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Holiday Organizing Tip #3 - Edit the Master Calendar

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

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013, 3:30pm

My Favorite Things (For Organizing): Pinterest

In November I am sharing a few of my favorite things with you. I hope they become your favorites too!

I love Pinterest. I have to admit that I was hesitant to jump on the Pinterest bandwagon but now I’m as addicted as the next person. I am a firm believer in not reinventing the wheel and Pinterest let’s me explore everyone else's best ideas. From inspiring quotes to delicious dinners to glorious closets, Pinterest lets me see the world from the comfort of my computer. You can see my Pinterest boards at www.pinterest.com/awillis506 . What’s the best thing you’ve discovered on Pinterest?

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Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013, 12:00pm

My Favorite Things (for Organizing): Label Maker

In November I am sharing a few of my favorite things with you. I hope they become your favorites too!

I love my label maker. There, I’ve admitted it (that's the first step, right?). My Brother P-Touch label maker makes me happy. I use it to label file folders in the office, flour and sugar canisters in the pantry and containers in my craft closet. I’ve been known to label baggies with camera cords and checkbooks for different accounts. Label makers are relatively cheap and make a big difference in the space where I live. How about you? What is your favorite thing to label? And what is the most unique thing you’ve ever labeled? Once my daughter used my label maker to print “I love you” and she stuck in on my check book. Awww…..

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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 Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer

Monday, October 21st, 2013, 2:30pm

Organizing Fall Fling: Day 21 - Camera Roll

Take a look at the photos on your phone and delete the bad pictures. You know they aren’t all keepers but they are clogging up the memory on your phone. Then fling those pictures off of your phone and onto your computer or at the very least into the cloud (iCloud, Dropbox) Not sure how to do this? Google your kind of phone and “download photos.”

This should give you step by step instructions.

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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