Hey, everybody. I'm going to just give it a few, maybe a minute here to see if we have anybody joining us live today. It has been quite a start to the new year, and I'm really looking forward to today's live stream because it's actually been a few months since I've been on, and this will be a good way for me to start off the new year, as well as maybe helping some of you who want to save your photos.
Maybe this year is the year for you. So we'll just give it another minute here. And while we wait, I am excited to let you know that part of today's program is going to be a mini workshop. So I'm trying something new and I really want to help people do that number one activity to get your photos in a place that you can enjoy.
And that's saving your photos monthly. So we're going to have a mini workshop, and I'm actually going to work on my photos too and answer questions at the end of the program. So why don't we go ahead and get started. Welcome to 2026. How did 2025 end for you?
For me, last year—like what? What? Like a snap. It was so fast. There was so much and I can't even believe the year's over. So many memories and things like that. It made me want to ask you guys, and you can put a comment in the chat if you like, but can you think of one instance last year that kind of defines the whole year for you?
Maybe you didn't think of it at the moment, but when you look back you're like, oh, that is symbolic of the whole year. Well, I can't even believe I'm going to share this because it's embarrassing, but I had that moment back in June. I actually was hit by a car in a parking lot while on vacation in Colorado. Hit by a car—not emotionally, not metaphorically, not hypothetically. Like physically hit by a car.
And thank goodness I was not seriously injured, but it really was like the whole year was like that. Bam, bam, bam, smack. And now that I'm reflecting on the year, I think it's a fun story to share with you today. Before I dive into all of that, though, I wanted to just cover a few updates for you.
So Live with Mollie—I started last year with the intent to help motivate people, give you a place to ask questions, get answers, and some different things to think about with saving your memories. And my hope is that this year I will continue having a Live with Mollie every week. The time might shift around depending on who I have on the program and what I have going on here at Pixologie.
So I would encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel, Pixologie’s YouTube channel, so that you can be updated when the next ones are scheduled.
Now I'm really excited to share with you next week's show. Next week's show, I am going to have a colleague and a friend, Lori Lafferty, joining me. And she and I are going to talk about a photo saving strategy—or I guess a photo organizing strategy—of yes, no, maybe. Lori is a Forever Ambassador, and she's graciously agreed to come on because she has her own photo situation that she's tackling.
And I thought it would be fun to have her on and hear something from someone else kind of in the business and some perspective for all of you. So join us next week, Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Another thing that I want to be sure is on your radar, if you're interested—part of organizing photos can also just feel so overwhelming. So my friend and I, Krista Qualcheck, we are going on a cruise February 16th through the 21st, and there is still time to join us. We just had two people sign up last week.
We are going to have a good time. We're going to relax. We're going to share photo saving tips and ideas in a non-threatening environment—the most relaxing. We're going to have walks while we're in port in the Bahamas and CocoCay, as well as just a lot of fun interacting with each other.
Then I want to tell you about today, the live stream. Today we're going to do something brand new. I'm going to do a live workshop. I don't know who will be able to join me today, but we're going to work on our pictures together. We're going to save last month's photos. It's a mini workshop.
Thank you so much for joining. Definitely let me know if you have any questions you want to be covered today.
I think that's what I wanted to cover in terms of announcements. Let's go back to June 2025, last year, when I was on this most fantastic vacation with my husband. It was a wonderful trip—we saw these beautiful vistas in Colorado. It was so relaxing.
And you would think that I really wouldn't be distracted by anything, but as luck would have it, we were in a parking lot of a strip mall. It was so busy. I don't know why—it was during the week. I walked through that parking lot while my husband waited in the car, and I just wanted to go in for a spa appointment.
As I was walking across the parking lot to get to the spa—bam—I got hit right in the side and knocked to the ground. My knees had gravel in them. My ankle had hit the bumper. It was really shocking.
As I lay there, I could tell people were around because there was outside seating. Everyone was like, are you okay? The driver got out and said, oh my God, I didn't see you.
As I started sitting up and standing up, I thought, this doesn't feel that bad. I had something to compare it to—the month before, my dog pulled me and I sprained my ankle, and that was horrific. This was nothing like that.
Then a woman came out of a pet grooming shop and said, hey, I got it on video. Most of it. And she shared that video with me. It's kind of funny—you don't see me getting hit, but you can see the car going slow and neither of us looking.
This video is an important part of my memories from that day. But more importantly, it really makes me think about who pays attention. The driver wasn't paying attention, and I wasn't paying attention.
That's kind of what happens as you're going through life. There's so much going on, and you almost have to go back to your photos to remember those things. Saving photos is hard when life is busy like that.
Life can derail us, but we just have to get back on. Your photos are waiting for you—patiently waiting for you to come back and pay attention to them.
The point of my show is to help you get acting on your pictures. Saving photos monthly is actually a life skill.
So let's talk about a common question: iPhones and PC computers. There are options—USB cable, iCloud.com, the iCloud app on your PC, or another cloud service. But you really want to know what you're saving and where.
I teach saving photos in folders on your computer.
Once your photos are on your computer and backed up using a 3-2-1 strategy—computer, external hard drive, and cloud—you can delete them off your phone if you want.
So now let's dive into the mini workshop.
Step one: delete photos off your phone. Anything you'll never need again—screenshots, accidental photos. If you're not sure, leave it. Do not obsess.
Step two: copy the photos to a folder on your computer.
Step three: remove non-family photos from that folder—work photos, information photos—and move them to separate folders.
Step four: back up your family photos using the 3-2-1 backup strategy.
That's how you save last month's photos.
Thank you all so much for joining me. Life goes fast. Your photos ground you, bring you back to your blessings, and help you through the hard times.
We will be back next Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with Lori. Take care.
