There is clutter and then there is CLUTTER! ALL of us have a secret stash somewhere in our houses that we can’t clear out, be it the small drawer in the kitchen that all the “stuff” gets shoved, or the linen closet that doesn’t hold towels and linen anymore because there is no more room from the “stuff” that’s been put in there.

Out of sight out of mind is the catch cry of the modern home dweller; if visitors can’t see it, well it doesn’t matter does it. As long as for a...

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Can’t find all those lids for your Tupperware? 47 saucepans and frypans? Do you use that bread machine you bought on a whim “just in case”?

If you answered YES to these questions then read on McDuff!

Of course it may take you all day to clean out your cabinets or it may only take an hour. My suggestion is to have a plan before you start and a clear idea of what you want to achieve. If it helps write it down or draw a diagram of your space and put your belongings “away” on paper f...

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Pantry Panic and Lacklustre Linen!


Are you frightened to open your linen cupboard door for fear of being drowned by toppling towels and droopy doonas?  Flummoxed by the “where is that …” I put in the pantry... questions.

Let me help you get these two areas of your home under control once and for all.

Pantry … We use it every day, we fill it every week; fortnight or month, we have a love/hate relationship with it.  It always needs to be bigger and yet even if it was we would still say the...
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HELP! My House is drowning in clutter!!!

Hi I’m Lisa,  I’m a mum just like you, I have 3 younger children and a husband.  I’m going to help you, help your home to become a haven.  In the coming months I will be answering your questions to do with your home.  De-cluttering, cleaning, sorting, and organising yours and your families stuff.

Each month I will lead you through an area of your house that may need some tweaking.  Step by step to clearing the clutter...

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This blog spot will give pointers and guidance and some little tips and tricks along the way.

Follow along and learn something.  Hope I can help.

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