Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Motivated Moms Review & Giveaway!

I confess.  Housekeeping is not my favorite thing to do.  There are so many other fun things I’d rather be doing and sometimes it just feels like I spend all my time cleaning the same rooms over and over again and not enough time enjoying my children.

The truth is, I’ve never really come up with an effective cleaning system. 
When we first got married I made a list of everything that needs to be done to keep a house really clean. The list was 4 pages long!  I was so overwhelmed that I didn’t even attempt to start it.  I tried getting books out of the library, but it discouraged me to read advice like, “Use a toothpick to clean the dust out of the screws in door hinges.”  (Really?!?!  Do people do that?)   I tried setting up a housekeeping card-file system and that worked really well until it got knocked onto the floor and cards scattered everywhere.  (I never had the courage to put the system back together again.)  I signed up for one of these online cleaning systems…. but that was like giving a drunk a drink…. Giving me an excuse to spend more time on the computer did not help anything!

What I need is a mother… or maybe a drill sergeant.  Someone to just tell me what I need to do next.

Then, I found Motivated Moms!

Motivated Moms is a printable chore-planning system that I love, love, love!  It involves doing a few basic daily jobs (like “make beds” and “wash dishes”) and 4-6 extra tasks each day.  Some of the extra tasks are related to cleaning (“clean one shelf of the refrigerator”), some are seasonal reminders (“check your credit report”) and some are fun assignments (“spend time on a craft or hobby” or “pamper yourself”).  Imagine that.  Somebody telling me to go pamper myself!

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Above is this week’s checklist.
 
Honestly, the first time I looked at the checklist I thought, “This will never work.”  I just didn’t see how I could keep the whole house as clean as I wanted without spending hours and hours working on it. 
But you know what?  It does work!  I’m the kind of person who likes checking things off a list and since none of the tasks take very long I am motivated to get each job done.  The plans are already laid out so I don’t need to worry about whether or not I am forgetting to do any obscure jobs.  It’s set up like a day planner, so if I miss a day, I can just cross the whole day off and move right on to the next day.  No Guilt!  I can easily look at my checklist and delegate tasks to the Little Farmhands.  The daily lists are so short that I am never overwhelmed.  And as you can see in the picture above, there’s plenty of space to add in little reminders to myself like “send Thank You cards” or “order horse manure” (something the rest of you probably don’t do!).

Know what I like best about Motivated Moms?  When I get to the end of the check list, I have permission to stop… even if the house isn’t perfect.  I’ll do more tomorrow.  This one key has given me so much peace and joy in my life… and more time to spend with my sweet little farmhands!

And you know what?  The house is clean!

Now, how can you get a copy of the Motivated Moms chore planner for yourself?

If you’re like me and just want a little direction, you definitely want this planner!  The planner is available in several different formats.  It’s all the same list of chores, but you can buy it in different sizes, different formats (page per day or week per day) and with or without Daily Bible Readings.  There’s even a really cool iphone app for those of you who are more technologically savvy than me!
Buy it 
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by going over to Motivated Moms and buying it for only $8. 
(Seriously!  That’s 66 cents a month…2 cents a day.  It is so worth it!)
Or
Win a free copy!

MotivatedMoms.com has graciously offered to give away one ebook chore planner to one reader!  To enter, just go to the MotivatedMoms.com website, browse their products then come back here and leave me a comment telling me which of their chore planners you would like to win!

Edit:  You must complete this first step, first!  In your comments, be sure to leave a way that I can reach you if you win!  For example, leave your email address in the following format:  
GoodOldDaysFarm (at) gmail (dot) com


Extra Entries!
 
After you have completed the first entry, you can do any of the following for extra entries.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do.  If you already follow us in one of these ways, that still counts as an extra entry, as long as you comment on this post that you are still following us. 


1. Follow Motivated Moms on Facebook.
2.  Follow Good Old Days Farm on Facebook.
3. Subscribe to our blog via email.
4. Follow us on our blog using Google Friend connect!  (Link on right side bar).
5. Share about this giveaway on your Facebook page, and leave a comment with the link.
6. Blog about this giveaway and leave the link in the comments below.  (2 extra entries - leave two comments saying you did this).
7.  Leave a comment on a non-giveaway post (that is relevant to that post) here on the Good Old Days Farm blog.  Then return here and tell me which post you commented on (Limit 1 entry for doing this).
 












This giveaway will end Wednesday, February 23rd at midnight, and a winner will be chosen via random.org and posted the following day. We will notify the winner and they will have 36 hours to respond! Failure to respond will result in another winner being selected. 





This post is an honest review of the Motivated Moms Planner basely solely on my own opinion.  A big “Thank You” to Motivated Moms for supplying the product for the review and giveaway.  If you purchase something from Motivated Moms by clicking on one of my links, I will receive a small commission.  If that bothers you, you can go directly to the Motivated Moms website by using the URL:  www.MotivatedMoms.com  The Good Old Days Farm donates a percentage of all our income to spreading the Gospel in third world countries.

56 comments:

  1. I love this idea! I'd like to win the 2011 Full-Sized planner. =)

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  2. I'm now a fan of the Good Old Days Farm on Facebook!

