Organising Gems from my Dad

With Father’s Day having just rolled past for another year, I began thinking about the top gems that I’ve garnered from my Dad that effect my organised life style: Always make your bed (which I wrote about in depth here). Keep your shoes polished and you’ll feel prepared for anything. Always ask if that’s the […]

Claiming calm in your kitchen

Organised kitchen If your kitchen is feeling out of control (and you would rather have it as an organised kitchen), here are three things you can do to claim some calm back. Tackle those Plastic Containers This area is often a quick win. Gotta love that! First step, pull out all the containers and start […]

Is it time to detox? Let your storage containers decide!

Detox, detox, detox! Storage containers can help. When I say detox here, I don’t mean drink lemon water and limes. I’m talking about organizing! We all love a good storage container, they keep things tidy and in their place. They can also be an ally in keeping clutter at bay. Use containers to keep track […]

The streamlined bathroom

If your bathroom is looking like an aisle you’d find in Woolworths or maybe even the ground floor of a David Jones, it might be time to do some decluttering. So, my first question would be what do you use daily? When you are getting ready for a fairly typical day, what do you pull out? […]

Strolling through Daiso December 2016

Daiso is one of my all time favourite stores. It offers a great range of affordable Japanese products that often are only $2.80 unless otherwise labeled. A stroll through the aisles will often result in me coming away with a great range of solutions to problems or irritations that have been bubbling away in the […]

All that junk inside that…drawer!

Tips for organising a drawer Do you have a dumping ground that just so happens to be a drawer? Do you remember what’s in it? Have you seen the bottom of that drawer recently? If you answered YES, NO, NO to the above questions it may be time to give the following steps a go […]

Freezing milk and other things my Mum taught me

Life hacks These life hacks come directly from Life Hacking Queen, my Mum You can freeze milk if you don’t think you’ll use the whole carton. When you’re ready to use it again simply pop it in the sink to defrost or sit it in some cold water or defrost in the microwave on low (depending […]

Hat box? Tool Kit? Both?

This may look like just a decorative and beautiful hat box, but take the lid off and you’ll find everything needed to quickly mend or alter clothes, accessories, and shoes. Inside the hat box you’ll find… From top left to right Lint brush – special velvet that quickly removes fluff and lint from clothing and other fabrics. […]