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New Year's Resolutions have come and gone, but we can still create a plan for our year and coach ourselves through getting things done. Join us as we share a FUN way to plan out our year. Be sure to check out the show notes page AtoBpodcast.com/102 for the free download to following with planning your own year.
Join Autumn and Bethany in our tips for a Clutter-free Christmas. Find the links mentioned on our show notes pages AtoBpodcast.com/101.
Why is it so hard to ask for help? Here are a few ideas of how to ask for help when you are feeling stuck.
A long overdue check-in with A to B Podcast.
It has been too long and we are finally here with an update!
Do you feel drained by the time January 1st rolls around?
Do you buy containers with the hope that you will finally get organized? Sadly, more containers don't clear out clutter! Here are 3 things to do instead of (or at least before) buying containers.
Figuring out how to stay sane feels appropriate right now since 2020 has called for flexibility and a lot of patience so today we are revisiting episode 25 that we recorded in 2017.
We are discussing a listener's question, "How do you let go of useful items you no longer use?"
Do you have a long, overwhelming to-do list and you don't even know where to start?
Back to School is looking so different for so many people this year. For us, this fall starts another season of distance learning.
We dive into 3 daily habits that can help you become a more organized person, one small step at a time!
A question we're often asked is, "How do I get my partner on board to organize our house?"
One of the hardest types of items to pare down are sentimental items. They can bring up so many emotions and are often the things that we least want to sort through.
We are so thrilled to be talking with Nikki Boyd today. Nikki Boyd is a professional organizer and founder of At Home with Nikki. She shares tips on home organization, decor, and DIY projects on her YouTube channel At Home with Nikki.
This past month has been so full of change, sadness, and hope. On this episode we check in with each other and share some updates! Plus we talk though some simple tips for navigating moments of overwhelm.
I've been a fan of Becky Rapinchuk of the website, Clean Mama, for so, so long because she approaches cleaning her home with simplicity and ease.
It is Day 10! We figured no better way to wind this challenge down, than by thinking of how we can create a space for the clearing of clutter to continue. Today we are organizing donations.
Today we are organizing in the closet. Pick any closet in your home; your closet, a coat closet, or a kids closet.
You’ve made to Day 8 of the 10 Day Organizing Challenge! Choose any area in your bathroom to conquer today.
It is Day 7 and today we are tackling books!
It is Day 6 of the 10 Day Organizing Challenge! Every day for 10 days we are tackling a different space for 10 minutes of focused organizing! Today we are tackling your to-do list!
It is Day 5 of the 10 Day Organizing Challenge! For today, choose any flat surface in your home that gets covered with clutter; dresser, bedside table, coffee table, a kitchen counter, etc, and work through that pile.
Welcome to Day 4 of the 10 Day Organizing Challenge! Every day for 10 days we are tackling a different space for 10 minutes of focused organizing!
It’s Day 3 of our 10 Day Organizing Challenge and we are tackling the mail.
Welcome to Day 2! We are tackling a cluttered drawer. Choose any drawer in your home that is bothering you; a desk drawer, a junk drawer, a kitchen drawer, whatever!
Today is the day! Day 1 of our 10 Day Organizing Challenge and we are conquering the fridge.
We are starting a 10 Day Challenge and we are so excited for you to join us. We are going to be tackling 10 different spaces with 10 minutes of organizing for 10 days!
We are looking at 4 different types of schedules to help navigate the transition of suddenly working from home and simultaneously supporting your kids' learning from home. From a structured schedule to a loose plan for the day, if you're in need of some schedule support, this episode is for you!
In Ep 82, Part 1 of Time Mapping for the Win, we invited you to join us in tracking how we spend our time. Now we're ready to share what our time maps revealed to us, (hint: we aren't as productive as we think we are).
We are on a mission! A Mission to reclaim our time and feel less busy! Today, it is onto the next step! We are diving into Time Mapping, and we can't wait for you to join us!
We all can say that life is not about how many shoes you own or if your linen closet is tidy, but have you ever stopped to consider if clutter is holding you back from reaching your bigger purpose in life?
At the start of any new year, there's always a slew of organizing tips. We are sharing our top tips along with a few others we found!
Small consistent steps can get giant tasks accomplished! Sometimes people quickly dismiss establishing routines because they've tried and it didn't work. But today we walk through a fail proof system!
It is the start of a new year and we are looking back on the past year along with planning for the next one all without using the word "resolution!"
We are revisiting one of our favorite episodes of all time to remind ourselves, "It is not about the stuff!"
Today we are answering two listener questions. We love getting questions and if you have questions for us, send an email Hello @ AtoBpodcast.com.
