THE HABITS & HOME SHOW | Decluttering & Systems for Christian ADHD Moms

It's a brand new year and I bet you are motivated to get your home organized. You may even be overwhelmed by all the stuff the Christmas holiday brought to your house. It's time to DECLUTTER and SIMPLIFY your home! In this podcast episode, I'm checking in with one of my organizing and decluttering clients, Allison Morrison, to see how her home is ONE YEAR after our decluttering sess...

Over the past couple of weeks, I've heard so many of y’all saying that you’re ready to start decluttering your home. Maybe it’s the New Year or being cooped up during the winter months that makes us want to really CLEAN HOUSE.  Are you feeling that way too? Are you antsy to clear the clutter and get your home organized? ME TOO, SISTER! I'm going into 2023 with a big RESET and I would lov...

The Christmas holiday is over, and we’ve already started taking down Christmas decorations in our home. I used to leave up the Christmas tree into the new year, but I just find that I'm really energized and eager to go ahead and reset my home. I do love the coziness that Christmas tends to bring and it does kind of make me sad when I start to take down Christmas decorations since they make ou...

Last week I shared with you 3 Ways to Declutter Your Kids' Toys and this week I'm getting into the nitty gritty of what that actually looks like. Other podcasters and professional organizers have overcomplicated steps for decluttering and I'm giving you just THREE. Clear the space, sort the items, and stage the space with the items you decided to keep. Simple as that! You may eager...

If you are a mom, more than likely your kids have toys and it’s so easy for kids toys to accumulate and get out of control. When toys become cluttered, that means they are no longer played with or given attention, it's good to take some time to declutter. This is a good practice to get into especially around holidays and birthdays when kids are receiving gifts and new toys. You've probab...

Do you want to get more help around the house but you’re a little nervous to talk with your husband about this? Maybe you have in the past and it turned into a fight. Perhaps your tone was a little bit too harsh. Are you like me? I can sometimes be a straightforward and blunt person, and I don’t really sugarcoat things too well. Jered has to remind me to just change my tone. Say the same thing in...

Do you ever wonder what it's really like to work with a professional organizer? Or do you wonder if people actually change and keep up with tidying up? In this episode, I'm checking in with my friend Kristen a couple of weeks after we decluttered her house. She shared with us how stressful it was having stuff everywhere, her fears about decluttering and minimizing things in her home, how...

Are you dreading the holiday season because of all the Christmas gifts that will clutter up your house? Gifts that your kids might play with one time and then lose interest shortly after. Mama friend, I'm right there with you! That's why this year I am becoming more mindful of my purchases, learning set boundaries and saying "no, thank you," and giving gifts that aren't wa...

How many items are you hanging onto in the home that you used to use for a certain hobby that you're not doing anymore? Are you holding onto things that you collect because you had dreams of learning to play a musical instrument or working out at home? In this episode, I'm bringing to your attention five areas in your fantasy life to help you let go of the clutter that is possibly causin...

Are you fed up with the mess around your house? Are you tired of feeling like no matter what you do it's just never clean enough? Are you searching for a way to keep your home tidy only to continually circle Pinterest for the best cleaning tips? Friend, stop the madness! It's time to adopt a reset mindset! Tidying can be as simple as you standing up to leave the room looking around to se...

You want a clean home but it just feels like it takes so long to clean it. When you finish cleaning, you turn around and it's a mess again. So you give up or let it build up until the weekend and spend most of your Saturday cleaning your home. Your family may be living life while you're building up bitterness and resentment because you HAVE to clean. Friend, let's stop that weekly c...

Are you tired of your house being a mess? Are you fed up with your car being a wreck? You may even be tired of your body being a hot mess. Have you been struggling to stick to your family's monthly budget and you find yourself inconsistent with it? I've been there myself and sometimes I find myself there again but I've found one main thing that helps me get out of the rut and to cha...

The seasons are changing and cool air is on its way. You know what that means - making room in your closet for all your fall and winter clothes. The best way to make more space in your closet for what you actually enjoy wearing is to declutter and systemize your seasonal clothes and in this episode, I'm sharing with you four seasonal decluttering and organizing tips you may not have thought o...

When you hear the word minimalism what comes to your mind? Do you think of a bare house without any decor or character? Do you think strict rules of not being able to buy or own anything? Or do you think of giving away all your possessions to live in a tiny home? Well, let me tell you that minimalism isn’t any of that. I mean yes it can look like that for some people but the majority of people who...

Do you want your children to thrive? Well, of course you do. What parent doesn't? But what does thriving actually look like? And what does it take to get there? On today's show, I have Jodi Mockabee, homeschooling mom of five and author of the book The Whole & Healthy Family . We discuss what she has learned in the trenches of motherhood and how she has helped her kids thrive in mind...

How do you make your home feel cozy? Do have to fill it up with stuff so it feel more like "home?" Well, I'm here to tell you that you can have a cozy, warm home without all the clutter. We went from a 2400 square foot home to a 300 square foot tiny house and then back to a 2000 square foot farmhouse. I've been able to make our farmhouse feel quaint and cozy without filling it...

My life is different now that I don't procrastinate. Today marks the one-year anniversary of my podcast, The Habits and Home Show, and also signifies the day I decided to stop being a procrastinator. On the very first episode of the podcast on September 1, 2021, I shared my personal struggle with procrastination and how I had felt led to start the podcast months earlier but I kept putting it...

Do you find yourself always saying that you need to find balance in your motherhood and in your home? Do you wonder if balance is even possible? On the show today, Michelle Hiatt is revealing some gold nugget facts about balance and it's not going to be the answer you're expecting. Actually, it's much more simpler than what you're probably thinking. This episode is going to hel...

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It's a new school year and you want to make sure you're organized. Don't worry, I've got you covered with this simple 5 step checklist for decluttering your homeschool. Need some encouragement to throw away the craft supplies you're still holding on to years later? What about all that unused curriculum that you're saving for the next child knowing that you're not...

Do you live with someone who is untidy, a little messy, or a lotta bit messy, and you may have even called him a hoarder behind his back?     If you saying a resounding YES, then this is the episode for you.     A listener called in seeking advice on what to do when she's ready to declutter her home and live more minimal but her husband won't let her tought his things. Yikes! That's...

When I work with a client decluttering and organizing her space, my support and coaching doesn't stop there. I'm always available for follow-up and accountability.     In this episode, I'm checking-in with Caroline Brown a month after my in-person session with her as we had decluttered and organized her seven year old's bedroom.     Caroline gives a behind the scenes look into...

A couple months ago I shared a podcast episode on How to Overcome Travel Exhaustion and Stress and bounce back quicker to be a productive mom after taking a trip.   What I love about what I shared is that it provided a great pre-travel checklist and it's what I refer back to anytime I'm about to travel. Things such as making sure the kitchen is stocked with food for when we return and hi...

Hey mama friend! Have you been thinking about homeschooling your kids but you're too scared to take the plunge? It's been on your heart for a couple of months or maybe even a couple of years but for one reason or another you are always able to find an excuse whether it's due to family finances, lack of confidence in your ability or not wanting to give up the career you love. It coul...

Do you feel intimidated using power tools as a mom?     Well, today I'm sharing with you 5 power tools that I've learned to use that once felt daunting but have become tools I love using for chores around the house. They're even easy for your kids to use.   Listen in as I reveal which power tools I'm loving lately and teaching my kids how to use so that they actually have some...