Paper has been a huge part of our homes for a long time, so much so that our day starts with pieces of paper entering our home. You step out of your home the first thing in the morning to pick newspaper. You get bills and receipts for buying any goods or services that make … Read more
I’ve been talking here for a long time about the many benefits of decluttering and how it’s good for your soul. But it’s easier said than done. When your entire home is drowning in clutter and everything is going haywire, it’s next to impossible to gather any motivation to tackle it. You may be having … Read more
Decluttering a garage is hard because it’s practically a dumping ground for the items that you’ve decluttered from your home. Everything that doesn’t belong or fit into your home ends up being taken to the garage where it sits forever, until of course you know where else to dump these items. My garage houses all … Read more
A cluttered email inbox can make your life chaotic in more ways than you can imagine. It can make you overlook important mails that are prone to get lost between thousands of unimportant newsletters and spammy messages. And if you are a busy bee who doesn’t get time to deal with emails as they arrive, decluttering … Read more
You must have heard about Hoarding Disorder wherein a hoarder keeps filling up their home with worthless stuff with no intention of ever getting rid of it. It usually happens with those who have a hard time parting with stuff and still indulge in impulsive buying to add further to the already mounting pile of … Read more
As a home buddy, I always wondered how my little home had the power to make me fall in love with it. Home is all about family but there was still something else about it that made me want to ‘stay home’ when I wasn’t hustling outside. I wanted to be home even when I … Read more
Decluttering kitchen countertops is tricky. Given how easy it is for the kitchen counters to accumulate clutter, it’s hard to motivate yourself to keep decluttering it all day. And if you’re someone like me, you just won’t be able to bring yourself to cook anything on those messy countertops. There was a time when I … Read more
My parents often reminisce about the days when life was simple and not moving as fast as it does today. They tell me how clutter was almost non-existent when they were young because they didn’t own much stuff in the first place. But they said one thing that made me think hard. “The pace of … Read more
My parents always used to complain about my clothes occupying too much space in the house. And yet every morning, I would find myself standing in front of the mirror thinking how I had nothing to wear. I was practically living under a heap of clothes but would still feel overwhelmed every time I had … Read more
A few days ago, my elder sister accidentally got a peek inside my skincare and makeup drawers and asked me if I would actually be able to consume all these products before they get expired. I looked at my huge collection and immediately answered in ‘Yes’ clearly knowing that I had lied. I mean, who … Read more