Clutter Free Academy

Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, have a mashup of Clutter Free and Overwhelmed.

They discuss how the two overlap.  Clutter makes people overwhelmed or if people tell you they are overwhelmed, when you talk to them they end up discussing clutter somewhere in their life.

Kathi and Cheri discuss 5 steps to keep from getting overwhelmed as your declutter.

Listen in to learn about each of those 5 steps and how you can implement them in your own life.

Kathi and Glynnis pick up the conversation from where they left off last week.

Glynnis Whitwer is the author of Doing Busy Better.

Women are busy and have too much to do.  While being busy is not wrong, we just need to do it better.

Stop feeling guilty when you work and guilty when you rest.  There is a sustainable balance between the two and the book, Doing Busy Better, can help you find it.

Listen to their discussion and check out the show notes for the free gift and a chance to win a free copy of Doing Busy Better.

Kathi talks with her guest, Glynnis Whitwer, author of Doing Busy Better.

Glynnis points out, "This book is for the woman who works too much!  The woman who feels guilty when working and guilty when they rest."

They discuss how being busy is not wrong, we just need to do it better.  

There is a sustainable balance between rest and work.  We need to find that balance.

Glynnis explains four kinds of bad busy.  Listen in to learn more!

Life is noisy. What would happen if every day - for the next 40 days - you soaked in God's love as He intimately whispered words of rest just for you?

Kathi talks with Bonnie Gray, author of Whispers of Rest 40 Days of God’s Love to Revitalize Your Soul 

Why is it hard for women to carve out time to take care of themselves?

We feel we have to take care of everyone else first.  Even after everyone else is cared for we resist and hold back from caring for ourselves.  We have a sense of guilt about taking care of our own needs.

Bonnie suggests injecting pockets (nanoseconds) of time into your life to spend with God and beautiful things in your life.

Check out the show notes for details about a book giveaway.

Kathi and co-host, Erin bring you a very special episode of Clutter Free Academy. Their guest, Erin's mom, Ellen Schuknecht talks with them about the new book, Put the Disciple into Discipline, Parenting with Love and Limits.  

Erin and Ellen wrote this book to help parents in the tough moments of parenting. They talk about dealing with children using justice, mercy, and grace.  

They discuss giving your kids the kind of mercy that Jesus gives us.

Check out a book giveaway and a freebie download on the show notes page.

People evolve, papers do not. ~Kathi Lipp

Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, discuss how decluttering is an ongoing process.  It isn't one and done, it is a day in and day out process.

People can change and evolve.  They have a different perspective on things.  What they once thought was emptiness is now viewed as spaciousness.  As you declutter you provide room for new opportunities.

Check out the show notes on podcast for Kathi's tips for getting the support you need as you tackle decluttering in your home, life, and mind.

"Women are bad at articulating what we want or need without feeling guilty" ~ Cheri Gregory.

Kathy is joined by Overwhelmed co-author, Cheri Gregory, to discuss Part 2 of what they have learned since writing Overwhelmed.  

We are often s busy preventing problems for other people we forget about our own wants and needs, expectations and communications.

Kathi and Cheri provide tips to help you in this area.

Build your own dreams or someone will hire you to build theirs. ~ Farrah Gray

Co-Author of Overwhelmed, Cheri Gregory, joins Kathi to discuss what they have learned since writing Overwhelmed.

So often, we let others tell us what our values are and thus who we should be.

Check out the show notes for a link to a guide to creating a personal manifesto.

Kathi and co-host, Erin MacPherson discuss kid's activities and how to keep all their equipment and stuff organized.  

Listen in as Kathi shares tested ideas that help keep kid's uniforms and equipment organized and clutter free so they are ready when your kids have an event and you don't waste time hunting for what is needed.