The Art of Decluttering

We have a special guest with us today... THE Courtney Carver!! Most of you may have heard of Courtney, either from her blog Be More With Less, or her Project 333 and if you haven't - you're about to!!  We know that you are all going to love today's episode as much as we did recording it (we could have chatted for ages!!) Courtney is so lovely and full of wisdom, so pop in those earbuds and enjoy as shares parts of her decluttering journey with us and how it all began with a blog about 10 years ago.In this episode we:● Learn a little bit about Courtney and how she was inspired to start her blog;● Find out why Courtney now makes decisions more quickly and with greater clarity;● Highlight why Courtney loves experiments and how she loves to get curious;● Challenge you to shift your self talk to be more positive;● Encourage you to check out all of Courtney's resources;● Share a bit about social media and it's impact on our lives;Review time - if you live in the USA it's your turn to write us a review!! Remember we love to read some out on the podcast and we try to publish as many as we can on our social media platforms, so keep an eye out you may just see yours!Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Be More With Less Blog ● Books & Courses● Soul & Wit Podcast● Project 333● Courtney's Instagram● Courtney's Facebook● Byron Katie● Brooke McAlaryA massive thank you to Courtney for making time to chat with us! It has been such an honour to spend time with you.Join our community Become a Patron – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to me being able to produce this podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!Follow me on InstagramFollow me on FacebookJoin my Facebook groupLeave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to my sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you wondering how to keep the kids busy, fight the boredom AND remove some things from the metal load you carry for your family?? Then this is the episode for you! Tune in to hear a wide variety of tips and advice for getting the kids on board with sharing the responsibilities around the home. Kids are way more capable than we give them credit for so sit back, relax and soak up all the tips and advice for helping empower the small humans in your life.Also don't forget if you have a watch on your left arm please jump on to apple podcast/facebook/etc to leave us your review!!!In this episode we:● Share about how to run a household and how to not be stressed by it;● Highlight that it is worth the investment of your time to train your kids up;● Delve into how our upbringing can impact how we set up our future home;● Challenge you to empower your kids and give freedom;● Encourage you to review your standards/expectations;● Provide you with ideas on how pocket money can work for your kids;● Reveal how different the Farrugia and Revell families are! (If you weren't already aware!);And so so so so much more...We hope from this conversation we all learn something and put a smile on your face!Thanks to MKB’s Daughter for your review!!Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support 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.

Happy Podcast Monday (or Sunday if you live in above the equator!) We have a special guest interview today! Joining us is one of our listeners and Facebook Community members - Sue Martin. Sue participated in our 2 Million Listener Online Party back in November and won the prize of her very own interview on the podcast!!! Grab a cuppa and enjoy getting to know Sue and how the podcast has impacted and changed life.In this episode we:● Learn a little bit about Sue, where she comes from and how she found us;● Highlight Sue's favourite podcast episodes;● Challenge you to practice the habit of returning items to their homes rather than making piles for 'later';● Encourage you to push through when it gets a bit tricky - you can do it!;● Share some helpful tips about managing donations when you live rurally;And so so so so much more...We hope from this conversation we all learn something and put a smile on your face!Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama● The Minimalists podcast● Flylady● Joshua BeckerA huge thanks to Sue for you time, support and enthusiasm for what we do here at The Art of Decluttering!Thank you to Jo for your social story we can't wait to see you published!!Stay tuned for our brand new Paperwork Course coming in 2021...Join our community Become a Patron – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to me being able to produce this podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month!Follow me on InstagramFollow me on FacebookJoin my Facebook groupLeave a review on Apple PodcastThank you to my sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 2021 - The year that took FOREVER to get here! For our first podcast of 2021 we chat about how to press the reset button and mentally prepare for the new year. For most of us the last 12 months were a time we care not to remember...so after such a difficult year, how do we pick ourselves back up and get going again? Grab a cuppa, pop in those earbuds and enjoy all the wisdom and truth bombs packed into this episode!In this episode we:● Share our worst and best of 2020;● Discover if the word 'bajillion' is an actual word in the dictionary;● Encourage you to set a vision for the year;● Discuss how to reset and what rest looks like;● Remind you that this year is filled with nothing but possibilities;● Highlight some great tips and habits you can implement right now;Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● The Enneagram● Declutter Bingo● Head Heart & Home CourseThank you to Chantelle Griffin for your lovely