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Spring is in the air, and with it comes the promise of a fresh start. Join us as we guide you through a transformative spring cleaning experience that's about more than just dusting off shelves—it's about refreshing your spirit. We're riding the wave of enthusiasm from our previous spring cleaning hit to bring you even more inventive ways to organize your life, from the trunk of your car to your cozy cotton overalls. Imagine the sense of renewal that comes with a decluttered space and a decluttered mind, and we're here to make it happen, one soothing soundtrack and aromatic spritz at a time.

We've all been there—the cluttered closet, the overflowing junk drawer, the holiday decorations that seem to multiply every year. But have you ever considered the power of a mindful clean-up? This episode takes you through the steps of turning the mundane task of cleaning into a serene ritual. We'll show you how to curate your possessions and let go of the excess in a way that's gradual and gentle on the soul. It's not just about making room in your closet; it's about making room in your life for new experiences and joys. And don't forget your car and digital spaces—these too deserve a springtime spruce-up!

As we explore the connections between clean spaces and midlife growth, we invite you to consider how this season of renewal can impact your personal journey. Transform and transcend the everyday with strategies that promote not just a clean environment but a clear mind. Join us as we embrace the vibrant energy of spring, bringing the outdoors inside and creating sanctuaries in our homes and hearts. Whether you're donning your favorite cotton overalls or simply sipping tea, let's embark on a path to clarity and growth together. Get ready to feel refreshed, inside and out, as spring cleaning takes on a whole new meaning.

Obsessions:
Tish: trunk organizer     
Car Trash Can    Car Seat Gap Filler  Cleaning Gel
Insurance/Registration Folder
Ellen: Overall with pockets

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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome back to the Positively Midlife Podcast.
You know, as spring approaches,it is the perfect time to
rejuvenate not just our homesbut also our spirits, and in
this episode we'll explore someunconventional spring cleaning
ideas to help you not only justrefresh your space, but also to

(00:24):
embrace this new season of life.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
You know Tish, last year we aired an episode
dedicated to spring cleaning.
That emerged as one of thestandout favorite episodes of
the year and that really took meby surprise.
The concept of spring cleaning,though it really resonates with
me and it's starting to belighter out and winter seems to

(00:48):
be getting further back I findmyself eagerly embracing the
opportunity to kind of infuse mylife with all of the essence of
spring floral you know all ofit, ready to clear my space for
new beginnings and freshperspectives.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
I think that's why people are so taken by this idea
of like the spring cleaning,because it's just this fresh
start idea.
But this year our springcleaning episode is going to
take a very exciting turn.
We're going to delve into fourcore topics, each from a fresh
perspective and an innovativeapproach.

Speaker 2 (01:27):
I can't wait and I have to say, one of the reasons
I know that you and I likespring is we both have spring
birthdays.
There you go.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
We got to start off the way.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
Right.
That's right, all right, butbefore we jump into these new
twists on spring cleaning, let'sget to obsessions.
What do you got for me thisweek, tish?

Speaker 1 (01:49):
You know, one of the areas that we're going to talk
about spring cleaning is ourcars.
If you don't think about yourcar for spring cleaning and I'm
in my car a lot so it can getvery disheveled and stuff all
over the place.
So I am committed to springcleaning my car and organizing,
and there's some amazingorganizing things that I want to

(02:10):
share and we're going to putthe links for it.
But one of the ones for thetrunk that I really like has all
these different compartmentsand it also has space on the
sides to put things, because Ihave boxes right now and it's
just everything's in a jumbleand I can't find anything.
And what is also really nice,it has a lid on it so we can

(02:32):
keep things clean.
It can also keep things hiddenfrom people peering in your car
and maybe wanting to break in orwhatever.
But I'm not going to start tostop just with the trunk.
I want to get a good trash can,because I'm always having trash
everywhere.
So I want it that it's going tobe behind the head seat, the

