For as long as I can remember I have been organising. Even at the age of 8 I would routinely declutter, clean and organise my own room and would even regularly organise my best friend’s (the looks she gave me were priceless). I often took it upon myself to rearrange and declutter various rooms in the family home hoping for what I thought was a more “organized” space. But let’s get this straight though – our house was very well organized but what I remember most is that it still felt like HOME.
Fast forward twelve years I moved out and loved the freedom I had in my own space to clean, organise and make it my own but as my workload and responsibility increased (I was travelling internationally as Public Relations Manager for a global tech company) I had little time to focus on it and spent more time accumulating (disposable income was fun) and less time simplifying and organizing it. STUFF took over!! Next minute (literally, as those of you who know me would agree) I was married, pregnant and needed to take control as a tiny person was about to turn our world upside down and baby “stuff” (because you need it all) would take over. And let me just say if anyone tells you the baby will just need to fit in they are big fat WRONG!
Oh and takeover she did… so much so that we outgrew our first home and all of its flaws and purged and purged (because one must always purge before you move) and moved to somewhere larger and brighter and where the storage spaces where functional and plentiful! I was in organisation heaven and I couldn’t contain myself (pun intended)
So soon enough we were DEFINITELY ready for another child to complete our family, or at least that’s what we told ourselves, because EVERYTHING was under control, EVERYTHING was in its place and life was perfect. Not once did we even acknowledge my strong family history of twins and so as soon as the Obstetrician called my husband over to look at our first ultrasound, “because you might want to see this”, the proverbial hit the fan and then some, because… well, 3 children – 3 years and under equals chaos. The only choice I had was an organised and simplified home that was easy to maintain (with frequent spring cleans and regular overhauls).
Any spare chance I had and still have is researching new organisation techniques because it excites me and because the other part, decluttering, comes really naturally to me. What’s more I get to help families transform for their homes into homes they love. I get it, this is not for everyone nor does everyone have the time or the patience.
That’s where I step in – turning my knowledge and passion for all things home organisation into a small and hands on business to help you create a more functional home. It also means I can still be MUM to my young family which I dare say is my greatest love, just marginally above home organization.