The JJs Declutter Podcast

Send us Fan Mail  ✈️  S3E10: Magazine Moments: 10 Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation 🧳  Grab your compression cubes and your questionable amount of cords, because Julie and Janis are diving into another Magazine Moments episode!  This time they're tackling a list from Travelers (yes, the insurance folks with the umbrella) on how to pack a suitcase for vacation ... and naturally, they have o...

Send us Fan Mail Magazine Moments: Preparing for the 4th of July This week we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes — because good advice (and good laughs) never go out of style.  Consider it your patriotic prep gift from the JJs! 🎆 Stars, Stripes, and… a Picnic Table You Have to Build Yourself? Independence Day is coming in hot — literally — and the JJs are here to make sure you&apo...

Send us Fan Mail   🚗 Your Car Called. It Wants to Come Home.   You did it. You sorted, you purged, you wrestled with the hazardous materials, and you made the tough calls. Now you're standing in your garage wondering, "Okay… now what?"   That's exactly where Part 2 picks up!  Julie and Janis are back to walk you through turning that sorted-but-still-chaotic space into a genuin...

Send us Fan Mail  The garage. Where good intentions go to die, bicycles go to gather dust, and projects go to silently judge you every time you walk past. 👀   This is Part 1 of The JJs' two-part garage series — and today is ALL about sorting and letting go BEFORE any organizing begins. Because organizing stuff you don't need is just neatly arranged clutter. Sound familiar?   Why Garages...

Send us Fan Mail You know that narrow strip between your house and the fence?  The one where broken pots go to retire, garden hoses go to tangle, and old lawn chairs go when you feel too guilty to throw them away? 👀   That's your side yard ~ and it's basically the junk drawer of your outdoor spaces. Today, Julie and Janis are helping you reclaim it AND your whole yard, so it becomes a p...

Send us Fan Mail Your backyard is calling — and it's asking you to please remove the empty pots, tangled hoses, and dead planters that have been haunting the porch since last October. 🌿 Julie & Janis are back with a fresh Magazine Moment, diving into Bonnie Ferrero's article from Backyard Garden Lover: *12 Easy Fixes to Declutter the Yard and Make It Pop!* Same small-doable-doses en...

Send us Fan Mail Winter left behind pollen, dirt, dead plants, broken planters, and outdoor clutter that quietly multiplied while nobody was paying attention. Sound familiar? 🌸   Julie and Janis are stepping outside today to tackle one of the most overlooked spaces in your home — the porch, patio, deck, or entry zone. Whether you've got a grand wraparound porch worthy of sweet tea commercial...

Send us Fan Mail Fur tumbleweeds. Mystery smells. Slobbery toys. Pet beds that have somehow collected half the outdoors.  Sound familiar? 🐾   If you share your home with a pet, you already know they bring us boundless joy, companionship, and entertainment. They also bring chaos, sticky leashes, and enough scattered toys to twist an ankle on at 2am. (Don't ask. Just turn on a light.)   Julie...

Send us Fan Mail  You've decluttered the counters, organized the closets, and tackled the pantry. But when did you last actually CLEAN your windows? 👀 Here's the thing about dirty windows ~ you don't notice them until they're clean.  And then suddenly it's like, *whoa, is this the same room?* Julie & Janis are keeping it simple (as always) with a no-fuss, no-overwhelm...

Send us Fan Mail  You cleaned the kitchen, wiped the counters, and even tackled the stovetop. So why does it STILL smell like last Tuesday's fish dinner in there? 🐟  Julie & Janis dive into BobVila.com's "10 Instant Cures for Any Kitchen Odor" — and things got spicy. There was a vodka recipe (not a cocktail, we promise), a sponge debate, and the revelation that apple pie m...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have boxes in your basement you haven't opened in years?  Filled with your grandmother's china you've never used, twenty years of your kids' artwork, and lots of "other stuff"?  You're not alone.  Julie and Janis tackle the hardest part of decluttering: sentimental and heirloom items that aren't just stuff, they're memories, stor...

Send us Fan Mail We live in the digital age where everything is supposedly paperless now. So why does it look like your kitchen counter is auditioning for a recycling center? 📄📄📄 Paper clutter is relentless = mail, bills, receipts, school notices, medical documents, coupons, kids' artwork ... it just. keeps. coming.  Unlike other clutter, you can't just glance at a pile and make quick...

