Author Archive for: AmandaManson
Entries by Amanda Manson
Tips for Staging your Home for Sale
Are potential homebuyers really that picky? Yes they are! Spring has almost sprung and it’s traditionally the time of year when we start to see an increase in ‘For Sale’ boards going up in front gardens nearby. It’s the peak time to put houses on the market; windows and doors can be left open for air […]
Are you a stationery addict?
Shhh! You’re a stationery addict, right? If I had a pound for every time I met with a Client who needed help to clear their cluttered workspaces, who admitted to having a penchant for stationery, I’d be a very rich person by now!! Who doesn’t love a bit of stationery shopping on the high street? […]
Top Tech Tips for Homeworkers
Top tech tips for homeworkers. Thanks to modern broadband and affordable computers, home working is becoming increasingly popular. Many of us have the option to work remotely and there are a growing numbers of freelancers and self-employed people who run their own businesses from a home office. I caught up with Matt Powell from BroadbandGenie.co.uk, […]
Presenting at IKEA UK’s Ideas Festival – The Joy of Storage
I was delighted to present ‘The Art of Tidying’ workshops for the big blue & yellow box that is IKEA UK recently! Over the course of two days at the end of February, groups of people who had pre-booked onto the event, as well as general shoppers who wanted to learn more, were able to […]
Organise Your Home Office Day 2016 – 5 tips
In true ‘days of the year’ style, it transpires that today is the day to get your home office organised. Whether your home office is in a room all of it’s own, shared with another family member or two, or sits to one end of your kitchen table opposite the ironing pile, the empty breakfast bowls […]
6 Essential Decluttering Tips for musicMagpie
I’ve previously blogged about my haul of vinyl and how I make sure it’s well used, but what about that pile of CDs, video games and even old mobile phones lurking in a drawer? If you’re overrun with these kind of things, then the online offering from musicMagpie could be your way to a […]
National Organising Week 2015
National Organising Week 2015 is almost here! From Saturday 7th to Friday 13th November there will be a host of support, news items, blogs and social media shares across the web to recognise this important week in the Professional Organiser’s calendar! #NOW2015 A full 7 days in which to make a start finish an incomplete project […]
Guest Blog: How to repurpose your sentimental clothing.
Today, I have a guest blog from the lovely Rachel of Patch Memories, all about turning your unwanted (but can’t bear to part with) clothing into something a little bit different! I have seen Rachel’s creations – from cushions to Christmas stockings, and bunting to beautifully crafted personalised pictures – and this is a great […]
Having trouble getting started?
We’re nearing the end of the summer holiday season here in the UK (if you’ve school aged kids we are anyway!) and it always seems to be around now that people start to make plans for the looooong winter ahead! Well, up to the end of the year at least! The start of September really is […]
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