Be Uncluttered

Is your bedroom a haven of peace and relaxation? Or a pit of things to do and stuff to fall over? Without needing to be perfect, it's a good idea to have low clutter levels in your bedroom to promote better sleep and a peaceful start and end to each day. Bec & Tara talk about ways to keep your bedroom clutter-free this week, with their tips and tricks (and Tara's bedside table hack that knocked Bec's socks off) and insights into why we should reduce the clutter in or bedrooms, and how to do it! There's talk of dogs and moths, chairdrobes and falling down, tea and wine. Yep, all in the bedroom! 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

After talking about the books last week, Bec & Tara tackle Kondo's "Tidying Up" show on Netflix. From making Bec cry and having her talking to her house, to frustrating her. From helping Tara have her towels look amazing, to having her wondering how Kondo's clothes stayed so neat and tidy; the show is dismantled and pondered over. Looking at it through both personal and professional lenses, they provide their take on the pros and cons of the show, the positive and negative attention it's getting, highlighting the bits they loved, and the bits they thought were lacking, they'll give you an insight into the show that may, or may not, help you. 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

Kondo-mania is sweeping Australia. This diminutive Japanese Tidying Queen's Netflix series has everyone in a frenzy of decluttering, with charities overloaded and everyone "Konmari-ing" their homes. So as seasoned professionals that do what she does, Bec & Tara are asked a LOT what they think of the show, the method she uses and the "quirks" of her techniques. In this episode they talk about her two books - "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up"and "Spark Joy" with their personal and professional reactions to them. Next week we'll talk about the TV Show. 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. 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

This week we hear the last part of Jacinta's story. After leaving her abusive relationship, Jacinta's life changes in many ways, with "stuff" taking centre stage. Trigger warning: Note that this episode discusses an abusive relationship and involves children so you can avoid that content by skipping to another episode or opting out this week. 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. 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

Following on from last week's episode on toxic relationships, this week Tara chats to Jacinta, whose story about an abusive relationship covers a few of our themes, from toxic relationships to how we feel about our "stuff" as it comes and goes from our lives. Trigger warning: this episode is a true story that contains content that discusses emotional and psychological abuse, and it does include children. 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. 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

Sometimes clutter takes forms other than of our physical surrounds. We can carry clutter with us as habits, beliefs and relationships, to name a few. This week we chat about toxic relationships. What are they and we do we have them? And why do we stick with them? Learn some questions to ask yourself to identify if you have any toxic relationships, and some strategies to remove or protect yourself from their damaging effects. Bec and Tara don't talk about their toxic relationship - they prefer to just pretend to like each other (KIDDING!). 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. 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

New Year, new planner? This week Bec and Tara talk about the different types of diaries and planners you can use, specifically the differences between paper planners and digital planners. They discuss the pros and cons of each. Tara has a new planner this year that she's excited about, and Bec is continuing with her bullet journaling (if you're interested in learning about it she does give a curious Tara a rundown on the basics), so there's a bit more paper chat than digital chat, but hey, that's one of their similarities so there wasn't anything to argue about or laugh at each other about! 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. 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 We'd love to hear about your digital planner adventures, too! Finally, we introduce a new weekly feature for you - you'll have to tune in to find out!

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019! This week Bec & Tara dip their toes in the waters of New Year's Resolutions (sorry, it's a hot day, I have water on the brain...not literally...) and discuss how they work (or don't work) and how you might be able to have the best of both worlds - inspiration from the start of the New Year, and success in achieving your goals. If you really want New Year's resolutions, but they never work for you, give Bec & Tara's suggestions a try. You might find you really kick some goals in 2019. 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. 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

What sentimental items can't you get go of? Do you buy souvenirs? Should I go into my kids' rooms and clear them out when they're not around? Were you always organised and uncluttered? How do you find homes for things? These are just a few of the (sometimes curly!) questions (or quristions as Tara likes to call them... hee hee) that we've been asked by our listeners, and we have a good shot at answering them! Bec was a little loose with the editing this week, she was feeling frisky. She left a few bloopers in for your amusement. You're welcome ;)

When the jingle bells are quiet, you have a fridge full of leftovers (mmmm.....pav...), the presents are all unwrapped, you're sick of wine (is that possible??), and the friends and family all leave, what next? How do you store your Christmas decorations? When do you pack up? What do you do with all the rubbish? Do you keep the paper, cards and ribbons? Do you pack up the tree on New Years Day like Tara or do you leave it up until practically Easter like Bec does? These tips and tricks will help you recover from Christmas and give Future You a few gifts of organisation to make life a little easier post-Christmas.

This next episode in the holiday season series deals with the Christmas schedule and all the stuff to do in the holiday season. Work out how to create a holiday season for your family with traditions that mean a lot to everyone, without stressing you out. Bec and Tara look back at their childhood Christmases and talk about their own wishes for the holiday season. Tara loves being at home and Bec loves a very lazy Christmas. Learn Bec's favourite method of stress reduction (it's her recurring theme and easier said than done but worth the effort!) and listen as Tara tries really really hard to let go of her Christmas Tree perfectionism! Find out also how you might be able to reduce the wastage that happens SO MUCH at Christmastime. You will be shocked at how much we as a society throw out! Also how many Christmas cards do you think Bec sent to the one family one year? You'll surely have a laugh at her ridiculousness!

Christmas and other holiday seasons are a huuuugggeeee contributor to clutter and stress. There's the whole unwanted gifts issue, the wastage, the feelings of guilt and obligation. The whole "giving presents for the sake of it" kind of thing can really become problematic. Or even if you LOVE giving and receiving gifts, you still have to manage the volume of belongings in your home. Bec and Tara talk about how you can reduce the clutter hangover this holiday season. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, there's loads of advice that will help you out with other gift giving traditions you may have. Tara the present nerd is all done with her shopping (and wrapping - yep, nerd!), and Bec the geek wants a hoverboard from Back to The Future. It's long episode but it's jam-packed with clutter-free gift ideas so it will be worth it!

This week Bec and Tara talk laundries, from what we store in them, to how we manage our washing process and what kinds of things we can declutter from our laundries to make them more efficient and effective. From British kitchen-laundries to whether to iron or not iron - nothing is left behind! Don't miss out on Tara's HUGE confession (and Bec laughing at it!).

This week we continue our episode about how to raise uncluttered kids. Bec and Tara share stories about their own kids, as well as things they've learned when working with other families. Tara assuages her culling guilt by handing her fancy clothes down to her girls for dress-ups, and teaches us how to use the Tiny Tuttles Toy Shop technique. Bec confesses she's got a sweary memory about one of her kids' baby toys; can you be proud of when your toddler first drops the F-bomb? Because Bec was! You'll also learn a couple of techniques for managing kids' artwork, what to do when you have a kid that collects sticks and rocks, and how to deal with the nag factor. There's quite a lot crammed in this episode!

Bec and Tara got carried away and talked sooooo much about uncluttering kids this week that we had to chop the episode into two parts! There's so much to cover that editing it all made Bec a bit dizzy. But it's a good thing - they have ideas for lots of other episodes as a result! This episode talks about why we have cluttered kids, and why it might be a good idea to change that. Tara and Bec get all squealy about Peaches and Cream Barbie (we're NOT old) and share some of the parenting techniques they've used to keep the clutter monster at bay.