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Cut Out the Junk - Mail, That Is

Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 3:41pm
Cut Out the Junk - Mail, That Is

Who would like to get less junk mail in your mailbox? Me, me!! Here are a few ways you can reduce the number of unsolicited credit card offers, catalogs, yellow pages and random of other flotsam that arrives in your mail box daily.

But first a little reminder, that if you have donated to a group or purchased a product from a company, legally they can still send you mail until you specifically tell them not to.  The following options will help with the unsolicited selling and sharing of your name.

Another quick tip is to setup junk email account (think Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo) for doing requests like this just in case your email falls into the hands of a spammer.

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Got Photos? The ABCs of Photo Organizing

Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012, 2:07pm
Got Photos? The ABCs of Photo Organizing

If you are like most people you have pictures in 20 different places in your home, including on your phone, on your camera, in a shoe box, on a couple of random hard drives, in crumbling photo albums, and the list goes on and on.  You probably have mix of traditional printed photos and digital pictures that have never been printed along with a smattering of slides and negatives thrown in for good measure. Sound familiar? You are not alone.

Consider this from 1000memories.com “Every two minutes today we snap as many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s.” Holy cow! No wonder we are drowning in our photos!

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Does Your File Cabinet Need to Diet?

Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012, 2:34pm
Does Your File Cabinet Need to Diet?

The third week of April is Organize Your Files Week.  Oh boy, I just saw everyone’s eyes glaze over. I know, filing is not anyone’s favorite task but it is a necessity for a well-run office AND home.

When is the last time you purged your files (personal AND business)? The theory is that we never look at 80% of the paper that we file ever again!

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Nominate Your Town for "Best of the Road"

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 5:05pm
Nominate Your Town for "Best of the Road"

'Help put your town on the map!'

USATODAY teams up with Rand McNally in a search for the Best Small Towns in the United States.

You can nominate your town online through May 15.

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What's In Your Closet?

Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012, 3:50pm
What's In Your Closet?

With this unseasonably warm weather stretching for the entire length of the east coast and into the nation’s heartland, it is no wonder we are all digging in our closets to find our shorts and flip flops. If your digging turned into a full-fledged expedition into your closet (or the black hole as some of my clients refer to it as), now would be an excellent time for a little excavating!

The coming of spring and summer means the inevitable switching of your wardrobe in your closet and it is a great time to do a little decluttering of your clothes.  Here are a few things to consider when looking over your fall/winter clothes as you put them away and your spring/summer wardrobe as you welcome them to your closet again.  For each item, ask yourself a series of questions:

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MSNBC Features Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival in Top 10

Submitted by Jacqueline Harnevious, 13WMAZ Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 1:17pm
MSNBC Features Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival in Top 10

MACON, GA.-- Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival is featured in a '10 Favorite Cherry Blossom Festivals' on msnbc.com

Also in the list are Cherry Blossom Festivals in Japan, Denmark and Washington D.C.

See the full listing here.

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When Life Gets Crazy

Submitted by Andi Willis - Good Life Organizing, Professional Organizer
Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 11:20am
When Life Gets Crazy

Life seems to be busy all the time lately but there are definitely times when our schedules get a little more hectic than usual. What do you do to get through those times? Here are a few ideas that may help you keep things as sane as possible.

Plan Ahead
If the event or activity is something that you know about ahead of time, you can do a little planning ahead of time. Read more...

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Andi Willis is a Professional Organizer and the owner of Good Life Organizing. She is passionate about helping people find creative solutions to organizing their homes and simplifying their lives. From bedrooms to playrooms, home offices to kitchens, no project is too large or too small to tackle. Working with clients from busy moms to busy executives, Andi can help you get past the clutter and get on with your life!

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