The most obvious form of clutter that you experience in everyday life is physical mess in your home. Mounds of clothing on chairs in the bedroom, piles of magazines on the coffee table, and paper work mounting up on the countertop – all can get out of control resulting in a whole lot of chaos in your living environment.
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There is a lot more to decluttering a home than we care to admit, and anyone who says its easy is onto something! The key is to take the focus off the clutter itself, and you’re on your way. I never would have described myself as a collector of things and clutter, but in a world surrounded by materialistic temptations it naturally occurred. Moving home four times in five years, I truly realised the weight of my possessions. Being a naturally organised and motivated person – this did not sit well with me! And so the organisational journey began.
Home organisation doesn't have to be an all or nothing process, nor something that you achieve and never think about again (oh if only!).
Choosing to wait for that free weekend coming up (in 6 months time), or when the kids finally learn to put the toys away themselves (anyone?!), can easily lead to added frustration and overwhelm. 
I have received a lot of questions about the daily organiser I now use to organise my week. It's fairly new, but I'm loving it!
Even though we live in a technology driven time, paperwork is still useful, inevitable, and certainly has its place - unless its cluttering the kitchen bench! 
The first day of the year – the best and most logical day to start fresh with organising your year, your weeks and your days!
Planning for the whole year is often the easiest of them all, utilising electronic calendars or diaries. It’s the daily planning that gets trickier, as the days just get away from us, and life takes over. 
It's no secret I'm a huge fan of craft corners, craft spaces and even craft rooms in all their glory. They enable children to access their own age appropriate craft at all times.
Its also a great idea to be able to keep some craft nearby in another area of the home for children to access at any given time, as well as, or even instead of a dedicated craft space. Be it the kitchen while you're cooking tea, the playroom or in the family room to be used whilst spending a quiet Sunday morning (who actually has those??!). Here are a few essentials I find work well. The best way is to keep the items simple and minimal, and rotate the supplies regularly.
After the sweet bliss of preparing the nursery in its soft hues or bright colours, we get to hold our baby and enjoy the sweet scent, sleepless nights, and first smiles.
Before long, babies show signs of what is instinctual to them – play. Then the fun begins! Buying, sharing, borrowing, storing, and planning – all in the name of play. Educational, eco-friendly, open ended, fun and colourful - there’s a lot to be decided where play is concerned. And that doesn’t even include organising!  No person should be without sentimental items. They remind us of what’s been, of where we’ve come from, our journey, our lessons, and they hold that special place in our heart that no one else can touch.
If you’re on your way to minimalism, or simply wanting to get a few of your items in order, sentimental items can often be the hardest to organise. They can take the most time (when I find an old photograph album or a box of childhood letters, I’m crossed-legged on the floor for hours!), and are the grey areas of decluttering. |
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