Get Organised With DeCluttr Me

I know a lot of you are on holiday or about to travel somewhere. I just came back and witnessed people buying a lot of stuff for themselves and for people who were not on holiday with them, so I wanted to talk about souvenir clutter. This week we are going to focus on buying souvenirs as well as how to declutter the ones you have. Have a listen and let me know if this helps you to reduce the souve...

Firstly, I want to apologise for my husky voice today. I had COVID (yep it finally got me) and my voice went funny. That is also why there was no new episode last week so sorry about that. Due to COVID I am feeling incredibly tired and lethargic, so I wanted to get myself and help you as well. Feeling lethargic is not something new for many people especially in the last 2 years. It has been hard f...

I have been looking at my kitchen cupboards recently and realized I have more food in them and in the fridge and freezer than I would like to have normally. So that has spurred me to start the Pantry Clearout Challenge and to also get you into it as well. To start the challenge, have a listen to the episode, share what you declutter in your pantry, cupboards and fridge and let's see how we do in a...

So I discussed my 10 ways to have an organised holiday 2 weeks ago and I wanted to give you some more tips to get organised for your holiday as it is finally summer holiday time.  Today let’s focus on the packing. I have spoken about it before in episode 11 - How to Smart Pack your Suitcase, but I thought I would update you with my tips and tricks when packing for your holiday. Have a listen to th...

I realized I had not discussed getting organised with babies and kids much in these episodes. So if you are due soon and drowning in information overload and getting overwhelmed, here are my tips on what you should get and how you should get organised: Let me know what else you think are essential for your newborn babies and I will share them on future episodes. Thank you as always for listening....

14 children and a teacher were killed in Texas by a gun man. I am not normally political on the business side of my social media and podcast life, but seeing this happen again has upset me as well as millions of people. Thoughts and prayers won't help so the only way I could deal with this tragedy was to make an organised list of how to declutter guns from the homes in the USA and globally. Thank...

I am planning my holiday currently and as normal being super organised but also driving myself crazy with my over planning. What are you like when you book a holiday? Do you do package holidays or book all the elements separately, like I do? As I am going through this process, I thought it would be a great time to share my tips on how to organise your holiday this year. Let me know what organising...

I thought it would be a good time to give some digital decluttering tips. We haven’t chatted about digital clutter for a while and it is a growing clutter collector for everyone. Whether the clutter is on your phone, computer or tablet, it needs to be cleared every so often. I cover five areas of digital clutter in this episode, giving easy to do tips and tricks to reduce the clutter (preferably w...

It is the 200th episode today!! Yes I have spoken 200 times about organizing and decluttering!! In celebration, I wanted to keep it real for this episode and discuss about my client’s not feeling perfect when organising and decluttering and also how I am not perfect as well (even when it comes to folding). Have a listen to this new episode and let me know what you think. I refer to the following e...

When I’m working with clients, there are always little tricks I share with them to help in their quest to get organised and decluttered. They may seem so small and insignificant but they can help them mentally and physically. I thought I’d share some of them with you today so you can feel the same benefits. Let me know if you find these tips useful and if they help you to declutter your life in a...

We all have underwear (unless you like going commando) and have a few drawers filled with random underwear of various ages and sizes. It is time to get rid of the old and have access to your underwear in less than five seconds. Here are my tips to get you to that point as quickly and painlessly as possible. Click on the link here to see my video on folding your underwear. Thanks for listening as a...

The bathroom is somewhere you enter every day and can clutter very easily. From toiletries, to medicine to sanitary wear, it is a clutter haven in often a small space. I want to relieve you of your morning clutter cloud with helping you to declutter these bathroom cabinets. Click play and have a listen to my tips and tricks and see if they help you to declutter and organise this weekend. Thanks fo...

