I have worked with several families over the years helping to sorting out the family archive. The start of such projects can look overwhelming – boxes of photos, letters, papers, keepsakes and even furniture accumulated with each generation but never tackled. Along the way the gems of our history get buried and lost. However, modern Curating the Family HistoryRead More
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Broken promises – decluttering during lockdown!
How many of you promised yourselves that you would use lockdown to finally declutter and get organised? Me too! And yet seven weeks in and there are still those pesky jobs sitting on the the To Do list. If you are looking for a bit of motivation to get you started here are some of Broken promises – decluttering during lockdown!Read More
Thought for Food (Waste)
I watched an interesting film the other day, “Just Eat IT a food waste story”, about a couple who try to live off food which is destined to be thrown away. Very interesting – especially as we become more conscious of the scale and impact of food wastage is having personally, locally and globally. One Thought for Food (Waste)Read More
Downsizing: What do I do with all this stuff?
You’ve had the family discussion, you’ve examined all the options and the decision has been made: Time to downsize. But after 30, 40 or 50 years it is inevitable you will have accumulated a lot of stuff! This makes a daunting task seem nigh on impossible. How do you decide which items, that hold such Downsizing: What do I do with all this stuff?Read More
Click! Organising your holiday photos
I remember how exciting it was to pick up that oblong envelope with your holiday snaps. If you were organised, you even got them into a photo album! Click! Organising your holiday photosRead More