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Covid 19 Series

PO Life with Kristina Duke

 To celebrate my 10 years as a Professional Organiser I wanted to chat to other Professional Organisers who have also been in […]

Spring Cleaning Co

Do you get overwhelmed with the array of cleaning products available to you? Do you feel nervous about cleaning with chemicals? Do you […]

Organiser Life with Bonnie Black

To celebrate my 10 years as a Professional Organiser I wanted to chat to other Professional Organisers who have also been in the […]

Become a Professional Organiser

Ever considered a career as a Professional Organiser? Our brand new course is accredited and ready to go – it’s the foundations of […]

The Poop Test

 If you get stuck on the idea of if something sparks joy or not… here is a new test you can use […]

What’s Your Problem?… Maintenance

Today is the final week of our 3 week series called “What’s Your Problem?” Discover 3 core clutter problems and the solution for […]

What’s Your Problem?… Systems

Today is week 2 of our 3 week series called “What’s Your Problem?” Learn 3 core clutter problems and learn the solution for […]

What’s Your Problem?… Quantity

 Sometimes wonder if while you slept someone picked up your house and shook it like a snow globe leaving unidentified clutter everyone? […]

Comparison

 Comparison is the thief of joy… I like to remind myself that just because someone has what I want, doesn’t mean they’re […]

Breathing Space

Have you ever muttered the words, “I just need some breathing space”, or when you’ve entered a cluttered room, “I can’t even breathe […]

Making Changes

This week I’ve made some organisational changes in our house and they’ve shifted the feeling and flow of the spaces I’ve made changes […]

Cardboard Boxes

Do you have a cardboard box problem? Do you see POTENTIAL in every ‘good’ box and keep it ‘just in case you need […]

Mary Poppins Part 2

It’s Part 2 of our Mary Poppins mini series. In this two part mini series explore the world of Mary Poppins with me […]

Mary Poppins Part 1

Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down. This and many other lessons on tidying/ organising and decluttering can be learnt […]

2 Factor Authentication

 Today we explore how you can reduce impulse buying and remain intentional in your purchasing. Think of it like adding 2 Factor […]

The Minimal Mom – Dawn Madsen

Today I’m joined by guest Dawn Madsen, also known as the Minimal Mom. Dawn embraced minimalism 9 years ago when her children were […]

Close the Loop

There is a special overwhelm that is caused by open loops in your mind. Open loops are things that are mid-undertaking, halfway done, […]

Stocktake

 When was the last time you got genuinely excited about doing a stocktake in your home? Oh man, it’s one of my […]

Pareto Principle

Today we explore Pareto’s Principle. Also known as the 80/20 rule or law of the vital few. For example, you wear 20% of […]

Might As Well

Kick procrastination to the curb with todays organisational hack… MIGHT AS WELL. It doesn’t need motivation. It doesn’t need conviction. It doesn’t need […]

Out or Away

How do you decide if an item is going to be put away or you’re going to leave it out? Do you need […]

Imperfection

It’s time to stop aiming for perfection and embrace IMPERFECTION when you’re thinking about organising/ decluttering/ setting standards/ creating systems for you and […]

You Need To

Have you ever stopped to think about what agenda your items might have? If your items talked… how would your item finish this […]

Enough

“Enough is enough” “That’s enough” “Leave good enough alone” “Close enough is good enough” It’s amazing how one simple word can relate so […]

5 Home Truths

Todays episode focuses on 5 Home Truths about clutter and it’s impact on your home and life. They’re harsh… but true. They’re not […]

Environmental Hazards

 How can you keep yourself safe while decluttering? Even in your own home, decluttering can stir up dust or mould particulates and […]

Time Will Tell

If you’ve got items you’d really LIKE to declutter but you’re a bit nervous… why not give a Time Will Tell Box a […]

Garage 101

How is your garage faring? Is it struggling under the weight of clutter and disorganisation? If your garage has become where items go […]

Home Office 101

 How cluttered is your home office? Or if you don’t have a home office, maybe your study nook/ spare room or wherever […]

Toys 101

 How is the toy situation in your home? Do you feel like it’s a never-ending game of tidying up? It doesn’t need […]

Living Room 101

If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the living room is the heart beat… I’ve found over the years that the […]

Wardrobe 101

Did you know that most people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time?There are a few keys to keeping your wardrobe […]

Bedroom 101

Does your bedroom look anything like the ones you see on Instagram or Pinterest? Are your floors perfectly clear and bedside tables dust […]