Have you ever started feeling wasteful when you load up a bag of donation items. Questions pop into your head like, "How could I have all these items that we don't use? Did I buy all of these?"
We are questioning if you can become a minimalist in certain areas of your home without getting rid of all your stuff.
Do you struggle with organizing paper? Paper can be a real clutter maker, especially if you're an elementary teacher!
We are putting the fun in A to B Podcast today! We are camping and thought we would bring you along for a quick check in.
Have you ever planned a birthday party but couldn't enjoy it because there was so much to do and you felt stressed during the entire event?
The incredible Julie Morgenstern is here to discuss her new book, Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You!
Cleaning can feel like a never ending job and let's be honest, nobody really likes cleaning, but it has to be done. Today, we are creating a simple cleaning schedule so we don't feel like we are cleaning all day!
We walk through the do's and don'ts of selling your unwanted items. I'm usually against selling items because of the amount of time and effort it takes to sell but Bethany has a few counter-arguments that just might change my mind. So can your clutter someone else's treasure?
We have BIG news for A to B Podcast...Bethany got married! We are sharing a few details from the day along with answering the looming question, how do you organize all that wedding stuff now that the big day is over?
We are so excited to be talking with Ali Wenzke, moving expert and author of the book, The Art of Happy Moving: How to declutter, pack, and start over while maintaining your sanity and finding happiness. We are full of questions and so ready for Ali's advice!
It is officially summer! It's time to lay back and relax. But before you grab your iced coffee and head outside, it's time to do a little planning so your summer fun doesn't turn into summer burn out.
We are continuing our discussion of large, overwhelming projects as Bethany give us updates on her progress packing up her classroom including a few setbacks.
Have you ever had a project that felt so big, you didn't even know where to start? Well, Bethany has, not only the end of her school year to wrap up, but 3 big projects to tackle in the next month, and one of those is her wedding! Needless to say, she is feeling very overwhelmed.
We have an extra special episode today because we are sharing an interview we did over on The Simply Teach Podcast.
Sometimes we can get bogged down with all the mundane things in everyday life. Things seem to never truly be done because we have to wake up the next day and do it all over again! Burn out anyone?
Is it spring where you live yet? Are you ready to start cleaning, throw open the windows, and start shaking out the rugs.
In our last episode we listed 20 easy things to throw away, but what about all the things you do need to keep! Where do all those things belong? I know they don't belong on every available flat surface cluttering up your home?!
We are fans of Marie Kondo! Have you seen Tidying Up on Netflix yet?
We are taking a closer look at ways to prepare ahead of time for seasonal celebrations for the coming year. Our future self is really going to thank us!
Today we are finding hidden fears that keep us buying more stuff and uncovering what we are afraid to say yes to!
This is a progress report. A true snapshot of this small moment on a bigger journey. The episode is about what we are learning, and what we are wading through (muck and all). Thank you for being a part of this journey with us!
We are taking a minute to reflect on this past year and picking one word to set the tone for this coming year.
We are back taking another look at our holidays and weeding out the clutter to make room for what matters most this season. It is all about purposefully creating the holidays you want.
We already know that big changes can make a big impact, but we totally underestimate the tiny tweaks that can make our everyday smoother. We’re sharing more tweaks that give your today and your tomorrows a boost.
We’ve been so focused on today’s to-do list that we missed simple tweaks that can help us get a jump start on tomorrow’s to do’s. Today we’re sharing how we took a time-tested tip and made it feel much more manageable.
We are taking a break from organizing in order to celebrate our 50th episode! We've been collecting our favorite moments and messy-ups to share with you today. This may only be fun for us but we hope you are laughing right along with us!
Have you ever looked up after a busy day and wondered what actually got done? Was our busy day really productive? At the end of the day we could feel so “productive” but really spent all of our time on tasks that were indeed urgent but NOT important.
Have you ever found yourself stuck in traffic, whether it's a school pick-up line or just your morning commute, wishing you were doing something better with your time? Today, we have five ways to still be productive while stuck in your car.
We are oh so excited to welcome Jen from Pro Organizer Studio today! Jen is a mentor and coach to professional organizer on the business side of running an organizing business. She has so much experience working with clients and getting things done in her own life we had to have her on.
Today we're checking in our our Photo Organizing challenge, sharing highlights of our book-filled Skype session, and exploring root causes that may be preventing you from being your most productive self.
Today we're sharing some big news for Bethany which means a big push for making room in her home when making space matters most.
We still have meal planning on our mind from our last episode! Today our goal is to give Bethany, an aspiring home cook, the steps for planning her meals in the simplest way possible!
