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Holiday Organizing Tip #7 - Think of Others

Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Monday, December 9th, 2013, 5:03pm

Holiday Organizing Tip #7 - Think of Others

Think of others over the holiday season. Volunteer at soup kitchen. Buy gifts for a toy drive or angel tree. Send a care package to a soldier oversees (http://soldiersangels.org/).

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Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Friday, December 6th, 2013, 7:00am

Holiday Organizing Tip #6 - Pare Down the Decorations

When you put out your Christmas decorations, do you have a few lone items that can’t seem to find a home? Don’t let them just live in a box year after year, get rid of them! Donate them to Goodwill or a local women’s shelter. Share the holiday spirit with others and keep your valuable storage space available for the items you truly love!

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Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013, 3:30pm

Holiday Organizing Tip #3 - Edit the Master Calendar

The holidays can be extremely busy times. When making your master family Holiday calendar, consider which events are “Must attends” like your daughter’s band concert, which are “Would be nice to attend” like the town Christmas parade and which are “I would rather have a root canal than attend” like your neighbor’s annual open house. If there are events that you can edit out of your schedule with gentle excuses, you will make the holidays more about spending time with the people you love doing things you love to do.

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Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Monday, October 28th, 2013, 2:30pm

Fling those excuses. I’m waiting for the right time to reorganize my closet. I can’t do my taxes because I hate doing my taxes. Take the project, break it down into small do-able steps and then schedule those steps on your calendar. Take it one step at a time and get through it! If you need help, ask for it.

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Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Sunday, October 27th, 2013, 4:16pm

Gather all of your DVDs into one spot. Fling any that you don’t love or that you really don’t want watch again. If you’ve bought the movies recently, you may be eligible for a digital copy that will allow you to get rid of the disk and case, or at least keep them in an out of the way place like a high closet shelf. Libraries love to get DVDs to add to their collection or to sell in their used book sales. So fling away!

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Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer

Friday, October 4th, 2013, 2:41pm

Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes and Hayrides Galore

The time is near for picking out pumpkins and decorating for autumn!

Where to Go for Pumpkin Patches:

Elliott Farms, Lizella: features a pumpkin patch, tractor hay rides, snacks, farm animals. Opens in October. Call 478-935-8180 for more information.
Troup Corn, Laurens County: Features corn maze, hay ride, pumpkin patch and a mini-maze. Call 478-272-8170. Open October 12-November 23
Twin Oaks Fun Farm, Monroe County. Features pumpkins and a corn maze.
Our Cotton Pickin' Christmas Tree Farm, Hawkinsville. Check their Facebook page for updates.Pick your own pumpkin from the patch. Also enjoy cider or cocoa on the porch while the kids climb the hay mountain. Open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Crooked Pines in Eatonton: Pumpkin Festival October 5, 6

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Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013, 2:30pm

September is National Preparedness Month so all this month we'll be talking about ways to be better prepared, both for emergencies and your every day life. Join the conversation!

Tuesday Tip: In case of an emergency, have a plan. It doesn't have to be a disaster situation either. What happens if you can't make it home to meet your childrens' school bus? Do they know what to do? - Andi Willis, Good Life Organizing

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