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If you have any items in your home that you *thought* would be valuable but find out aren't then this episode is for you. It can be disappointing, frustrating or even devastating when you find out that items that you've kept because you were told they were valuable turn out to have very little monetary value.

It might be coins, stamps, collections, antiques, vintage items or maybe just an appliance you paid a lot for and intended to sell. Sometimes they're not valuable anymore because too much time has passed and you missed the boat, and sometimes it's just how markets work and if there is no demand then your supply isn't valuable.

My challenge today is to identify if there is a category or item that fits this in your home and take the next right step. Maybe it's getting an official valuation, maybe it's just checking ebay and seeing if other people have had success in selling the item... and maybe (probably?) it is making the decision to donate it or sell it for cheap so you can let go of the mental load and reclaim the freedom of the physical space, and brain space these items of lost value have been taking up.

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Has giving or receiving gifts been an area of tension for you? Do you find the kids get way too many toys for their birthday or Christmas? Do you get stressed at the time and money it takes to get the perfect gifts for friends and family?

It can be a challenge to navigate keeping an organised home when it comes to gifts. Add in the desire for minimalism and frustrations can flare.

Learn in this episode how to have helpful conversations that balance values and community.

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Thanks for the listeners who have asked what to do when life happens and you need to make exceptions to your minimalism? Living life as a minimalist is all about knowing your values and balancing that with your desire for minimalism, which sometimes means having items you need for a season or reason.

Sometimes you need to have excess to cater for the season of life that you're in. More sheets, more toys, more clothes etc. When you're unsure what to keep or how much of something to keep, go back to your values and make intentional decisions that fit with your stage of life and current need.

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My guest Jeannine has been helping seniors downsize (or rightsize as she calls it) for over 15 years and Jeannine shares her wisdom for how to prepare for and downsize well. Whether you are the older adult downsizing, or you are a family member supporting someone through this transition there is so much in this episode for you.

Discover healthy ways to talk about keepsakes and memories, hint: it's not just about things that are expensive!

Don't leave the decluttering until your house is sold and you're about to downsize - start today and you will find the process can be healing as well as giving you space to remember and document a life fully lived.

Practical, caring, honest, and supportive, Jeannine is a great coach to have alongside you while you step confidently into the next season of downsizing your home.

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One of our team members Bec shares with us today the adventure of building and living in a van for 6 months as she and her partner travelled Australia.

Learn what it was like to live as a minimalist on the road, and how even when living in a van they found they had items they didn't need.

Bec shares some of the life altering and career changing lessons she learnt while on the road that she now carries with her and shares with clients in her work as a Decluttering and Organising Expert.

Maybe you'll be inspired to make the plunge to living with less and experiencing more too!

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I've been thinking a lot about the correlation between clutter and loneliness. I speak to so many clients who are suffering from loneliness and often one the significant factors contributing to their loneliness is the clutter in their house.

1. Do you avoid having people over because you're ashamed of the state of your home?
2. Do you avoid going out because you feel bad that you should instead be tidying up?
3. Do you say no to invites to other people's homes because you know you can't reciprocate?
4. Do your children not have play dates because you don't want the parents seeing your home?

Although you might not instantly draw the line between clutter and loneliness, once you see it you realise the power it holds over so many people's lives. Loneliness is a silent killer and if by engaging in decluttering (or making peace with the clutter) you can reduce your social isolation then I think it's definitely a conversation we should be having.

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Two areas of every home that make a huge impact on if you're feeling like a boss and on top of things, or if you feel like you're drowning are LAUNDRY and DISHES.

The reason they're probably your nemesis (and mine!) is because they are never-ending, multi step, impacted by clutter and have many steps and opportunities for procrastination.

TIP #1 - HAVE LESS

Less clothes, less towels, less sheets, less dishes, less containers, less cutlery, less utensils, less pans. When you have less, it's easier to put things away and stay on top of these nemesis chores.

TIP #2 - DO THE NEXT STEP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Once you have less, it's so much easier to do the next step as soon as possible. Fill the dishwasher, put away the dry washing, hang out the wet washing. You don't have to wait until you have an hour to tackle these chores, instead use 5 minute moments you have to just do the next step rather than having to wait until you have a big chunk of time to focus for a long time. 5 minute moments can make a huge impact on your ability to stay on top of these nemesis chores.

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Might As Well

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Greeting cards, birthday cards, retirement cards, birth cards, christening cards, sympathy cards... why do you keep them? Or more truthfully... why do you keep so many of them?

Cards can be really special and I'm not suggesting that you keep no cards at all, but based on what you as listeners and my clients tell me, keeping them all is overwhelming and creating unnecessary clutter.

In the podcast today I address a specific listener dilemma (thanks Yvonne from Quebec, Canada) who is struggling with knowing what to do with her growing card collection.

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