Micro frustrations in the home

Sometimes we don’t even notice the micro frustrations that surround us at home. Constantly moving clutter aside and around to complete daily tasks leads to stress and overwhelm.

intergenerational clutter - a brown box sits on the bed

Do you have intergenerational clutter?

Recently I was going through the huge mass of family photos I had become custodian of, and realised I had no idea who some of the people in the pics even were. I’m sure they were lovely people and they were likely related to me, but they needed to go.

clutter churning - piles of kitchenware on the floor

Clutter churning versus decluttering

Have you heard of clutter churning? It means moving items around in an attempt to get organised, when actually you need to declutter. Clutter churning

The OHIO method of decluttering

OHIO – only handle it once – was devised for managing emails. The nifty acronym dictates that opening and dealing with an email in one

Decluttering and fear of regret

When we declutter, we let the fear of regret get in the way of progress. How can we overcome this?

How much kitchenware do I need?

Whether you are decluttering or setting up a kitchen from scratch, here is a handy guide of the essentials.

Decluttering and the Endowment Effect

The Endowment Effect is a cognitive bias whereby people value their own belongings higher than they value someone else’s. Our mere ownership of something inflates its perceived value. Weird, right?

Retirees should declutter their toiletries

Household items retirees should declutter

There are no rules about what you should do or own. But at retirement, do you really want to be tripping over your kids’ old memorabilia when they have moved out long ago?