Entries by Amanda Manson

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 Art of Tidying

I was delighted to present ‘The Art of Tidying’ workshops for the big blue & yellow box that is IKEA UK recently! Over two days in February I delivered home organising tips to shoppers who wanted to learn more whilst in store. Organise your Living Room From within a Living room set featuring the BESTA […]

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 old mobile phones lurking in a drawer?  I see many clients overrun with these kind of things, so the online offering from musicMagpie could be the way to […]

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 […]

What should I do with my child’s schoolwork?

Now it’s almost the end of the school term, you’re likely to be inundated with ‘masterpieces’ created by your offspring over the past year, as well as a bag full of school work books, and you might be asking that question about your child’s schoolwork; What on earth do I do with it all?!’ Wondering […]

An apple a day… keeps the clutter at bay!

It’s hot, hot, hot! And don’t you just feel like doing nothing at all when it’s hot?! The sunshine and warm weather can be lovely to enjoy, but when it’s sweltering, it can make us feel like doing absolutely nothing! And that’s fine if you’ve the time and space to let things pass, but if […]