**mild language warning for today's episode - not suitable for little ears** We've got a third mic today!! The amazing Maz Compton is with us. Maz is a media personality who's been working in the industry for two decades. She's spent her life on tv and radio interviewing celebrities (on the red carpet), flying around the world for MTV and hosting awards shows! In 2016 she experienced a change in her life that was a huge catalyst that started her on a journey of fitness, decluttering and self dis...
Jul 25, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast She's baaaack! Yes lovely listeners, the fabulous Brooke McAlary is with us today! It's been way to long since we have caught up with Brooke so make sure you tune in today as we check in and see the McAlary clan have been up to AND hear all about her latest book 'Çare'. Of course there will be much fan girling and giggles - so what are you waiting for?! Grab that cuppa or pop on those sneakers and get listening! Oh and don't to buy Brooke's book - we'd love you to come share in our FB community ...
Jul 18, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast We love our Facebook Community!! Especially when members request specific topics. So this week you can thank Jodi Mine for our chat about travel bags! It might seem like a bit of an odd time to be talking about travelling but even if we can't really go that far at the moment wouldn't it be great to be able to find what you need when you need it when that time comes again (yes we are holding out hope!). Get ready for tips and tricks galore in today's episode - enjoy! In this episode we: ● Suggest...
Jul 11, 2021•29 min•Ep 263•Transcript available on Metacast Today's episode has been inspired by our amazing Facebook Community. A request came in asking us to talk about when at first glance your house looks tidy and organised but when you start opening up the cupboards you're hit by a tidal wave of stuff. Get ready for loads of tips, tricks and advice about why this happens and how to do something about it. So what’s behind your cupboard doors? AIso - our 4 Year Podversary!!! Thank you to all of our amazing listeners who have tuned in (and contin...
Jul 04, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Yay another guest interview and this time it's another one of our amazing staff members!! Here's Marion! Marion is part of our team of Professional Organisers in Melbourne. Today she shares with us a little bit about her life, family and decluttering journey. Marion brings wisdom, creative solutions and a compassionate caring heart to our team (just to mention a few!). Her clients love her and so do we - get ready to be inspired and encouraged today as you listen. If a few of the topics that Mar...
Jun 27, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today's episode is a good one!! We bring you a concept that you can use as a tool to help make the decluttering process that little bit easier. Breaking things down into binary decisions is a great way to take a step back when things get hard or overwhelming and make it plain and simple to get you back into your decluttering groove. Sometimes reducing the options to yes/no black/white type decisions can help you to refocus your energy in the midst of trickiness or when you can't see the forest f...
Jun 20, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Guest interview time! Today we are chatting with one of Kirsty's Sydney clients. Tanya is a mum of 3, a wife and a teacher. Tanya was excited to learn that she could access our services through NDIS funding so she booked us in ASAP! We hope you enjoy hearing her perspective as a mum of a child with additional needs and how having us in her home has made a difference. Also shout out to Mandy & Kate from Too Peas in a Podcast for recommending us! In this episode we: ● Find out how Tanya found ...
Jun 13, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Don't let the title of today's episode put you off. Yes we are talking about control but in relation to freedom, grace and self agency (now there's a fancy new term for you!). Come along for the ride today as we toss around a whole bunch of our thoughts on how we are in control of our minds, bodies and emotions, how trying to control others generally results in resentment and Kirsty's hatred of the word 'should' just to name a few. Get ready to go deep and reflect on your own mindset around cont...
Jun 06, 2021•25 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast Tossing up whether to do a reno or sell your house can feel overwhelming. This week we are posing loads of questions to get you thinking and sharing lots of our advice (along with our usual giggles and banter!) to help you feel more prepared when it comes to renovating. From enlisting the help of professionals, to reducing your costs by decluttering first are just some of the many things we cover. So get ready to absorb all our renovating tips! In this episode we: ● Remind you to always declutte...
May 30, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you ever walk into a room and think, 'what on earth is that doing there?!' Well you aren't alone - in today's episode we tackle what to do with all the stuff that is out of place around the home. Grab a cuppa and get ready to take some notes as we take you through some really practical ways of rehoming items and clearing the clutter. In this episode we: ● Explain and define what we mean by rehoming items; ● Remind you that clutter attracts clutter - it's like a magnet; ● Share lots of the ran...
