Skip to content

  • Home
  • Organising
    • Bedroom
    • Bathroom
    • Kitchen
      • How to Have a Clutter Free Kitchen
      • How to Organise Under the Kitchen Sink
  • Family
    • Travel
      • Packing Cubes
      • Hand Luggage
  • Housework
  • Lifestyle
    • The Ordinary Skincare
    • Essential Oils
      • How to use Essential Oils in your Life
      • Cleaning the Home with Essential Oils
      • My Favourite Essential Oil Blends
      • My Neal’s Yard Must Haves
    • TOP 5 BOOKS TO READ 2018
  • Shop

Shop

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google

Like this:

Like Loading...

Instagram

Gift wrap can easily get out of control. I have limited the amount of gift bags I now keep. Wrapping paper is neatly stored in a container and I have a box full of spare cards and my address book. I keep a pen, scissors and sticky tape in the box too which makes wrapping presents simple & quick. *All these items are stored in the wardrobe of ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ bedroom.
No junk drawer in this house - have a home for every item and you will not need one ๐Ÿ˜€ Batteries, label machine, lightbulbs, super glue etc are all contained in this lovely organised (pink) box. We keep this upstairs in the wardrobe safely away from the kids.
Enjoyed some R&R away this weekend๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ’• Today marks my 2 year insta birthday - thank you for following along with me๐Ÿ˜˜
Iโ€™m trying to bake once a week, something different each week with different ingredients โœ… Hoping it will help with the snack rotation (๐Ÿ‘‰We made these black bean peanut butter brownies last week before the chicken pox outbreak ๐Ÿ˜ฏ) ๐Ÿ‘‰SWIPE for recipe @tescofood ๐Ÿ‘‰
Happy Thursday (aka Valentines Day) ... try not to compare too much today ๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ˜‚ ... I am already sensing too much red, love, roses and hearts on my feed already and itโ€™s only 8am ...
Whatever furniture you buy - make sure it has storage opportunities ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿคฉ Books | DVDS | Downstairs Toys
*DAY 2 of Chicken pox incarceration* ๐Ÿ˜ท... Sometimes i get too caught up on what I want to be doing or what I think I should be doing - but really playing โ€˜pretend pretend pretendโ€™, the stinky sock game (classic - Iโ€™ll explain in comments ๐Ÿ˜‚) and sharing a snack plate of raisins and breadsticks really will be the moments i will look back on with huge nostalgia & fondness ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿคช #timegoestoofast #theygrowupsofast
Downstairs Toys๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ - I go for a smaller amount that I rotate regularly- all easily accessible but hidden away in the TV Unit - keeps the kids attention much more *focused* having LESS. Our living room isnโ€™t that big so I need to be clever about โ€˜the stuffโ€™. *Currently sitting in an immaculate toy free living room, mood lighting, radio, essential oils diffusing and a small G&T ๐Ÿ’†๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธafter a long day housebound with ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ as we have chicken pox ๐Ÿ˜ข - Hope they sleep tonight! ๐Ÿ™
Morning allllllll ! ๐Ÿคช I am a bussssssyyyy today - getting lots of admin done - I have about 4 hours of child/puppy free time to squeeze in about 2 days worth of work ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป
๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ Draws LOTS ... I couldnโ€™t possibly keep them all ... we try and dish them out to unsuspecting grandparents/neighbours/friends ๐Ÿ˜‚ Really really really good ones get displayed in this little art frame in her bedroom. (It comes in white but we painted it pink to match her room) ... then I tend to recycle them. If they are super amazing I pop it in her art folder for her memory box๐Ÿ’•
TIP - Setting storage limits for items in your home is the key to stop *stuff* getting out of control once you have decluttered. All those annoying tiny rubbish toys ?- ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ has one tin, when itโ€™s full we sort through them. (I also try and refrain from buying them in the first place) โ›”๏ธ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘Š
โ€˜Kelly we have heard what you have been saying about us and we are not happy ... โ€˜ Said the creepy toys ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜‚ (...I think Iโ€™ve watched too much Disneyโ€™s Toy Story with ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ ... TIP - DO NOT โ›”๏ธwatch this film if you are about to declutter toys)
โ€˜Muuuuuum I canโ€™t find it!โ€™ ... Clear storage boxes for the win ๐Ÿ’ช- Ok she still canโ€™t find stuff BUT I can and thatโ€™s what matters ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ
Chasing your tail? Charity pile growing ? Another trip to *insert shop* for more storage baskets? ... Watch my new YouTube video for my TOP 5๏ธโƒฃ Decluttering Tips & mistakes to avoid ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ’ช
When switching ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ from a cot to a bed, we went with one that had storage ๐Ÿ˜ This (Ikea!) bed has 3x generous drawers and we keep the bulk of her toys in here. As you can see most have been decanted into containers for easy viewing & storing ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘Œ
๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ Who agrees ? What books do you like? Pop any recommendations for me below ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ My genres have changed over the years in my pre teens I loved horrors & ghost stories ๐Ÿ‘ป, then I had the usual love story easy read phase ๐Ÿ˜˜, now I tend to gravitate towards true stories about survival or books that are around human behaviour & how we shape the world. Iโ€™ve had phases in my life where I havenโ€™t read for whatever reason, but I am always the most content when Iโ€™m reading, learning & sharing. I go to the library most weeks to pick up & drop off books. Our council have an easy online system so you can preorder & reserve books - you just swoop in and pick them up. Use your library folks ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ (also no clutter & itโ€™s FREE ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคญโœ…)
I am rubbish at keeping drawers tidy - (hence why i no longer have a chest of drawers for my clothes ๐Ÿ˜†) The only 2 things that help me keep them tidy are the Ikea Skubb dividers & rolling clothes as per @mariekondo โœจ
I am lucky in that my husband likes organised cupboards just as much as me (ok... maybe more & he is obsessed by storage solutions ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜) BUT I do have 2 x small people & a puppy so I know the struggle of keeping things tidy. If you house share or live with a messy partner try not to let their lack of organisation ruin your space ๐Ÿ’— Quite often when other people see others leading by a good example & being positive they are more than likely to start taking an interest naturally (Heck - think of all the money you will be saving & waving in their face ๐Ÿ˜) ... in the meantime shut their side of the wardrobe, let them have a messy drawer, avoid the shed, forget about the attic and just DO YOU - donโ€™t let them slow you down.
There are no tricks - I just have less stuff & organise what I do have well. In Friends how many towel categories does Monica have ? Was it 11??? In the 3x pink @ikeauk โ€˜cubbysโ€™ I have SWIPE, 1. Surplus toilet rolls, nappies, wipes 2. Towels 3. Bed linen Thatโ€™s it โœ…โœ…โœ…
The only way I have found to stop everyone wanting to โ€˜shareโ€™ my lunch is to make it spicy ๐ŸŒถ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ ... southern fried (quorn) chicken bites, avocado, sweet chilli sauce & extra chilli flakes ... love a wrap, if there are any interruptions (which there always is) I can scoop it up and eat it on the go ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป

Follow Me

  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • About
  • Contact
  • Disclaimer & Privacy Policy
Powered by WordPress.com.
%d bloggers like this: