We’ve had an episode on having a recycling holding zone as some of our listeners and clients are passionate about diverting all they can from landfill and feel a significant burden to find the right solution for all of their consumption and decluttering efforts, so this week we have created another bonus episode where we chat to Charlotte from 1800-Got-Junk . In this episode Amy and Charlotte: ● Chat about how 1800-Got-Junk do their best to find solution to challenging items to recycle and reuse...
Jan 15, 2020•28 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about having the kids go back or start school here in Australia: ● Encourage you to think the different ways your children approach the morning, do they jump out of bed eager or do they take a long time to wake up; ● Challenge you plan out your week so that people get to where they need to get to and food gets into hungry bellies after all the after school activities ● Give tips and tricks to help mornings and afternoons run more smoothly; ● And so so so so much more... We hope...
Jan 12, 2020•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about setting your vision for 2020. In this episode we: ● Talk about the difference between resolutions and setting vision; ● Challenge you to cast vision for 2020; ● Encourage you to think about where you currently are, where do you want to be, what you need to do/be/change to get to your vision and think about who you need to bring alongside you to achieve success; ● Discuss our model of success that leads to freedom; ● Give you some great questions to ask yourself ● And so s...
Jan 05, 2020•31 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast This week, we are sharing This Organized Life podcast and our conversation with Laurie Palau. We have a chat about starting the new year well and even though it was recorded for 2019 we think you’ll love it as you start 2020. If you want to hear more from the three of us then listen to episode #94 as we interview Laurie on the on 4 Types of Clutter, we will link to it in the show notes. Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Simply B Organized ● Four Types of Clutter with La...
Dec 29, 2019•23 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. We decided to showcase some of the podcast where we have been the guests! In 2017 we recorded 5 episodes around Christmas themes, Schedules, Decorations, Gifts and Wrapping, Christmas Functions and Christmas holidays and we repeated these again last year so if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to episode 22 through to 26, we will lin...
Dec 22, 2019•38 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. We decided to showcase some of the podcast where we have been the guests! In 2017 we recorded 5 episodes around Christmas themes, Schedules, Decorations, Gifts and Wrapping, Christmas Functions and Christmas holidays and we repeated these again last year so if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to episode 22 through to 26, we will lin...
Dec 15, 2019•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. We decided to showcase some of the podcast where we have been the guests! In 2017 we recorded 5 episodes around Christmas themes, Schedules, Decorations, Gifts and Wrapping, Christmas Functions and Christmas holidays and we repeated these again last year so if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to episode 22 through to 26, we will lin...
Dec 08, 2019•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast This December we wanted to again practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. We decided to showcase some of the podcast where we have been the guests! In 2017 we recorded 5 episodes around Christmas themes, Schedules, Decorations, Gifts and Wrapping, Christmas Functions and Christmas holidays and we repeated these again last year so if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to episode 22 through to 26, we will lin...
Dec 01, 2019•39 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about Perfectionism. Neither of us identified as perfectionist until we did this episode. So if you, too, don't resonate with this topic, we still recommend you listen! If you do have perfectionist tendencies, this will be a helpful conversation. In this episode we: ● Give nine characteristics of perfectionism; ● Talk about if we display those characteristics; ● Discuss how perfectionism relates to decluttering and organising; ● Give some antidotes to those nine traits From thi...
Nov 24, 2019•46 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast Kirsty had a great conversation with the extraordinary Clare Press from Wardrobe Crisis this week. Clare is also the Sustainability Editor of Vogue Australia and an incredible author, among many other talents. In this episode we: ● Talk about fashion and the effect that our insatiable desire for fast fashion has on our planet; ● Highlight some of the alarming statistics around fashion and the environment; ● Discuss the idea of a shopping detox and the unexpected benefits ● Dream and hope for a m...
