Decluttering is a big part of organisation, and whilst some will tell you just to chuck it all and that it doesn't mean anything, for some of us, it means a whole lot. My mother passed away when I was a baby and there are things of hers that, strictly are no longer needed, but mean the world to me and I would never part with. Because decluttering is an important part of my … [Read more...]
Never Forget an Important Birthday Again
Anyone who knows me well knows that I rarely forget the date of someone in my family's birthday, and there are a lot of us! Each year, it's my job to write all the birthdays on my Grandma's calendar so that she doesn't forget. I love being the one that remembers all the birthdays, but I'm not always the best at remembering to wish those special people Happy Birthday on their … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: Ultimate Gift Wrapping Kit
It's coming up to the first round of birthday season in my family and that means getting some gifts ready for giving! I love wrapping presents almost as much as I love giving the present, so on today's mini makeover I thought I'd share the bits and pieces that I think make the ultimate gift wrapping kit! (and will form the first of the kits for my challenge) I recommend … [Read more...]
Live an Organised Life: A Challenge
Being organised has been my thing for a long time. I love it. I feel happier when things are done with plenty of time to spare and when everything has a home to go to. But I also fall off that organised wagon from time to time and it often gets worse as the year goes on. Does this happen to anyone else? So, here and now, I'm setting myself a challenge of becoming the super … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: Weekly Menu Planner
Today I wanted to share with you an idea that might just make you time in the kitchen and maybe even your time in the supermarket just that little bit easier. Hooray for that! Since coming back to Australia, I’ve been writing up a weekly menu for dinners and then writing down a shopping list. It seemed really silly at first, but what I found was that we no longer lost … [Read more...]
A Treasure Keeper
I’m a big believer in your home telling the story of you. The things within it may not always be expensive or heirloom quality, but they bring back a memory or have a great story attached. Maybe you got your salt and pepper shakers that look like British guardsmen from your trip to the UK and they make you smile every time you see them. Maybe you found your perfect piece … [Read more...]
Mini Makeover: The Clean Out Quarter
Today I wanted to try a mini makeover that gives the things you love ‘a home’ within your home. Somewhere they can go back to when we’re not using them. When things come into our homes that don’t have an ‘away’ for us to put them, they start to move from flat surface to flat surface and sometimes even to the couch, like a pass the parcel that just won’t end. This isn’t … [Read more...]