review!If it's raining while you are listening to this then it's your turn to leave us a reviewJoin our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support 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 hope that you have all loved our Christmas Series showcasing are amazing staff members! It has enabled us to have some much needed time to recharge and spend time with families whilst still bringing you something interesting to listen to each week.As the year draws to a close, we decided to finish 2020 off by sharing a bit more about ourselves too! We've had so many new listeners join us this year that we'd love to take the time for you all to get to know us (Kirsty and Amy) that little bit better. We first aired this episode back in April (it was recorded pre covid) and the idea originally came from Heather Hoffman who is part of our Facebook Community. Heather along with some other members came up with questions for us to answer about ourselves - plus we've thrown a few curly ones in for good measure too! So sit back and enjoy the final Art of Decluttering episode for 2020!In this episode we share;● What inspires us;● Our favourite podcasts we love to listen to;● Who we follow on Social Media;● What books we read;● What our guilty pleasures are;● And so so so so much more...We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Too Peas in a Podcast● The Squiz Podcast● Chat 10 look 3 Podcast● A Podcast of Ones Own● With All Due Respect Podcast● Typology Podcast● Slow Your Home Podcast● Mamia Out Loud● Better than Yesterday● ABC Conversations● Casefile Podcast● The West Wing Weekly Podcast● Outlander● Brene Brown● The Enneagram● Suits● The Good Place● Vera● Midsomers's Murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year (again) we wanted to practice what we preach for this busy season. So just for now we are pressing pause on creating new podcast material and enjoying some white space in our lead up to Christmas 2020. But because we love you all so much we didn't want to leave you without exciting episodes to listen to! So...this December we are so excited to bring you our special Christmas series highlighting our amazing staff members! Earlier in the year we chatted with these incredible ladies and loved it so much we are bringing the episodes to you again! Over the coming weeks you'll be hearing from Jac, Carly, & Belinda. These beautiful women service our Melbourne and Sydney clients so listen closely as you may here a familiar voice or two! Tune in and get to know them as they share parts of their stories, declutter journeys and how they connected with us at The Art of Decluttering.Finishing off the series this week is Belinda. Since recording this episode back in July, Belinda has come on board as our Admin Guru in Head office as well as a PO joining Kirsty servicing our Sydney clients. At the time of recording she had been a participate of our Head Heart and Home course and a client of Kirsty's. Tune in to hear more about her experiences with both of these things and find out how her decluttering took the whole family on a journey to set them up for the future. She is full of wisdom and love and we are so grateful for her!Also if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to our original Christmas Series we recorded back in 2017. There are 5 episodes covering all things Christmas!! Make sure you check out the shownotes below for the links to all 5 episodes.We hope from this conversation we all learn something and put a smile on your face!Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Christmas Schedule Episode● Christmas Decorations Episode● Christmas Gift Episode● Christmas Functions Episode● Christmas Holidays Episode● Head, Heart and Home CourseFor more details on how to connect with us head to our website.For details on becoming a Patreon supporter take a look here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Disclaimer: This episode was recorded during the bushfires in Australia of last summer. We reference and chat about this towards the beginning of the episode*This year (again) we wanted to practice what we preach for this busy season. So just for now we are pressing pause on creating new podcast material and enjoying some white space in our lead up to Christmas 2020. But because we love you all so much we didn't want to leave you without exciting episodes to listen to! So...this December we are so excited to bring you our special Christmas series highlighting our amazing staff members! Earlier in the year we chatted with these incredible ladies and loved it so much we are bringing the episodes to you again! Over the coming weeks you'll be hearing from Jac, Carly, Belinda & Fiona. These beautiful women service our Melbourne and Sydney clients so listen closely as you may here a familiar voice or two! Tune in and get to know them as they share parts of their stories, declutter journeys and how they connected with us at The Art of Decluttering.Up this week is Carly. Carly first came to us as a client of Amy's. After sharing her passion for decluttering and organising - she joined our Melbourne team! She is incredibly compassionate, excellent at setting up systems and has loads of emotional intelligence; we love her so much!!! Have a listen as Carly shares about her own journey and what she has learnt from and loves about serving her clients.Also if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to our original Christmas Series we recorded back in 2017. There are 5 episodes covering all things Christmas!! Make sure you check out the shownotes below for the links to all 5 episodes.We hope from this conversation we all learn something and put a smile on your face!Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Christmas Schedule Episode● Christmas Decorations Episode● Christmas Gift Episode● Christmas Functions Episode● Christmas Holidays Episode● Head, Heart and Home Course● Slow your Home podcast with Kirsty● Back to School episode● Mental Load episodeFor more details on how to connect with us head to our website.For details on becoming a Patreon supporter take a look here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year (again) we wanted to practice what we preach for this busy season. That means just for now we are pressing pause on new podcast material and enjoying some white space in our lead up to Christmas 2020. But because we love you all so much we didn't want to leave you without exciting episodes to listen to! So...this December we are very excited to bring you our special Christmas series highlighting our amazing staff members! Earlier in the year we chatted with these incredible ladies and loved it so much we are bringing the episodes to you again! Over the coming weeks you'll be hearing from Jac, Carly, Belinda & Fiona. These beautiful women service our Melbourne and Sydney clients so listen closely as you may here a familiar voice or two! Tune in and get to know them as they share parts of their stories, declutter journeys and how they connected with us at The Art of Decluttering.First up we have Jacqui or Jac as she much prefers! Jac has been working with us in Melbourne for about 5 years. She is compassionate, generous, completely non-judgmental and we just think that she is the best! Hear as she shares how she came to work for us, what she loves about being a Professional Organiser, how much she loves to travel and so many more interesting things about her own journey.Also if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to our original Christmas Series we recorded back in 2017. There are 5 episodes covering all things Christmas. Make sure you check out the shownotes below for the links to all 5 episodes.Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Christmas Schedule Episode● Christmas Decorations Episode● Christmas Gift Episode● Christmas Functions Episode● Christmas Holidays Episode● Head, Heart and Home CourseJoin our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support 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.

How is Christmas just around the corner?!! Are you hanging out to go OTT on Christmas this year? Or are you wishing you could just forget it and move along into 2021? Tune in this week as Amy and Kirsty chat about the year that got mashed up in the blender without the lid on and then spat back out at us all!! Get ready for some helpful suggestions for how to make this Christmas special even though it may look different. Oh and see if you can count how many times Amy plugs the 12 Days of Christmas challenge!In this episode we:● Challenge you to think differently and be open to fostering some new traditions;● Learn about our 12 Days of Christmas challenge;● Highlight that we’ve been confronted with the reality of our stuff more than ever this year;● Encourage you to support small businesses for your gift purchases;● Share some tips on how to get creative and explore new types of experience ideas;Review time! If you have the letter 'R' in your first name then you're up; its your turn to give us a review!Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● 12 Days of Christmas Challenge● Simply organised book● Dash & Lilly on NetflixThanks to Awesomeperson34567891011121314 and Matilda for you reviews! We love love love getting them!Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to producethis podcast. Support 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's episode is one that has been requested right from the beginning and again and again over the last few years!! Today we chat all things ADHD with Kirsty's beautiful friend and client Joanna Bailey. Joanna is a psychologist and director of Bluebird Psychology in Castle Hill, Sydney. Tune in as Joanna shares her insights and experience as someone who has ADHD and who works professionally with those who do in her practice. Be inspired and empowered as you take in all the wisdom and tips packed into today's episode. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the show notes for all of the additional resources that Joanna has provided us with.In this episode we:● Chat about what is ADHD and how it can manifest in different people;● Learn what executive functioning is and how it is affected by ADHD;● Find out from Joanna why she contacted Kirsty to come into her home;● Explore the benefits and challenges of ADHD in relation to decluttering and how a Professional Organiser can help;● Share lots of tip and tricks for decluttering with ADHD;● Highlight the importance of self awareness and how that brings freedom;● Provide you with plenty of resources for you to access to discover more about ADHD;Review time!! If you or someone in your family has ADHD it's your turn to leave us a review wherever you listen to us.Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:● Bluebird Psychology Website● Bluebird Psychology Facebook● Bluebird Psychology InstagramBooks & Audiobooks● ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Second Edition Strategies That Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned ADD Clinician.By: Judith Koldberg, Kathleen G. Nadeau PhD● Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 2nd Edition-Revised and UpdatedBy Susan C. Pinsky● Women with Attention Deficit Disorder. Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your LifeBy: Sari SoldenFor more details on how to connect with us head to our website.For details on becoming a Patreon supporter take a look here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.