Be Uncluttered

This week we are finishing up the podcast with a chat about our experience, our favourite moments, favourite episodes and random stuff.

We also decided to do this one raw, with no edits so you can do a drinking game around how many times Bec says "um" and loses track of her thoughts and Tara says "so..." and bumps her mic.

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This week we are talking about 10 things you can do that take a small amount of effort but deliver BIG on benefits.

Which one will you implement first?

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This week Tara chats with Deanna Yates from Wanna Be Clutter Free about what it means to be frugal, and how you might apply some of the principles to your life, and how it might change how you see and experience life. Spoiler alert - it's not about being cheap!!

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TW: There is discussion of dying in a house fire in this episode so please be aware as this may be triggering.

This week Bec talks to South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, Manager Community Engagement Vinny Schar about the relationship between clutter and fire risk or risk of death. https://www.mfs.sa.gov.au/

We also get some tips on how you can reduce your fire and fatality risks regardless of whether you have a lot or a bit of clutter or even none at all.

The Hoarding Fire Risk Scale (and...

TW: there is mention of weight and diet culture in this episode so please avoid it if you need to. 

This week we're having a bit of a chat about that mental clutter called "negative body image". 

References:

https://www.healthline.com/health/negative-body-image

https://breakbingeeating.com/body-image-statistics/ 

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This week we thought we'd do a review of some books, TV shows and podcasts that we've been consuming lately.

We're talking about the books "The Art of Discarding" and "Effortless", the TV show "Get Organized with The Home Edit Season 2" and the podcast "Organized After Life". 

Maybe you'll find something new to engage with that interests you!

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Grief can definitely have a dramatic impact on our lives in so many ways. This week Tara talks to registered counsellor Stefanie from Arena Counselling about grief and how it affects us.

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Tara got curious about a term she heard recently - "FOPO", or "the fear of other people's opinions" so we thought we'd have a chat about it.

Maybe you might find yourself in this topic as much as Bec and Tara did!

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Okay so last week was Meal Planning, now we're doing the sister topic - Meal Prepping. 

This one is all about prepping partial or whole meals in advance to save time and stress, and lots of other benefits!

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Finally we've done a Meal Planning episode! We feel like we have been "going to" do this episode for years.

So this week we're talking Meal Planning - why you might want to do, and how to go about it for maximum benefit.

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Adele Spraggon is a three-time award-winning author, international speaker and trainer, behavioural change expert, and creator of Shift and The Pattern Maker Hub.

This week Tara speaks with Adele about her unique approach to re-patterning the brain to change behaviour, and to use that to make decisions more effortlessly. It's a fascinating chat and gives us quite a lot to think about!

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This week we're talking about when you live with someone that's on the opposite end of the clutter spectrum to you.  You might be a real chucker living with a collector, or you might be a crafty collector living with a minimalist.

Can it be done without too much conflict? We think so, and we'll tell you how. 

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First up - so sorry about the audio quality in this episode - Bec's PC did a weird thing. Sigh. Hopefully you can tolerate it, though, because our guest this week is awesome, and there's some excellent wisdom from the lovely Dana White from A Slob Comes Clean. Join us as she and Bec talk about decluttering for neurodiversity, grief, and the vital "container concept". 

You can find out more about Dana and her work at www.aslobcomesclean.com or search for "A slob comes clean" on your favourite podcasts app.

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Everyone loved our last "5 things to declutter" so much that we thought we'd do another one! You can choose one to focus on for the week, or tackle a few. There are no rules, this is just to help you choose without having to think too much!

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This week we are talking about using accountability partners - what they are, how they might help you achieve your goals, and the best way to select one.

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This week we're excited to have the lovely Jessica Litman - The Organized Mama - chatting with Tara about all things organising.

The Organized Mama was started by Jessica 9 years ago as a way to teach practical organizing tutorials, decorating tips, and DIY projects that everyone can do. 

She now has brand new book out to help families with practical organising tips that you can get here.

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This week is our last week in Baby World and we're discussing the hardest part - decluttering the baby stuff. It's not an easy task, but we have a few tips to help you navigate it so you aren't weighed down by all the stuff for decades to come!

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This week we're still in Baby World and we're discussing al the stuff and how to work out what you REALLY need, what is worth acquiring and how to reduce what comes into your house (babies come with a lot of stuff, but they don't have to!).

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This week we're diving into Baby World.  There's lots to talk about with regards to babies and clutter, and this week we're starting with the marketing that's used to sell us the baby gear.

Forewarned is forearmed!

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Sometimes we need a prompt to do some decluttering, so this week we've decided to provide it! We're looking into 5 things you can look to declutter this week - you can choose just one, or all five, or somewhere in between.  It's up to you!

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This week we're talking about different ways that technology can help us reduce our clutter.

From streaming to Marketplace, we'll cover 5 main ways to declutter using technology. 

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We'd...

From the baskets, tubs and drawers filled with charging cables and power cords to the visible cables you can see around the house - this week we give you some tips to clear the cord and cable clutter!

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This week Tara chats with Tiny Home owner, environmentalist and podcaster Michael Bartz and asks him all the questions you want to ask him yourself!

Learn all about what it means to build and live in your very own Tiny Home.

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Thank you to everyone for listening, and for engaging with us in our Facebook group - it's so lovely to interact with people other than just ourselves about the episodes. Our husbands aren't interested so we're v...

This week we're tackling our PCs and laptops. From a billion copies of photos to passwords and desktops, we're chatting about a few ways you can keep the clutter down.

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This week we have something slightly different, and have permission from John Murch from the radionotes podcast to release his episode on our podcast, as he interviews us about our relationships with music, music clutter and stories we have about our musical experiences.

