More Great Gift Ideas for Dad

Are you still looking for the perfect gift idea for dad, or that father figure in your life for Father's Day? Well you've come to the right place because I have another great round of products for you to check out.

It's time to start Back to School Shopping!

For us back to school is under a month away and that means we are in full back to school shopping mode. My daughter already has her backpack and a few basic essentials already packed inside. And as of this morning she's been officially registered for the eighth grade! Talk about a nervous mamma heading into my daughter's last year of middle school. For those of you out there that have some back to school (from grade school to college) shopping to do here are some great products I've found that are sure to be a hit.

It's time to get OnTask!

I can't even count the number of times I've told myself to stop, take a breath, and refocus. I'm one that can easily loose sight of what I'm supposed to be working on and become distracted by something else. And then of course I forget what my original task was leaving me frustrated and irritated. Ever happen to you? I've tried making lists, but that make me feel overwhelmed seeing how long they are. And so far the only thing I've figured out that works is making my list a whole lot smaller. For me seeing a list of one or two tasks doesn't feel quite so overwhelming, even though in the back of my mind I know there's still much more to be done. By using my new OnTask whiteboard I'm actually able to make three different lists containing one or two simple tasks for me to accomplish. Then if I get them all done I get the satisfaction of erasing them all and starting over with new lists. Believe it or not it really does help narrowing down to the higher priority tasks.

About:
OnTask is a compact three-sided desktop whiteboard that is strategically designed to help you prioritize and complete your most important daily tasks.

Using the OnTask is simple: first, identify three top priorities and write one each side of the OnTask. Once completed, erase the first task and rotate the OnTask to focus the next goal. The clean, simple design of the OnTask also works as a pen holder to make a user's desk and workday more organized.

You can check out their Kickstarter page to watch a video and learn all the in's and out's of the OnTask whiteboard.

Disclosure: I received compensation in the form of product in exchange for my honest and unbiased thoughts. All thoughts and opinions stated are my own and are in no way influenced by my partnership with mentioned brands.

Scrapbook Weekend Ahead

Do any of you scrapbook? I've been scrapbooking for a few years now and have finally gotten my own space in our home where I can not only store my stuff, but also start on a book and not have to worry about picking it up before walking away for a few hours...days...or even (as I hate to admit) weeks. I'm so excited about my new space and wanted to share it with you, my readers. I hope to in the future be bringing you more of my scrapbooking adventures and have some great product reviews to offer you from different brands that make scrapbook products.

Until I started scrapbooking I never knew there were so many great products out there to use in creating just one book. Glue pens, glue sticks, glue dots, glue tape runners, paper, stickers, embellishments, stamps, paper cutters, and the list goes on and on. Oh and then of course there are all the things you need to store your materials and photos. Photo holders, paper holders, scrapbook bags, photo boxes, wheeled bags, and yes that list goes on and on too. I feel like I'm always finding new things to help me organize my stuff and ways to make my pages stand out. So why not share some of those with my readers! I know I wish someone would have shared some of the things I've learned when I first started.

So for now I leave you with a one tip. If you are new to scrapbooking...or even a seasoned scrapbooker you too may enjoy this tip. Do NOT crop all of your photos as soon as you get them. You may think what a silly tip this is, but I tell you the first night I went to a crop I did just that. I took a big stack of photos and chopped them all to just around the person or object I wanted in the photo. It wasn't until I started laying them out in my book that I realized this was a big mistake. Lesson learned, now I crop as I put them on the page. Sometimes you need that extra part around the picture for a photo to fit behind border paper and look good.