5 easy ways to start decluttering when feeling overwhelmed
If you are feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start, put dates and times in your diary that will work for you and stick to them. Doing a little each day even if it’s only ten minutes, will eventually ...
5 hacks to streamline your weekly meals and supermarket shop
“What’s for dinner?!!” Everyone is hungry and you have no idea what you’re going to make, again…sound familiar? This is common in many households, creating stress and even overwhelm. It doesn’t have to be this way - by adopting these ...
Self care during the silly season
As the silly season fast approaches us, it can be so easy to forget the importance of taking time to look after ourselves because we are just too busy. Practicing self care isn’t always easy at the best of times ...
A simple guide to letting go of sentimental items
Struggling to let go of sentimental items? You are not alone. It is usually the hardest category to face in our homes and completely overwhelming for most. Our fear often times is what keeps us holding on, fear that we ...
Decluttering during lockdown
I was recently interviewed by Carly Flynn on The Café show, about decluttering during lockdown. Here, I’m chatting about where to start and how to break it down into manageable sized chunks. Grab a coffee and tune in to this ...
10 things to do at home during lockdown
We are currently in Lockdown here in New Zealand due to the Coronavirus, and we are not the only ones. Many countries are also in the same position which means that for a lot of us, we are stuck at ...
Create your dream garage
The garage is often an area where items get dumped and tend to have a clutter affect. It seems to be a magnet for random items that we either don’t know what to do with or have just not made ...
Spring with Your Home and Garden
Spring has sprung and I'm EXCITED! With Spring comes the promise of summer, of which I am a lover of. This September, I'm delighted to share with you my feature article in the latest issue of Your Home and Garden ...
4 simple ways to create inner peace
Lets face it. Most of us lead busy if not hectic lives these days – we are juggling to balance work life, family life and everything else in between. Many of us are stressed out, worn out and are unable ...
Create new habits and make 2019 your best year yet!
It’s a New Year, yay! And a great opportunity to make a fresh start. I decided to make my first blog this year about habits, as it is the number one issue that many of the people I work with ...
The lowdown on downsizing
It happens to most of us at one point in our lives, whether we like it or not. For many, it is a very overwhelming task that forces us to face our stuff. Now for those of us that have ...
How to organise your fridge and keep it that way
Oh....... the fridge. That cold dark place that is so often overlooked and forgotten. The biggest problem I see? Deep shelves which are near impossible to get to the back of (do you know what is living at the back ...
A practical guide to organising your pantry
The kitchen is the hub of every home and is often the busiest area in most households. The pantry is SO often neglected – items build up and create disorganisation and chaos. It is frustrating trying to find what you ...
5 steps to organise ANY space in your home!
Yay for Spring! I love this season and have been enjoying getting into some decluttering after what seems like the longest Winter ever. If you're as keen as I am to get into some of those spaces in your home ...
Let it go…..
Downsizing happens to all of us at LEAST once in our lives. It can be a stressful process, filled with overwhelm and anxiety and not knowing where to start is very common! In Peter Walsh's latest book "Let it Go" ...
Create more functionality in your kitchen
The kitchen once had a single purpose – a place to prepare food. Now, they are the hub of every home, due to the hive of activity that now takes place there. The island bench is often the centre of ...
10 benefits of living with less
We are told from a very early age that we need to buy stuff in order to make us happy. This happens through television, radio, magazines, billboards – it is all around us and difficult to escape. We are brainwashed ...
5 secrets to an organised home
No matter what space you organise, big or small, you will need to commit to a simple maintenance routine. If you don't, your systems will potentially fall apart and all of your hard work to will go to waste! Here ...
3 steps to an organised wardrobe
Are you struggling to create order in your wardrobe? If so, then this post is for you! Clothes bursting at the seams? Nothing to wear? Can't find what you need when you want to wear it? These three simple steps ...
Tame your laundry once and for all!
Doing laundry is not one of the most exciting tasks to do at the best of times, but let’s face it, it has to be done, whether we like it or not. An organised laundry that functions well will not ...