Clutter Free Academy

Kathi is back today for part 2 of “What to Watch While You Declutter” with author and host of “The Couch with Mary Carver” podcast, Mary Carver. Last week, in part 1, the pair gave us criteria for shows we should avoid trying to declutter to. Today, they bring us hope by telling us what we should look for in a show to decluttering to, as well as a ton of great shows they personally recommend. Listen in as Kathi and Mary explain the categories:

• Competition Shows
• “60%” Shows
• Treadmill Shows

Once you have found your 22-minute declutter show, Kathi explains how to make that timeframe work with the Clutter Free Academy method of decluttering for 15 minutes; and you are going to love how she suggests spending the extra 7 minutes.

What show will be your new decluttering show? Tell us in the comments and be automatically entered to win a copy of Mary Carver’s new (in)Courage Bible Study book: “Create in Me a Heart of Hope.”

Kathi Lipp is here today with one of her new favorite people, author Mary Carver, to talk about what to watch while decluttering. Are you the kind of person who needs more than a playlist of worship music to declutter to? Maybe you enjoy a good television show to keep you company while you declutter, but you’re not sure how to strategically choose a show that will allow you to stay on task. In part one of this two-part series, Kathi and Mary share their criteria for shows that you should avoid watching while you declutter including:

• Shows you’re excited about
• Shows with complicated plotlines
• Subtitles

We’d love to know what shows you would add to their list. What shows do you avoid watching while you declutter?

Kathi and Roger are back for part 2 of The Automatic Home. Last week, the pair told us about all the automations they’ve put in place to make their home run more smoothly. Today they are here to talk about systems. We learned that the keys to an automated home are in the decisions and planning. We also learned there are so many ways to automate our home. Now, continuing the automatic home conversation, Kathi and Roger walk us through setting up routines for maintaining that smooth, peaceful life by thinking through:

• Which regular items can be set up on autoship 
• Keeping running lists
• Scheduling things easily overlooked 
• Setting reminders
• Developing routines around things

Which of these routines can you see being valuable in automating your life? Let us know in the comments below!

Have you ever dreamed for an automated house like the Jetsons had? While Rosey may not be moving in, Kathi and Roger Lipp are here to help walk us through setting up a home that works for us and not against us. The keys to an automated home is in the decisions and the planning. There are so many ways to automate our home. Join in the conversation to hear about some of the key automations that serve Kathi and Roger well and how to:

• Think through the automations you need 
• Set your home up to make things smoother 
• Maintain the automations once they’re in place 

Tell us - what automations serve you well in your home? Let us know in the comments below!

Kathi and the OG of Clutter Free, Tonya Kubo are here to help us declutter our desk with the clean desk challenge! Do you have trouble focusing or being efficient at your desk? Our work is so much more productive when we have only what we need on our desk. Listen in to learn how Kathi and Tonya get so much done at their decluttered desks, exactly what they keep on them, and how we can have a clean desk too by knowing:

• What are the desk essentials
• How to set up your desk 
• Why being specific and intentional matters 

The Clean Desk Challenge is live on Declutter with Kathi in the Clutter Free Academy Facebook group on May 18, at 11:00am pacific. We can't wait to see your before and after clean desk pictures!

Do you sometimes burn out from so much decluttering at once or because you can't figure out the best system? We often feel the need to understand things like how we make decisions and where our need for control comes from to move forward. Kathi and enneagram coach Lori Young are helping us to build better strategies for tackling our clutter based on our personality. In the first episode, they discussed decluttering strategies for those of us who like to think through decisions. In the second episode, they offered help for those who decide from the heart. Now, in episode three, they are giving great suggestions for those who make decisions from the gut. Join in the conversation to learn more about how knowing the tendencies of your personality can help you declutter better by:

• Knowing how to plan and strategize better
• Recognizing our tendencies
• Understanding our motivators

If you don’t know your enneagram number, you can find out here. Embrace your God-given personality while you tackle the clutter in a more efficient way.

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Kathi Lipp is back with good friend and Enneagram expert, Lori Young for part 2 of this series: “How Knowing Your Personality Type Can Help You Declutter. Have you ever heard someone talk about a clutter strategy that has been helpful for them and thought, “there is no way that would work for my personality?” You may be right! Different personality types have different challenges and solutions. Knowing your Enneagram number can help you identify your clutter roadblocks as well as provide insight for getting past them. This week, Kathi and Lori are talking specifically about the heart triad:

• Type 2: The Helper
• Type 3: The Achiever
• Type 4: The Inspirer

If you missed part one of the series, be sure to go back and catch up here, and don’t miss next week’s episode when Kathi and Lori will wrap up the series with information about the head triad.

Do you struggle with making decisions and taking more action toward decluttering? Sometimes we need to recognize and understand things like how we make decisions and where our need for control comes from to move forward. Kathi is here with her friend and enneagram expert Lori Young, helping us to build better strategies for tackling our clutter based on our personality. Join in the conversation to learn more about how knowing the tendencies of your personality can help you declutter better by:

• Knowing how to plan and strategize better
• Recognizing our tendencies
• Understanding our motivators

And don't forget to leave a review if you found this episode useful!

Kathi Lipp and Clutter Free OG Tonya Kubo have a challenge for you this month. Do you have a makeup and skin care graveyard in your bathroom? You know the one; the drawer full of old eye makeup you haven’t used in 3 years, and – let’s be honest – looks good on no one? On April 20th, you are invited to join the Great Product Purge. The mission: to purge 50 beauty products of any kind – makeup, cleansers, lotions, shampoos, masks, and all those little hotel bathroom bottles from that pre-pandemic vacation.

Listen in as Kathi and Tonya break down the plan:

• Dump it all out – the whole drawer
• Group similar products
• Look at the expiration dates – if there’s not one, and you can’t remember when you bought it, TOSS IT

Join us on April 20th at 11:00AM PST (2:00PM eastern) in the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group for a special Declutter with Kathi with special guest Dorothy Strouhal, makeup artist to the stars! If you can't be there for the live, the replay will be available. So, show up! Kathi doesn't want you to lose an eye.

Kathi Lipp is here today with her very good friend, Susy Flory for a special conversation about crisis. Have you ever found yourself surrounded by crises and it causes you to feel stuck? Join Kathi and Susy as they talk about Susy’s new book Sanctuary, a story about a man from a tiny village in Ireland who grew up on a donkey sanctuary. When Patrick Barrett left the donkey sanctuary to find his own path, he found himself living through one crisis after another. Listen in as Susy shares the lessons she learned from Patrick including:

• Reach out when you need to
• Get outside and into nature
• Adopt a meaningful morning ritual

If you are feeling stressed out and stuck in crisis mode, you won’t want to miss this episode; and you can get your own copy of Sanctuary here.