good morning and welcome to life to point out today we're going to be discussing really splitting up sprucing up for life to find out what does that mean and we're going to focus on our environment so good morning jacket morning sabrina life point community another day and i like to point out community and for our guests who are joining us for the very first time i like to just remind them or talk to him a little bit about what life the show is about like to point out really was a result of my journey in life after being downsized for many many years in the pharmaceutical industry and trying to figure out ok where do i go from here i opted for retirement package really with the thought in my house and to retire it could really rare but i knew that this was an opportunity for me to make a change in my life totally clueless what that change was going to be about but i said if not now then when so i took my retirement package totally clueless as to what i was going to do in life and initially started thinking that maybe i would go back into the industry or do something a little bit different but as i started to research and kind of figure out where i want to go from here start reading more and more about this we like to point out right i don't know all the time and we don't write retirement baby boomers we do not love the work like what do we do right now so this whole concept of the new on retirement came and came came up and i started to reading and looking at studies and it taught really talked about our generation where it's so very different from our parents generation like you know my dad retired got to go as i started to as i said research decide realize that i was clueless about my next steps and i had friends and relatives who were either going to be downsized were looking to retire and they started coming to me like what are you doing hard you doing it so i actually develop the like two point zero community program doing workshops and seminars trying to help people get in tune with in touch with those talents and skills they truly enjoy using and use that because they're transferable to do something like two point zero that either thought about doing years years ago but the time was never ride or just taking a stright a step and trying yeah i'm one of the things is that as baby boomers we have a portfolio of skills absolutely it is not just one thing right you know there are many different facets and expertise what to what we bring to the title and sometimes really taking no skills and figuring out how to reinvent ourselves to be valued brunel to what we want to do next is sometimes a challenge so you know those are things that we discussed there are different parts of life that we discuss and give you different hearted right right so that's kind and a lot of times it's not about continuing to work or starting a business because again and like to point for the new one retirement many people will stay in it in their career transition to a new career they're started business but it's also about finding talents and skills like i often think of one of our our dear friends who had the talent to be a painter i had was a painter his brothers a painter and i know she was a single mom for many years but she all of a sudden started taking classes and her work is amazing yes so it's uncovering talents and skills right passions to make this the best part of your life so we actually started like two point two twenty many different aspects of life exactly so just recap those topic areas that we got so what we like to do is we like to be experts and resources and information to our viewers based upon key areas in life that are you know where like the song the whole is equal to the sum of its parts so your whole life is really equal to many aspects of your life so we talk about finances we talk about career career not necessarily mean word maybe going to school volunteering we and personal growth and fun and recreation so we have a number of topics that we try to write bring together again to create that for feeling like two point zero absolutely so today we are discussing we're today organized and we're going to look at three key areas in our home that you know they tend to be the areas that get a little messy actually it's i don't even like to use the word i like to use the word that it  gets a little bit neglected ok like so many other parts of our life get accustomed to seeing something when we get accustomed to seeing the same thing we don't notice it anymore right right so it's not giving your brain things that we're going to point out so and also because it's our home because again from the interior design part of us your home should really be a place that's comforting we lacke singh it should be an expression of who you are should be where you come home at the end it a day like you know take that bread so there are certain parts and i'm the first one and i struggle with this my home office i know that there are some times that i'm trying to do some work and my office is like in disarray and i can't think now i can either i have i had the u i and straighten everything out yet so that's the part we want to talk about as well today that these are areas are sometimes kind of get you know a little neglect maclachlan in disarray because so many things take place in these in these rooms that you know sometimes we can need to like back track and organize right we're going to start also let's let our go with our first slide as it comes up so we're to point out here is that a lot of times when we say we're going to stop and organize something we think oh my god we need a whole day right so we want you to start thinking in moment yes small five minutes set a timer for ten minutes or five minutes whatever it's comfortable to you because what happens is when you gain a little you know a small win in that five minutes you're like oh i can go for it right right right right and it's especially when you start feels rea excess yeah it's a look at going to see more momentum so on the second next slide the tip is get organized requires breaking old habits you know and you create new habits by creating new routines so if at the create a new read routine to break that habit right so i want to give a tip on some things to help you trigger those routines so one is you can put an alarm on your phone  or think about every time you walk through your office door way try to develop that trigger of what can i straighten out for five minutes right right or when you're leaving how can i leave it in a way you know so so whatever those routines might be for you there are certain doorways when i walk through i'm very grateful like i first come into my home right i'm very  to this i do this right and it's just the small nano trigger type thing so then number three begin organizing by creating piles keep only what you love what's necessary and basically what you have the space for and i know that's perfect for for clothes because one of the things you're going to is your closet if you haven't worn in the new year two years now you're really i'm i think let's talk about holding on because i think we all struggle with this or we all go through this at some point in time some people are better and some at letting go but do you think we hold on to those things because it was our identity that it was it was part of our identity yeah you know and it is like well i'm throwing away part of myself but but but is that part of your life now i know for me because i worked for so many years in corporate you know i had all the suits and being right and i look now when i when really is the last time i wore so why am i holding on to it and then how can you give it to somebody  it creates value celerity and one of the things that i did you know when i was working and i still do it now was a volunteer ring for an organization that takes clothes for women who are you know looking to go back into the perfect work world clear boundaries so you know it because you should separate work from home as much as possible you know if your home has a certain feel let's say it's contemporary well your office should sort of have that same feel contemporary because it lands