Hello Reader, Delaying a tricky conversation doesn't make it easier. We all know this is true. And it also applies to pretty much anything we are avoiding because it may be hard, painful or challenges what we know. The status quo feels safe because it feels familiar. Like the proverbial frog in a pan of water that is slowly heated up, we will tolerate things that become gradually less comfortable; situations that we’d jump straight out of if we were put directly into them. Whether that’s a...

Hello Reader, There's a particular kind of wardrobe clutter that has nothing to do with clothes. The suit from a job you left a decade ago. The jeans from ten years and two sizes back. The going-out dress from a version of your life that doesn't exist anymore. None of it's really about the item, it's about what letting it go would mean. I write about this in my latest blog, How to Organise a Cluttered Wardrobe: 7 Mistakes to Fix. I go into a lot of wardrobes for work, and that's one of seven...

Hi Reader, Whether you have just finished decluttering your paperwork, you are partway through the process, or you are simply thinking about getting it more organised, at some point the same question comes up: once you know what you are keeping, where does it actually live? Not just stuffed into the nearest drawer, but somewhere logical, easy to find, and easy to maintain so it stays that way. Most of us inherit our paperwork system rather than choose it. One thing I have noticed across years...