Car Cache: Handbag Storage Solution + a Giveaway!

Happy Monday friends! Hope you had a great long Thanksgiving weekend. Last week was busy with all 3 kiddos home and a quick getaway to Las Vegas. But I'm back in action over here and we're kicking the week off with an organization bang - with a giveaway! 

I love giving you guys stuff…makes me a happy girl!

Just like in my home, I enjoy driving in a car that is clean and organized. For those reading along forever, you know for me that less stuff = less stress. Having less chaos in the car helps me drive with a clear mind too. I've talked about car organization before and shared how I had stowed my purse while in the car…

I had been using a simple s-hook from The Container Store to hang my purse on the passenger seat. Recently, I was introduced to a new revolutionary handbag storage solution for your car and couldn't wait to try it, share it with you…and offer TWO of them as a giveaway!

Yay - happy day!

Not just happy about sharing this giveaway…I LOVE this idea / product and I know you will too!

All of us have something to stow away in the car. Whether that be a woman's purse, a man's workbag or a students backpack, typically we hop in the car and drop it on the passenger seat or passenger side floorboard. But when you need to grab something from your bag while driving (or not driving), it's never within reach.

I try my best not to reach for my purse while driving. But as a mother of 3, there are moments when items need to be grabbed and you can't look away from the road or bend over to dig through a deep purse. These days we all use our cars as a rolling command center. We carry it all - especially when you are running around for work or carting the kids to their various activities.

Catherine Seifert had the best idea….the Car Cache….

Catherine invented The Car Cache a simple solution you easily install between the driver and passenger seats. With this smart design, it eliminates the need to stretch to grab your purse off the floor or deal with spilled contents. 

Catherine sent me a Car Cache that matched the interior color of my car. I couldn't wait to install it and give it a shot. Installing was very easy! All I did was attach the bottom of the Car Cache to my center console…

Once it was secured, I closed the console…

then clipped the top hooks to the posts on both the driver and passenger seat headrests…

That was easy!…

Once it's installed, you can adjust the straps so that your handbag fits comfortably, making your purse easy to insert and remove…

I love this!!…

And there is still plenty of room for the kids to hop in and out of the car without bumping into the Car Cache…

With the Car Cache you can:

* install quickly.

* keep shoe-born bacteria off of your purse.

* protect your handbag from scuffs…or soccer cleats!

* adjust it to fit almost any sized handbag.

* prevent your purse contents from spilling out onto the floor...and more!

Catherine not only offered me a product to try out and share with you, but she is also offering TWO Car Cache's for TWO lucky readers! 

To enter the giveaway, just follow the simple steps inside the rafflecopter gadget below. As always, I don't make you jump through hoops. Enter any way you wish. Winners will be contacted via e-mail.

Good luck!

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photo organization: picture keeper + a giveaway!

If you have a digital camera, it's likely you've been uploading those precious photos to your computer. But maybe you don't have the time to print out those photos because life is busy. Reeeeeeallly busy??!! So the big question is...until you're ready to print out those photos, are you protecting them by backing up regularly?

We've all heard those horror stories from friends or family members that they suddenly had a hard drive crash...losing all of their photos in the process. Or maybe, God forbid, you yourself have even experienced a hard drive crash. Oh my, there is nothing more painful to think about - especially if you have hundreds (or thousands) of photos of your children stored away on the computer.

If you aren't already using a back-up drive, you should absolutely consider doing that. But if you are looking for a new, awesome alternative...I have just the product (and giveaway!) for you today!...

Have you heard of Picture Keeper? I had not heard of this product until I received an e-mail from my sweet friends at the company. The Picture Keeper is the simplest automatic picture backup device you can use to protect those precious photos. What's even better is that it's not a software program.

Nope, you heard me alright! No need to install something new on your computer. You simply plug the Picture Keeper device into your computer, it automatically locates all of your photos and saves them. That's it!

Yup, just plug it in, click start and the Picture Keeper does all the work for you! You can even use it in a digital photo frame, LCD TV, photo kiosk, or just store it away for safe keeping.

The Picture Keeper comes in four sizes to fit the needs of any digital photo collection. The first size is the Picture Keeper PK 4...

PK4 holds up to 4,000* photos and is $29.99. 

* estimate - based on an average size of 1MB per picture.

The second size is called the PK 8...

The PK8 holds up to 8,000* photos and is $59.99.
* estimate - based on an average size of 1MB per picture.

The third size is called the PK 16...

The PK16 holds up to 16,000* photos and costs $99.99.
* estimate - based on an average size of 1MB per picture.

And finally, for all those pros out there, the largest size is called the PK Pro...

The PK Pro holds up to 250,000* photos and is $189.99.
* estimate

How much is peace of mind worth to you? Not sure about you guys, but my digital photos mean everything to me and they are priceless. I have big plans to get them off my computer, printed, and into books very soon. You guys will soon hear all about my new system for organizing photos and creating simple scrapbooks. But until my home renovation projects slow down in a few months, those photos will be kept safe and secure on my Picture Keeper.

I couldn't wait to try it out. It was so easy! All I did was plug in the Picture Keeper device in the side of my laptop...

Then this window popped up on my desktop...

Once you start the backup process, you'll see the Picture Keeper working hard to locate all of your photos...

With the photos located, it's time to back them up...

As the Picture Keeper is backing up your photos, you'll also see how much time is remaining and how many duplicate photos were skipped. Once the backup is complete, the Picture Keeper details how much space is remaining and how many photos are on the device...

That was easy! When you're done, just eject the device and store away in a safe place until next time.

The Picture Keeper difference:

* Skips duplicate photos

* No software to install, wires to connect, passwords to remember, or monthly fees

* Use on multiple computers; PC and Mac compatible

* Once one Picture Keeper fills, just use another and the second will continue where the first left off. Amazing!!!

* Works well with all photo organizing softwares like Kodak Easy Share

* Easily use with your digital photo frame, favorite print kiosk or keep in a fireproof safe

I'm telling you guys, there was nothing easier to use than this genius product! I'm sold! And I hope I've been able to motivate you to get those precious photos stored safely on a Picture Keeper. If you're excited about the product and would like to buy one now, you can find the Picture Keeper here on their site.

Or you can go ahead and enter the giveaway for a chance to win the Picture Keeper PK 4....courtesy of your (and my) new friends over at Picture Keeper - thankyouverymuch! As always, entry into the giveaway is made simple. I don't make you jump through hoops for a chance to win. Just follow the easy entry guidelines and the winner will be contacted by e-mail.

When you're done entering the giveaway, consider signing up for Picture Keeper's free monthly backup reminder. There is no purchase necessary to join this reminder list! This way you will never forget to backup those precious photos, no matter how you're doing it.

Good luck!

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* Picture Keeper has agreed to giveaway the PK4 device. I was not paid in cash for this posting. I was sent a product for review and all opinions are my own.