I'm Mel, a professional organiser and photo manager based in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland. With over 20 years' experience working in museums, charities and law firms in the UAE and UK, I can help you declutter your physical space and set up systems to take away the overwhelm and replace it with the freedom to spend your time on what makes you happy. I live in Dumfries & Galloway with my husband, son, two cats and an ever-growing family of LEGO figures.
Paperwork. Despite living in the digital age, we are swamped with more paper than ever before. Bills to pay, forms to sign, newsletters to read, timetables, magazines, newspapers… not to mention the junk mail that we didn’t even want in the first place! What to do with it all? I recently wrote a blog post […]
I’m sure I say this every month, but Wow! Where did October disappear to? I don’t know if it’s the change in weather (it’s definitely getting a bit wintry here in Scotland now), the anticipation of the festive season, or that I’ve been so focused on getting More Organised Ltd up and running… but October […]
Back when Mr 6 was only two years old, I decided to hold a little Halloween party. The perfect excuse to dress up, play silly games and eat candy! We had great fun, the little ones looked so cute, and Mummy got to eat all the left over chocolate (win!). Being almost exactly six months […]
Can you believe that today is the last day of September? Which means tomorrow, 01 October, we we will be stepping into the last quarter of 2017! And what a year 2017 has been so far… the perfect time to refresh my monthly review posts. The idea is to respond to a series of ten […]
I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog recently, but if you’ve been following me on Instagram and Facebook, you’ll already know why. We’ve moved to Scotland! After 12 years in Dubai, we decided it was time for a change. A chance to be more intentional about the way we are spending our days.
I’m trying something new with this post, by sharing what I am currently up to, whether it’s organising, relaxing or just getting through each month! For years I have included a “Currently…” card in my scrapbooking pages, to remind myself what I was thinking, reading, watching, creating (you get the picture) at a particular time. […]
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 […]
