This week we chat to a long time listener and friend of both of ours, James Garth! He gives us his unique perspective on being a husband, father and busy professional while also trying to learn and grow in the area of home organisation. In this interview James shares what he has learnt over the years to help his family run smoother and some fun life hacks. This is a great one to encourage your male friends, partners and organisationally challenged friends to listen to as James shares some gold w...
Sep 16, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 67
This week we chat about Hidden Clutter! The fruit bowl, front of the fridge, on top of the fridge, the junk drawer and some more. We give you great tips on how to declutter them and also how to keep them declutter for life! We know that delayed decisions equal clutter so we suggest that you don't put things down instead you put them away in their home. We encourage you to just do it now, to find a home for everything and to use the power of 15 minutes to put things away. We also give you a few s...
Sep 09, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 66
This week we chat about Sentimental Papers, so important documents like Birth, Death, Marriage, Citizenship certificates and Passports along with sentimental cards and letters. We chat about how to help others who are not as sentimental as you are, how to have grace with them and how you might keep it instead of encouraging them to. We talk about keeping things from people who have passed away or might soon and those mammoth letters you wrote to your bestie in High School. We will be talking abo...
Sep 02, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 65
This episode is dedicated to clothes, oh how we love clothes! We give you great tips on how and when to declutter. When you should let go of clothes and send them to the bin or donate them. We also chat about how to store different items of clothing. We have a few giggles and you learn our dressing habits as well as those of some of our clients! Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to produce this podcast. Donations ca...
Aug 26, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 64
This episode is dedicated to all the great teachers in the world. Teaching is a calling and we're so grateful for the teachers from our own childhoods and those that educate our munchkins today. Along with teaching also comes a lot of resources, material, books, stationery and it seems to breed year on year. So this week we share our top tips for our teacher friends on how to declutter and organise their professional lives. Thanks to Ashleigh Newman for the episode request! Join our community ● ...
Aug 19, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Do you find your home is constantly messy and your mind is always muddled? Do you long for more clarity in your thoughts and simplicity in your life? If you answered yes to these questions, then we think it’s time you know the secret to experiencing freedom and joy. Join us as we unpack all the things that create clutter in our lives and learn the key to living a decluttered and organised life that you can embrace and enjoy. Together, we will explore what it takes to have a home that is welcomin...
Aug 14, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Are you living with a Mental Health disruption? Have you recognised in your own life the connection that clutter has with Mental Health? We totally get it! We have both worked with many people who have anxiety, depression, OCD, ADD, ADHD, BiPolar, and other mental health disruptions. We know how brave you are to reach out to get help from us and other professionals. We chat today about how we can be part of an integrative team of professionals helping you to live well with disruptions. Amy chats...
Aug 12, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Are you living with a Toddler? Are you overwhelmed by all the toys and paraphernalia that comes with parenting a Toddler? We totally get it! We have both been through this stage of parenting and have lived to tell the tales! We give you heaps of tips and tricks on how to declutter with your toddler, how to teach them how to pack up their toys, how to teach them to be generous in passing things on that they no longer play with and how to help them and you to stay organised during this fun but har...
Aug 05, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Are you a shoeaholic? Are shoes the ONE thing you dread to declutter? This week we share our best tips on how to declutter and organise your shoe collection. You will hear how Amy comes from a shoe importing family and how she could have 900 shoes if she wanted and how Kirsty is learning to adult when it comes to shoes. We also throw down the gauntlet to each other to further declutter our show collections! Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge di...
Jul 29, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Have you had a career change? Moved from full time work to looking after kids or semi-retired? Have you kept papers from your old career or study? This week we share our best tips on how to declutter from your old professional life. We also share about our prior professional lives and what we did before we became professional organisers. Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us being able to produce this podcast. Donations can be as ...
Jul 22, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Our most requested topic is finally here - MOVING HOUSE! So whether you've got a move planned or you'd just like to hear how we manage to fully unpack on moving day, we hope you enjoy this episode. We give you tips to declutter before the move, tips for the day of move and interstate moves. So if you are about to move or have recently moved make sure you pop over to our Facebook page and Instagram page to let us know how you handled your move. This weeks episode was sponsored by iTrak Real Estat...
