Do you have items that you've purchased that you really need to return to store? You changed your mind, the item doesn't fit, you purchased too many, or simply the wrong colour!? And be honest, how long have you been procrastinating returning those items? 

I see it all the time - clients have clothes, toys, household items that they've bought (usually online) and they need to return them for whatever reason, but instead of doing the admin of the return, they sit in boxes and bags in our loungerooms, spare rooms and studies.

I've recently experienced this with left over supplies from our renovation. We finished the reno and then I gathered all the things that we had over purchased, or not needed ready to return. But it's such a hard task to get excited about. you've got to find the receipt, put everything back in the car, then when you get to the shop you have to get everything out, explain etc and go through the process.

But... please hear me - IT'S WORTH IT!!

Your returns and refunds are a tab open in your brain, the stuff you're waiting to return is clutter in your house.

ACCC Warranties and Refunds 

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Injury happens to all of us, and the frustration is real. Some quick tips today on how to stay organised while you have an injury.

Firstly, remember to rest - the decluttering and organising can wait, and it's not worth making an injury worse to achieve a tidy home.

Next, ask for help - to accommodate your needs right now, or to help tidy so it's not bothering you so much. Maybe write yourself a list on your phone of areas you'd like to declutter when you're able.

And think of ways you can organise to make life easier with your injury. Bring high use items down to easy to reach spaces or repurpose your bedside table or coffee table - get creative so you can rest and recuperate or reduce the frustration at least with your reduced capacity.

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Whitney English is a connoisseur of creativity and organization. Whitney masterfully weaves the essence of beauty with practicality. With years of experience as an author, designer, and entrepreneur, she brings us a wealth of knowledge, an eye for aesthetics, and a heart for storytelling.

Declutter... Organise... Decorate! Whitney shares how to make our spaces beautiful, how to combine both form and function to create a home we love being in. 

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https://whitneyenglish.substack.com/

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Anna Dearmon Kornick is a highly sought after time management coach and hosts the podcast ‘It's About Time’. Today she shares with us why time management is important (tip: it's not just so you can get more stuff done!) and how knowing a few things about how humans manage time can drastically change your relationship with time management. 

My favourite part is when she talks about a time management swiss army knife - the principles she shares are game changing - make sure you listen right to the end.

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Confidence... we all want it, we all feel better when we have it, but when it comes to where you place your confidence in the world of organising your home it's easy to misplace your confidence.

Some people feel that they have confidence by keeping all their items and knowing it's in the house somewhere bring confidence... but if you can't find the item when you need it, your confidence is misplaced. However the confidence really comes when you can find what you need quickly and easily.

Best bit of todays episode is you can play along with the gameshow to explain the confidence that you can get through reducing quantity or organising your items well.

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What's Your Problem?...Quantity

What's Your Problem?...Systems

What's Your Problem?...Maintenance

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Lauren Morley is co-host of Millennial Minimalists podcast and the creator of the 20 Outfit Wardrobe, a simple system that helps women feel confident in what they wear every day. Lauren’s method eliminates closet or wardrobe overwhelm, prevents unnecessary shopping, and helps people feel confident in what they wear every day.

If decluttering and organising alone hasn't solved your overwhelm in deciding what to wear each day, Lauren's 20 Outfit Wardrobe may be the solution you've been looking for. Knowing you have outfits you love and feel great in means that you can easily get ready in the morning, save money and the stress of feeling like despite having a wardrobe full of clothes you still have nothing to wear.

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You've heard of normal maths... you've maybe even heard of girl maths, but have you heard of Decluttering Maths!?

Decluttering maths is logical, exponential and always truthful. The higher the number of items you have either in a category or in your home, the harder it is to get it organised, and harder it is to keep it organised. 

One thing I love about maths is that both sides of the equation balance out... so the opposite is also true... the lower the number of items you have either in a category or in your home, the easier it is to get organised, and easier it is to stay organised.

ABC Article

This is week two in our two week series on DECLUTTERING MATHS 🙂

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Do you wonder why you tidy up and then it feels like hours later you're back in mess? You might like to blame ENTROPY! Entropy is the second law of thermodynamics and states that everything moves towards a state of disorder.

Today I unpack how entropy affects your home, and explore the options - to surrender (I mean it's a universal law right!?), or what it takes to counteract the law to achieve your desired results.

Better Homes and Gardens Article

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This is week one in a two week series on DECLUTTERING MATHS 🙂

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My dad gave me a lovely compliment today when he was over for a cup of tea and piece of banana bread - he said that my home is inviting and relaxing and 'feels like home'.

And it got me thinking about watching "With love, Meaghan" on Netflix this week and how having a home where people feel welcome and relaxed is such a beautiful goal - above having it perfect, or minimalist or styled etc. That how you feel in your home, and how others feel in your home is more important than if the paint is outdated or the dishes don't match.

Have a think about what helps you feel like your house is a home, both for you and your guests. Forget what other people, or the media might tell you is important - what is important to you? And go for that! Enjoying your home isn't about it being perfect, or always clean, or always having fresh cookies, it's about how you feel and how you want to feel. You've got this!

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I have a pile of text books which have been sitting in my office for the last 4 months - they are texts that we thought my youngest would need, however in the 2 years since my eldest did the exact same subjects, the school has changed the edition or publisher of the text books and require students to have a copy of the new ones. So we have 8 text books in near new condition that nobody wants. And it's a dilemna for me - I can't find anywhere to donate them and feel bad throwing them out - a challenge many of my clients feel not only about their text books, but about many items in their house in general.

So... for me I'll offer them to the school and if nobody wants them I will recycle them... unless a listener reaches out and can share a charity who sends texts overseas to developing schools!!

If you too are struggling to get rid of text books, here are some tips

• Sell or donate them as soon as you're finished with them to have a higher chance of them being reused by someone else
• See if the school or college would like them to share with students who can't afford their own text books
• And ultimately - recycle them if you can't get rid of them. You won't read them again and they're a big burden to lug around for the next 25 years!

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