So you've heard about Marie Kondo or about filing clothes and you want a shortcut with the instructions so you can jump on the KonMarie bandwagon? Read on! Below you'll find the simple steps for folding jeans like Marie Kondo so that you can file them in your drawer. The benefit is that you can see all of your clothes at once when you open your drawer rather than having to dig through piles to see what's at the bottom. And it looks so neat and pretty too! Once your clothes ar

Who knew that we've been folding clothes the wrong way our whole lives? If you haven't heard of Marie Kondo yet, you'll soon be hearing a lot more about her. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has got people around the globe pulling all of their clothes out of their wardrobes and folding them in a brand new way: basically, filing their clothes. Marie Kondo's technique, known as the KonMari method, involves, among other things, folding clothes in such a way that t

Drink bottles can be difficult to clean, especially those bottles with narrow openings, but if they're not cleaned properly, they can develop a build up of bacteria. Here are a couple of ways you can make sure your drink bottles are squeaky clean. For daily use, washing with warm soapy water and allowing your bottles to dry thoroughly overnight is enough. For a more thorough clean once every month or so, try one of these quick and easy tricks: ONE | SOAK IN VINEGAR Half fill

Welcome to the last day of this "Organise Your Money" series. On day one we recorded the details of the bills you pay regularly. On day two we created a register to record these payments. On day three we tracked your income. On day four we listed your variable expenses. Yesterday we set your monthly budget. And today I'm giving you a tool to help you track your spending throughout the month. Cash expenses can be difficult to keep track of. Little purchases, like takeaway coff

Welcome to day five of this "Organise Your Money" series. On day one we recorded the details of the bills you pay regularly. On day two we created a register to record these payments. On day three we tracked your income. On day four we listed your variable expenses. Today we'll be setting your monthly budget. Setting a monthly budget can take time but the good news is that you’ve already done most of the hard work. Now that you have all the information you need, you can creat