Kathi is back with co-host extraordinaire Tonya Kubo, the fearless leader of Clutter Free Academy Facebook group , discussing how to stop resenting those household chores. Regardless of our circumstances, most of us have some inescapable chores. If the world were fair, what are some of the chores you would choose to never do? Join in the conversation to hear Kathi and Tonya talk about the ones they would scratch off their lists and how to deal with the chores that seem to be unavoidable by: Re-f...
Nov 24, 2020•23 min
Today Kathi is talking with Alli Worthington, author of Standing Strong: A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Living with Confidence, about gaining confidence and roombas and clutter. In our clutter free journey, many times the lack of confidence in decision-making and self-doubt holds us back from moving forward. Join Kathi and Alli to hear how to: Grow in confidence to hear God’s voice Grow in confidence to trust ourselves Grow in confidence to tell yourself the right story Standing Str...
Nov 17, 2020•20 min
Kathi is here with The Grand Poobah of Clutter Free Academy Facebook group, Tonya Kubo. They are discussing the one glaring difference between them. Have you been on this clutter free journey for a while and wondered whether or not you should rent a dumpster or why someone else would? Join in the conversation to determine: When a dumpster is needed Why a dumpster may be needed How it can help you focus on all those delayed decisions The Clutter Free Home: Making Room For Your Life When it comes ...
Nov 10, 2020•18 min
Today Kathi Lipp is talking with Crystal Evans Hurst, author of The 28 Day Prayer Journey . Sometimes, on this clutter journey, it’s hard to establish the consistency we desire. Thankfully, Kathi and Crystal are here to show us how to create beautiful daily rhythms and routines. Listen in to learn about creating these rhythms and routines and: Why consistency requires us to start small Why, sometimes, we need to give ourselves grace and hit the reset button How we can create daily conversations ...
Nov 03, 2020•19 min
Do you have a storage unit or other large storage area filled with indecision? Kathi Lipp and Tonya Kubo are here to help us make those decisions, get rid of the storage clutter, and experience the freedom that comes with doing it. Friends, let’s decide together what is important and not pay rent for things that aren’t serving our current life. Listen in to discover five keys to getting rid of storage including: Why having a buddy helps with the process Decide where the money will be redistribut...
Oct 27, 2020•15 min
What a joy-filled message we have for you today, friends! Kathi and her guest, Suzie Eller, author of Joy Keeper, are with us today, discussing how to have real joy in the midst of all this crazy. I think we can all agree that 2020 has been filled with crazy and we would love to know some practical ways we can still experience joy in the middle of it all. Join in this uplifting conversation to hear how to do just that and learn: What the biggest misconception about joy is How joy is in the knowi...
Oct 20, 2020•23 min
Kathi and Cheri Gregory are back with us today in Part 4 of this series, talking about decision fatigue, how it’s often a stumbling block to decluttering, and what we can do about it. Friends, in this series, we’re learning together how to get rid of this decision fatigue and keep going even when it’s hard. Join in to be encouraged and learn about: How to get rid of all this stuff in the middle of a crisis How to get past the all or nothing thinking What to do when you’re stuck in decluttering O...
Oct 13, 2020•19 min
Kathi and Cheri Gregory, are back with us today in Part 3 of this series talking about the shame associated with clutter and what we can do about it. Friends, in this series, we’re learning together how to get rid of the three common emotions attached to clutter and keep going even when it’s hard. Join in to be encouraged and learn about: Why shame is often tied to perfectionism How to get rid of the shame voices in your head What are you allowing to re-criminalize yourself? Overwhelmed How to Q...
Oct 06, 2020•18 min
Kathi and her coauthor, Cheri Gregory, are back with us today in Part 2 of this series talking about the guilt those of us who deal with clutter know all too well. Friends, in this series, we’re learning together how to get rid of the fear and guilt and keep going even when it’s hard. Listen in to learn how we can preserve memories in other ways, rather than keeping all the clutter, and learn about: Unpacking these emotions Normalizing things so the emotions don’t make the decisions for us Findi...