(02:54):
headrest of the passenger seat,so I can just stretch my arm and
put stuff in.
But this trash can is so coolbecause it has a lift out
container so you can lift it out, that it's like a stiff
container.
So if there's spills or dripsor you can easily clean it and

(03:14):
put it back.
So you don't have to take thewhole thing apart to do that.
You can just pull out thisinsert.
And it also has again space onthe side to put maybe wet wipes
or things like that handsanitizers.
And it also has a space fortissues.
So I'm going to have that.
I'm going to put the ones inbetween the seats so I drop

(03:37):
things down the seats all thetime.
I went crazy the other day.
I dropped my work cell phonedown there and literally had to
pull the car over because Icouldn't get to where it was.
So the ones that kind of sit inbetween the seat and the
console so you have specialplaces to put your cell phones.
So I'm going to do a wholeoverall on my car.

(04:01):
So that's my obsession.

Speaker 2 (04:03):
I love that.
Only somebody who's spendinghours a day in their car can
know all these things, who hasnot dropped their phone in what
I call the black hole betweenthe center console and your seat
and had to pull over and youhave to actually go in the back
seat to go under the seat to getthe phone.

(04:23):
So I'm going to be reallyexcited to see what those are.
That's happened to me many atimes.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
What about you, Ellen ?
What is your obsession?

Speaker 2 (04:35):
Well, my obsession are just the cutest pair of
loose fitting cotton biboveralls for the spring.
Just, you can wear these.
They come in about 20 colorsand I have to say the light pink
is so cute with just a littlewhite tee or, if it's hot, a

(04:57):
white tank.
They have pockets and they havewide legs.
You cannot find anything morecomfortable than this wide leg
set of bib overalls.

Speaker 1 (05:11):
I saw a picture of them and I absolutely love them.
I think they're perfect.
You can go long sleeve, shortsleeve, you can even do a tank
when it starts to get warmer out, great layering piece.
And again, especially thosedays where you're just like I
don't want something tightfitting around, but it still
makes you look put together.
That's what I loved about them.

Speaker 2 (05:33):
So love those.

Speaker 1 (05:34):
Going to put it on my wish list.

Speaker 2 (05:37):
I'm telling you, they're made out of like a
cotton linen and it's the typeof thing that doesn't have to be
ironed, so it looks better,even a little rumpled.
So these are so cute.
The Flyga Women Cotton BibOveralls.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
Love it.
Okay, so let's get into it,ellen.
Start with decluttering.
That's my favorite thing.
To start with Start withdecluttering.

Speaker 2 (06:05):
With a twist.
You know what Kish?
You're speaking my languagehere because you know I love to
declutter.
I don't know if I love todeclutter as much as I love
talking about decluttering, butdecluttering definitely lightens
the emotional load that we have.
I find when I've decluttered Ifeel better and for me a close

(06:30):
are a big problem.
You know, when I lived on theEast Coast I loved the seasonal
closet changeover where youreally kind of had two or three
wardrobes that you took out.
You got your sweaters out onSeptember 1st and your white
pants after Memorial Day, butfor me, a lot of things are year
round here in NorthernCalifornia, so I hang on to

(06:52):
everything.
So many sizes too, what aboutyou?

Speaker 1 (06:57):
You know I go through this, I think I feel like every
season and I don't get to theroot of the problem.
I still have too much stuff.
I'm not wearing all of it.
It's always an issue.
I can't see what I have, Ican't see what I need Packed my,
you know, with all kinds ofdifferent Sizes and stuff.

(07:17):
But you know, midlife is reallythe best time to let go of a
lot of these Pastiles andembrace the present.
You know, I was kidding withsomebody.
They were talking about howthey were doing a purge of their
clauses and stuff like that,and I said Just don't tell me

(07:38):
that you had a Laura Ashleydress in there and she stopped
dead, or an attraction she goes.
I did.
I go oh my gosh.
So you can imagine how I'm whatyou need of a closet clean out,
and she was when she had aLaura Ashley dress.

