The Organised Co.

How can journalling help you store less clutter?

This is an interesting one and is really only something you can do going forward to guarantee it to work, however you can certainly go back and try and fill in the gaps.

No matter what, the majority of the conversations I have with people and where they struggle most is with the things they have memories attached to. They can’t let go because they are scared that the memory will fade and will be lost forever. By keeping said item they are forever reminded of that moment in time. However, I am sure you have also found this, the memory isn’t perfect. It is a bit blurry round the edges. The exact date may be forgotten, the exact location or who you were with or what the weather was doing etc and so as time goes on it is more the feeling that you keep onto rather than the specific memory and that is what is so hard to let go of. That feeling.

Unwanted Gifts

I have found that unwanted gifts is a really controversial topic. People feel icky about it, like talking about money but why?

When working with clients, decluttering their homes or talking to people on social media about letting go of their things, one of the biggest stumbling blocks is letting go of something someone else gave to them. They may not use it any more, it may be out of date or no longer fit or they may have never liked it in the first place but it stays in their home for the sole reason that it was gifted to them by someone else.

Do you still have CD’s and DVD’s?

I remember a fair few years (decades) ago now sitting in my room on a Sunday night recording the top 40. Finger hovering over the stop button just as the radio host started talking. The closest we ever got to a playlist. Lord help my parents if they dared call me downstairs for any reason during the 4 hour task!

Or how about taping our favourite films that were finally on TV and the handwritten labels lining our shelves. Doesn’t it feel like a completely different world?

5 Simple Storage Hacks

I love a good life hack. There is something inherently satisfying knowing you have beat the system, saved yourself some money or just made things infinitely easier for yourself as let’s face it, life can be tough enough so if we can catch a win, it makes you feel great!

A previous blog showing you 5 FREE storage solutions went down really well and so thought it was about time I shared some more purse friendly solutions.

Cut to the chase woman… Ok, Ok. Here we go. 5 simple storage hacks just for you.

Organising for your personality

Have you ever wondered into a shop and looked at the organisational products and felt overwhelmed by the choice and how on earth you would use them in your home?

Or, watched one of the TV shows (The Home Edit on Netflix or Sort Your Life Out on BBC) and thought you would love to do that, but you wouldn’t be able to keep up the systems or even know where to start.

The truth is, there isn’t a one size fits all approach to organising. Different clients need different systems in their space and that is because we are all different. We all have different family needs. Some of us have more time than others, some like their homes to have a different style to others and of course we all have different budgets too.

New Year New You… and so the cliché continues

Who else is sick of hearing that saying? Every year it starts and every year those goals are set and every year you forget about them within a couple of weeks and the cycle starts all over again.

Why?

Well… let me start with what you are doing wrong.

5 Top tips to get organised for Christmas!

Now we are in November, I think it is safe to say Christmas fever is about to take over for the rest of the year. Personally, I am totally here for it. I absolutely love Christmas. It is such a magical time of year and with children too, it really does bring the magic back.

However, we all know, as the grown-ups, that Christmas is stressful. There is a lot to remember, a lot to do and keep on top of.

Of course, with absolutely everything I talk about, they key is in the planning. With Christmas, the earlier the better. It is going to be busy. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just get to the social bit of Christmas completely prepared so you can relax and enjoy it?

Here are my 5 top tips to doing just that. My 5 top tips to get organised for Christmas.

Why your to do list doesn’t work

What do you think of when you think of a to do list?

I think of a long list of tasks on a big bit of paper. Any task, any order just written down as you think of them. There may be ticks next to some tasks or even crossed out but not in order, all ticked/ crossed off in random places.

Sound familiar?

How to never tidy up again

Ok ok, I may have got you here with some cheeky click bait. Honestly, there is no life hack where you close your eyes, open them and the mess has disappeared. I am no Mary Poppins.

However, what I can tell you is that by creating some simple routines and habits it can feel like you never have to tidy up again. Sort of like magic, right?

How to declutter with kids around

Honestly? There are two methods, the quick way and probably the right way (probably)

The quick way – do it when they aren’t there and download my free guide to declutter success and get cracking.