Sep 29, 2020•17 min
Have you struggled to keep decluttering right side up while the world turned upside down this year? You are not alone, friend. Kathi and coauthor Cheri Gregory are with us today discussing the common emotions when it comes to clutter, why it’s hard to declutter in a crisis, and how to keep going when it’s hard. Listen in to find out: What you can do practically How to respond in a healthy manner How to dispel the fear Overwhelmed How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity Feeling overwhelmed...
Sep 22, 2020•21 min
Do you sometimes wish that someone else would do your meal planning? Kathi and Tiffany King are here to make your wish come true. We all know that successful meal planning lessens decisions and chaos in this busy life, but finding the time to consistently devote to it can be challenging. Tiffany King has developed Meals at Home to help relieve decision fatigue and help us save time and money. Join in the discussion to find out: Why it’s so helpful to have a consistent meal plan How meal planning...
Sep 15, 2020•18 min
Kathi is back with Melissa Norris, author of The Family Garden Plan . Last week they talked about how to grow and store food for your family for an entire year . This week they are discussing the details of food preservation. Join in the conversation to learn more about the four types of food preservation and … How to make the food last all year long Which food preservation method is the most cost-efficient How and why to eat with the seasons How all this contributes to a clutter-free way of lif...
Sep 08, 2020•22 min
If you have a homesteader complex in the least, this is the woman you want to be friends with! Kathi is here today with Melissa Norris, author of The Family Garden Plan, and they are talking about how to grow a whole year’s worth of food for your family. Listen in as they talk about how much space, time, energy, and money are really required. Find out why this really isn’t just a fool’s dream and how you can learn: How to have a plan for growing and preserving food for your family How to figure ...
Sep 01, 2020•21 min
Kathi’s back with Tonya Kubo, the queen of major decluttering and leader of Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group , to continue the discussion on how to kickstart your major decluttering this fall. In the first episode, they talked about some of the how-to’s and why 500 things. Today, they’re walking us through how to reset our houses by getting the most out of the kick start to clutter free course and tell us: The 5 ways to get the most out of the 14 day kickstart course How to help children be a...
Aug 25, 2020•16 min
Have you been feeling like you need to go a little deeper in your clutter free journey? Well, Kathi is here and with her is the grand poobah of all things clutter free and Clutter Free Academy Facebook group , Tonya Kubo. They are here with exciting news to ramp up your second half of the year and help kick start your major decluttering this fall. Listen in to find out: When you have to go deep and do the big thing Why 500 things How to kick things back into play How we’re going to dive into Kic...
Aug 18, 2020•21 min
On today’s episode of the podcast, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo, the illustrious leader of the Clutter-Free Academy Facebook group . Kathi and Tonya share about the value of creating a clutter-free community and how you can create a culture of generosity and reciprocity in your own community. On today’s show you’ll learn: How a “small give” can be a great way to start building a community of sharing Why it is a false economy to hold onto stuff “until I have time to sell it” The many benefits of...
Aug 11, 2020•21 min
Aug 04, 2020•25 min
Do you have a loved one who struggles with hoarding? On today’s episode, Tonya Kubo joins Kathi as they discuss what it’s like to live with and love a family member who struggles with hoarding. This is another great re-release in the Best Of Clutter Free Academy series. In this episode you will learn: The difference between hoarding and clutter Why hoarding is really a symptom of anxiety How to practice empathy with loved ones while understanding that only hoarders can help themselves Clutter-Fr...
Jul 28, 2020•22 min
Hey Friends, you are in for a real treat with this Best of Clutter Free Academy series! You won't want to miss any of these episodes, as we have picked the top four all-time favorites to re-release for you. This week Kathi and her guest, Erin Macpherson, share quick and easy ideas for clutter-free meal planning and summer entertaining. Friend, if you can answer yes to any of these questions, you will not want to miss this episode: Tired of always wondering, "What should I make for dinner?" Overw...
Jul 21, 2020•21 min
Join Kathi and Tonya Kubo, the fearless leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group and Clutter Free for Life , where they have all the fun, for today’s interesting topic of getting over a poverty mindset. Kathi and Tonya discuss the difference between poverty circumstances and poverty mindset. In understanding the difference, we can take an honest look and realize what is pushing us into our place of pain and discomfort. With this understanding, we can ask the three important questions: D...
