The Art of Decluttering

This week we get passionate about the holding zone! The what? So you have started decluttering and you want to move your things onto their next home (op shop, specialty space, reselling) but you just haven’t gotten there yet, what do you do? You create a holding zone of course! But where?In this episode we:● Challenge you to move things on from the holding zone to their next home by making frequent trips to your local op/thrift shop.● Encourage you set space and time limits for the 'holding zone' and not to give into declutter's remorse.● Give you some tips for actually moving these items along to their next home.● And so much more...We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your face!Things mentioned in this episode:● Book a donation pickup from Salvos : https://salvosstores.com.au/free-collection-request● Book a donation pickup from Vinnies :https://www.vinnies.org.au/page/Donate/Donate_Goods/● Book a donation pickup from Diabetes Australia :https://www.diabetesvic.org.au/collection-business● Purple People Eater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9H_cI_WCnE● Thank you "DFDA10" for your Apple Podcast review and Olivia McMullin for the topic suggestion!Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook Community group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat all things Tupperware (& other plastic containers!). We explain why we are like toddlers in more ways than one when we come into your home to help you, especially in this section of your home. We challenge you to critically assess what you do need in terms of plastics containers, we give you some great questions to ask yourself and helpful ways of organising your plastic containers. As always we hope you learn and have a few giggles along with us and enjoy the conversation!Thanks Katherine Milham for requesting this topic and "Oneinseven" for the Apple Podcast review.Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we speak to Amy's best friend, Jess Winnell, about Autism. Jess has kids on the spectrum and also works for an organisation that helps families living with Autism. We chat about routines, caring for yourself as a parent of kids on the spectrum and loads more. We also chat about how being decluttered and organised can help your whole family and that sometimes it is great to call for some extra help. We do have a few giggles as we do have two combinations of besties in this weeks episode so please extend your grace to us! As always we hope you learn with us and enjoy the conversation!Thanks for the Apple Podcast review LessisMoreLeah!Things mentioned in this episode:Autism Awareness Centre: www.Autismawarenesscentre.comNational Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is an insurance scheme provided by our Australian Government for people and families living with a wide range of (dis)abilites: https://www.ndis.gov.au/Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we get very passionate about Junk Rooms! This episode is filled with #truthbombs and #micdrops, like "Rooms without a purpose look like a room without a purpose". We challenge the idea that it is indulgent to have a room dedicated to hobby and hopefully inspire you to value yourself and your dreams. We encourage you to evict procrastination from your home by getting in clearing out your junk room/basement/attic. We also give you some tips for decluttering along with the pros and cons of going at it fast or slow. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Thanks for the Apple Podcast review Lisha1986!Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we continue the conversation with the incredible Brooke McAlary (so if you haven't listened to last weeks episode, do yourself a favour and go listen!). Brooke is a podcaster, author, minimalist and this week answers your questions for her. You wonderful people came up with some fantastic questions around photos, community, their next home, slow travel, her kids schooling while they travelled, how to encourage others in the declutter journey, what she missed why travelling, running a business and who she'd invite to a retreat! This is another stellar conversation in which Brooke oozes wisdom and grace on this slow road she is travelling. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Thank you Carly, Sophie, Mara, Karen, Jaymee, Amy, Rebecca, Rebecca, Kate, Jen & Erika for your wonderfully thoughtful questions!Thanks for the Apple Podcast review Rateburger!Connect with Brooke on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slowhomepod/Listen to Brooke's podcast: https://slowyourhome.com/the-slow-home-podcast/Things mentioned in this episode:Kirsty's interview on Slow Your Home: https://slowyourhome.com/226/Your Why: Why start with Why? : https://slowyourhome.com/150/Brooke's Eulogy: https://slowyourhome.com/152/Brooke's books: https://slowyourhome.com/books/Core Values list: https://jamesclear.com/core-valuesJack Johnson's foundation : http://www.johnsonohana.org/Jamila Jamil iWeigh campaign: https://www.instagram.com/i_weigh/?hl=enJane Goodall: https://www.janegoodall.org.au/Jonathon Van Ness: https://www.instagram.com/jvn/?hl=enGetting Curious with Jonathon Van Ness podcast: https://www.earwolf.com/show/getting-curious-with-jonathan-van-ness/Forest App: https://www.forestapp.cc/Slow Your Home Social Media experiment (Facebook) episode: https://slowyourhome.com/206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we celebrate our 100th