The importance of living spaces is signaled differently in a variety of cultures, for the Dutch, there's a word that encapsulates this importance – gezellig. While its English translation is "cosy," gezellig encompasses more than mere comfort; it's a term that permeates every aspect of life, from homes and afternoons to dinners and conversations.

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You can use the idea of slowing down and work with the philosophy that good things take time, in organising as well.

Recently I was thinking that organisation and being an environmentalist might actually go hand in hand in some cases.

Everyone procrastinates and that is okay, to a certain extent. It is a matter of how long we procrastinate and on which things.

When are you truly organised? Is it when you have nothing out of place in your house when dishes are done, laundry is folded and washed, and no piece of paper lives on your desk? Or is it when you manage to get the kids to school (dressed), when you are doing a pretty good job at work and overall your family is happy and healthy living their day-to-day lives.

Is cleaning the house still women’s work? I did some research on this topic which is called the second shift. This research concludes that in all households the situation is different.

This week I am contemplating purpose. What is the point of cleaning, organising and decluttering? After all - it will never stop, will it?

As working mums we have to find a way to do exercise whilst cleaning the house, let’s introduce taskercising.

This week let’s talk about organising from the inside out. The inner and outer world, have much more in common than what most of us would like to believe and admit.

This week let’s talk about lists and look in particular at the ‘to-do’ lists. I have lists for pretty much everything; meetings to make sure I don’t forget things, lists for goals of the week, goals for each day etc.