164. Julie

    I have a binder that I fill with page protectors in which are inserted calendars, menus, daily and weekly routines, and other important information. Printables come in handy for this. I also have a small pocket planner for times when I head out the door and don’t want to haul around the big binder.

  166. Christina P

    My pad and paper shopping list together with excel! Before I found the importance of these tools, our grocery bill was terrible.

  168. Kerry

    I need help! I have not found an organizational system yet that works for me. Maybe this is it? It has to work better than random notebooks and bits of paper stashed all over the house.

  170. Mary Ann

    A simple whiteboard and notebook are what I use now, but I am looking for something that works better for us.

  171. Carla

    The only things that keep me organized are the free downloads from list plan it and my handy dandy fridge calander. I love list plan it…I laminated all my downloads and have them on my fridge. A number of my friends did the same thing. Truly worth it!

  177. Tabatha

    The one organizational tool that helps me is my household binder that has some lists from ListPlanIt’s ePlanners among other things.

  179. Tabatha

    I subscribed to ListPlanIt’s blog. I actually didn’t realize you could subscribe by email! 🙂

  185. Jen

    What organizational tool helps me stay on top of life? Evernote . . . because it syncs with my desktop, iPhone, and iPad so that I can access the “current” list anywhere.

  193. Andrea

    My file system is a life saver for keeping track of bills, to do lists, and other things that require my immediate attention.

  198. Melissa

    Boy could I use this one…I’m trying diligently to keep a home/daily organizer binder with menu planners and lists galore, but I need some more help to get really organized!

  199. megan

    Lists! and it would be nice to have something to help me make them, instead of random scraps of paper that always seem to disapear!

  203. Kendra

    So far, I mostly use google calendar and weekly family meetings (just started) to try to organize, but I definitely need more tips and tricks.

  205. Danielle

    I could use this prize because I don’t have many organizational tools, except my husband!

  206. MomStarr

    Calendars…I have one in the kitchen and one in my purse and one in my office. They all keep track of different things.

  210. Michelle

    I have “systems” throughout our home: The current month’s page from a desk calendar on the top portion of our refrigerator, a list beside it for the grocery store (jot down things as use them up), a pocket size datebook/calendar, and a spiral notebook for notes, to do lists, and more.
    .-= Michelle’s last blog: Wordless Wednesday- Real Food Weight Loss =-.

  212. Adrienne

    My dry erase board that I have on the refrigerator. I make my lists at night and check them off as we go through the next day! If I don’t get something done, it just stays on the board for the following day.

  220. Amelia

    I leave post it notes for myself and lists everywhere!!! I have been wanting to use this tool forever though! Thanks for the chance!

  223. jamie

    taking care of the mail the minute it comes in the house. and really, simplifying our household by getting rid of stuff to live a more simple life!

  225. Nicole

    Google Calendar helps me stay organized, and I subscribe to my husband’s calendar to keep up with his work travel schedule.
    .-= Nicole’s last blog: =-.

  227. Kelly

    A daily calendar/monthly calendar are the tools which help me to keep everything semi-organized. At the moment, I don’t have one that I use in particular so this would be ideal to win. Thanks!

  228. Jeanette

    I have a giant wall planner in my kitchen that has my monthly schedule with items color coded by child or type of activity. It also has a magnetic board and a cork board. I love it, it’s in a central location and near the door I leave from so I can see it when I am walking out and make sure I am not forgetting anything!

  236. Jamie

    For my husband and me, it’s our calendars – mine in my kitchen, his on his laptop. We take time to combine important events that we both need to be aware of.
    .-= Jamie’s last blog: Tonight =-.

  250. Lisa

    Making lists sometimes helps me be organized, but I’m not too regular about it. This would help.

  251. Julie

    I wish I had an organizing tool to stay on top of life….but that is why I need listplanit!

  253. Marta

    I use Simple Mom’s Daily Docket when I need to organize my time. I use my timer to stay focused on one task at a time.

  257. Laurie

    My day planner helps me out the most right now. We’ve got 7 therapy visits to the house a week, and without that to write down the dates and times (that constantly change!), I’d be lost.
    .-= Laurie’s last blog: Updates this weekend =-.

  259. Kelly

    My good, old-fashioned to-do list is the only thing I have that keeps me organized.

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  261. StreuselMama

    My calendar and old-fashioned to do list are the things that keep our chaos to a manageable level. Thanks for this giveaway!