I personally enjoy resetting my home back to “normal” after Christmas, as much as I enjoy putting the decorations up before, as it symbolises the beginning of a new year for which I want to make space for. But I know many people find it difficult for various reasons to deal with the post-Christmas clutter. So here are a few tips to help you deal with the decorations, the gifts, the wrapping paper and the greeting cards that might be getting in your way.
There’s no doubt that to contain the spread of COVID-19, the best solution is to limit physical interactions, and as a result, many people have been asked to work from home. But as much as we love our spouse and children, getting some work done while spending 24/7 with them can be challenging.
As a professional organiser and time management coach who help people bring efficiency into their life, but also as someone who has been working from home for the last 15 years, I can tell you that, whether you like it or not, you’re going to need some structure and discipline if you want to come out of this with your sanity intact.
Many of you are spending more time at home because of COVID-19 and are considering making use of this time to declutter your home so you can bring some well-needed serenity into your home and life. Here is why it might not be such a good idea to declutter your physical spaces right now.
Are you spending Christmas away from family, relatives and friends this year? Maybe the thought of being apart at that time of the year is making you sad. But maybe, on the contrary, you’re relieved of not going back home because you find successive family reunions over the holiday season to be a bit overwhelming (hum I can relate to that too!). Yet you can’t help feeling guilty for being away. Whatever your situation, here are 3 things you should think of when planning this special Christmas so both you and your loved ones can better cope with the separation.
January is always a frantic month for me as I get many requests from clients to help them declutter their home as part of their new year resolutions or in preparation of Chinese New Year. While the idea of having a fresh start at the beginning of the year is certainly invigorating, don’t worry if you haven’t scheduled a decluttering exercise yet as there are plenty of other good times to declutter your home.
Christmas is soon approaching. For some of us, it’s an opportunity to visit family back home, for others the opportunity to discover new horizons. Traveling often comes with a mixture of excitement and stress, even more so when we travel with kids. There’s so much stuff we feel compelled to pack, just in case… So how to keep the packing (and your sanity) under control? By asking yourselves the 7 following questions that the last 12 years of traveling with my husband, my 13-year old son and associated paraphernalia, not forgetting ski attire and Christmas gifts, have forced me to consider…
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