episode by interviewing the incredible Brooke McAlary! Brooke is a podcaster, author, minimalist and shares with us what the catalyst for her change in lifestyle was and how that has evolved over the years.We hear about how their family was able to sell the family home and move overseas for 15 months and go on a book tour and family road trip.Brooke shares about what is on her heart at the moment and what is coming up for her.As always we hope you have a giggle with us (is swapping your possessions for iTunes reviews a good business plan?) and enjoy the conversation!Thanks for the iTunes review Kmilha!Connect with Brooke on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slowhomepod/Listen to Brooke's podcast: https://slowyourhome.com/the-slow-home-podcast/Things mentioned in this episode:Zen Habits: https://zenhabits.net/Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about containers! We know so many of you love to dream of and buy containers to store all your things so we wanted to have a conversation around why containers are not the solution to all of your problems. Just by getting the right container you are not magically going to fix your clutter issue. We always recommend decluttering first and organising second; to never organise what you can discard. The great thing about containers is that by storing items correctly you can keep those items in good condition and it’s easy to find what you are looking for when you need something quickly. We firmly believe that if storage isn’t purposeful, functional and utilised then it is not adding value to you or your home. This episode really highlights Kirsty & Amy's differences and preferences when it comes to repurposing, containers and labels. We give you tips on what to think about when deciding what type of containers you need around your home. As always we hope you have a giggle (especially when we talk about Romper Room!) with us and enjoy the conversation!Thanks for the iTunes review Mintyminx!Things mentioned in this episode:Amy's book "Simply Organised" Ebook & Audio: https://www.amazon.com.au/Simply-Organised-experts-guide-decluttering-ebook/dp/B01LYGRPK2 Sistema: https://sistemaplastics.com/Tupperware: https://www.tupperware.com.au/indexDecor: https://www.decor.com.au/Ikea Samla Range: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/categories/series/12553/Ikea Variera range: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/categories/series/24984/Ikea Drona: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/10219282/Tubs from Bunnings: https://www.bunnings.com.au/search/products?q=plastic%20tubs&redirectFrom=AnyRomper Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThNqFmtLAAJoin our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about the joy of LEGO! We talk about ways of decluttering it, from selling it to donating it and the quandary of missing pieces! We also give loads of tips and questions to ask yourself when you are trying to decide on the best way of storing and organising Lego. We chat about the way we declutter, store and organise in our own homes and how we have helped others in different ways. We both love Lego and know that so many of you do too. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!We are so thankful for our review this week from Wendy Richdale!Links mentioned in this episode:Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had a request to do an episode on cancer and so we decided to interview our friend and course participant Amy Kelman, who coincidentally was the person who requested the topic (under another name ;-)) You can tell from this episode that we are friends as there are lots of smiles and giggles mixed into this serious topic! Amy K is so vulnerable and honest as she shares her journey as a survivor of breast cancer. She gives some fantastic tips for when you receive a diagnosis, during treatment and as a survivor as well as tips for decluttering during the process. Amy K is super inspirational and we hope that as a community we can all take on the challenge of #dailylovelies as well as valuing the relationship you have with yourself! As always we hope you're inspired and enjoy the conversation!Our Facebook review this week was from Milly Anderson!Links mentioned in this episode:Amy's blog https://accordingtoamynet.ipage.com/Our Online course www.theartofdecluttering.com.au/courseJoin our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat all about the most common word we hear from people we work with: Overwhelm. We all feel it at times so we give you some suggestions and strategies on how you can reduce this feeling when it comes to dealing with clutter in your home. We give tips like start small, KISS, make sure you are fed and hydrated, the Power of 15 minutes and the Micro Declutter. We also chat about how sometimes something else going on that is causing the overwhelm and you are feeling stuck because of that issue. So we suggest sitting with those feelings and by working out what is really going on, it will help you be able to deal with the clutter over the long term. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Our iTunes review this week was from SilverTP!Links mentioned in this episode:Micro Declutter/ Declutter BingoOur Online course www.theartofdecluttering.com.au/courseJoin our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!● Follow us on Instagram● Follow us on Facebook● Join our Facebook group● Leave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.