This blog gathers practical writing about tidying, decluttering and running a home with less friction. The articles were first published between 2020 and 2022, and each one stays focused on something you can try this week.
Latest reading
- Getting your home ready for spring (February 2022). Seven jobs that make a house feel fresher, from checking the pantry to swapping out winter bedding.
- Small but tidy (February 2022). Ten ideas for making a compact room, hallway or bathroom work harder.
- A simple guide to help you thrive (March 2021). A look at five areas of life that benefit from a little structure: relationships, time, home, health and money.
- Lofty expectations (February 2021). An eight-step plan for turning a chaotic loft into usable storage.
- Everything but the kitchen sink (February 2021). Questions to ask yourself before reorganising a kitchen.
- Managing time, mind and family in lockdown (January 2021). Routines and boundaries for a crowded household.
- Procrastination and the tidy mind (June 2020). Why putting things off keeps clutter in place.
Where to go next
If you prefer a broader overview, the organising page lists the main kinds of home and office organising, and the courses page describes a self-paced route to building habits that last.