Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends

This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. We decided to showcase some of the podcast where we have been the guests!

In 2017 we recorded 5 episodes around Christmas themes, Schedules, Decorations, Gifts and Wrapping, Christmas Functions and Christmas holidays and we repeated these again last year so if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to episode 22 through to 26, we will link to them in the show notes.

This week, we are sharing The Ambitious Entrepreneur podcast and Amy’s conversation with Anne-Marie Cross. Amy shares about our in home client work with individuals and also about creating podcasts. This is a look behind the curtain of creating a podcast and some of the why behind how we choose to do things.

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● The Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast

● Christmas Schedule

● Christmas Decorations

● Christmas Gifts

● Christmas Functions

● Christmas Holidays

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This December we wanted to again practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. We decided to showcase some of the podcast where we have been the guests!

In 2017 we recorded 5 episodes around Christmas themes, Schedules, Decorations, Gifts and Wrapping, Christmas Functions and Christmas holidays and we repeated these again last year so if you are wanting some tips and tricks for the Christmas season have a listen to episode 22 through to 26, we will link to them in the show notes.

This week we are giving you an episode of Slow Your Home Podcast, one of our favourite podcast! In this episode Brooke interviews Kirsty, just a few months after we started our own podcast. We love Brooke so much that we had her on to celebrate our 100th episode so make sure you go and listen to episode 100 & 101 as well (we will give you a link to those too in the show notes).

Kirsty shares with Brooke the misconception of decluttering being the solution to every problem when really it’s often just one of the steps in creating an intentional life. She shares her history of being a messaholic and how practising grace with yourself will help you to declutter. Brooke described it as ‘big, honest and vulnerable chat that definitely peels back a couple of onion layers around decluttering and professional organising’. 

We know so many of our listeners have come to this podcast via Slow Your Home, so we hope you enjoy this conversation again with Brooke McAlary!

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Original Slow Your Home Podcast with Kirsty Farrugia

● Slow Your Home with Brooke McAlary

● Brooke McAlary Listener Questions

● Christmas Schedule

● Christmas Decorations

● Christmas Gifts

● Christmas Functions

● Christmas Holidays

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● Our website

Thank you to our sound engineer, Jarred from Four4ty Studio Productions.

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This week we chat about Perfectionism. Neither of us identified as perfectionist until we did this episode. So if you, too, don't resonate with this topic, we still recommend you listen! If you do have perfectionist tendencies, this will be a helpful conversation.

In this episode we:

● Give nine characteristics of perfectionism;

● Talk about if we display those characteristics;

● Discuss how perfectionism relates to decluttering and organising;

● Give some antidotes to those nine traits

From this conversation, we all learn something which puts a smile on your face.

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Perfectionist article

● Are We There Yet? Episode

● Homeschooling Episode

● Death Episode

● Osher Gunsberg's Better Than Yesterday Podcast

Thanks to Faibuples & Karli78 for your Apple Podcast reviews!

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Kirsty had a great conversation with the extraordinary Clare Press from Wardrobe Crisis this week. Clare is also the Sustainability Editor of Vogue Australia and an incredible author, among many other talents.

In this episode we:

● Talk about fashion and the effect that our insatiable desire for fast fashion has on our planet;

● Highlight some of the alarming statistics around fashion and the environment;

● Discuss the idea of a shopping detox and the unexpected benefits

● Dream and hope for a more ethical and sustainable future for fashion

We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and puts a smile on your face.

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Shopping Questions

● Wardrobe Crisis Podcast

● Clare Press

● Clare's books, Wardrobe Crisis & Rise & Resist

● Wardrobe #1 Episode

● Wardrobe #2 Episode

● UK Parliaments' Fixing Fashion Report

● GuppyFriend Bag

Thank you again to Clare Press!

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We love that when we work with our clients, it's not about a student/ teacher relationship - it's about being a team, solving problems, and working together for their future of freedom. This means that we learnt some incredible things from our clients. We share heaps of those in our episode this week and how they've impacted how we do our everyday lives, and how it's helped evolve our business.

In this episode we:

● Encourage you to be open to learning from others;

● Talk about shoe boxes, recycling, and so much more!

We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and puts a smile on your face.

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Recycling Holding Zone episode

Thank you, Binwood85, for the Apple podcast review and Jacqueline Renee's topic idea.

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This week we chat firewood at Joanna Strybosch's request! Amy has a fireplace and while Kirsty loves a fire, she has never had a home with a fireplace.

In this episode we:

● Challenge you to declutter and organise your firewood;

● Encourage you to consider if your fireplace is used regularly or if it attracts more aspirational clutter instead;

● Give you some tips on how to store and move your firewood around;

● And so so so so much more…

We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Rainforest Trust

● Half Cut Org

● IKEA Blue Bag

Thanks to Jabes1122 for the Apple Podcast review!

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This week we chat about discouragement and what it looks like regarding decluttering.

In this episode we:

● Challenge you to remind yourself that you are worth it;

● Encourage you to trust the process;

● Talk about different ways discouragement can occur;

● Discuss the different ways we get discouraged as Professional Organisers;

● And so so so so much more...

We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Homeschool episode

● Are we there yet? episode

Thank you, Lauren Osborne, for the podcast idea and Tracey, for the Apple Podcast review

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We love Osher Gunsberg's podcast 'Better than Yesterday', and last week, we heard the innovative Mike Smith; who else listened to that interview? Amy got to chat with him, so we decided to give a little bonus episode with that chat today!

In this episode we:

● Encourage you all to join Zeroco's Kickstarter campaign, which is a win/win/win for our planet and us;

● Challenge our ideas on single-use plastics;

● Chat about how Zeroco are doing radical transparency;

● And so so so so much more...

We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and puts a smile on your face.

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● http://zeroco.com.au

● Osher Gunsberg podcast

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This week we chat with Nicole Bijlsma from Building Biology about mould and all things healthy homes.

In this episode we:

● Challenge your thinking around what makes a healthy home ;

● Encourage you to be more aware of mould in your home;

● Give you some tips on how to reduce the impact of mould and dust in your home;

● And so so so so much more...

We hope from this conversation, we all learn something and put a smile on your face!

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Australian College of Environmental Studies

● Healthy Home, Healthy Family Book

● 10 Top Tips for a Healthy Home

● What is a Hygrometer?

Thanks to Troubled Clef for the Apple Podcast review! 

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This week we chat to Angela and Wendy from Hoarding Home Solutions about Hoarding Disorder.

In this episode we:

● Give you a definition of what Hoarding Disorder is;

● Encourage you to get curious when people use the word "Hoarding";

● Give you some idea of the varied way Hoarding Disorder can manifest itself;

● Talk about the difference between Hoarding Disorder and Chronic Disorganisation;

● Wendy and Angela give lots of great advice for family members who are concerned about a loved one;

● And so so so so much more...

We hope from this conversation we all learn something and puts a smile on your face!

Things mentioned in this episode and other helpful links:

● Resources from Hoarding Home Solutions

● Dr Chris Mogan - Psychologist

● Definition of Hoarding Disorder

● Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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