This Organized Life: Decluttering Tips for Moms, Entrepreneurs and Professional Organizers

Hi Friends! In honor of Earth Day, today’s episode is all about responsible recycling. We’re looking across 10 of the most popular areas and sharing the do’s and don'ts while sharing some resources of places for you to take your unwanted goods without adding to your carbon footprint. Tech & Electronics Clothing Food Paper Stuffed Animals & Toys Medicine Batteries Paint Building Materials F...

Today we’re talking about homework. Giving your kids a "Homework Hub" a designated area where your child does his/her homework on a regular basis. It can be anywhere from a desk in their room, a home office, or the kitchen table. For us, it made the most sense to use our breakfast bar in our kitchen as the girls' hub. There is plenty of room for them to spread out to do their work, they have a des...

Hi Friends, Joining me today is Jennifer Ford Berry, best-selling author of the Organize Now! Series, national speaker, creator of the Created Order Neighborhood and host of the podcast, The Make Room Show (check out my recent convo on her show HERE ). I invited Jennifer on the show to talk about her latest book: Make Room: take control of your space, time, energy & money to live on purpose. D...

Today’s tip of the week is the 2 minute rule: If you can do something in 2 minutes or less, do it rather than procrastinating. Simple tasks like opening the mail, putting the dishes in the dishwasher, hanging up your coat, folding the blanket on the couch-are little wins that have a larger impact. We underestimate the negative impact on our mood or stress levels from neglecting to do these simple...

Hi Friends, Back by popular demand is my good friend, Matt Paxton! I invited Matt on the show today to talk about a question that I get asked all the time .... “Am I a Hoarder”. Matt Paxton is one of the top cleaning, downsizing, decluttering, and hoarding experts in the country. He was a frequent regular on A&E’s Hoarders for 12 years and now hosts the Emmy-nominated PBS show Legacy List with...

Hi Friends, We’re kicking off our new series today with Tip of the week! It’s a new bonus episode of This Organized Life. If you only have a few minutes a week these are the episodes for you. Each week you can enjoy a few nuggets of wisdom or getting actionable advice to move you forward! Obviously, if you've been with us for a while, you know that we talk about three main types of clutter. The th...

Hi Friends! We talk a lot about Physical Clutter, Emotional Clutter, and Calendar Clutter, but Digital Clutter is a very real type of clutter where many folks struggle. From photos to files, not to mention endless email-there is no shortage of information and content that floods our lives on a daily basis. Knowing what to do, or how to do it, can be overwhelming, but today’s guest is going to brea...

Exciting News! Starting Monday, April 3rd we'll be adding a bonus episode each week to our podcast feed called Tip of the Week! These episodes will be short and designed to give you a boost to start your week off on the right foot! This might be something that I'm doing in my personal life, or perhaps it's a tip that someone shared with me that I wanna pass along. If you're already subscribed to T...

Hi Friends,One of the questions that I often get from listeners is “how do I avoid conflict as we blend our households?” Whether you are talking about physical stuff, which pots and pans should we keep? To deeper conversations surrounding the habits and routines you plan on implementing in your new life together. Between the overflow of physical items, to the practical side of chores, expectations...

Hi Friends, Today we are talking about a specific method of decluttering called Swedish Death Cleaning. The concept was first introduced by Margareta Magnusson in her book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter and now practiced all over the world. She explains this as a process to "remove unnecessary things and make your home nice...

Hi Friends, We just wrapped up a room by room organizing series, and if you haven’t had the chance to listen, I encourage you to go back and check each of these out! Kitchens Closets Garages & Storage Spaces Nursery and New Baby Playrooms & Kid Spaces Small Space Living Home Offices As I looked back through each episode, there was one central theme that kept popping up-SIMPLICITY. It isn’t...

We are wrapping up our room by room series with arguably one of the most overwhelming areas to organize-HOME OFFICES. Joining me today is Stephanie Shalofsky , founder of the The Organizing Zone which she started 14 years ago as a means to provide organizing and productivity services to small companies and individuals in NYC. If we learned anything from the pandemic, it’s the importance of having...

