Clutter Free Academy

Does your three-year-old know more about your iPhone than you do? Does your ten-year-old spend more time worrying about screen time than family time? Are you ready to throw screens out of your house altogether?  Listen in as Kathi and Erin talk to Arlene Pellicane, the author of Growing Up Social:  Raising Relational Kids in a Screen Driven World about:

• How to put appropriate boundaries in place with your kids in regards to technology.
• How to keep your kids relational even when they are inundated with screens and technology.
• How to teach your kids character and virtue even in a world where screens are so prevalent.

Plus, click here to take Arlene's quiz "Is Your Child Getting Too Much Screen Time" and then listen in to find out how you can find the happy middle between our screen-driven world and the relationships that help our kids to thrive.

Have you ever gotten yourself into trouble for something you said?

We all have!  Today, our guest Karen Ehman, the author of Keep it Shut:  What to Say it, How to Say it and When to Say Nothing at All, tells us how to keep our words uplifting, fruitful and God-honoring.

She shares how we can:

• Avoid saying painful things to our loved ones that can cause damage when we are in a moment of temporary frustration.
• Keep our "verbal grenades" of opinion flinging from hurting people on Facebook and Twitter. (And knowing how to pray before we post so we don't say the wrong thing.)
• Find the fine line between processing and gossip.
• Be intentional about our communication so that our words can speak truth and life into the lives of the ones we love.

Listen in, and then click over to read Karen's website and sign up for Karen's 5-day "Pray before you Pounce" challenge and start practicing your newfound communication skills.

Most little girls grow up dreaming of being a mom, but hardly any of them dream of becoming a stepmom. Nevertheless, approximately one million new stepfamilies are created every year. It’s no secret, being a stepmother can be a living nightmare. But it can also be an enriching and rewarding experience—one that God can use to strengthen you, helping you survive and even thrive in the toughest job you never asked for.

How do you stay connected to your man when your life is… crazy? Fellow podcaster and blogger Jamie Ivey shares her tips and tricks for keeping her marriage hot when she has four kids, a busy husband and messy house.  Listen in and get: •    Date night ideas that are creative and fun. •    Ideas on how to make our marriages a priority over work, over chores and yes, even over parenting. •    Tips on how to connect with your husband emotionally, spiritually and even physically. •    How to find time and energy for date night, sex and everything else you need to do to make your marriage hot. Listen in and then head to Jamie's homepage and get loads of free date night ideas and find out how she is "ruling" marriage by making her marriage her number one priority.

Do you ever feel like every second of your life is filled with… business? This week, we talked to Jessica Turner, the author of The Fringe Hours, on how we can declutter our schedules to find fringe hours—time to refresh ourselves and find elusive balance.  Find out how you can: •    Track your time so you can see where your time is going and adjust in order to find fringe time. •    How to model balance for our kids so that we can best utilize the time God gave us. •    How to schedule "me time" on your calendar so you can rejuvenate and refresh.

Who wants a red hot sex life? Yes, we're really asking you that and here's why: We believe that our media likes to act like hot sex is demoralizing and demeaning sex a la 50 Shades of Grey. It doesn't have to be that way! And we have proof: Our new e-Book 10 Ideas to Inspire Red Hot Sex is full of red hot sex ideas that are intimate, marriage-building and yes, hot. Listen in and Kathi and Erin will: •    Tell you exactly why they decided embark on writing a sex book. •    Share a couple of their red hot sex ideas (yes, this part made us blush.) •    And challenge you to the Red Hot Valentine's Day challenge:  Instead of heading to the theater to watch people having sex in 50 Shades of Grey, we want to ask you to make some red hot memories of your own. Listen in, then click over to join the Valentine's Day Challenge and you could be entered to win a copy of 10 Ideas to Inspire Red Hot Sex.  And then join hundreds of other hot mamas on Facebook as we promise to make 2015 the hottest ever.

Is your marriage in need of some love therapy? Kathi's husband Roger joins the podcast today to talk about Kathi and Roger's new book, Happy Habits for Every Couple. The book is full of fun, flirty ideas to intentionally connect with your husband in a meaningful way.  (And by meaningful, we're talking about chocolate, sex and romance.) Listen in and: •    Find out how you can connect with your husband in a way that's meaningful and intentional. •    Simple tips—for both guys and girls—on how to make your marriage work. •    Get ways to develop happy habits as a couple so you can be "that happy couple." •    How to intentionally connect to your husband in a meaningful way.

You hardly have time to eat or shower… how are you supposed to have time for sex?

Are you ready for a clutter free romance?

Our new series of books, “Hot Mama,” was written just for busy women like you—women who want fulfilling, intimate and hot sex lives without all of the clutter that makes our marriages ho-hum.  And to kick it off, we’re talking about decluttering your life to make room for… sex.  Listen and hear how to:

• Keep your bedroom a place that’s romantic and sexy, not depressing and cluttered.
• Find room in your busy schedule for sex and intimacy.
• Making sure your lingerie drawer is full of cute things.
• Make room in your life for all of the flirty fun things that happen in a marriage. (And find out exactly what Kathi is talking about when she says “her salad kit.”)

When you’re done, head over to http://www.kathilipp.com/fridaynightlights to sign up to get a free sex tip delivered to your inbox every Friday for ten weeks to help you keep your sex life fun, fulfilling and yes, even hot.

And here’s a link to the body lotion that’s mentioned in the podcast: Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy Orange Ginger Energy Body Lotion! You don’t want to miss that part of the show!

Dinner hour.  Two tiny words that can make your heart start to pound, your stomach clench and your hand reach for the phone to order pizza.  Again.

Nothing (okay, almost nothing) is more stressful than planning, cooking and executing dinner.  Kathi and Erin share their best “been there, done that” tips for making dinnertime quick, fast and healthy.  Listen in and hear how you can:

-          Declutter your pantry and kitchen so cooking gets less stressful

-          Declutter the chaos of dinner time to make it peaceful and fun.

-          Declutter your meal planning to make grocery shopping and cooking simple.

-          Declutter your leftovers so you can use them to make two or even three dinners.

-          Declutter your dinner time so you can eat joyfully instead of stressfully.

Kathi and Erin mention some of their favorite recipes. You can download them here. Declutter Meal Time Recipes Plus, click below to order Kathi’s new book “Clutter Free” (Get it, declutter your life, declutter your meal planning?) and she’ll send you a free copy of her book “The What’s For Dinner Solution” just for ordering.  Just add the code 4DINNER to your box when ordering!

Link for two-book deal!

Use coupon code: 4DINNER