The JJs Declutter Podcast
The big question is this: How can we stop procrastinating, take control of clutter (and cleaning) in a way that really sticks, and avoid feeling overwhelmed along the way? We created The JJs Declutter Podcast because, as professional decluttering coaches, we know that organizing your home doesn’t have to be an endless, stressful chore. Our mission is to share practical, real-world solutions that make keeping your spaces tidy a whole lot easier. And yes, we sprinkle in some humor too! Each episode is designed to inspire, give you quick wins, and help you build a clutter-free lifestyle, so your home can feel peaceful, functional, and yours again. Join us for a little laughter and a lot of learning. Let’s dive in!
Episodes
🪑 The Chair of DOOM Finally Gets What's Coming to It
You did the mindset work.
You did the purge.
You built a wardrobe that actually fits your real life.
So why does everything slide back into chaos six months later?
Julie and Janis say it's never one big thing, it's a handful of small daily habits quietly working against you. Today, they're naming every single one and...
(Closet Chaos to Closet Confidence, Part 3 of 5)
👗 The Fun Part Is Here — Time to Actually Enjoy Your Closet
You survived the purge (Episode 13),
You named your emotional baggage (Episode 12),
and now Julie and Janis are getting to the good stuff:
building a closet that actually works for the life you're living! Not a Pinterest-perfect showroom, and not a shrine to Fantasy You.
The JJs k...
🪑 This Episode Is Basically an Intervention for Your Chair
It's a Magazine Moments episode!
Julie and Janis are digging into a Martha Stewart piece on breaking the habit of piling clothes on furniture.
Naturally, that means a deep dive into the household's most notorious landing spot: the Chair of DOOM. (You know the one. It's not a chair anymore. It's a clothing shrine.)
The verdict from the ex...
This is a fun one ... the actual purge episode! 🧥
Last week we did the head work (the seven reasons your closet is basically a wearable therapy session). This week? We're doing the hands work.
Julie and Janis are walking you through the actual Great Closet Purge! None of the "does this spark joy," no three-day pile on the bed, and absolutely no giving up halfway through to go make a sandwich. We se...
S3E12: Clothes Decluttering Pitfalls
(Closet Chaos to Closet Confidence, Part 1)
👕 Warning: This Episode May Cause You to Side-Eye Your Own Closet
This week, Julie and Janis are kicking off a brand-new 5-part series, Closet Chaos to Closet Confidence — and they're starting with the hardest part first: your feelings. (Don't worry, no trash bags required. Yet.)
Turns out clothes aren't just fabric they're...
Confession time: your car is basically a mobile junk drawer with a steering wheel. Coffee cups multiplying in the cup holders, receipts fossilizing in the door pocket, and somewhere back there are 14 reusable shopping bags breeding like rabbits.
Julie and Janis are calling it out (lovingly) and giving you the system to fix it before road trip season hits full swing.
🕵️ Why Cars Get So Cluttered
Your c...
✈️ S3E10: Magazine Moments: 10 Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation 🧳
Grab your compression cubes and your questionable amount of cords, because Julie and Janis are diving into another Magazine Moments episode!
This time they're tackling a list from Travelers (yes, the insurance folks with the umbrella) on how to pack a suitcase for vacation ... and naturally, they have opinions.
🗒️ Lists...
Magazine Moments: Preparing for the 4th of July
This week we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes — because good advice (and good laughs) never go out of style.
Consider it your patriotic prep gift from the JJs!
🎆 Stars, Stripes, and… a Picnic Table You Have to Build Yourself?
Independence Day is coming in hot — literally — and the JJs are here to make sure you're ready for it wi...
🚗 Your Car Called. It Wants to Come Home.
You did it. You sorted, you purged, you wrestled with the hazardous materials, and you made the tough calls. Now you're standing in your garage wondering, "Okay… now what?"
That's exactly where Part 2 picks up!
Julie and Janis are back to walk you through turning that sorted-but-still-chaotic space into a genuinely functional garage - one where y...
