UPCOMING EVENTS

"Organize Your Estate" at Twin Lakes Church, Aptos, Sat. April 17, 2010 Maggie will talk at the Twin Lakes Church to the Forerunners group. The session will go from 10:30 to 11:45. Contact: Jim Brumme Twin Lakes Church Associate Pastor of Care jimb@tlc.org (cell) (831) 247-5282 (fax) (831) 536-1796

Hospice training at Mendocino Coast District Hospital Maggie will talk on Monday, April 12, 2:00 about home funerals and putting your affairs in order at the annual hospice volunteer training. Call 707-961-1234 for more information.text

Five Wishes Workshop, Friday, April 23 2-4 Br prepared: Plan what healthcare treatment you want to happen in a medical emergency A “Living Will” workshop will be held at the Community Room at the Woods on Friday, April 23 from 2-4. The workshop will help you determine what life-prolonging, medical treatment you want or don’t want in potential end-of-life situations. You will designate who you want to make health care decisions for you, if you can’t. And it will save your loved ones from having to make those wrenching – and often costly – decisions. For more info, e-mail maggie@agracefulfarewell.com

Gualala Arts Lecture Series 11/1/10 Monday, November 1st, 7:00 pm at 46501 Gualala Road in Gualala, CA. Although the thought of dying is not a pleasant one, Maggie Watson's talk on November 1 at 7:00 p.m. entitled "A Graceful Farewell" can ease the trauma associated with this difficult topic. She has thoughtfully prepared a step-by-step guide to provide peace of mind and comfort for anyone knowing that one's personal and financial data are organized and that one's intentions for possessions and even the funeral are planned. Drawing on information from her book and accompanying CD with the same title as the talk, Maggie can help organize for the eventuality of someone passing. She will cover other information an executor will need gathered in one place, such as insurance, medical, financial, and household details. In addition, she will discuss writing wills, trusts, advanced directives, and power of attorney documents. On a more personal level she has helpful ways to convey specific instructions and tools to encourage communication among family members and even ideas on how one can plan his or her own funeral. http://gualalaarts.org/Groups/Lecture/2010-11GracefulFarewell.html for more details

Compassionate Companion Volunteer Community of Jewish Family and Children's Services of the San Francisco Bay Area Maggie will address the important subject of getting one's affairs in order. She will specifically cover working with clients and family members successfully to capture the needed information and important records. Thursday, April 8th from 6 - 8pm. Contact (415) 449-3749 www.SeniorsAtHome.org for location and directions.

Gallery Bookstore Spring Cleaning Sale, Sunday, March 21st 10 - 4 Celebrate the arrival of spring at Gallery Bookshop’s Second Annual Community Open House and Spring Cleaning Sale on Sunday March 21st from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food and drink will be served, including Gallery Bookshop’s signature hot spiced wine and hot cider. Door prizes include gorgeous coffee table books and the new Bookshop Manifesto shirts. There will be live acoustic folk and classical music throughout the day, and families can enjoy stories and activities for children all day long with Mrs. Bookwinkle in the Bookwinkle’s Children’s Books department. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. there will be a Local Author Reception, featuring seventeen local writers. Have a cup of cider and chat with Ginny Rorby, Tom Reed, Cammie Conlon, C.E. Chaffin, Maggie Watson, Walt McKeown, Jay Frankston, Molly Dwyer, Janet Ashford, Laurel Moss, Don Hahn, Lydia Rand, Devreaux Baker, Mary Cesario Weaver, Bruce Patterson, Eydi Bauer, Maureen Eppstein, and Dennis Freeze. Plus: the famous once-a-year, one-day-only Spring Cleaning Sale: selected books, cards, gifts and journals 20% - 75% off! For more information, please contact Gallery Bookshop at 937-2665. texttext

Ask the Organizer with Claire Amanno and Maggie Watson Are you looking to Organize? Downsize? or Simplify? Come to the Ask the Organizer workshop on Saturday, January 30 from 10 - 12 at the Fort Bragg Library on Laurel Street. This will be a question and answer event with the organizers sharing their experience, knowledge and tips for getting more organized. There will be other people who are potential resources in the room. Start off the new year empowered and educated.