The Art of Decluttering

Our most Rubbish Episode ever, because we are chatting about RUBBISH!! This episode will have you laughing along with (at) us as well as thinking about all the ways you can get rubbish out of your home and how to reduce the waste you make. We chat about Hard Rubbish collections, tip runs, Skip bins, Aussie Skip bags at Bunnings, recycling, composting and so much more! We have a competition go...

This week we chat about all the various places you can donate your decluttered items to around Australia. We often get asked where to donate things and we both use many of these places on behalf of our clients and for our own pre-loved stuff. We would love to know where your favourite place to donate things to where you live. Come over to our Facebook page this week and share your brilliant knowle...

This week we tackle an area that one of our listeners, Tanya Castellino, requested, Medicines! We chat about how to store them, how to declutter them and how to save yourself money by going shopping in your cupboards first! We chat about keeping your prescriptions together and updated, we give tips on how to dispose of ( & how not dispose of!) out of date medicines and how to use tec...

Can you park your car in your garage? Do you put stuff in the garage and forget that it is even there? Do you have a mountain of stuff in the garage that you don't even know what it is? Do you have a shed? Is this too full of stuff? This week we chat about housing your most expensive depreciable asset (your car) in the garage rather than the street, we chat about storage in your garage and shed, a...

Is the clutter in your living room driving you nuts? How is the functionality of your living space? How many living spaces do you have in your home? One like Amy or four like Kirsty? This week we chat about creating a vision and a purpose for your room, we chat about functionality, having a home for everything and looking at your space with fresh eyes. Laugh along with us as we chat beanbags, coff...

Are your kids bedrooms neat and tidy most of the time or do they regularly look like a bomb has gone off in there? This week we chat about setting realistic age-appropriate expectations for our kids and their rooms. We chat about toys, desks, lego, storage, sharing rooms and having a home for everything! Laugh along with us as you learn our tips and tricks for kids bedrooms and how to eat Nut...

Are you counting down the sleeps until the kids go back to school or has it been the best holiday break ever for you all? Is your child starting at Preschool or Primary school this year? Do you work full time or have more flexibility in your schedule? We talk about all this and more in this weeks episode. We chat about lunchboxes, drink bottles, kids making their own lunch versus parents doing it,...

Do you still have a VHS player? Do you have loads of DVD's that you no longer watch? Have you got Netflix or Stan and binge on television shows and movies via these mediums? This week we took up listener, Michelle's suggestion and chatted about how to declutter your DVD's and online watchlists. We also laugh ourselves silly at 24 second Abs, Amy's Dory-like memory for movies she has...

Why do we think decluttering is so important? This week we had a wonderful listener David asked some really good questions and ask for some research into clutter, so we that's what we chat about today. We talked about the research from Choosi www.choosi.com.au/blog/lifestyle/clutter-report and UCLA magazine.ucla.edu/features/the-clutter-culture . We hope this episode helps you think about why decl...

Happy 2018!! Did you have a fantastic 2017 or are you happy to see the back of it? This week we asked ourselves some questions so we could head into 2018 with some purpose. We also asked you if you had a vision for your home and your home life for 2018. We loved providing you with questions to ask yourself and encouragement to set a beautiful vision for 2018 and how to work magic into the gap betw...

2017 has been a big year for both Kirsty & Amy and in our Christmas episode we share a few of the highlights, lessons and expectations for 2018.  Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to produce this podcast. Donations can be as little as $1 a month! ● Follow us on Instagram ● Follow us on Facebook ● Join our Fac...

Do you love Christmas holidays? Or do you feel overwhelmed by the idea of juggling work/kids/friends/expectations? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty, where they share their tips and tricks for decluttering and enjoying your Christmas holidays and give great ideas on how to entertain yourself and others around you (aka kids) without going crazy! We hope you enjo...

