Do we only love ‘the simple life’ as much as we have to?
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about simple living and economising; and then last week I caught myself, not for the first time, throwing away leftovers. To be honest, I don’t get that excited by...
View ArticleMy attempt at a capsule wardrobe
I promised I would attempt to create a capsule wardrobe early in 2015, in pursuit of the trend sweeping the blogosphere, and so last night I got cracking. A few people have written their own rules or...
View ArticleThe great de-clutter
I am sure that you’ve all been on tenterhooks since the end of 2014 when I started talking up my plans to de-clutter. You are going to be amazed at my progress. So far I have taken a set of...
View ArticleMy verdict on 3 months of the capsule wardrobe
Back in January I undertook the capsule wardrobe challenge: to reduce my wardrobe to around 30 items for 3 months (excluding underwear, sportswear & pyjamas). The idea was to simplify my choices...
View ArticleA thing I thought I’d never do: get a cleaner
It’s time for a confessional blog. I live in small council flat, I work part-time, and I have just started paying someone else to clean our home. It’s a thing I thought I’d never do. I used to work as...
View ArticleTips from an expert declutterer
A few weeks ago I wrote about my (underwhelming) adventures in decluttering. And then a brilliant thing happened. A reader, who is also a PROFESSIONAL DECLUTTERER, got in touch and offered me a free...
View ArticleSeeking kindness at Christmas
Last week, amidst all the pre-Christmas chaos, I had a day off and I would like to say thank you to the universe. A day when Jesse was with his childminder and I wasn’t working. I didn’t organise the...
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