The Art of Decluttering

This week we chat to a long time listener and friend of both of ours, James Garth! He gives us his unique perspective on being a husband, father and busy professional while also trying to learn and grow in the area of home organisation. In this interview James shares what he has learnt over the years to help his family run smoother and some fun life hacks. This is a great one to encourage your male friends, partners and organisationally challenged friends to listen to as James shares some gold with us with vulnerability and grace. So come have a giggle with us and enjoy this fun conversation!Thanks to James for loving our podcasts, encouraging us and coming in to record an episode with us. Thanks too to Belinda for lending us James for the day!Things we mention in this episode:Kallax Serieshttps://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/categories/series/27534/Drones Boxhttps://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/60263593/Bag for Aerial Droneshttps://www.camerastore.com.au/manfrotto-aviator-hover-25-backpack-grey.htmlJoin 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 Hidden Clutter! The fruit bowl, front of the fridge, on top of the fridge, the junk drawer and some more. We give you great tips on how to declutter them and also how to keep them declutter for life! We know that delayed decisions equal clutter so we suggest that you don't put things down instead you put them away in their home. We encourage you to just do it now, to find a home for everything and to use the power of 15 minutes to put things away. We also give you a few storage solutions to boot. So come have a giggle with us and banish your hidden clutter forever!Thanks to Bree Chaplin for suggesting this topic!Things we mention in this episode:Variera Range from Ikeahttps://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/categories/series/24984/Note Holder for Fridgehttps://www.kitchenwaresuperstore.com.au/dreamfarm-gripet-note-tidy-silver.htmlJoin 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 Sentimental Papers, so important documents like Birth, Death, Marriage, Citizenship certificates and Passports along with sentimental cards and letters. We chat about how to help others who are not as sentimental as you are, how to have grace with them and how you might keep it instead of encouraging them to. We talk about keeping things from people who have passed away or might soon and those mammoth letters you wrote to your bestie in High School.We will be talking about Memorabilia in a few months time so get excited for that episode too.Thanks to Faith Ossevoort for suggesting this topic and Catherine from Bristol for the email 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 episode is dedicated to clothes, oh how we love clothes! We give you great tips on how and when to declutter. When you should let go of clothes and send them to the bin or donate them. We also chat about how to store different items of clothing. We have a few giggles and you learn our dressing habits as well as those of some of our clients!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 episode is dedicated to all the great teachers in the world. Teaching is a calling and we're so grateful for the teachers from our own childhoods and those that educate our munchkins today.Along with teaching also comes a lot of resources, material, books, stationery and it seems to breed year on year.So this week we share our top tips for our teacher friends on how to declutter and organise their professional lives.Thanks to Ashleigh Newman for the episode request!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.

Do you find your home is constantly messy and your mind is always muddled?Do you long for more clarity in your thoughts and simplicity in your life?If you answered yes to these questions, then we think it’s time you know the secret to experiencing freedom and joy.Join us as we unpack all the things that create clutter in our lives and learn the key to living a decluttered and organised life that you can embrace and enjoy.Together, we will explore what it takes to have a home that is welcoming and well-organised – where you are free to focus on living freely and abundantly. www.theartofdecluttering.com.au/course Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you living with a Mental Health disruption? Have you recognised in your own life the connection that clutter has with Mental Health? We totally get it! We have both worked with many people who have anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, ADHD, BiPolar, and other mental health disruptions. We know how brave you are to reach out to get help from us and other professionals. We chat today about how we can be part of an integrative team of professionals helping you to live well with disruptions. Amy chats about her own struggles with Mental Health and how she uses some techniques to help her. Our Professional Organising industry is full of caring, non-judgmental, kind, loving, gentle individuals who are committed to helping all people to live with less clutter and more organisation.Thanks to Lauren Osborne for the episode request!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.

Are you living with a Toddler? Are you overwhelmed by all the toys and paraphernalia that comes with parenting a Toddler? We totally get it! We have both been through this stage of parenting and have lived to tell the tales! We give you heaps of tips and tricks on how to declutter with your toddler, how to teach them how to pack up their toys, how to teach them to be generous in passing things on that they no longer play with and how to help them and you to stay organised during this fun but hard season!Thanks to Natalie Kuhlman for the episode request!Article to read further on Minimalism with toddlers: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/kids-need-minimalism/https://zenhabits.net/minimal-kids/https://www.becomingminimalist.com/how-to-become-minimalist-with-children/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.

Are you a shoeaholic? Are shoes the ONE thing you dread to declutter?This week we share our best tips on how to declutter and organise your shoe collection.You will hear how Amy comes from a shoe importing family and how she could have 900 shoes if she wanted and how Kirsty is learning to adult when it comes to shoes. We also throw down the gauntlet to each other to further declutter our show collections!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.

Have you had a career change? Moved from full time work to looking after kids or semi-retired? Have you kept papers from your old career or study?This week we share our best tips on how to declutter from your old professional life.We also share about our prior professional lives and what we did before we became professional organisers.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.