Most often, people with a clutter problem are anxious to get started, and that’s entirely understandable. They’ve built up a head of steam in the form of frustration, and feel that they just can’t stand the mess for another minute. Now that’s very useful energy, but it’s generally short lived. It might sustain you through [...]
One of the most common traps people fall into when organising things in their homes is assuming that there’s a ‘standard’ or ‘ideal’ way to do it, or for it to look, when they’re finished. Often our ideas of how a well organised home should look are subconsciously influenced, not by real people whom [...]
The Guardian recently highlighted this issue with a joky article about how to curb your addiction to fashion shoe shopping. Christina Aguilera is said to have 750 pairs and Paris Hilton gave up counting at 2000… If this is you, whether you decide to keep the huge collection you have, or cull and acquire fewer [...]
Now I know some of you like your visual clutter, and think that I, and every other home organiser are trying to make you get rid of it. You might be right about them, but not about me. Honest!
If you’ve ever been to my house, or if you saw the recent Sunday Times article on [...]
I’ve just done a blog for Simple’s VIP newsletter on simplifying your life starting with your living spaces. Read it on their site…
There’s a lovely review of my book ‘Banish Clutter Forever – How the toothbrush principle will change your life’ on Penny Golightly’s site for bon viveurs on a budget. Read it here…
Unless you’re naturally very disciplined and an early bird, mornings are never going to feel great. But here’s some good news. If you can streamline your morning routines, you’ll find that it’s possible to get up at your usual time, and still feel calm and leisurely as you get ready for work.
The first thing to [...]
