House in a never-ending tidy-to-mess cycle? You might be guilty of these mistakes
Turns out there are “deadly sins” of organisation, and I’m guilty of them all. Maintaining a tidy household is difficult for everyone, whether you have kids or not. While kids most definitely add to mess, clutter and chaos, so much of the home‘s state of organisation/disorganisation is dependent on the adults who live there. I’ll […]
4 years ago
Musings: Watching Marie Kondo doesn’t help when it’s anxiety that makes you hoard
The new year always brings Marie Kondo to the yard. It’s like we all hear Auld Lang Syne and flock to her Netflix show to help us de-clutter our lives. I haven’t watched the show or read her books. They look and sound fantastic but I know deep down they can’t help my hoarding. I’ve […]
5 years ago
Preparation is key! Manage the Christmas clean-up with these four easy steps
There’s nothing like the excitement of Christmas morning. Children excitedly rushing to the Christmas tree to see what Santa has brought them, the unwrapping of presents and the joy on their faces. Another thing that Christmas Day can bring is a lot of mess – it can sometimes be overwhelming when you get to the […]
6 years ago
TRUTH! The first rule of the playroom is… we DON’T talk about the playroom
It is a truth widely acknowledged that trying to keep the place tidy when you have kids is the very definition of a Sisyphean task. Cleaning the house takes hours; making it messy again takes them mere moments. Which is why one fellow mum’s recent photo made us smile. Jessica Johnson Smith, who is based […]
10 years ago