Here in Scotland, we’re coming to the end of the school year. Now that I Home Educate my kids, so I no longer have the big unpack from school, but I do remember it well! A little bit of planning now will make the new school year much easier. Do make sure that the bags that come back from school are fully unpacked. Lunchboxes are washed up, PE kits have gone through the wash and all school uniform has been accounted for. Have a look through the uniform and see what needs t

This week we are talking medicines – how to declutter them and different ways that you can store them. First, as always, collect all the medicines together from wherever they are around the house and sort through them. This is quite an easy and satisfying category! Are there any that are out of date? How about half used prescription medicines? Or medicines that you no longer use? Let them all go! Once you’ve been through the medicines, you need to decide if your storage is

Hair accessories covers everything you use to look after your hair, from dryers and straighteners, to brushes and clips. Gather them all together in one place as usual and sort them into categories. Ask yourself if each one Sparks Joy. You can also ask questions like, Do I use it? How long have I had it? Is this the right number of hair products for me? Whilst I would never push someone to discard something that they are uncomfortable discarding, I would do a little remin

1. Collect all your make up together, including any that you might find in bags or drawers around the house. 2. Categorise – sort into categories such as mascara, eyeshadow, lipstick etc. 3. Declutter – most make up has a very short period that it should be open for. Check the little open sign on the back. Some brands don’t have this on them, but the rule of thumb is 6-18 months for anything that goes on your face and the closer it is to your eyes, the shorter the period sh