This week we were inspired to chat about the new Netflix show ' The Home Edit '. We really enjoyed it and wanted to share with you the ways in which we are similar and how we differ. In this episode we; ● Encourage you to use this show as inspiration for decluttering; ● Challenge you to prioritise function over perfection ; ● Remind you just how different Kirsty and Amy are from each other; Thanks to Stephanie R for your patreon support!! Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering ...
Sep 20, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 219
This week we were inspired to chat about the things that we need to improve upon personally. It was inspired by a comment one of Kirsty's clients made to her about how relieved she was to realise just how imperfect Kirsty was ;-) In this episode we; ● Encourage you to consider what your strengths are and what areas do you have room to improve; ● Challenge you not to beat yourself up about your room for improvement and have a laugh along with us; ● Remind you that we are just like you, more real ...
Sep 13, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 218
We have a bonus episode for you today being R U OK day here in Australia! In this episode we: ● Encourage you all ask a friend or family member if they are ok; ● Provide plenty of resources you can access if you or someone you know isn't ok; ● Chat about how Mental Health first aid has grown our knowledge and understanding of Mental Health and how we would recommend it to everyone; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Mental Heal First Aid website ● R U Ok website Find Hel...
Sep 09, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 217
This week we chat to the incredible Gretchen Rubin ! Gretchen is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She’s known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humour and clarity, in a way that’s accessible to a wide audience. She’s the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Outer Order, Inner Calm , The Four Tendencies , Better Than Before , and The Happiness Project . She has an enormous re...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 216
This week we were inspired to chat about artwork thanks to a post in our Facebook community started by Robyn Christie! In this episode we; ● Encourage you to consider donating or selling any artwork that you no longer love or need; ● Challenge you to take a look at the art in your home with fresh eyes; ● Get expert advice from our friend, Frances Cosway from White Pebbles Interior ; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Join our Facebook group to see photos of our artwork t...
Aug 30, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 215
This week we chat to another one of Kirsty's clients, Lois North! Lois is a wife, mum of 4 adult kids, cleaner and previous home-schooler among many other roles and talents she has. She is a wealth of wisdom and inspiration to us and we know you will be inspired by her too. In this episode Lois; ● Shares how she found The Art of Decluttering; ● Hear what her experience with working with Kirsty was actually like for her; ● Challenges you to invest in decluttering so as to save you money on a clea...
Aug 23, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 214
***Disclaimer this week, there is swearing and talk of trauma and squalor*** This week we chat to the formidable Sandra Pankhurst! You may have read Sandra's biography by the brilliant Sarah Krasnostein, The Trauma Cleaner , which so lovingly depicts Sandra's incredible life story. Today we focused in on Sandra's work as a cleaner for people who live in squalor and cleaning trauma scenes in houses. She is so fascinating and exemplifies her motto that 'excellence is no accident'. In this episode ...
Aug 16, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 213
This week feels like another Iso with Kirst & Ames episode! We chat about the concept of busy - we know - ironic in this season hey! In this episode we; ● Encourage you to put your needs closer to the top of your priorities; ● Ask you to consider what a full life loos like for you and your unique family; ● Challenge you to take lessons from animals; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Brooke McAlary book Slow Thanks also to N Books for the podcast review and Belinda W...
Aug 09, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 212
This week we chat about repurposing spaces and rooms for what you actually need rather than being frustrated by the lack of function in your home. In this episode we; ● Encourage you to prioritise functionality over supposed purpose of any given space or room; ● Ask you to think about what room would you add to your house if you could (inspired by Gretchen Rubin); ● Challenge you to say no as much as you can; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Head Heart and Home cou...
Aug 02, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 211
This week we chat to the legendary Peter Walsh! Peter was so incredibly generous in his time with us and dropped so much GOLD, we know you will love it as much as we do. In this episode we; ● Learn Peter's story from being a teacher in Australia to sharing the TV screen with Oprah; ● Hear his heart for deep understanding of people and not just superficial tidying; ● Glean from his wisdom what changes happen in peoples heads, hearts and home when they do the deep work of decluttering; Things ment...
