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Quick Organising Tip – Find a home for my phone

I mentioned in the 1st Step to Decluttering – Create organising goalspost, that I always loose the phone.  What I did mean was the home phone, which never get put back on the charger (aahhh so frustrating, my fault totally), but sometimes my mobile phone goes walkies too.  I’m happy to say I have created…

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Are you drinking enough water?

Do you drink enough water?  I struggle to drink my 8 recommended cups each day. It’s also easy to lose count on how many you have had.  I have tried otehr methods like tallying it on the fridge but it just doens’t seem to work.  Now, I use this great way to encourage myself to…

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Kitchen Cleaning Tips

This week we will continue in the kitchen, cleaning out the pantry and the dreaded under the sink cupboard.  However, today I would like to share some tips. Kitchen cleaning tips When cleaning the oven place a few old towel in your bathtub (enough to prevent scratches) then place your shelves and sprinkle nappy-san over…

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Mt Junk Mail

Majority of mail we recieve is junk mail.  It is easy to accumulate a mountain of it especially in your busy zones such as the kitchen bench, dining table or the office desk, which makes these area’s look untidy. Take control of your junk mail!  Use one of these examples to rid of your Mt Junk…

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While talking on phone you can

There are a few chores you can do while talking on the phone, a few could be: Wipe down the bathroom counters Sweep the floor Clean the main area windows Fold the clothes Edit or upload photo’s or; bake some cookies These are all quiet and your completing some of your tasks while chatting…multi tasking…

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