[twitter]I think September is a much better time to celebrate the new year. After a long two month vacation, fall seems like a much fresher start for things. The kids are getting new shoes and new clothes. They’re in new grades and starting new sports with new schedules.
So I look at fall as the time when I change things in my life too. With a Team Diabetes half marathon on the horizon in January, I’m taking to more training and since the routine of packing lunches for the kids is back in full swing, I’m packing lunches for me now too.
Best Buy has some great ideas to get the kids ready for fall and new routines, whether they be in kindergarten, elementary school, or high school. There are also many items that work just as well to get you back on track and ready to get into a new fresh frame of mind this fall.
Have a look at what I’ve picked to make life easier for me, see if there’s anything you might like, and then scroll to the bottom for your chance to win a $250 Best Buy Gift Card to get it all for fall.
Home Presence Fuel Salad on the Go Food Container
It’s time to salad up, and this little package is the perfect way to keep your food fresh and crisp until lunch break, even in a locker all day.
Pop out the insert in the lid and keep it in the freezer. When you’re ready to go, snap it back in and it will keep your veggies cold. There is also a genius little container that screws into the lid for salad dressing. I drop in some olive oil and balsamic and I’m good to go. You could also use it as some dip for crudités. It’s got an easy snap lock to keep things tight, even if the kids grab this to toss in their bag.
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container
This is for the boys. Their lunches need to cover off all the food group bases, they don’t like anything touching, and the sections of the bento box are changeable if they want to have noodles or a sandwich.
Something like this is also perfect for the new ‘litterless lunch‘ requirements many schools are mandating. You can easily remove cookies or granola bars to pack in these sections. Carrots, and cucumber slices in another, and then their main lunch in the other two sections. No litter, easy clean up and carrying too!
Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack
No, the kids do not need a laptop backback for back to school – yet. This one is for me. I need an easy way to take all my gear with me when I travel. I roll with a MacBook Air, iPads, iPods, iPhones, chargers, backup chargers, notebooks, and books. I should pack more efficiently, but I don’t. So I need something with lots of pockets, zippers, is sturdy, and comfortable.
I love the cushioned section for the MacBook Air that is easy to get at along with many other compartments for my gear. There is a dongle inside so I can clip my keys, zip up my money, and just lots of pockets for sorting things. The straps are cushioned, and I’m looking forward to bringing this with my mobile office inside when I head to Bermuda with Team Diabetes in January.
Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
I’m always running out of juice on the road. Whether it be live tweeting an event, or just scrolling through my feeds while the kids are back in swimming lessons, my juice never lasts long enough. You don’t want to be the guy squatting on the floor next to the wall outlet, so pack along some extra electrons in your pocket.
The size of your fist, this Powerocks Magicstick will get you 1 (maybe even 2) full charges for your phone while you’re in the wild. For busy university students running between classes on campus, or executives on the go, it’s mandatory. I’m just hoping my little boys hang on another decade before they start making mobile demands of dad. (I can dream)
#SETMEUPBBY, IT’S CONTEST TIME!
Now here’s a chance for you to win $250 to get something you forgot for the kids, or take my lead and get yourself a fresh start this fall. Scan the items I’ve picked at the top of the article, and the image in this contest post.
Tell me what you need most to get ready for a new routine this fall, and we’ll see if we can’t make it happen!
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The Powerocks Magicstick would be amazing for a full day on the go. It means I can go to yoga after work and not stress about finding a spot near an outlet at the public library while I get my work done.
For me it’s the Powerocks Magicstick
I think that the Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container would be a great addition, I’ve always wanted to try the Bento Lunch Box’s
I’d love the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
This is amazing contest.. The prizes are useful to my kids who go school.. I love the lunch box thats very nice..
I could sure use this: Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger!
Thanks.
The Bento lunch box containers would be great!
The portable charger for sure!
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger! Sounds like a GREAT buy!! Thanks!
Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack would be so perfect as it has compartments for everything!
The Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container would be beneficial for me
The portable charger would help with my fall routine
My son just got an ipad so we need the Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack!
Bento lunch box is pretty sweet!
I need the Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container 🙂
would love the Powerocks Magicstick 🙂
love ’em all, but Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger wins.
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would be incredible! Amazing giveaway!
The portable charger! Always running low on battery while hiking and it’s very annoying
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would be so useful. The cell phone battery isn’t what it once was.
The Bento lunchbox containers look awesome!
The power rocks magicstick looks cool!
I love the Fuel bento Box, it would help motivate me to make some nice lunches.
The Portable Charger would be very nice to have in case of emergencies
Weight loss regiment still going strong – the key portion control. The Home Presence Fuel Salad on the Go Food Container is just the right size, would encourage reaching the summit…..
Eva Mitton-Urban
the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would be great
BENTO LUNCH BOX IS COOL
The portable charger would be EXTREMELY helpful 🙂
I would certainly use the Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container to make lunches for my son a little more fun and the portable charger would come in really handy!
The Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container would be perfect for the kid’s lunches for school
the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would be a great item to have
It would be the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
Love the Fuel Bento Box. Great for packing lunches.
I would love the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger,,that would be great !
portable charger would be cool
The Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack would be great!
The Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container, it would be so convenient for lunches.
I love that bento box, would be nice for my lunch!!
I like the Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container.
I need the Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack.
The battery charger is at the top but I must say that food containers are VERY VERY nice
The portable charger
The power bank would be great.
I like the bento box lunch box
I’d love the bento boxes for my kids lunches …
I could use the Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger.
A Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack would be perfect!
I could really use Swiss Gear 15.6″ Laptop Backpack.
I could really use the portable charger.
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would really come in handy.
