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8 Lessons I learned from moving house - the ups, the downs, the REALITY

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8 Lessons I learned from moving house - the ups, the downs, the REALITY

Well friends, I'm excited to report that we have finally moved back into our newly renovated home! If you've been following along on our whole renovating journey, you'd know just how much work we've put in to get to this stage, and although we still have a lot of work ahead, it is amazing to officially be back in our home. 

If you've had to move house numerous times or have been through the whole building/renovating process, you would know just how full-on it is - chaotic, fun, messy, stressful, exciting, exhausting, thrilling! It sends you through a real roller-coaster of emotions. Looking back over the whole time, I have to admit there are many things that we could have done more efficiently, that I would do differently if I had my time over. Today, I'm sharing my thoughts on the whole moving process - the ups, the downs, and the reality that might be of some help to those of you planning a move, build or renovation any time soon.

5 easy ways to organise your handbag

5 easy ways to organise your handbag

Is your handbag full of too much 'stuff'?

Can you never find what you're looking for in there?

Do you sometimes find yourself in a situation when you don't have what you need on hand? Your child's nose is running but you don't have any tissues. You're at a parking metre but have no change. You're running late but can't find your keys in your purse. The strap on your favourite dress just broke but you don't have a safety pin. You have to fill out a form or card on the spot but don't have a pen.

Can you relate?

13 unusual but effective storage ideas to organise your home

13 unusual but effective storage ideas to organise your home

If you're searching for the perfect storage solution for a trouble-spot in your home, it might be time to start thinking 'outside the box'. When it comes to finding a cheap but effective storage solution, sometimes the perfect item or product is something you would never have considered for that particular space. Try looking around your home for existing items to repurpose and use as storage elsewhere. It'll save you money and give you the added benefit of organisation! Why not try one of these unusual but effective ideas to get things more organised in your home? 

How to organise cords

How to organise cords

Do you have a whole lot of visual clutter around your TV unit? Is a pile of annoying cords collecting dust, and making the whole area look messy and cluttered? Today, I'm doing a mini-makeover of a TV unit and sharing some easy tips for how to organize cords behind a TV unit, in order to create a more organised and neat looking space. 

6 months of renovating... and here's where we're at!

6 months of renovating... and here's where we're at!

Well friends, it's been exactly 6 months since our renovation started, and I think it's safe to say that we are nearly ready to move back into our new home. So exciting! It's been quite a while since I've given you all an update, so today I'll be showing you around our abode - both the exciting new parts, and the not-so-great mess in the rest of the house. Nothing good in life comes easy, right? So although we've got quite a lot of work still ahead of us, we've also got a beautiful new space that's ready for our little family to start enjoying. Are you ready to take a look around? 

What's stopping you from getting more organised?

What's stopping you from getting more organised?

As a blogger and professional organiser, I come across many different organising needs and struggles from people I talk to, meet with and hear from via my weekly newsletter. These needs and struggles include knowing where to start when it comes to getting more organised, having strategies to overcome the organising barriers and excuses, knowing how to prioritise and schedule tasks, or knowing the process for decluttering and setting up new organised systems. When you start looking in depth at these struggles and concerns, some related themes start to arise. To me, the most common ones are:

Time
Fear/feeling overwhelmed
Lack of knowledge
Procrastination
Perfectionism

Maybe you can immediately identify with or relate to one (or some) of these themes? Today I want you to think about what's truly holding you back from getting more organised. I'm giving you some strategies to try to overcome the barriers, but more than anything it comes down to a change of mindset. Anyone can get more organised when armed with the right tools, strategies and knowledge! I know you can too.