ABOUT ME

When I found myself with a bit of time on my hands after a project was cancelled, I created a system to help me manage my overwhelming cleaning workload. My Housability cleaning system is a task-based, detailed schedule of cleaning tasks that lets me get the work done in manageable chunks of time. The system worked so well that it changed my life (yes, really!) and made me realise I could apply its principles to other areas of life.

I struggled for decades to get/stay on top of the stuff in my house (and in my head). I’m talking about clutter, paperwork, dust, grime, laundry, decorating, house maintenance etc. You name it, I had absolutely zero clue how ‘normal’ people coped with everything.

I did manage to keep the house quite tidy but it was hard work and to be honest, the house was much grubbier than I’d like. I didn’t understand why it was quite so difficult until my son was getting diagnosed with ADHD and I realised that I probably had it myself. Reading the ADHD books explained pretty much everything I’d ever found inordinately difficult.

A combination of… finding some minimalist writers online, buying a feather duster (yes really - see this blog post) and the closing of my biggest work project meant that I finally had the headspace, time and tools to work out a way to manage it all. My personal Housability cleaning system was born. My house is not immaculately clean or Instagram-worthily decorated and furnished but it’s always clean enough, pretty tidy and very organised. I live with a messy man, a messy teenage boy and two smelly dogs (one of whom sheds hair like crazy). I should be fighting a losing battle but thanks to my system, nowadays I’m usually a step or two ahead of the mess/smell/dog hair.

The Housability system is personalised to meet your specific needs and includes a detailed schedule of cleaning tasks and a task-based approach that lets you get the work done in manageable chunks of time.

I love planning, categorising, organising physical stuff and creating storage solutions. As a web and intranet usability specialist in my other life, I’m really good at understanding why some things are hard to use, explaining the problems to my clients and working out how to fix them.

My Housability systems really have changed my life and they could change yours. You don’t have to be like me for my approach to work for you.

I hope I can help you.