Cut down your closet by 25% by asking yourself this one questions: “If I were shopping right this very moment, would I buy this?” If the answer is no, it goes out!
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Clear Your Clutter Day 2018
Make space this Clear Your Clutter Day
Tomorrow is “Clear Your Clutter Day 2018”! The founder of MoneyMagpie.com, Jasmine Birtles, set it up to help “live simpler, more clutter-free lives”. Tomorrow, get rid of what’s weighing you down and make space for the things you truly enjoy. You don’t where to start?
Grab a bag and start with one area. This could be a drawer, a shelf or your coffee table.
Control the emails in your inbox
How to become the master of your inbox again
Over the last months, we’ve been working with a corporate client. It’s so different from residential organising and yet there are so many similarities. Everyone wants to be more organised. Everyone wants to use their time better. Everyone wants to find what they are looking for when they need it. This isn’t surprising, is it?
For our corporate clients, the focus is often more electronic documents and files. This makes it for most individuals more challenging. Out of sight, out of mind. Still, the desire to declutter that overflowing inbox is just as great as of the fashionista client who wants to see what’s in her wardrobe. Today, we’re sharing our tricks to control the emails in your inbox.
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It is not selfish to refill your own cup, so that you can pour into others. It’s not just a luxury. It is essential.
Do nothing this weekend
Nothing, nothing, nothing!
Weekends are so precious. If you’re working 5 days a week, 2 days off don’t seem like enough. There’s so much to do: catching up on sleep, long meals with your family, meeting friends for coffee, working out in the gym, going out for a lovely meal in the evening and more dreaded tasks like grocery shopping or laundry.
What we’ve done over the last 2 weekends was the opposite for us. We planned nothing. We did nothing.
Cape Town’s water crisis
How the water crisis affects one family
The water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa, is all over the news. Over the last few weeks, “Day Zero” was mentioned more frequently. It’s the day when Cape Town would have to shut off most of its water systems. These are frightening news, especially for someone who like me lives in the desert. If this can happen in Cape Town, it can certainly hit my desert home! We’ve asked our beloved reader Heidi Maggot who lives with her family of 5 what it’s really like to live in Cape Town now.
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“Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.” Maureen Killoran
Declutter your handbag
When was the last time you emptied your handbag?
So many of us just grab their bag and run with it. Whether we’re talking about your handbag, purse or work bag, your shoulders are suffering. Remember the last time your friend or spouse picked up your bag and shrieked: “What all do you have in here?” I’m very certain I’ve asked one of my friends this question in the last 5 days!
Why not change this? Today! Lift the weight of your shoulders. Declutter your handbag:
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The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the you set yourself free.
The secret of a successful spring clean
Let’s get ready for Spring Cleaning
Spring Clearing Week is almost here! Yes, it’s clearing, not cleaning! From 24-30 March 2018, we and other members of APDO Association of Professional Declutterers & Organisers are in a bid to help the nation remember to take stock of their stuff at least once a year!