Jul 14, 2020•14 min
Kathi and her dear friend Bonnie Gray, author of Whispers of Rest, are here to help lift us out of stress and anxiety, especially through the tough times we have recently been facing in close quarters. If you are in a place where you know that getting rid of some clutter would really help you but are overwhelmed by depression or anxiety, these actionable steps will really help you. Join in, friend, and learn how to invest in yourself and take care of the you that God created you to be! In this e...
Jul 07, 2020•15 min
If you can relate to living a chaotic, overstuffed, and overscheduled life, then you definitely won’t want to miss this conversation. Join Kathi and her kindred friend Milena Regos as they help us discover how to unhustle our life and find courage, simplicity, joy, wellbeing, and a sense of purpose. In this episode you will learn: The Importance of a Reset How to Re-evaluate Your Life How to Build in Reset Five Actionable Steps to Unhustle your life Ready For Anything Bad stuff happens all the t...
Jun 30, 2020•17 min
We are all trying to get more life into the four walls we are seeking to stay safe within. Adjusting to this new normal has been a challenge for many of us. Today, Kathi and Jen Pepito, of Peaceful Press, who has been doing this for a while, are discussing big living in a small space. Whether you are running a business, newly homeschooling, or doing a combination of all the things inside your home, you will definitely want to learn about these great principles for managing life in a small space,...
Jun 23, 2020•17 min
Back for our final session of use it up, wear it out, make do, do without are Kathi and her very own Roger Lipp. In the first two episodes with Tonya Kubo, leader of Clutter Free Academy , we learned to use it up and wear it out. In the third episode, Kathi and Roger talk about how to make do, and now they are back talking about the concept of do without. With all of us going through the current covid crisis together, we have all learned something about ourselves. Listen in to find out about som...
Jun 16, 2020•19 min
Kathi is continuing this four-part series with her very special guest, who she had to use all of her powers of persuasion to convince to join her, her betrothed, Roger Lipp. Tonya Kubo, leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group , helped us with the first two parts of Kathi’s favorite WWII quote in Use It Up and Wear It Out , and now Roger is here to help with the third part, Make Do. So, how do we make do in an era of being so heavily advertised to, one in which we get held hostage by ou...
Jun 09, 2020•19 min
Kathi and her friend Tonya Kubo, leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group and Clutter Free for Life , are here for Part 2 of the How to Best Manage Your Home During a Time of Crisis series. Last week we talked about the principle of use it up. To continue the conversation, Kathi and Tonya are talking about the principle of “wear it out,” all while nerding out on philosophical things. Friend, we have all justified purchasing wants over needs. Together, let’s explore some questions that w...
Jun 02, 2020•15 min
Join in the fun as Kathi and Tonya Kubo, our very own fearless leader of Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group and Clutter Free for Life , get to nerd out on one of Kathi’s favorite topics and challenge our thinking about what we really need to be happy, healthy, and content. Together we will discover that there are a million different little things we can do every single day that make a huge difference and add up. Friend, we are creative human beings who can make a beautiful life out of our abund...
May 26, 2020•27 min
Kathi and Tonya Kubo, leader of Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group and Clutter Free for Life are here for Part 4 of the How Do I? Series. In this series, we have learned how to get unstuck from our clutter rut , how to get rid of the good stuff , and how to know where stuff goes . Now, in the perfect finale of this fab four series, we are learning how to set realistic and manageable goals. Friend, you do not have to feel like you’re the only one, and working towards your clutter goals doesn’t h...
May 19, 2020•15 min
This week, Kathi and fearless leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group and Clutter Free for life, Tonya Kubo , are continuing the conversation in the How Do I? Series. Last week Kathi and Tonya talked about how to get rid of the good stuff. Today Tonya brings to the table the most frequently asked question: where do I put all the stuff? Join in the conversation as they teach us how to create the solutions that make the most sense and change our lives. In this episode you will learn: How...
May 12, 2020•18 min
Do you want to enjoy decluttered spaces but aren’t sure just how to get rid of the good stuff? Well, friends Kathi and our very own Tonya Kubo, leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group , are here to help! Last week, we learned about getting unstuck from your clutter rut. Tonya is asking all the hard questions in this series, and Kathi is bringing the wisdom from her experience and her new book The Clutter-Free Home . In this episode, you will discover: What’s the objective What’s the pr...
May 05, 2020•17 min