Jul 26, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 210
This week we hear the stories of transformation from some of our Head, Heart and Home course participants Thank you to Karen, Deb, Felicity, Ruth, Sally & Mandy for sharing your heart for others transformation too. Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful .links: ● Head, Heart and Home Course You won't regret it, your future self will thank you Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to produce this podcast....
Jul 23, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 209
This week we chat to Belinda and glean her wisdom of someone who has done our Head, Heart and Home course as well as having Kirsty come in and help her daughter declutter her room. In this episode we; ● Learn Belinda's story, how she came to become a client of The Art of Decluttering; ● How she felt investing in her daughter by having Kirsty do a kids session with her; ● Hear what changes have happened in her family because she's participated in the Head, Heart and Home course; ● And so so so so...
Jul 19, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 208
This week we chat about journals, especially as we got lots of people confused after our Old Diaries and Calendar episode a few weeks ago. In this episode we; ● Talk about how different we are in our approach to journal keeping; ● Encourage you to acknowledge if you are indeed an aspirational journal keeper; ● Challenge you dig into the real reason you are keeping your journals; ● Remind you all that who you are now is evidence of the things you've learnt more than the contents of your journals;...
Jul 12, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 207
We are hosting a free webinar on Wednesday 15th July 2020 at 8pm AEST where we'll share the 6 Keys to Your Decluttering Success. You'll find out everything you need to master in order to have lasting success in decluttering and organising your home. We'd love you to attend live if you can, but even if you can't, sign up and we'll send you a recording of the live webinar. Register today: https://meetinglab.zoho.com/meeting/register?sessionId=1047514352 Join our community ● Our website The Art of ...
Jul 10, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 206
This week we chat about getting curious and what a powerful tool it can be for self discovery on your decluttering journey. In this episode we; ● Talk about how curiosity actually helps to transform us; ● Encourage you to become a toddler again with 'but why?'; ● Challenge you to come up with your own "Pufferfish" moments and dig into why they occur; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Hannah Gatsby show Douglas on Netflix Join our community ● Our website The Art of Declu...
Jul 05, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 205
This week we chat about old diaries and calendars and if and when we might need to keep them. In this episode we; ● Talk about the many reasons our clients have kept their old diaries and old calendars; ● Encourage you to only keep them (as a whole) for tax or legal purposes and what to do with sentimental parts of diaries and calendars; ● Challenge you to transfer the important details to somewhere you can always access them; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Gregorian...
Jun 28, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Just a quick bonus episode to celebrate our 3 year anniversary of podcasting!! We share some of our highlights so enjoy this little extra in your ears Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to produce this podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a month! ● Follow us on Instagram ● Follow us on Facebook ● Join our Facebook group ● Leave a review on Apple Podcast Thank you to our sound ...
Jun 28, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 203
This week we chat to the incredible Frances Cosway from White Pebbles Interior about designing and creating clever and functional spaces in our homes. In this episode we; ● Talk about planning the purpose and potential purposes of spaces before thinking about storage; ● Encourage you to consider functionality before you start designing; ● Chat about kitchens and laundries (there might or might not be a rant about laundry chutes) ● Challenge you, if you are building or renovating, to use all avai...
Jun 21, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 202
This bonus episode is a celebration of our 200th episode In this episode we; ● Talk about our favourite episodes; ● Encourage you that just like us, your voice matters!; ● Show our gratitude to all of our listeners and the people who help us to get this and every episode out to you all; Join our community ● Our website The Art of Decluttering ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly support makes a huge difference to us being able to produce this podcast. Support can be as little as $1 a mo...
Jun 17, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 201
This week we chat about the difference between cleaning, tidying and decluttering. In this episode we; ● Talk about what those three look like in our homes; ● Encourage you to consider which area you spend the most time; ● Challenge you to consider if you need to further declutter to help with the tidying or if it is the case of not having homes for things that will help reduce your tidying time; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Head, Heart and Home course Thank yo...
