Clutter Free Academy

In this solo, right-on-time episode, Kathi Lipp shares 10 tiny, high-impact tasks to lower your holiday stress—perfect for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving (and just as helpful for Christmas). Instead of chasing a magazine-perfect home, she helps you remove friction in the exact places that cause chaos. Listeners will hear details of the following 10 small tasks:Clear the "turkey triangle" (sink, oven, main counter)Do a 10-minute fridge edit that saves sanity on ThursdayPre-assign serving dishes so helpers don’t need to ask what goes whereSet up a drink and appetizer station away from the kitchenPrep trash/recycling/compost in advancePost a simple Help List so guests can actually helpGuest bathroom resetCreate a landing zone for coats and bagsDecide on a dishes-and-cleanup plan now, and...Doing one kind thing for "Friday you"—like setting aside leftovers containers and pre-loading the coffee maker.If you’re feeling behind, this episode meets you with grace and gives you a clear, doable path to a calmer holiday—without the perfection pressure.

Show Notes

In this solo, right-on-time episode, Kathi Lipp shares 10 tiny, high-impact tasks to lower your holiday stress—perfect for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving (and just as helpful for Christmas). Instead of chasing a magazine-perfect home, she helps you remove friction in the exact places that cause chaos. Listeners will hear details of the following 10 small tasks:

  1. Clear the "turkey triangle" (sink, oven, main counter)

  2. Do a 10-minute fridge edit that saves sanity on Thursday

  3. Pre-assign serving dishes so helpers don’t need to ask what goes where

  4. Set up a drink and appetizer station away from the kitchen

  5. Prep trash/recycling/compost in advance

  6. Post a simple Help List so guests can actually help

  7. Guest bathroom reset

  8. Create a landing zone for coats and bags

  9. Decide on a dishes-and-cleanup plan now, and...

  10. Doing one kind thing for "Friday you"—like setting aside leftovers containers and pre-loading the coffee maker.

If you’re feeling behind, this episode meets you with grace and gives you a clear, doable path to a calmer holiday—without the perfection pressure.

What is Clutter Free Academy?

Have you always known you could change the world - if only you could find your car keys on the regular?
Clutter Free Academy is for you. If you want to live clutter free, organized and prepared for anything, this is to podcast you must listen to.
With practical ideas and tons of hope, humor and how-tos, host Kathi Lipp with teach you to live with Less Cutter, More Life.