May 23, 2021•32 min•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast Time for another get to know our staff episode!! Today meet Trudi. We have both known Trudi for a loooooong time and love that she is now part of our Melbourne team of professional organisers. She loves making a difference in people's lives and is an amazing problem solver. We hope you enjoy getting to know her; we know you'll think she's as wonderful as we do! In this episode we: ● Share how we all know each other; ● Learn about all the different jobs Trudi has done and all her amazing skills; ...
May 16, 2021•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's another guest episode!! We have the lovely Jeannie Stith-Mawhinney with us today. Jeannie is the founder and owner of Your Color Guru. She is obsessed with helping real women look and feel amazing in their clothes. If you would love to have a more streamlined wardrobe, be able to shop for clothes quicker and more simply then you will love, love, LOVE this episode! We learnt so much in our chat with Jeannie as she shares about the process of doing someone's colours and how it aligns so beaut...
May 09, 2021•51 min•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever started doing something and then found out there was a word for the very thing you were doing? That is how today's guest found out about minimalism! Meet Chris Lovett: author, speaker, and simplicity coach. One day Chris decided his life had to change, he wanted money to travel so he decided to sell his stuff to make it happen...and it was the start of a journey to a more simple life! Chris is a listener of ours and has written a book that is due to come out soon! In this episode ●...
May 02, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the podcast we talk about emotions. How to know when to ask more questions of yourself, how to acknowledge your emotions and how to work through them are just some of the things we cover. This episode is jam packed with advice and tips to help you navigate the trickiness of your emotions when decluttering at home or with a friend. We also share our experiences with holding space for our clients as the full range of emotions come out in decluttering sessions. We hope that this episod...
Apr 25, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you find yourself getting frustrated in your home? Maybe you have mobility issues and needing clear spaces is not just a nice idea but a necessity. In today's podcast we tackle it all! Having functional spaces in our homes allow us to live better, have a better flow through our home and so much more! We share lots of ideas today to get you thinking about how you could switch up a few things in your home to bring you greater freedom and get your home serving you (and not the other way around!)...
Apr 18, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast *trigger warning - today we cover topics such as death, wills and all that goes with losing a loved one. We have used humor in places to lighten the heaviness of the topic but we hope that we have done this in a way that still treats the subject matter with honour and sensitivity* Today we bring you an episode tackling a bit of a heavy yet important topic. Dealing with a deceased estate and managing that whole process yourself can be super challenging and overwhelming, so we wanted to offer our ...
Apr 11, 2021•40 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast Gosh are we excited for today's episode!! Not only do we have a guest, but we are also talking all things Space Invaders!!! No, not the computer game...the new decluttering TV show that everyone is talking about. Our beautiful friend and collegue Sarah Cottman sat down with us to answer all our questions of what goes on behind the scenes and when the cameras aren't rolling. Sarah is a Professional Organiser who has had the privilege of working with Peter Walsh over the years on the Living Room T...
Apr 04, 2021•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast *Trigger warning - this episode talks about sexual exploitation, human trafficking and the current coup in Myanmar - this episode is not suitable for children* This week we have a bonus episode for you. We are giving you a much needed update on This is Eden - the organisation we support. Back in November we spoke with Michelle from the Australian Team of This is Eden (please go back and listen to that episode it was very eye opening and powerful!) and she shared with us about the amazing wo...
Mar 31, 2021•11 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Catty!! Catty has recently joined our team and is part of our Sydney team of Professional Organisers. We love her gentle and calm approach with clients and of course her gorgeous smile that will brighten anyone’s day! Catty is so passionate about decluttering and organising - her excitement is contagious!! So grab that coffee, pop on those sneakers and headphones and get listening. Oh and Sydney peeps, when you book in for an in home session you might just be lucky enough to...
Mar 28, 2021•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast These are a few of our faaaaavourite thiiiings!! Today we are delighting your ears with (you guessed it!) a few of our favourite things. From containers we love to use in clients homes to our favourite food and apps. There is much laughter and fun in this episode so if you were after serious - then you are probably listening to the wrong podcast! Grab your headphones and settle in for a giggle and chuckle along with us as we have a good time sharing a little bit more of ourselves with you. Oh an...
