Gretchen Rubin is one of the most influential writers on habits, happiness, and human nature. She’s the author of many books, including the New York Times bestsellers "Better Than Before" and "The Happiness Project" and she’s debuting her newest book, "Outer Order, Inner Calm" today!

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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• Gretchen's thoughts on defining happiness vs. joy

• Gretchen's interview with Marie Kondo and why she gave Netflix's Tidying Up a gold star on a recent episode of the Happier podcast

• Tips on tidying up while managing emotions around other's messiness

• Why every office should have a Chief Clutter Officer

• How your clutter comfort level is way more important than achieving perfection

• Gretchen's new book "Outer Order, Inner Calm"

• How to avoid fakework and makework

• How to get those little things done by leaning into a power hour

• The tension that comes along with "procrasticlearing"

• The deeper meaning behind someday, someone-based decision making

• The difference between underbuyers and overbuyers

Gretchen's favorite tidying tip: The one minute rule.

What Sparks Joy for Gretchen: The Bandoleir

To connect with Gretchen Rubin you can find her and her new book "Outer Order, Inner Calm" at gretchenrubin.com/books

Gems:
"Do I need it? Do I use it? Do I love it?"

"One of the worst things we can do is to do well something that we don't have to do at all."

"Things that can be done at any time are often done at no time."

"The stewing is worse than the doing."

"The best way to anticipate what's going to happen in the future is what's happened in the past."

"There's an unwillingness to accept that things are worth only what people will pay for them."

"So much of clutter really is about delaying decision making."

"The more we can decide now, the easier it gets latter."

"Anything you can do in less than one minute, do it without delay."

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Gretchen Rubin.

For Sarah, it all started on the road as a world-traveling performer in hit Broadway musicals, where the only constant was her thoughtfully compartmentalized suitcase.

In 2014, Sarah teamed-up with handy hubby, Nick, to create beautiful spaces full-time at Nestrs a professional organizing, design, and handyman company.

Sarah and her husband are Airbnb Superhosts and their work has been featured on the HGTV television series, Beach Flip.

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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• Why enthusiasm is so important for a small business owner working with clients.

• How Sarah went from theatre to professional organizing.

• Learn about the intersection between the work of organizing and work in doing renovations

• When you should do DIY, Do It Yourself, and when it’s between to leave it to the professionals.

• Learn about a great DIY project that will make a huge impact.

• What it was like to do a very cool beach project on BeachFlip, the HGTV show. Here is their episode: Sarah and Nick on BeachFlip

To connect with Sarah, visit Nestrs.com
Follow her on instagram at: @nestrs
and Facebook at: The Nestrs

Sarah's favorite tidying tip: “Think up! There’s a lot of under utilized space up high that you can make use of and maximize your space.”

What sparks joy for Sarah: Sarah and her husband have a new renovation project in Ohio that she is looking forward to diving into!

Final words of wisdom: “Being organized is so important. It saves us time, it saves us money, it keeps our stress and anxiety levels under control. And, it can be fun and creative.”

Gems:

“Is the time spent doing a project enjoyable for you?”

“We were there sometimes until midnight demo’ing a space. And there would be times when I just wanted to cry.”

"When you work together, it's important to have a way to deal with the stress and tension that will inevitably come up."

“We both love transforming spaces and helping people achieve what they want in their homes.”

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Sarah Karakaian.