Cleaning & Care
Cleaning as a household system
The question of what gets cleaned, how often, and by whom is a logistics problem before it is a cleaning problem.
Topic
systems
Every Meraloo article tagged systems — 5 pieces across 2 sections.
Organising
The weekly reset
A defined short routine holds a household steady, and it works because it is bounded rather than because it is thorough.
Organising
The entrance and why it matters
The first two metres of a house determine how much clutter enters it, and most homes have no system there at all.
Organising
Storage that works and storage that hides the problem
Most storage solutions make things harder to find, and the principles that avoid that are consistent.
Organising
Why decluttering fails and what works instead
Most people declutter repeatedly and end up where they started, and the reason is a mechanism rather than a lack of discipline.