Clutter Free Academy

Feel lost when you enter a Costco? You are not alone. Listen in as Kathi offers tips to help guide you through Costco as a savvy shopper. Equipping us with strategies and surefire tips for preparedness that will remove the stress out of shopping (and maybe even make it fun!) your trip to Costco will never be the same.

Ever feel like the digital age has taken over your life and the lives of your loved ones? Listen in as Kathi interviews Arlene Pellicane to discuss Arlene's new book, "Calm, Cool and Connected". Learn five digital habits for a more balanced life and how to tame the modern tools to take back our lives. Leave a comment on our website to be entered to receive a free copy of Arlene's new book.

Tonya Kubo joins Kathi for Part 2 of the Kickstart to Clutter Free series. They discuss how people in the Clutter Free Academy group are escaping their clutter and enjoying a more clutter free life. So many people with clutter problems are afraid of being judged.  The Facebook group Clutter Free Academy is judgment free.  Everyone in the group has or has had a clutter problem too. They are learnin...

Kathi and guest, Tonya Kubo, discuss what they have learned during the Clutter Free Bible Study - What Jesus Has To Say About Your Stuff. It seems to be that people with clutter often struggle with boundaries. They say yes to too many things and put themselves last. Then because we don't handle the clutter correctly we are mean to ourselves. We just try to do too much and set ourselves up for fail...

Chock-full of tips to help us survive in the rugged terrain of the dogged morning routine, Author, Speaker and Clutter-Free guru Kathi Lipp guides us with many failproof strategies to get out the door with a smile on our face. And, yes, we can get up and going even with kids. Links to the resources Kathi uses are in the podcast post on our website. Listen in today and comment to be entered for a f...

Ever feel like you will never get a handle on your breakfast routine? Kathi Lipp guides us in this episode to developing strategies with several practical tips that will help you to eat healthier and be less stressed for breakfast. Get unstuck with a variety of different tools to aid in easier cooking, recipe ideas, prep ideas for ahead of time, and storage ideas that Kathi shares to take the hass...

Can I Actually Have a Quiet Time

Do you have a morning routine that works for you? Kathi and Erin discuss how to have a clutter free morning and give you three strategies to make mornings much easier. Implement these tips now to start the new school year stress-free.

Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, have a mashup of Clutter Free and Overwhelmed. They discuss how the two overlap.  Clutter makes people overwhelmed or if people tell you they are overwhelmed, when you talk to them they end up discussing clutter somewhere in their life. Kathi and Cheri discuss 5 steps to keep from getting overwhelmed as your declutter. Listen in to learn about eac...

Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage

Kathi and Glynnis pick up the conversation from where they left off last week. Glynnis Whitwer is the author of Doing Busy Better . Women are busy and have too much to do.  While being busy is not wrong, we just need to do it better. Stop feeling guilty when you work and guilty when you rest.  There is a sustainable balance between the two and the book, Doing Busy Better, can help you find it. Lis...

Kathi talks with her guest, Glynnis Whitwer, author of Doing Busy Better. Glynnis points out, "This book is for the woman who works too much!  The woman who feels guilty when working and guilty when they rest." They discuss how being busy is not wrong, we just need to do it better.   There is a sustainable balance between rest and work.  We need to find that balance. Glynnis explains four kinds of...

Life is noisy. What would happen if every day - for the next 40 days - you soaked in God's love as He intimately whispered words of rest just for you? Kathi talks with Bonnie Gray, author of Whispers of Rest 40 Days of God’s Love to Revitalize Your Soul  Why is it hard for women to carve out time to take care of themselves? We feel we have to take care of everyone else first.  Even after everyone...

Kathi and co-host, Erin bring you a very special episode of Clutter Free Academy . Their guest, Erin's mom, Ellen Schuknecht talks with them about the new book, Put the Disciple into Discipline, Parenting with Love and Limits.   Erin and Ellen wrote this book to help parents in the tough moments of parenting. They talk about dealing with children using justice, mercy, and grace.   They discuss giv...

People evolve, papers do not. ~Kathi Lipp Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, discuss how decluttering is an ongoing process.  It isn't one and done, it is a day in and day out process. People can change and evolve.  They have a different perspective on things.  What they once thought was emptiness is now viewed as spaciousness.  As you declutter you provide room for new opportuniti...

"Women are bad at articulating what we want or need without feeling guilty" ~ Cheri Gregory. Kathy is joined by Overwhelmed co-author, Cheri Gregory, to discuss Part 2 of what they have learned since writing Overwhelmed.   We are often s busy preventing problems for other people we forget about our own wants and needs, expectations and communications. Kathi and Cheri provide tips to help you in th...

Build your own dreams or someone will hire you to build theirs. ~ Farrah Gray   Co-Author of Overwhelmed, Cheri Gregory, joins Kathi to discuss what they have learned since writing Overwhelmed. So often, we let others tell us what our values are and thus who we should be. Check out the show notes for a link to a guide to creating a personal manifesto.

Kathi and co-host, Erin MacPherson discuss kid's activities and how to keep all their equipment and stuff organized.   Listen in as Kathi shares tested ideas that help keep kid's uniforms and equipment organized and clutter free so they are ready when your kids have an event and you don't waste time hunting for what is needed.

"The more you clean out your bag, the more organized you will feel each and every time." ~Kathi Lipp Is your bag a mess?  Do you have a lot of nonsense in your bag? Kathi and co-host, Erin MacPherson discuss how to clean out your bag and keep it organized. Kathi recommends doing the purse clean out once a week. Check out the show notes for giveaway information. 

“No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted."   Aesop  Generosity isn't all about money.  It can be time, space, energy or a number of other things. Kathi and co-host, Erin MacPherson, talk about how you can be generous when you don't have a lot of extra money. The important things is to make sure you are giving out of joy and not out of guilt. Many people worry they can't give enough....

Are you a reluctant speaker?  Public speaking is the number #1 fear of the majority of people. Kathi and co-host Erin MacPherson give you some tips that will take your speaking from on level to the next. 1. One Point, One Point, One Point - Just cover one point!  You can have multiple examples, but only one major point. 2. Recognize Your Are Not the Hero - No one cares that you are an expert.  You...

Kathi and co-host, Erin MaPherson discuss summer planning and provide tips for having a fantastic summer with your kids. Kathi shares her summer manifesto and they both share ideas for the 6 items on the list. They want you to have a great summer – get some stuff off your checklist, have some fun with your kids, and enjoy the (sometimes) slower pace of summer.

Kathi and Co-host Erin MacPherson discuss their summer travel plans and how to travel clutter free. Both are taking big trips and need to pack lightly. They discuss packing tips, using ebags (packing cubes), and how to find great places to stay that feel like home.

Kathi and Cohost, Erin MacPherson discuss the 7 Tips for Decluttering that came out of the Clutter-Free Bible Study. The group has done the top layer of decluttering but is now dealing with the things that have sentimental value or promote guilt. 7 Tips for Decluttering 1. Start in the Kitchen - fewer sentimental items there. 2. Put motto on the wall, keep it visible. 3.  Give it a final goodbye....

Kathi and co-host, Erin MacPherson discuss the need to keep the romance alive in your marriage. Listen in as they provide tips for keeping the relationship fresh.  They talk about everything from cooking together to planning for sex.