The Art of Decluttering

Reverse Decluttering is making decisions about what you keep rather than what you want to let go of. By process of elimination, whatever you don't keep you declutter.

This can be helpful if you're overwhelmed by a huge collection and know you can only keep a small amount. It can also be really useful if you have limited space and have to curate your possessions to fit, picking your favourite until the space is full rather than f...

My guest Ingrid is part of the dynamic duo from The Declutter Hub podcast and she shares how thinking through the emotions and potential pitfalls can be super helpful to prepare you well for the task of the doing when it comes to decluttering.

For instance, if you have a quantity problem, it requires more than just decluttering a cupboard... you actually need to do some thinking about why you have a clutter problem, what causes ...

Spoon theory - what a gift to those of us with chronic illness, disability or mental health challenges! Spoon theory is a theory anyone can use - it's simply a theory to articulate personal energy levels and capacity on any given day. 

Energy is consumed by daily activity, decision making, socialising, talking, listening, thinking, emotions - all your activities require spoons! For some people having a shower requires just ...

If you're stuck on what to declutter next - why not go with some easy decisions and just declutter items which have gone out of date!

This week in the podcast I give you some simple (and maybe not obvious) categories of items that go out of date that you can grab and do a quick declutter of.

• Out of date food
• Out of date make up/ beauty products
• Out of date technology
• Out of date prescriptions
• Out of date user manuals

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If you ever get stuck when you're organising wondering where something should be kept, have a think about an items sisters and cousins. 

Sisters: same same 

Cousins: same same but different 

Do you keep all your scissors together in one location (with their sisters), or do you keep a pair with the gift wrap, a pair in the office, a pair with the craft and a pair in the kitchen (with their cousins)

It's a really h...

Do you have items that you've purchased that you really need to return to store? You changed your mind, the item doesn't fit, you purchased too many, or simply the wrong colour!? And be honest, how long have you been procrastinating returning those items? 

I see it all the time - clients have clothes, toys, household items that they've bought (usually online) and they need to return them for whatever reason, but instead of ...

Injury happens to all of us, and the frustration is real. Some quick tips today on how to stay organised while you have an injury.

Firstly, remember to rest - the decluttering and organising can wait, and it's not worth making an injury worse to achieve a tidy home.

Next, ask for help - to accommodate your needs right now, or to help tidy so it's not bothering you so much. Maybe write yourself a list on your phone of areas yo...

Whitney English is a connoisseur of creativity and organization. Whitney masterfully weaves the essence of beauty with practicality. With years of experience as an author, designer, and entrepreneur, she brings us a wealth of knowledge, an eye for aesthetics, and a heart for storytelling.

Declutter... Organise... Decorate! Whitney shares how to make our spaces beautiful, how to combine both form and function to create a home we ...

Anna Dearmon Kornick is a highly sought after time management coach and hosts the podcast ‘It's About Time’. Today she shares with us why time management is important (tip: it's not just so you can get more stuff done!) and how knowing a few things about how humans manage time can drastically change your relationship with time management. 

My favourite part is when she talks about a time management swiss army knife - ...

Confidence... we all want it, we all feel better when we have it, but when it comes to where you place your confidence in the world of organising your home it's easy to misplace your confidence.

Some people feel that they have confidence by keeping all their items and knowing it's in the house somewhere bring confidence... but if you can't find the item when you need it, your confidence is misplaced. However the confidence reall...

Lauren Morley is co-host of Millennial Minimalists podcast and the creator of the 20 Outfit Wardrobe, a simple system that helps women feel confident in what they wear every day. Lauren’s method eliminates closet or wardrobe overwhelm, prevents unnecessary shopping, and helps people feel confident in what they wear every day.

If decluttering and organising alone hasn't solved your overwhelm in deciding what to wear each day, Lau...

You've heard of normal maths... you've maybe even heard of girl maths, but have you heard of Decluttering Maths!?

Decluttering maths is logical, exponential and always truthful. The higher the number of items you have either in a category or in your home, the harder it is to get it organised, and harder it is to keep it organised. 

One thing I love about maths is that both sides of the equation balance out... so the oppo...

Do you wonder why you tidy up and then it feels like hours later you're back in mess? You might like to blame ENTROPY! Entropy is the second law of thermodynamics and states that everything moves towards a state of disorder.

Today I unpack how entropy affects your home, and explore the options - to surrender (I mean it's a universal law right!?), or what it takes to counteract the law to achieve your desired results.

Better H...

My dad gave me a lovely compliment today when he was over for a cup of tea and piece of banana bread - he said that my home is inviting and relaxing and 'feels like home'.

And it got me thinking about watching "With love, Meaghan" on Netflix this week and how having a home where people feel welcome and relaxed is such a beautiful goal - above having it perfect, or minimalist or styled etc. That how you feel in your home, and how...

I have a pile of text books which have been sitting in my office for the last 4 months - they are texts that we thought my youngest would need, however in the 2 years since my eldest did the exact same subjects, the school has changed the edition or publisher of the text books and require students to have a copy of the new ones. So we have 8 text books in near new condition that nobody wants. And it's a dilemna for me - I can't fin...

This week we learn about the incredible power of body doubling! Whether you're an ADHDer like me, or not, body doubling can supercharge your time management and follow through in getting any task done.

Body doubling is about having someone alongside you for motivation and accountability when you're doing a job. You might know the right thing to do, have the necessary skills and mastery to do it... but for some reason are unable ...

We're chin deep in renovations at the moment, and as I reflected on lessons I've learnt , I realised that much of what is making this project ahead of schedule and on budget are the same things that make a decluttering project successful.

As mentioned, if you are interested in my free wardrobe decluttering course, you can check it out here: https://www.theartofdecluttering.com.au/courses/wardrobe/

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Todays episode, PILE or FILE might just be the most impactful to the way you organise your home. I genuinely think this concept will be a lightbulb for many of my listeners and may indeed change the foundations of the way that you organise your home.

Pile = Horizontal = Hidden = Messy & Cluttered

File = Vertical = Visible = Tidy & Organised

As mentioned, if you are interested in some of my decluttering courses, you can check t...

Dana K White from A Slob Comes Clean is on the show today! She's an author, podcaster, youtuber and all round incredible teacher in the decluttering and cleaning space.

On the show today, Dana shares her journey of 'deslobification' and we chat about her new book, "Jesus Doesn’t Care About Your Messy House". It's a brilliant book on grace and eternity and brings a spiritual lens to decluttering and organising. Whether you're a p...