Clutter Free Academy

Kathi is back with Kelly Wilbanks in another segment of Questions with Kelly and Kathi. Today’s question helps us discover how to live well in an active remodel or another large project at home. There are so many factors that can prolong a remodel project. Thankfully, Kathi gives us six things that we can do to live peacefully while undergoing a project in our home: Consider the seasons Declutter everything you can Figure out how to eat; create a suite Create a sanctuary Create a punch list Learn a new skill   The Clutter Free Home: Making Room for Your Life  When 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 r

Kathi and her favorite declutter bud, Tonya Kubo, are with us, talking about what Jesus has to say about our stuff. Have you ever wondered if there is a deeper reason why it’s hard to get rid of our stuff? We talk a lot in Clutter Free about the fear, guilt, and shame attached to our clutter. Looking at these deeper reasons brings realizations that will propel us forward and … Teach us about the spiritual aspect of clutter Answer questions about stewarding our stuff well Give vision for long-term change   Clutter Free Bible Study Online Course We all know that our clutter can keep us from doing the things we really want to do. But what does the Bible say about our stuff? In Clutter Free Bible Study: What Jesus Has to Say About Your Stuff, Kathi helps us go deeper into the will of God for our lives and tells us how clutter keeps us from living that life. The online version of the Bible study is set up as a six-week study and includes the downloadable version of the workbook. It also includes a wee

Kathi is back with Kelly Wilbanks in another segment of Questions with Kelly and Kathi. Today’s question helps us settle that endless debate between selling, donating, and giving things away. There are truly so many factors that go into this decision. Thankfully, Kathi lays out a guide for us to discover our best option by exploring these three questions: What is your urgency? What is your motivation? What is your main objective?   The Clutter Free Home: Making Room for Your Life  When 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 de

Kathi is back with another one of her favorite segments: questions with Kelly and Kathi. This past year has left many of us wondering how to keep our house clean and clutter free with everyone at home. Thankfully, Kathi has some great ideas for doing just that: Establish what an acceptable space is. Don’t face the clutter alone. Teach our kids how to be zero sum kids and care for themselves and their things. The importance of routines and boundaries   The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life  When 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 fo

Kathi is back for another one of her favorite segments, questions with Kelly and Kathi. This time they’re talking about how to keep our cars clean and clutter free. Thankfully, they aren’t talking about dedicating a Saturday to this task. Instead, they offer practical ways that can easily fit into our lifestyle. Listen in to learn about the four ways that helped Kathi keep her car clean even with kids and teens: Minimize things allowed in your car and have a system for getting things out of it Have trash bags in the car Use your gas station stops Kick it back into play   THE CLUTTER FREE HOME When 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

Kathi is here with Tonya Kubo, “the princess-in-training” of clutter free, talking about how to keep clutter to a minimum even when you have kids. As kids and families grow, so does the clutter situation. With things changing at the speed of life, how do we help our children appreciate and care for their things? Join in the conversation as we dive into one of our clutter free principles: anchoring our systems and routines. In anchoring our routines with children, we will learn to: Limit the number of items in our house Empower kids to care for themselves and their things Create simple routines, stability, and expectations   THE CLUTTER FREE HOME When 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 organizatio

Kathi and Tonya are back with part two of creating a kitchen you will actually cook in. In part one they discussed the first few principles of creating a kitchen you will want to cook in. They are continuing the conversation this week by helping us limit our decision making so we can get dinner on the table easier and enjoy doing it. Instead of allowing the thoughts and ideas of what we should do direct our decisions, let’s think about what we actually need and how we can:   Find and reach everything we need   Set up stations in our kitchen   Make our kitchen really work for us    THE CLUTTER FREE HOME When 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 an

Kathi and her partner in crime in all things clutter free, Tonya Kubo, are kicking off the clutter free year by helping us create a kitchen we’ll actually cook in. We’re all probably cooking exponentially more in this current culture, and we’ll enjoy it more if our kitchen is set up for it. Join in the conversation to find out how to create a kitchen you want to cook in and …    How we can apply principles from professional kitchens to our own  Why everything in the kitchen should have a place  How to eliminate obstacles and minimize decisions in the kitchen    THE CLUTTER FREE HOME When 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 cr

Kathi and Tonya Kubo are here celebrating the end of this year, the final three habits on the list of six you must have to be clutter free for life … and the beginning of the rest of your clutter free for life journey. Last week they discussed the first three habits. Listen in as they teach and encourage us to take care of our future selves by: Developing habits that stick Not leaving trails of bad decisions behind us Developing daily routines for being clutter free for life   Clutter Free For Life The Clutter Free for Life annual membership program is on sale from now until January 2nd for less than half the regular price and also includes the great bonus, the Clutter Free Bible Study. Come join us in this amazing group as we encourage and cheer each other on in our clutter free journey. This upcoming year we will be going through the book The Clutter Free Home as a group, and together we will make more room for life!

Kathi and Tonya Kubo are in the house and the end of the year is finally here in this 12th anniversary of March! They’re here to dispel a myth and teach us how to build habits that help us be clutter free for the rest of our life. Join in this great conversation to hear about this system of progress over perfection and …   Why it’s so important to develop the muscle of decision making daily Three ways to be clutter free for life  Why there is no wrong way to get rid of our clutter     Clutter Free For Life The Clutter Free for Life annual membership program is on sale from now until January 2nd for less than half the regular price and also includes the great bonus, the Clutter Free Bible Study. Come join us in this amazing group as we encourage and cheer each other on in our clutter free journey. This upcoming year we will be going through the book The Clutter Free Home as a group, and together we will make more room for life!

