Organising and cleaning experts advise on how to tackle the accumulated clutter and grime from a year spent at home.
In a normal year, this might be the time to block out a weekend, pull up your sleeves, and lift a season's worth of dust and grime off every surface in your house.
"We're under an extraordinary amount of pressure right now, so... I want people to go easy on themselves this year," said Melissa Maker, founder of Clean My Space, a boutique cleaning company in Toronto. If you live somewhere with inclement weather, check that seals on doors and windows are intact and that screens aren't broken.If you're still working from home at a makeshift setup, this may be the time to assess whether that really works. Picture: Standsome Worklifestyle/Unsplash
"Maybe now is the time to invest in a desk or a small table instead of working off something you've cobbled together," said Kacy Paide, founder of the Inspired Office in Silver Spring, Md."It's OK to spend some time or money or focus to make something a little more set in stone and enjoyable or beautiful."