In a previous blog, I explored the benefits of living uncluttered on our mental health and well-being. But there are plenty of benefits for living uncluttered on our physical health too. Here are 5 of them.
I have a love for books, I have always had. One of my dreams as a child was to own a bookshelf full of books that would be mine. My dream quickly came true, but before I knew it, my bookshelf was quite full. I knew I had to set some limits and let go of some of my books to make space for new ones.
This is when I unconsciously developed a decluttering approach that years later would become my staple approach as a professional organiser to help my clients let go. This is how this approach looked for me.
No matter how many clothes you have in your wardrobe, I’m pretty sure you’ve caught yourself saying at some stage “I’ve got nothing to wear” and felt the need to hit the shops and buy more. But have you noticed that the women who tend to be the happiest with their wardrobe are the ones who don’t own, by choice, so many clothes? Coincidentally, or not, they are, in my opinion, the best-dressed women.
Now, a number is very subjective, and, despite the title of this blog, I’m certainly not going to tell you how many clothes you should own 😉 But I’d like to help you look at the number of items of clothing you have in your wardrobe and decide for yourself whether it’s too little, or too much, and how to make your wardrobe work harder for you so you don’t necessarily hit the shops.
I love decluttering, in fact, I find it quite cathartic, but I appreciate it might not be the case for you. Maybe you tried in the past, only to find out it took more time than you anticipated and lost the momentum along the way. The reality is that, more often than not, clutter didn’t happen overnight and is not going to disappear overnight either. And it often gets worse before it gets better. Here are a few strategies to help you find the motivation to declutter and to keep going at it.
One of the questions I get most frequently asked when I give a talk on the topic of clutter is how to deal with a loved one’s clutter. I’m not surprised because, having worked with many families over the years, I’ve noticed it’s quite common in a couple to have one half who strives for order while the other half doesn’t really mind the clutter, or doesn’t even see it. I also well know how it feels to look day in, day out at a loved one’s clutter, in fact, that’s what got me into this line of business. Dealing with a loved one’s clutter is tricky, to say the least, yet there are a few things you can do to stand a better chance of getting them to do something about it.
Recipes accumulate quickly – whether we save them out of love for cooking or lack of inspiration, for sentimental or aspirational reasons etc. – and come in various forms. Without a proper recipe organisation system, it might be difficult to lay your hands on them when you need them, or even remember you saved those recipes in the first place. So here are a few tips to help you set up a proper recipe organisation system.
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