Jun 14, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 200
This week we chat about downsizing and how anyone can downsize if they want! In this episode we; ● Talk about the different clients we are working with who are currently downsizing; ● Encourage you to consider if downsizing might be something to consider; ● Challenge you to consider downsizing just the space you occupy in your current home by decluttering; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Our Head, Heart and Home course Thank you to Blue Mountains Mum for your podcast ...
Jun 07, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 199
This week we chat about wallets and purses how we organised them. In this episode we; ● Talk about the official difference between a wallet and a purse; ● Encourage you to to declutter your wallet/purse of all the odds and ends that have somehow made their way into yours; ● Challenge you to consider if you even need one; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● 3 Differences between a purse and a wallet article ● Stocard app for storing loyalty cards ● Our 5 Day Wardrobe Declu...
May 31, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 198
This week we chat about business and loyalty cards and how we do (or do not) organised them. In this episode we; ● Talk about how we store business and loyalty cards; ● Encourage you to be creative in how you keep businesses details instead of taking business cards; ● Challenge you to consider different ways to be loyal to your favourite businesses; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Stocard app for storing loyalty cards ● Medicare app for storing your Medicare card digi...
May 24, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 197
** Disclaimer, we are still recording at home thanks to Covid-19 ** This week we chat to about the different types of decluttering sessions we do with clients. In this episode we; ● Discuss the different types of sessions we do; Clean out sessions Set up sessions Change of function for a space sessions Change of life sessions Setting up Systems session NDIS sessions; ● Discuss the different type of people we help from those who have a clear vision and work alongside us all the way through to tho...
May 17, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 196
This week we chat to the inspirational Sarah Taylor about tiny, off-grid, intentional living. In this episode Sarah; ● Shares her journey of building a bus for tiny living as well as her latest adventure of living off grid in Queensland; ● Tells some truths about the ups and downs of adjusting to intentional living; ● Encourages us to be thoughtful and conscious consumers and disposer of everything we use; ● Challenges us to questions the stories we are told and the stories we tell ourselves; Th...
May 10, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 195
This week we chat about things that clutter is holding you back from! In this episode we; ● Give you our thoughts on just some of the things you might be doing if clutter was cleared from your house; ● Encourage you to set vision for what it is you want to use your house for; ● Challenge you make clearing the clutter a priority by investing time or money achieving your vision; Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Head, Heart and Home course Thank you Roxfox83 for your podc...
May 04, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 194
This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. Inspires you to be productive in your decluttering and encourages your mental health. Today we get excited and sad all in the one episode! Excited because our Melbourne team are heading back to work this week. Sad because Kirsty is exhausted from this season and needs to have a break from daily podcasts. It has been such a honour and pleasure to be in your ears daily over the last si...
May 02, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 193
This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. Inspires you to be productive in your decluttering and encourages your mental health. Today we interview Kirsty's kids, Oliver and Amelie, Amy's son Elijah and Amy's nephew, Ezekiel. We ask them how they are coping in Covid-19 as well as things they have taught themselves in isolation and how much they love The Art of Decluttering ;-). We hope you can giggle along with us today. Thin...
May 02, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 192
This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. Inspires you to be productive in your decluttering and encourages your mental health. Today we interview Amy's sister, Sarah. She shares with us what it is like to live in rural Queensland and how they deal with waste and decluttering. We also learn anew how intertwined the Thompsons & the Georgio's histories are. We hope you can giggle along with us today. Join our community ● B...
Apr 30, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 191
This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. Inspires you to be productive in your decluttering and encourages your mental health. Today we interview Kirsty's Mum, Nerida. She gives us insight into Kirsty's childhood and we get to learn where her wisdom comes from. We hope you can giggle along with us today. Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to pro...
Apr 30, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 190
