The Art of Decluttering

We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the next 4 weeks we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we have 20 things that go out of date, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here . Here is the full 100 things list . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Decluttering services around Australia & the...

We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the next 5 weeks we will be bringing you 100 things you can declutter today. Today we start with 20 things you have kept but don't use, you will find a helpful downloadable guide here .  Here is the full 100 things list . Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Decluttering services around...

**mild language warning for today's episode - not suitable for little ears** Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. Over the last 4 Monday's we have brought you our favourite famous guest episodes. Up this week and rounding out our series is the awe inspiring Maz Compton!! Maz is a media personality who's been working in the...

Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the month of December we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! Up this week we have the incredible Gretchen Rubin!! Gretchen is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill an...

Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the month of December we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! Up this week we have the awesome Peter Walsh!! Last year while Peter was quarantining after returning to Australia from the USA, we managed to steal some of his time and pick his brain with all our que...

Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the next few Monday's we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! Up this week we have the fabulous Courtney Carver!! You may have heard of Courtney, either from her blog Be More With Less , or her Project 333 and if you haven't - you're about to!! Courtney shar...

Every December we take a little break from recording and bring you some of our favourite episodes to listen to. For the next 5 Mondays we will be bringing you our favourite famous guest episodes! Up this week we have the wonderful Brooke McAlary chatting to us about her brilliant book 'Care'. Brooke is a beautiful friend of ours and we very much enjoyed this catch up. We hope you enjoy the episode...

Who doesn’t love Bluey!? If you don't know what we are talking about we'll try to bring you up to speed. This Aussie kids show about a family of dogs has taken the world by storm in creating such a buzz for its wholesome, beautiful storylines containing simple, yet powerful life lessons. One of those being about decluttering, so when Amy had one of her clients sit her down and make her watch it we...

Do you love to treasure hunt? We love treasure hunting with clients! There's nothing quite like the look on a client's face when they find that missing passport or birth certificate or that lost earring they thought was long gone. Some of our clients also love to treasure hunt outside the home - hands up if you too love finding a treasure on the side of the road?! Today we encourage you to look fo...

*Trigger warning - today we chat about losing your home to a fire, some listeners may find this triggering and choose to skip this episode or listen at another time* Nomes is a longtime listener, passionate member of the Head, Heart & Home Course and all round wonderful person. In March 2018, Nomes tragically lost her home in a fire. Today almost 4 years on from that traumatic experience she t...

**Trigger warning - things mentioned briefly in today's episode such as domestic violence, divorce, separation and death may be triggering for some listeners** When we received a request from one of our listeners (thanks Owen! - go check out his episode ' Sea Change ' from earlier this year) to do an episode on estate planning, we knew just who to turn to! Anna Hacker is the National Manager of Es...

Did you know that shopping bags don't have to take over your house and that they can actually be nicely organised?! Over a week ago Amy posted a video to our socials showing us all her hack for folding reusable plastic shopping bags - well it created quite a stir! We even had our friend and fellow podcast host Mandy from Too Peas DM us on Instagram with her own questions after seeing it. So thanks...

With NSW out of lockdown (and Victoria not far behind - we hope!) restrictions are easing for many and the kids are finally heading back to school!!!! This episode is an old one that dropped back in January 2020 - so please forgive past Amy and Kirsty for not knowing what was coming!!! We are bringing it to you as a helpful refresher with getting back to some kind of normal, re-establishing r...

To do lists...Do you love them or do you hate them?! We cover all the things today, how they can be helpful, do you even need them and most importantly how to declutter them! Come join us for some laughs and giggles as we suggest swapping your to do list for a 'ta-da list' (thanks to Lauren from our community for that idea a few years ago) and help you uncover that maybe what you want out of life...

We are ridiculously excited to have Sammy from Rosella Street with us today! Rosella Street is a marketplace and platform that helps people lower their consumerism and connects them together in a safe and sustainable way. Brought together by their passion for the planet co-founders Sammy, Mick and Dilyar, decided to create a platform that could provide solutions to many of the current problem...

This week's episode was recorded on RUOk Day, so we took the opportunity to check in on each other and to have a little chat about how this never ending lockdown is going for us. As you may have noticed our topic for today is self-sabotage. After this theme popped up in a few virtual sessions recently, we decided it was worth a whole episode. We look at lots of good ideas and tips on how you...

Jacqui Cousins has worked as a community mental health nurse for over 15 years. She is also a Mental Health First Aid Trainer and does all the mental health first aid training with our staff. Jacqui loves professional organisers and is as passionate as we are about helping people create a calming environment in their homes, that supports bringing an equilibrium back into their lives. She is s...

Guest interview time - today you get to meet Katie! Katie is Kirsty's friend and client and they get chatting about all things decluttering and moving. Katie and her family have moved a few times and are preparing to move yet again, so she knows a little something about how helpful decluttering can be. Be encouraged and uplifted as Katie shares how she went from feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortab...

Rounding out our mini series is this week's episode 'Love It'. Asking yourself 'Do I love it' can grant you the permission to keep or let go of an item you have been umming and aaahing over. How many things do we keep because we feel that we HAVE to, not because we actually LOVE them? Spoiler alert: It's ok to keep things that you absolutely love!! We also tackle some of the big issues like what t...

Do you use it? Following on from last week’s episode, today we are posing to you this question - Do you use it? We often buy things with good intentions or ideas in mind (we call this aspirational you) but often end up with an overflowing cupboard or room filled with said items. Get ready to clear the clutter by asking yourself some hard hitting questions to get some clarity on what is actually be...

Do you need it? Need is such a subjective thing, only you can truly know what you need but sometimes figuring that out can be a little tricky! We love questions (as you all know!) so this week we suggest adding this one to your decluttering toolkit to pull out when you need it (pun totally intended!). Today is the first of a 3 part series over the next couple of weeks where we'll be looking at que...

**trigger warning** - things mentioned into day's episode such as death, road accidents and divorce may be triggering for some listeners** And the amazing guests just keep on coming! Get ready to meet Ruth. Ruth is a treasured member of our community, she belongs to our Head, Heart & Home Course and moderates it's Facebook group. You'll also see her around our regular Facebook Community being...

Meet Owen. Owen is an avid Art of Decluttering podcast listener and just happens to be one our oldest friends. Owen is a man of many talents and interests - he is an osteopath, leads a very active lifestyle and loves to travel. You may have seen Owen in our Facebook community being encouraging or asking (and answering) great questions. Today we get to ask him the questions and uncover more about t...

**language warning - some mild language in today's episode - so not suitable for little ears** It's part 2! We are back with more Maz Compton today. Maz is a real kindred spirit and we are so excited to bring you more of her wisdom and truth bombs. So come join us as we hear more of Maz's story and the amazing life lessons she has has learnt. Oh and make sure to catch up on Part 1 from last week i...

Surprise! We've got a bonus episode for you!! Today we are bringing you a quick episode packed with everything you need to know about our totally REVAMPED Head, Heart & Home Course! If you want the secrets to keeping your home organised without having to spend hours everyday tidying up, then this episode is for you! And yes you did hear correctly we will be on Sunrise (Aussie morning tv) and w...