How Many Life Hours Has Your Stuff Cost You?

Have you ever thought about what your stuff has cost you, in non-monetary terms? How many life hours you’ve actually exchanged to buy the things that are filling your closets, cupboards, attic, garden shed: your entire home? Time spent buying things, storing things, cleaning things, and moving things around. Losing […]

Thoughts On Minimalism: It’s Not What You Think

There seems to be a bit of a backlash against minimalism going on at the moment and I wanted to share some of my thoughts on this. Because minimalism really isn’t what many people think it is. It appears that lots of people decided that decluttering and organising equals minimalism […]

Our Amazon Wishlist: We Hope You Find It Useful

Our Amazon Wish List is a place for us to share products that we already use and love, and a few very useful additions that we have yet to enjoy (mostly recommended to us by friends and family). Are you kitting out your home office, or do you just want to be […]

Books We Love To Read And Recommend

You’ll find books we love to read and recommend here, related to our niche: simple living, decluttering, living with less, improving our quality of life, organising, and anything related to the effects of clutter. If you’re interested in similar things, we would recommend checking out some of these books. We’ll […]

Three Bags Full – Where Do You Donate Your Unwanted Stuff?

After a recent decluttering session, I had three bags full of clothes, toiletries and household items, and I was wondering where to take it. Where do you donate your unwanted stuff? Do you always donate to charity shops? I must admit I normally do, but on this occasion I just […]

Simple White or Colourful Crockery: What’s Your Choice?

What’s your preference between simple white or colourful crockery? Do you like an eclectic mix of plates, cups and bowls, or lots of colour and pattern? For me, I love white crockery – it’s so clean and simple, plus it matches any colour scheme. I must admit I like everything […]