What do you know about hoarding?
This week I attended the annual conference hosted by Hoarding UK, as I do every year. Hoarding is largely misunderstood, but awareness is slowly increasing and there are now several charities in the UK providing advocacy and support. There’s also a growing number of Professional Organisers (like myself!) who work with people with hoarding issues. […]
Organisation and ADHD
Piles of stuff all over. Papers, clothes, crafting items, unpaid bills and unfinished projects all around the kitchen, dining room, kitchen worktops, coffee table and floor. Sounds familiar? I’m describing the home of one of my recent neurodiverse clients. Many of the people who contact me either identify with ADHD traits or already have a […]
Choice:The Case Against
Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace Joan Borysenko Last week, standing in front of the bread aisle in my local supermarket, I felt baffled. It was the end of a long, busy, tiring day. How could buying a loaf of bread be so difficult? As I perused the sheer […]
Simplifying your life
My priorities in recent years have changed. I find myself yearning for greater simplicity. The more I pare down to the essentials, the more balance, freedom and pleasure I experience. The things I used to consider important are no longer priorities. I want to spend precious time and energy on the few things that give […]
Bereavement Decluttering
Last month I was asked to put finger to keyboard to write an article about Bereavement Decluttering for the Clean and Tidy Home Show. Bereavement is a subject that we’re often reluctant to think about, even though we will all be touched by it at points throughout our lives. It was a pleasure to shine […]
How to achieve your goals this year
Do you make New Years Resolutions? As we approach a new year, many of us reflect on the year that has gone and the things we want to achieve over the coming year. So if you did make new plans – how are they going?. I have to confess, I’m not a big fan of […]
Gifts at Christmas
Sobering statistics Gift giving can be a tricky. I have to admit that I enjoy giving gifts far more than I enjoy receiving them. Whilst not wanting to be a Christmas Scrooge, there is no doubt that festive gift giving involves a huge amount of over consumption and waste. Each year in the UK, £700 […]
A Simplified Stress Free Christmas
The whole point of what I do is to try to make your life easier and reduce stress. As a Professional Organiser, I work with a wide range of people, some of whom have additional challenges when it comes to organisation. When mental health difficulties, neuro diversity and bereavement are added to the Christmas mix, […]
Podcast: Depression & Anxiety Disorders including OCD
Living in a home that is free of excess and clutter sounds freeing, but the act of getting rid of belongings can be especially hard if you have trouble letting things go.
Clutter: The Case Against
Do you look around your home and wonder how it got so full of stuff? Is your office buried in paper? Maybe your inbox is overflowing?