Clutter Free Academy

Ready or not, Christmas is on its way! The holidays come every year and yet we always seem caught off guard by their arrival. What if we could make some important decisions today to make our lives easier in December? What if we could plan ahead and have the best Christmas ever this year?

This week, Kathi and Tonya Kubo, fearless leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group, discuss three decisions you can make today to have the best Christmas ever. Their insights will help you move from dreading the holidays to actually enjoying them.

In this episode, you’ll learn how taking care of your future self by making decisions early will help you to have the best Christmas ever. You’ll also learn how to:

• Get started on your Christmas cards today
• Arrange your calendar early to include all the things (even Christmas cheer!)
• Avoid the January sticker shock from your holiday spending

Get a handle on the holidays by ordering your own gorgeous copy of The Christmas Project Planner. Click here to order on Amazon.

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Christmas is just around the corner! Do you have a Christmas plan in place or are you overwhelmed thinking about it already? Have no fear! In this episode, Kathi and Tonya Kubo, illustrious leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group, will help you create a Christmas plan to have your most joyful, meaningful, merry holiday season yet.

Kathi and Tonya will give you a glimpse into some of their favorite Christmas traditions and others that didn’t work for them. Their experiences will help you discover:

• Three things that can make Christmas feel overwhelming and how to address them.
• Important questions to ask when crafting a Christmas plan.
• How to share the giving season and get others involved in your Christmas plan.

Kathi and Tonya are right. You really can get anything on Amazon! Most importantly, you can pre-order your copy of The Christmas Project Planner and get your Christmas plan rolling today.

Join the Christmas planning fun in the Christmas Project Planner Facebook Group.

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If you long to have a life with more beauty and order in it, today’s podcast will help you on your journey. Kathi sits down with artist and author Ruth Chou Simons this week to discuss ways of creating beauty with order.  

Kathi and Ruth recognize that cluttery people often are the most creative and generous people, yet they are also plagued by perfectionism and self-doubt. Today’s episode offers powerful strategies for moving past those emotions that keep us stuck and towards beautiful order.

This episode will also introduce you to a tool that moves us towards creating beauty with order by providing space to:

• Think about what matters most in your daily schedule.
• Make small, doable steps towards your goals (no giant lists of panic-inducing check boxes here!)
• Keep a record of past victories and/or future hope.
• Take steps towards growing

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If you need to declutter your to-do list, you are in good company! In this week’s podcast, Kathi continues her conversation with Tonya Kubo, grand poohbah of all things Clutter Free Academy online, about how to declutter your to-do list.

In Part One of this episode, Kathi and Tonya shared their own proven tips for managing an overwhelming to-do list and resetting when things feel out-of-hand. Today, they discuss how to use your calendar instead of a to-do list to bring wisdom and peace into your days.

Psalm 90:12 (KJV) says, “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” This powerful shift helps us to follow those words. You’ll discover how using a calendar to declutter your to-do list:

• Helps you prioritize
• Teaches you to guard your time
• Can bring peace to others around you
• Allows for relaxation in the midst of busy seasons

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This week, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo, fearless leader of the Clutter Free Academy Facebook group, to discuss strategies for dealing with an overwhelming to-do list. They share their own proven tips for making an overwhelming to-do list manageable and resetting when things feel out-of-hand.

In this episode, you'll learn how to declutter an overwhelming to-do list through:

• Developing realistic expectations for what you can accomplish in the time you have
• Prioritizing the most important tasks
• Breaking larger items down into doable steps

Make sure you listen in next week to hear Part Two of "Declutter Your To-Do List", where Kathi shares how to use your calendar as your to-do list and find some sanity in your schedule. Better yet, subscribe below and have each Clutter Free Academy episode delivered to you!

Check out Kathi's book with Cheri Gregory, Overwhelmed, to learn more about how to quiet the chaos and restore your sanity.

To stay connected with others like Kathi and Tonya do, check out the Voxer app.

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Kathi sits down this week with bestselling author, Proverbs 31 speaker, and boomerang friend, Karen Ehman, to discuss how to cope when someone else’s stuff drives you crazy. Clutter is a major source of conflict in relationships, especially since clutter-prone people often live with people who are not. If you have someone in your life whose stuff drives you crazy, this episode is for you!

 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Three common reasons behind all relational conflicts and how to successfully address them.
• How to navigate getting your spouse on board with your decluttering goal.
• A powerful one-sentence sermon you can tell yourself when someone’s stuff drives you crazy.

You can get your own copy of Karen’s book here: Keep Showing Up: How to Stay Crazy in Love When Your Love Drives You Crazy.

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Join Kathi as she chats with friend and frequent guest Tonya Kubo on this week's podcast. They will discuss everyday, practical ways to take care of your future self like unloading the dishwasher, doing laundry, and planning ahead with your calendar. These simple tasks take care of your mental and emotional health while also empowering you to take care of those around you.

In this episode, we'll also learn that when you take care of your future self you also:

• Save yourself the stress of scrambling last minute
• Help yourself save money
• Give yourself more options to choose what works best for you

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This week, Kathi returns to her first love: helping you have a happier, better marriage. Kathi is joined by frequent guest and host of Clutter Free Academy online, Tonya Kubo, to discuss several ways that decluttering can help you build a better marriage. 

One of the most frequent questions Kathi is asked is, "What do I do about my husband's stuff?" in this episode, you'll learn more about her top three answers for that question:

• Deal with your own stuff before you deal with your spouse's stuff.
• Don't argue about stuff. Agree on space.
• Discuss the reasons behind wanting to live a more clutter free life.

You'll also learn how decluttering makes a better marriage by:

• Reducing conflict
• Giving you the opportunity to focus on ways to bless your spouse
• Helping you see your spouse's strengths
• Even upping the level of romance in your relationship (really)!

To read more practical ways to build a better marriage, check out Kathi's book, The Husband Project.

Learn more about Kathi and Roger's favorite show to binge watch at the Red House, American Pickers.

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Feeling like a decluttering dropout when you struggle to reach your Clutter Free goal? Kathi Lipp and special guest Tonya Kubo, fearless leader in the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group, know exactly what that's like. They also know how to move you from zero to hero in your Clutter Free journey and help you reach your decluttering goals.

Have you read the books, listened to the podcasts, participated in Clutter Free Academy, and yet you still feel like you're falling short of the Clutter Free life you want to make for yourself? Listen to this week's episode to find out the one thing you might be missing in the pursuit of your Clutter Free goals.

In this week's episode, you'll learn...

• What discourages Tonya on her journey
• The one thing that's made all the difference for both Tonya and Kathi
• Hear real-life stories of people who have taken steps to reach their Clutter Free goal
• How you, too, could kick clutter to the curb once and for all

Links: Join us in the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group, the kindest corner of the internet. To learn more and to sign up for Clutter Free for Life, click here.

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Kathi interviews mother of four Ashley Auerbach, our new favorite adventurer on the podcast this week. Ashley and her husband made the decision to move out of a house and into an RV and travel. Talk about the adventure of a lifetime! Ashley discusses how God led them to live small while giving them the most unexpected time of their life.

In this episode you will hear:

• Inspiration to live small in God's big plan for you
• How following His lead can be the most intense and amazing journey you'll ever want to have
• Ideas on how to create a curated life within your 3000 or 300 square feet.

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