The Tidy Lady

Feeling it? Big and small stressors are in every part of our lives. Try these quick ideas to make your home your haven from stress! This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

What is the purpose of decluttering and organising our homes? It's to make our lives simpler, less stressful, less annoying, easier! We want to be happy in our homes! A crucial part of decluttering a home is establishing systems to make sure it stays that way. It's what I do automatically as I work with my clients. That's why I've created the Make-It-Easy Method. It's just 4 steps. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

LEGO? Yes, but also - Your time, priorities and what's really worth doing....

Calendars & reminders are a godsend. They boss you and nag you but it's on purpose! Here's a couple of suggestions. Are you making the most of your devices? Making them do the hard work? Back in the olden days, when I was young and we wrote stuff down, I used to walk around with little scraps of paper in my pockets... This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Decluttering Dangers?! Do not do this if you want to avoid the heartbreak of declutterer's regret. Yes, it's a thing. This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Most of us need truck-loads of self-care and we're not doing it. Find out why decluttering is so good for you! This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Ugh. YUK! I don't wanna declutter Liz! You know you need to do it. You WANT to do it. You've started, many times. But given up. This podcast is also available as a blog post with awesome links and illustrations here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

There's a funny thing about life that I've learnt in my 54 years. Our lives are formed by our choices. Hard choices, easy choices, the choice to not choose at all and just let yourself go with the flow. So what are YOU choosing to do or NOT do to make your life better? This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Want to be more organised? No idea where to start? Sarah and Rachel were in the same boat. So how did they do it? This podcast is also available as one of heaps of blog posts on decluttering and organising right here here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Feeling bad about your home? Get annoyed when you read the word perfect? This podcast is for you... This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Have you ever thought "Help! My house is so messy I don't even know where to begin!"? Here's what I suggest you do... This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

What truly feeds your heart, soul or mind? Are you giving yourself the gift of time to do them? How do you even do that?! This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

365 days. 12 months. 52 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do December. Read and listen to more of my podcasts and blogs here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

How To Have The Perfect Home - The Secret That No One Will Tell You. This newsletter is also available as an email here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/subscribe-to-the-tidy-ladys-newsletter/

What is Invisible work? It's all those things that you do, that are unseen and taken for granted by those around you. Are you racing around, on the point of burnout? Here are some ideas to get your sanity back - This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

There are a few studies around that make you wonder... Between 25% and 75% of people have trouble parking their car in their garage. Why? This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

My partner and I popped in to visit Costco recently. When I say popped in, we were very lucky to have hit a small gap in the massive volume of shoppers. Only around 1,000 people in the store... So what's Costco got to do with it? This podcast episode is also available as a monthly newsletter here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/subscribe-to-the-tidy-ladys-newsletter/ You also get a free eBook about decluttering difficult things! Liz. X

Frustrated, stressed and depressed with your way-too-small-home? I know the feeling. I bet you can guess where this is going...

Paperwork feels important doesn't it? We have a horror of throwing out something REALLY important. Or worse, valuable! So how do you even start? This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

What do you do when you just can't decide what to let go of, and what to keep? Try The Big Box Method!

What does decluttering have to do with Big Feelings, our brain and our survival instinct? You'll be surprised! This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

You can change the whole look of a bedroom or bathroom with linen right? And it's fun! It's nice to have choices, to mix and match, arrange and design. But what if you've reached Maximum Capacity? This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Worrying that you'll regret letting something special go is a big barrier to decluttering for some people. Imagining the feeling of loss is enough to stop some people from even thinking about it! Here are some things to think about if fear of regret is holding you back. This podcast is also available as a newsletter, subscribe here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/subscribe-to-the-tidy-ladys-newsletter

Decluttering is hard. There's so much stuff to deal with, and so many feelings! Here are some things to think about, that might make it a little easier. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Some people sneer, scoff, roll their eyes and get very cross at the idea of decluttering books. Which is fine if you have limitless bookshelves or storage for boxes of books that may or may not ever be read again. But what if you don't? What if you have to downsize? This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Decluttering Difficult Things. Everyone struggles with something when it comes to decluttering. Decluttering is my thing. I'm a big fan, but I know how hard it can be. If you're struggling to declutter, there are three things that you might like to think about. This podcast is also available as a monthly newsletter, subscribe here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/subscribe-to-the-tidy-ladys-newsletter

Things dropping off your radar? Rushing All The Time? Are the demands of everyone around you pushing YOU out of your own schedule? This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

365 days. 12 months. 52 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do July. How many toys is too many toys? How many toys should your kids have? But what to do with them when you declutter?

