Year End Broadcast! Declutter Your Life! Print

Lauren Rosburg talks about the 72nd Arizona National Livestock Show at The State Fair Grounds.  History of the show and the many event competitions.  Background of kids growing up rural.

Some of the current things to do around the state.  Top 100 cities in the US and how Arizona faired in a Wallet Hub survey.  Some of the special places to spend the holidays.

Based on top restaurants in cities around the US list, we focus on some of our best ones in Arizona.  

A big year for growth in Arizona.  People who have moved to the state from other places.

New 'Welcome To Arizona' signs features landmarks around the state.  Some of the many Western museums to visit.  Rundown of today's show.

Farmer Greg of The Urban Farm talks about the biggest mistake most make when planting a garden and suggestion on how to start.

Gardens teaches patience and abundance!

Placement of your garden is important.  Sun exposure in all directions and the pros and cons of each direction. 

Observe Microclimates in your yard.  Things that make spots in the yard warmer and colder.

Greg's 3 favorite native trees.

Water sources and ways to harvest it for your garden.  Benefits of rain water harvesting.

Viewing your garden space as a system.  Art of permaculture.  Greg explains.

Permaculture is the art and science of working with nature.  Explains open pollinated seeds and how they spread and grow.

Explains how stacking functions work at the Urban Farm.  Example is a chicken has many functions.

Healthy soil had 5 components that makes a garden grow.  Dirt, air space, water, organic matter and woody mulch.

Greg discusses seed selection.  Explains the different kinds of seeds and how they grow.

Planting Calendar.

Urban Farm's Fruit Tree Program.

Rachel Winter of Happy Home Organizers helps you declutter and organize the stuff around your house.  Rachel explains how she started her business as a Declutter Coach.  

People get stressed out and don't know where to start to declutter.  Rachel explains that life is happier when your space is organized.   And how to fold a fitted sheet!

How the minimalist movement has influenced the business of decluttering.

Rachel's contact information.

Discussion of people who contact Rachel.  Is it for themselves or for other people?  Organizers are not junk removers.  What items spark joy, have a real purpose.

Explains NAPO Arizona.

CALLERS off air:  What is Rachel's service area?  And is it common to help people with disabilities?

How downsizing and emotional attachments are tough on people.  Professional organizers are the neutral factor.  Your stuff has to fit your space.

CALLER:  Has a cluttered closet and Rachel gives how to catagorize items as Donate, Trash and Keep.

More with CALLER.  Rachel gives advice to cleaning out the closet with the Three Golden Rules:  Home For Every Item, Similar Items Together and One Item In & One Item Out.

Book:  Unstuff Your Life by Andrew Mellen.  The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up by Marie Condo.

Go over the most popular topics of the year.  Most popular is tankless water heaters.  Followed by making your home less desirable to burgulars and where does your power come from.

More on making your home less desirable for burgulars.  Rosie's suggestions on what you can do.

TEXT:  On the issue of decluttering. Don't touch my stuff :)

CALLER:  Has a double pane aluminum window with a broken indoor stationary glass panel broken.  Can the glass be replaced or need a new window?

The 3 most popular landscaping topics:  Plants out of control (weeds and trees), what not to plant in Arizona and questions about saguaro cactus (protected by state law)

GEAUX TIGERS!

Suggest to new people moving to the state to Rosie On The House.com.  The #1 best contractor referral and services in Arizona!