Bathroom 101

Bathrooms can be tricky to keep organised as they are different in every home 🚿🛁 Some homes have one bathroom… others have 4 or […]

Laundry 101

The laundry might just be my favourite spaces to organise… so functional and efficient when organised!! When your laundry is working well you […]

Pantry 101

Reduce your food waste, save money, make meal planning easier and enjoy the beauty of your pantry being in peak form!! It’s week […]

Kitchen 101

Welcome to the first episode of our newest series – Decluttering and Organising 101 where over 8 weeks we’ll go through each area […]

Swedish Death Cleaning

Join me as I unpack the newest and greatest decluttering show on TV… The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning!! If you’re in […]

Because. Really. And

When you’re decluttering and you come across something you decide to keep… sometimes it can be hard to know if you’re keeping it […]

Opportunity Cost/ Cost Benefit Analysis

* Alright… just putting it at the top that I may use Opportunity Cost and Cost Benefit Analysis interchangeably or in the wrong […]

Memories

Memories. Does the Maroon 5 song come to mind? Memories play a more significant role in decluttering and organising than we often recognise. […]

Replace vs Accumulate

Do you feel like your home has accumulated WAY TOO MUCH over the last few weeks? This week on the podcast, explore the […]

Keeping Company

🎄Merry Christmas!!🎄 Today whether you’re running from one event to the next or you’re having a quiet day at home alone, I want […]

Christmas Hacks

Today is a BONUS episode with my Christmas hacks! Discover my tried and true hacks for food, transport, gifts, rubbish, hungry and tired […]

Running Out

Does the idea of running out of something cause you untold anxiety? Could you learn to use the moment of running out to […]

Tackling Christmas Extravagance

How do you firmly and sensitively impose limits on others in regards to Christmas gifts. Todays episode is in response to a listen […]

Renovating and Building

When you’re planning to renovate or build a new house, how you tackle decluttering before you begin is critical to reducing the clutter […]

12 Days of Christmas

December is a prime decluttering month on your calendar… out with the old before it’s in with the new. You are invited to […]

Making Do with Bonnie Black

The art of making do is a bit of a lost practice of common sense in our current culture. We buy gadgets that […]

Peter Walsh: Letting Go

Peter Walsh is an internationally recognised Declutter Guru, who has been decluttering heads, hearts and homes for over 20 years. Peter has been […]

Peter Walsh: Comparison and Happiness

Peter Walsh is an internationally recognised Declutter Guru, who has been decluttering heads, hearts and homes for over 20 years. Peter has been […]

Limiting Choice

When does limiting choice actually bring greater freedom? When your head is already full, too many choices or options can be incredibly overwhelming. […]

Location Location Location

Today’s episode is not about buying property, it’s about where you keep items within your home. Location of where items are kept and […]

FOTO: Fear Of Throwing Out

Do you have FOTO? Fear of Throwing Out… it’s a real thing! How many digital storage devices/ old tech do you have in […]

Creative Outsourcing

Outsourcing can be a bit daunting when your scope of what it means is that you need to be wealthy enough to employ […]

Room to Bloom

Do you need to declutter a space or room in your house so that an area in your life can bloom? Do you […]

Broad vs Narrow

When you’re thinking about tackling an area in your home to declutter, you can use a broad or narrow approach (or a combination […]

Rejecting Busy

I would quite like to remove the word busy from my vocabulary. It doesn’t actually reflect the way that I value my time, […]

Returns Box

If you’ve been listening to this podcast for any length of time you’ve probably heard me talk about the ‘returns box’ in our […]

Vacuum Effect

Have you ever noticed that when you clear a space in your home, you instinctively want to fill it with something else? We […]

Doom Boxes

Do you have one {or multiple} doom boxes around your home full of random clutter that you’re not quite sure what to do […]

Logical Organising

How do you decide where items should live in your home? Do you put things where you think everyone else would put them? […]

Themed Decluttering

When my kids were little we had a zoo membership and used to try to visit every few weeks. The challenge was the […]

Confirmation Bias

 “Murphey’s Law says as soon as I declutter this thing, I’m going to need it” “I knew it would happen that I […]

Deathbed Reflections

 Last week I attended the funeral of a client who had become a friend. I had the privilege of visiting with her […]

Technological Replacement

There’s no doubt the digital revolution has changed we way we store, keep and access information in our homes. If you think about […]

Fresh Eyes

Whether you’ve lived in your home for 4 months or 40 years, stepping back and seeing your home with fresh eyes will help […]