 If you're struggling with clutter and want to simplify your life, you are in the right place. I'm Laurie Palau, founder of Simply Be Organized, author of the book Hot Mess, A Practical Guide to Getting Organized and Host of the Weekly Podcast, This Organized lLfe. After over a decade of working one-on-one with people in their homes, I've learned that for a lot of people, clutter is their dirty li...

Hi Friends! Today we are talking about small space living-—the good, the bad and how to make the most of your space. Joining me is Dani Sticka, founder of Imperfectly Tidy and host of the Imperfectly Tidy Podcast. Dani is also one of our SBO Partners in Portland, OR where she lives in a 1100 square foot house with her husband and twin 14 year old girls. During our conversation we talked about both...

Hi Friends! Today we are talking about one of my favorite things-Kid Spaces and Playrooms. I’m super passionate about this topic because it involves teaching young ones the foundational skills that are necessary for living a balanced and organized life. Joining me today is Janelle Azar. our SBO partner in the Detroit Metro Area. She is the founder of A Meaningful Space (some of you might remember...

Hi Friends! We are continuing with our Room-By-Room series with a little twist today… What happens when best friends, moms, neighbors and former healthcare workers, decide to start a business together during the pandemic? Our guests today did just that. Mary Beth Bartlett and Megan McDowell took their love of organizing and passion for helping others to start Rooms to Breathe , an Alabama based or...

Joining me today is Leigh Achenbach, founder of Suddenly Simple Organizing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I invited Leigh on TOL to talk about storage spaces-specifically Garages, Attics and/or Basements. For folks living in a house, you probably have at least one of these areas that requires ongoing maintenance to keep from becoming a cluttered mess. If you live in an apartment you may have a storag...

Hi Friends, Today we are continuing with our Room-By-Room series, and talking about one of the biggest pain points for many of you-CLOSETS. From linen closets to primary closets, we tend to never have enough space, or if we do have ample space, utilizing it in a way that serves our needs is often a struggle. Joining me today is Heather Bifulco, founder of Tidy Style . Heather is based in Boise, Id...

Hi Friends! Today we are kicking off a new series here at This ORGANIZED Life, called Organizing Room by Room. With January leading the charge for decluttering and getting organized, we thought it would be helpful to bring on a bunch of experts who specialize in certain spaces to talk about some of the struggles they see people facing, and share some solutions to help you in your organizing/declut...

Hi Friends, Today we are talking about one of the core parts to living an organized life…Calendars. Joining me today is the creator and founder of Artful Agenda , Katy Allen . Katy is wife to American Idol champion Kris Allen and a mom of 3 kiddos. After a life-long love affair with paper planners, Katy was looking for a solution to blend the convenience of a digital planner with the customization...

Hi Friends, To start off 2023 I am joined by none other than NY Times Best Selling Author Jen Hatmaker. If you don’t know Jen, she’s written about a bajillion books including For the Love , Of Mess and Moxie , and Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire . Her latest book Feed These People is her debut cookbook that is filled with simple recipes for the whole family. She hosts the popular For the Love Podca...

Hi Friends, Each year we release our “Best Of”, and if you are new to our show, it’s a great way to binge the highlight episodes from other listeners. We include links to each episode we talked about, making it super simple to listen and share. Last week Kimberly and I shared some of our favorite episodes, and today we are sharing the top 10 listener episodes. It’s always fun for me to sit down an...

Hi Friends, We’re in the homestretch of 2022…what a year it’s been! Every year we take the last 2 weeks of December to look back on the 50 episodes we released this year. This week, my producer Kimberly and I shared some of our favorite episodes, and next week we’ll look at the most popular episodes from all of you! (make sure you tune in to that!) It goes without saying that we love, admire and a...

Hi Friends, Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa it’s crunch time! With only days to go for each of these major holidays, navigating clutter pitfalls is no easy task. The physical clutter of presents and wrapping supplies that are overtaking your closet, Christmas cookies and assorted treats that are covering your counters… To the calendar clutter of finding time to shop, wrap, ba...

Hi Friends, Joining me today is Amber Brandt. Amber is passionate about helping clients and families create spaces that not only reflect their values, but help them live smarter, cozier, and more intentional lives. She believes authenticity, connection, and true hospitality can change the world. Can I get an Amen! When we apply values-based thinking to our homes, it has the power to change everyth...