Is it me, or has Christmas gone a little out of control this year? A quick flick through social media this afternoon and in five minutes I have seen several “Christmas Tree of the Year” contests, “limited edition” Elf on the Shelf sets worth over £300 (seriously? I don’t even spend that on my family, […]
With the temperature finally below 30 degrees here in Dubai it’s time to play outside again. And time to work on organising outdoor toys! After a long, hot, dusty summer, your outdoor toys probably need a bit of a clean-up and organisation. That’s exactly what I did for this little boy’s toys. Previously the toys were […]
I love pretty things. Pink things. Floral things. Things to put other things in. You get the picture. So when I stumbled across this beautiful pink metal suitcase whilst shopping in our local department store, I knew that I had to have it. Little did I know then, that it was going to teach me a […]
Today was the big day. The day we had been planning for since school broke up at the end of June. Back To School Day, Sunday 28th August. I’ve organised everything, planned for every eventuality and blogged about it for weeks. But life had other plans, and we were… late! You see, despite our early […]
The end of term beckons, and art folders are being brought proudly home from class. Add these to the paintings, crafts and drawings created at home, and you may feel that you have reached “peak paper”. Here’s what to do about it. What to keep We may think our little one could be the next big […]
The school term is coming to an end, and many of us are excitedly anticipating summer holidays. Whether here in the UAE or overseas, at some point over the next few months many of us will soon be loading up the car and setting out on a road trip. But before you cram in that […]
Filing doesn’t mean just storing your paperwork, it’s all about the ease of retrieval. There are no hard and fast rules about what should be filed where… it is entirely up to you. As a first step, take some time to bring all your paperwork together, determine what you have and work out the best […]
We are bombarded with so much information these days that it is not surprising that many people cite paper as the type of clutter that they struggle with the most. But as with most organising solutions, all it needs is a bit of time and routine, and those piles of papers can soon be under […]