Garages

How full is your garage? Are you running out of floor space? Do you feel like the garage walls are closing in on […]

Consumerism

 Ever been struck by the complete opulence of consumerism? Like smacked in the face by it to the point where it makes […]

Iron Anniversary

This week marks 6 years of The Art of Decluttering podcast!! To celebrate we use the traditional gift of iron (the metal, not […]

Organising With Pre-Schoolers

Do you sometimes pick up your kids from childcare or kinder and wonder how the educators managed to get 32 three year olds […]

Engaged or Entertained

 A bit of a philosophical episode today – when we purchase things are they for our engagement or our entertainment? How can […]

Object Permanence

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget developed Object Permanence theory. Object permanence, put simply, is the ability to understand that an object continues to exist, […]

ADHD Series: Amy Shares

Today is the final episode of our ADHD and decluttering/ organising series. And today, Amy shares her reflections on the series and shares […]

ADHD Series: PS from Jess

In true ADHD style, this week we’ll be dropping mini episodes into your feed of things our guests forgot to say in their […]

ADHD Series: PS from Sylvia

In true ADHD style, this week we’ll be dropping mini episodes into your feed of things our guests forgot to say in their […]

ADHD Series: PS from Carly

In true ADHD style, this week we’ll be dropping mini episodes into your feed of things our guests forgot to say in their […]

ADHD Series: PS from Jodie

In true ADHD style, this week we’ll be dropping mini episodes into your feed of things our guests forgot to say in their […]

ADHD Series: Lisa Woodruff from Organize 365

Lisa Woodruff is the Founder and Owner of Organize 365, in this episode she brings all her enthusiasm and energy for sharing about […]

15 Things I’m Doing in Covid Isolation

Today is a super quick bonus episode for you… I’ve got covid and I’m isolating from my family so I don’t make them […]

ADHD Series: Occupational Therapy, Strategies and Tools

Tricia Lerk is the Director and Occupational Therapist from Planted Parenting. Trish shares her wealth of experience in working with kids with ADHD […]

ADHD Series: Process Improvement, Optimising and Efficiency

 Sylvia Campbell is a friend of the show, she’s also a chemical engineer working in the water industry as a process improvement […]

ADHD Series: Corporate Career & Knowing Your Strengths

Carly is a high achiever, has a successful federal government career, has two young children and is learning to create the life that […]

ADHD Series: Managing Time, Energy & Attention

Carolyn Verhoef is a certified ADHD coach and shares incredible insights into the management of time, energy and attention, which are notoriously challenging […]

ADHD Series: Being a Professional Organiser with ADHD

When you have ADHD and you’re also a Professional Organiser there are so many hacks that you have up your sleeves and today […]

ADHD Series: Adult Diagnosis and Managing a Household

Jodie is an OG member of The Art of Decluttering community. Jodie reached out to us when her kids were little for help […]

ADHD Series: Understanding ADHD with Psychologist Joanna Bailey

By popular request this week we are diving into our ADHD series where we talk to ADHDers, Professionals who work with ADHDers and […]

Filling Your Bucket

Each of us has an invisible bucket and when others poke holes in our bucket, it’s important to have bucket fillers and hole […]

Womens Clutter

I have noticed that there are some areas of clutter that are more relevant to women. So I’ve asked myself why is this […]

Anti Goals

Are you avoidant of all the things you need to do to reach a goal? What about if instead you focus on what […]

Values

What are your values? What is your fundamental belief system. What is important to you? What drives you? Knowing your core values is […]

Three Times A Day

Remembering to do ANYTHING 3 times a day is a huge effort, requiring mental load that frankly, most of us don’t have. And […]

Digital Photos

What’s your number? 9,000… 90,000? How many digital photos to you have on your phone? Do you have them backed up? Are they […]

Physical Photos

As a follow on from last weeks episode all about digital photos, today we explore how to best keep, store, enjoy, share and […]

Obligation

Why do we say yes to things we really should say no to? Where does that sense of obligation come from and how […]

Bigger Living Smaller Space

If you’ve ever looked around your house and thought, “if only our house was a bit bigger or the storage was better, that […]

Extra Curricular Activities

With the school year starting in Australia and extra curricular activities returning you may be starting to feel overwhelmed with all the running […]

School Books & Lockers

Hand up if you’ve discovered long lost library books or school readers under a child’s bed years after they bought them home and […]

