Episodes
The season of bulk and discounted food shopping is nearly upon us, which means lots of food in pantries and cupboards and lots of wastage of food and money. This year, I want to help you reduce the Ramadan clutter in your kitchen and pantry. The tips are simple and habit building (as well as with no shame involved). Have a listen to this episode and let me know if it helps you reduce your Ramadan food clutter. Thanks for listening as always x Shelina --- Earn back 70% of your Item's...
Published 04/02/22
This week I have made up a new word - Normalist - and I am going to talk about being one and how to get there with my core Decluttr Me tips. Have a listen and let me know what you think and also leave in the comments about how you are getting to be a Normalist. I mention episode 15 - Minimalism - Good or Bad and episode 141 - The Minimalists : Less Is Now. Thanks Shelina --- Earn back 70% of your Item's Value when you Sell on The Luxury Closet - Use Code DM22 Sell your Buy Can You Find it in...
Published 03/19/22
This week I discuss my love of buying and selling second hand clothing and give my tips on how to sell. Have a listen and let me know what you think and also leave in the comments where you buy or sell second hand clothing in your home town or city. Thanks Shelina --- Earn back 70% of your Item's Value when you Sell on The Luxury Closet - Use Code DM22 Sell your Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Paperback coming soon! Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or follow...
Published 03/12/22
This week we are going talking about belts. Yep they are an accessory that many of us need, but don't really consider organising properly in our wardrobe or bedroom. In this episode I talk about how to declutter, categorise and organise them so you can find them in less than five seconds moving forward. Have a listen and let me know what you think. Thanks Shelina --- Buy Belt Organisers from my Amazon shop or here. Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Paperback coming...
Published 02/26/22
I talk about mental health quite often in real life with clients and on this podcast, as I have had depression for many years, even decades. I wanted to share my journey so you can hear what I have gone through and what I see with my clients. If you listen you might find that you not so different from myself or others suffering from mental health issues. Have a listen and let me know what you think and also share it with someone you think might benefit from listening to this episode. Thanks...
Published 02/19/22
This week it was announced that Dubai would be introducing a 25 fils charge for single use plastic bags from 1 July 2022. I thought it would be a great time to chat about reducing the plastic bag usage in your home currently and how to get organised using reusable bags moving forward. Thanks for listening as always to the episode. If you do love it, it would be amazing if you could leave a review and also share with your friends and family. Thanks x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five...
Published 02/12/22
Can you have it all? That is what we asked in the last episode and today we continue the discussion with Kids, Household Staff and your Social LIfe. I mention the episode on Toy Organising and Teenagers as well. Thanks for listening as always to the episode. If you do love it, it would be amazing if you could leave a review and also share with your friends and family. Thanks x Shelina   --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or...
Published 02/05/22
Can you have it all? The straight answer is no.. unless you have a lot of money or less people and stuff in your life. However, you can have a lot of it, you just have to be strategic, organised and occasionally firm with the household. In this episode I break it down into people and areas starting with Partners, Pets and Food. Have a listen and let me know if you find these tips helpful. Also let me know what categories you think I need to discuss in part 2. Thanks for listening as always...
Published 01/29/22
This week I had some nose news, so that led me to think about perfumes, and about how many bottles my clients and followers keep and find hard to declutter. If you have a lot of bottles of perfumes, aftershaves or oud, have a listen to this episode and let me know if this helps you to declutter your collection. Also let me know what kind of nose I should get. Thanks for listening as always to the episode. If you do love it, it would be amazing if you could leave a review and also share with...
Published 01/22/22
Joy
Joy! It is a word that has become synonymous with Marie Kondo, who about only keeping things that bring you joy in your life. I am anti-joy as we have many things in our lives which we need in our day to day life which may not bring us joy, but we have to have in our lives. In this episode I wanted to pivot and discuss my three terms to use instead of joy to establish you want to keep your physical things as well as friends and followers on social media. Have a listen and let me know what you...
Published 01/15/22
Before the Christmas holidays, I was working on a lot of closets and kept seeing ones which were built without considering the requirements of the client. Due to this never ending frustration, I wanted to share my thoughts on what to consider when building a new wardrobe. I have talked about this before in Episode 53 - Creating a Fabulous Walk-In Closet, but I wanted to share more points and also reiterate the ones from last time. x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon...
Published 01/07/22
This week’s is all about restarting. This weird year has nearly ended and we are moving into 2022. No idea what is going to happen in this year, but I am thinking let’s just restart. Let me know how you are restarting this new year in the comments box below. Thanks for listening this last year and see you in the new year, x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or follow Decluttr Me on Social Media: Facebook • Twitter •...
