‘This is filthy, it needs a wash!’
My mother held up my strawberry motif tea towel and screwed up her nose.
I tried very hard not to …
It didn’t matter how hard I tried, I could not manage to get the group of children to tidy up the toys.
We were at our …
My friend Susan has a temporary clutter problem.
Susan’s husband is renovating the upstairs part of the house, the bedrooms and bathrooms. This situation means that …
So, I received this message via Pinterest recently…
WOW! Words almost fail me. ‘Denial, I don’t have a problem’….what condensation (sic). How much of a narcissist …
The mother hauled her child to the school office, loudly complaining “It’s your fault we are late!” You might be thinking that she was chastising …
‘OMG, that’s terrible!’ I said, whilst quietly thinking ‘what a fantastic idea’.
It was so bad but also so good at the same time.
It’s my …
Use this 50 book decluttering printable to make decluttering your home fun.
Decluttering is much easier when we make a game out of it.
Colour in one …
It didn’t matter how hard I tried, I could not manage to get the group of children to tidy up the toys.
We were at our …
There is a hidden cost to our clutter and you might be surprised to learn that it is not just about money. In fact, clutter …
This week I worked with a lovely lady (J) who desperately needed assistance in her home office. With Covid19, came working from home and it …
One thing I have discovered is that it’s much easier to commit to action if someone else is doing it too.
How often have you decided …
When it comes to decluttering, there is no space too big or too small to tackle. I see you rolling your eyes at that statement …
Stop for a moment and think about your closet. Do you wear all of the clothes inside it?
If you are like many, the way you …
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Too much stuff, not enough space!
When we have the problem of too much stuff and not enough space, it can seem like a good idea …
Too Much Stuff!
You want…
more time with your familya quick and easy cleaning routineless time wasted looking for stuffless stressa clutter free space to enjoy
You don’t …
So, you’ve spent many hours getting rid of the clutter in your kitchen, your family room and your bedroom. Well done! This means that you …
Just as there are many different people on the world, there are many different motivations. When you are trying to work out how to get …
Having a messy, cluttered house can feel overwhelming, not to mention it’s unhealthy. It can be hard to get your thoughts straight or even decide …
Whenever someone is investigating the answer to their clutter problem, one book that regularly comes up is ‘The life changing magic of tidying’ by Marie …
Have you ever gone to your closet and realised that, although it is bulging with clothes, you have nothing to wear? I think this would …
When it comes to reducing clutter in the home, there are a few simple decluttering rules which will make the process easier to complete.
This …
Sometimes there is an urgent need to declutter your home fast.
Perhaps you have relatives arriving to stay unexpectedly and need room to accommodate them. Perhaps …
If you are serious about managing the clutter in your home, then these 7 pieces of decluttering advice will be a lifesaver.
Decluttering Advice…
1) Be very …
Before I learnt how to declutter my home, I also struggled to keep it clean. It took me a while to work out that decluttering …
Sometimes when we make a decision to eat healthier and to look after our bodies better, it’s the little things that can make us come …
A new year is upon us and I don’t know about you, but I always feel motivated to make some resolutions about how the next …
When it come to decluttering, I often find that people become overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work required to be done. That is completely …
We’ve all heard of Spring cleaning to, but have you heard of Fall decluttering? Remove clutter in the Fall and clean in the Spring.
As wonderful …
Today I want to walk you through exactly what I would do if I opened a door and the view you are looking at confronted …
Sometimes we think we can trick ourselves into believing that our home is decluttered when in reality all we have done is to hide our …
This post forms part of my 101 Decluttering Series.
Why is it important to create a clean, organised and clutter-free bedroom? Why should we worry about …
This post forms part of my Organized Lifestyle series
The average person spends 10 minutes per day searching for misplaced items, a study has found. …
This post forms part of my 101 Decluttering Series.
When you are at the beginning of the journey to declutter your home, it can seem like …
This post forms part of my 101 Decluttering Series.
Our parents taught us how important it was to brush our teeth. They showed us how to …
Did you know that according to the LA Times the average American home an enormous number of items in it? A researcher has determined that …
Years ago we bought a pool table and moved it into our games room. It was a great idea at the time but over the …
Often when we have visitors who’ve never been to our home before, they will comment: ‘WOW! You’ve got such a big house! ‘
This almost always …
Do your children play with all of their toys? It’s an interesting question.
