The Art of Decluttering

By Amy Revell & Kirsty Farrugia

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Amy Revell and Kirsty Farrugia are Professional Organisers and they chat about how they keep their homes organised and decluttered and how they help their clients to achieve the same.

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11.10.2019

We love that when we work with our clients it's not about a student/ teacher relationship - it's about being a team and solving problems together and working together for their future of freedom. This means that we learnt some ...

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11.10.2019 Lessons We've Learnt From Clients We love that when we work with our clients it's not about a student/ teacher relationship - it's about being a team and solving problems together and working together for their future of freedom. This means that we learnt some ...
11.03.2019 Firewood 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 ...
10.27.2019 Discouragement This week we chat about discouragement and what it looks like when it comes to decluttering. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to remind yourself that you are worth it; ● Encourage you to trust the process; ● Talk ...
10.23.2019 Zero Co We love Osher Gunsberg's podcast 'Better than Yesterday' and last week we heard the innovative Mike Smith, who else heard that interview? Amy got the chance to chat to him so we thought we would give a little bonus episode ...
10.20.2019 Mould This week we chat to 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 ...
10.13.2019 Hoarding Disorder 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 ...
10.06.2019 Responsibility This week we chat about responsibility and how to deal with frustrations around the home when you feel others aren't contributing to household work load. In this episode we: ● Ask who is responsible for share areas; ● Encourage you ...
09.29.2019 Recycling Holding Zone This week we chat to one of our beautiful listener Sylvia about all the things you can recycle and how you can repurpose things before they go to landfill or recycling plant. In this episode we: ● Challenge you practice ...
09.22.2019 Are We There Yet? This week we chat about why there is no destination: Decluttered but rather how the decluttering process is an ongoing life-giving journey. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to not be disheartened by the ongoing process; ● Encourage you ...
09.15.2019 Bulky Sports Equipment This week we chat about bulky sports equipment and how you declutter, organise and store all those awkward items. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to be honest and reflective about the your real needs; ● Encourage you to ...
09.08.2019 Soft Toys This week we have a conversation about kids and their love of soft toys and how challenging it can be to declutter and organise them. In this episode we: ● Chat about the difference between toys that kids use to ...
09.01.2019 Offloading This week we have a conversation about what to do when you've been given things you just don't love or have space for, aka; offloading In this episode we: ● Challenge you be thoughtful about what you bring into your ...
08.25.2019 Trigger Warning This week we have a conversation around areas in your home that might cause you to come unstuck because of memories or issues that rise to the surface when you go to declutter and organise these spaces. It is yet ...
08.18.2019 Cords & Cables This week we have a conversation around decluttering and organising your cords and cables! In this episode we: ● Challenge you to stop procrastinating decluttering this area! If this area of your home typically belongs to someone else, ask them ...
08.11.2019 The Experiment This week we have a conversation around an accidental experiment that Amy conducted when she was sick a few months ago which we found fascinating and thought we would share our learnings from it. In this episode we: ● Encourage ...
08.04.2019 Big Books This week we have a conversation around big books, think reference books, text books, recipe books, encyclopaedias, dictionary etc. In this episode we: ● Challenge you to critically assess whether you need to keep outdated reference books; ● Encourage you ...
07.28.2019 Judgement This week we have a conversation around Judgement! In this episode we: ● Challenge you have a whole lot of grace and forgiveness for yourself; ● Encourage you to let go of others judgements of yourself; ● Give you some ...
07.21.2019 House Guests This week we chat about house guests whether they stay for one night or one year! In this episode we: ● Challenge you to think critically about how often you actually have house guests and you need a whole room ...
07.14.2019 Women Against Waste This week we get passionate with Tania Goranitis, from Women Against Waste. Tania is a Professional Organiser from regional Victoria and the founder of the movement we know will be embraced by so many of you! In this episode we ...
07.07.2019 Repetitive Clutter This week we get passionate about repetitive clutter, you know those spaces you've decluttered but for some reason, it is groundhog day again! In this episode we talk about the four major issues that contribute to clutter reappearing: ● You ...
06.30.2019 Board Games and Puzzles This week we get passionate about board games and puzzles! In this episode we: ● Challenge you to declutter this area of your home regularly, like in the upcoming school holidays. ● Encourage you to donate preloved games and puzzles ...
06.23.2019 The Holding Zone This week we get passionate about the holding zone! The what? So you have started decluttering and you want to move your things onto their next home (op shop, specialty space, reselling) but you just haven’t gotten there yet, what ...
06.16.2019 Tupperware This week we chat all things Tupperware (& other plastic containers!). We explain why we are like toddlers in more ways than one when we come into your home to help you, especially in this section of your home. We ...
06.09.2019 Autism This week we speak to Amy's best friend, Jess Winnell, about Autism. Jess has kids on the spectrum and also works for an organisation that helps families living with Autism. We chat about routines, caring for yourself as a parent ...
