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Tackling The Email Abyss

As a money-saving driven consumer, social media junkie and overall internet junkie, I’m constantly battling with an overflowing email inbox.  I’ve tried numerous solutions and have finally settled on an amazing web-based solution called Mailstrom.

Mailstrom Overview

Mailstrom is designed specifically for reducing the amount of email in your inbox. It works with IMAP accounts, specifically Google’s Gmail. You cannot compose or reply in Mailstrom.

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Lost No More! Waterproof Labels to the Rescue!

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Most parents can easily provide at least one anecdote of a time where their child lost something, whether it’s value be small or large.  These things, regardless of size, cost money.  We all know this going in, or we very quickly find it out when we encounter the costs of basic necessities, much less lost items that a child has either received as gifts or earned from household participation.  We place labels on items, only for the labels to fall off, fade or deteriorate through contact with water.

A black permanent marker was a go-to solution back in the day.  Nearly thirteen years ago, when my son was born, eBay was becoming increasingly popular.  Sales of gently used children’s clothing soared.  The black permanent marker, while still a solution, devalued the sale price of used children’s clothing, so I opted not to use them.

The alternatives to the black permanent marker were slim.  The only thing that offered more superior performance was a sewn in label and my Home Economics skills seem to have escaped me.  Not to mention the fact that exerting the effort to sew in a label for clothing that would be outgrown in a matter of months wasn’t high on my priority list.

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kidecals offers labels that stick to any surface, including clothing and are waterproof.  We’re not just talking a few drops of rain here.  kidecals commits to offering waterproof labels and tags that can withstand the dishwasher, washer and dryer!

 

Regardless of age, kidecals offers personalized name labels, though specifically geared towards children, that will adhere to clothing, books, toys, sports gear, electronics and more.

For children or adults, kidecals Partystache stickers can be used for labeling food and drinks.  Mustache Chalkboard stickers can be written on with chalk for quick labeling and reuse.  Other styles of chalkboard labels are available, can be written on and are dishwasher safe!

kidecals was featured on the Today Show for their use on sports equipment, school supplies, lunch boxes, camping gear and more.  Founded by a mother of two boys, the decals are super cute and stylish for all genders and ages.  They also offer allergy labels, wall decals, keyboard stickers (for Mac OS) and DIY/gift labels.

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In appreciation of our readers kidecals is offering 15% off when you use promo code:

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Best of all kidecals offers FREE shipping on ALL orders and they’re Made in the USA!

I sure do wish these were around 13 years ago.  I cannot count the number of items that remain M.I.A. because we did not label them.  I remember leaving a light jacket in the shopping cart return at Walmart.  Of course, we’d be hard pressed to try to even fit half of my son’s arm in it today, but if it were labeled it might have been returned to us in time to make good use of it.

It goes without saying, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.  I could make good use of the chalkboard labels.  One might call me the absent minded party attendee!

Whether you’re looking to claim your belongings for yourself or your child(ren), searching for a great gift for a new mom or just trying to get organized kidecals offers solutions for all!

Head over to kidecals and check out the cute, contemporary designs now.  If you like them be sure to follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.


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10 Free 2013 Calendars (Still Available)

Tri-Tool 24” x 36” Scheduling Calendar (company name required)

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Seven Snippets: July 27, 2012

Posted: 27 Jul 2012 04:06 PM PDT

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It’s been almost a month since I last posted my Seven Snippets.  I sure have missed it! Seven Snippets is a weekly wrap up post where I share bits and pieces of the week that didn’t quite make their own post and wrap up some of things I have posted.  Posts typically go up on Fridays if you’d like to join! Seven Snippets is hosted by Bringing the Sunshine!

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It’s been a tumultuous month where finances are concerned.  I’ve been playing hot potato with the bills, but I’ve finally rebounded…just in time for back to school shopping and automobile tags.  With that, I’ll be shaving off some unnecessary services and tomorrow I’m racking up on the coupons.  .

I will not pay full price for groceries! Even after shopping at Aldi, I found myself cringing at the amount I paid for shredded cheese, knowing that I can get it for 50% less if I use a coupon when it’s on sale.  I will be sharing my coupon successes.  A good trip to the grocery store for extras looks a little bit like this:  I got most of it for free.

In addition, I will be posting some frugal tips & tricks on a regular basis.

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Work has been EXTREMELY stressful as we are growing by leaps and bounds.  Fortunately, I have a great group of colleagues locally and across the country that help the day go by.  I truly LOVE working in the industry I am in, but it has it’s days of madness.  I don’t know if I could live without the madness!

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Dare I even mention the “floor closet”…I hung up a bunch of clothes and then I ran out of hangers.

This weekend, I will be weeding out those garments that Jessica Simpson wouldn’t be caught dead in!

I also moved my belongings out of storage (finally).  I was basically paying to be lazy.  Well, now it’s all in my garage.  You don’t even want to know what that looks like.  I decided, I will begin preparing to have a garage sale within the next few weeks.

I’m thinking I’m in need of FlyLady and a review of the Garage Sale Rover app for iPhone might be in order!

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My blog has been “cleaned” up thanks to feedback from one lovely lady, Robin! I’m still working on improvements and would love to hear your feedback!

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Back to school is coming soon! My son will be in 7th grade.  My how time flies! He scored quite well on the end of the year test! I’m so proud.

He’s been wearing uniforms since the beginning of Middle School.  That definitely eases some of the school shopping pain!

A few years ago, I volunteered for a field trip and loved it! I got a day off of work to go to the zoo and spend time with my son and his classmates.  I hope to involve myself again this year!

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Another kudos to the newly turned teenager.  He’s turning over a new leaf, it seems!  He’s taking charge and reminding me to step away from the blog and stop procrastinating, especially as it relates to everyone’s favorite, household chores!

For more Seven Snippets, visit Bringing the Sunshine!


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{Review} Baydin’s Email Game

I'm an email hoarder and I need a 12-step program.

Baydin's Email Game is the answer to my problem.  It's dubbed "Email Management Made Fun".  It works with Gmail and Google Apps.

 

But, I Don't Have Gmail

If you don't have a Gmail account, I'm sure you're thinking "I don't need ANOTHER email account".  You're right.  You don't.  You can set up a Gmail address and have virtually all of your POP and IMAP email accounts flow into your new Gmail account including the ability to send from your existing email address(es).

From there, each email you read is assigned a time limit.  You decide what you want to do with each email, including reply, label/file/archive, Boomerang, skip, archive and more.

Boomerang

Boomerang is my favorite feature.  It allows you to specify a time that you want the email to return to the top of your inbox.  Instead of leaving your email in it's original place, using the "I'll read it later" mentality, you can return the email to the top of your inbox in hours, days, weeks, etc. using preset options or customizing them.

But wait, I need to do something NOW

If you click on a link within the email, the game pauses.

If you need to respond, you're given 3 minutes by default.

If only I could…

All settings are customizable, including whether you start with the newest messages or the oldest messages.  With over 18,000 emails this weekend, I'm now down to 17,520.  As I go, I'm unsubscribing to those that I regularly delete without reading.  Part of the reason I'm still over 17,000 is that I'm rescheduling emails by Boomerang to a time that's more suitable for me to read and act upon them.

Over next weekend, I plan to use The Email Game to weed through old emails and I think I can get rid of them all! 


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