Establishing a home management system is an investment that will pay off over the rest of your life and will benefit you at many different levels.
My 23 Favourite Lists That Keep Me Organised
Lists save me time. Lists make me more efficient. Lists give me peace of mind. Here are my 23 favourite lists that keep me organised.
Book Review: Organized Enough
Last year I read one of the latest books published on the topic of organisation, Organized Enough, by Amanda Sullivan, and I loved it! I completely agree with the author, a professional organiser herself, that the quest for perfectionism can be a barrier to getting and staying organised (I see it in some of my clients too) and that an organised enough home allows you to “take control of your life, so you don’t fritter it away managing your possessions.”
Here are some of her recommendations to have an organized enough home.
10 Life-Saving Time Management And Organisation Tips For Busy Moms
Whether we work full or part time, at home or outside, or are a full-time mother, it always seems that there is so much to do and not enough time to do it. When I left the corporate world to set up my own business working from home around my then two-year old son’s schedule, I thought I’d have the best of both worlds. The reality was not as ideal and smooth as I thought, and I quickly had to apply a few organising principles to make the juggling easier. Here are 10 organisation tips that have proven to be the most valuable to me over the last 15 years. I hope they can help all the busy moms out there keep their sanity and focus on what truly matters.
3 things you need to stop doing to have a clutter-free and organised home
Have you ever tried to organise your home, only to find the chaos creeping back in a few weeks later? You’re not alone! It’s a common and frustrating cycle, and it’s all down to a few key reasons. Let’s look at why your home might be resisting organisation and what you can do about it.
Why you can’t get organised
You know there’re plenty of benefits for you from clearing the clutter and getting organised. Yet you’re stuck and can’t get organised. Maybe it’s your mind-set towards organising that’s holding you back. So let me clear some common misconceptions about organising, which will hopefully give you the motivation to get started.
Working with a Professional Organiser: Why you better be involved in the organising process
Are you considering to engage the services of a professional to declutter and organise your home? Only you expect the person to come in and do the job for you while you are at work or taking care of the kids? If so, let me share my views on how it should be like working with a professional organiser before you throw your money out of the window.
A Professional Organiser’s views on the KonMari method
Marie Kondo’s latest book “Spark joy” has just been released while her previous book “The life-changing magic of tidying up” is still all the rage and is inspiring people all over the world to-clutter. Maybe you’ve heard about it and wonder what the fuss is all about. Or maybe you want to get organised and wonder whether you should wait to read it to get started. Well I’ve read her first book so let me summarise the 10 key principles of the KonMari method for you and offer you my views on it as a professional organiser.
