Let’s face it, the most difficult element of ridding your home of clutter is sentimental decluttering. We’re told so often to get rid of unused items to make way for the useful, but you might have tried this and hit an emotional wall. If so, I want you to take a deep breath and open your mind and your heart to the possibilities of another approach. I’m not for one moment going to suggest a hardcore approach in which you…
Time spent at home during lockdown has led to way more crafting, whether that’s with the kiddos or just keeping yourself entertained. Everyone has different craft supplies, and different kinds of…
Keeping the creep of clutter under control is an ongoing battle. Even if you’ve previously rejoiced in a successful mass clear out (congrats!), the fallout from everyday life soon sprinkles across…
The underlying hum of anxiety and stress that stems from the pile-up of (what should be) simple everyday tasks can make anyone feel as though daily life is a growing weight.…
To know how to declutter effectively, we must first learn how to analyse, separate and regroup our belongings. After this process, things almost seem to find their own perfect place in…
Whilst living in my first “grown-up” home, I became a mother. I watched my baby son sprout into a gangly boy and added one fierce little girl to the mix. These…
I’ve been hankering after an indoor herb garden for a while now, so I thought I’d have a root around to see what inspo is sprouting out there. I’ve always loved…
In my article: Simplify to Run Smoothly: Home Organisation, we worked up to the point of creating task zones. To quickly recap, a ‘task zone’ is a term I like to…
There are many areas of the home that can be tweaked into helping life run more smoothly, even in a seemingly tidy house. Before I first overhauled my home, it looked…
When you just can’t seem to find it in you to kick off that big declutter you keep promising yourself, just stop looking at it as a BIG declutter. Start by…