Like the bento boxes
Need the Home Presence Bento boxes to organize my lunches!
I could really use the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger , i always forget to charge my phone
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger.
I need the Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack
thanks
I could def. use the Powerocks Super Magicstick Portable Charger 🙂
The Bento lunch box would be fun and save on waste.
The Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack for sure!
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would really be helpful.
Powerocks Portable Charger
The backpack.
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would be so helpful!
definitely the charger! everything is always at low battery lol
I like the salad container
The powerocks Super Magicstick 2800 looks awesome and helpful for sure !
Swiss Gear backpack would likely be most useful!
really like the Home Presence Fuel Salad on the Go Food Container
I’d probably use the bento box. Curries don’t carry well IMO without something like that
Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
Wow! The salad container is a great idea!
The Powerocks Magicstick
I could sure use more time. I don’t think anyone can help me with that though.
The Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack would really help me out!
A tablet would be the most handy item for back to school. I have always wanted one but never had the chance to buy one yet.
Definitely the lunch container!!
I need the Powerocks Magicstick – which I WOULD totally buy with a gift card if I won one!
Definitely the Portable Charger. Can never go wrong with those! So convenient on the go!
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container is what i would like.
I think the salad container would be the handiest for us.
I could really use this
I really like the idea of zero litter & would like to try the Bento Lunch Box.
Would love the leap frog bus and leap pad. I’ve got a two year old and another one expected in the next few weeks. I could definitely use a couple new educational toys to keep my toddler engaged while mommy cares for baby.
Would make it easer to eat healthier
The bento box container is so cool! It’s definitely something that would be useful.
Home Presence Fuel Salad on the Go Food Container perfect for my lunch
Portable charger.
I could definitely use Swiss Gear 15.6″ Laptop Backpack. Thanks for the chance!
magic power stick!
The fuel bento box would help planning lunches!
The bento box container would help us out here.
Swiss gear laptop backpack is my choice because I just started college and this would work great for class and offer lots of storage
The Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container looks great.
The Bento Lunch Box!
I’d have to say the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
It would be the fuel lunch container! I need to start making my lunch more
I’d love the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
I like the Bento Lunch Box.
Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack is great
The portable charger.
The Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container looks GREAT!
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container looks awesome.
The Home Presence Bento Lunch Box is my favourite!
The Bento Box can definitely help my family to eat healthier.
My vote is for the Salad on the Go Food Container.
lunch box container
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would be very useful.
The Dell Laptop
Alternatively, the Swiss backpack. Though I might be tempted to opt for a model with a chest or waist strap as back health is important, and sometimes a heavy backpack can hurt a back. Chest/waist straps help better distribute the load.
I really like that Swiss Gear backpack. Looks more durable and convenient than my current backpack which is already falling apart after a few years of light use. 😛
Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container – how wonderful are these!
I could definely use a couple Powerocks Magicsticks around here…a lot of our gadgets are a bit older…still work excellent but the battery is the one thing that seems to go.
I would like the Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container – White / Green even would be great for my lunches
The portable charger sounds the most useful to me. It would definitely come in handy with my phone’s not-so-great battery.
Most definitely the portable charger!
the powerstick!
Lunch Box looks great
The Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack would be an awesome way to travel with my laptop
the lunchbox container so i can start taking my lunch to work
The backpack would be awesome
The salad container is a great idea -my youngest drinks a lot of smoothies at camps ect as she does not eat a lot of grains and this would maybe add something to her lunches! I had never been able to find a way to pack a salad that stayed fresh and cold for her!
Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger for me
Powerocks Magicstick!!
I’d like the Food salad on the go food container.
The portable charger for sure
The portable charger for sure!
The Portable Charger
Powerocks Magicstick most likely. So I will always have a fully charged phone ready.
The Powerocks Magicstick always good to get more juice.
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container.
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container would be super useful! WE NEED FUEL to keep going and going. 🙂
I could really use the portable charger!
I would like the Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack.
Home Presence Fuel Salad on the Go Food Container would help me get back into the habit of healthy lunches
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would do. Thanks for the chance.
Portable charger! I’ve wanted one FOREVER.
The Powerocks Portable Charger!
I’d love the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
I really like the Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
It would be the fuel lunch container! I
Portable charger
Powerrocks magicstick, my phone dies all the time
Powerocks Super Magicstick, a small charger that I can carry around would be nice
The lunchbox food container would be great for salads and healthy lunches!
Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger is the most useful. I always forget to bring my charger, so hopefully this is easier to remember!
I could use the bento box. It would help me resist the urge to buy lunch at the food court in university.
I’d love the Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container for my daughter to take to school.
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger would definetly come in handy!
I need a new routine for fueling my salad on the go something I love but avoid packing because i do not have the proper things to pack it in!
Definitely the new laptop bag!
I love the Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container for a healthy and litter-free lunch!
I like the Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack. Need a new bag to carry everything.
Home Presence Fuel Bento Lunch Box Food Container
The portable charger would sure come in handy!
Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger
The items featured on this page I need to get a new routine for fall are definitely the Home Presence Fuel Salad on the Go Food Container to start off my healthier lifestyle and the Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack to carry my laptop and personal items.
I think the portable charger is a must have!!
That bento box is so perfect for lunches. I hate when my lunch gets mushed together and warm. I didn’t know Best Buy had all of these things
The portable charger would be awesome!
The Powerocks Magicstick … my devices are always dying on me
Swiss Gear Laptop Backpack for my son
The Powerocks Super Magicstick 2800mAh Portable Charger.
The Bento Box so that maybe I would remember to bring my lunch..
Powerrocks Super Magicstick
salad on the go container
We need the Bento Box lunch box
The Powerocks Magicstick