Lunch Boxes

Did you like me, put yourself under enormous pressure to find the ‘perfect’ lunch box for your kids when they first started school? […]

Drink Bottles

If you had to take a guess at home many drink bottles were rattling around your house, how many would you guess? 10? […]

School Uniforms

School uniforms – love them or hate them, if your kids go to a school that has a uniform, the start of each […]

School Bags

If you dare… it’s that time of the year when you pull the kids school bags from under their beds and discover if […]

Jars, Bottles & Containers

Do you have a stash of glass jars and bottles and plastic take away containers that you’re keeping in the corner cupboard, under […]

Devices

Todays episode excludes NOBODY… because we ALL have an old device, old cords, chargers, adapters etc hanging around that either we are too […]

Quitters Day

Happy Quitters Day! Today I share an update on the diet coke experiment as well as share the world of quitters day. We […]

Hats & Glasses

Today we talk all things hats and glasses… it’s time to assess how many you have, what are your favourites, what are you […]

Gift Cards & Vouchers

If you had to take a guess… how many gift cards or vouchers do you currently have that are yet to be redeemed? […]

Empty Your Freezer

As you come out of a busy season like Christmas or holidays it’s so good to have some easy meals to eat, that […]

Luggage

A few weeks ago I decided to declutter a big purple suitcase that was over 20 years old, we just didn’t need it […]

Bikes & Scooters

Today be challenged and inspired to declutter any unused bikes and scooters that you or your kids have lying around. Instead of having […]

Welcome BACK!

Welcome to the first episode of season two of The Art of Decluttering Podcast! Make sure you subscribe to this new feed as […]

Health Supplements

It’s the first of January and instead of making a HUGE new years resolution to drastically change your life… how about making one […]

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 […]

Grief & Gratitude

What is the relationship between grief and gratitude? How do you manage to balance both of these emotions and experiences when you are […]

Perfectionism

This week we chat about Perfectionism. Neither of us identify as perfectionist, that was until we did this episode. So if you too, […]

7 Ways to Make Your Life Easier

Today, be encouraged as you listen to some of our tips on how to make your life so much easier! There is nothing […]

Your Color Guru

Jeannie is the founder and owner of Your Color Guru. She is obsessed with helping real women look and feel amazing in their […]

Wardrobe Crisis with Clare Press

This week Kirsty had a great conversation with the extraordinary Clare Press from Wardrobe Crisis. Clare is also the Sustainability Editor of Vogue […]

Becoming an Artist

 Nic Bryan is a wife, mum, teacher, artist and one of our Head, Heart and Home course members. When she shared recently […]

Dealing with Doubt

Today, for something different, Belinda joins Kirsty and we chat all about doubt. We all experience doubt in our lives either from well […]

Minimalism at Work

The remarkable Chris Lovett is back! If you don’t know who we are talking about don’t worry because you are in for a […]

Collections

As promised in Part 2 of our mini series How to Organise…, here is an episode all about collections. We cover lots! We […]

Now What?!

If you have ever decluttered anything and want it to stay that way but don’t quite know how? Then this episode is for […]

Enneagram and Clutter

 We love the Enneagram here at The Art of Decluttering so when our beautiful friend and college developed an Enneagram and Clutter […]

Out of the Box

Are you struggling with lack of storage in your home? Maybe your home is an older style and lack the inbuilt storage of […]

How to Organise… Part 2

Over the years we have received many requests from our beautiful listeners about how to organise very specific areas. As some of them are a […]

Frugal Friends

We have guests again!!! It has been such a long time since we have had guests on the podcast and now we have […]

Eden Update with Michelle

*Trigger warning – this episode talks about sexual exploitation and human trafficking – this episode is not suitable for children* Kirsty had the […]

How to Organise… Part 1

Over the years we have received many requests from our beautiful listeners about how to organise very specific areas. As some of them are a […]

Travel – Part 2

It has been a looooong time since either of us have travelled but over the last little while we’ve had a few requests […]

5th Podcast Anniversary

We can’t believe it’s been 5 years! Today we take the opportunity to look back over the years and reminisce about how and […]

Travel – Part 1

It has been a looooong time since either of us have travelled but over the last little while we’ve had a few requests […]

Setting Up a New House

Setting up a new house can be fun, exciting and the possibilities feel endless. But it can also be a little overwhelming, especially […]

Balance

Balance – what is it, how does it relate to decluttering and organising and how can we use it as a tool to […]

Time Management

Are you always on time or are you always running late? Today we explore the concept of time (we get a bit philosophical) […]

Great Expectations

Does expectation drive you into action or do you feel it sets you up for disappointment? Can your expectations daunt you or spur […]

Jealousy vs Contentment

Do you feel the need to keep up with the Jones’s? Has your house become overrun with stuff that you purchased to bring […]

Top Tips for Downsizing

Moving to a smaller home can be stressful especially when you’ve collected a lifetime of memories and belongings. Today we are revisiting our […]

Zones

Zones are super handy. They are particularly useful when dealing with multipurpose areas such as a rumpus room or garage. Everyone has a unique […]

Item or Space?

