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July 18, 2023
#574 Best of Series-Back to Basics: Asking Yourself the 3 Clarifying Questions as You Declutter
Listen Now 574: Best of Series-Back to Basics: Asking Yourself the 3 Clarifying Questions as You Declutter In this Best of Series episode, Kathi and her best friend, Roger Lipp, are taking the clutter free journey back to the basics. Do you need specific criteria to guide your decision making for what to keep and what to get rid of? Kathi and Roger are here to remind us of the three clarifying questions we should be asking ourselves as we declutter. Join in the conversation to learn the art of how to keep the best and get rid of the rest by knowing and practicing these three questions as you declutter:
Do I love it?Do I use it?Would I buy it again?Listen in as Kathi and Roger explain how asking yourself these three questions can get you past the mental block of clearing out your clutter.
The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating HomeHomesteading [hohm-sted-ing]
noun
1. an act or instance of establishing a homestead.
2. the act of loving where you live so much that you actively ignore the fact that your house is trying to kill you on a regular basis.
For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are.
Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process. Here’s a handful of the lessons Kathi shares:
Prepare before the need arisesEverything is always in process, including usYour best household solution is time and patienceYou don’t have to do everything the hard wayBe open to new and better ways of doing thingsA lot of small changes make a huge difference.Highly practical, humorous, and inspirational, The Accidental Homesteader will encourage you to live with more peace, joy, and contentment.
Order your copy of The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home here.
Links Mentioned: Learn more about Clutter Free for Life
Kathi mentions rotating treasured items into your decor. She has a donkey figure that is a part of her Fall decorations. What treasured items do you rotate into your decor?
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FollowFollowFollowFollow Meet Our GuestRoger Lipp Roger is a productivity and quality engineer for a Fortune 50 company.
Roger helps teams reach their full productivity potential by teaching them the practical and simple steps to reach their goals. Roger and his wife, author Kathi Lipp, teach communicators how to share their message through social media and email marketing.
He and Kathi coauthored Happy Habits for Every Couple with Harvest House Publishers.
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#573 Best of Series – 5 Reasons Your Home is MORE Cluttered
#572 Best of Series-Clutter and Creativity – How Decluttering Helps the Creative Process
#571 How to Succeed with No Buy July « Older Entries #574 Best of Series-Back to Basics: Asking Yourself the 3 Clarifying Questions as You Declutter
July 11, 2023
#573 Best of Series – 5 Reasons Your Home is MORE Cluttered
Listen Now 573: Best of Series – 5 Reasons Your Home is MORE Cluttered Do you ever look around your home wondering why it feels more cluttered, despite your decluttering efforts? In this “Best Of” episode, Kathi and her decluttering partner Roger are uncovering this mystery by clueing us into five reasons our homes may be more cluttered:
You don’t know what you have, so you keep buying more.You have backups for your backups. (We’re looking at you, broken can-opener in the garage!) You are storing things for other people, with no limit or deadline.You are holding onto things for “some day.” (Is that item something you would buy again today?)You are keeping tools that were useful in a past season of life. Your life has changed and moved on, so now those items have become clutter.Clutter is a battle that has to be fought on every side. Together let’s learn how to break these habits that leave us with more clutter and less peace. Want some encouragement on the journey? Join us on Facebook in Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy.
Sign up here for the Clutter Free Academy newsletter and be notified when future episodes are released.
The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home
Homesteading [hohm-sted-ing]
noun
1. an act or instance of establishing a homestead.
2. the act of loving where you live so much that you actively ignore the fact that your house is trying to kill you on a regular basis.
For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are.
Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process. Here’s a handful of the lessons Kathi shares:
Prepare before the need arisesEverything is always in process, including usYour best household solution is time and patienceYou don’t have to do everything the hard wayBe open to new and better ways of doing thingsA lot of small changes make a huge difference.Highly practical, humorous, and inspirational, The Accidental Homesteader will encourage you to live with more peace, joy, and contentment.
Order your copy of The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home here.
Links Mentioned: Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Kathi’s remodel update!
Which of the five reasons for excess clutter resonates most with you?
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Let’s stay connectedTo share your thoughts:
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FollowFollowFollowFollow Meet Our GuestRoger Lipp
Roger is a productivity and quality engineer for a Fortune 50 company.
Roger helps teams reach their full productivity potential by teaching them the practical and simple steps to reach their goals. Roger and his wife, author Kathi Lipp, teach communicators how to share their message through social media and email marketing.
