I am Marie Kondoing my life, says Suzanne Harrington. Not because I’m a neat freak with time on my hands, but because the house, despite being made of elastic, is bursting. Too many people, not enough space.

A Japanese “organising consultant” and author of the inexplicably planet-wide bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has whipped up some light relief for the chattering and twittering classes with her latest lesson on

Love it or loathe it, housework has to be done and having followed one guru’s advice only to find herself needing what she had thrown away, Carol O’Callaghan reflects on the wisdom of cleaning gurus.

Taking control of your housework involves sticking to a plan, says Andrea Mara