Clutter Free Academy

#540 Why I Go to the Dump Once a Month

Do you struggle with the idea of throwing things away? You’re not alone. In this episode, Kathi is joined by Tonya Kubo to unpack the complexities of this topic. Throwing things away is difficult for a number of reasons, but especially because it triggers a sense of wastefulness. In addition to explaining when it’s time to throw something away, Kathi shares with us four tips for how to get comfortable with getting stuff out of our houses, such as:

• Stop feeling guilty about throwing things away.
• Put it on your calendar to go to the dump.
• Give everything away that you can, but you don’t get to give away junk.
• Know how to dispose of things.

#539 How To Make Clutter Decisions With Counselor Michael Gembola

Do you struggle to make small daily decisions and it leaves you feeling stuck? You know the ones. The decisions that feel like they shouldn’t be this hard to make and they seem to come easy or naturally to “everyone else.” Join Kathi and guest Michael Gembola for this hopeful and healing conversation that cuts right to the heart of the why behind the "what" of our clutter. Small decisions don’t always seem small to the person making them. If we want to grow in our clutter free journey, learning to make these decisions is essential. Listen in to discover how to make decisions about getting rid of things including: 

• Learning to risk regret
• Why we need “the accelerator and the brakes to drive safely” - Michael Gembola
• Knowing “even if this is the wrong decision, most things are recoverable” - Kathi Lipp

#538 5 Reasons Your Home is MORE Cluttered

Do you ever look around your home wondering why it feels more cluttered, despite your decluttering efforts? Kathi, and her decluttering partner Roger, are uncovering this mystery by cluing us into five reasons our homes may be more cluttered. Clutter is a battle that has to be fought on every side. Together let’s learn how to break these habits that leave us with more clutter and less peace. Sometimes we just need the next right step in front of us. Is your home more cluttered because: 

• You don’t know what you have? 
• You have Back-ups of Back-ups? 
• You are holding onto things for someday?

#537 Come Sit with Me with Becky Keife

Do you dread having hard conversations? Or try to avoid them altogether? Hard conversations are a part of every relationship if we are in it for the long haul. It’s easy to fill in the gaps with our assumptions. What if we learned how to navigate these conversations in a way that makes every relationship stronger and better? Come and sit with Kathi and Becky Keife to learn how to have hard, but healthy conversations, and how to prepare your heart and mind for them by:

• Coming to the table with curiosity 
• Asking for a heart of tenderness 
• Coming to an understanding 

#536 How to Get Rid of 250 Items in One Day

Are you up for the challenge of decluttering 250 things in one day? Kathi and Tonya Kubo, the original decluttering queen and the fearless leader of Clutter Free, are laying the foundation for decluttering those 250 items in one day by answering some of the hows and whys of this project. So, whether you’re thinking: 250 things in one day is not doable, you're plotting a way you could do this challenge every day for a month until your house is just the way you want it, or somewhere in between, this conversation is for you. Kathi and Tonya will give you guidelines and creative ideas for accomplishing it by:

• Knowing when a great time for a 250-item declutter day is
• Knowing how and why to plan for where the clutter will go
• Getting a jump start on the November challenge

If you're interested in tackling the 30 Day 1k Challenge, be sure to join us in the Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group.