The garage. Where good intentions go to die, bicycles go to gather dust, and projects go to silently judge you every time you walk past. 👀
This is Part 1 of The JJs' two-part garage series — and today is ALL about sorting and letting go BEFORE any organizing begins. Because organizing stuff you don't need is just neatly arranged clutter. Sound familiar?
Why Garages Are Differen...
You know that narrow strip between your house and the fence?
The one where broken pots go to retire, garden hoses go to tangle, and old lawn chairs go when you feel too guilty to throw them away? 👀
That's your side yard ~ and it's basically the junk drawer of your outdoor spaces.
Today, Julie and Janis are helping you reclaim it AND your whole yard, so it becomes a place you actually WANT to spend ...
Your backyard is calling — and it's asking you to please remove the empty pots, tangled hoses, and dead planters that have been haunting the porch since last October. 🌿
Julie & Janis are back with a fresh Magazine Moment, diving into Bonnie Ferrero's article from Backyard Garden Lover: *12 Easy Fixes to Declutter the Yard and Make It Pop!* Same small-doable-doses energy you love — just taken ...
Winter left behind pollen, dirt, dead plants, broken planters, and outdoor clutter that quietly multiplied while nobody was paying attention. Sound familiar? 🌸
Julie and Janis are stepping outside today to tackle one of the most overlooked spaces in your home — the porch, patio, deck, or entry zone. Whether you've got a grand wraparound porch worthy of sweet tea commercials, or one tiny concrete ...
Fur tumbleweeds. Mystery smells. Slobbery toys. Pet beds that have somehow collected half the outdoors.
Sound familiar? 🐾
If you share your home with a pet, you already know they bring us boundless joy, companionship, and entertainment. They also bring chaos, sticky leashes, and enough scattered toys to twist an ankle on at 2am. (Don't ask. Just turn on a light.)
Julie & Janis are...
You've decluttered the counters, organized the closets, and tackled the pantry. But when did you last actually CLEAN your windows? 👀
Here's the thing about dirty windows ~ you don't notice them until they're clean.
And then suddenly it's like, *whoa, is this the same room?*
Julie & Janis are keeping it simple (as always) with a no-fuss, no-overwhelm approach to window cleaning t...
You cleaned the kitchen, wiped the counters, and even tackled the stovetop. So why does it STILL smell like last Tuesday's fish dinner in there? 🐟
Julie & Janis dive into BobVila.com's "10 Instant Cures for Any Kitchen Odor" — and things got spicy. There was a vodka recipe (not a cocktail, we promise), a sponge debate, and the revelation that apple pie might be the most alluring scent known to ...
Do you have boxes in your basement you haven't opened in years?
Filled with your grandmother's china you've never used, twenty years of your kids' artwork, and lots of "other stuff"?
You're not alone.
Julie and Janis tackle the hardest part of decluttering: sentimental and heirloom items that aren't just stuff, they're memories, stories, and connections to people you love.
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We live in the digital age where everything is supposedly paperless now. So why does it look like your kitchen counter is auditioning for a recycling center? 📄📄📄
Paper clutter is relentless = mail, bills, receipts, school notices, medical documents, coupons, kids' artwork ... it just. keeps. coming.
Unlike other clutter, you can't just glance at a pile and make quick decisions.
Every. Single. Sheet. ...
Someone's coming over in 30 minutes. You panic.
You start shoving things into boxes, bags, baskets ~ anything with a lid.
You tell yourself you'll deal with it later.
Later never came. Now those boxes live in your closet. Some of them have been there so long they've become furniture.
Welcome to the DOOM box episode.
What's a DOOM Box?
DOOM = Didn't Organize, Only Moved.
It's not storage ~ it's a box...
We see you. You know that pile on the kitchen counter shouldn't be there. You know the bedroom chair isn't technically a wardrobe. And yet… here we are.
In this episode, Julie and Janis tackle one of the most universal home struggles: hotspots — those flat surfaces that seem to magnetically attract every piece of clutter that enters your home.
Spoiler Alert: it's not your fault. It's ...
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