Send us Fan Mail Someone's coming over in 30 minutes. You panic.  You start shoving things into boxes, bags, baskets ~ anything with a lid.  You tell yourself you'll deal with it later.  Later never came. Now those boxes live in your closet. Some of them have been there so long they've become furniture . Welcome to the DOOM box episode. What's a DOOM Box? DOOM = Didn't Org...

Send us Fan Mail  We see you. You know that pile on the kitchen counter shouldn't be there. You know the bedroom chair isn't technically a wardrobe. And yet… here we are. In this episode, Julie and Janis tackle one of the most universal home struggles: hotspots — those flat surfaces that seem to magnetically attract every piece of clutter that enters your home.  Spoiler Alert: it's...

Send us Fan Mail  Forget the glass slippers. These fairy godmothers show up with spray bottles, laundry baskets, and zero tolerance for DOOM boxes. ✨ In this episode, Julie and Janis are channeling their inner Fairy Goddess JJs to tell you everything about their brand-new 5-week course — **Clearing Your Clutter** — starting April 6th, 2026. If you've watched the shows, read the books, bought...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to The Great Spring Awakening. 🌸 Decluttering coaches have clutter too (shocker!)   Julie's Tupperware cabinet launched an avocado-green ambush.  Janis owned an air popper she used exactly once — to toast spices.  These two walked their talk by tackling their own spring cleaning live, using every method they teach: the Decluttering Dozen, the Keep or LETS-GO sorting...

Send us Fan Mail Forget the fantasy version of spring cleaning ... the one where you have unlimited energy, matching baskets in every room, and nobody needs you all weekend.  In this episode, Julie & Janis bust the biggest spring cleaning myths and give you a real-life plan that actually works.  Spoiler Alert: spring cleaning is a season , not an event! 🌸 What We Cover This Episode Busting th...

Send us Fan Mail  Are you cleaning your clutter… or just relocating it?  There's a difference, and in this episode, Julie & Janis are keeping it real.  No fluff, no shame, just the honest truth about the cycle we get stuck in, the lies we tell ourselves, and the simple shift that will actually break it.     🧹 What We Cover This Week Cleaning Clutter vs. Actually DE-cluttering   Shuffling...

Send us Fan Mail Magazine Moments with The JJs for March Spring cleaning season is HERE ~ and while 8 out of 10 Americans plan to participate, 67% feel stressed or overwhelmed before they even pick up a sponge. Sound familiar? In this Magazine Moments episode, Julie and Janis dig into two articles that are packed with stats, cleaning tips, and ~ most importantly ~ the case for why decluttering fir...

Send us Fan Mail Spring Cleaning Season is here ~ and so is the pressure to bleach your grout, alphabetize your spice rack, & deep-clean every room by April 1st or officially lose your adulting card. 🙄 Yeah… we're not doing that.   Julie & Janis introduce the Just One Area Spring Reset ~ a no-pressure, no-overwhelm approach that trades the all-day purge fest for something way more su...

Send us Fan Mail It's still cold outside, your garage is a disaster, and you STILL haven't put away the holiday decorations. So why are we talking about spring goals? Because waiting until spring shows up is how you end up standing in your driveway, holding a tomato plant, and wondering where on earth your shovel went.   Julie and Janis are flipping traditional goal setting on its head....

Send us Fan Mail Are you feeling buried under catch-up cleaning? You're not alone! In this episode, Julie and Janis tackle the overwhelm of getting your home back on track when life has simply gotten in the way ... and boy! can it get in the way! Forget any guilt or shame ~ we're sharing real, practical strategies that work for actual busy lives (not those fantasy lives where the laundry...

Send us Fan Mail  A is for What Actually Counts   Ready to conquer your clutter this February? Join Julie and Janis as they kick off the February Alphabet Declutter Challenge with the most important question: What actually counts as decluttering? Spoiler alert: You're probably overthinking it! In this episode, we're breaking down exactly how the Alphabet Challenge works and giving you pe...

Send us Fan Mail  Magazine Moments:  Clutter Free Valentine’s Day Valentine's Day has quietly become one of the biggest retail spending holidays -and most of what's purchased never makes it past a few weeks. Julie and Janis are flipping the script on cupid's favorite holiday with a decluttering twist that'll make your heart (and your home) sing!  -  What You'll Discover:  ...

Send us Fan Mail  The Village That Had Too Many Letters: A Decluttering Fairy Tale  Ever feel like your home is drowning in stuff? You're not alone! Join Julie and Janis as they share a whimsical fairy tale about Alderwick—a village where storage bins multiply like rabbits and possessions pile up faster than good intentions.   What You'll Discover: In this episode, we explore the enchant...