 We love using binary decisions as a tool when you have so many decisions to make. One in particular that we wanted […]

Mindful Noticing

Hey amazing listeners! It’s Amy going solo today dropping you a fun little bonus episode. We do have our regular episode coming up […]

All or Something

Usually we think of the saying ‘All or Nothing’, unfortunately this is often entirely unhelpful when it comes to being motivated, so we […]

Momentum

Momentum. It’s so great when you are riding that wave of momentum but what do you do when you get stuck?! Today we […]

Top 3 Things

This week’s episode is the kind of episode where you can put it on and play along! We are naming the top 3 […]

Helping Others Declutter

Have you been asked to help a friend or family member declutter? How did it go? Did you wish you had a few […]

Invisible Decluttering

Today we bring to you our thoughts on invisible decluttering. Decluttering isn’t always about the stuff, there is a LOT that goes on […]

Are you an Amy or a Kirsty?

You may have noticed that Amy and Kirsty make a good team BUT are crazy different!! Well, buckle up as we delve into […]

Gamifying Decluttering

Have you ever thought about making a game out of decluttering? Gamification is a way of attempting to enhance everyday activities by turning […]

Loss Aversion Theory

Today we attempt to explain Loss Aversion theory. Now, neither of us are economists or behavioural therapists but we try our best to […]

Sentimental Partners

Today we tackle one of the big decluttering hurdles – sentimentality. What happens when you live with someone who has a different level […]

Checking In

It’s our first time back together recording in 2022! This year we want you to tell us what to talk about on the […]

100 things you can declutter today – Part 5

  We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over January 2022 we will be bringing you […]

100 things you can declutter today – Part 4

We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over January 2022 we will be bringing you 100 […]

100 things you can declutter today – Part 3

We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the month of January 2022 we will be […]

100 things you can declutter today – Part 2

We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the next 4 weeks we will be bringing […]

100 things you can declutter today – Part 1

We know that a new year brings fresh motivation to declutter your home, so over the next 5 weeks we will be bringing […]

Mr Monkeyjocks

Who doesn’t love Bluey!? If you don’t know what we are talking about we’ll try to bring you up to speed. This Aussie […]

Treasure Hunting

Do you love to treasure hunt? We love treasure hunting with clients! There’s nothing quite like the look on a client’s face when […]

Recovering from Fire

*Trigger warning – today we chat about losing your home to a fire, some listeners may find this triggering and choose to skip […]

Estate Planning

**Trigger warning – things mentioned briefly in today’s episode such as domestic violence, divorce, separation and death may be triggering for some listeners** […]

Shopping Bags

Did you know that shopping bags don’t have to take over your house and that they can actually be nicely organised?! Over a […]

Return to School

 With NSW out of lockdown (and Victoria not far behind – we hope!) restrictions are easing for many and the kids are […]

To Do Lists

To do lists…Do you love them or do you hate them?! We cover all the things today, how they can be helpful, do […]

Circular Economy with Rosella Street

We are ridiculously excited to have Sammy from Rosella Street with us today! Rosella Street is a marketplace and platform that helps people lower […]

Self-Sabotage

This week’s episode was recorded on RUOk Day, so we took the opportunity to check in on each other and to have a little […]

Mental Health Care

Jacqui Cousins has worked as a community mental health nurse for over 15 years. She is also a Mental Health First Aid Trainer […]

Life Changing Transformation

Guest interview time – today you get to meet Katie! Katie is Kirsty’s friend and client and they get chatting about all things […]

Love It

Rounding out our mini series is this week’s episode ‘Love It’. Asking yourself ‘Do I love it’ can grant you the permission to […]

Use It

Do you use it? Following on from last week’s episode, today we are posing to you this question – Do you use it? […]

Need It

Do you need it? Need is such a subjective thing, only you can truly know what you need but sometimes figuring that out […]

