Living Clutter Free Forever - decluttering tips,home organizing, minimalist living
Caroline Thor - Professional Organizer - KonMari® Consultant
175 episodes
4 days ago
Do you ever sit down to work… and suddenly find yourself tidying the kitchen instead? Or waste half an hour shuffling through papers, even though you know the real project waiting for you is more important? You’re not alone. Clutter distractions, procrasticleaning, and the invisible mental load are stealing your focus. They drain your energy, slow your productivity, and leave you feeling guilty at the end of the day. But here’s the truth: it’s not about working harder. It’s about creating int...
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Do you ever sit down to work… and suddenly find yourself tidying the kitchen instead? Or waste half an hour shuffling through papers, even though you know the real project waiting for you is more important? You’re not alone. Clutter distractions, procrasticleaning, and the invisible mental load are stealing your focus. They drain your energy, slow your productivity, and leave you feeling guilty at the end of the day. But here’s the truth: it’s not about working harder. It’s about creating int...
Do you ever look around your house and think—why can’t I just get it together? You’ve decluttered before. You’ve read the books. Maybe you even tried KonMari. But no matter how much you want a tidy home… it just doesn’t stick. Is it you? Or is it the system? Let me be real with you—motivation is not the answer. Not when you’re juggling ADHD, kids, clutter, and a never-ending to-do list. In this episode, I’m sharing exactly why motivation fails—and what actually works instead. No fluff. N...
Grab Your Free 15-Minute Declutter Kickstart Guide Back-to-school season sounds like a fresh start… but why does it feel like complete chaos? Lunchboxes. Lost shoes. Meltdowns by 8am. You spent time organizing, tidying, setting up systems—but it’s already teetering on the edge. What if it didn’t have to fall apart by week two? What if your routines were actually built for real life—your family, your home, your energy? In this episode, I’m sharing what most people get wrong about back...
Ever feel like organizing your home means getting rid of everything you love? Like the only way to be “tidy” is to own 7 items and live in a beige box? Yeah... me too. And I’m here to tell you that’s not true. You don’t have to be a minimalist to be organized. If your home is full of books, kids, pets, projects, or personality—you are not disqualified from getting organized. In fact, you might just need a different approach. In this episode, I’m diving into the real difference between declu...
Ever feel like your clutter has a backstory? You open a drawer, a cupboard, or that one corner of the bedroom… and there it is again. That unfinished “someday” project. The half-started organizing task. The thing you swore you’d deal with one day… but never quite did. Let’s be honest—it’s not just stuff. It’s stress. It’s guilt. It’s mental clutter. And it’s quietly stealing your time, your energy, and your space to breathe. Why do these things weigh so heavily? And more importantly… How ...
Going away is meant to be relaxing. So why does it so often feel like everything has to fall apart just to get there? You’re running around trying to remember if the passports are packed… …the fridge is still full of food… …and somehow the suitcase still isn’t zipped. And let’s not even talk about the mess you walk into when you come home. Sound familiar? Before you even listen to this episode, make sure you’ve got your hands on my Ultimate Family Holiday Packing Chec...
This one’s personal. And if it hasn’t happened in your family yet—it will. One day, you might be the one helping your parent declutter decades of memories. Not just stuff... but the life they built around it. What do you say when they want to keep everything? How do you stay calm when emotions are high and time is tight? In this episode, I’m talking about something we rarely plan for—but it affects every family at some point. Whether your parent is moving to a smaller home, into care, or jus...
Ever felt so overwhelmed by the clutter that you just want to throw everything out? I’ve been there. And trust me—so have the women I work with every day. The mental load, the lack of time, the mess that just. won't. quit. It builds up until decluttering turns from something intentional… into a frantic purge. But what if throwing it all away doesn’t actually make you feel better? What if that kind of all-or-nothing approach is keeping your home from truly working for you? In this episode, I’m...
Ever feel like you're the only one who sees the mess? Or like you're carrying the weight of your entire family’s home on your shoulders… while everyone else just “helps” when asked? You’re not imagining it. And it’s not just mess — it’s mental load, and it’s affecting your health, your energy, and your peace of mind. In this episode, I dive into the invisible pressure women face when it comes to clutter, tidying, and home organization. I’ll share a personal story that made me stop in my track...
Are you constantly tidying but your home still feels chaotic? Ever feel like everyone else has it together while you’re stuck in the overwhelm? I get it — because that was me too. This episode isn’t a list of tips. It’s the truth about what really changed things. The story of how I went from chasing the idea of being the “perfect mum”… To finally creating a calm, clutter-free home that actually works for our family. Inside, I’m sharing what happened after 18 years of motherh...
Grab your FREE copy of the 15 Minute Declutter Kickstart HERE Feel like your days are a constant blur of to-dos, clutter, and unmet expectations? You’re not alone — and you’re not doing it wrong. In this episode, I’m joined by Time Management Coach Anna Dearmon Kornick to explore what really happens when life feels chaotic and time feels out of your control. We unpack why traditional ideas of "balance" just don’t work — especially for women juggling family, home organization, and the mental l...
Is your pantry full of peace... or panic? Have your ‘just in case’ buys become ‘just too much’? You’re not alone — and this week on The Living Clutter Free Forever Podcast, I’m getting real about something we don’t talk about enough: the hidden stress of stockpiling. We think we’re being practical. We think we’re saving money. But when those “just in case” cocoa powders, toilet rolls, and tins start taking over every shelf, cupboard, and corner… that sense of preparedness? It turns into pres...
Why is it that no one thanks you for emptying the dishwasher… but when someone else does it, it’s seen as a big deal? In this episode, I’m diving into something we don’t talk about enough — the mental load that women carry, especially when it comes to home organization. If you’ve ever wondered why decluttering feels so hard, or why tidying never seems to stick no matter how many times you try, this might be the conversation you didn’t know you needed. We’ll explore why asking for help at home...
Special bonus available until May 27th, only for new members—join Clutter Free Collective today! You Decluttered... Now What? You cleared the pile. You felt the shift. But how do you keep it that way without starting from scratch every month? Sound familiar? You finally find the time to declutter—your kitchen counter, your paperwork, your closet—and it feels amazing... But two weeks later? It's like it never happened. Where does the clutter even come from? Why does it feel like...
Join the 3 Day Paper Reset Challenge! CLICK HERE! Feel like your clutter is shouting at you every time you walk past it? Wondering how to even begin when you're already stretched too thin? If you’re staring down piles of paper, bursting drawers, or random bags of “deal with later” and thinking, I can’t do this right now—I see you. This episode is for you. Because starting is the hardest part. Especially when your brain is fried, the kids need you, and the mess just feels like too much. You’re...
Join the Paper Reset HERE Why does paper clutter feel so much heavier than it should? It’s just a few envelopes, right? A school form here, a receipt there… so why does it feel like it’s taking over your kitchen counter, your brain, and your sense of calm? If you’ve ever opened a drawer and found a pile of forgotten forms… If you’ve ever panicked because you knew you had that document somewhere… Or if your paperwork situation feels like a giant, looming cloud of guilt—you are absolutely not ...
👉 For a bit of extra support grab my free 15-Minute Declutter Kickstart HERE Discover how parenting a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) led me to a new, more realistic approach to decluttering, organizing my home, and letting go of perfectionism — lessons every overwhelmed parent can use. Have you ever felt like you're failing because your home doesn’t look like a magazine? Wondered why traditional organizing advice just doesn’t seem to work for your real life? Me too. Espe...
You’ve tried to declutter before. You know what to do. But the moment you start... you freeze. Sound familiar? You’re not lazy. You’re not messy. You’re protecting yourself. In this episode, I’m digging into why clutter can feel impossible to let go of — especially if you’ve experienced trauma. Because it’s not just about mess. It’s about memory. It’s about survival. What if your clutter was never the real problem? And what if tidying could actually help you feel safe again — not just organi...
What if letting go of clutter could give you more than just a tidy home? Have you ever gone on holiday and thought, Why can’t my house feel this calm and clear all the time? In this episode, I’m chatting with Melissa Pruitt—an online entrepreneur who spent a year travelling full-time, taking with her only what could fit in the car she shared with her husband and their dog (yes, really). When they finally opened their storage unit after 12 months on the road, what they found—and what they didn...
Check out the Clutter Breakthrough Transformation—details below! You know that feeling when you've tidied, organized, maybe even KonMari’d the whole house… and two weeks later, it’s like you never even touched it? Yeah. Me too. And honestly? It’s not your fault. In this week’s episode of Living Clutter Free Forever, I’m calling out the cycle so many of us are stuck in: declutter – tidy – get overwhelmed – give up – repeat. And I’m giving you the 5 shifts that finally broke it for good. Becaus...
Is your house full of piles of papers, forms, and reports… but you can never find the one you need when it matters? You're not alone. In this final episode of the mini-series for World Autism Acceptance Month, I’m talking about one of the biggest sources of stress for parents of autistic children — paperwork. From IEPs and school communication to therapy notes, medical assessments, funding forms, and everything in between, the amount of documentation we juggle can feel endless. But here’s the...
Living Clutter Free Forever - decluttering tips,home organizing, minimalist living
Do you ever sit down to work… and suddenly find yourself tidying the kitchen instead? Or waste half an hour shuffling through papers, even though you know the real project waiting for you is more important? You’re not alone. Clutter distractions, procrasticleaning, and the invisible mental load are stealing your focus. They drain your energy, slow your productivity, and leave you feeling guilty at the end of the day. But here’s the truth: it’s not about working harder. It’s about creating int...
