Be Uncluttered

It's wardrobe (closet!) month! This month is all about wardrobes, what we wear, why we wear it, how to be intentional, and how to organise your wardrobe. For those of you in the US, when we say wardrobe we mean closet. But we also mean wardrobe (ie, the collection of clothes we own). We use the word wardrobe for both the closet AND the collection of our clothes, just to be confusing for you, sorry! We're starting off this special month with a little sneak peek into what's in our wardrobes. Why do we wear what we wear? Why are we keeping the clothes we're keeping? Do we need to change what's in our wardrobes? We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

We've all receive them before - free stuff. Water bottles, lanyards, keyrings, mugs, stress balls, extras with an order, samples at the supermarket, 2-for-1 whats-its and all sorts of stuff. We see a LOT of clutter caused by free stuff, so we wanted to have a chat about the fact that even though something seems to be "free", it's not really - everything you bring into your home costs you in some way. We talk about lots of the hidden costs of "free" in the hope that perhaps it might help you be a little more intentional about bringing stuff into your house and reduce your clutter levels. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

The #minsgame is a game created by The Minimalists, Joshua Fields-Milburn and Ryan Nicodemus. The game's aim is to provide you with motivation, accountability and a straightforward method to declutter as many as 695 items from your home in one month. Bec and Tara share their thoughts on it, and their experiences with doing it (and avoiding doing it, in Bec's case) in this episode. If you're interested in playing the game yourself, make sure you join our Facebook Community Group to play with us in June. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Bec and Tara don't really like using the words "right" or "wrong" or "too much" or "not enough" when talking about the volume of people's belongings. Everyone is so different - we all have different sized homes, different personalities in our household and different tolerance levels for clutter. A better way to describe volume levels is to call them "helpful" or "unhelpful". In this week's episode Bec and Tara discuss how to work out if you have unhelpful or helpful volumes of belongings, so that you can make some changes that make your life safer and happier! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Cluttered kitchens are such a pain - when they're overly cluttered it's really obvious, and it gets in your way more than other areas because it's so frequently used. This week Be and Tara dive into the kitchen and give you some strategies to declutter and organise it so that you get the most out of the space, and get rid of some of the clutter that's annoying, embarrassing and frustrating you. Tara's platter tip will have you wondering why you never thought of it yourself, and Bec's Tupperware tip might just blow you away too! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Our surroundings are caused by our behaviours, and our behaviours are heavily influenced by our values and our beliefs. What we believe can actually cause clutter. In this episode, Bec and Tara discuss five beliefs that you may have, that may be causing your clutter issues. From how we perceive ourselves and who we believe we are, to how we see waste - there's a lot of thought-provoking stuff in this episode! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Social media is such a large part of so many people's lives. It's awesome, and it sucks. It's handy, and it drives us batty. It's a connection to the world and it's a complete waste of our time. It's fun, and it makes us miserable. So if you think you might need to stop letting social media be the boss of your time and your feelings, listen in for some tips and hints on how you might take control of social media instead of it controlling you. It's not going away, and we wouldn't really want it to, but we do need to make sure we're using it instead of it using us! Note, because Bec & Tara are old and lame (apparently), they only really talk about Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. So if you're a Snapchatter, we'd love you to share some of your tips and tricks about how to take control on other platforms too! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Following on from the episode on "Keeping Your Bedroom Clutter-free", Bec and Tara discuss bedroom storage specifically. From trunks to fold-down bedside tables, they discuss ways to make the most of the space in your bedroom. Find out what's under Bec and Tara's beds, too! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

You probably come up against the roadblock a lot when trying to declutter - the value of the item. Value is important because it helps us decide what stays and what goes, and helps us prioritise items. A lot of how we decide what value an item has is flawed, however. We usually go straight to what we paid for it, or what it might receive if you sold it. Bec and Tara explore all the ways we can figure out what the true value of your belongings are, to help you work out what really matters, and what can go. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Craft room too full to do craft? Desk too covered in stuff to do stuff? You're not alone! If you're drowning in beads, threads, fabric or needles; if you're overwhelmed by paints, wool, ribbons and card; if you're suffocating under fabric, washi tape, mosaics and yarn... listen in! Bec & Tara talk about why we end up with craft clutter, how our personalities can affect it and how letting go can open the doors to your crafts again. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

This week Bec chats to her buddy Alex, who lives with chronic pain. They chat about how reducing your belongings can help people who live with a chronic illness (or any debilitating condition), and the benefits that Alex has experienced through moving to a minimalist lifestyle. As Alex is a big low-waste advocate, they also chat about how his consumption and waste generation has changed as well as the volume of his belongings. You'll find show notes and other links relevant to this episode on our website. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

If you've ever wondered what Professional Organisers and Declutter Coaches do, here's the episode for you. Bec and Tara are more Declutter Coaches than POs, and chat about the differences between the two, what you can expect from hiring a PO and how to make sure you get the best one for you. You may even learn something if you're wanting to become a PO as well! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Is your handbag like the Tardis? Do you have everything in there you could possibly need in all sorts of situations? Or do you have a pared-down approach? If you're in the US, we're talking about your purse/pocketbook. When we mention the word "purse" in this episode, we're talking about a wallet. As expected, Bec & Tara have very different handbag situations (which are surprisingly consistent with the aspects of their lives!). Tara keeps control by being organised and Bec keeps control by opting out and minimalising. Learn their tips and tricks to tame your handbag and save yourself loads of time. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Following on from last week, Bec & Tara dive into how to reduce the busy-ness of your life. If you're ready to jump off that hamster wheel, listen in for tips and hacks on how to reduce your "busy" feeling and slow your life down a little. From committees to drama, from being a "yes person" to accidentally volunteering for things noone asked you to, Bec & Tara will help you smooth your schedule and ease the frenzy. Learn Bec's habit of saying no, and find out what Tara means by her "tomato and basil" tasks. We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Twitter: www.twitter.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com

Why are we all so busy? Are we really busy or are we just saying we are? Is "busy" something that is done to us, or something that we do to ourselves? Is Being Very Busy a badge of honour? Why do we value it? How many other questions about busy are there? (answer - plenty!). Bec and Tara dissect all of this in this episode - so if you're a VBP (Very Busy Person) and want off that train, listen in! We'd love you to get in touch to discuss anything about the podcast. You can send us an email at becandtara@beuncluttered.com.au, or any of the links below will help you get in touch too. Our website: www.beuncluttered.com.au Our Facebook: www.facebook.com/beuncluttered Our Insta: @beuncluttered Bec's website: www.clearspace.net.au Tara's website: www.basklifecoaching.com