Nov 17, 2019•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast We love that when we work with our clients, it's not about a student/ teacher relationship - it's about being a team, solving problems, and working together for their future of freedom. This means that we learnt some incredible things from our clients. We share heaps of those in our episode this week and how they've impacted how we do our everyday lives, and how it's helped evolve our business. In this episode we: ● Encourage you to be open to learning from others; ● Talk about shoe boxes, recyc...
Nov 10, 2019•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat firewood at Joanna Strybosch's request! Amy has a fireplace and while Kirsty loves a fire, she has never had a home with a fireplace. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to declutter and organise your firewood; ● Encourage you to consider if your fireplace is used regularly or if it attracts more aspirational clutter instead; ● Give you some tips on how to store and move your firewood around; ● And so so so so much more… We hope from this conversation we all learn something and...
Nov 03, 2019•24 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about discouragement and what it looks like regarding decluttering. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to remind yourself that you are worth it; ● Encourage you to trust the process; ● Talk about different ways discouragement can occur; ● Discuss the different ways we get discouraged as Professional Organisers; ● And so so so so much more... We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and puts a smile on your face! Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful ...
Oct 27, 2019•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast We love Osher Gunsberg's podcast 'Better than Yesterday', and last week, we heard the innovative Mike Smith; who else listened to that interview? Amy got to chat with him, so we decided to give a little bonus episode with that chat today! In this episode we: ● Encourage you all to join Zeroco's Kickstarter campaign, which is a win/win/win for our planet and us; ● Challenge our ideas on single-use plastics; ● Chat about how Zeroco are doing radical transparency; ● And so so so so much more... We ...
Oct 23, 2019•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat with Nicole Bijlsma from Building Biology about mould and all things healthy homes. In this episode we: ● Challenge your thinking around what makes a healthy home ; ● Encourage you to be more aware of mould in your home; ● Give you some tips on how to reduce the impact of mould and dust in your home; ● And so so so so much more... We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and put a smile on your face! Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links: ● Aust...
Oct 20, 2019•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat to Angela and Wendy from Hoarding Home Solutions about Hoarding Disorder. In this episode we: ● Give you a definition of what Hoarding Disorder is; ● Encourage you to get curious when people use the word "Hoarding"; ● Give you some idea of the varied way Hoarding Disorder can manifest itself; ● Talk about the difference between Hoarding Disorder and Chronic Disorganisation; ● Wendy and Angela give lots of great advice for family members who are concerned about a loved one; ● An...
Oct 13, 2019•46 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about responsibility and dealing with frustrations around the home when you feel others aren't contributing to the household workload. In this episode we: ● Ask who is responsible for shared areas; ● Encourage you to have discussions with people you share the house with; ● Talk about different ways to frame the issues; ● Discuss the difference between being responsible for an area and being the person to do the work; ● And so so so so much more... Things mentioned in this episo...
Oct 06, 2019•26 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast We chat with our listener Sylvia about everything you can recycle and how to repurpose stuff before they go to a landfill/recycling plant. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to reuse things at least once more before its recycled ● Encourage you to have grace for yourself as you’re learning how to recycle ● Give you some tips for where you can recycle things Things mentioned in this episode: ● Envision Hands -recycling bottle tops ● Officeworks , Ikea , Aldi -...
Sep 29, 2019•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we discuss why there is no destination: Decluttered and how the decluttering process is an ongoing life-giving journey. In this episode we: ● Challenge you not to be disheartened by the ongoing process; ● Encourage you that as you progress in this decluttering journey, there comes freedom from overwhelm and freedom to focus on living a more purposeful and intentional life; ● Give you some tips for when the struggle is real; ● And so much more... We hope the conversation inspires you to...
Sep 22, 2019•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about bulky sports equipment and how you declutter, organise and store all those awkward items. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to be honest and reflective about your actual needs; ● Encourage you to ask helpful questions to help you declutter and assess your needs; ● Give you some tips for storage solutions and sentimental sports items; ● And so much more... We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your face! Things mentioned ...