(07:59):
But you know, a lot of timesthey talk about like you know
how did how to do your clothes,you know when you put a pile of.
You know the things that you'regonna keep, the things that
you're going to throw away, thethings that you're going to
donate, right, but I'm gonna sayremove all the clothes from
your closet and put them intothese categories.

(08:20):
Put a category with yourclothes and shoes that I Love
this, these are the I loved pile, right, and then put a pile of
it's okay.
You know what I mean, that youknow one way or the other, it's
okay pile and then I haven'tworn this in over a year pile.
And Then you're going to takethose three piles and you're

(08:44):
gonna put some back in yourcloset and you're gonna put some
in the pile that it needs to goout the door.
Whether it's donate or throwout doesn't matter.
But what I want you to do islook at the I love it pile, okay
, and start with that.
You know.
Figure out what are the corepieces that you still need.

(09:05):
You know we always talk aboutthat capsule wardrobe and stuff
like that Mm-hmm.
And then maybe, if you kind ofreward yourself with doing this
closet edit, that you buy areally good you know piece like
that for the core piece, butsomething you really love, then
I want you to go through thepile of it's okay and then be

(09:29):
really honest with yourself.
Does it look good on me?
Does it fit me?
Is it still in style?
And if the answer is no to anyof those.
It goes to the out the doorpile.
So, I think if you start withthe I love it pile and the idea
is to edit down how much youhave, so most of your closet is

(09:51):
I love it.

Speaker 2 (09:53):
If not, all right, right, right that would.
That would be a great thing.
I love this idea of rewardingyourself To one great quality,
essential and I do think this isa different twist to tish on a
lot of the things We've talkedabout.
You know having a core.

(10:14):
You know your core wardrobe,your your pieces, or Having
those five outfits that you knowyou can go out with on a date
to work to many different things.
For me, part of it has alwaysbeen I'm afraid that I'll regret
Getting rid of something youknow and I know that.

(10:37):
Why would I regret something Ihaven't worn in 14 years?
It?

Speaker 1 (10:45):
doesn't make sense.
Yeah, maybe you just put it inone of those.
You know those zip bags whereyou suck out all the air and
slide it under your bed and anyyear, if you haven't had to open
that bag, yeah, just take thatbag and it goes out too.

Speaker 2 (11:02):
So I do love it.
We have way too many things andI do think, decluttering your
clothes with this love it.
It's okay, haven't worn it.
I'm gonna try it this weekend.
I'll report back in.

Speaker 1 (11:17):
Okay, definitely report back in.
Yeah, and I think it's gonna beeasier to let go of things
because you've already said Ilove these, so they're not going
anywhere.
These you've already admittedthey're just okay.

Speaker 2 (11:31):
Right, right.
I know we have a lot of justokay in our life and we don't
need it.

Speaker 1 (11:37):
We don't need it, we need that, just I love it
Exactly.

Speaker 2 (11:41):
Okay, so I'm gonna move us on and talk about a
different way of spring cleaning, and I'm gonna start by asking
you Tish, when was the last timeyou cleaned out your makeup and
personal products kind of underthe sink areas?

Speaker 1 (11:56):
in your house.
You know I did that about sixmonths ago, but I have to admit
I wasn't brutal enough.
So, all these makeups I savedbecause I might use that one
color in this palette of 15, Imight use one.
I haven't touched any of them,and so I need to edit more.

Speaker 2 (12:22):
Well, I think that in the spring this is a really
great clean out and again, thisisn't a clean out that you're
gonna have bags and bags to goto the goodwill.
But doing a makeup and personalproduct refresh I think is
amazing.
And as we're talking, I know Ihave some very old mascaras in

(12:43):
there.
Just definitely throw thingsout.
You know, todaycom recommendedthat you replace mascara every
three months, lipsticks everyyear and eyeliner every three to
six months, even though pencilslast longer.
So I think you can go a littlelonger with pencils, but there
are some ballparks of how longyou should keep things.