I remember a time when I arrived to pick up my son from …
This post forms part of my Decluttering 101 Series.
I’m writing to you today from my walk-in robe or closet, depending on what part of the …
We have just finished the last of the dancing concerts for the year.
My daughter had two concerts to perform in over one weekend and I …
Kick start your decluttering journey with the 30 day declutter challenge.
These tasks are designed to be completed one per day for 30 days. You may …
This post forms part of my Decluttering 101 series.
Even when we get on top of our clutter, there can be something that reappears frequently to …
This post forms a part of my Decluttering 101 series.
Can you believe that it will be Thanksgiving in just three weeks time? From there it’s …
This post forms part of my Decluttering: 101 series.
Did you know that holding onto all of that clutter is costing you? It is costing you …
This post forms part of my Decluttering 101: The Ultimate Guide series.
I want to share with you Day 1 of “The Clutter Free Kitchen” mini course where …
This post forms part of my Decluttering 101: The Ultimate Guide series.
This week I am setting you a 7 Day Declutter Challenge. We are going …
So you want to create your Clutter-Free Life? Then you need to follow these seven important rules. Each one will take you a little closer …
Years ago I was teaching out in the country and living in an education department rental. The house was built to accommodate a previous principal …
If you want to get ahead on your decluttering, don’t do this thing.
Create your Clutter-Free Life!
Sometimes advice is welcome and useful, other times, listening to another person’s advice is the worst thing you could possibly do. You know what it’s …
Ever wondered why you seem to struggle to begin that decluttering project but have no problems jumping into something else, in fact, anything else? You …
One of the biggest threats to decluttering your life is probably something that very few people think much about. We look around our houses and …
I have a confession to make. Way down the back of our house is the spare bedroom, sometimes called the study but never used for …
Liv said “I was so embarrassed when my 5 year old next door neighbor invited herself in my house to find my kids. Lol. She …
Have you ever stood in the middle of a messy room and felt exhausted just looking at it? Me too! I can be exhausted by …
So there we were, we had just finished our year teaching in a remote community in the outback of Western Australia. We were waiting for …
I want to tell you a story about when I was living in the nurse’s quarters in a small country town in my early days …
Getting rid of excess and un-needed items in the house can be a slow and time consuming process but more often than not it’s fairly …
So your significant other has said ‘Let’s have people over this weekend.’ What is your first reaction? ‘No, the house is a mess!’, ‘Do I …
Have you ever struggled to find the right thing to wear in the morning? Do you feel as if you have lots of clothes but …
For the last few days I have been madly filming clips for the soon to begin Decluttering Challenge in The Clutter Free Life Private Facebook …
Have a look around your house. Where are your hotspots? Which are the places least likely to be clutter free? Find those places where clutter …
Do you know the feeling of looking in your wardrobe and seeing lots of clothes but having absolutely nothing to wear? I do. I used …
When we find ourselves in a situation where the need to declutter becomes obvious as soon as we walk through the front door, we can …
Last week we talked about how to keep the house under control by doing small things often. Putting the dishes straight into the dishwasher, tidying …
You may know that my family and I have been on vacation overseas for a number of weeks. When it comes to holidays, the journey …
Perhaps one of the most frustrating things when trying to reduce the amount of stuff we have in our homes occurs when we inherit other …
I love a change of season. I don’t think I could live in a place where the weather is the same all year round. Whether …
It’s the first week of the school holidays for us in Western Australia and the beginning of spring. For some reason those two things inspire …
Have you managed to find yourself subscribed to a gazillion email lists and begun to wonder how on Earth that has happened and what to …
Have you ever been badgered by your child to buy a certain thing for them? We’ve all been there. The latest fad or craze descends. …
One of the biggest time consuming tasks in a home can be organizing papers. If not done correctly and consistently, it can be easy to …
In the last post about clutter we talked about how to take small steps each day to get rid of clutter in the house. Purging toys …
It’s so easy to come home from work, drop your keys down somewhere, leave your shoes next to the door, pop the mail on a …
We all know the feeling, finding out at the last minute that you will have an extra passenger in the car and not having a …