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472 - Growing Slow with Jennifer Dukes Lee Aug 03, 2021

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Join Kathi and her friend Jennifer Dukes Lee as they unpack the concept of growing slow. Do you ever feel the desire to un-hurry the pace of your life and your heart? Jennifer finally started asking a different question and learned to do just that by applying a few simple yet meaningful things to everyday life. Listen in to find out how you can grow slow and incorporate these simple things into your life:

Setting the tone for your day
Enjoying nature
Growing and caring for things

We Long to Make a Break from the Fast Pace of Life …

But if we’re honest, we’re afraid of what we’ll miss if we do. Yet when going big and hustling hard leaves us stressed, empty, and out of sorts, perhaps this can be our cue to step into a far more satisfying, sustainable pace. In this crafted, inspiring read, beloved author Jennifer Dukes Lee offers a path to unhurried living by returning to the rhythm of the land and learning the ancient art of Growing Slow. Jennifer was once at breaking point herself, and tells her story of rude awakening to the ways her chosen lifestyle of running hard, scaling fast, and the neverending chase for results was taking a toll on her body, heart, and soul. But when she finally gave herself permission to believe it takes time to grow good things, she found a new kind of freedom. With eloquent truths and vivid storytelling, Jennifer reflects on the lessons she learned from living on her fifth-generation family farm and the insights she gathered from the purposeful yet never rushed life of Christ. Growing Slow charts a path out of the pressures of bigger, harder, faster, and into a more rooted way of living where the growth of good things is deep and lasting.

Following the rhythms of the natural growing season, Growing Slow will help you:

Find the true relief that comes when you stop running and start resting in Jesus
Learn practices for unhurrying your heart and mind every day
Let go of the pressure and embrace the small, good things already bearing fruit in your life
And engage slow growth through reflection prompts and simple application steps

471 - Dawn Camp Jul 27, 2021

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Have you often wondered about all the amazing benefits of essential oils but found it overwhelming to understand all the different facets? Join Kathi and her new friend, Dawn Camp, as they simplify the whole thing and give us the essentials of essential oils. Dawn is the author of It All Began in the Garden and My Essential Oil Companion. As we declutter each room and give it a purpose, we can also give that room a signature scent. Listen in to learn more about “scent-sitising” our decluttered spaces and all things essential oils including:

The essence of shrubs and plants
The importance of scent associations
Discover what the Swiss Army Knife of essential oils is
Learn how to make the allergy bomb

My Essential Oil Companion

Expand your knowledge and know-how of 50 different essential oils and go deeper with journaling questions, tips, tricks, and testimonials, plus plenty of space for recording notes.

If you currently use essential oils or are curious about them and would like to learn more about their many benefits, oil expert Dawn Camp would love to share what she’s learned with you.

Dawn has designed this unique journal to appeal to novices and seasoned oil users alike. Find new uses for popular favorites, including lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus, and encounter many lesser-known oils along the way. You will also learn how to safely and correctly use each oil.

In addition to journaling, encounter dozens of new diffuser and roller blends, and DIYs for making lotions, balms, and scrubs. Let this book be your essential guide to getting the most out of the oils you enjoy.

470 - Hour of Power: Crushing It for the Week Ahead Jul 20, 2021

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Kathi and Roger are back in Part Three of this great series on creating your Hour of Power. This episode focuses on our morning and evening routines. Planning and prepping ahead help us take care of our future self. Our Hours of Power are making a huge difference in our lives and we want it to do the same for you. Join in to learn the elements of creating your own hour of planning power by:

Taking a realistic look ahead
Thinking through details
Deciding on what you can prep ahead
Keeping it simple

Ready For Anything: Preparing Your Heart and Home for Any Crisis Big or Small

Bad stuff happens all the time but this doesn’t mean we have to live in constant fear.

Ready for Anything: Preparing Your Heart and Home for Any Crisis Big or Small gives finite simple steps for being proactive rather than reactive—helping you prepare their mind, heart and home for any unfortunate circumstance. Full of stories and humor along with facts, tips and lists, Kathi offers a down-to-earth guide that will show you how to face the unexpected with confidence, relying on God’s strength and plan rather than giving in to fear and anxiety.

Her step-by-step plan is easy to implement and will help anyone become a better steward of their resources as well as be the neighbor who can help in a crisis rather than needing help themselves. Kathi’s goal is to equip you to be the front line of helpers in any crisis from a natural disaster to a friend’s job loss.

