The Organised Housewife » Tips, ideas, inspiration and motivation to help keep you and your household clean and organised

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 Hi I’m Kat, the writer of  The Organised Housewife.  I am mum to 3 kids, 10 year old twins and a 8 year old and I am married to my best friend. I am a WAHM and I love that blogging has now become my full-time job.   This blog is to help inspire and motivate you to have an organised, clean and clutter free home.  Please use the ideas and tips shown on the blog and adapt them to suit your home, family and lifestyle.  See more about me HERE.

 

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I am often asked “I need help but where do I start”?  I start at the front door of my home and work my way through from left to right.  I firstly declutter, organise and then clean.  View this page to help you to determine what your organising goals are.   Begin the 20 Day’s to Organise  and Clean your home Challenge – Ebook coming soon. 

You can also follow the decluttering challenge HERE.

Visit the Organising by Room page to easily view the different organising tips for a particular area of your home.  Click on the images below to get started.

       

 

See our frequently asked questions HERE.

  • http://www.sevencherubs.com/ Naomi Ellis

    Love your welcome page Katrina and how you have it clearly organised for new people to understand :)

  • http://twitter.com/heyLisaWarren Lisa Warren

    Your welcome page is fabulous Katrina! Love how organised it is, and it makes your blog so easy to navigate.

  • Lisa

    What a beautiful way to start your organised & clutter free life by visiting this page (& blog).  It is so well set out that you just can’t wait to see what else is here to motivate you.  When I’m feeling worn out & looking at my piles of sheets/towels/ironing, I watch Kat’s videos on You Tube on how to fold sheets / towels / iron a shirt - she makes it looks super easy that you just can’t wait to start on the piles. 

  • bunnypudding

    Thank you! I have just found this blog and whilst I am not a mother yet, living in a small flat with a solider who whilst trained to iron like a pro has not *quite* picked up the training to tidy things away this blog is a god send!thank you! x

    • http://www.theorganisedhousewife.com.au Katrina

      You welcome, hope you enjoy all the blog posts J

  • http://www.facebook.com/jodie.myers.509 Jodie Myers

    Thank you Katrina. I never thought I had time to clean my house. Now I have started following your ideas, I actually enjoy cleaning!! I have my little cleaning caddy (like yours) and away I go.
    Looking forward to heaps more tricks and ideas.
    THANK YOU!

  • http://www.facebook.com/venny.sarmiento Venny Sarmiento

    Hi – I hope this is where I should comment on Little Bellies Healthy Choices! My baby loves her rusks and I am about to try her on some egg and arrowroot biccies – so any healthy alternatives are welcome! Venny Sarmiento

  • Tina

    Hi Katrina,
    I stumbled upon your website and just like you, I was at a loss when I first set up house ten years ago. I have read numerous organising websites, books and bought many organising products. I took away what worked for me and tossed out what didn’t.
    I found this blog very practical, simple, aesthetically pleasing and a ‘one stop shop’ for organising aussie mums. As a wife, mum, part time university student and preschool support worker, I’m looking forward to be learning from your tips as we approach 2013.

    Cheers,
    Tina

  • Claire H

    Hi Kat, Merry Christmas to you & your family. Love receiving your emails, so thank you for taking the time to send them.

  • Yana Per-y

    Hi! Do you have a site map or archive/calendar? I’d love to read everything chronologically.
    Fabulous blog!

  • Jen

    As i working single mother of 2 daughters the youngest of which is disabled….i just want to say i absolutely love your work. You are a blessing from God. You have made my life exactly what i want it to be….hassall free :) i use this site everyday for all the great tips and recipes you have….i can’t thank you enough. I recommend your site to everyone Katrina. Loving regards Jen

  • jaja

    hello, wondering if anyone would like to share how to organise girls hair clips / elastics and toher such accessories. we have just been given a heap of hand me downs, everything from clips to scrunchies. any thoughts / photos would be appreciated.

    • sharonthoms

      Hi I have always had long hair, to my waist, and still do for that. The way that I have always kept my hair stuff is bobby pins in a small box. Clips, combs, decorative pins, in another box. Last box for hair bands/elastics. Different so you can grab them easily but always sat one on top the other. The scrunchies, I always kept, around a tall tin of hair spray. The overflow, generally into one other basket that I keep my brush and combs in. Also headbands and soft rollers. Hair dryer, hangs on a proper hair dryer hook and the curling wand, I roll the cord around and also goes into the basket, or otherwise in a bathroom drawer, if you have a spare one for hair accessories alone. I have always kept the same system going, and one thing that I have always found works easily.
      Hope that helps.

    • Suzanne

      Great tips from Sharon. I also have very long hair. Bobby pins are kept in clear, snap lidded plastic prescription bottles: short for the smaller bobbies and tall for the longer ones. For keeping cords tidy I fold them them use a toilet paper tube to contain them. For extension cords in the garage etc we use a marker to label the length of cord contained in the tube.

  • Casey Dawson

    Hey Kat. As you know I have been stalking, oh I mean following, you for quite some time. I just jumped on here because I am sitting in my PJs on my fat butt at lunch time, surrounded by a home that looks like it has been ransacked and was searching for a little motivation. I clicked on ‘start here’ because it had been so long since I read that page and it has changed!!! I love it! I never knew that you clean the same way I do. Pick a spot and work left to right through the house… I now feel like much less of a freak! xo

  • ebomb

    Hi there! Just wondering if you have some ideas on the best way to pack crockery etc and the awkward shaped items when you pack? Thanks!!