He and Kathi coauthored Happy Habits for Every Couple with Harvest House Publishers.
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#572 Best of Series-Clutter and Creativity – How Decluttering Helps the Creative Process
#571 How to Succeed with No Buy July
#570 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2 « Older Entries
July 4, 2023
#572 Best of Series-Clutter and Creativity – How Decluttering Helps the Creative Process
Listen Now 572: Best of Series-Clutter and Creativity – How Decluttering Helps the Creative Process In this Best of episode, Kathi Lipp is talking with Clutter Free community leader, friend, and screenwriter, Grace Church, about how decluttering and creativity can actually help one another. Have you ever struggled to balance decluttering time and creative time? You are not alone. In this episode, Kathi and Grace share how they have found that balance by:
Shifting their mentalityDoing a little bit every dayEstablishing routinesIf you’ve ever found your creativity blocked by the clutter around you, you won’t want to miss this episode.
The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home
Homesteading [hohm-sted-ing]
noun
1. an act or instance of establishing a homestead.
2. the act of loving where you live so much that you actively ignore the fact that your house is trying to kill you on a regular basis.
For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are.
Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process. Here’s a handful of the lessons Kathi shares:
Prepare before the need arisesEverything is always in process, including usYour best household solution is time and patienceYou don’t have to do everything the hard wayBe open to new and better ways of doing thingsA lot of small changes make a huge difference.Highly practical, humorous, and inspirational, The Accidental Homesteader will encourage you to live with more peace, joy, and contentment.
Order your copy of The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home here.
Links Mentioned: Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
What does your creative space look like? Do you need to clean BEFORE you create?
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FollowFollowFollowFollowFollow Meet Our GuestGrace Church
Grace Church is a screenwriter, blogger, budding podcaster, and wanna-be author in Los Angeles — but her favorite “job” has been working on Kathi’s CFA leadership team! Grace discovered Clutter Free through Kathi’s “2000 Thing Fling” in January 2015. Since then she’s been counting, cleaning, and decluttering her way through her home, one item at a time. Grace has been a regular contributor at CFA since it began in 2016 and a member of CFFL since its inception in 2019. She serves as an admin for the Clutter Free Academy group page on Facebook — and Community Manager for the Clutter Free for Life private group membership and page.
You can connect with Grace on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube at “Rise and Write with Grace & James” — or catch her movie “DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH” on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Tubi!
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#571 How to Succeed with No Buy July
#570 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2
#546 All the Tools You Need to Start Your Clutter Free Journey Today « Older Entries #572 Best of Series-Clutter and Creativity – How Decluttering Helps the Creative Process
June 27, 2023
#571 How to Succeed with No Buy July
Listen Now 571 How to Succeed with No Buy July On this very special podcast Kathi Lipp is joined by Clutter Free queen Tonya Kubo to get all of us excited about the month-long celebration we call No Buy July!
Some may think that No Buy July sounds crazy, after all – it is fun to spend money. But this challenge is meant to be a kind of retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Let’s put all our creative energy into doing something that is going to help our houses and our budgets breathe a little easier!
Listen in for all the details, and answers to questions like these:
What are the “rules” for No Buy July? (Hint – You don’t have to be a minimalist to participate.)How can I convince my family to join in this challenge?What happens if there is an emergency, or if I have a special event coming up?What can we do for fun in July without spending money?What will I wear? What will we eat? How does this whole thing work?If you are as excited as we are about No Buy July, then be sure to join us! All you have to do is be part of Kathi Lipp’s free Facebook group, Clutter Free Academy. Go here to join, and be sure to answer the questions, then one of our friendly group admins will be sure to get you in.
Throughout the month of July there will be posts in the group with ideas and encouragement, and you can also ask your questions and cheer on one another in the kindest corner of the internet. If you are not on Facebook, email support@kathilipp.org and we will send you the activity guide to give you lots of ideas for making No Buy July a fun experience for you and your family.
P.S. Looking for Tonya Kubo’s bread pudding recipe? You can find it here!
The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your LifeWhen it comes to your home, peace is possible…
Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.
Let author Kathi Lipp (who once lived a life buried in clutter) walk you through each room of your house to create organizational zones that are not only functional and practical but create places of peace that reflect your personality. Kathi will help you tackle the four-step process of dedicate, decide, declutter and “do-your-thing” to reveal the home you’ve always dreamed of, and then transform it into a haven that reflects who you truly are meant to be.
