How to video: fold your flannels

Here's my first (super short!) video showing how to fold flannels:

1. lay out your flannel
2. fold it into three
3. fold it in half
4. You're now ready to stack them up and store them away!

Quick fix for tidying: organise your foil and cling film

I often struggle to tear cling film and foil neatly without pulling half of it out of the container and tearing the box - so I think this storage and cutting box is a great idea!

It's a sturdy hard plastic cover/case with a serrated edge.

It clips together at the back - unclip it and the foil or cling film slots in:

My cling film storage before:

 

After:

It also comes in green and blue, and one of the best things about is that it cost just £1!

Two minute tidy tip: take photos of receipts and store them electronically

If you're anything like me, you'll keep hold of important receipts and every time you open your purse/handbag/desk drawer will see them and think: what do I do with these, and how long should I keep them for?

My quick two minute tidy tip: take a photo of your receipts with your smart phone, connect your phone to your PC with a USB cable, and save them into a folder:

Next, name and date your receipts so that they're easy to find:

What do I do if I need them again?

If you need to return or check something and want to be able to show the receipt, you can use one of the free, easy to use document sharing solutions available. You'll be able to quickly access your files from your smart phone, tablet, home or work computer, which cuts down the need for paper.

I use the free version of Dropbox to store my files and can open them at work, on my phone, and at home - but there are lots of free variations out there. They're simple and fast to set up and will save you a lot of time: you can store your to do lists, addresses, etc and any changes you make to your documents will sync and take effect across all of your devices.

Or, if you want a really quick way to access an important document, draft an email to yourself, attach it and save it! You can then retrieve it when you need it.

Sort it Saturday: organising scarves

I've had a pile of scarves languishing at the back of my hall closet for ages - I'd even forgotten I'd had some of them! I recently saw an ingenious way of storing scarves so you can easily see what you have, and I'm giving it a go. I made a trip to my local 99p shop for one of the 'ingredients'.

You'll need:

A hanger:

Shower curtains with hooks:

Scarves:

Just count the scarves you have, take the same amount of shower hooks, then loop the scarves through the hooks, and attach them to the hanger. That's it!

Hanging in the closet:

I have 8 shower hooks left so can easily add more to the hanger if I need to. I also have the shower curtains left over which I plan to use as dust sheets when I paint my desk in the coming weeks.

Cost: 99p! - I already had the pink hanger, which was part of a set of 10 from Primark, and was £4.

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Hi!

I was inspired to start blogging after decluttering and reorganising my flat. I love organising things and will post before and after photos here!