Welcome to another episode of A to B Podcast! We are chatting about our new summer challenge and an innocent question leads us into a menu brainstorming session.
Today we are resharing one of our favorite episodes, Organizing Your Summer. We have 5 ways to plan your summer whether you are looking for a laid back, relaxing summer, or a highly structured vacation, we have a strategy that will work for you!
Today we are chatting with Molly Bullard from Seattle Photo Organizing. We have so, so many questions about getting photos organized from digital photos to print photo as well as navigating keeping our memories safe in this digital age.
Today, we are sharing 3 types of "life hacks," or tips as Bethany likes to say, that we actually do to make our lives simpler! No clever ideas that are too complicated to implement or you will never actually do.
We are thrilled to be chatting with a fellow organizing podcaster, Laurie Palau from This Organized Life. Laurie shares her insight from her many years as a professional organizer along with tips on how to declutter your calendar! Did you know calendar clutter was a thing?
With our busy lives, we often don't have the luxury of spending hours organizing or multiple days to commit to a project. Today we are taking a closer look at what is worth making an investment for in your space.
The tables turn on this episode of A to B Podcast! Bethany asks Autumn "why on earth do you still have that? And it's something Autumn has been holding on to for 10 years!
We are getting our finances in order with our favorite apps and tools!
If you struggle with paper piles, this is the episode for you! In a moment of organizing inspiration Bethany conquered her inbox paper clutter. She is sharing the 5 easy steps she took to organize in her inbox.
Have you ever tried to plan backwards? No? Don’t worry, neither had we. So in this episode we kind of muddle through it. But I think we get to the point eventually.
It is a new year! And chances are "Get organized” is in your list of 2018 to dos. Companies seem to know this and everywhere we turn there are sales on organizing containers that are sure to "magically" fix all your organizing woes.
Toy clutter alert! Do you ever feel like toys are all over your house ALL the time. Sometimes there are just too many toys and sometimes all that's missing is an organizing strategy to help keep kids' collections corralled. Today we have 5 tips to conquer kids' clutter once and for all! Whether it is too many toys or toys without a home, these tips will help you take back control over the toy clutter that seems to be controlling you.
We've been admiring Sam's, (of Simply Organized), Instagram feed from afar for ages. So imagine our delight at getting the chance to talk with her. Today we get a behind the scenes look at her life as a professional organizer, her best tips, and the answer to our most burning question, does she store anything under her bed!
Today we are focusing on 4 quick and easy action steps you can take right now that will go a long way towards simplifying and organizing your holiday season.
We are so excited to interview a local business owner, Michelle Robinson from Ray Street Custom Framing here in San Diego. She is sharing how she stays organized as a business owner and how she balances her creativity and running a business.
We are continuing with part 2 of our Stop Paper Clutter series!
We have 3 easy steps to stop paper clutter before it comes to your mailbox and into your home, plus we debrief (and swoon) about our interview with Peter Walsh in episode 26.
We are still pinching ourselves after we had the honor of interviewing Peter Walsh and asking him loads of burning questions about organizing, purging, and minimizing.
In this episode, we share Bethany's recent trip to San Diego to organize photos, how we did with our Nothing New Challenge, and how to stay sane when life is really, really busy.
We have a special interview today with Laura Wittmann who runs the blog, I’m an Organizing Junkie. She is a true veteran at helping people get organized and we are so happy to have her share her organizing insight with us.
It is about that time. We see the Back-to-School ads and the numerous articles that pop up in our feed. But we are here to reassure you that you don't have to get caught up in all the prep info and images that are being thrown our way.
We are sharing 5 simple ways to take action even when we feel unmotivated. We have super simple tasks to get you up and moving, even when getting off the couch is the last thing on your mind.
For anyone who has ever felt unmotivated, we hear you! We are chatting about our current slumps. Plus a tip from a listener.
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with steps or tips and tricks to solve a problem and you don't know where to start?
Have you ever heard clutter described as delayed decisions? If that is true, how do you avoid clutter build up when you legitimately do need to put off a decision?
We are sharing 5 ways to plan your summer. Whether you are a looking for a laid-back, relaxing summer or a highly structured season, we have a strategy that will work for you!
We are focusing on quick, burst of organizing, for only 10 minutes. I am always amazed at all the things you can accomplish in only 10 minutes! We also ponder the whether or not you can be too organized and we share the podcasts we have been loving lately.
We had more items to discuss today but we get stuck on problems with our paper and photos. But first, we're so excited to be wrapping up the final days of the 30-Day Minimalism Game, led by The Minimalists.
Find a complete set of show notes at AtoBpodcast.com/15.
We are starting a new challenge this month and we are so excited to get started!