If you’re also feeling overwhelmed by the care and upkeep of all the stuff under your feet or sense that your home is running you, instead of the other way around, come discover how to create a space that doesn’t have to be showroom perfect to be perfect for you and the people you love. Learn more about The Clutter Free Home here.
Links Mentioned: Kathi’s Favorites: Sign up here for Kathi’s newsletter and get a free Clutter Free Kit with printables and videos.
Want to join us for No Buy July? Click here to join the free Clutter Free Academy on Facebook! Let’s stay connectedTo share your thoughts:
Leave a note in the comment section below.Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
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Meet Our GuestTonya Kubo
Tonya Kubo is the illustrious and fearless leader of Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook group and the Clutter Free for Life membership program. A speaker and writer, Tonya makes her home in the heart of California with her husband, Brian, their two spirited daughters, and one very tolerant cat.
Visit Tonya at www.tonyakubo.com
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#570 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2
#546 All the Tools You Need to Start Your Clutter Free Journey Today
#569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1 « Older Entries
June 20, 2023
#570 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2
Listen Now 570: Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2 Did you know the “urge to splurge” is a brain chemistry response and can last from 7 – 12 MINUTES? No wonder it can be a difficult mindset to break! In this Part 2 episode, Kathi and spending coach Paige Pritchard talk about brain chemistry and the way it affects our behavior. Today they finish discussing Paige’s five tools to managing your impulsive shopping. The conversation is fascinating. Here are just a few of the many highlights:
How to use an Urge Jar to change your behavior (and maybe save enough for a trip to Disneyland).Making a list of what you want to buy is actually a healthy choice.There is a big difference between an intentional buy and an impulse buy.Haven’t listened to #569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1? Click here.
As promised in the episode, here’s a link to Paige Pritchard’s Free Masterclass Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop.
Join Kathi and friends for No Buy July! Click here to join her free Facebook community Clutter Free Academy, and get ready to participate in this No Buy challenge that can change your home and your life.
Sign up here for the Clutter Free Academy newsletter and be notified when future episodes are released.
Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity
Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering if it’s possible to move from “out of my mind” to “in control” when you’ve got too many projects on your plate and too much mess in your relationships?
Kathi and Cheri want to show you five surprising reasons why you become stressed, why social media solutions don’t often work, and how you can finally create a plan that works for you. As you identify your underlying hurts, uncover hope, and embrace practical healing, you’ll become equipped to:
trade the to-do list that controls you for a calendar that allows space in your lifedecide whose feedback to forget and whose input to invitereplace fear of the future with peace in the presentYou can simplify and savor your life—guilt-free! Clutter, tasks, and relationships may overwhelm you now, but God can help you overcome with grace.
Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, get together for this episode for a little discussion regarding the concepts of being overwhelmed and being clutter-free. So often we find that our clutter overwhelms us and that being overwhelmed contributes to our clutter. It can be a vicious cycle.
Kathi and Cheri discuss five steps to keep from getting overwhelmed as you declutter your home, your heart, and your life. Order your copy of Overwhelmed here.
Links Mentioned: Paige’s Free Masterclass Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop
What to work with Paige directly? Overcoming Overspending Group Program
Organizational Website Notion
Kathi’s Favorites:Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Clutter Free for Life Facebook Group
Sundance Catalog – Women’s Clothing
Giveaway: Paige Pritchard has a FREE Masterclass for you! It’s an hour long pre recorded class you can watch at your convenience. Once you sign up, you only have access for a limited time so carve out that hour and start on a path to curbing your urge to splurge.
Here’s the link: Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop with Paige Pritchard
Let’s stay connectedTo share your thoughts:
Leave a note in the comment section below.Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
Subscribe on iTunes or subscribe to our newsletter now.
Meet Our GuestPaige Pritchard
Paige Pritchard is a spending coach who helps women stop impulse shopping and overspending.
Paige discovered her passion for helping women develop healthier spending habits through her own personal struggles with impulse shopping when at age 22 she blew through her $60,000 salary after graduating from college.
By uncovering the root cause of her shopping and making a commitment to develop healthier spending habits she was able to turn her financial situation around in her twenties by paying off her $40,000 of student loan debt, cash flowing her MBA, becoming a homeowner and building a multiple six-figure investment portfolio by age 29.