with your home but at the same time where does office stop and home began to make a clear boundary and then finally make your home office space functional but attractive yes you organize yourself surely everything should have its place but at the same time have fun with it have fun with colors so on the right we're seeing binders and boxes that are you know in different colors to the are two examples of three examples i'm sorry of home offices and in this one i say your home office should reflect the image of your business yeah because it's really really extends what you are trying to accomplish in your business right because it's cohesive right so in any way that you can make that sometimes you can't go buy new furniture right but you can write you know and these are these are actually home offices that i took from the website from the custom offices from the closet factory website so these are built custom for you know or for the the individual but you know on the top corner of someone is more have is more of a you know an executive polished kind of feel they want to have to their business you know that's a great look on the left it's more of a i think a little bit more contemporary moment to play with color you know maybe this person is more of a on the creative side car of their business and then the lower part and maybe a little difficult to see it's really just taking a space and just creating a nice office this maybe someone who really ha know a service even if people are not sure how to do that service they can get in touch with us and we can write them along exactly right next slide please this is many times we share yes with someone else so again this is also a custom closet office i'm sorry from the lawn chair and they share it so i thought this was a and what's nice about this this has a great view so it's a place where you know you can relax sized by looking out but because it's an extension of the home you can see through the doors you know the outside patio it does have a professional look but at the same time i think it complements this home well if you would not mind your g to go to the patio all nice and organize exactly and as i said it does accommodate two people on our next flight many times and i know in my case my home office is also room that you would be in but i guess right you know and in the lower left you probably don't even realize this i'm so in the lower right you probably don't even realize that you can sleep here because in the cent just pull it out so when you don't need it if you had guests or prefer someone come in to talk to you about their business or whatever great place for you to sit but at the end of the day or in the weekend if you have a guest coming in just pull out that into your are an amazing cause exactly and i mean they're beautiful embellishments and things and it reflects you know you can design it to reflect who you are you know the top is more feminine and you know with her her dressing room the what your needs are for it but it's a great way to stay organized and in the process of maybe making a room like this you have to declare it so you have to go through those things you haven't worn in five ten years get rid of  all right ed then the next one this is a war typical of all a lot of homes you know reach and the reaching out is right and again you can do amazing things to keep that organized you know your double hanging for for suits or pants and jackets and long maybe for dresses your shoes you know just just a nice way to keep yeah what you have it organized so nice when you when you get a chance to organize your closet it's like it feels lighter and there's a weight lift is is another reach and but remember i said make your home your spaceship be a blend of your home feel be in line with what your home is about so in the top this is more of a contemporary  home it's a contemporary feel to the closet and because it's the materials that they use so are all the materials that are now available to custom clocks or amazing different colors a different textures so that's what that top closet is more contemporary feel closet by the selection of the materials that they use there the lower is a child's room because children's room need to be organized as well and what they've done is just simply removed probably they double folding doors and put a curtain here you know when you go to like home depot or whatever and you've done it yourself and you just have clothes going around or whatever but when you start to do custom closets again this is from their website they actually dishes you know your have some pull outs for some canned goods this is a great space to to have a pantry and to create a look like this but a lot of us maybe don't have the space i don't have the space because they have exactly on our next slide i think this is more these are maybe more typical in a lot of homes the type of pantries so what i like about this for example on the right it's a pull out one you run on a chalkboard you have your little grocery list this is the item that i need to purchase right so i just really love the look of that i book putting the chalkboard there was a great idea and then on the left it's really about  keeping things organized here everything is like labeled there jars and bins and things to say to fit what i meant that's the whole thing is that you know i have a container you know because i mean think about things like champs or mall i if you just put it in some sort of container it really helps to keep it a little bit more you know and then when you walk in and you know you can just grab things you know my husband is like very where are things where things for he when he walks and he likes to see things yes the things right away just so you know you know it's just easier to know when you need the flowers the flowers the air you need the chips you have a special place for the chips and soda for them so that was really the areas i thought in the home were probably the most challenging yet to to make sure we try to work on those to get them organized right i think any one of these rooms if you make a change you get organized you're going to see it impact and it's going to be a rewarding impact that perhaps you know say ok now that i've done this let me move on to to the next you started in the kitchen you say well made a difference maybe let's go to my closet and to realize that there's so many companies and systems that are out there to really help you get organized and then and then we have a few more minutes enough but that's ok so so one of the things that i do is while i'm waiting for something or i'm downstairs getting a drink or whatever i will try to go through just a drawer right one right your right you know empty it out and just toss it now we have to be able to toss it because sometimes i can say we want to hold on tonight so you know if you don't want to toss it in the garbage can it be used for some right so one of the goals that i had for at the end of this spring is go through every single cupboard in my or in my kitchen because a lot of times you know i went through the pantry the other day and i was like oh these things are expired you know like i'm art right so so throws out lighten it up and any other yeah and i think i think you know people tend to to  say i can do it myself especially because you know we have so many kind of do it yourself t v programs but i think end of the day if you actually seek professional help and getting organize the judge to the role there with the professionals that they they know the systems and they know how do you have find the systems to make organization for you a lot better and make sure that accommodates what your needs are so don't be afraid and in many cases those those types of organizations they do free consultation so you could find out how can i find out right but the other thing the other side of that to me is they have the expertise but when you make that commitment you know it's going to be done is yeah yeah you know so i think i get a little push like that it's a push just say ok you know they're going to be here in two weeks whatever and you have to start you have to start doing some