Inherited Clutter

 **trigger warning** – things mentioned into day’s episode such as death, road accidents and divorce may be triggering for some listeners** And […]

Sea Change

Meet Owen. Owen is an avid Art of Decluttering podcast listener and just happens to be one our oldest friends. Owen is a […]

The Wellness Rebellion with Maz Compton – Part 2

**language warning – some mild language in today’s episode – so not suitable for little ears** It’s part 2! We are back with […]

Head, Heart & Home

Surprise! We’ve got a bonus episode for you!! Today we are bringing you a quick episode packed with everything you need to know […]

The Wellness Rebellion with Maz Compton – Part 1

 **mild language warning for today’s episode – not suitable for little ears** We’ve got a third mic today!! The amazing Maz Compton […]

Care by Brooke McAlary

She’s baaaack! Yes lovely listeners, the fabulous Brooke McAlary is with us today! It’s been way to long since we have caught up […]

Travel Bags

We love our Facebook Community!! Especially when members request specific topics. So this week you can thank Jodi Mine for our chat about […]

Behind Cupboard Doors

Today’s episode has been inspired by our amazing Facebook Community. A request came in asking us to talk about when at first glance […]

Apartment Living

Yay another guest interview and this time it’s another one of our amazing staff members!! Here’s Marion! Marion is part of our team […]

Binary Decisions

Today’s episode is a good one!! We bring you a concept that you can use as a tool to help make the decluttering […]

NDIS Decluttering

Guest interview time! Tanya is a mum of 3, a wife and a teacher. Tanya was excited to learn that she could access […]

Control

Don’t let the title of today’s episode put you off. Yes we are talking about control but in relation to freedom, grace and […]

Renovating

Tossing up whether to do a reno or sell your house can feel overwhelming. This week we are posing loads of questions to […]

Rehome

Do you ever walk into a room and think, ‘what on earth is that doing there?!’ Well you aren’t alone – in today’s […]

Decluttering with Older Adults

Time for another get to know our staff episode!! Today meet Trudi. We have both known Trudi for a loooooong time and love […]

Know Your Colours

Jeannie is the founder and owner of Your Color Guru. She is obsessed with helping real women look and feel amazing in their […]

Discovery of Less

 Have you ever started doing something and then later found out there was a word for that very thing you were doing?! […]

Emotions

This week on the podcast we talk about emotions. How to know when to ask more questions of yourself, how to acknowledge your […]

Functional Spaces

Do you find yourself getting frustrated in your home? Maybe you have mobility issues and needing clear spaces is not just a nice […]

Deceased Estates

*trigger warning – today we cover topics such as death, wills and all that goes with losing a loved one. We have used […]

Space Invaders

Gosh are we excited for today’s episode!! Not only do we have a guest, but we are also talking all things Space Invaders!!! […]

Eden Update

*Trigger warning – this episode talks about sexual exploitation, human trafficking and the current coup in Myanmar – this episode is not suitable […]

Decluttering Passion

Meet Catty!! Catty has recently joined us here at the Art of Decluttering and is part of our Sydney team of Professional Organisers. […]

Paperwork Course

 Today’s episode is special – we are bringing to you the much anticipated Paperwork Course!! Hooray! We have been working hard on […]

Favourite Things

These are a few of our faaaaavourite thiiiings!! Today we are delighting your ears with (you guessed it!) a few of our favourite […]

Just One More

Happy Podcast Day! Today we let you in on a little secret that we Professional Organisers like to use. We like to pull […]

Moving Overseas

Most of you would know by now just how much we love, love, love are amazing staff members. Well today we have a […]

Nuts & Bolts

Are you the keeper of the tools in your house? Maybe it’s your partner or housemate? Regardless of who’s in charge of them, […]

Becoming a Professional Organiser

It’s podcast day and boy do we have a treat for you!! This week we interviewed the amazing Jess Gimm from Managed Mayhem […]

Like With Like

Yay it’s podcast day! Today we are discussing ‘like with like’ – why it’s important and why it’s such a helpful strategy when […]

Minimalism

It’s a miracle – we have found a topic where we BOTH agree! Thanks to some discussions we had with our amazing Head, […]

Capsule Wardrobe with Courtney Carver

We have a special guest with us today… THE Courtney Carver!! Most of you may have heard of Courtney, either from her blog […]

Kids Outsourcing

Are you wondering how to keep the kids busy, fight the boredom AND remove some things from the metal load you carry for […]

Rural Decluttering

Happy Podcast Monday (or Sunday if you live in above the equator!) We have a special guest interview today! Joining us is one […]