Published 12/31/21
I am taking a break this week to spend time with my family in the UK. Whilst eating a lot of Christmas goodies, I thought it would be a great time to rewind, and share my episode on how restore your house back to its pre-Christmas state. Hope you find it useful! x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or follow Decluttr Me on Social Media: Facebook • Twitter • Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Published 12/24/21
I have been surrounded by teenagers these last few months and it has been an "experience". So many of them have rooms that look like bombsites and are overwhelmed and too grumpy to sort out their hot mess. If you are getting frustrated with your teenagers, this episode will help you to deal with their cluttered rooms. Thanks for listening as always x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or follow Decluttr Me on Social...
Published 12/17/21
Are you suffering from the post sales hangover. Are there boxes piled up in your home which have not been opened? Well today, we are going to get them opened and deal with them together. Whilst you listen to this new episode, grab those boxes and find out what goodies you bought during all those sales in the last few weeks and find out how to deal with them now. Let me know how you go with unboxing your goodies. Thanks for listening as always x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds...
Published 12/10/21
Today is book publication day of my first book - Can you Find it in Five Seconds and I thought it would be a great time to remind you about my mantra and to explain how to start the process to finding your stuff in less than five seconds. Thanks for listening as always and for your support over the years! x Shelina --- Buy Can You Find it in Five Seconds on Amazon now! Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or follow Decluttr Me on Social Media: Facebook • Twitter • Instagram Learn more...
Published 12/02/21
Today I want to talk about decanting! It is everywhere currently on social media. If there is a jar available and some pantry item or laundry item it will be decanted and then labelled. There is a time and a place for decanting, and I discuss when it is a good idea to decant and when it is a waste of time and money. To listen to my thoughts on decanting, press play. Let me know how you feel about the decanting craze in the comment box. Thanks for listening as always. x Shelina --- Learn more...
Published 11/04/21
Repatriation can be hard in any given situation. It is even harder when you are forced to leave your expat country to go back to your home country after being a student. I have had a few clients who have been in this situation especially recently, so thought it would be a good time to discuss how to deal with your stuff before and after your move back home. Thanks as always for listening to the Decluttr Me podcast. Thanks Shelina --- Learn more about DeCluttr Me on our website or follow...
Published 10/29/21
I have recently returned back from my holiday in London and didn't shop till I dropped like I normally did. The desire to waste money in the normal high street fast fashion stores has faded a lot in the last year due to various reasons and I wanted to share my views on that in this new episode. Have a listen and leave a comment with your thoughts on the fast fashion situation currently. Are you pro or nay for fast fashion clothes in your closet? I mention the Bathroom Renovation episode which...
Published 10/22/21
I recently decided to renovate my bathroom. This was my first renovation project and it was not an easy process. I wanted to share my renovation experience so you can see what you need to be aware of when doing a renovation (mine was small so there may be much bigger issues to deal with if you are doing a whole house renovation). Hope you find this episode helpful. If you loved it, please do me a favour and press like and share with your friends. Thanks Shelina --- Learn more about DeCluttr...
Published 09/30/21
This week we discuss the all important medicines in our lives. Often I find they are located in various parts of the house resulting in multiple purchases and out of date medicine in hidden corners of cupboards. This podcast focuses on how to declutter, categorise and organise your medicines so you can find it in less than 5 seconds moving forward. Hope you enjoy this episode and found it useful. If you did, please share your love by leaving a comment in the comment section and share it with...
Published 09/22/21
Today we are talking about Teacups and Mugs! Why do we never call them Teamugs? We are talking specifically about decluttering these cups and mugs as well as how to organise them, as people have a lot of them in their cupboards (I see a lot every day). You can do a mini-declutter of your cups and mugs whilst listening to this episode - win-win!! We mentioned the following episodes: Why Free Stuff is Bad 7 Types of Clutter Hope you enjoy this episode. If you do, please share your love by...
Published 09/15/21
Exciting topic this week... Tupperware! aka containers with lids which we use to store mostly food. The lids are a pain, the containers if made of plastic are bad for the environment and people have too many of them. It's a hot mess and I'm not talking about the food. Have a listen and let us know how you organise your tupperware. Hope you enjoy this episode. If you do, please share your love by leaving a comment in the comment section. Thanks as always for listening to the Decluttr Me...
Published 09/08/21
Shelina & Chirag talk about the new focus mode coming in iOS 15 later this month, and what that could mean for productivity.
Published 09/01/21