girlichef: Need Organization?

I am a list person. I make a list at the beginning of the day of what needs to be done and check it off as I go. I do this at home...and at work. To do lists. Shopping lists. Blog lists. Wish lists. You get the point. If I don't write something down, more than likely I will forget. Soooooo, when Jenny from lobotoME asked me if I'd be interested in checking out some of their products and writing a review, I checked out the site, said heck yeah and added it to my list. I think I've mentioned this in the past, but if I do something that wasn't on my list, I add it to my list...just so I can cross it out. These products are really, really cool! lobotoME products are made from recycled paper and soy-based inks...and if that's not awesome enough, they partner with a local, enviro-friendly printing house to produce their products...and their offices are wind powered. That was enough to convince me. That, and the fact that I love paper and notepads and making lists. Wanna check of their notepads out? I thought you might! Let me start with a kitchen-related pad, Feed Me... A good-sized pad (~5 1/2" x 8 1/2") with the left column listing days of the week for your day/meal plan and a right column for your corresponding grocery list. Handy! Not to mention the fun little space at the bottom ...if all else fails, takeout #'s. Ha! I have scattered lists as is, so this is a no-brainer for me...everything for the week together on one pad. Nice.

Okay, how 'bout you out there with kids? The kind that need babysitting now and again. Do you leave a long list of numbers and instructions? I do. Sit Me... is a great pad for just that purpose. Or there is Fit Me... for weekly health and sanity planning. It has a place for planned exercise and actual axercise...healthy eating accomplishments and fitness goas for the week. And yes, writing things down definitely helps you gain perspective.

Two of my favorite pads are the List Me.../Doodle Me... (yes, I'm a doodler, too) and Save Me... The first is divided into 2 columns, left brain side (lists) and right brain side (doodles) all in one pad! Pretty sure I was the inspiration for this pad. The second is simply a weekly to do list. A space for day/date and an extra space to look ahead to next week...again, made for me. Does anybody else buy planners and use them pretty religiously for a few months? You know, penciling things in, writing down appointments...all in preparation for the times you get to say let me check my calendar? And by the time December rolls around and it's time to buy a new one, you look back and wonder what happened in your life for the last 8 months or so? Because the pages are blank. Crisp, like new...but not reuseable because they're dated. Anybody else do this? That's why I like this. I take it one week at a time. Plan it out. Plus, I can just rip off the sheet and stick it in my purse or my pocket and not have to carry around the whole planner. There is also Check Me... a pre-made shopping list (with space for add-ons...and blank on back for even more add-ons) with the goal of getting "you in and out of the store with healthy foods and your mind intact." That's a good goal. Positive thinking can work wonders.

Something else fun, each pad has a fun quote at the bottom. I don't wanna give 'em all away, but I LOVE the one at the bottom of the Check Me... pad. "The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread & coming out with only a loaf of bread are 3 billion to one." ~Erma Bombeck I like these lobotoME products so much that I've joined up with them, so I can help them promote and grow...I suppose I should alert you that this is my disclaimer. It is. Simply click on this logo: