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You & Your Clutter - Part 2

May 8, 2013

 

Interview with Dorothy Breininger, author of the book Stuff Your Face or Face Your Stuff: The Organized Approach to Lose Weight by Decluttering Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When people talk to a professional organizer about the clutter in their life what do they talk about?

 

Dorothy Breininger:
They tell me about their overwhelm or their paperwork or how the husband can’t fit the car in the garage. So time management, overwhelm, too much paper and not enough room in the garage. 

 


Dorothy Breininger

You & Your Clutter

May 7, 2013

 

Interview with Dorothy Breininger, author of the book Stuff Your Face or Face Your Stuff: The Organized Approach to Lose Weight by Decluttering Your Life

 

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Mike Carruthers:
You probably have clutter in your life and clutter isn’t necessarily all bad.

 

Dorothy Breininger:
Your clutter is sometimes your identity. On the back of my book the 1800GotJunk CEO actually wrote a quick testimonial that says, “You are what you can’t get rid of.”
 


Dorothy Breininger

What Clutter Does To You

May 9, 2012

 

Interview with Brooks Palmer, author of the book Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back

 

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Mike Carruthers:
When you think of clutter you probably think of piles of paper and junk but clutter is more than that.

 

Brooks Palmer:
Clutter is anything in your life that is no longer serving you - so it could be clothing, papers, your closet or your storage locker, your garage.
 


Brooks Palmer

Keys To Staying Organized

January 26, 2012

 

Interview with Sarah Welch, author of the book Pretty Neat: The Buttoned-Up Way to Get Organized and Let Go of Perfection

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Keeping your life organized all of the time can be a challenge.

 

Sarah Welch:
The average American wastes about an hour a day because they’re disorganized. They have something but they can’t put their finger on it.
 


Sarah Welch

Household Cleaning Secrets

January 20, 2012

 

Interview with Reena Nerbas, author of the book Household Solutions #2 with Kitchen Secrets

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you're trying to go green and cut down on commercial cleaners around the house try shaving cream - it's good for spot cleaning carpets.


Reena Nerbas:

Just put it onto your carpets, leave it for a few minutes and then dab, dab, dab and it works really, really well.

 


Reena Nerbas

The Magic Of Getting Rid Of Stuff

November 17, 2011

 

Interview with Peter Walsh, author of the book Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you want to feel really great about yourself take a few minutes to de-clutter and clean up a room.

 

Peter Walsh:
You cannot imagine the transformative effect that it has when you de-clutter a space and let it breathe.
 


Peter Walsh

Solutions To Household Problems

July 7, 2011

 

Interview with Jeff May, author of the book Jeff May's Healthy Home Tips: A Workbook for Detecting, Diagnosing, and Eliminating Pesky Pests, Stinky Stenches, Musty Mold, and Other Aggravating Home Problems

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you like to burn candles in your home you should be aware of what happens when you burn "jar candles" - you know the candles that come in the glass jars.

 

Jeff May:
Jar candles produce a lot of soot. If you look at a jar candle at the rim you can see it's all black and that's the soot.
 


Jeff May

Being Too Neat & Tidy

April 29, 2010

 

Interview with Lisa Quinn, author of the book Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets

 

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Mike Carruthers:
Having a clean and tidy house is nice but for some people….

 

Lisa Quinn:
The bar is set too high on every level. And even how it relates to the way you’re modeling to your children. You’re basically telling your kids that perfectly folded t-shirts and clean faces equals the perfect family.
 


Lisa Quinn

How Getting Sick Can Be Good For You

April 30, 2010

 

Interview with Marlene Zuk, author of the book Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are

 

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Mike Carruthers:
No one wants to get sick. However, in one respect illness can be a good thing.

 

Marlene Zuk:
I'm not arguing that disease is good for you or that people should be happy to get sick.


Marlene Zuk

Biologist Marlene Zuk, author of the book, Riddled with Life...

 

What You Didn't Know About Cleaning

April 23, 2010

 

Interview with Jeff Brendenberg, author of the book How to Cheat at Cleaning

 

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Mike Carruthers:
If you really want to keep your house clean and germ free…

 

Jeff Brendenberg:
What you have to do is kill the germs where scientists tell us they are most likely to be. And here’s a big surprise your kitchen sink is a basket of bacteria.

 

 

Jeff Brendenberg, author of the book How to Cheat at Cleaning

 

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