Every year around this time, I start looking around my home with fresh eyes. The sun’s out, the grass is dry, and the wind picks up — which means bushfire season is officially on its way. Preparing for bushfire season isn’t just about hoses and sprinklers (though...
Is your inbox starting to feel like an overstuffed junk drawer? You open it looking for one thing and a heap of other junk jumps out at you. Before you know it, you’re down a rabbit hole researching other uses for an apple corer. You’re not alone. The average inbox is...
There are two types of people in the world: those who declutter paperwork regularly and those who leave it until the paperwork starts to colonise the dining table. Guess which one I am? (OK fine, I’m both, depending on the day.) I have a pretty good paperwork system...
Let’s be honest: my bedside table has seen it all. Half-read books. Empty water glasses. Hair ties, receipts, cough lozenges, one sad sock… Somehow, this tiny surface becomes the catch-all for everything I haven’t dealt with yet. If you’re anything like me (i.e....
Spoiler alert: You probably are. Some of the stuff in your home is doing the organisational equivalent of lying on your couch, eating your snacks, and paying no rent. I call these little gremlins freeloaders—items that take up space but give you absolutely nothing in...
