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It’s not often I get to do a complete home makeover in such a condensed period, however when Summer, a busy mum with three small children, won the Little Treasurers competition we had a limited time frame in which to complete the project. In those two days Summer and I decluttered and reorganised every room in her three bedroom house, and every cupboard, wardrobe and even the pantry. Summer was a delight to work with, and we both enjoyed the challenge. I’ve copied her blog post below, where she describes our process of working together, and her emotions leading up to the project and why she wanted to do it.

Sunday, 27 May 2012 – “Messy House Competition”

At the beginning of March I entered a competition.

I waited until the last day before entries closed to send it in. I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to enter…but I knew I NEEDED to win! The “Messy House” competition was being run by Little Treasures magazine…and the prize was just what I needed…the services of a professional declutterer!

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Before I get into this subject I thought it would be helpful to let you know what I can offer and how I can help you to declutter or just get organised. These links to my articles will give you an insight into why I believe decluttering is so important:

Decluttering benefits
Decluttering and organised systems can save you money

What I can do for you:

▪ Decluttering in the home, a room at a time, and setting up organised systems so everything has its own place.

▪ Organising the work area, particularly a home office which may be a multi-purpose room.

▪ Helping you to set up systems and structures in your office, and computer.

▪ Creating a DIY workplan so you can work through it step by step in your own time.

▪ Wherever you live, I can help you to declutter and organise any room with a very detailed workplan, and ongoing phone/email assistance. [Read more…]

Our home office can be a blessing and a curse. This is because items which should remain in the office often spill over into various other rooms in the house, and the office itself can quickly become inundated with a collection of unrelated items, such as kids’ toys which end up on the desk, and lots of miscellaneous items which scatter the floor.

But when it’s organised and decluttered, then it becomes a blessing, somewhere you can quietly focus on your work, or household accounts, and a place for everything and everything in its place. Okay, so this is the ideal and it may not always look beautifully organised, but when systems are in place it’s a great deal easier to put everything away at the end of the day. [Read more…]

How often do you go to your pantry, perhaps looking for inspiration, and feel immediate frustration because there’s so much in there that you can’t see the wood for the trees… A well organised pantry is not only a joy to behold, you’ll also save time and money.

Imagine how much easier it would be if you could see at a glance exactly what you’ve got, and you can access any item without having to move several others. You also won’t be over-buying on food that you didn’t realise you already had. I once worked with a client who had 6 packets of the same type of pasta and at least 5 of rice! She said she kept buying these items because she couldn’t find them in her overstocked pantry.

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Do you suffer from clutter regression? Have you spent hours decluttering your home and now feel like it’s back to the way it was? Don’t worry, we can all slip back. My home is very small, and incorporates my home office. Is my home uncluttered – absolutely! Do I work at keeping it that way – absolutely! Just last weekend I had a dedicated session going through all the papers and files in my home office to cull what I knew I’d never read or need again, and finally threw out 3 bags of paper! I was determined to create more space for my files and business papers, and my office space feels wonderful.

Don’t be embarrassed if you feel your decluttering efforts appear to have reversed themselves. Think of the Tango, that gloriously sensuous dance – it’s about two steps forward and one step back. Each time you make a start on your decluttering, even if you don’t complete an area or room, you’ll still be ahead.

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