Jul 15, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 57
This week we chat about Decluttering after losing a loved one. This is an awesome episode however we wanted to give a trigger warning for those of you who this episode might hit close to home. We have an amazing guest in the studio today, Mandy, who lost her husband, both parents and both step-parents all within a few years of each other whilst juggling early motherhood! She shares some fantastic tips on how to honour your loved ones without holding onto everything and also how to deal lovingly ...
Jul 08, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 56
This week we chat about Pets, their paraphernalia, we don't want you to declutter your pets! We have a special guest in our studio today, Pebbles, a beautiful black lab, so if you're listening with your dog, be warned ;-) We chat about what to do with stuff that your animal has outgrown, how to store food, what to do with sentimental items and a whole lot more. We also have loads of giggles with Pebbles! So if you have animals from mice to horses, you will be sure to love this episode. Join our ...
Jul 01, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 55
This week we chat about Small Business! This is the episode for all of you who run market stalls, MLM business or work from home with products! What to do with your stock, how to store it, how to be more inspired by your products by making sure you can clearing find what you need! We chat about the flow of your work, stocktake, packaging and marketing materials. We also have a good laugh! Join our community ● Become a Patron with Patreon – your monthly donation makes a huge difference to us bein...
Jun 24, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 54
This week we chat about Divorce. We wanted to honour how hard divorce can be for all involved and to share some tips on how to create that new life with a decluttered twist! We give tips on what to do when you have stuff that belonged to your ex, their family of origin and when to ask for help from family or professionals. We know that your number one priority in the aftermath of separation is self-care and caring for your children so we completely understand when your house becomes overwhelmed ...
Jun 17, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 53
This week we chat about Weddings! What ours were like and how much has changed and how much has stayed the same. We chat about how to not buy into consumerism when it comes to weddings and how you can look to Instagram for inspiration but not to get sucked into keeping up with the Joneses. What was your wedding like? What did you do that was out of the ordinary? Things mentioned in this episode: Visually Creative for wedding flowers and props in Sydney: www.v isuallycreative.com.au Angel Gowns: ...
Jun 10, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 52
This week we chat about Grace and Freedom! These are some of our favourite words and topics, so when Lauren Osborne, one of our awesome listeners asked us to unpack these ideas as a podcast, we jumped at the chance. We talk about what is Grace to us, that it is something we can extend to ourselves and others. How we are all a work in progress, that it is function over perfection and that it is honesty over unreal expectations. We chat about what Freedom means to us, that it is throwing off the s...
Jun 03, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 51
This week we chat about Meal Planning! What it is and what it is not. How different it can be in each unique home. Amy chats about how they do meal planning in the Revell house and Kirsty chats about the different ways in which Meal planning works in the Farrugia household. Do you do the cooking in your home or does your partner do the bulk of the cooking? Do your kids whine at every meal like Kirsty's do? Do you do meal planning different to Amy & Kirsty, make sure you come over to the Face...
May 27, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 50
This week we chat about Sentimental Items! In this episode, we acknowledge the different generations and their different philosophies underpinning their mindset towards things. We also give you some really helpful questions to ask yourself to reframe your thinking towards items you hold dearly and some different ways of honouring our things without holding onto absolutely everything. We want you to keep things that are sentimental to you, we want you to be intentional and mindful of what you do ...
May 20, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 49
This week we chat about Baby Supplies! We give you tips on what you need to get when you are having a baby and how to store items, inbetween children. We reminisce those early years of parenthood, you'll hear about Kirsty's favourite purchase as a new mum and how Amy didn't buy anything :-) We rant a bit about the influence that social media has on our perceptions of parenthood and chat about minimalism with babies. We hope you laugh along with us and learn a tip or two to help you create your n...
May 13, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 48
This week we put a call out for a listener who wanted to come and interview us in our studio and the amazing Sophie Walker put her hand up and joined us for a fun conversation! Sophie is also the creator and host of her own podcast Australian Birth Stories which is awesome, so you all need to go listen up to it! Sophie is a mum of 2 gorgeous young boys and lives in a rental property with her hubby. She is a self-confessed clutterer so asked us plenty of questions to get our tips and tricks for h...
