Curious Freedom with Kirsty Farrugia & friends

Do you feel overwhelmed by your kids Dancing costumes? Are you new to the world of dancing or an old hand? Have your kids grown out of them but you/they just can't let go of their first tutu? Are you a wealth of knowledge in regards to Troupe/Eisteddfods, please come on over to our Facebook page and share it with us! This week we chat about what you need to pack for weekly dance classes, eisteddfods and concerts, when you can/should pass on costumes, and how to store costumes in between times.

Big shout out to Jules from Active Style Dance Wear for the episode idea and 'Dancin'inmykitchen' for your review on iTunes. We hope you enjoy it!

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Do you have a craft or hobby that you love? Do you have a craft or hobby that has been sitting untouched for years (or decades?)? Do you need help decluttering your craft/hobby? Do you need some fresh ideas about how to store and display your art? We chat about crafts and hobbies today and you will learn just HOW entrepreneurial Amy really is, she has turned her hand at most crafts of the 80's/90's/00's! You will laugh along with (at) us as we talk about turning your grown kids room into a craft room so they can't move back in :-) as well as be inspired to get back into your craft and hobby or to give yourself the grace to let that passion go.

Big shout out to Tara Lee for the episode idea and Declutter Lover for your review on iTunes. We hope you enjoy it!

Questions to ask yourself:

• Is this still a passion of mine? Is this still me?
• Does this hobby still fit with my values?
• Do I have the time for it at the moment? Is this the right season of my life to pursue this craft and hobby?
• When was the last time I used this item?
• Do I have a plan for this item in the forseeable future?
• How much would it cost me to replace it if I did want it in the future?
• Do I still like this item/material etc?
• Could someone else make more use of this item then I am currently?
• Could I lend it to someone until I made space for it in my life again?
• How many of this item do I need?
• Is this hobby or business?



ATO link to figure out if your passion is a hobby or a business?

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Do you work in an office at a desk? Is your desk full of clutter? Do you look with envy at others who have a clean desk or do you wonder if they get any work done? This week we chat about what you need on your desk, what you don't need on your desk, phone detox, productivity hacks, daily habits and so much more! You will laugh along with (at) us as well as be inspired to look at your desk with fresh eyes to see how you could change your productivity. We also set a challenge to spend 5 minutes each morning of just dreaming undistracted.

Big shout out to Danielle Jones for the episode idea and Elizabeth Cronk for your support, we hope you enjoy it!

Things we mentioned in the podcast this week;

Slow Your Home Podcast interview with yours truly, Kirsty Farrugia!

Slow Your Home Podcast - Slow Experiment about getting outdoors

Shillinglaw Cafe that Amy went to this week

Phone detox apps:

Forest

Dinnermode

Onward

Offtime

Moment

Flipd

App Detox (Android)

Stay on Task (Android)

Productivity & Habit Hacks:

Pomodoro Technique

Research done on seeing nature everyday thanks to Slow Your Home Podcast!

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This week we chat about camping and how to make going on holidays easier, simple, straightforward and more organised! You will laugh when Amy double jinx Kirsty and she can't talk. We chat about our favourite holiday destinations and Amy shares heaps of tips, tricks and hacks to make life easier when you go on holidays including pegs, containers and washing detergent. We chat about worst camping holidays and laugh at how we are NOT your people to seek advice about camping in the Australian Outback!

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!

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Our most Rubbish Episode ever, because we are chatting about RUBBISH!! This episode will have you laughing along with (at) us as well as thinking about all the ways you can get rubbish out of your home and how to reduce the waste you make. We chat about Hard Rubbish collections, tip runs, Skip bins, Aussie Skip bags at Bunnings, recycling, composting and so much more!

Big shout out to our friends Kylie Johnston and Anna Barnes for their contribution to our chat this week ;-) We hope you enjoy it!

Things we mentioned in the podcast this week; 

www.facebook.com/Diamond-creek-Skip-bins-Rubbish-removal-133596663501363

www.aussieskipbags.com.au

www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/war-on-waste

www.1800gotjunk.com.au

www.returnandearn.org.au for where you can recycle your bottles in NSW

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This week we chat about all the various places you can donate your decluttered items to around Australia. We often get asked where to donate things and we use many of these places on behalf of our clients and ourselves. We would love to know where your favourite place to donate things to where you live.

Here is our list of charities and organisations we mentioned in the episode, plus some!

www.givenow.com.au

www.recyclingnearyou.com.au

Ops Shops

www.opshop.org

www.salvostores.salvos.org.au

www.vinnies.org.au

www.savers.com.au

www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

www.waysidechapel.org.au/op-shop (Kings Cross NSW)

www.therestore.com.au (Seven Hills NSW)

Donations for Animals

www.lortsmith.com/get-involved/how-to-support-us/in-kind-donation (Melbourne)

www.rescueresourcensw.com.au/rescue-resource-nsw-dogs-work/drop-off-points

Underwear

www.uplifebras.org

Sports Equipment and Clothing

www.shoesforplanetearth.com/shoe-collectors (QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, WA, SA)

www.bootsforall.org.au

www.bootsforafrica.com.au/about_us

www.fairgame.org.au/get-involved/donate-equipment (WA)

School Uniforms

Check with your school if the uniform shop will buy back your old uniforms or will take donations. Your school might also have a Facebook page that you can sell them on.

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This week we tackle an area that one of our listeners, Tanya Castellino, requested, Medicines! We chat about how to store them, how to declutter them and how to save yourself money by going shopping in your cupboards first! We chat about keeping your prescriptions together and updated, we give tips on how to dispose of ( & how not dispose of!) out of date medicines and how to use technology to help you keep on track of your daily medicine-taking routine. We also lament at kids inability to dispose of band-aid wrappers and their need to have a bandaid on for the most inane reasons. Laugh along with us as we chat oils, naturopathy, traumatic splinter removal stories, snakes bites and so much more. We hope you enjoy it!

People and things mentioned in this week's episode; 

www.jeroki.com.au

https://www.nps.org.au/medical-info/consumer-info/medicinewise-app

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Can you park your car in your garage? Do you put stuff in the garage and forget that it is even there? Do you have a mountain of stuff in the garage that you don't even know what it is? Do you have a shed? Is this too full of stuff? This week we chat about housing your most expensive depreciable asset (your car) in the garage rather than the street, we chat about storage in your garage and shed, a sharing economy, those some day projects and how many multiples you actually need! Laugh along with us as we chat about pool noodles, pick axes and more. We hope you enjoy it!

Friends we mentioned: 

www.facebook.com/pureprams

www.facebook.com/Steven-Wells-The-Gardener-1012853915408913/

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Is the clutter in your living room driving you nuts? How is the functionality of your living space? How many living spaces do you have in your home? One like Amy or four like Kirsty? This week we chat about creating a vision and a purpose for your room, we chat about functionality, having a home for everything and looking at your space with fresh eyes. Laugh along with us as we chat beanbags, coffee tables and more. We hope you enjoy it!

Interior Designers/Decorators mentioned: 

www.nudgeinteriors.com.au

www.mydecorator.com.au

www.whitepebbleinteriors.com.au

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Are your kids bedrooms neat and tidy most of the time or do they regularly look like a bomb has gone off in there? This week we chat about setting realistic age-appropriate expectations for our kids and their rooms. We chat about toys, desks, lego, storage, sharing rooms and having a home for everything! Laugh along with us as you learn our tips and tricks for kids bedrooms and how to eat Nutella! We hope you enjoy it!

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