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A system is only as good as the education beneath it. Let’s use a laundry basket as an example You put a laundry basket it the laundry and walk away with the expectation that it’s used for it’s correct function; however, the family still leave their clothes on the floor. That’s frustrating! Perhaps it’s doesn’t work. Or You explain to your family that you are going to put a laundry basket in the bathroom for them to put their dirty clothes in, and that it is going to help keep the space tidy and make doing laundry easier. Then you...

Two weeks ago, we moved house with three children. It was hectic, to say the least. We were moving mid week and during the first week back at school and kindy, after the long summer holidays. Yesterday, I received a message from a mother asking if I had any tips on moving house with kids - so I thought I would share some of the things that we did that helped our children adjust to the move. Take your child(ren) to the home viewings if possible. If this is not an option, show them photos of the house.  Talk about...

I want to give you some questions that you can ask yourself during your decluttering journey. I personally struggle with the concept of allowing an inanimate object to 'spark joy'. Surely this is truly where we are going wrong? Valuing a possession over a person or place. Let’s for a moment, consider an item and ask.

It was Monday 9 January 2017. Just 15 days ago, on Christmas Day, I had given birth to our second child – Arya. It’s 8am and we had very little sleep due to violent winds outside not to mention having a new born in the house. My husband Brett was late getting off to work.

Hey, I know you’re busy so this isn’t going to be a long winded blog post about digital clutter. Let’s do an e-clutter declutter in 3 simple steps instead Step 1. Decided. Are you going to delete text messages, apps, contacts, emails or other things – like files or photos Step 2. Set a timer for 10 – 15 minutes