Declutter Your Life: Reclaim Your Time & Freedom

If you are flipping through magazines, if you are watching television shows, if you are on Youtube, searching through videos.. If you're just looking for that dopamine hit that comes from looking at other people's how other people live and what they're doing and their pantries or their closets, fantasizing about your own pantry or your own closet, but never moving forward to manifest your own closet or your own family, it's time to set yourself free from hostage!

Clutter and unhealthy eating habits…

Have you ever thought about the relationship between them?

They tend to go together. And they can affect every area of our lives.

Clutter and unhealthy eating both go way beyond the physical. They have mental, emotional, even spiritual dimensions to them.

Clutter warriors, if this idea intrigues you, you’ll love today’s episode of the Declutter Your Life podcast.

Andrew’s special guest is Chef AJ, a chef, culinary instructor, professional speaker and the author of Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight.

The host of Foody TV’s Healthy Living With Chef AJ, she has followed an exclusively plant-based diet for more than 43 years.

As you listen in on this fascinating conversation, you’ll discover

·      How moving caused Chef AJ’s relationship with stuff to change

·      How living with most of her items in storage for six months reminded AJ of when she was a food addict who “used to be obese”

·      “What happens in your room stays in your room.” How AJ was able to keep her part of her new house clean and organized while her husband was able to do what he wanted with his part

·      AJ’s unexpected reaction when a trusted realtor “pulled the band aid off”

·      How making your bed may help you lose weight

·      The relationship between mindset and clutter

·      A key benefit of putting “some space between you and the stuff”

·      Why you don’t want to save your old flip phone “just in case”

Today’s episode goes deep on healthy eating, decluttering and the synergy they have with each other.

You’ll be amazed at the thought-provoking tips and ideas you’ll hear as you listen to AJ’s story.

So don’t miss it! Listen Now!

Organization and frugality… 

They go hand in hand. There’s a lot of overlap and synergy between being organized and being frugal. 

That’s one reason Andrew is so excited about this episode of the Declutter Your Life podcast. His guests today are Jill and Jen from Frugal Friends.  

Individually they’re awesome. Together, they are a crazy powerhouse! 

As you listen to their conversation with Andrew, you’ll discover

• How even a small house can feel overwhelming

• What Jill and Jen are doing to stay clutter free in the midst of major home renovations

• Key questions to ask yourself as you go through your stuff in an effort to declutter

• How you can accumulate clutter even if you don’t spend money on stuff

• How even frugal people can struggle with clutter and disorganization

• How and when organization becomes more fun

This is only a fraction of what Frugal Friends will share with you. They bring an abundance of wisdom, generosity, compassion, and kindness to today’s conversation. 

Don’t miss it!

Organization and productivity…

They go hand in hand.

Think about it…

To be productive, you have to be organized.

In today’s episode, to help you better understand your relationship to organization and productivity, Andrew welcomes Amber De La Garza.

Amber is a productivity expert. She specializes in coaching and training for small business owners on how to implement the systems, processes and mindset that help them run their businesses more productively.

And as an entrepreneur running her own business, a coach, an in-demand speaker, and a mom, she’s busy!

And she has plenty of valuable knowledge to share on how to be both organized and productive.

As you listen to this episode, you’ll discover

·      How Amber and her husband go deeper to convince their 12-year-old son to be involved in their organization and productivity routine

·      A key reason why you need to know what works for you in terms of organization and productivity

·      Amber’s advice on how to do your best work and find “pockets of time” where you're being your most productive self

·      How our negative self-talk can sabotage our attempt to build the habits of organization and productivity. And how Amber recommends you reset your mindset and get out of the harmful self-talk rabbit hole

·      In your effort to declutter, when to go for the “quick win” and when to go for the “big win”

This is just a fraction of the useful organization and productivity insight you’ll hear on this episode.

If you can't imagine one more day in your cluttered spaces and are sick of stuff piled up everywhere…. then the MOST important question you can ask yourself is this …

‍Is my home a sanctuary and a safe place… OR… is it a stressful, cluttered mess?

We may not be able to control what happens OUTSIDE our homes … but one thing is true ... you’ve got to be able to rest and recharge at home. And this Challenge is designed to help YOU achieve that … fast.

Part II of Declutter Your Life's mini series on clutter, and mental health.

In Part I, Andrew talked about decluttering as an act of self care. 

On today's episode, Andrew is going to talk about clutter as a symptom of something else and getting the right help when help is needed. 

Today is the first episode in a little mini series called clutter and mental health, decluttering as self care.

So we're going to talk about the art and craft of decluttering as a direct act of caring for oneself.

Today we're going to talk about a question, which is how has the internet changed your relationship with stuff and shopping?

Andrew is curious to hear how internet has changed your relationship with stuff and certainly how it has shifted your relationship with consuming shopping.

Today, we are going to talk about hidden treasures and traps in the garage, and all of those other spaces beyond the garage as well. So whether you have a garage or not, this will still apply to you. 

Today we're going to talk about decluttering, our communication, and this way that we have of saying, "I'm sorry, you feel that way", as some sort of passive aggressive apology. What can you do to call them on it?