Stay or go – questions to ask when decluttering
Marie Kondo asks “does it spark joy” but that doesn’t work so well for pragmatists like me. I prefer concrete questions which won’t change with my mood.
Marie Kondo asks “does it spark joy” but that doesn’t work so well for pragmatists like me. I prefer concrete questions which won’t change with my mood.
The Home Edit taught us that organising involves four steps. 1. Edit – Fancy word for declutter. 2. Categorise – Put like with like to make storage intuitive. 3. Contain – Use boxes/bins/tubs to keep your categories separate. 4. Maintain
Junk drawer = shit drawer? Julie discusses junk drawers and how to manage them with ABC radio host Adam Shirley, who calls his the Shit
Decluttering your junk drawers is easy. Everyone has them, so how do we keep them in check? Simple! You can find more hot takes about
What would you do if you had to flee your house? Do you have an Important Document Folder? Two and a half years ago it
Organising with kids can be a huge challenge. Organising with kids involves streamlining the school routine and arranging their toys in a way that maximises
The Two Minute Rule is as follows: “If an action will take less than two minutes, it should be done at the moment it’s defined.” The reason is that it would take longer to organise and review the task than it would to actually do it.
It’s easy to come away from a stay at an Airbnb feeling inferior about your overstuffed cupboards. It’s easy to covet your friend’s kitchen setup, complete with every kind of wine glass. But everyone’s clutter tolerance is different.
Season 2 of this fabulous and eye-opening show features more cluttered homes. The stories behind the clutter are always fascinating.
1. Start small and build up. 2. Get started with our prior blog post about the basics. 3. Have a vision for that space. 4. First, put any obvious rubbish in the bin. 5…