Design Your Second Half

Fashion and beauty blogger Grace Liang shares her story, from a childhood in China to her life in America.

The loss of her father haunts her for years.

Her husband’s illness and death culminates in Grace’s sense of meaning and purpose as a messenger to others.

She shares with us her experiences and life after loss.

Read more at https://askdecor.com/podcast/life-after-love-and-loss

So many things get added into the holidays, from home maintenance and repairs to make everything perfect for your Thanksgiving guests to holiday decorations, gifts, and parties to attend.

If you're a high achiever, you'll get everything done at the expense of your health and wellness. Let's talk about strategies to stop overwhelm and make this your best season.

Download the fun sheet so you can begin making these ideas work for you.

Laura Vanderkam is a time makeover expert. Her newest book Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done holds nuggets of gold for anyone designing their second half.

She’s sharing actionable ideas you can implement today to improve your experience of time and make marvelous memories.

There’s a lot of information here for midlife empty nesters. I’ve made a special checklist so you don’t need to worry about remembering everything. You can get it athttps://askdecor.com/podcast/How-To-Curate-Marvelous-Memories-&-Feel-Off-The-Clock

Your lifestyle, your home, and your changing reality. Wisdom for midlife empty nesters.

How to get out of your own way to live life more fully. How baby steps can move you past your fears and change the way you think.

For more information, visit http://askdecor.com

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a national mentoring program with legal status, perfect for empty nesters who want to give back and add more meaning to their midlife experience.

CASA provides a different kind of volunteer opportunity that makes a profound, positive impact for children in the foster care system. Regan Phillips, CEO of CASA Orange County, shares her expertise.

Create meaningful legacy with experiences that are novel and new over tried and true.

A story about downsizing and living more joyfully. Wisdom for midlife, empty nesters, grandparents in the making and life with grown children.

How to change your mind-set for better relationships and what one thing you want to avoid by changing your focus.

Expert Sheryl Gillett holds the highest honor in the oldest appraisal organization in the United States.

If you have special things to sell, donate, or pass down, Sheryl explains how to determine their value.

Links:

www.gcappraisers.com

www.askdecor.com/podcast/sherylgillett

These 4 essential moving hacks are relevant for empty nesters who have accumulated a lot of stuff and are downsizing. Learn about taking an inventory of your furniture, art, and collectibles.

Use my free worksheet. Create a photo collage of your desired lifestyle and look. Create a floorplan with multi-functional spaces. Outsource estate sale and dealer consignment support for those things you can’t use in your new home.

For more information, visit the show notes at http://askdecor.com

Life is complicated. We have too many things to do and too many commitments. We feel stressed out trying to fit everything into our day.

By the time we’re in our 40s and 50s we start thinking that there must be more to life.

Those things that you were naturally drawn to early in your life hold secrets to designing your second half more authentically.

• Use vacation as inspiration
• Outsource
• Eliminate steps in a process
• Eliminate entire categories from your To-Do list

Get your free worksheet to help you remember and rekindle what you loved as a child at https://askdecor.com/podcast/Six-Secrets-to-Simplify-Your-Life-and-Live-Intentionally

Moving is not for the faint of heart. Everything But The House (EBTH) is a new, national company that helps you navigate the stuff you don’t want to take with you on your next move.

Shawna O’Connor is a Los Angeles based sales specialist with Everything But The House. She shares her experience with traditional estate sales companies and the online bid platform and full service sales support offered by her firm. Shop by category but sell whole house contents.

The most searched category is jewelry followed by home furnishings but EBTH sells everything from oil painting to golf clubs.