Serious Satisfaction...

Cherry Menlove is passionately dedicated to the lives of homemakers and in making life more simple and beautiful. Tune in weekly for her inspirational tips and advice that celebrate every aspect of the domestic arts, homemaking, cooking, crafting, gardening and decorating.

You’ll also find Cherry - the UK’s answer to Martha Stewart – online writing her blogs: Tales from Pixiewood, Cherrys English Kitchen and L’Influence.

I’m a compulsive ‘plumper’. If there’s a cushion or pillow within a thirty mile radius I will plump it. If I can turn one job in to two then I will. Yes I’m a multi tasker through and through. And I don’t do things by halves. Plumped cushions, multi tasking, chores done thoroughly... All give the budding homemaker an enormous sense of satisfaction.

My latest multi-task is timely: whilst packing to go on holiday use it as an opportunity to completely clear out your wardrobe (in time for the new Autumn / Winter season soon after your return).

Genius eh?

Work your way through all cupboards and drawers.

Pile clothes to take away with you, clothes to go, clothes to stay that won’t be travelling with you, clothes that need mending (you know a button here, a ripped seam there) and clothes that need dry cleaning or washing before the new season (there will be several).

Top tip: no domestic goddess should be without an array of Laundress cleaning products. A luxury fabric care and speciality detergent line that will take the chore out of laundry and cut down the dry cleaning bill (there’s a cashmere shampoo).

Press and pack the clothing to take on your trip then give drawers (all those dust bunnies need to go), cupboards and wardrobes (remove all that dirt your unboxed shoes have left behind) a darn good clean using a new generation natural cleaning product such as Maison Belle Spring Cleaner Cucumber.

Take a bi-annual trip the The Holding Company and invest in new coat hangers, shoe cubbys, underbed drawer organisers or baskets (a godsend if you’re short on space).

Neatly restock what stays and pack up everything you haven’t worn in two years (maximum) to take to the charity shop and / or clothing bank.

Once you’ve sampled the satisfaction of all this, you’ll be itching to start on the bathroom...

And if you have ultra persuasive powers then you’ll persuade your other half to do the same...

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