Timex Intelligent Quartz Collection & Giveaway

Posted on by Mandy

Are you still stumped about what to get Dad for Father’s Day?  I always run into this problem each year because it seems like my dad has everything.  A classic watch never goes out of style, and Timex timepieces are the perfect gift to show Dad how much you appreciate him.

 

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From left to right: Intelligent Quartz Fly-Back Chronograph, $210, Men’s Dress Bracelet, $65, Intelligent Quartz Fly Back Chronograph, $165, Intelligent Quartz T Series Perpetual Calendar, $160, Weekender Men’s Sport, $53, Intelligent Quartz Adventure Series Tide Temp Compass, $170

About the Timex Intelligent Quartz Collection:

Launched in September 2011, Timex Intelligent Quartz is a proprietary movement born from Timex’s 157-year legacy of timekeeping innovation. Beneath the sophisticated exterior and sleek design, Intelligent Quartz technology drives up to four independently-powered hands, in addition to digital sensors and micro-processors to give you the world’s smartest analog watch. This new platform provides consumers with the most coveted functionality and design a watch has offered yet. Intelligent Quartz movements include the Tide Temp Compass, Compass, Fly-Back Chronograph, Fly-Back Chronograph Compass, Perpetual Calendar, World Time, Altimeter and Depth Gauge.

Developed in Timex’s state of the art engineering facilities in Pforzheim, Germany, Intelligent Quartz technology is written into the design of the watches, creating a distinctive and unique dial aesthetic.

So, whether Dad is laid back and casual, or prefers a more professional look, there’s a Timex Intelligent Quartz watch to please any man.

BUY IT:  Timex Intelligent Quartz Watches can be purchased online at Nordstrom.

 

WIN IT!

One reader will win a Timex Intelligent Quartz Fly-Back Chronograph Watch!

 

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TO ENTER: Just complete the rafflecopter form below. This giveaway will end on June 19, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST.  U.S. Only.  Void where prohibited.

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Disclaimer:  I was offered this watch to give away to one reader.  No other forms of compensation were received for writing this post.

How To Organize Legos

Posted on by Mandy

My son’s Lego collection had turned into a mess of epic proportions.  We have tried containing them to smaller storage bins to help organize them, but somehow they all seem to turn into a jumbled mess, mixed in with Happy Meal toys and everything else.  I’ll be the first to admit he has WAY TOO MANY Legos, but this is what he prefers to play with now and the kid has some serious building skills, so in the name of creativity I let it slide.  However, I am a neat freak and I love to organize and finally decided SOMETHING had to be done.

First, I had to pick the Legos out of every other toy storage bin in our home and separate them from the other toys.  They were stuck everywhere….in the toy box, in a huge rolling storage cubicle….EVERYWHERE. 

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And now, here they all are in their new home:

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It’s certainly not the most organized in terms of by color/size/shape, etc.  No way was I going to punish myself after the marathon cleanout.  Plus, he would just have them mixed up again in no time flat.  However, they are now all in one central place and are easy to access and so far, crossfingersandpray, they have stayed that way.  It’s much easier for him to sift through them and find what he needs and I like the fact that they are, finally, all in one place.

And THAT only took 4 hours of my life.  That’ I’ll never get back.