In 2020 Paige became a certified life coach through The Life Coach School and since then has coached thousands of women to become better spenders and reach their full financial potential through her social channels, her podcast called The Money Love Podcast, and group coaching program, Overcoming Overspending.
Paige’s work has been featured in publications like NBC News, The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, and the Dr. Phil Show.
You can connect with Paige on Instagram @overcoming_overspending , Tik Tok @overcoming_overspending, YouTube Overcoming Overspending with Paige Pritchard, her Apple Podcast The Money Love Podcast , and at www.paigepritchard.com.
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#569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1
#568 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 2 « Older Entries #570 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 2
June 15, 2023
#546 All the Tools You Need to Start Your Clutter Free Journey Today
Listen Now 546: All the Tools You Need to Start Your Clutter Free Journey Today Have you ever made a New Year’s Resolution to start decluttering but then thought, “Where do I start?” You are not alone! Kathi and friend, author, and social media guru Tonya Kubo are with us today discussing tips and tools for decreasing stress and increasing peace though living a clutter-free life, as well as a very unexpected and surprising career Tonya had in the past! Listen and discover:
The three types of clutterProducts to help you organize your timeHow using totes can help you in your clutter free journey
Join Clutter Free for Life Today!
What if you were able to create a life where you not only got rid of the clutter in each room of your house but were able to stay on top of it?
What if you learned to organize in a way that made sense to you so that once you decluttered, you could find the things that were important enough to keep?
What if you could live in a house that was at peace?
You’ve been thinking about how this will be the year to finally declutter your house and create the home you’ve always dreamed of. One that is filled with peace instead of stuff.
Is the idea of changing your home something you’d like to start working on? Because, right now, I have a plan that will show you how: Clutter Free For Life
Join Clutter Free For Life
Links Mentioned: Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
3 Tote System: Green, Purple, & Orange or 3 Different Colors
Tote Options We Love:
Kathi’s Favorites:
Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group
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Special offer for our Clutter Free community – get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/clutterfree (code clutterfree will automatically be applied).
Let’s stay connectedTo share your thoughts:
Leave a note in the comment section below.Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
Subscribe on iTunes or subscribe to our newsletter now.
Meet Our GuestTonya Kubo
Tonya Kubo is the illustrious and fearless leader of Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook group and the Clutter Free for Life membership program. A speaker and writer, Tonya makes her home in the heart of California with her husband, Brian, their two spirited daughters, and one very tolerant cat. Visit her at www.tonyakubo.com.
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#569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1
#568 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 2
#567 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 1 « Older Entries #546 All the Tools You Need to Start Your Clutter Free Journey Today
June 13, 2023
#569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1
Listen Now 569: Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1 Have you ever struggled with impulsive spending or another “urge to splurge” mind set? You are not alone, friend. Kathi and spending coach Paige Pritchard are digging into the root cause of our impulsive shopping and how to change those behaviors. Today they discuss the first of Paige’s five tips to managing your impulsive shopping, plus answer questions like:
Why are you shopping?What is a de-influencer?What is an Urge Jar?As promised in the episode, here’s a link to Paige Pritchard’s Free Masterclass Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop.
Join Kathi and friends for No Buy July! Click here to join her free Facebook community Clutter Free Academy, and get ready to participate in this No Buy challenge that can change your home and your life.
Sign up here for the Clutter Free Academy newsletter and be notified when future episodes are released.
Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity
Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering if it’s possible to move from “out of my mind” to “in control” when you’ve got too many projects on your plate and too much mess in your relationships?
Kathi and Cheri want to show you five surprising reasons why you become stressed, why social media solutions don’t often work, and how you can finally create a plan that works for you. As you identify your underlying hurts, uncover hope, and embrace practical healing, you’ll become equipped to:
trade the to-do list that controls you for a calendar that allows space in your lifedecide whose feedback to forget and whose input to invitereplace fear of the future with peace in the presentYou can simplify and savor your life—guilt-free! Clutter, tasks, and relationships may overwhelm you now, but God can help you overcome with grace.
Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, get together for this episode for a little discussion regarding the concepts of being overwhelmed and being clutter-free. So often we find that our clutter overwhelms us and that being overwhelmed contributes to our clutter. It can be a vicious cycle.
Kathi and Cheri discuss five steps to keep from getting overwhelmed as you declutter your home, your heart, and your life. Order your copy of Overwhelmed here.
