The Art of Decluttering

This week Amy and Kirsty come with love to question some of your beliefs challenge you thinking about YOU! We recommend going for a walk, or run or walk the dog to processes some of your frustration at us as we deliver some truth bombs in love and grace because we want the best for you! Is there clutter in your home that it is always someone else fault? If only your kids or partner or housemate dealt with their clutter, your house would be a instagrammable home, right? We want to challenge you that maybe you are also responsible for some of the clutter in your home? Maybe you are also a bit of a clutter bug but manage to hide your clutter better? Maybe you need discipline because you know things are clutter but you also know you will get to it one day and you have the mental tab is still opened by you just haven't made it a priority. We want to give you tips to help and empower those around you as well as to know what you can change so you aren't constantly frustrated by the people you live with. We want to encourage you that you are a leader in your home and you can set the standard for a clutter-free home. We absolutely love you all and want you to live in the freedom that a clutter-free home brings. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!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 the Social Media, perfect thing to declutter after last week's episode on the Mental Load! Does the thought of decluttering your social media life terrify you or is it your dream? We really want you to encourage you this week to be thoughtful and intentional about what you engage with and what you let influence your life. Do you procrastiscroll? Yes it is a thing! Do you suffer from comparintintis (yes again it is a real thing ;-)) We want you to ask yourself some questions; Why do you use the platform? What value does it add to your life? What is the purpose of the social media channel for you? What are you using it for? Did you know that The Art of Decluttering would not exist without Facebook? We hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!This topic was requested by Joanne Cassidy! And thanks Jess Gimm for the FB review!Things mentioned in this episode:Slow Your Home PodcastJoin 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 Micro Decluttering! We know that many of you don't have hours and hours each week to dedicate to decluttering and organising your home so we created the idea of a Micro Declutter! The idea is you take a small pocket of time, 2 minutes, and choose an area to quickly declutter. You could be waiting for the microwave to bing or the kettle to boil, any small pocket of time, grab the Bingo sheet and get decluttering! We created a Bingo Game to go along with today's episode and as always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!This week’s episode is sponsored by Professional Organiser Training by Angela Esnouf from The Professional Organiser’s Edge.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 the Mental Load! We all carry it in one form or a thousand. We chat about how the division of labour & mental load is carried in our home and how that has changed over the years particularly for Amy. We give tips on how to reduce your mental load by asking for help from others in your home and how having a decluttered home can help everyone! We get interrupted by Kirsty's watch and as always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!This topic was requested by Bridge from Birth, thanks!This week’s episode is sponsored by Professional Organiser Training by Angela Esnouf from The Professional Organiser’s Edge.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 with about our jobs! What we do and what we don't do in our profession. This is particularly timely as Marie Kondo's Netflix sensation "Tidying Up" is taking the world by storm. We talk about our ideal clients and some of the preconceived ideas people have of our job. We have a conversation around some of the things that we aren't but we do. For instance, we aren't cleaners but we do clean, we are furniture removalist, but we do move furniture. We aren't rubbish removalist but we do help you to get rid of rubbish and donations. The list goes on...it is a fun episode and as always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!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 decluttering your sports equipment. What are you still using? Do you have sport equipment for a sport you haven’t played in 20 years? Should it be moved on to a memorabilia box or donated rather than taking up real estate in your cupboards/garage. Do you have a treadmill that makes you feel guilty every time you look or can you not even see it anymore because it has become a clothes horse? In this episode we encourage you to clear all the clutter off the treadmill and use it or let it go! You also get to hear all about the many different sports and exercise activities of Amy (& Kirsty) and we give you great tips on how to store your equipment and where to donate good condition used items to. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Questions to ask yourself:Do you still love it? Do you still use it?Are you just holding onto the dream of using it again in the future?Is it in good condition still?Could someone else get more joy from it?Thanks to Owen Gray for the requesting this weeks topic.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 with about decluttering your teenagers ;-) No, we chat about helping teenagers and parents learn to declutter and stay organised through the fun years! So it is the perfect one to listen to on your smart speaker where the teenager can hear ;-) We give helpful questions to ask yourself and we encourage everyone to value maintaining relationships as a priority over fighting over messy rooms. We know that teenagers intrinsically want to belong and add value beyond themselves so we encourage parents to draw that out of them by encouraging experiences with them. We chat about organising study spaces and encouraging teenagers to research and watch Ted talks on the benefits of a clutter free space while studying. We also have a rant on having food in your bedroom :-) Such a fun and funny episode. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Questions to ask yourself:Do you still love it? Do you use it?Does it fit with your vision for your space?When was the last time you used it?Could someone else get more joy from it?Minimalist Documentary : https://minimalismfilm.com/Thanks to Felicity Douglas for the requesting this weeks topic.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 memorabilia (think: newspapers, magazine, ticket stubs, autograph books, order of services from weddings/funeral/christenings, play booklets, brochures from tourist sites, school awards, sports awards, restaurant brochures, anything that reminds you of an event or a person.) We give you tips on how to declutter, how to store it and where to donate some items. We also have a great definition of clutter that will help you discern if an item is clutter or should be honoured by displaying it or storing it well As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Thanks to Jarred Doueal (our sound engineer) 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 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 musical instruments and equipment with our Sound engineer Jarred Doueal! We chat about what instruments all of us can play or at least attempt to play. We hear lots about how Jarred declutters and organises his studio as well as when he is gigging. We give some tips on where you can donate your old instruments to and how you can now use technology to help you let go of physical sheet music. We really loved having Jarred on the other side of the studio glass with us this week and as always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Thanks to Jarred Doueal for the requesting this weeks topic and to Livvy j mm for the iTunes review.Things mentioned in the episode:http://acmf.com.au/ - where you can donate instruments.http://www.musicswopshop.com.au/ - where you can sell your equipment and instruments.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 with our kids, Jesse & Elijah Revell and Oliver & Amelie Farrugia! We each quizzed our own kids and each others about what it is like to live in an organised and decluttered home and we asked them if they had any advice for other kids and parents. We also asked our listeners for some questions! Such a fun and funny episode. As always we hope you have a giggle with us and enjoy the conversation!Our episode this week is bought to you by Planted Parenting, an educational platform run by a Tricia Mauger, a paediatric occupational therapist who helps parents negotiate behavioural challenges with their children.Planted Parenting WebsitePlanted Parenting on InstagramPlanted Parenting on FacebookPlanted Parenting on YouTubeThanks to Karen Barber for the requesting this weeks topic.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.