The Art of Decluttering

Fresh Start: What Are You Ready to Let Go of in 2026? A fresh start isn’t about pressure, resolutions, or reinventing yourself overnight. It’s about intention. As a new year begins, this episode invites you to pause and reflect on what you’re ready to release — not just from your home, but from your life. Decluttering is often framed as getting rid of things, but at its heart, it’s about recognisi...

This week we’re diving into Week Three of our “What’s Your Problem?” series — and I can’t tell you how important this one is. If you’ve worked through your quantity issues (too much stuff) and your systems issues (no real organisation), then your next hurdle isn’t about things or storage at all. It’s about you. It’s about habits . Once the clutter is gone and the systems are in place, the problem...

This week we’re diving into one of my favourite topics: systems. If quantity is the outer layer of the onion, systems are the next layer in. Maybe you’ve decluttered and reduced your possessions, but something still isn’t working. You look around and think, I’ve kept the right things… so why does my home still feel hard? That’s a classic systems problem. A systems problem shows up when items don’t...

If you’ve ever looked around your home and felt that something just isn’t working, you’re not alone. So many people tell me they’re frustrated with their space, but they can’t quite put their finger on why . And when you don’t know what the real problem is, it’s almost impossible to find a solution that actually sticks. That’s exactly why I’ve created a simple, three-part framework I call What’s Y...

Sisters and Cousins: A Simple Way to Know Where Everything Belongs One of the biggest challenges in organising isn’t the sorting or the tidying — it’s that moment when you’re holding something in your hand thinking, “But where should this actually live?” If you’ve ever felt that, you’re not alone. And I want to share a little framework I use that might make things instantly clearer for you: I call...

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… b...

Are you stuck on some non disposable, non single use stocking stuffers or small gifts? Thanks to our listeners who helped me with this episode with their great ideas! Don't be caught up with Black Friday sales, cheap plastic stocking stuffers or items that will end up in landfill after one use. Think creatively, intentionally, personally and environmentally instead!! Join the 12 days of Christmas...

Ever started a decluttering project with great intentions, only to end up overwhelmed, exhausted, and surrounded by more mess than when you began? In this episode, Amy explores why we often bite off more than we can chew when decluttering — and how to avoid it. She shares practical strategies for breaking projects into manageable chunks, staying motivated, and creating lasting success without burn...

Have you ever wondered how two people can look at the exact same object and see something completely different? In this episode, we’re exploring object classification — the unconscious way our brains decide what something is and what should happen to it, basically... why we see the same things so differently. Take, for example, a glass left on the kitchen bench. Is it a dirty cup that needs to go...

When you look around a space and feel like the clutter is EVERYWHERE reducing the volume is a great hack to reduce overwhelm so you can tackle your clutter in an intentional and ordered manner.  Use like with like boxes, or intentional doom boxes to reduce the volume (amount of space the clutter takes up or is spread over). Tackling clutter once you know what you're actually dealing with is s...

Living with ongoing medical needs often means living with a lot of stuff — from syringes and wound care items to tube feeds and mobility aids. In this episode, I dive into practical ways to organise medical supplies so they don’t take over your home. Hear real-life examples, clever storage strategies, and thoughtful tips for managing expiry dates, ordering cycles, and bulky deliveries. Whether you...

How does clutter make you feel? What emotions? What thoughts do you have about your clutter... or about yourself as a person with clutter? Untangling your thoughts and emotions to that you can experience freedom from the overwhelm of clutter is possible! Tracy is a certified life and organizing coach on a mission to help women simplify their homes and their lives. She is the creator of Organized L...

Overstimulation. Can you relate to your home being overstimulating? Is clutter and disorganisation the main cause of this for you? Sometimes it's because you have too much stuff... but often it's also due to lack of organisation. Looking into a toy space where the toys are strewn all over the floor is more overstimulating than a toy space with containers/ storage and order. If you open the pantry...

One in 10 Australians use a storage unit - and these figures are pretty consistent for our US listeners. Storage units can fill a gap, meet a need, and save you when you're in a bind... but left unattended their cost can far outweigh the benefit. Before you put things into storage, ask yourself some questions - Does that value of this item justify spending thousands of dollars per year to store it...

Today we're talking about seeing the vertical walls in our home with fresh eyes. Oftentimes the art/ pictures/ decor on our walls becomes invisible to us as we've become so used to it our brains don't even register it anymore.  Take a slow walk through your home, noticing everything on your walls, doors and front of your fridge, without touching anything, just noticing.  You might like t...

Until this week I never understood the saying, "later never comes" I just thought it meant procrastinators will always procrastinate, but it means that the time right now is literally never later (perhaps obvious to most!) Later is an indefinite postponement, which has real life impacts on our homes and lives when we continually put things off to an indefinite future. Learn today some strategies f...

Every kitchen I've ever been into has at least one (and usually many more) small appliance that they are no longer using that is taking up precious real estate in their kitchen cupboards. Todays challenge is simple - take out every small appliance in your kitchen, lay it out on your benchtop or table and make honest choices about whether you use it enough to keep it (and allowing the space for it)...

If you have any items in your home that you *thought* would be valuable but find out aren't then this episode is for you. It can be disappointing, frustrating or even devastating when you find out that items that you've kept because you were told they were valuable turn out to have very little monetary value. It might be coins, stamps, collections, antiques, vintage items or maybe just an applianc...

Has giving or receiving gifts been an area of tension for you? Do you find the kids get way too many toys for their birthday or Christmas? Do you get stressed at the time and money it takes to get the perfect gifts for friends and family? It can be a challenge to navigate keeping an organised home when it comes to gifts. Add in the desire for minimalism and frustrations can flare. Learn in this ep...

Thanks for the listeners who have asked what to do when life happens and you need to make exceptions to your minimalism? Living life as a minimalist is all about knowing your values and balancing that with your desire for minimalism, which sometimes means having items you need for a season or reason. Sometimes you need to have excess to cater for the season of life that you're in. More sheets, mor...

My guest Jeannine has been helping seniors downsize (or rightsize as she calls it) for over 15 years and Jeannine shares her wisdom for how to prepare for and downsize well. Whether you are the older adult downsizing, or you are a family member supporting someone through this transition there is so much in this episode for you. Discover healthy ways to talk about keepsakes and memories, hint: it's...

One of our team members Bec shares with us today the adventure of building and living in a van for 6 months as she and her partner travelled Australia.  Learn what it was like to live as a minimalist on the road, and how even when living in a van they found they had items they didn't need.  Bec shares some of the life altering and career changing lessons she learnt while on the road that...

I've been thinking a lot about the correlation between clutter and loneliness. I speak to so many clients who are suffering from loneliness and often one the significant factors contributing to their loneliness is the clutter in their house. Do you avoid having people over because you're ashamed of the state of your home? Do you avoid going out because you feel bad that you should instead be tidyi...

Two areas of every home that make a huge impact on if you're feeling like a boss and on top of things, or if you feel like you're drowning are LAUNDRY and DISHES. The reason they're probably your nemesis (and mine!) is because they are never-ending, multi step, impacted by clutter and have many steps and opportunities for procrastination.  TIP #1 - HAVE LESS Less clothes, less towels, less sh...

Greeting cards, birthday cards, retirement cards, birth cards, christening cards, sympathy cards... why do you keep them? Or more truthfully... why do you keep so many of them? Cards can be really special and I'm not suggesting that you keep no cards at all, but based on what you as listeners and my clients tell me, keeping them all is overwhelming and creating unnecessary clutter. In the podcast...