Links Mentioned: Paige’s Free Masterclass Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop
What to work with Paige directly? Overcoming Overspending Group Program
Kathi’s Favorites:Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Clutter Free for Life Facebook Group
Giveaway: Paige Pritchard has a FREE Masterclass for you! It’s an hour long pre recorded class you can watch at your convenience. Once you sign up, you only have access for a limited time so carve out that hour and start on a path to curbing your urge to splurge.
Here’s the link: Why You Impulse Shop & How To Stop with Paige Pritchard
Let’s stay connectedTo share your thoughts:
Leave a note in the comment section below.Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.
Subscribe on iTunes or subscribe to our newsletter now.
Meet Our GuestPaige Pritchard
Paige Pritchard is a spending coach who helps women stop impulse shopping and overspending.
Paige discovered her passion for helping women develop healthier spending habits through her own personal struggles with impulse shopping when at age 22 she blew through her $60,000 salary after graduating from college.
By uncovering the root cause of her shopping and making a commitment to develop healthier spending habits she was able to turn her financial situation around in her twenties by paying off her $40,000 of student loan debt, cash flowing her MBA, becoming a homeowner and building a multiple six-figure investment portfolio by age 29.
In 2020 Paige became a certified life coach through The Life Coach School and since then has coached thousands of women to become better spenders and reach their full financial potential through her social channels, her podcast called The Money Love Podcast, and group coaching program, Overcoming Overspending.
Paige’s work has been featured in publications like NBC News, The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, and the Dr. Phil Show.
You can connect with Paige on Instagram @overcoming_overspending, Tik Tok @overcoming_overspending, YouTube Overcoming Overspending with Paige Pritchard, her Apple Podcast The Money Love Podcast, and at www.paigepritchard.com.
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#569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1
#568 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 2
#567 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 1 « Older Entries #569 Urge to Splurge? How to Manage Your Impulsive Shopping – Part 1
June 6, 2023
#568 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 2
Listen Now 568: Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 2 How do you start a conversation with someone who says that absolutely everything is valuable and should be cherished? Especially when that means that you, not they, should be the person to make space for it?
Kathi and her friend Cheri Gregory are returning today for the second part of their discussion on how to respond responsibly to another person who has a “waste not, want not” mentality. Here are their tips for how to keep the peace without keeping all the stuff:
For people living in your household, give each person their own space and they can keep what they want in that space.Have agreed upon standards for cleanliness, maintenance tasks, and decorating budgets.If someone says, “I can fix that,” set a time and have a plan for getting that item fixed. Consider whether or not fixing a particular item is enjoyable and worth the time.Realize that you may not agree or change the other person’s mind, and you can still keep boundaries around your own space and belongings.Did you miss the first part of this conversation? If so, you can listen to that here.
Join Kathi and friends for No Buy July! Click here to join her free Facebook community, Clutter Free Academy, and get ready to participate in this No Buy challenge that can change your home and your life.
Sign up here for the Clutter Free Academy newsletter and be notified when future episodes are released.
The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating HomeHomesteading [hohm-sted-ing]
noun
For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are.
Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process. Here’s a handful of the lessons Kathi shares:
Prepare before the need arisesEverything is always in process, including usYour best household solution is time and patienceYou don’t have to do everything the hard wayBe open to new and better ways of doing thingsA lot of small changes make a huge difference.Highly practical, humorous, and inspirational, The Accidental Homesteader will encourage you to live with more peace, joy, and contentment. Order your copy of The Accidental Homesteader here.
Links Mentioned: Books co-authored by Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory:
Kathi’s Favorites:Subscribe to get your free Clutter Free Kit (handout + video interview with Kathi) and many other goodies.
Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group
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Meet Our GuestCheri Gregory
Cheri Gregory is the founder of the Sensitive & Strong Community Cafe and co-author of five books, including Overwhelmed and An Abundant Place (both with Kathi Lipp). Cheri mentors HSP* Christian writers and speakers Through her Write Beside You coaching services and mastermind programs.
*HSP stands for “highly sensitive person.”
You can connect with Cheri here.
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#567 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 1
#566 How to Reclaim a Space In Your Home – Part 2
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May 30, 2023
#567 Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 1
Listen Now 567: Responding Responsibly to a “Waste Not, Want Not” Mentality – Part 1 Sometimes we hear sayings like “waste not, want not” and we assume they are true all the time and in every circumstance. Or we may want to get rid of something, but someone else in our life expects us to keep it. What to do then? Today Kathi is discussing this very issue with her friend and co-author, Cheri Gregory.