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  3. Ok, so I am not sure if I did all of this right... I am a fan of Good Old Days Farm on facebook

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  4. I also added Motivated Moms on facebook

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  5. I am following via google friends connect

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  6. And, I shared about this blog on my facebook page

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  7. This is awesome! I can't wait to show my husband this when he gets home! I know he will love it (I could use all the help I can get!) Thank you so much for sharing this! I like the 2011 Half Page per day planner with scheduled Bible readings!

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  8. What a very cool idea! I would love the 2011 Full-sized Planner. I do FlyLady, but I haven't made a control journal, so it's all rather abstract right now. Having these amazing lists would be such a help! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

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  9. Before I saw this post, I had just left a comment on your MPM post, so that counts for one!

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  10. I subscribed to you via Google Reader. You are in my precious "vegan, gluten-free blogs" section.

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  11. We are now friends on Google Friends Connect. So glad to have found your blog and looking forward to following all your farm adventures!

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  12. I like the full sized page per day planner. That way I can leave it on my desk and glance at it as I go about my day.

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  13. I LOVE the '2011 Full-Sized Page Per Day Planner' offered! This sounds truly like something I would use and COULD implement at this busy season of my life :) Thanks for posting and thanks for the offer!
    addy 4 kara at g mail dot com :)

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  14. I would like to win the 2011 full size planner. I used this at one point, and would like to try again!

    Im4Christ2@msn.com

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  15. I'm now following you on facebook.

    Im4Christ2@msn.com

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  16. I'm following you through gfc.

    Im4Christ2@msn.com

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  17. I'm following motivated moms on facebook.

    Im4Christ2@msn.com

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  18. I shared this on my personal facebook page, I would leave the link but you would't be able to see it...

    Im4Christ2@msn.com

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  19. I commented on your gluten free menu post.

    Im4Christ2@msn.com

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  20. I'm loving this!!!!! I like the half page size but I might have to go with the full size page so my kiddos can be sure to see it!!!

    jenifuz@gmail.com

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  21. I like Good Old Days on Facebook!

    jenifuz@gmail.com

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  22. I'm now a follower!
    jenifuz@gmail.com

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  23. I would like the 2011 Motivated Moms Chore Planner, although I am going to check out the iphone app.
    theknitwitbyshair@hotmail.com

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  24. follow you on fb - Shari G
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  25. gfc follower
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  26. blogged about it: http://theknitwitbyshair.blogspot.com/2011/02/low-entry-giveaways_17.html
    theknitwitbyshair@hotmail.com
    entry 1

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  27. blogged about it: http://theknitwitbyshair.blogspot.com/2011/02/low-entry-giveaways_17.html
    theknitwitbyshair@hotmail.com
    entry 2

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  28. I'd love the 2011 Half-Size Chore Planner with Scheduled Bible Reading.

    bunkielisa (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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  29. I follow via GFC.

    bunkielisa (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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  30. I posted on Facebook:

    http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=719056035

    bunkielisa (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

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  31. I would like the 2011 Motivated Moms Chore Planner.
    aprile.mazey@gmail.com

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  32. Liked Motivated Moms on Facebook
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  33. Liked you on facebook.
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  34. following you via GFC.
    aprile.mazey@gmail.com

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  35. I like the 2011 Full-size page per day planner.

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  36. Ohh, I have such a hard time with keeping up. I would looooove to try this. As a mom to six it can get crazy keeping up. :)

    I have to have a daily one where I can check it off and with bible readings. :D

    revoirs (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  37. Followed Motivated Moms on Facebook.

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  38. Followed Good Old Days Farm on Facebook.

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  39. I'm now a subscriber. :)

    revoirs (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  40. I'm not a GFC follower!

    revoirs (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  41. I shared about the giveaway! :D

    http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=199423040083280&id=233788905985

    revoirs (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  42. Blogged about giveaway HERE. (1)

    http://amazingsix.blogspot.com/2011/02/enter-book-giveaway-on-meet-chaz.html

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  43. Blogged about giveaway HERE. (2)

    http://amazingsix.blogspot.com/2011/02/enter-book-giveaway-on-meet-chaz.html

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  44. Left a comment on Facebook free. :) I really loved it.

    http://goodolddaysfarm.blogspot.com/2011/02/becoming-facebook-free.html?showComment=1298106154047#c4874483890468674468

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  45. This is SUCH a cool idea! I'd probably want the Page per Day with the Bible Reading schedule. How neat is that?!

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  46. I'd love a chance at winning the 2011 Motivated Moms Chore Planner with Scheduled Bible Reading

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  47. If I win you can send me the Full-sized 2011 Motivated Moms Chore Planner.

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  48. I follow The Good Old Days Family Farm on Facebook. If I win you can send me the planner at michellestone5298@yahoo.com

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  49. I commented on your natural remedies post (the one that includes onion tea)! Very interesting.
    michellestone5298@yahoo.com

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  50. Signed up to follow you through google connect.
    michellestone5298@yahoo.com

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  51. Subscribed to you via e-mail (I think. At least that's what I tried to do!).
    michellestone5298@yahoo.com

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  52. This is the best ever give away! I would love to win, and even if I don't as soon as I have the extra $8, I will be planning to buy the full size planner with Bible Reading schedule! I'm so excited about this product!

    amy dot murphy at juno dot com

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  53. Wow, I really like this, and think it may actually HELP me. Wow. :-) I think I'd like the 1/2 size. joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

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  54. fan of yours on fb joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

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  55. follow you on gfc joleehamlin [at] comcast [dot] net

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