I often work with clients who have no time to organize their life which is why they finally book me in to help them. Either they help me with the decluttering and organising process, or they are so busy that they just leave me to get on with it. Seeing how many people are time poor nowadays, I wanted to share the tips I give my clients to help become less time poor. Have a listen to my new episode...

The season of bulk and discounted food shopping is nearly upon us, which means lots of food in pantries and cupboards and lots of wastage of food and money. This year, I want to help you reduce the Ramadan clutter in your kitchen and pantry. The tips are simple and habit building (as well as with no shame involved). Have a listen to this episode and let me know if it helps you reduce your Ramadan...

This week I have made up a new word - Normalist - and I am going to talk about being one and how to get there with my core Decluttr Me tips. Have a listen and let me know what you think and also leave in the comments about how you are getting to be a Normalist. I mention episode 15 - Minimalism - Good or Bad and episode 141 - The Minimalists : Less Is Now. Thanks Shelina --- Earn back 70% of your...

This week I discuss my love of buying and selling second hand clothing and give my tips on how to sell. Have a listen and let me know what you think and also leave in the comments where you buy or sell second hand clothing in your home town or city. Thanks Shelina --- Earn back 70% of your Item's Value when you Sell on The Luxury Closet - Use Code DM22 Sell your Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds...

This week we are going talking about belts. Yep they are an accessory that many of us need, but don't really consider organising properly in our wardrobe or bedroom. In this episode I talk about how to declutter, categorise and organise them so you can find them in less than five seconds moving forward. Have a listen and let me know what you think. Thanks Shelina --- Buy Belt Organisers from my Am...

I talk about mental health quite often in real life with clients and on this podcast, as I have had depression for many years, even decades. I wanted to share my journey so you can hear what I have gone through and what I see with my clients. If you listen you might find that you not so different from myself or others suffering from mental health issues. Have a listen and let me know what you thin...

This week it was announced that Dubai would be introducing a 25 fils charge for single use plastic bags from 1 July 2022. I thought it would be a great time to chat about reducing the plastic bag usage in your home currently and how to get organised using reusable bags moving forward. Thanks for listening as always to the episode. If you do love it, it would be amazing if you could leave a review...

Can you have it all? That is what we asked in the last episode and today we continue the discussion with Kids, Household Staff and your Social LIfe. I mention the episode on Toy Organising and Teenagers as well. Thanks for listening as always to the episode. If you do love it, it would be amazing if you could leave a review and also share with your friends and family. Thanks x Shelina   --- Buy Ca...

Can you have it all? The straight answer is no.. unless you have a lot of money or less people and stuff in your life. However, you can have a lot of it, you just have to be strategic, organised and occasionally firm with the household. In this episode I break it down into people and areas starting with Partners, Pets and Food. Have a listen and let me know if you find these tips helpful. Also let...

This week I had some nose news, so that led me to think about perfumes, and about how many bottles my clients and followers keep and find hard to declutter. If you have a lot of bottles of perfumes, aftershaves or oud, have a listen to this episode and let me know if this helps you to declutter your collection. Also let me know what kind of nose I should get. Thanks for listening as always to the...

Joy! It is a word that has become synonymous with Marie Kondo, who about only keeping things that bring you joy in your life. I am anti-joy as we have many things in our lives which we need in our day to day life which may not bring us joy, but we have to have in our lives. In this episode I wanted to pivot and discuss my three terms to use instead of joy to establish you want to keep your physica...

Before the Christmas holidays, I was working on a lot of closets and kept seeing ones which were built without considering the requirements of the client. Due to this never ending frustration, I wanted to share my thoughts on what to consider when building a new wardrobe. I have talked about this before in Episode 53 - Creating a Fabulous Walk-In Closet, but I wanted to share more points and also...

This week’s is all about restarting. This weird year has nearly ended and we are moving into 2022. No idea what is going to happen in this year, but I am thinking let’s just restart. Let me know how you are restarting this new year in the comments box below. Thanks for listening this last year and see you in the new year, x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Learn more...