Mar 14, 2021•29 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Podcast Day! Today we let you in on a little secret that we Professional Organisers like to use. We like to pull out this question at the end of a session to see if we can encourage our clients to dig a little deeper - even when they are tired, annoyed and ready to be done! Asking is there 'Just One More' spoon or bowl you can let go of can also inspire creativity and problem solving as you think through the alternatives and what ifs. Tune in to find out how you too can dig a little deeper...
Mar 07, 2021•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Most of you would know by now just how much we love, love, love are amazing staff members. Well today we have a guest and she just happens to be one of them! Get ready to meet Fiona. Fi came to join us about 5 months ago and has been busy servicing our Melbourne clients with so much love and compassion. We absolutely adore her, especially her heart and desire to see people step into freedom and fullness of life. Fiona shares a little bit about herself, her passion for travel and her decluttering...
Feb 28, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you the keeper of the tools in your house? Maybe it's your partner or housemate? Regardless of who's in charge of them, if they aren't easily accessible or you can never find them when you need them - this episode is for you!! Today (as our cleverly chosen episode title may have already tipped you off) we are talking all things tools! From power tools, to hand held tools; even down to all those nuts, bolts and screws that might be rolling around the garage floor... Tune in for all our tips a...
Feb 21, 2021•30 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast *Disclaimer: the sound quality during our conversation wasn't amazing due to poor internet connection so we thank you for your grace & understanding when listening!* It's podcast day and boy do we have a treat for you!! This week we interviewed the amazing Jess Gimm from Managed Mayhem Professional Organiser. Jess is one of our long time listeners, fans and community members. We absolutely love her to bits and can't wait for you to fall in love with her too! Get ready to be inspired, moved a...
Feb 14, 2021•37 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast Yay it's podcast day! Today we are discussing 'like with like' - why it's important and why it's such a helpful strategy when decluttering and organising. Have you heard us say this phrase before? We hope so as we say it a LOT! Tune in to hear what it's all about and why we say it sooooo often - see if you can count just how many times we say it in this episode! We also have a few updates for you on a couple of things that have been happening behind the scenes here at the Art of Decluttering - i...
Feb 07, 2021•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's a miracle - we have found a topic where we BOTH agree! Thanks to some discussions we had with our amazing community! Today's episode is all about minimalism. Minimalism is something we talk about ALL the time but until now had not dedicated an entire episode to. Minimalism has and always will be a huge part of our lives and one of our favourite things to share about - clearly as we go on about it a lot! Both of us identify as minimalists, but we have decided that 'intentionalism' (did we ju...
Jan 31, 2021•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast We have a special guest with us today... THE Courtney Carver!! Most of you may have heard of Courtney, either from her blog Be More With Less , or her Project 333 and if you haven't - you're about to!! We know that you are all going to love today's episode as much as we did recording it (we could have chatted for ages!!) Courtney is so lovely and full of wisdom, so pop in those earbuds and enjoy as shares parts of her decluttering journey with us and how it all began with a blog about...
Jan 24, 2021•53 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Are you wondering how to keep the kids busy, fight the boredom AND remove some things from the metal load you carry for your family?? Then this is the episode for you! Tune in to hear a wide variety of tips and advice for getting the kids on board with sharing the responsibilities around the home. Kids are way more capable than we give them credit for so sit back, relax and soak up all the tips and advice for helping empower the small humans in your life. Also don't forget if you have a watch on...
Jan 17, 2021•38 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Podcast Monday (or Sunday if you live in above the equator!) We have a special guest interview today! Joining us is one of our listeners and Facebook Community members - Sue Martin. Sue participated in our 2 Million Listener Online Party back in November and won the prize of her very own interview on the podcast!!! Grab a cuppa and enjoy getting to know Sue and how the podcast has impacted and changed life. We hope from this conversation we all learn something and put a smile on your face!...
Jan 10, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's 2021 - The year that took FOREVER to get here! For our first podcast of 2021 we chat about how to press the reset button and mentally prepare for the new year. For most of us the last 12 months were a time we care not to remember...so after such a difficult year, how do we pick ourselves back up and get going again? Grab a cuppa, pop in those earbuds and enjoy all the wisdom and truth bombs packed into this episode! In this episode we: ● Share our worst and best of 2020; ● Discover if the w...
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