Because she apparently lives in England some of the suggestions are unique to England and some of the words are different enough that I don’t know what they refer to. The publisher added: “In Change Your Space, Dilly will show you how to streamline your possessions as you upsize, downsize and everything in between. There are also helpful tips that appear as bulletted lists in a different colored section of each chapter. Walk around your house with the biggest cardboard box you can find and just shove it all in there,” she says.

The book is split into Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Night and pretty much looks at all aspects of life – psychology, nutrition, biology, and physics. It's got good commonsense advice, but I can't think of a single bit that has stuck with me a week after reading it, unfortunately. I found the author’s picture annoying but I must admit this book has made me question for the first time why I have so many of everything. It’s got step-by-step guides and lots of quick and practical tips for sorting and organising every area of your home. When you stop allowing your life to revolve around things that don't matter, you instantly gain energy to focus on the things that do.By clearing out your home, you can also clear your mind, improve your relationships, and enhance your wellbeing. Sometimes a kitchen is a kitchen, but it can also be a playroom, and it’s also a study, and it’s also a front room. This book has a fun design, clear organization, and lots of ideas for how to declutter and keep spaces tidy.

Perhaps you have a pasta machine, bread maker, deep-fat fryer or slow cooker that never sees the light of day. However, if you have been storing cardboard boxes “just in case”, they are very valid items to remove. DAY 27: I often joke that people sometimes panic and end up taking 30 plastic bags to the recycling point. Some chapters where no use to me, don’t have an office, no kids rooms and toys all over, no spare rooms, no utility room or entrance way. I love reading novels but I love books that teach me things and inspire me to do things differently and better even more.By now, you will have realised that half the bits in your home are things you don’t actually need and the other half are things that you don’t actually like. That way it's less likely to trigger "to-do" thoughts when you're trying to sleep or cause stress right as you wake up.