Reset

 It’s 2021 – The year that took FOREVER to get here! For our first podcast of 2021 we chat about how to […]

Christmas Blender

How is Christmas just around the corner?!! Are you hanging out to go OTT on Christmas this year? Or are you wishing you could […]

ADHD

This week’s episode is one that has been requested right from the beginning and again and again over the last few years!! Today […]

Eden

*Trigger warning – this episode talks in depth about sexual exploitation, human trafficking and forced marriages, this episode is not suitable for children* […]

Listener Questions 2.0

It’s listener question time!! After their Today Extra interview, the girls inspired themselves to ask everyone to send in their questions. So this week’s episode […]

Share the Dignity

 *Trigger warning – this episode covers topics including homelessness, fleeing or living in crisis, foster care, domestic violence* After chatting about Sanitary […]

Sanitary Products

*Disclaimer – this week the theme covers all things period related. If you feel this topic is not for you then tune in […]

Sleep

This week on the podcast Amy and Kirsty discuss the relationship between sleep and clutter. They share some findings from clinical research and […]

Today Extra

Did you catch Amy and Kirsty on morning TV last week?! They appeared on Today Extra on Channel 9 in Sydney. Their interview got cut […]

Online Selling

Do you have a ‘gunna’ (going to get to) pile or piles? Those items that you want to sell but aren’t quite sure […]

Magic Wardrobe Number

This week’s episode is thanks to our Facebook Community. Tune in as Kirsty and Amy discuss their guidelines for creating a functional wardrobe, […]

Lost in Translation

This week’s episode is one our Northern hemisphere listeners have been waiting for! Enjoy having a giggle along with Kirsty and Amy as […]

The Home Edit

This week we were inspired to chat about the new Netflix show ‘The Home Edit‘. We really enjoyed it and wanted to share […]

Room to Improve

This week we were inspired to chat about the things that we need to improve upon personally. It was inspired by a comment […]

R U OK?

We have a bonus episode for you today being R U OK day here in Australia! In this episode we: Encourage you all […]

The Four Tendencies with Gretchen Rubin

 This week we chat to the incredible Gretchen Rubin! Gretchen is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and […]

Art

This week we were inspired to chat about artwork thanks to a post in our Facebook community started by Robyn Christie! In this […]

Cleaning & Homeschooling

This week we chat to another one of Kirsty’s clients, Lois North! Lois is a wife, mum of 4 adult kids, cleaner and […]

The Trauma Cleaner

 ***Disclaimer this week, there is swearing and talk of trauma and squalor*** This week we chat to the formidable Sandra Pankhurst! You […]

Busy

This week feels like another Iso with Kirst & Ames episode! We chat about the concept of busy – we know – ironic […]

Repurposing Spaces

This week we chat about repurposing spaces and rooms for what you actually need rather than being frustrated by the lack of function […]

Peter Walsh

This week we chat to the legendary Peter Walsh! Peter was so incredibly generous in his time with us and dropped so much […]

Your Stories

 This week we hear the stories of transformation from some of our Head, Heart and Home course participants Thank you to Karen, […]

Downsizing into Freedom

This week we chat to Belinda and glean her wisdom of someone who has done our Head, Heart and Home course as well […]

Journals

This week we chat about journals, especially as we got lots of people confused after our Old Diaries and Calendar episode a few […]

Get Curious

This week we chat about getting curious and what a powerful tool it can be for self discovery on your decluttering journey. In […]

3 Year Anniversary

Just a quick bonus episode to celebrate our 3 year anniversary of podcasting!! We share some of our highlights so enjoy this little […]

Old Diaries & Calendars

This week we chat about old diaries and calendars and if and when we might need to keep them. In this episode we; […]

Your Forever Home

This week we chat to the incredible Frances Cosway from White Pebbles Interior about designing and creating clever and functional spaces in our […]

200th Celebration

This bonus episode is a celebration of our 200th episode In this episode we; ● Talk about our favourite episodes; ● Encourage you […]

Is it cleaning, tidying or decluttering?

