In celebration of Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup, Keep Warner Robins Beautiful (KWRB) sponsored a Senior Citizen Flower Show for members of the Senior Citizens Social Club.

Cheryl Taylor, KWRB Chairman of Communications, chaired the event.  Nationally Accredited Master Flower Show Judges were Dora Etheridge, Beanie Harrell and Elaine Privette.

In the Cut Specimen category first place was awarded to Willburn Hill, second place to Gene Self and third place to Louise Heddy.  In the Container Grown Plant category, Mabel Duckworth received first place, Barbara Chasteen received second and Mae Hill won third place. In the category Floral Arrangements, Connie Engen took first place, Barbara Chasteen received second and Nita Law won third place.  Ms. Engen also accepted Best of Show for her floral arrangement.

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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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: