Home & order

Small fixes for the places you live in. Clutter, smells, stains, plants that keep dying — five things at a time.

Home & order5 things that help with the musty old-furniture smell in a thrifted sofa or chest of drawers5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with a sink or shower drain that smells like sewage only sometimes — not all the time5 things · 9 min readHome & order5 things that help with the aspirational smaller-size clothes you keep through multiple wardrobe clears5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the craft and hobby stash you can't declutter because of what you spent on it5 things · 9 min readHome & order5 things that help with the expired-medication and old-vitamin graveyard in the bathroom drawer that you keep meaning to deal with5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the exploding stash of gift bags, tissue paper, and ribbon you can't bring yourself to toss5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the linen closet where the stacks collapse every time you pull one towel out5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with putting things away when you have ADHD and then never being able to find them again5 things · 9 min readHome & order5 things that help with the storage bins you packed so neatly you forgot everything inside them5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the donate boxes that live in your car boot for months because you never make it to the charity shop5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with organising the chaos under the bathroom or kitchen sink where the pipes ruin every standard organiser5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the cabinet of food-storage lids that never match their containers5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the drawer of tangled charging cables and mystery cords you're scared to throw out5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the one flat surface that becomes a clutter pile the day after you clear it5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the junk drawer that fills back up within a week of organising it5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the gummy adhesive residue left after peeling a label off a jar or container5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the sticky grease film on kitchen cabinets above the stove that just smears when you wipe it5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the smell rising out of the kitchen sink drain and garbage disposal5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the cloudy white film on glasses that comes out of the dishwasher5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with cigarette smoke smell baked into the walls of an apartment from a previous tenant5 things · 10 min readHome & order5 things that help with dried, brown set-in stains on a mattress you can't put in the wash5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with set-in yellow sweat stains on pillows that washing alone won't whiten5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the rotten-egg smell coming from the dishwasher with water pooled at the bottom5 things · 9 min readHome & order5 things that help with the funky musty smell trapped inside a reusable water bottle5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with the burnt-on brown grease layer baked under a stainless steel pan5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the orange-brown ring below the toilet waterline that bleach won't touch5 things · 9 min readHome & order5 things that help with towels that go sour the second they get wet, even fresh from the wash5 things · 8 min readHome & order5 things that help with dried, crusted toothpaste splatter on the bathroom mirror and faucet5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the pink slime that keeps coming back on shower caulk and grout5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help with the musty black gunk in a front-load washer's rubber door gasket5 things · 9 min readHome & order5 things that help a rented flat feel like yours without losing your deposit5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help you stop condensation streaming down your windows5 things · 7 min readHome & order5 things that help you stop the kitchen bin smelling5 things · 6 min readHome & order5 things that help you tame the chair that collects clothes5 things · 6 min readHome & order5 things that help a musty closet smell fresh5 things · 3 min readHome & order5 things that help you keep kitchen counters clear5 things · 3 min readHome & order5 things that help you organize a small closet5 things · 3 min readHome & order5 things that help keep the laundry pile away5 things · 3 min readHome & order5 things that help with paper clutter5 things · 3 min readHome & order5 things that help you start decluttering when overwhelmed5 things · 3 min readHome & order5 things that help a small kitchen stay tidy5 things · 3 min read

Five things that help, every Sunday.

One list a week, picked by hand.