Sep 15, 2019•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a conversation about kids and their love of soft toys and how challenging it can be to declutter and organise them. In this episode we: ● Chat about the difference between toys that kids use to sleep with and those that aren't used very often; ● Encourage you to help your kids distinguish those soft toys they can move onto other homes; ● Give you some tips for where to pass those stuffed toys onto; ● And so much more... We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small chan...
Sep 08, 2019•27 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a conversation about what to do when you've been given things you don't love or have space for, aka; offloading In this episode we: ● Challenge you to be thoughtful about what you bring into your home as one day it has to leave your home too; ● Encourage you to do the deep work to untangle yourself from obligation; ● Give you some tips for how to approach people when you want to sell or give away items that were given to you by others; ● Get you to think about why we are so att...
Sep 01, 2019•26 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a conversation around areas in your home that might cause you to come unstuck because of memories or issues that rise to the surface when you go to declutter and organise these spaces. It is yet another episode that Kirsty cries and Amy holds space for her as we both hold space for you, our gorgeous listeners, in these harder areas. In this episode we: ● Cover issues of death, loss & divorce; ● How you might find issues when dealing with your wardrobe, bathroom, bedroom, ho...
Aug 25, 2019•31 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast This week is about decluttering and organising your cords and cables! In this episode we: ● Challenge you to stop procrastinating decluttering this area! If this area of your home typically belongs to someone else, ask them to listen with you ● Encourage you to label cords and cables ● Give you some tips for how to organise them now and how to let go of them ● Get you to think about disposing of them in an environmentally friendly way Things mentioned in this episode: ● Digital Life Episode ● Me...
Aug 18, 2019•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a conversation around an accidental experiment that Amy conducted when she was sick a few months ago which we found fascinating and thought we would share our learnings from it. In this episode we: ● Encourage you to consider what rest looks like to you and which of your tanks empty first; mental, emotional or physical; ● Share how this experiment grew our empathy and compassion for our clients; ● Challenge you to think about what you might be resisting in your decluttering jou...
Aug 11, 2019•37 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a conversation around big books, think reference books, textbooks, recipe books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries etc. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to assess whether you need to keep outdated reference books critically; ● Encourage you to use other mediums to access the same information; ● Give you some tips for how you can keep just part of the information contained in the books; ● Get you to think about where you can store the books if you do decide to keep them; ● And so ...
Aug 04, 2019•20 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast This week we have a conversation around Judgement! In this episode we: ● Challenge you to have a whole lot of grace and forgiveness for yourself; ● Encourage you to let go of others' judgements of yourself; ● Give you some tips for how to go about letting go of self-judgement and others' judgement of you and using it to motivate you; ● Have some tears flow as we show you our heart for you; ● And so much more... We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts a smile on your...
Jul 28, 2019•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we chat about house guests, whether they stay for one night or one year! In this episode we: ● Challenge you to think critically about how often you have house guests, and you need a whole room dedicated to this function; ● Encourage you to treat guests how they like to be treated; ● Give you some tips for what to provide for your guests; ● Have lively discussions about whether to use your "guest towels" for yourself! ● And so much more... We hope the conversation inspires you to make ...
Jul 21, 2019•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we get passionate with Tania Goranitis from Woman Against Waste. Tania is a Professional Organiser from regional Victoria and the founder of the movement we know will be embraced by so many of you! In this episode, we learn: ● What inspired Tania to start Women Against Waste; ● How her community has changed their behaviour; ● How you can get involved; ● Changes that we can all make in our homes; ● And so much more... We hope the conversation inspires you to make a small change and puts...
Jul 14, 2019•36 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast This week we get passionate about repetitive clutter, you know those spaces you've decluttered but for some reason, it is groundhog day again! In this episode we talk about the four major issues that contribute to clutter reappearing: ● You might have too much - it’s a quantity problem ● You might not have a suitable way to keep things - it’s a storage problem ● You have systems but you’re not sticking with it - it’s a habit problem ● You actively chose to ignore the problem - it’s a vision prob...
Jul 07, 2019•33 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast 
