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Day 23 – Real Simple Magazine Subscription UPDATED

November 23rd, 2009 | Comments | Posted in Featured, Giveaways, Heather, Shrink-a-versary Extravaganza | by heather

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And the winner is…Dawn at BabyBoy3! Congrats, Dawn! Email me at heather@shrinkingjeans.net with your mailing info so I can get your subscription started!

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For me, health is all encompassing. Meaning, for me to feel truly healthy, I have to be committed – body, mind and spirit. If my head’s not in it, I will fail. End of story.

Clearly, being in a good head space is good for EVERYONE. For me, being in a good head space means feeling like my life, in general, is somewhat orderly. Yes, I am an aspirational neat freak. Meaning, my house is usually utter chaos, but I obsess over ways to be organized.

Did I mention I’m Type A?

So, when Real Simple magazine came out nearly nine years ago, I immediately fell in love. If you’re not familiar with Real Simple, it’s a beautifully put together monthly tome filled with wonderful ideas for organization (home, life, work), simple and delicious recipes, gorgeous yet sensible fashion and beauty, product reviews and creative solutions for day to day challenges.

Every month when it comes in the mail, I dive in ravenously. Yes, I’m a complete nerd and get all excited to find out the most efficient way to clean your house. Or read peanut butter reviews. And I know I’m not the only one!

So, today, I’ve got a yearlong subscription for Real Simple up for grabs! You KNOW you want to enter! How, you ask?

Leave a comment letting us know your best tip for simplifying your life.

For an extra entry, blog about your favorite way to simplify – with a link to this giveaway! And then link that post in a comment.

For another entry, follow us on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to leave an additional comment about your tweet!

For yet another entry, subscribe to our feed. Be sure to leave an additional comment letting us know you subscribed (or are already a subscriber).

Join the ‘hood. All the cool kids are doing it! Then, leave another comment and let us know you’re a member!

Now for the fine print:

This contest is open to US residents.
Contest ends today, November 23nd, at MIDNIGHT Pacific time.
Winner will be chosen via random.org and announced tomorrow. Please be sure to leave your email address so we can contact you! Winner has 48 hours to claim prize, and unclaimed prized will be relisted for giveaway.

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ladybugs714

The best way I find to simplify is to make lists. Get everythign done on the list, then I can do random things. Otherwise...important things can get ignored!

ladybugs714

I'm a member of the hood

ladybugs714

i subscribe via googlereader

moziesme

Get rid of clutter! One thing I do is sort the mail before it gets into the house, so I immediately throw out all the junk.

janemaritz at yahoo dot com

bwJen

LISTs!! I keep lists for everything! Oh yeah, and planning! Planning everything has been a huge help!

bwJen

I subscribe

bwJen

I am in the hood

babyboy3

I simplify life by trying to only buy stuff we need or has a use. Also have done a lot of purging in the last year of stuff that we haven't used or looked at in a long time.

babyboy3

i am a member

babyboy3

i subscribe

themelodramatic

I am working on simplifying our kitchen organization! In our case? Put the dishes out on shelves so show them off if they are pretty colors! Especially if you have a smaller kitchen.

themelodramatic

I'm in the the hood! :D

themelodramatic

And I follow by feed, of course!

BrookeF

i'd be lost without meal planning!

BrookeF

hood member!

BrookeF

subscriber

Kirsten

My favorite organization tip that I read of in some magazine years ago was for bed sheets. When you fold up the sheets, stick them inside the matching pillow case and then store in your linen closet. Then when you need clean sheets all the matching stuff will be together. This has been SO incredibly helpful. Mmm. Maybe I should wash sheets more often.

senos

1. One way I use to simplify my life is to organize closets. Keep like items with like & throw away anything that is expired.

senos

Blogged about it here! http://boisetwit.blogspot.com/

senos

Tweeted about it here: http://twitter.com/BoiseTWIT

senos

3. subscribed

senos

Already a member :)

mathmama

I'm a member of the hood

mathmama

I haven't figured out how to simplify yet - but my kids know if the toys are in the living room when they go to bed, chances are they won't be there in the morning! I threaten to throw out toys lying around... sometimes I actually do it. Each one in the trash is one less I'll have to pick up tomorrow!

mathmama

tweeted about it @mathmama

Western Bedding

I got an organizer and write all the things that I should do tomorrow. Get them all done and you'll be surprised you've managed to get them all done within a day.. .:D

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