Our physical spaces aren’t the only ones that get cluttered in this digital world. Do you wonder how to stay on top of email and keep your inbox from remaining cluttered? Thankfully, there is help in this brand new series, Questions with Kelly and Kathi. Join in to hear how Kathi turns email into a game and learn about: Kathi’s three best tips for staying on top of email The zero inbox concept Kathi’s email game and point system   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 yo

Kathi and Kelly Wilbanks share about decluttering fast when company is coming. This common question from the clutter-free community comes to a peak during the holiday season. When the in-laws or other company come to visit, how can we declutter fast and create an inviting atmosphere, focusing more on making connections than a good impression? Clear surfaces first Ask for help Decide your intent   The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room For Your Life When 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

Kathi is talking today with Elisa Morgan, former CEO of MOPS International, and Eryn Eddie, CEO of So Worth Loving, about how to deal with clutter from different life seasons. Clutter is the tangible of what our soul and mind are dealing with. Beautiful things happen when we allow God to make space in both the physical and in our heart. Join in the conversation to learn about: How to deal with circumstantial clutter How the definition of “space” is a beautiful thing Practical action for a life that looks different than expected The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room For Your Life When 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

Kathi is back with co-host extraordinaire Tonya Kubo, the fearless leader of Clutter Free Academy Facebook group, discussing how to stop resenting those household chores. Regardless of our circumstances, most of us have some inescapable chores. If the world were fair, what are some of the chores you would choose to never do? Join in the conversation to hear Kathi and Tonya talk about the ones they would scratch off their lists and how to deal with the chores that seem to be unavoidable by: Re-framing Re-naming Re-claiming   The Clutter Free Home: Making Room For Your Life When 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

Today Kathi is talking with Alli Worthington, author of Standing Strong: A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Living with Confidence, about gaining confidence and roombas and clutter. In our clutter free journey, many times the lack of confidence in decision-making and self-doubt holds us back from moving forward. Join Kathi and Alli to hear how to: Grow in confidence to hear God’s voice Grow in confidence to trust ourselves Grow in confidence to tell yourself the right story Standing Strong: A Women’s Guide to Overcoming Adversity and Living With Confidence For the woman who longs to break free from what holds her back, bestselling author Alli Worthington offers a no-nonsense, guilt-free guide to take back your life from self-doubt. In Standing Strong, Alli comes alongside as your guide as you:  • Eliminate, once and for all, the lies that keep you from being who God made you to be.  • Become an unbreakable woman who finds her strength from God for any adversity. • Gain strategies for t

Kathi is here with The Grand Poobah of Clutter Free Academy Facebook group, Tonya Kubo. They are discussing the one glaring difference between them. Have you been on this clutter free journey for a while and wondered whether or not you should rent a dumpster or why someone else would? Join in the conversation to determine: When a dumpster is needed Why a dumpster may be needed How it can help you focus on all those delayed decisions   The Clutter Free Home: Making Room For Your Life When 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 de

Today Kathi Lipp is talking with Crystal Evans Hurst, author of The 28 Day Prayer Journey. Sometimes, on this clutter journey, it’s hard to establish the consistency we desire. Thankfully, Kathi and Crystal are here to show us how to create beautiful daily rhythms and routines. Listen in to learn about creating these rhythms and routines and: Why consistency requires us to start small Why, sometimes, we need to give ourselves grace and hit the reset button How we can create daily conversations with God   The 28 Day Prayer Journey: A Daily Guide to Conversations With God In her new book, The 28-Day Prayer Journey: A Daily Guide to Conversations with God (Zondervan, Aug. 11, 2020), Hurst leads readers on a journey to pray, bit by bit, day by day, to make regular, consistent, fervent prayer become less formidable and more integral to their daily lives. “The goal of this journey is for you to become addicted to your time with Jesus,” writes Hurst. “There are a lot of things you could be addicted to th

Do you have a storage unit or other large storage area filled with indecision? Kathi Lipp and Tonya Kubo are here to help us make those decisions, get rid of the storage clutter, and experience the freedom that comes with doing it. Friends, let’s decide together what is important and not pay rent for things that aren’t serving our current life. Listen in to discover five keys to getting rid of storage including: Why having a buddy helps with the process Decide where the money will be redistributed Find out what the 3-Bag System on Wheels is   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 hur

What a joy-filled message we have for you today, friends! Kathi and her guest, Suzie Eller, author of Joy Keeper, are with us today, discussing how to have real joy in the midst of all this crazy. I think we can all agree that 2020 has been filled with crazy and we would love to know some practical ways we can still experience joy in the middle of it all. Join in this uplifting conversation to hear how to do just that and learn: What the biggest misconception about joy is How joy is in the knowing About “Chalk Line Faith” and how it brings freedom   Joy Keeper: 6 Truths That Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Joy Joy can feel elusive when defined by how you feel in a given moment or what your circumstances are at the present. Sometimes joy feels like it can be taken away, even when things are good.

Kathi and Cheri Gregory are back with us today in Part 4 of this series, talking about decision fatigue, how it’s often a stumbling block to decluttering, and what we can do about it. Friends, in this series, we’re learning together how to get rid of this decision fatigue and keep going even when it’s hard. Join in to be encouraged and learn about: How to get rid of all this stuff in the middle of a crisis How to get past the all or nothing thinking What to do when you’re stuck in decluttering   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 bec