Lisa Hodgson - Minimalism & Home Organisation Coach

01/06/2025

Your partner is not lazy or useless.

It can be easy to assume when they’re not pulling their weight at home.

When it’s you carrying most of the weight of the emotional, mental and physical load. 😩

When this person you love 💕:
• Gets defensive
• Shuts down
• Doesn’t seem to want to make things easier

It can be easy to assume that all you can do is put up with it, keep nagging and allow quiet resentment to build.

But, there is a lot you can do!

The reality is a lot of women (and men) haven’t been taught to:

• Communicate in a way that builds connection and understanding
• Break through the subtle gender programming that creates blocks to sharing the load
• Build systems at home that make the load visible, shareable, and easier to manage

You can’t change someone else, but you can change yourself and that subtle shift can cause your partner to shift too.

✨ I’ll soon be launching my Free 5-day Share the Load Challenge.

If you don’t want to miss out, make sure you’re on my email list ⬇️ (link in comments).

What’s your go-to move when your partner “forgets” the mental load exists?
A) Passive-aggressive sighing
😎 The chore chart no one looks at
C) Rage-cleaning with headphones on
D) All of the above 😅

28/05/2025

Some of us need to ride an emotional wave when decluttering.

If you have found decluttering hard because it’s felt very emotional for you.

You are not alone.

For some people the decision to let something go is immediate, they know straightaway in their gut that they no longer value it.

Others need to sit with that decision for a little longer, maybe a week or two. Instead of beating yourself up about this - don’t, just ride it.

But make sure you have a process to seperate the things you’re sitting with and add a reminder in your phone to come back to them.

We are all wired differently some of us need a little more time and that’s ok.

Honour your own mind and go with what feels right to you - not just what someone else told you.

Are you a quick fire 🔥 decision maker or an emotional wave 🌊 rider?

27/05/2025

It’s easy to stay stuck in default mode (but also soul crushing).

Default mode feels safe. But it’s also what’s keeping you stuck.

You wake up. Rush through the morning chaos. Juggle work, school lunches, laundry piles. Scroll to numb and ignore the overwhelm that surrounds you. Shop to soothe. Go to bed exhausted, then do it all again tomorrow.

And somewhere deep down, you hope it will just get better.

⚡️Hoping your partner will finally step up.
⚡️Maybe you’ll magically have more energy.
⚡️Maybe the next organising hack will be the one that sticks.

If you keep doing the same thing nothing changes (in my experience over time things usually get worse).

Resentment builds and your home feels more and more overwhelming.

Default mode isn’t working.
But design mode? That takes courage.

And yet… we say:
“I’ll start on the weekend.”
“I’ll wait for the school holidays.”
“I’ll do it when work calms down.”

That’s your mind keeping you in your comfort zone.
Safe. Familiar. Stuck.
Surviving instead of Thriving

The hard is the breakthrough.

What ‘hard’ have you done this week that you are proud of?

ps. If you want a ‘hard’ to get you started spend 30 secs signing up to my weekly email - and join hundreds of others starting to edge themselves off the treadmill.

https://www.lisahodgson.co/Subscribe

16/05/2025

You label the shelves. You colour-code the pantry. You create a fridge system so good it deserves an award… and they STILL don’t follow it. 😩

If you’re tired of feeling like the unpaid household manager (with a side of daily nagging), this one's for you.

In this blog, I’m breaking down why your family might be resisting your home systems and how to finally get them on board without the drama.

👀 It’s not about being more organised. It’s about something deeper…

👉 Read it here: https://www.lisahodgson.co/blog/how-to-get-your-family-to-follow-home-systems-without-nagging-or-losing-your-mind

13/05/2025

Want your kids to become the boss of their of stuff?

If you’re drowning in toys, clothes, and chaos and your kids still can’t seem to take ownership of their space this might be the shift you’ve been looking for.

✨The Ultimate Kids’ Room Decluttering & Organisation Guide💫

is 65+ pages of practical tools, mindset shifts, scripts, and strategies to:

• Stop the clutter from boomeranging back
• Build systems kids can actually follow
• Guide your child to take responsibility (without yelling or bribing)
• Create calm, not just a clean room

Most decluttering guides focus on stuff.
This one focuses on change that sticks for you, and for them.

Grab the guide here → https://www.lisahodgson.co/the-kids-organisation-guide

Because it’s not about a perfect room.
It’s about understanding your child and giving them the tools to be the boss of their own space.

02/05/2025

Moving to a bigger house might make your clutter problem worse..

It’s easy to think that more space is the answer. More bedrooms, more storage, more room to breathe…

But the truth is moving house 🏡 doesn’t fix clutter, it moves it.

In fact, I’ve seen it so many times, families upgrade to a bigger home only to feel even more overwhelmed 😬 than before.

Why?
Because they never dealt with the real clutter:

The emotional attachment to stuff
⚫ The “what if I need it?” mindset
⚫ The belief that more = better
⚫ The shopping habits that come from burnout and stress

They pack up boxes of chaos and move them into more cupboards…
Then fill the new space with even more "new" stuff—because it feels like there’s room for it.

But now, they’re not just overwhelmed. They’re overwhelmed and under financial pressure, with even more to maintain.

A clutter-free life isn’t about more space. It’s about changing what you value, what you keep, and how you live.

Before you book that moving van, ask yourself: Am I running from the clutter or finally ready to face it?

Have you ever moved clutter from one house to the next?

If you're ready to do the latter...my free guide 6 Steps To Your Clutter Free Life will walk you through how to start.

Download it here:

Lisa Hodgson's 6 Steps To Your Clutter-Free Home - providing you with actionable tips to help you declutter your home and life effectively and transformatively.

15/03/2025

Read my latest blog post here:
https://www.lisahodgson.co/blog/the-invisible-load-of-running-a-home-and-why-its-breaking-relationships

07/03/2025

Tired of carrying the mental load? 😩

You’re not imagining it—you’re doing so much more than you think.

💡 Men respond better when they see the facts laid out clearly. Instead of arguments, give them a visual breakdown of 250+ household tasks that need to be done.

📋 Get the FREE Share The Load Checklist to finally:
✅ Show exactly what needs to be done—no more mental load
✅ Have better conversations—without nagging
✅ Create a home that runs smoothly—without doing it all yourself

🚀 Download now & start sharing the load today!

How do you share the mental and physical load?

Download here: https://www.lisahodgson.co/share-the-load

06/03/2025

Do you feel like you are constantly decluttering and organising but your home never feels any easier?

Check out the blog below.

https://www.lisahodgson.co/blog/why-you-re-always-decluttering-organising-but-your-home-still-feels-chaotic

28/02/2025

“I can’t keep living like this…”

Another day, another pile of laundry. Another night collapsing into bed, wondering why does this feel so hard?

You’re tired of the mess. Tired of feeling like the only one who sees it. Tired of spending weekends catching up instead of enjoying life.

The Intentional Home Program is here to help you take back control – and because this is the beta round, you get in for 50% OFF.

If you’re done with the clutter, stress, and constant cleanup… it’s time for a home that feels lighter, calmer, and easier to manage.

https://www.lisahodgson.co/the-intentional-home