This week we are working on sorting out the kitchen cupboards and drawers. My cupboards refuse to stay sorted! I just have too much stuff! What’s in the drawer? Starting with the drawers, empty them out and get rid of anything broken! Last week we looked at the function of our kitchens, anything in those […]

Kitchen week It seems strange to have a whole week dedicated to decluttering and sorting out of your kitchen counters. If you are anything like me you will understand why this is. I love cooking and I think I own almost every conceivable kitchen gadget, with a few more on my wish list. As with […]

What’s in the pantry? Your pantry cupboard is an important part of your kitchen. If this is in a mess and dis-organised, it is not only difficult to decide what to make for dinner, but it also wastes money. How many times have you gone to the store bought something only discover on your return […]

We got married in 1991 and it is 21 years since we moved into our very own new home. At the time, we had no children and, amongst our friends, we were the only married couple.  Being ‘Frum’ was relatively new to our Jewish community. First we lived in a beautiful, large 1 bedroom, 1 […]

A lot of the decluttering blogs that I have read give cleaning schedules for your house and they are all American. In this country a lot of us either have full time domestic, or part time domestic help, very few people have no help at all. My question is this; if you have help do […]

I own it! The importance of simply staying in control of your kitchen cupboard and the freezer, can’t be emphasized enough in helping you stay in control of your budget. Kitchen Inventory I am following a blog called storage solutions 101 and in it the writer, Taylor Spalding Flanery, wrote about decluttering your house and […]