I help overwhelmed moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts. Decluttering coach and the host of top 1% globally ranked podcast Moms Overcoming Overwhelm.
Your Clutter is Costing You Time & Energy ⚡
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, Do you feel exhausted and drained? Do you find it hard to focus when you're at home? Are you surviving on caffeine and a prayer that things will get better? It may be that your cluttered home is zapping your energy and focus! Perhaps you can't find what you're looking for - keys, phones, permission slips, etc. We spend 2.5 days a YEAR looking for this stuff! That's a whole lot of time and energy! Or perhaps you find it impossible to focus in your cluttered office. Too many things (stimuli) competing in our visual field makes it difficult for our visual cortex to function and impacts focus AND working memory. On the PodcastWhen most people think of clutter, they imagine overflowing closets or piles of paperwork on the kitchen counter. But as this week’s guest, Robyn Reynolds, CPO®, explains, clutter costs us far more than just space—it impacts our time, money, energy, and even our sense of peace. Robyn is a Certified Professional Organizer, author of What Is Your Clutter Costing You?, and founder of Organize2Harmonize, where she helps clients (including families and even celebrities!) clear the clutter and create systems that bring harmony to their homes and lives. In our conversation, we explored both the practical and spiritual sides of clutter: Key Takeaways from the Episode:⏰ Clutter steals our time. When things don’t have a home, we waste precious minutes searching. This “urgency loop” leaves us feeling rushed, stressed, and less productive. Teaching kids simple systems early—like returning things to their proper place—builds lifelong habits. 🧠 Clutter creates mental clutter. Our brains are constantly reminding us about unfinished tasks, which leads to guilt, shame, and overwhelm. This mental clutter makes it harder to focus, stay motivated, and keep up with everyday responsibilities—what Robyn calls our “residential productivity.” ⚡Clutter drains our energy. Every time you see clutter, it’s a reminder of what’s undone. That low-level stress slowly zaps motivation, making it harder to even start decluttering. Robyn suggests focusing on one room at a time, creating simple systems, and setting a clear goal for why you’re decluttering to keep momentum going. 🚧 Clutter is a metaphysical block. From a spiritual perspective, clutter blocks energy flow in our homes and in ourselves. Decluttering becomes more than tidying - it’s an act of self-care and a signal that you’re ready to release the old and make space for the new. Practical Tips from Robyn➡️ Give everything a home—and return it there. ➡️ Start and finish one space before moving on, so you see progress. ➡️ Ask yourself: What’s my deeper reason for decluttering? Let that guide your motivation. ➡️ Remember: decluttering is not just about “stuff.” It’s about creating peace, flow, and freedom in your life. Robyn's wisdom is both grounding and inspiring, and I think you’ll walk away from this episode seeing your clutter—and your space—in a whole new light. You can listen to Episode 207 on your favorite podcast player or watch on YouTube! In Case You Missed It...I'm Hosting a Birthday/Podcast Anniversary Giveaway!I am celebrating my 45th birthday on Monday, September 15. It's also the 3 year anniversary of the Moms Overcoming Overwhelm podcast! To celebrate, I'm hosting a giveaway and I don't want you to miss out! 🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨 To enter the giveaway, please leave a 5-star written review in Apple Podcasts (only if you haven’t left one before), a rating/comment in Spotify. Here’s a tutorial on how to leave a written review in Apple Podcasts. The winners will be announced on the next episode on Thursday, September 18. Good luck! Things I'm Loving Right Now✨ One of my favorite tools to stay organized and decluttered is a water bottle organizer. NOTE: this works for my family because we have ONE water bottle per person. Yes, one per person. No, we don't feel deprived. 😜 I'm not a huge fan of the one we got from Amazon but you can find one to your liking by searching "rotating water bottle organizer". ✨ My decluttering/organizing resource of the week is Robyn Reynolds' book What is Your Clutter Costing You?, available now for pre-order. If you pre-order the book, you can enjoy a free workbook to accompany it by e-mailing your proof or purchase to marketing@mangopublishinggroup.com. ✨ My favorite recipe of the week is this Chicken Parm Meatball skillet - we enjoy having it with some gluten-free pasta! What are some things you're loving right now? Hit reply and let me know. On the journey with you, Emily P.S. Skipped to the end? No problem! This week I chatted with author and professional organizer Robyn Reynolds about her new book What is Your Clutter Costing You? |
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I help overwhelmed moms declutter their homes, heads, and hearts. Decluttering coach and the host of top 1% globally ranked podcast Moms Overcoming Overwhelm.
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, I've been avoiding getting on the bathroom scale for a while now. As long as I don't step onto it, I can ignore a number that will likely make me unhappy. Sure my clothes are fitting a bit snugger than I'd like. But ignorance is bliss...right? I feel ya, Bridget Jones Not necessarily. I just read a book called Finish by Jon Acuff where he talks about the importance of data when it comes to reaching our goals. As he shares: "Data kills denial which...
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, Recently my oldest son called out to me right before he was about to go to bed: "Mom! I need you! I think I decluttered too much!" My initial thought... He showed me an Amazon box full of trinkets he had decluttered from his "treasure box" - a shoe box that is the physical boundary for all the small knick-knacks he gets from school, birthday parties, etc. He had decluttered WITHOUT prompting! I was shocked. 😮 Now mind you, this has been several years...
Decluttering Tips and Support Dear Reader, My youngest son Sean just learned how to ride his bike. When he started, we ran beside him, holding onto one handlebar as well as the back of his neck to keep him steady, and helping him get started again with a gentle push. Eventually, he didn't need us to hold the handlebar. Then, he didn't need us to hold the back of his neck. Then, he was able to start on his own. I'll always remember when he said, "It's OK. You can let go." Little does he know...