Do you love hosting Christmas functions and being generous with your time, money and home? Or do you feel overwhelmed at the idea of inviting others to your home to celebrate? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty, where they share their tips and tricks for decluttering your Christmas functions and give great ideas on how to host, cater, serve and clean up all thin...

Are you a gift giver? Do you love receiving gifts at Christmas time? Have you done all your shopping already? Do your kids get overwhelmed by all the toys they receive on Christmas Day? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty, where they share their tips and tricks for decluttering your Christmas gifts and give great ideas on how to wrap your gifts as well as choose...

Do you love putting up Christmas decorations? Do you have a roof full or a shed full of decoration? Or are you a minimalist Christmas-er like us? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty, where they share their tips and tricks for decluttering your decorations and give great ideas on how to store all things Christmasy. We hope you enjoy it! Join our community ● Become...

Do you love Christmas season? Do you put your Christmas tree up the first chance you can? Or are you a grinch? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the invitations to event and all the shopping you need to get done or are you excited for all that this season brings? Do you have family traditions that you do every Christmas season? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty. Y...

Do you love reading books to your kids? Do your kids love reading or being read to? We chat lots of about how we love reading to our kids and how sentimental it can be to declutter kids books. We also give quick tips on how to store kids books, encourage you to visit the library and give books at Christmas. Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty. You will be inspire...

Do you LOVE books? Do you dread listening to this episode because you think we are going to tell you to get rid of them all? Have no fear, we both love reading and would never tell you to get rid of ALL of your books! We want you to be free of the clutter that they can create! We want to inspire you to read and reread the books you love and pass on the ones you can! Are you like Amy...

Do you feel overwhelmed by your technology? Are you like Amy who deals with her email asap and only has it on her computer? Or are you more like Kirsty and view it on your phone and don't unsubscribe as much as you should? Do you struggle with how many notifications you get on Facebook ? Do you have apps on your phone that you never use? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy...

Do you have a gift cupboard or box? Are you like Amy who buys gifts in bulk? Or are you more like Kirsty and just buy when you need to? Do you love gift bags like Amy? Or do you wrap presents like Kirsty does? Here is another episode where you can laugh at and with Amy and Kirsty (especially Kirsty mentioning every 2 minutes that it is her birthday coming up!). You will be inspired to de...

Do you love or hate paperwork? Are you like Amy who loves filling in any type of paperwork other than Centrelink forms? Do you have a no Junk Mail sign on your letterbox like Kirsty? Here is another episode where you can laugh at Amy and Kirsty, where you can be inspired to deal with your paperwork and you can be motivated open all that unopened mail! ATO App: https://www.ato.gov.au/General/Online...

When was the last time you decluttered your bathroom cupboards? How many bathrooms do you have? How do you hang your towels? How many decorating items do you have in your bathroom? This hilarious episode will have you laughing along with Kirsty & Amy as well as considering if you too have too much old makeup, too much toilet paper (is this even possible), how you store your toilet paper a...

This week we chat about decluttering and organising your Laundry. Do you have a large laundry or a small one? Is your laundry also a storage room? Learn about what Kirsty & Amy keep in their laundries and how they use the different cupboards and their washing process. (Please note: Ironing is THE ONE thing in Farrugia home that Simon doesn't do - he can do it and do it well, but...

Spring is here in the Southern Hemisphere so we wanted to encourage you to get outside and make your outdoor space clutter free and beautiful to spend time in! As always you will laugh along with Amy and Kirsty as they dream about having a pool (even in Melbourne) and chat about their black thumbs.  Steve Wells is our awesome friend who is an amazingly inspiring man!  Have fresh eyes for...

Most of us have at least one car in our family and boy can they gather clutter!! Whether it's rubbish, empty coffee cups, drink bottles or kids toys, cars can easily become so full of stuff that in order to pick up a passenger we'd need to clear a seat free for them. Learn about what Kirsty & Amy keep in their cars, how they use the different compartments and what lives in their boots. Join ou...