518: A Complete Guide to “No Buy July”
Part 1
Kathi is joined on the podcast today by two intrepid guides of Clutter Free Academy and Clutter Free for Life. Grace Church and Deanna Day Young are true long-time listeners and first-time guests here to offer inspiring and relatable insights from their own clutter free journey. Listen in as Kathi, Grace, and Deanna explain No Buy July through the four key principles:
- Use it up
- Wear it out
- Make do
- Do without
Be sure to come back next week as we continue this discussion on how to strategically participate in the No Buy July.
Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity
Feeling overwhelmed? Wondering if it’s possible to move from “out of my mind” to “in control” when you’ve got too many projects on your plate and too much mess in your relationships?
Kathi and Cheri want to show you five surprising reasons why you become stressed, why social media solutions don’t often work, and how you can finally create a plan that works for you. As you identify your underlying hurts, uncover hope, and embrace practical healing, you’ll become equipped to:
- trade the to-do list that controls you for a calendar that allows space in your life
- decide whose feedback to forget and whose input to invite
- replace fear of the future with peace in the present
You can simplify and savor your life—guilt-free! Clutter, tasks, and relationships may overwhelm you now, but God can help you overcome with grace.
Kathi and Cheri Gregory, co-author of Overwhelmed, get together for this episode for a little discussion regarding the concepts of being overwhelmed and being clutter-free. So often we find that our clutter overwhelms us and that being overwhelmed contributes to our clutter. It can be a vicious cycle.
Kathi and Cheri discuss five steps to keep from getting overwhelmed as you declutter your home, your heart, and your life. Order your copy of Overwhelmed here.
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Meet Our Guests
Grace Church & Deanna Day Young
Grace Church and Deanna Day Young are both an integral part of the Kahi Lipp team.
Every week you can find them giving encouragement in Clutter Free Academy and Clutter Free For Life. They are gifted Christian communicators who inspire others through their unique messages. To follow and join in their journey, find out more about Grace and Deanna here:
Grace Church: Rise and Write Blog
Deanna Day Young: Joy in, Junk out
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