Cheri tells the tale of some big items she has recently decluttered and shares how her mindset about those items has changed over time. Some of those shifts in her thinking include:
Realizing that just because an item was nice several decades ago, doesn’t mean it is still nice.Learning to set a time limit on fixing things – just because something could be fixed someday by someone doesn’t mean I have to keep it (broken) forever.There is a cost to keeping things – time dealing with them, lost space to enjoy other things, and missed opportunities.Listen next week to hear Part 2 of the discussion, in which Cheri gives advice for how to start a conversation with someone else who is opposed to our decluttering efforts. Sign up here for the Clutter Free Academy newsletter to be notified when Part 2 is available.
The Accidental Homesteader: What I’ve Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating HomeHomesteading [hohm-sted-ing]
noun
For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are.
Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process. Here’s a handful of the lessons Kathi shares:
Prepare before the need arisesEverything is always in process, including usYour best household solution is time and patienceYou don’t have to do everything the hard wayBe open to new and better ways of doing thingsA lot of small changes make a huge difference.Highly practical, humorous, and inspirational, The Accidental Homesteader will encourage you to live with more peace, joy, and contentment. Order your copy of The Accidental Homesteader here.
Links Mentioned: Books co-authored by Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory:
Kathi’s Favorites:Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group
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Meet Our GuestCheri Gregory
Cheri Gregory is the founder of the Sensitive & Strong Community Cafe and co-author of five books, including Overwhelmed and An Abundant Place (both with Kathi Lipp). Cheri mentors HSP* Christian writers and speakers Through her Write Beside You coaching services and mastermind programs.
*HSP stands for “highly sensitive person.”
You can connect with Cheri here.
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#566 How to Reclaim a Space In Your Home – Part 2
Listen Now 566: How to Reclaim a Space In Your Home – Part 2 Have you ever dreamed of creating a space just for YOU? This is your episode! Today Kathi Lipp is joined by fellow book lover Amy Betters-Midtvedt. On the daily, Amy uses humor to share her expertise in all things home and parenting but today, they talk about decluttering to create a sacred space. For Amy, it’s for her beloved books. Listen in as Kathi and Amy discuss:
Managing the push and pull of deciding what stays and what goesThe benefit of having a reward at the end of your projectKnowing when to call a trusted professionalHave you listened to Part 1 of this series with Amy Betters-Midtvedt? Click here to listen to episode 565 How to Reclaim a Space In Your Home – Part 1.
Here’s a photo of Amy Betters-Midtvedt’s fabulous Book Room that she and Kathi talked about in this episode.
Also, if you haven’t listened to Kathi and Amy laugh through episode 547 Why I Don’t Eat Green Bananas Anymore, put that one in your queue!
The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life
Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.
Let author Kathi Lipp (who once lived a life buried in clutter) walk you through each room of your house to create organizational zones that are not only functional and practical but create places of peace that reflect your personality. Kathi will help you tackle the four-step process of dedicate, decide, declutter and “do-your-thing” to reveal the home you’ve always dreamed of, and then transform it into a haven that reflects who you truly are meant to be.
If you’re also feeling overwhelmed by the care and upkeep of all the stuff under your feet or sense that your home is running you, instead of the other way around, come discover how to create a space that doesn’t have to be showroom perfect to be perfect for you and the people you love. life. Order your copy of The Clutter Free Home here.
Links Mentioned: Amy Betters-Midtvedt on Instagram
Amy Betters-Midtvedt on Facebook
Modern Velvet Single Sofa Chair
Kathi’s Favorites:Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.
Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook Group
30 Qt/7.5 Gal, Pack of 6 Stackable Plastic Storage Containers
In this episode, Kathi and Amy discuss creating a space does not have to be craeting a whole room.
It could be a shelf or a wall.
Question:
Look around your home. Is there a nook that could be repurposed?
Let’s stay connected
To share your thoughts:
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Meet Our GuestAmy Betters-Midtvedt
Amy Betters-Midtvedt is a writer, educator and mom of 5. Her passions include piling on the couch with her family to binge watch the Office, buying all the books she possibly can, trying to finish a conversation with her husband without being interrupted and writing to help people find the joy in their everyday lives.
You can connect with Amy at amybettersmidtvedt.com.
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