DE-CLUTTERING
ROSIE BARRON IS THE TIDY COO A Professional Organiser, who works with clients to help them Declutter and Organise their homes and live a more relaxed life. A Platinum KonMari Consultant and member of APDO (the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers), Rosie lives in Aberdeenshire with her husband, four Home Educated children, eight ponies, five dogs, three cats, two bunnies, chickens, ducks and fish which all Spark Joy.
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f you’ve been following along with this series, you’ll have had a good go at your clothes, your books and your papers, and now it’s time to move on to the more miscellaneous categories. I like to start with toiletries and make up here as they can often be fairly satisfying categories.
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Toiletries Toiletries are anything used to keep yourself clean and fresh. Items like shower gel, shampoo, sanitary products, deodorant, moisturiser, face scrubs, lip balms, body wash, shampoo and conditioner fall into this category. Collect all of them into one place and put them into categories.
Images: Laura Walter Photography
The two questions I like to ask in this category are:1. “Is this something you use?” 2. “How long has it been open?” The number of unused products that fill bathrooms is amazing. Perhaps you bought it and tried it once, then realised that you didn’t get along with it. Perhaps it was a gift and it’s not something that you would use, but you haven’t liked to get rid of it. Whatever the reason, if you don’t use something, it should not be taking up vital space in your home. The second thing to consider is how long a product has been open. Many products have a time frame within which they should be used once opened. Often this can be a safety issue: for example, sunscreen starts to degrade once it is opened and using sunscreen that has been opened too long
