Organize Your Life & Home: The Simple System That Gives You More Time, Energy, & Control

**Mel Robbins** (0:00)
Hey, it's your friend, Mel, and welcome to The Mel Robbins Podcast.
Have you ever had an experience where you walk into your house at the end of the day, you look around and you think, why does my house always look like a yard sale? Well, you're not alone. And whether you live in a studio apartment or a big old house, the overwhelm and frustration that you feel about the clutter in your space, I have that too. I walk into my closet and I think, what is up with all these jeans? And why can't I get rid of them? Why do I have this broken brooch for my great-grandmother? I've never even met her. Why are there 21 pens in the drunk drawer or four spatulas? Who needs four spatulas? And my favorite, why is it that you can spend all weekend organizing, and by Monday afternoon, it's just as disorganized as before you started organizing it?
Well, today, that ends, because you are going to get a simple, fun, amazing way to deal with your stuff and to get organized. Our experts are going to teach you a no-shame method to go drawer by drawer, just 10 minutes at a time, doing what you can. And here's the best part, everything that you're about to learn today, it's free. You don't have to buy a thing, because you don't need another basket or container, do you? You and I need a better, more consistent, and fun, simple system that you can stick to, and you're going to laugh. You're going to see yourself as we go through my struggles with clutter, but you're going to realize really quickly that this conversation is about something way deeper than those packed drawers in your bathroom. It's about giving you what you deserve, time, space, peace, and freedom.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to The Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so fired up for our conversation today. It's an honor to spend this time together, and if you're new or someone shared this episode with you, I just want to take a moment and welcome you to The Mel Robbins Podcast family. And boy, have you picked a winner of an episode, because we're going to talk about how to make everything easier. You're going to learn a shockingly simple and fun way to organize and declutter your life. Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin are the powerhouse duo behind The Home Edit, where they organize spaces for busy parents, families, roommates, and everyday people who are tired of moving the same pile from one place to another. They are the authors of three New York Times bestselling books, the stars of Netflix Emmy nominated series Get Organized with The Home Edit, and the host of ABC's revival of Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Clea and Joanna have almost 10 million followers online, and they understand what you and I are dealing with. Too much stuff, not enough time, no clear place to start, and a home that feels harder to manage than it should be. Today, they will remove the shame and teach you a crazy, simple system that's gonna leave you feeling free, empowered, and in control. Clea and Joanna, The Home Edit is here in Boston.
Welcome to The Mel Robbins Podcast.

**Clea Shearer** (3:34)
The best.

**Joanna Teplin** (3:35)
We are so honored to be here.

**Clea Shearer** (3:36)
It's thrilling.

**Mel Robbins** (3:37)
Well, I invited you to the studios in Boston instead of my home in Vermont because I was too embarrassed to have you.

**Joanna Teplin** (3:45)
You're not the first person to tell us that.

**Mel Robbins** (3:48)
I have followed you online for years, and I will tell you upfront, I am so excited to talk to you because I have had a very mixed relationship with you two because I've seen how beautiful your work is, and it has stirred both inspiration and a bit of, shall I say, shaming of myself when I see your beautiful pantries and color-coded stuff.

**Clea Shearer** (4:15)
I'm like, I don't think I'm ever going to erase that.

**Joanna Teplin** (4:17)
Okay, erase that?

**Clea Shearer** (4:17)
You're going to erase your shame.

**Joanna Teplin** (4:19)
You are?

**Mel Robbins** (4:20)
Yes, absolutely.

**Joanna Teplin** (4:21)
It's for inspiration, but it doesn't have to be what you absolutely need to strive to become.

**Clea Shearer** (4:26)
Yes, our Instagram, it's our portfolio. Of course it's going to show all the beautiful things.
We like to say that the things that we put on Instagram, it's like having a wedding album. It's not the marriage, it's the wedding album.

**Joanna Teplin** (4:38)
Yes, and we need to lower everyone's standards for what organization has to become. Yes, Clea is exactly right. It's our portfolio. Of course we're going to make it pretty, but this doesn't have to be exactly how you live.