Your Happiness and Your Home. What's the connection between YOUR happiness and a clutter free, happy home? And how can you get that peaceful, clutter-free, happy home? This podcast episode is also available as an email newsletter - https://thetidylady.co.nz/subscribe-to-the-tidy-ladys-newsletter/

Do you look at the spaces between things in your house and think: Must. Fill. Gap? There's a bit of a mindset shift required when decluttering, especially for some special areas of the house. This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

365 days. 12 months. 52 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do June. Weeding shoes is HARD. It's up there with books and family photos. It might start out easy (broken strap, high heel scratched and peeling) but end up hopeless with a huge mess. There's an easier way. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Listen to Your Dream Home - How To Get It Without Moving House. Except the links of course, you have to read the blog to get to those! https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

What's The Secret To Making Your Home Beautifully Easy to Manage? I'm talking about the stuff you have to do day-in and day-out. Sometimes several times a day. But easier. This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

~ Plus your bedside table & other bedroom surfaces. 365 days. 12 months. 52 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do May. If you're dealing with a mountain of stuff, and you're about to be crushed under an avalanche don't rely on your kids hearing your cries for help! Declutter! This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Listen to Secret Clutter - Who has it and what is it? Find out how to free yourself from secret clutter and live your best life.

When you declutter what you're really doing is working out what your favourite things are. So why are your favourite things so important? This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

365 days. 12 months. 52 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do April. The seasons are changing, you can feel it can't you? Daylight savings, temperature changes, and the light is changing too. It's the perfect time of year to declutter your clothes and your kids clothes. This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

Listen to my Three Strategies To Help You Declutter When You Have Too Many Feelings. Sometimes they're a bit shocking! Sign up to my newsletter here for other stuff, that can't be recorded! https://thetidylady.co.nz/subscribe-to-the-tidy-ladys-newsletter/

Yes, there IS too much to do. And it's usually boring, annoying things that have to be done over and over and over again. It's all the things you suddenly find yourself doing when you're an adult and responsible for yourself. Then you become a parent and the Things That Have To Be Done explode exponentially! This thing is really useful knowledge. It puts things in a different perspective. It really does change everything. And you're already doing it! This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

365 days. 12 months. 56 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do March. The Bathroom. This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

OK, I admit it, this is going to be about one OF the Huge Secrets To Decluttering Success, but it's a biggie. It's a Macro-Level Secret. The Underlying, or Overarching Secret Thing to the tricky art of decluttering. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog

365 days. 12 months. 56 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's do February. This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Most of us are pretty hard on ourselves. I bet you're tougher on yourself than you are on anyone you love, right? We always feel we could have done better, must try harder, must have a perfect house, have dealt with that pile months (years) ago... So how do you change that? This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

365 days. 12 months. 56 weeks. You could do ANYTHING in that time, couldn't you? Renovate a house? Declutter a house? Let's get started. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

I know, you'd really like to have the magical results you see in these TV shows in the time you watched the show from the comfort of your couch. But if you're REALLY determined to have those results, you can. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

You've tried, over and over. With the best will in the world, you were determined, you worked hard! You got rid of heaps, but somehow it always comes back. Or never really looks like you've done much. Especially when you show your hard work to other people... This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

What's REALLY the cause of clutter? There's something that very few people know... Very early on in my Professional Organising career I noticed three themes that regularly came up when I was working with my clients... This podcast as also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Are you struggling with a messy, cluttered space? Have you been accused of being messy? It's all about feelings! This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Is your brain on overdrive? Are things starting to fall off the "I Must Remember This List", despite playing little memory tricks? Even when you're so sure that you won't forget this Very Important Thing? You might be naturally forgetful, crazy busy, or really loathe boring stuff like shopping for toilet cleaner. But you DO like a nice clean toilet... Life is short. It's more fun to play with your kids or read a book than tear about the world in a state of emergency because you've forgotten something or can't find the thing you need. I've developed a few simple tricks for myself, that you might like to try if your brain is just overflowing. Or if you'd much rather dedicate your attention to something far more worthwhile than trying to remember to buy loo paper. This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Who has time right? In fact, is there ever a good time to clean the fridge, or declutter something when you're busy? This is how I clean and declutter mine. Work from the top down, one shelf at a time. I will clean or declutter a single shelf or space one day, then another on a different day, eventually it all gets done. This podcast is also available as a blog post here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/

Do you want to feel content and happy with the things in your house? To stop the Needing and Wanting? I'm going to tell you what I've learnt about being content with the things you have... This podcast is also available as a blog here - https://thetidylady.co.nz/blog/