469 - Create Your Hour of Power: Crushing it for the Week Ahead: Jul 13, 2021

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Kathi and Roger are back in Part Two of this great series on creating your Hour of Power. This episode focuses on planning. Most of us need to manage all the different things we have going on, and a realistic look at the week ahead makes it so much less stressful. This hour of planning power alleviates confusion and provides a rhythm that leads to huge progress. Join in to learn the elements of creating your own hour of planning power by:

Taking a realistic look ahead
Discussing clear expectations
Deciding on projects
Making lists

Ready For Anything: Preparing Your Heart and Home for Any Crisis Big or Small

Bad stuff happens all the time but this doesn’t mean we have to live in constant fear.

468 - Create Your Hour of Power: Crushing it for the Week Ahead: Jul 06, 2021

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In this episode you will gain all the golden nuggets for your own “hour of power” from Kathi and her very favorite podcast guest, Roger Lipp. The hour of power is an hour of planning and preparing that helps you to get ahead on some things and make your week a little easier. Listen in to learn the top ten things on Kathi’s hour of power list including:

Clean out the fridge
Make a meal plan
Prep the fruit and veggies
Prep the grains

Ready For Anything: Preparing Your Heart and Home for Any Crisis Big or Small

Bad stuff happens all the time, but this doesn’t mean we have to live in constant fear.

467 - No Buy July Part 2 Jun 29, 2021

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Kathi is back with Tonya Kubo filling us in on the rest of the details for No Buy July! What do WWII and July 2021 have in common? Find out next month in Clutter Free Academy as we engage in a project called “No Buy July” together. Listen in to Part 2 to find out what the rules are and what kind of results may be possible for you, including:

Getting rid of excess
Being creative
Finding out we are more capable than we think we are

THE CLUTTER-FREE HOME

When it comes to your home, peace is possible…

Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.

Let author Kathi Lipp (who once lived a life buried in clutter) walk you through each room of your house to create organizational zones that are not only functional and practical but create places of peace that reflect your personality. Kathi will help you tackle the four-step process of dedicate, decide, declutter and “do-your-thing” to reveal the home you’ve always dreamed of, and then transform it into a haven that reflects who you truly are meant to be.

466 - No Buy July Part 1 Jun 22, 2021

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Kathi is here with Tonya Kubo talking about bossing us around this July! What do WWII and July 2021 have in common? Find out next month in Clutter Free Academy as we engage in a project together called “No Buy July.” Listen in to Part 1 to find out how this project will go, including:

Watching out for unconscious spending
Thinking creatively
Thinking and planning ahead
Taking a look at unfinished projects

THE CLUTTER-FREE HOME

When it comes to your home, peace is possible…

Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.

465 - Can You be Crafty and Clutter Free at the Same Time? Jun 15, 2021

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Kathi is here with the admittedly not crafty Tonya Kubo talking about all things crafting. You do not need to consider yourself crafty to get something of value from this episode. Crafting, creating, and all hobbies that bring us joy have this in common: a need to keep all the supplies in one area where we can get a little and create something beautiful with it. Together, let’s think about how little we can use to create what we want, grow our supplies as we grow our skills, and ask ourselves these questions to get started on the journey:

Do I have a designated spot?
How can I change my thinking?
How clever can I be with my supplies and space?
What do I actually need to craft with joy?

THE CLUTTER-FREE HOME

When it comes to your home, peace is possible…

Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.

464 - HELP - My House is Going on the Market Next Week! Jun 08, 2021

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In the first recorded episode of Questions with Kathi and Kelly, Kathi and her friend Kelly Wilbanks give us a roadmap for putting our house on the market and moving. If the thought of moving and making your house marketable overwhelms you, don’t worry. This is the action plan you need for continued clutter free peace in your home. Listen in to hear Kathi’s seven steps to putting your house on the market, including:

Don’t add anything
Concentrate on the noticeable things
Work front to back
And more …

The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life

When it comes to your home, peace is possible…

Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.

463 - The Checklist Challenge Part 2 Jun 01, 2021

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Kathi is here with her friend Kelly Wilbanks, who takes your great questions and brings them to Kathi to come up with the answers about all things clutter free. Today, they are continuing the discussion about Kathi’s best hacks and how to get things done in a short amount of time. It’s common to get overwhelmed very quickly. Kathi’s solution is all about the Checklist Challenge. The problem with most checklists is that many items on them tend to be way too far-reaching and contribute to overwhelm. Take Kathi’s advice and don’t participate in abuse of the checklist. Instead, tune in to find out how you can thrive with a checklist by:

Breaking it down
Imagining the space before you start
Pre-deciding
Curating & not settling for second best

The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life

When it comes to your home, peace is possible…

Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.

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