Blog posts and Podcast Episodes Related to Clutter Free
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444 Can You Have Kids and be Clutter Free at the Same Time
444: Can You Have Kids and be Clutter Free at the Same TimeKathi is here with Tonya Kubo, "the princess-in-training" of clutter free, talking about how to keep clutter to a minimum even when you have kids. As kids and families grow, so does the clutter situation. With...
443 Creating a Kitchen You Will Actually Cook In Part 2
443: Creating a Kitchen You Will Actually Cook In Part 2Kathi and Tonya are back with part two of creating a kitchen you will actually cook in. In part one they discussed the first few principles of creating a kitchen you will want to cook in. They are continuing the...
442 Creating a Kitchen You Will Actually Cook In Part 1
442: Creating a Kitchen You Will Actually Cook In Part 1Kathi and her partner in crime in all things clutter free, Tonya Kubo, are kicking off the clutter free year by helping us create a kitchen we'll actually cook in. We're all probably cooking exponentially more in...
441 The 6 Habits You Must Have to be Clutter Free for Life Part 2
441: The Six Habits You Must Have to be Clutter Free for Life Part 2 Kathi and Tonya Kubo are here celebrating the end of this year, the final three habits on the list of six you must have to be clutter free for life ... and the beginning of the rest of your clutter...
440 The 6 Habits You Must Have to be Clutter Free for Life Part 1
440: The Six Habits You Must Have to be Clutter Free for Life Kathi and Tonya Kubo are in the house and the end of the year is finally here in this 12th anniversary of March! They're here to dispel a myth and teach us how to build habits that help us be clutter free...
439 How Do I Stay on Top Of Email? Questions with Kelly and Kathi
439: How Do I Stay on Top of Email? Questions with Kelly and KathiOur physical spaces aren’t the only ones that get cluttered in this digital world. Do you wonder how to stay on top of email and keep your inbox from remaining cluttered? Thankfully, there is help in...
438 Help My In-Laws are Coming What is My Best Plan for Decluttering FAST
438: Help,The In-laws are Coming What is My Best Plan for Decluttering FAST?Kathi and Kelly Wilbanks share about decluttering fast when company is coming. This common question from the clutter-free community comes to a peak during the holiday season. When the in-laws...
437 How to Deal with Clutter From This Season of Your Life – Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy
437: How to Deal With Clutter From This Season of Your Life Kathi is talking today with Elisa Morgan, former CEO of MOPS International, and Eryn Eddie, CEO of So Worth Loving, about how to deal with clutter from different life seasons. Clutter is the tangible of what...
436 How to Stop Resenting Household Chores
436: How to Stop Resenting Household ChoresKathi 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...
435 Roomba Ready and Creating Confidence Alli Worthington
435: Roomba Ready and Creating Confidence 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...
434 Do I Need a Dumpster
434: Do I Need a DumpsterKathi 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...
433 Fangirling and the Keys to Creating Consistency in Your Life with Chrystal Evans Hurst
433: Fangirling and the Keys to Creating Consistency in Your Life with Chrystal Evans Hurst Today Kathi 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...
432 How to get rid of your storage Unit
432: How To Get Rid of Your Storage Unit 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...
#431 How to Have Real Joy in the Midst of All This Crazy with Author Suzie Eller
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...
430 Getting Over Decision Fatigue Of Getting Rid of It Why It Feels Impossible to Declutter During a Crisis (And 4 Ways to Keep Going when It’s Hard)
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...
429 Getting Over the Shame Of Getting Rid of It Why It Feels Impossible to Declutter During a Crisis (And 4 Ways to Keep Going when It’s Hard)
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...
428 Getting Over the Fear of Getting Rid of It: Why It Feels Impossible to Declutter During a Crisis (And 4 Ways to Keep Going When It’s Hard)
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...
427 Getting Over the Guilt of Getting Rid of It: Why It Feels Impossible to Declutter During a Crisis (And 4 Ways to Keep Going When It’s Hard)
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...
# 426 The Episode Where Kathi Says She Wanted to Punch Roger in the Face – PLUS Getting Dinner on the Table with Eat at Home Cooks’ Tiffany King
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...
425 How to Store Food for an Emergency and Everyday Life Melissa Norris
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...
424 How to Grow a Year’s Worth of Food for Your Family (Melissa Norris)
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...
423 How to Kickstart Your Major Decluttering This Fall Part 2
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...
422 How to Kickstart Your Major Decluttering This Fall Part 1
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...
#421 Best of CFA Series: Creating a Clutter-Free Community of Sharing (Re-Release)
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...
#420 Best of CFA Series: Is it Hoarding or is it Clutter? Part 2 (Re-Release!)
Tonya Kubo is back, and on today’s re-released podcast in this summer's Best Of series, she and Kathi continue the conversation on the differences between clutter and hoarding. Drawing from personal experiences, they share practical tips for what to do if you or a...
#419 Best of CFA Series: Is it Hoarding or is it Clutter? (Re-Release!)
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...
#417 How to Get Over a Poverty Mentality
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...
#416 DeClutter to Stress Less & Lower Anxiety: The Power of Today
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...
#415 How to Unhustle Your Life with Milena Regos
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,...
#414 Big Living in Small Space – Running your Business (and now homeschool) from the Space that You Have
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...
How-To Have a Clutter Free (& Worry Free) Garage Sale
Two summers ago, an older couple gifted my daughter a large number of household items as they moved out of state. The goal? Have a garage sale and make money for college. We spent nearly a week sorting and transporting items, another week preparing for...
#413 Do Without – How to Best Manage Your Home During a Time of Crisis
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...
#412 Make Do: How to Best Manage Your Home During a Time of Crisis
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...
#411 Wear it Out – How to Best Manage Your Home During a Time of Crisis
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...
Apricot and Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
Apricot and Blueberry Oatmeal Bars I love any recipe that is a twofer. A twofer is any dish that can be served just after making, and then is also fabulous later on as a LOOP (Left Over On Purpose.) Let me introduce: Baked Oatmeal. The reason...
4 Ways to be Prepared for any Crisis, Big or Smalll
My friend, Susy, told me an interesting fact about astronauts. “They don’t prepare for disaster. They prepare for multiple disasters all happening at the same time.” I bet for many of you, that is how the last few months have felt. It wasn’t just fear of a pandemic....
8 Ways to Make Your Cleaning Products Last Longer
Need some simple ways to make your cleaning products last longer? Here are 8 simple ways to stretch your supplies, and cut down necessary trips to the store. Like many of you, I’m looking for ways to leave the house less for errands. Less time...
#410 Use It Up – How to Best Manage Your Home During a Time of Crisis
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...
#409 How Do I Set Manageable Goals?
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...
#408: How Do I Know Where Stuff Goes?
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...