DAY 8: Have you been through your shoes recently? Are there any you are not going to wear again that you can donate to charity or sell? The goal is to remove eight things from your house today.

It looks at lots of different areas of our lives and delivers facts and practical advice for how we can make our lives better. The book is split into Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Night and pretty much looks at all aspects of life – psychology, nutrition, biology, and physics. This book has a fun design, clear organization, and lots of ideas for how to declutter and keep spaces tidy. The author seems like a very nice person, and she offers advice without ever seeming judgmental or elitist. Even though there wasn't anything new for me in this book, I enjoyed skimming through it, and I would recommend it to people who are just starting out with decluttering, especially if they think that emotional or mental health issues will make the process difficult for them. DAY 1: You will remove one object from your home. Look for a large item that will make a big impact.

DAY 25: As you reach these higher numbers, it can feel overwhelming. By now, you will have realised that half the bits in your home are things you don’t actually need and the other half are things that you don’t actually like. DAY 4: Look at your hallway. Winter coats take up a lot of room, but do you have coats hanging up that you no longer wear? DAY 23: Do you still have piles of DVDs, even though you are signed up to Netflix? Go through your DVDs — there are companies that will buy them from you.

DAY 13: It is time to admit that some of your children’s toys need to be removed, either by donating to a toy bank or to a charity shop. DAY 7: Go through your Tupperware. Make sure every bottom has a top that matches. Store them, with lids on, inside each other. Then consider what you can reduce. The book also has some of Dilly’s own personal stories and some of her clients’ too. Something that the book focuses on too and something that is very important is the connection between mental health and clutter/mess. Creating space in your home and decluttering can have such a huge impact on your life, your relationships and your health. DAY 26: Today, you could look through memory boxes. Our attachment to certain objects changes over time, so it is important to keep returning to these areas and seeing what you can remove.Look at your outside space, if you have some - do you have a trampoline you could sell? Credit: Alamy Dilly, 41, who is a presenter on BBC’s Sort Your Life Out, shares her 30-day challenge Credit: DAVID CUMMINGS Publisher Jo Lal acquired world rights from Carly Cook at The Found. The guide will be published on 16th March 2023. Thinking about things you bought you did not need will help ensure you don’t have to repeat this process so intensely next time.