Archive - The Tidy Home

Willpower won't tidy your home. Ask my cat.

Why the right thing in the right place beats trying harder

Jun 9 • The Tidy Home and Chantal Louise

May 2026

The part of tidying that keeps costing you

The half you keep skipping

May 26 • The Tidy Home

3 reasons your containers aren't working

And it's almost never the container itself

May 12 • The Tidy Home

So…how often should you tidy, really?

Your house already knows

May 5 • The Tidy Home

April 2026

4 things you can stop overdoing at home

Nobody noticed when you stopped folding their socks anyway

Apr 28 • The Tidy Home

The trick to a tidy home? Do less

Apr 21 • The Tidy Home

Messiness isn't laziness

Even if you noticed it every time and did nothing.

Apr 14 • The Tidy Home

5 early signs your home is asking for a reset

The friction is there before the mess is

Apr 8 • The Tidy Home

March 2026

The mess you notice but can't get to right now

When right now isn't always an option

Mar 31 • The Tidy Home

When someone messes up what you just cleaned

It's a timing problem. Here's what to do instead.

Mar 24 • The Tidy Home

Why it feels so bad when nothing stays done

Nothing staying done doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong

Mar 17 • The Tidy Home

Why the worst room isn't the place to start

When the urge hits, start here

Mar 3 • The Tidy Home

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