If you’ve watched Marie Kondo’s uplifting Netflix show, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, you’ll know that she recommends not decluttering photos until all other KonMari categories have been worked through. So PUT DOWN THE WEDDING ALBUM! Work through the categories as she suggests – clothing first, followed by books, paperwork…
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Mental Organisation: How not to forget birthdays
Confession: Despite having a pretty well organised home, mental organisation has been an area where I’m still more of a work in progress. Remembering (and acknowledging) birthdays, anniversaries and so on has always been a weaker point of mine. Every Christmas or new year I buy a new diary and…
Caring for clothes on hangers
How many of us have lain in bed planning an outfit, only to get to the wardrobe and find a) the favourite shirt has a stain in clear sight, right at the front, b) the favourite pair of jeans are missing, to be found NOWHERE, and therefore must have been…
My Advent Declutter – part 1
I’m well aware that I’m a little late to the Advent party, but in my defence I’ve been working on a couple of other projects recently. The intention is to use the run up to Christmas to get a few key micro categories decluttered. Because I’ve already completed the KonMari…
Souvenir Shopping
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you might have noticed that I’m taking a well earned break from the heat of the Maltese summer. We recently spent a week in Galway, Ireland, with my parents and siblings, niece and nephew. It was fun – plenty of big meals,…
Perfecting your wardrobe for summer
Officially we have until 21st June to prepare for summer proper – its start is signalled by the arrival of the Summer Solstice, (longest day and shortest night) and it is ushered firmly out by the Autumn Equinox on around the 23rd September, where the sun crosses the equator from…
Tidying once and never again?
A bit of a longer post today – but hopefully helpful in keeping on top of things. One of the big attractions of decluttering using the KonMari method is that if you do it properly the first time, there needn’t be a second time. In other words, you only…
Lamps, paddles, a sculpture of boxes, and some peace of mind.
Odd Job Jon finally made his appearance, drill in one hand and selection of screws and nails in the other. So after various ailments (his, mine, and the baby’s) I was finally able to spend an afternoon rejigging the hallway. Below I’ll explain what changes we’ve made and what the…
Our new pet
First, an apology. Ten days ago I wrote about our hallway transformation. I said my next post would be a ‘wow, look how much better it is’ one. However, it’s still a work in progress for two reasons: Maltese walls are really hard. I found this out when I tried…
Bag Lady, be gone!
It’s been a rough two weeks in the Zen With Julia household. We’ve had a further bout of illness, several trips to the doctor, a downturn in the weather and some major disagreements with the dog over what she should and shouldn’t eat (should eat her own food, shouldn’t eat…