What does your entrance way look like? When you arrive home after a long day, is it difficult to get in through the front door? I don’t only mean physically, I am talking emotionally as well! Can you make an entrance? When it’s time to go, can you just pick up and go or do […]

When I hear the words’ it’s time to declutter, I want to cry! The more space you have the more there is to declutter My house is big, at any given time we have between 6-8 people living in it and the bigger the home to more space there is to fill. To give some […]

When I hear the words’ it’s time to declutter, I want to cry! Declutter the clutter My house is big, often housing 6-9 people at any given time and the bigger the home to more space there is to fill. To give some perspective, I will share the abbreviated story about a farmer and his […]

Clutter means different things for different people The definition of clutter, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is a crowded or confused mass or collection. It is a collection of things lying around in an untidy mess. www.becomingminimalist.com defines clutter as; a) too much stuff in too small a space; b) anything that we no longer […]

Recipe books and cookery books are here to stay. Even with recipes so easily accessed on the internet, we all have those books we return to over and over again. The ones we inherited from our grandmothers, mothers and aunts. The ones you bought because that particular chef is the trending chef for the season. […]

Your fridge and freezer are one of the most used items in your kitchen, except for the sink, stove and ovens. We do not deep clean these often enough. Basic hygiene In a program I once watched, a cleaning team went into a home that had a vegetarian and two meat eaters sharing the space. […]

How does meal planning fit in with get sorted? New habits We’re getting sorted is all about clearing out the junk however, one of the most important ways to prevent the clutter from returning is to develop new habits. This week we look at meal planning, this topic is one of my favourites. I have […]

Week 2, This weeks assignment: Clear out your magazine and newspaper collections. I am still sticking to the easy stuff this week. I hope everyone was able to do their 15 minutes. I say that I am sticking to the easy stuff but, in my house, newspapers, and more especially magazines, are a huge issue. About […]

I decided, can’t remember why, to have a professional cleaning service in to do my house while my full time domestic is away.  Best decision I ever made! Good service – it’s out there! In November I contacted and booked with a company called Sweep South after I saw their advert on Facebook. I booked […]

Welcome to a whole new chapter in Kashering Your Life. This is a group project so I have started a Facebook group called ‘We’re Getting Sorted’. Here’s what it’s all about.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/gettingsorted For those of you who have been reading my blog, especially the “About Me’ page, you will see that decluttering my house has […]