Speaker 1 (13:07):
So, like I can tell you, I have mascaras that are
probably sitting there for threeyears as opposed to three
months, but this is true.
This is a hygiene thing too.
Like you can get infections,you can create issues for your
complexion by using stuff that'sreally old and, let's face it,

(13:29):
if you're one that uses mascaraevery day, you need one after
three months.

Speaker 2 (13:34):
Yeah, you totally do, and one thing I've noticed too
is that it's great to go andtake a look at some of the new
lipstick colors.
I love my MAC lipstick.
You can see what's new andagain really take a look at what
you have.
I also have saved some of thosetravel kits from airplanes for

(13:54):
years that are like half used,half out of there and really
take a look deep underneath.
I mean I have half used bottlesof hairspray, right and dry
shampoo and all sorts of things,but I think that the mascara
and your primer, your foundation, really take a look at those.

(14:17):
It's a great way to reallyspring clean and I feel happy
when I go to my makeup bag.

Speaker 1 (14:23):
I have some new makeup, all right one other
question Primers and foundationsthose you can have up to two
years, so I did wanna say that.
And then powder products likeblushes and eyeshadows are
typically the same, so they'regonna last you a little bit
longer.
But these are some of therecommendations from a New York

(14:44):
based dermatologist, joshua, Idon't know.

Speaker 2 (14:49):
Zinkner, zycner, zycner, zycner.

Speaker 1 (14:54):
So thank you, Joshua, for giving us those kind of
guidelines of just get brutalwith yourself, just get rid of
it.

Speaker 2 (15:03):
All right, just one other personal product, edit,
I'm gonna bring up is yourtoothbrush and how frequently
you should change yourtoothbrush.
The average person should beswapping out a new toothbrush or
new toothbrush head, because Iuse a Sonicare every three to
four months and that is justwidely known in dental circles.

(15:26):
But we have Dr Sienna Palmerfrom Santa Monica who said that
this is recommended to ensurethat the bristles are still
affected.
But bacteria and you know what.
This is something I do a lot IfI have a bad cold or the flu or
something I'm always changingthat toothbrush head, I think.

(15:47):
Just think of it as a thing tochange for the seasons.
So I really like this one Tish.
This twist on personal productedit speaks to me.

Speaker 1 (15:58):
But I like how you're lining it up with the change of
the seasons, because it's easyto forget, like until my
toothbrush gets like crazy, likeit's like you know, all the
bristles are like crazy apartand I'm like, hey, maybe I need
a new one, like every season,when you're going into spring,
when you're going into summer.
Great to go ahead and get thatchanged.

(16:18):
I like that.

Speaker 2 (16:19):
Yeah, yeah so.

Speaker 1 (16:21):
I'd like to move on to kind of a mindful home
refresh.
Okay, and this is an idea ofour exploring the concept of
mindful cleaning and beingpresent in a moment Can turn
cleaning into sort of ameditative practice, right, okay
, have you ever heard about this?

Speaker 2 (16:41):
You know, I haven't, because I am one not good at
cleaning and number two, I don'tlike.

Speaker 1 (16:47):
Oh, they say that you should.
They suggest that you shouldincorporate Aromatherapy,
playing very calming music whileyou're cleaning, to create this
peaceful environment in yourhome.
It's like making your homeclean and Zen at the same time,
right.

Speaker 2 (17:06):
I do like that and I think when you give yourself
time to clean, not as anafterthought, but saying that
it's the spring cleaning I usedto love in back east again,
people would take off stormwindows and they would you know,
my grandmother would take rugsup and turn over mattresses and

(17:26):
that kind of, you know,preparing for the next season,
but not seeing it as a chore toput together a playlist I really
like that idea, you know and toput on some great Aromatherapy
or a candle.
My kids have those, thoselittle machines that Brits the
you know, I like you know thosethings I think it could be

(17:49):
really good.
So for me, I think what I'mtaking away from this is
changing my mindset aboutcleaning.

Speaker 1 (17:59):
And I, and it's a calming thing it's not this
frantic getting through it.
Yes, right, right, and, likethe other, the other thing I
think that would really help forthis mindful home refresh is
Holiday decoration at it, Okayand I think a good place to
start with this one is not theChristmas, because that's

(18:21):
probably the which you have mostof, but let's start with the
Easter.
You know we're going into Easterseason.
This is a good place to start,and I want, I want you to commit
to yourself To start paringdown on these holiday
decorations, right?
Maybe give some of the specialones to your kids, donate the

(18:41):
rest, but just keep a couplethat are really precious to you
and start Getting rid of theabundance that you're really not
using anyway.

Speaker 2 (18:53):
How many plastic tubs can you have in your garage?
Tish full day decor.
Now I'm going to admit that Oneof my obsessions from last year
with these cute little turkeyvotive holders I don't know if
you remember them.

Speaker 1 (19:10):
Yes, I do.
I.

Speaker 2 (19:11):
I still have them out .
I somehow have put in my mindthat they're season list.
They got to go, it is.

Speaker 1 (19:21):
But I think I think holiday decorations are
important because it it visuallychanges your space, it makes
you happy, you're celebratingdifferent type of holidays or
whatever, or seasonal things.
So I think it's good to haveholiday decorations, but not to
the abundance that we had whenthe kids were little.

Speaker 2 (19:43):
Yeah, yeah, I mean, I'm just putting those cute
votives in the drawer, I'mputting them away in the drawer,
I'm getting them out of thehouse right.
I have to say there are a lotfor Halloween, 4th of July,
easter, you know.
There are a lot of things thatI can really call and give to my
boys and also Just give awaylet somebody else use them.

Speaker 1 (20:08):
So I like remember when we had our guest star
Hanson and she said you offerhim to the kids.
If they decline, then just getrid of them.
Stop being the holder of allthese things that your kids may
or may not want.
Later, you know, give them theopportunity and then move it on

(20:29):
out.

Speaker 2 (20:30):
I Really like that idea.
It's true, Sometimes I feellike I am a storage unit for
that.
Okay.
So any Anything else we want totalk about around the mindful
home refresh before we move onto the Unusual areas to spring
clean-tish.

Speaker 1 (20:48):
I think, I think you know it's just whatever in your
space is Is giving you that youfeel is too abundant.
Maybe you have a bazillionknickknacks.
Start slowly pairing down.
You don't have to go throughand just get rid of everything,

(21:11):
but just start slowly pairingdown on what you have to make
your home that more calm andprecious place.

Speaker 2 (21:20):
Yeah, I did hear of this other way of doing it,
which would be to set like a bagby the front door and in my
mind it was one of those blueIkea bags, those big blue Ikea
bags and throughout your weekjust put things in that bag that
can go and at the end of theweek see what's there and decide

(21:42):
where to take them.
And if you do this for a monthor two months, you can't imagine
what comes out of your house.
So, like you were saying, itdoesn't have to be a hard and
fast and frenetic, it can justbe something you do bit by bit.
Yeah, okay, you know what?
There are a couple areas thatwe could overlook in spring

(22:05):
cleaning, but we're not thisyear.
One of them is a digitaldecluttering, and to me nothing
feels better than cleaning outmy email, getting off of some
mailing lists, just reallyclearing out old files.
I have to admit that today, aspart of doing my taxes, I got

(22:26):
out my file.
I have cleared out so much oldpaper doctors receipts and
different things from 2018.
And just to note, cause I knowa lot of folks are doing their
taxes here in the US the IRSlisted that July 2023, you
should only keep tax records forthree years from the date of

(22:49):
your original return or twoyears from the date you paid
taxes, whichever is later, soyou can get rid of even things
you have been holding on for fortaxes.
So nothing feels better thanhaving your paperwork filed.
You know, I think we all havethis like that big box or tub

(23:10):
where we just put everything,and having paperwork filed,
having a clean inbox right Onyour email I have to say that
kind of spring cleaning feelsreally good.

