Valentine’s Day includes some of my favorite things, including hearts, cards, sparkles, chocolate, flowers, and most importantly, love. It’s a day for gratitude and reminding the special people in your life how much they mean to you.

I’ve been writing The Other Side of Organized blog for over two years. The blog has gathered a community of people who enjoy conversing and sharing ideas about organizing and life balance. It’s a gift to all of us when you stop by to join the conversation, leave comments, reflect, or ask questions. I am thankful for you and all that you continue to share.

To celebrate my favorite holiday and appreciation of you, I’m having a V-Day Organizing Giveaway beginning today, February 14th. One winner will be selected on February 20th.  For the giveaway description and contest rules, continue reading.

The V-Day Organizing Giveaway includes goodies that will organize, inspire, relax, and delight you. The winner will receive everything described below:

• The Container Store $25 gift card

• Semicolon Document Box from See Jane Work

• Task Clips by Knock Knock

• One Word A Day Journal by Knock Knock

• Dove Chocolate Hearts

• Autographed copy of The Other Side of Organized by Linda Samuels

Contest Rules:

• Comment on this blog post below with your favorite Valentine’s Day thought, memory, tradition, organizing tip or challenge

• Comment about the giveaway on the Oh, So Organized! Facebook page

• Re-tweet this giveaway on Twitter and include @LindaSamuels when you do

• Subscribe to The Other Side of Organized's free monthly e-newsletter for continued inspiration and motivation

• Follow Oh, So Organized! on Pinterest and let me know which of my boards is your favorite

• Do one or all of the above to enter. The more you do, the more times your name will be entered to win (up to 5 total entries!)

What are your thoughts on this love-filled day? I look forward to our conversation about love, chocolate, organizing, and more. Happy Valentine’s Day! Wishing you all good luck!

Let’s celebrate and get excited! The Ultimate Organizing Giveaway is here! I’ve put together some of my favorite organizing products and books that are fun and fabulous. We’re talking Peter Walsh’sIt’s All Too Much, The Container Store $50 gift certificate, Tate’s mouth watering Chocolate Chip Cookies and much, much more!

An enormous “thank you” to all the fantastic current and soon to be Oh, So Organized! Facebook fans, Twitter followers @LindaSamuels and The Other Side of Organized e-newsletter subscribers. My deepest gratitude for your wonderful feedback, tweets, posts, reviews and support. If you haven’t already done so, I personally invite you to join in the conversation and of course, enter the contest!

The Ultimate Organizing Giveaway of goodies was selected to organize, relax, delight and inspire you! It’s worth over $250 and includes:

• It’s All Too Much by Peter Walsh

• The Container Store $50 gift card

• “NothingElse.pad” from Buttoned Up

• One Small Step Can Change Your Life by Robert Mauer PhD

• “I will do one thing today.” sticky notes from Pretty Bitter

• “Temperature Task” clips & “Do, Ponder, File” folders from Knock Knock

• Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen

• “Forget Me Not” doorknob pad & “Work/Life Reminder” magnets from See Jane Work

• Limited editionThe Other Side of Organizedcoffee mug and pencils

• “Relaxed Mind” Yogi Tea

• “To-Do Tattoo” from Fred & Friends

• World’s best Chocolate Chip Cookies from Tate’s

• The Other Side of Organized by Linda Samuels (autographed copy)

• The Container Store’s large black Tribeca bin organizes all of the above

• BONUS prizes just added 11/10/10:3 additional winners will receive the brand new, highly anticipated book, Lighten Up by Peter Walsh(release date Dec 2010)

I know you can’t wait to win this handpicked selection of my favorites! You have multiple ways to enter – and the more you do, the more chances you have to win. The giveaway starts on November 1st. The winner will be picked on November 11th (my birthday.) There’s no time like the present to enter. Keep reading and act now!

Rules of the contest:

1. Become an Oh, So Organized! Facebook fan (if you’re already a fan, you’re already entered to win)

2. Follow me on Twitter (again, if you’re a current follower, you’re entered!)

3. Subscribe to the Oh, So Organized! e-newsletter to get inspired and motivated! (and yes, if you’re a current subscriber, you’re entered!)

4. Comment on this blog post below with your favorite thing from the basket you’re most excited about

5. Share the contest! Post it on Facebook and tag the Oh, So Organized! Facebook page and/or Re-tweet it on Twitter and include @LindaSamuels when you do!

6. For 5 Bonus Entries, order The Other Side of Organized from Amazon and email me your receipt to linda@ohsoorganized.com

If you do all of the above – voila! Your name is entered 10 times to win! (5 times if you do everything but order the book)

Tons of chances to win - Good luck!