241 Apartment Guide “Smart Storage Solutions: Control the Clutter” Blogger Challenge & GIVEAWAY!

I am so giddy excited to have been selected to participate in an awesome "Control the Clutter" challenge being hosted by Apartment Guide!

Whether you’re living, looking or moving, Apartment Guide will help point you in the right direction.  

• Ready to organize but not sure where to start? Apartment Guide has helpful organizing tips for any room in your place: http://www.movingtoday.com/top-organizing-tips-for-any-room/
• Apartment Guide has tips on how to control the clutter and ideas for smart storage solutions whether you are in a large or small space. It’s helpful information no matter where you live.  
• If you’re ready for a whole new space or are looking to move, Apartment Guide has the photos, floor plans, features and tips to help you find the perfect apartment community.
•  “Like” Apartment Guide on Facebook at Facebook.com/apartmentguide or follow them on Twitter @AptGuide for real-time tips and updates on making the most of your space.  
• Search for available apartments right within Apartment Guide’s Facebook page on the Search AG tab, and search for apartments with your Facebook friends by using the Search with Friends application on ApartmentGuide.com.
•  Looking for a new place? Use the #OfficeHours hashtag on Twitter and Apartment Guide can help you narrow down your apartment search. 

Why I chose to partner up with Apartment Guide, even though I don't personally live in an apartment, is because their website still has oodles of great tips and tricks for getting organized, in both an apartment AND a home!  Here are some helpful links to their helpful organizing articles {a full list can be found at www.movingtoday.com}:

• Organizing doesn’t necessarily have to mean bins and label makers. Get creative with some unusual organizing tools: http://www.movingtoday.com/unique-apartment-organizing-tools-and-accessories/ 
• Organizing your apartment can seem overwhelming to some. Apartment Guide has some great ideas on how to start the process of clearing out the clutter: http://www.movingtoday.com/set-your-apartment-organizing-priorities/ 
• Once you have decluttered your space, consider holding a yard sale to make some extra money and rid yourself of those unwanted possessions. Follow these guidelines to make it a successful sale no matter where you live: http://www.movingtoday.com/how-to-hold-an-apartment-yard-sale/ 
• Reclaim that catch-all space commonly known as the “junk room” for more productive and enjoyable pursuits! http://www.movingtoday.com/banish-the-junk-room-and-reclaim-apartment-living-space/ 
• Is your pantry a disorganized mess? Ensure fresher ingredients and be more inclined to cook by cleaning out your kitchen pantry: http://www.movingtoday.com/tips-for-cleaning-out-your-kitchen-pantry/ 
• Closet stuffed full but can’t find anything to wear? It may be time to clean it out and make getting dressed in the morning more fun! http://www.movingtoday.com/cleaning-out-your-closet/
• Do you have an extra storage area that ends up looking like the local dumponce you have crammed everything in? Use these tips to clean, clear and declutter it: http://www.movingtoday.com/organizing-your-storage-area/ 
• The bathroom is often one of the smallest rooms in your space, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be an organized one on a budget: http://www.movingtoday.com/tips-for-better-bathroom-organization/

See!  Totally awesome right?!  I know, I have a tendency to get sucked into these types of articles, but I love anything that can provide me with ideas to simplify and streamline our living!

As part of the challenge, Apartment Guide is offering up some moola to help me get a space organized and share it with you!  More about what space I am tackling and how in an upcoming post!

But that's not all.  They really want to help YOU get organized also!  Yep, they are pretty awesome like that.  And what better way to get organized than with a FABULOUS gift card to... THE CONTAINER STORE!!  Seriously, is there any other place to even look for the best of organizational supplies??!

• That's right!  One lucky readers will have the chance to win a $50 Gift Card {redeemable either online or in store} to The Container Store, courtesy of Apartment Guide! 
• Please ensure I have your email or blog address so I have a way to contact you when you win!

 Who is ready to WIN!?!

•  Like Apartment Guide on Facebook and leave a comment here stating that you did {required for one entry}
• Follow Apartment Guide on Twitter and leave a comment here stating that you did {required for one entry}
• For fun and for an extra entry, let me know what room you would tackle with the Container Store gift card, if you were to win!

Thanks everyone and Good Luck!  And stay tuned as I share the space I plan to tackle and get to work on the project!!

Apartment Guide is owned by Consumer Source, Inc. Apartment Guide partnered with bloggers such as me to participate in its “Smart Storage Solutions: Control the Clutter” Blogger Challenge.  As part of that program, I received compensation.  They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about the products used for the “Smart Storage Solutions: Control the Clutter” Blogger Challenge. Apartment Guide and Consumer Source believe that consumers and bloggers are free to form their own opinions and share them in their own words. Consumer Source’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.