I love the bare bones of January. Stripped of the distraction & decoration of Christmas, our homes (and lives) can feel stark and empty. Yet as the month unfolds a sense of calmness emerges. The beginning of the year is an opportunity to simplify and start again. January is the time to declutter; to remove & recycle all that stuff which accumulated during the last year. It’s a detox for the interior & the diary. Seeing the skeleton structure of home & daily living, allows us a fresh perspective on the...