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542 - How Using My Timer Keeps Me Decluttered and Organized Dec 06, 2022

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Are you using a lot of mental space to remember all the things? Sometimes even the things we easily remember most of the time can slip our present memory. Life is full of things to remember and routines and timers help us to manage them well. Kathi, and her decluttering and organizing partner Roger, have worked on building routines that work all throughout their clutter-free journey. Routines can be challenging because they don’t always come naturally, and life sometimes breaks them. This is why breaking down projects into smaller, doable sessions and using a timer is so effective. Listen in to learn how:

Timers can be used in many different ways
Valuable the 15-minute sprint can be
To really do the things you love

541 - The Amish, ADHD and Being Clutter Free Suzanne Woods Fisher Nov 29, 2022

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Do you struggle with staying focused long enough to declutter? Is a lot of your clutter the result of struggling to stay focused on one thing at a time? You are definitely not alone. Join Kathi and special guest Suzanne Woods Fisher as they talk about an Amish girl with ADHD who is Anything But Plain and offers hope to all of us. Her story helps us to see a different way of thinking is actually a gift and something to celebrate. Listen in to learn how you:

Learn to reframe
Recognize the gift of thinking differently
Celebrate your gifts

540 - Why I Go to the Dump Once a Month Nov 22, 2022

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Do you struggle with the idea of throwing things away? You’re not alone. In this episode, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo to unpack the complexities of this topic. Throwing things away is difficult for a number of reasons, but especially because it triggers a sense of wastefulness. In addition to explaining when it’s time to throw something away, Kathi shares with us four tips for how to get comfortable with getting stuff out of our houses, such as:

Stop feeling guilty about throwing things away.
Put it on your calendar to go to the dump.
Give everything away that you can, but you don’t get to give away junk.
Know how to dispose of things.

539 - How To Make Clutter Decisions With Counselor Michael Gembola Nov 15, 2022

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Do you struggle to make small daily decisions and it leaves you feeling stuck? You know the ones. The decisions that feel like they shouldn’t be this hard to make and they seem to come easy or naturally to “everyone else.” Join Kathi and guest Michael Gembola for this hopeful and healing conversation that cuts right to the heart of the why behind the "what" of our clutter. Small decisions don’t always seem small to the person making them. If we want to grow in our clutter free journey, learning to make these decisions is essential. Listen in to discover how to make decisions about getting rid of things including:

Learning to risk regret
Why we need “the accelerator and the brakes to drive safely” - Michael Gembola
Knowing “even if this is the wrong decision, most things are recoverable” - Kathi Lipp

538 - 5 Reasons Your House is MORE Cluttered Nov 08, 2022

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Do you ever look around your home wondering why it feels more cluttered, despite your decluttering efforts? Kathi, and her decluttering partner Roger, are uncovering this mystery by cluing us into five reasons our homes may be more cluttered. Clutter is a battle that has to be fought on every side. Together let’s learn how to break these habits that leave us with more clutter and less peace. Sometimes we just need the next right step in front of us. Is your home more cluttered because:

You don’t know what you have?
You have Back-ups of Back-ups?
You are holding onto things for someday?

537 - Come Sit With Me with Becky Keife Nov 01, 2022

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Do you dread having hard conversations? Or try to avoid them altogether? Hard conversations are a part of every relationship if we are in it for the long haul. It’s easy to fill in the gaps with our assumptions. What if we learned how to navigate these conversations in a way that makes every relationship stronger and better? Come and sit with Kathi and Becky Keife to learn how to have hard, but healthy conversations, and how to prepare your heart and mind for them by:

Coming to the table with curiosity
Asking for a heart of tenderness
Coming to an understanding

536 - How to Get Rid of 250 Items in One Day Oct 25, 2022

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Are you up for the challenge of decluttering 250 things in one day? Kathi and Tonya Kubo, the original decluttering queen and the fearless leader of Clutter Free, are laying the foundation for decluttering those 250 items in one day by answering some of the hows and whys of this project. So, whether you’re thinking: 250 things in one day is not doable, you're plotting a way you could do this challenge every day for a month until your house is just the way you want it, or somewhere in between, this conversation is for you. Kathi and Tonya will give you guidelines and creative ideas for accomplishing it by:

Knowing when a great time for a 250-item declutter day is
Knowing how and why to plan for where the clutter will go
Getting a jump start on the November challenge

If you're interested in tackling the 30 Day 1k Challenge, be sure to join us in the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group.

535 - The 2022 30 Day 1k Challenge: Get Rid of 1000 Things in November Oct 18, 2022

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Can you imagine how much lighter your home, and your heart, would be if you got rid of 1000 things next month? If you can envision that accomplishment and its accompanying peace, we will take care of teaching you how to get it! And guess who is back on Clutter Free helping lay out this challenge? Kathi is here with her partner in crime, Tonya Kubo, discussing one of their favorite challenges of the whole year. This challenge encourages and supports us in decluttering 1000 items in the month of November! Listen in to find out details and how this can work for you, no matter how many times you’ve tried to get clutter free before, or even if you feel like you’re always asking:

Where do I begin?
How do I get a loved one on board?
Am I too far gone?

534 - Clean Out That Car Oct 11, 2022

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Do you struggle to keep your car clean? Have you tried certain techniques only to have them not work? Between errands, kids’ activities, and appointments, sometimes it seems like keeping clutter out of the car is impossible. Join Kathi as she talks with Mary Carver, author and podcaster, about how to keep your car clean. Today, they are sharing the top 10 tips that they use and love, including:

Keeping a trash can in the car
Tidying the car when they get gas
Using a little box to contain important items

Listen in and learn how you, too, can keep a clean and tidy car.

533 - Decluttering When You Don't Know Where to Start Part 2 Oct 04, 2022

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Do you feel overwhelmed by your clutter, not knowing where to start? Kathi and Roger have both been there. Through experience and lots of decluttering, they have learned what works to launch them back into decluttering. In part one of this conversation, we learned the framework of the system they use to help tame the chaos and get their space back in order. Now, in part two, we take a deeper dive into the details of that system. Often, we can get hung up on making decisions about what to do next. Kathi and Roger are here to explain how this routine can help us make decisions and move on. Listen in to find out what it means to:

Find the trash
Fill the containers
Feed the machines

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