It was fun being on the other end of the mic, and being challenged with some curly questions!

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Backsliding is a part of growth, and so you most definitely will backslide on your decluttering and simplifying journey.  It means that you go backwards a bit - forgetting a new habit, letting old behaviours slip back into your day, making mistakes and messing up.

In this episode we explore how backsliding works, and how to deal with it when it crops up (because it will!).

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Matt Paxton is one of the top cleaning, downsizing, decluttering, and hoarding experts in the US. He now hosts the Emmy-nominated PBS show Legacy List with Matt Paxton, after having been featured on HBO's Hoarders for 12 years.

Bec had the pleasure of chatting to Matt for this week's episode, which is promoting his newest book "Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff" which is available now, but they actually chatted about a lot more than just the book!

If you have family, and you have stuff, this is the episode for you! 

Thank you to...

It's summer in Australia and Bec is in holiday mode (and Tara still has the Aussie habit of wanting to take January off work!) so we are taking a "half break" and we have planned a series of short episodes are all themed around the Habits of Uncluttered People- these are habits that Bec and Tara have identified as being held by people who don't have any clutter.

Perhaps they might be habits that you could think about implementing too, if you'd like to be a little less cluttered.

This week's habit is "Internal Self...

It's summer in Australia and Bec is in holiday mode (and Tara still has the Aussie habit of wanting to take January off work!) so we are taking a "half break" and we have planned a series of short episodes are all themed around the Habits of Uncluttered People- these are habits that Bec and Tara have identified as being held by people who don't have any clutter.

Perhaps they might be habits that you could think about implementing too, if you'd like to be a little less cluttered.

This week's habit is "Resisting FOMO".<...

It's summer in Australia and Bec is in holiday mode (and Tara still has the Aussie habit of wanting to take January off work!) so we are taking a "half break" and we have planned a series of short episodes are all themed around the Habits of Uncluttered People- these are habits that Bec and Tara have identified as being held by people who don't have any clutter.

Perhaps they might be habits that you could think about implementing too, if you'd like to be a little less cluttered.

This week's habit is "Letting Go".<...

It's summer in Australia and Bec is in holiday mode (and Tara still has the Aussie habit of wanting to take January off work!) so we are taking a "half break" and we have planned a series of short episodes are all themed around the Habits of Uncluttered People - these are habits that Bec and Tara have identified as being held by people who don't have any clutter.

Perhaps they might be habits that you could think about implementing too, if you'd like to be a little less cluttered.

This week's habit is "Setting...

It's summer in Australia and Bec is in holiday mode (and Tara still has the Aussie habit of wanting to take January off work!) so we are taking a "half break" and we have planned a series of short episodes are all themed around the Habits of Uncluttered People- these are habits that Bec and Tara have identified as being held by people who don't have any clutter.

Perhaps they might be habits that you could think about implementing too, if you'd like to be a little less cluttered.

This week's habit is "Intentionally Acquiring".<...

Peggy Fitzsimmons believes that our soul and understanding who we truly are, are the keys to releasing ourselves from clutter. This week Tara chats with Peggy about the work she does, her book, and her insights into decluttering from within.

Get Peggy's book here.

This is a calming and inspiring episode so grab a cuppa and a quiet space and listen in.

Thank you to everyone for listening this year, and for engaging with us in our Facebook group - it's so lovely to interact with people other than just ourselves about the...

This week we are talking with Narelle King from Simply Happy about Yin & Nidra Yoga, two complementary but different styles of yoga that she teaches that both have great health and wellbeing benefits. You can find out more about her on her website and you can watch her free videos here.

Apologies for the quality of Bec's audio in this one - her PC decided to ignore her good mic and instead use the webcam's mic so she sounds a bit tinny.

Shout-out to those that have left reviews for us this year - we...

This week we thought we'd have a chat about Declutter Coaching from the perspective of someone who does it for a living!

For those that are interested in how it works, what we do with clients and stuff we know, or have to know, that you might not have thought of!

Shout-out to those that have left reviews for us this year - we keep forgetting to mention them but we love getting them and read them all more than once, and share them with each other with delight. You're all so lovely!

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If you read the stats (don't worry - Tara will read them for you!), the holiday season is a time of high volumes of waste.

This week Tara chats to Ann-Marie Bonneau, the Zero Waste Chef, about how to reduce waste this Christmas season - from decorations, to wrapping and food.

A tiny change can make a big impact, and there's loads of tips in this episode to inspire you.

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Welcome to part two of our "Traveling light" episodes. This episode discusses WHAT to pack when you're trying to pack light for travel, either for carry-on only or just for a smaller bag.

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This week we have travel on our minds. It's almost Thanksgiving, Christmas and for the Aussies and New Zealanders, summer holidays (and less border restrictions - yay!). That means lots of travel for people!

So if you've ever wondered how people travel with carry-on only, this will give you some great tips. 

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It's getting to that time now where we start to get serious about our Christmas shopping lists. Want to avoid a huge amount of waste this year, and have some really memorable gifts to give that won't kill the environment or get shoved into the back of a cupboard? Listen up!

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Here's the blog posts we mention in the episode:

https://rebeccamezzino.com.au/acquiring/clutter-free-gift-ideas/

https://www.basklifecoaching.com/post/clutter-free-gift-guide 

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We are so excited to have the amazing Courtney Carver on as our guest this week.  Courtney is one of the world's most successful bloggers in the minimalism space, and is the creator of Project 333, the capsule wardrobe system that we've discussed on earlier episodes. She's also a podcaster and author (all round she's kind of a big deal!) - you can find all her info here. 

Join Tara and Courtney as they chat about her experiences, and glean some wonderful wisdom from this sage of simplicity.

Thanks so much for list...