Archive for the ‘Decluttering’ Category

Resolutions You Can Actually Realise

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Goal setting is a valuable way to plan for your future, its direction and your happiness. Planned effectively, goals give you a purpose and a target to work towards, helping you realise the life you truly want to lead. At the start of a new year, we often set resolutions on the spur of the moment with insufficient thought about what it is we want to achieve or how we will go about doing so.

Here are some great tips to help you set the realistic goals you truly want to achieve and motivate you to make them a reality. (more…)

Ambitions, Dreams, Desires: How To Achieve Them All

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Life as a busy mum can often feel mundane, monotonous, overwhelming and exhausting. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do something for you: something that will inspire, motivate and fulfil you? Well, you can! Life is what you make it and here are some great ways to help you achieve your deepest desires and lifelong goals. (more…)

2012: It’s Time For You To Sparkle

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Do you have aspirations for a better life?
Do you wonder where the real you went when you became a mum?
Do you need to find time for you?
How would achieving your greatest goals change your life?

So many mums feel trapped by their situation and view their lives as a constant cycle of kids, work, washing, cleaning and errands. Life can seem monotonous, tedious and without focus. Isn’t it time you took control and did something for you that would give you immense fulfilment, satisfaction and pleasure? (more…)

8 Goal Setting Rules

Monday, November 14th, 2011

November’s issue of Empower documented the achievements of two of our fantastic mums and what they believed to be their biggest accomplishments of 2011. We encourage you all to reflect on the goals or resolutions you made for 2011 and how they have been realised. It is just as important now to look ahead and start planning your goals for 2012. This is especially significant if you feel stuck in a rut, without direction or a general unhappiness about your life. Create a plan to get your life back on track by identifying and planning ways to achieve lifelong goals. Here are eight rules of goal planning to help you focus on achieving your innermost aspirations. (more…)

Clutter Vs Cash

Monday, October 24th, 2011

As busy mums, it is likely you’ve little time to address the issue of clutter in your home. We’re not talking about the odd messy room that you are continually tidying, it’s all the ‘stuff’ you hoard on shelves, in wardrobes, in the garage or in your attic. Have you ever considered how much money you could make by selling off unwanted or unused possessions? (more…)

Clear your home and your mind!

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Clutter is caused by the need to justify wastefulness. It is a collection of possessions that no longer serve a purpose in our daily lives but seem to take up valuable space. More times than not we think only of the physical impact that clutter has on our space. But it is the emotional impact of the clutter that makes it almost unbearable to deal with. (more…)

When The Going Gets Tough… Ask For Help!

Monday, April 25th, 2011

This month we have focused on the benefits de-cluttering can bring. Not only can a good clear out create more space for the family but it can also clear your mind of all the associated stress and anxiety caused by a disorganised environment. (more…)

Guilt Fuelled Hoarding: Are You A Victim?

Monday, April 11th, 2011

The accumulation of clutter can be caused by a need to justify wastefulness. Over the years, possessions have been bought that are no longer useful or needed but they still lurk in homes, taking up vital space. Many people find it difficult to do away with such items, be it furniture, clothes or toys, simply because hard-earned cast was spent – or wasted – on their acquisition. Hence the concept of Guilt Fuelled Hoarding begins. People find it difficult to part with their unwanted possessions because it makes them feel guilty for wasting money. (more…)

Empowering Mums Celebrates 2010

Monday, December 27th, 2010

In recent blogs, we have discussed the importance of reflection at year-end. It gives us the opportunity to review what we have achieved, what we feel good about, what we want to do again and the things we would like to improve upon next year. We would like to share with you some of the great moments Empowering Mums experienced this year and, more importantly, the fantastic successes our many mums have enjoyed this year by taking part in our various personalised coaching programmes! (more…)

Tips To Maintaining A Clutter-Free Home.

Monday, April 26th, 2010

If you have de-cluttered your home but are left wondering how you will ever maintain such an organised environment, these tips should help:

1. Avoid bringing more clutter into your home. Purchase only items you need and know you will use.

2. Avoid moving items around your house: put it away in its rightful place immediately or throw it away!

3. Ensure your family takes part in your efforts. Instil in them these essential life skills so they become organised and in control of their surroundings.

4. Tackle one room at a time when cleaning and tidying. This will help you to avoid becoming overwhelmed with any time-consuming tasks.

5. A mini de-clutter at the end of each month or season is a great habit to adopt. It will help you maintain the organisation of each room of your house without allowing the clutter to re-accumulate. (more…)