Speaker 1 (23:24):
Yeah, and do remember too, like with your tax returns
, you can always go to irsgovand get a transcript of a
previous return.
So they do have that, as youknow, a free thing, and you know
business tax returns are alittle different.
So definitely look up or askyour accountant how long you

(23:45):
should keep stuff and I knowthat for the record keeping
right, if you filed a claim fora loss from worthless securities
or bad debt deductions orwhatever, the they suggest that
you keep those records longer.

Speaker 2 (24:05):
Well, I mean, I think it's good to know that you can
go to irsgov and check that out.
So but, you know what?
We're all holding on to a lotof paperwork that we do not need
.

Speaker 1 (24:17):
Do not need Lighten that load.
Spring clean there baby.

Speaker 2 (24:21):
All right next we're going to talk about the great
car clean out that you alludedto in our session right.
And create a serene drivingenvironment.
One thing I just had to do thisweek was put some new
windshield wiper blades on mycar.
That felt so good and I did itmyself.

Speaker 1 (24:39):
That's great to do seasonally.

Speaker 2 (24:41):
That is great to do seasonally All right, we talked
about having a great trash bagin your car.
There are some car washservices with like unlimited
washes, or, if you have someboys like me, me too three boys.

Speaker 1 (24:54):
So it's yeah, it's not that much more than going
for like two washes.
It'll pay for itself, but it'snice to have those unlimited
washes and you can just keepyour car really nice yeah.

Speaker 2 (25:08):
Or if you have three boys, like me, you have
unlimited washes from the boys.
But you talked about gettingtrunk organizers, getting back
of seat organizers.
But let's also check insuranceregistration paperwork.
Make sure we have everything inthat glove box or digitally
online, like my AAA, myinsurance.

(25:29):
Everything's on an app thesedays.
And last year I have to sayTish, you recommended this gel.
It was almost like silly putty.

Speaker 1 (25:40):
Like silly putty, yeah, or slime, it was more like
slime.
It was more like slime.

Speaker 2 (25:46):
To clean the dashboard.
It was one of our obsessions.
I got it and I loved it.
I must have been waiting forone of the kids somewhere, and
this must have was last year,maybe from volleyball I took
that thing and I cleaned thatdashboard.
That stuff is amazing.

Speaker 1 (26:07):
You know that would be a really cute when you go to
do like Easter baskets for olderkids.
Yeah, one of those in there.
We got to put that in the linktoo, again.

Speaker 2 (26:16):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (26:17):
Relink that.

Speaker 2 (26:18):
We'll refresh that.

Speaker 1 (26:20):
Yeah, it's definitely good.

Speaker 2 (26:22):
Okay, and then, lastly, I know we talked a
little bit about some onlinethings, but a digital detox or a
digital reset during the springcan be so amazing and Tish, I
don't know if you remember, lastyear we took all our apps off
our homepage for a period oftime.
So that every time we looked atour phone it was like what,

(26:44):
where are the apps?
Oh yeah, I don't need to be onthe phone.
It was something that reallyworked for me and, of course,
throughout the year, I got backto the apps on the homepage of
my phone.
But you know what?
Unfollow accounts that nolonger serve.
You disconnect.
Take a break, take a socialmedia diet right, and really I

(27:08):
think that can be one of themost positive ways to do some
spring cleaning.

Speaker 1 (27:13):
Absolutely.
I think social media is a greatway to start, you know, whether
it's your TikTok or Instagramor whatever you know, get the
stuff that you know.
Keep the positive stuff.
Get rid of the other stuff youknow really.
So how about?
Let's talk about connectingwith nature right, and we want

(27:36):
to encourage women to bring theoutdoors in.
So the way you can do this iswhy don't you start
incorporating more plants inyour home to create like a small
indoor garden?
There's nothing more invitingin like a living room than to
have lots of real, fresh greens.

