House Calmer

15/10/2026

15/10/2026

If you fancy a great day out, this show is fab.

We are so excited about the Home, Life and You LIVE show at the ExCel, London - this weekend 17th & 18th October ❤

Will you come & visit? You can find us on stand E30.

Lots of APDO members will appear on stage delivering talks that will inspire and inform on all things decluttering.

As per usual, we will also host our APDO stand, where you can enter our Lego competition and talk to our members about how you can get help decluttering your own home and talk to us about joining our 400 member strong community!

To buy 2 tickets for the price of 1 - click here

https://homelifeandyoulive.seetickets.com/event/home-life-you-live/excel/3520389?OfferCode=2FOR1

Hope to see you there! 😘

01/10/2026

Always a joy to sponsor the Friends of Deddington Library and this is a cracking picture on the calendar

🍂 Pinch, pinch! October is here! 🍂

It’s time to turn the page on your Deddington Parish Calendar!

This month’s stunning view of Hempton Road from Milton Gated Road was captured by the very talented Stefan Wathan 📸✨

A huge thank you to our October sponsor, House Calmer. Run by Jen Childs, House Calmer offers inclusive, flexible and tailored organising services for your home, life admin and small business. Learn more ➡ https://www.housecalmer.com

20/09/2026

Hope you've enjoyed the APDO Association of Professional Declutterers & Organisers National Organising Week 2026.
Here's a final tip from me about odd socks. They are great at cleaning Venetian blinds. Pop one on your hand and run it over each slat. Once done, you can wash and dry it and reuse!

19/09/2026

Kind words from a recent client.
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18/09/2026

Day 5 - Where does the unwanted stuff go to? Work with me and I donate as many items as possible to charity.
Good quality clothes, games, kitchen ware, and general bric-a-brac goes to Katharine House Hospice and occasionally to their eBay shop.
Books start off at the Deddington Church book stall, held at Deddington Craft Fayre, or to Friends of Deddington Library and sometimes to the hospice shop
Craft supplies go to Orinoco Banbury, The Oxfordshire Scrapstore

17/09/2026

Day 4 - how to exit things from your home. Actually this is one of the first things I discuss with clients. The exit strategy is super important and having confidence that things can be re-homed or recycled can often make it easier to let things go.

16/09/2026

Day 3 and a few tips to start you off.
You don't need to let go of items you haven't used in months. Sometimes there's a really good reason why something hasn't been used, but will be in the short term.
Small changes count.

15/09/2026

Day 2 and let's dive into the issues of overconsumption.
Let me know if there's a space that isn't working for you.

14/09/2026

Day 1 of National Organising Week. Have you really thought about what overconsumption means? Here's some House Calmer thinking to get us going this campaign week.

Most of us are surrounded by messages encouraging us to buy more, upgrade, replace, and generally consume more. Let's stop and think about those messages and how we can rethink our consumption.


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