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Christmas - Chaos to Calm

Jan 3
2 min

Want an Organised Home Using a DIY Approach?

Do you feel motivated and excited to "get your house organised once and for all" only to pull it apart, suffer decision fatigue, wonder w...

Nov 23, 2020
2 min

Simple Ideas to Create a Guest Haven

The guest bedroom can often be a dumping ground for a lot of household items. If your guest room is still looking like a storage area, pl...

Nov 22, 2020
2 min

Pillow Talk - How to Clean Your Pillows

In the next stage of our Christmas Chaos to Christmas Calm series, we are going to focus on the bedroom. And more specifically, I am goin...

Nov 14, 2020
2 min

It's Time to Put the Tree Up!

Although I usually wait until the first weekend of December before putting the Christmas tree up, I think we can call agree that in 2020,...

Nov 13, 2020
2 min

How to Deep Clean Your Living Room (+ DIY All-Purpose Cleaner)

Can you feel it?!! We are on the home stretch of the Christmas Chaos to Christmas Calm series, getting your home holiday-ready!! We start...

Nov 12, 2020
2 min

How to Declutter Your Living Room

Your living room should be a place to kick back and relax, a private space to enjoy family life. However, for many of us, it’s just anoth...

Nov 11, 2020
3 min

How to Declutter Kids Toys (and Why)

If you have anything to do with children, then you know they are adorable little mess magnets! My kids are a little older now but when th...

Nov 10, 2020
2 min

How to Declutter Books: 12 Practical Tips by Joshua Becker

I adore books. If I could have a library in my house and keep 90% of the books I buy (making an allowance that 10% are duds), I would be ...

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

Tidying Up and Decluttering Your Living Room

The living room is another critical centrepiece in the home. It's where we share and create memories with our loved ones. It's where we r...

Nov 8, 2020
1 min

How to Deep Clean Your Kitchen (with free printable checklist)

The kitchen is one room in the house that gets messy fast. If you’re like me, you want it to be clean but you don’t want to spend all day...

Nov 7, 2020
2 min

Essential Serving Pieces You Need for Entertaining

You really don't want to get to Christmas Day and only then realise you don’t have what you need to serve dinner! Trust me, I have been t...

Nov 6, 2020
2 min

How to Deep Clean and Organise Your Pots and Pans

If you are hosting this Christmas, more than likely your guests will either help you in the kitchen, or at least watch you cook. You chat...

Nov 5, 2020
2 min

How to Organise Your Utensil Drawer

I'm not much of a cook. Actually, that's not entirely accurate. I can cook, but I dislike cooking. It's not my idea of fun and I certainl...

Nov 3, 2020
3 min

Fridge Organisation - Why and How

Yesterday I had to go into the bank and got chatting with a staff member, Helen. She was helping me with my business bank account and as ...

Nov 2, 2020
3 min

Declutter, Simplify and Organise Your Pantry

I believe the pantry is the hardest working zone in the kitchen - maybe even the house! Mine certainly takes a beating every day, but the...

Nov 1, 2020
1 min

From Christmas Chaos to Christmas Calm

Does Christmas surprise you every year? Do you find yourself running around in the last few weeks attending all the events, taking the ki...

Oct 8, 2020
1 min

What The Minimalist Kiwi is NOT

I have a cubby bookcase in my home office and in this photo, is one of the cubby's. As you can see, it's full of what some may call "stuf...

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