Speaker 2 (27:59):
I really like that idea, Tish.
And if you don't have a greenthumb, I think one way is to
bring in little succulents.
Yeah, they need so little tocare.
But they offer a really bigbang for the bush there.

Speaker 1 (28:15):
Succulents and cactus for those who forget to water.

Speaker 2 (28:19):
It's true, but I like this idea of spring cleaning
with a twist, because plantsclean the air in your home and I
think that bringing that greenor greenish kind of things in
also really feels fresh andreally, to me, is about spring.

(28:39):
I also think you could justbring in some of those great
daffodil bulbs, right, that yousee everywhere, even Trader
Joe's.
I mean, you can get a pot ofthose at Trader Joe's for $5.99.

Speaker 1 (28:53):
Right, right, there's just something about that.
But not just bringing theindoors or the outdoors in, but
also spending time in naturereally helps to reset your life
right, and it can really helpwomen at midlife find more peace
and clarity as you'retransitioning to different

(29:14):
things, whether it's running,walking or hiking clubs.
You joined up a hiking clublast year, didn't you?

Speaker 2 (29:23):
I did.
And do you know, I just starteddoing this thing where I'm
walking up my hill every day,twice a day, and it's just that
getting outside.
I thought it is time it isspring, I need to be outside.
Yeah, love that hiking club.

Speaker 1 (29:41):
So, you know, if you can't, if you can't, you know,
get yourself on a rhythm.
There's so many clubs and stuffthat you can participate in to
help you do that.
The other area that we're Ithink it's a great time to
spring clean is your patiogarden, right, you know?
Maybe get some new cushions orpillows, buy yourself a really

(30:04):
special flower pot or get someamazing beautiful wind chimes.
I have bought these wind chimes.
I love a windy day.
I always open my door andthey're clinking.
I just there's just somethingjust serene about it and it
draws me to go outside.
So if you're outdoor patio areais inviting, with comfortable

(30:29):
seats and beautiful things andnice flowers, and it's going to
draw you out.

Speaker 2 (30:37):
I love that idea and I know every year I do this.
My house is very small, so mydeck, which you've been on many
a time, tish it is like anotherliving room for me and right now
it's pretty messy and it's beenthrough the winter and just
spending an afternoon cleaningthat up and getting out the

(30:59):
pillows and the different things, I think, as we would say,
gushing it up a little bit outthere, I think, can really help.
So spring cleaning that outdoorarea is definitely one way to
lift your spirits and really toget back to nature.

Speaker 1 (31:19):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (31:21):
All right, tish.
You know, just talking aboutthis today makes me want to get
started.
I know doesn't it, yeah, andalso to be more mindful when I
buy things and bring things intomy home, just from my makeup,
to my clothes, to furniture.
You know, it's really good forus to think about this at

(31:44):
midlife, right?
I think that it's somethingthat I'm going to be doing this
weekend.
What about you?

Speaker 1 (31:53):
Oh yeah, let's embark on this spring cleaning journey
together, okay, okay, I love it, and I want all of our
listeners to join us too.
And remember, it's not justabout tidying up our physical
spaces, but it's also aboutcreating room for us to grow and
transform in our lives, andthat's such a big part of

(32:16):
midlife.

Speaker 2 (32:18):
You know tish, you hit it.
It really is about opening upand freeing up that emotional
space, that emotional room forgrowth.
And I just would say we knowthat it's our favorite season
spring but embrace it.
It's a season of renewal.
Use this time to reflect onwhere you've been and where

(32:38):
you're headed, and join us nexttime on the podcast as we
continue to explore more ways tothrive during midlife and
beyond.
So next week, midlifers, getcleanin'.

Speaker 1 (32:56):
Spring cleanin' out.
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