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A number of years ago, I had way, WAY too much stuff. I did not see myself as a frivolous person, but I see now that I was buying things that I didn’t need or even really want. I was a marketer’s dream! So easily sucked in by the promise that an item would improve […]

Feeling the strain? You have probably heard of “Mindfulness” It’s a concept that has been around for centuries but has exploded into the media in Western society in recent years. And for good reason. It’s a wonderful way to experience life and an important tool to deal with difficulty. It’s quite hard to explain though. […]

Once upon a time, there was a little boy who had a yellow, toy car. He LOVED that toy car. He took it EVERYWHERE! He read stories to it. He kissed it good night. He slept with it in his bed at night. One day, his Grandmother bought him a pack of 10 cars. Some […]

I’m going to get all serious for a minute. When I talk about decluttering and organising in the general sense, perhaps in social or business networking situations, I tend to keep things fairly light. I smile. Maybe we have a little laugh together about “decluttering and organising” being a bit of a mouthful to say. […]

As with most things, there are a few misconceptions about decluttering. I’d like to discuss the main one; that this process is about sweeping round the room, pouncing on superfluous items and bunging them in a bin bag triumphantly. Decluttering IS about reducing clutter. But it is also about increasing the beauty and function around […]

Fake. Doesn’t drum up particularly positive connotations does it? In fact, fake might make you think: substandard, poor quality, cheap, an insult to the authentic counterpart. However! Not always….. I propose that fake – or faux, as I’ll more politely put it – is having a moment right now. AND, very excitingly, faux products can […]

  Do you feel like you need to organise your life? Would it make a difference? Let’s walk through these two morning routines and decide: Meet Woman 1: Woman 1 wakes up in the morning. Late. Because her phone battery died overnight due to forgetting to charge it and she never worked out how to […]

What is Living Simply? Simplifying one’s life involves disregarding or avoiding things that aren’t important. In order to focus on things that are important. Simplifying and Decluttering have synonymous meanings here. It is about so much more than discarding stuff though. It’s really about increasing your contentment with what you choose to keep. So living […]

Money, money money. It’s a cluttered world. We’ve all done it. Spent money we don’t really have. On things we don’t actually want. With people we don’t even like One of the many benefits of decluttering your stuff, mind and life is saving and making money. The question is, can you afford not to declutter? […]

  Most people with whom I discuss tidying and decluttering cite their kitchen as the room which causes the most disquiet. If you think about it, it’s really obvious why. So many different activities occur in the kitchen. It is often the room with the most storage and the largest range of usable possessions. Cooking, […]