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Women on Air will be landing on an upcoming segment of the SF Bay Area afternoon talk show “View From the Bay.” We will be sharing our message of how to increase peace by redesigning your life from the inside out, and offering easy tips to help you start right now. See specifics below to catch us live. If you miss it or do not live in the Bay Area, you can see the show archive anytime after our appearance at www.viewfromthebay.com.

Hope you can tune in and have some fun with us!

Wednesday, July 2nd
Channel 7
ABC
3:00-4:00 pm

Time to Get Ready to Start the Clearing the Process. Spring is Gone & Summer is Here - if you missed the opportunity to do your spring cleaning, don’t worry, it’s never too late. Summer is here, school is out, and it’s a great time to take a look at the rooms in your home, and see the clutter that has accumulated over the last year. Just as I tell my clients before redesigning a room in their home, they need to determine what furnishings they would absolutely like to keep in the room and what furnishings will be removed. The first step in that process is to de-clutter which only the homeowner can do; they are the only ones that can sort through those personal piles identify what goes and what stays. In most cases, people have too many ‘things’ in a room and it’s necessary to remove rather than add “more” furnishings. Although I would not consider myself a minimalist by far, I do believe that “less is more.” Many people get overwhelmed at the thought of de-cluttering and don’t know where to start. We often hold onto items or keep things in our environment that are no longer functional or aesthetically pleasing to us. I like to go through the items in a room with my clients and have them tell me about the accessories and the meaning that certain pieces hold for them. That way we can determine what furnishings will remain in the redesigned room and what will be not go back into the room. Oftentimes people hold onto furniture or personal items they don’t really like because someone near and dear gifted or bequeathed the item to them. There is absolutely no law that says just because a piece “that has always been there doesn’t mean it has to stay in that corner.” If you really don’t care for Grandma’s rocker and it is what I like to call “early ugly,” you are under no obligation to keep it in the room. There are lots of options for recycling old furniture. You may find it helpful to use this three-step process for de-cluttering a room.

1. Just like Rome wasn’t built in a day, don’t try to de-clutter your entire home in day. One room a day is quite enough.

2. Make three piles; what you will keep, what you will give away to family or friends, and a third pile for goodwill or the landfill.

3. If you’re really ambitious, don’t forget you can save your ‘valuables’ for a neighborhood ‘estate sale’ and get out, meet your neighbors and make some extra money at the same time!

Have fun and stay tuned for more outside tips coming up soon.

Listen to this 20 minute podcast on Redesigning Your Life from the Inside Out given at the New Living Expo in San Francisco, California. This April, 2008 presentation outlines the 4 easy steps to finding peace, passion and pleasure in life. Enjoy!

 

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Michelle Schultz has some wisdom from the dance studio and tennis court to share on this 20 minute podcast. Listen to her “Never Give Up” philosophy, her exercise prescription for skin care, and her “Don’t Be Afraid” attitude. We love showing our listeners all that is possible, and Michelle is a great example of that. Stay tuned!!

 

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Listen to this 15 minute podcast with Darla Hall, empowered Mom and successful Mary Kay Salesperson. Her story is inspiring as she shares her thoughts about how to build your work around family instead of family around work. Find out about another possibility to open up to peace, passion and pleasure. Enjoy!

To reach Darla:

seedarla@comcast.net
(415) 860-5152

 

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Listen to Sandy Dixon’s story of empowerment in this 15 minute podcast. Sandy’s story is inspiring, and for all you women who have an eye for design and do not have an expression of it, please take the time to hear how Sandy makes it all work.  She shares her wisdom of the 3 simple steps she lives by; pay attention, be at peace and trust.  Enjoy!

 

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www.interiorarrangements.com
sandy@interiorarrangements.com
(877) 674-8667

Step 2 in the re-design process is about assessing what you learned in step 1.  Once we stop long enough to see what is going on beneath the surface (remember the practice of 30 seconds of silence 5 times a day focusing on the breath), then we can take a good look at what we see and feel.  

 In re-designing your inside world, it is key to become aware of what natural talents and skills are within you.   Just as with a room design where you build the room around natural focal points, so it goes with the inside.  You build your life around your strengths.  If you are feeling positive in your life overall, then you have probably done this.  If you feel negativity and can’t get your life on track, then chances are your life is built around created focal points - not always in our best interest.   We get to choose the focal points that will best serve us. 

Your call to action, should you choose to accept it, is to take 5 minutes every night to write down what focal points you built your day around and how they made you feel (without judgement of any kind).  What do you notice?  This is not about regrets or misgivings about how you have lived your life so far.  In every moment, we have the opportunity to turn things around. 

When our lives reflect our natural talents/skills (focal points), we increase our peace leading to a life of passion and pleasure!  Then you can create additional focal points to support who you are at your core.  That is exactly what we want for you.  Email  Betty at bettylouise@womenonair.biz if that inner peace is elusive.

Stay tuned for so much more coming up…things are really flying on air now.