May 06, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This week we are talking about Kids parties- Minimalist Style! We give you tips on how to create parties on a budget, create beautiful family traditions and give gifts that won't clutter others homes. We have some big laughs this week with some word stumbles and we share memories of our childhood parties. We hope you laugh along with us and learn a tip or two to help you create your next minimalist kids party. Big shout out to Teagan McFarlane for her Facebook review. Join our community ● Become...
Apr 29, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 46
This week we are talking about Dress Ups, kids and adults (yes we go there but it's still kid friendly listening!) We give you tips on how to store them, creative ways to display them, what else to include as part of your kids imaginative play. We rant about dress-ups being overly stereotyped gendered and encourage you to view imaginative play as building empathy in our children. We have a good many laughs during this episode, so we hope you do too! Big shout out to Kim Lut for her iTunes review...
Apr 22, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 45
What is the inside scoop? Cal Revell, Amy's husband, is our guest today and man does he have so many truth bombs to drop! Amy started off nervous that Cal and Kirsty would roast her, but we would never do that and the episode is more about Cal than it is about Amy. You will hear just how much love is in their marriage and how supportive Cal is of Amy and her gift to the world. Partners around the world will resonate with Cal's experience and be inspired to join their partners in their declutteri...
Apr 15, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Photos! In our generation alone, we have had slides, Polaroids, Film with negatives, Digital cameras, phone camera (and this isn't even touching Super 8's & videos!) so we know the task of decluttering and organising your photos can be overwhelming so this week we bring your some tips and tricks. Big shout out to Kate Haines for this topic idea and to Meggan Gasciogne for the Facebook review! We hope you enjoy it! Here are some questions to ask yourself; Can you name anyone in the photo? Do ...
Apr 08, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Do you feel overwhelmed by your kids Dancing costumes? Are you new to the world of dancing or an old hand? Have your kids grown out of them but you/they just can't let go of their first tutu? Are you a wealth of knowledge in regards to Troupe/Eisteddfods, please come on over to our Facebook page and share it with us! This week we chat about what you need to pack for weekly dance classes, eisteddfods and concerts, when you can/should pass on costumes, and how to store costumes in between times. B...
Apr 01, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Do you have a craft or hobby that you love? Do you have a craft or hobby that has been sitting untouched for years (or decades?)? Do you need help decluttering your craft/hobby? Do you need some fresh ideas about how to store and display your art? We chat about crafts and hobbies today and you will learn just HOW entrepreneurial Amy really is, she has turned her hand at most crafts of the 80's/90's/00's! You will laugh along with (at) us as we talk about turning your grown kids room into a craft...
Mar 25, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Do you work in an office at a desk? Is your desk full of clutter? Do you look with envy at others who have a clean desk or do you wonder if they get any work done? This week we chat about what you need on your desk, what you don't need on your desk, phone detox, productivity hacks, daily habits and so much more! You will laugh along with (at) us as well as be inspired to look at your desk with fresh eyes to see how you could change your productivity. We also set a challenge to spend 5 minutes ea...
Mar 18, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This week we chat about camping and how to make going on holidays easier, simple, straightforward and more organised! You will laugh when Amy double jinx Kirsty and she can't talk. We chat about our favourite holiday destinations and Amy shares heaps of tips, tricks and hacks to make life easier when you go on holidays including pegs, containers and washing detergent. We chat about worst camping holidays and laugh at how we are NOT your people to seek advice about camping in the Australian Outba...
Mar 11, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Our most Rubbish Episode ever, because we are chatting about RUBBISH!! This episode will have you laughing along with (at) us as well as thinking about all the ways you can get rubbish out of your home and how to reduce the waste you make. We chat about Hard Rubbish collections, tip runs, Skip bins, Aussie Skip bags at Bunnings, recycling, composting and so much more! We have a competition going this week where if you are the first to tell us exactly how many times we say the word "Rubbish" then...
Mar 04, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 38
