The people behind QuietJournal
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Desmond Okonkwo Lead writer
Two children at home, years of tracking spending and chores. he prefers damp-proofing bathroom storage pieces built around tables.
- Hanging versus folding: turning choices into a process
- Storing toys so they return: five common misreadings
- Choosing containers that fit: how to tell you are doing it right
- One-zone-per-person rules: the version that fits a real home
- Zoning a storage room: how to start and how to keep it
- Birthday and anniversary reminders: how to start and how to keep it
- Fixing an evening routine: turning choices into a process
- Who owns the task list: the version that fits a real home
Desmond Hale Contributing editor
Six years as a home-organising consultant, mostly undoing container shopping sprees. he writes only what can be maintained.
- Designing the entry drop zone: turning choices into a process
- Filing papers and receipts: turning choices into a process
- Building a label system: how to tell you are doing it right
- Why systems collapse and return: when a professional should step in
- Packing a suitcase to unpack: the long game versus the quick fix
- Sharing a shopping list: from messy to orderly
- Leaving half the weekend empty: five common misreadings
- Letting children decide: five common misreadings
Amos Reilly Staff writer
Previously coordinated renovation projects, now writes about how homes actually work. he flags what should have been solved during building work.
- Keeping one counter clear: how to start and how to keep it
- Damp-proofing bathroom storage: when a professional should step in
- Reaching the back of deep cabinets: how to start and how to keep it
- The weekly fifteen-minute reset: only a few moves matter
- The smallest unit of storage: how to tell you are doing it right
- A plan for sudden overtime: from messy to orderly
- Boundaries for the family group chat: the long game versus the quick fix
- How often to visit parents: the version that fits a real home
Jasper Nunez Regular contributor
Eight years writing lifestyle features, allergic to showroom photography. he starts with your real life, then aesthetics.
- The rules of drawer dividers: how to start and how to keep it
- How a fridge should be organised: only a few moves matter
- The order of seasonal switching: the wrong order wears you out
- Vertical space in small flats: the long game versus the quick fix
- A test for what to let go: five common misreadings
- Booking holidays early: from messy to orderly
- Compressing the morning routine: the version that fits a real home
- What to outsource: only a few moves matter