06.02.2019 Junk Room This week we get very passionate about Junk Rooms! This episode is filled with #truthbombs and #micdrops, like "Rooms without a purpose look like a room without a purpose". We challenge the idea that it is indulgent to have a ...
05.26.2019 Brooke McAlary Listener Questions This week we continue the conversation with the incredible Brooke McAlary (so if you haven't listened to last weeks episode, do yourself a favour and go listen!). Brooke is a podcaster, author, minimalist and this week answers your questions for ...
05.19.2019 Brooke McAlary This week we celebrate our 100th episode by interviewing the incredible Brooke McAlary! Brooke is a podcaster, author, minimalist and shares with us what the catalyst for her change in lifestyle was and how that has evolved over the years.We ...
05.12.2019 Containers This week we chat about containers! We know so many of you love to dream of and buy containers to store all your things so we wanted to have a conversation around why containers are not the solution to all ...
05.05.2019 Lego This week we chat about the joy of LEGO! We talk about ways of decluttering it, from selling it to donating it and the quandary of missing pieces! We also give loads of tips and questions to ask yourself when ...
04.28.2019 Cancer We had a request to do an episode on cancer and so we decided to interview our friend and course participant Amy Kelman, who coincidentally was the person who requested the topic (under another name ;-)) You can tell from ...
04.21.2019 Overwhelm This week we chat all about the most common word we hear from people we work with: Overwhelm. We all feel it at times so we give you some suggestions and strategies on how you can reduce this feeling when ...
04.14.2019 Share Houses This week we chat all about living in share houses! We chat about the challenge of only having that one room to store all of your things in and different ideas around this concept. We encourage you to make the ...
04.07.2019 This Organized Life This week we have our first international guest, Laurie Palau! She is our great friend and fellow Professional Organizer from the USA (yes we are using Z where we normally use S's today in homage to our guest today ;-)) ...
03.31.2019 Picnic This week we chat all about decluttering and organising your picnic gear, thanks to the request made by Geraldine Van Oord! We laugh about getting older and needing cushions and chairs to go on a picnic! We discuss our opinion ...
03.24.2019 Home Office This week we chat about home offices! We have two each in our homes so we share what they look like and how they have changed over time. We encourage you to set a vision for your home office and ...
03.17.2019 Can you declutter too much? This week we answer a question we were asked by Jarred, can you declutter too much? Our answer is no, but perhaps yes! We do talk briefly about obsessive behaviours and that people can get the bug for decluttering and ...
03.10.2019 Master Bedroom What is your favourite room in your home? Is it your Master Bedroom? Why? Why not? Do you know the difference between a pillow or cushion? (Listen out for Kirsty's mistake when she chats about them.) We challenge you to ...
03.03.2019 Professional Mistakes This week we are open, honest and vulnerable as we share with you the mistakes we have made as Professional Organisers. We ask each other the following questions; Have you ever walked into a space and realised that this job ...
02.24.2019 It's all my husband and kids fault This week Aunty Amy and Aunty Kirsty come with love to question some of your beliefs challenge you thinking about YOU! We recommend going for a walk, or run or walk the dog to processes some of your frustration at ...
02.17.2019 Social Media This week we chat about the Social Media, perfect thing to declutter after last week's episode on the Mental Load! Does the thought of decluttering your social media life terrify you or is it your dream? We really want you ...
02.10.2019 Micro Decluttering This week we chat about Micro Decluttering! We know that many of you don't have hours and hours each week to dedicate to decluttering and organising your home so we created the idea of a Micro Declutter! The idea is ...
02.03.2019 Mental Load This week we chat about the Mental Load! We all carry it in one form or a thousand. We chat about how the division of labour & mental load is carried in our home and how that has changed over ...
01.27.2019 Expo Interviews This week we are really excited to be bringing you a special episode of our podcast. It is our first ever live recording, we recorded it at the Simplified Living and Lifestyle Expo in Sydney in September 2018. We had ...
01.20.2019 We're not but we do This week we chat with about our jobs! What we do and what we don't do in our profession. This is particularly timely as Marie Kondo's Netflix sensation "Tidying Up" is taking the world by storm. We talk about our ...
01.13.2019 Sports Equipment This week we chat with about decluttering your sports equipment. What are you still using? Do you have sport equipment for a sport you haven’t played in 20 years? Should it be moved on to a memorabilia box or donated ...
01.06.2019 Teenagers This week we chat with about decluttering your teenagers ;-) No, we chat about helping teenagers and parents learn to declutter and stay organised through the fun years! So it is the perfect one to listen to on your smart ...
12.30.2018 Memorabilia This week we chat about memorabilia (think: newspapers, magazine, ticket stubs, autograph books, order of services from weddings/funeral/christenings, play booklets, brochures from tourist sites, school awards, sports awards, restaurant brochures, anything that reminds you of an event or a person.) ...
12.23.2018 Musical Instruments & Equipment This week we chat about musical instruments and equipment with our Sound engineer Jarred Doueal! We chat about what instruments all of us can play or at least attempt to play. We hear lots about how Jarred declutters and organises ...
12.16.2018 Our Kids This week we chat with our kids, Jesse & Elijah Revell and Oliver & Amelie Farrugia! We each quizzed our own kids and each others about what it is like to live in an organised and decluttered home and we ...
12.09.2018 Christmas Functions This Christmas season, we are practising what we preach and making this season a bit slower for us by revisiting last years episodes as we had such a great response to them last year. The great thing about re-listening to ...

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