This week we chat about the difference between cleaning, tidying and decluttering. In this episode we; Talk about what those three look like […]

Downsizing

 This week we chat about downsizing and how anyone can downsize if they want! In this episode we; Talk about the different […]

Wallets Vs Purses

This week we chat about wallets and purses how we organised them. In this episode we; Talk about the official difference between a […]

Business & Loyalty Cards

 This week we chat about business and loyalty cards and how we do (or do not) organised them. In this episode we; […]

Decluttering Sessions

 This week we chat to about the different types of decluttering sessions we do with clients. In this episode we; Discuss the […]

Tiny Living with Sarah Taylor

 This week we chat to the inspirational Sarah Taylor about tiny, off-grid, intentional living. In this episode Sarah; ● Shares her journey […]

The Hold Back

This week we chat about things that clutter is holding you back from! In this episode we; Give you our thoughts on just […]

Soulful Sunday

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

The Kids Show

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Rural Life

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Kirsty’s Mum

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Amy’s Dad

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Simon

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Let It Go

This week we chat about letting things go and why that can be harder for some of us more than others. In this […]

Reading

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Glassware

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Cutlery & Crockery

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Kitchen Appliances

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Iso Pantry

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Fridge & Freezer

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Delaying Purchases

This week we chat about being thoughtful and intentional in your purchases and we even encourage you to delay them to take the […]

Call Someone

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

What Do You Need?

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Lego 2

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Make Up

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Walking

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Inside Your Car

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

From Teacher to Organiser

This week we chat to Jac and glean her wisdom of someone who has gone from being Amy’s sons teacher to being one […]

Gratitude

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Towels

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Simply Organised

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Virtual Sessions

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Garden Organising

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Baking

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

About Us

 This week we were asked by Heather Hoffman to chat about ourselves. So Heather and others in our community came up with […]

Growth Zone

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Flat Surfaces

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

New Tricks

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Magazines

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Don’t Put It Down, Put It Away

 This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support […]

Slipping Backwards

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Twin Life with Mandy Hose

This week we chat to Mandy Hose from Too Peas in A Podcast about being a Mum of twins and the impact that […]

Meditation

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Utensils

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Games and Puzzles

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Working from Home

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Hope

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Grace

This is our new mini series to help us all during the Covid-19 season. We hope it helps to serve and support you. […]

Storage Units

This week we chat about storage units, which is a $1.1 Billlion p.a industry, and when is a good time to use them […]

From Us To You!

This is just a quick bonus episode to say that we see you and we are here with you in this challenging season […]

Types of Clutter

This week we chat about the major types of clutter we see in the homes of our clients! In his episode we; Encourage […]

Bargain Clutter

This week we chat about bargain clutter and whether it really is a bargain. It is following on from last week’s episode on […]

Freebie Clutter

This week we chat about the freebie clutter and what it actually costs you! In this episode we; Encourage you to look around […]

Sharing Economy

This week we chat about the sharing and borrowing economy, it’s a good one! In this episode we; Encourage you to reduce your […]

From Client to Organiser

This week we chat to Carly and glean her wisdom of someone who has gone from being a client of Amy’s to being […]

Fatigue

 This week we chat about fatigue, more than just really tired, chronic illnesses and reasons why fatigue might slow you down or […]

Head, Heart and Home Course

Bonus episode: Today we chat about our Head, Heart and Home course! Are you sick of nagging people to put things away? Tired […]

Your Team

This week we chat to Lex who is Amy’s client and a participant of our Head, Heart and Home course: In this episode […]

Command Centre

This week we chat about having all your family admin paperwork and tasks in one place, the Command Centre: In this episode we; […]

Photo Organising

This week we chat to Chantal Imbach from Photos In Order about how to declutter and organise your photos. In this episode Chantal; […]

Landfill Diversion

We’ve had an episode on having a recycling holding zone as some of our listeners and clients are passionate about diverting all they […]

Back to School

 This week we chat about having the kids go back or start school here in Australia: Encourage you to think the different […]

20/20 Vision

This week we chat about setting your vision for 2020. In this episode we: ● Talk about the difference between resolutions and setting […]

Our Organised Life

This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. […]

Grace & Growth

This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. […]

Organising Your Finances

This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. […]

Entrepreneurship

This December we again wanted to practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. […]

Secrets of Professional Organisers

This December we wanted to again practice what we preach and have some white space in our lead ups to Christmas this year. […]

Lessons From Our 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 […]

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 […]

Discouragement

This week we chat about discouragement and what it looks like when it comes to decluttering. In this episode we: Challenge you to […]

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 […]

Mould

 This week we chat to Nicole Bijlsma from Building Biology about mould and all things healthy homes. In this episode we: Challenge […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

Judgement

This week we have a conversation around Judgement! In this episode we: Challenge you have a whole lot of grace and forgiveness for […]

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 […]