Ilive in a tiny one-bedroom flat, but you’d never guess based on the amount of suitcases I brought with me when I moved in here.

The clutter problem has only gotten worse since. I can’t help it: I accumulate books, obscure spices , and “too nice to throw out, but will never actually be used” food containers like nobody’s business.

Worst of all are my food cupboards – I struggle to let go of long-lasting foods like cans, and woe betide anyone who opens my baking cupboard, which until recently risked showering whoever dared to with flour and sugar.

Well, no more, I decided recently. I gave the “90/90” rule a go, and it was exactly the kind of ruthless but reasonable approach I needed.

What is the ’90/90′ organisation rule?

Invented by Joshua Fields and Ryan Nicodemus, known online as

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