The people behind SimpleJournal
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Sonia Marchetti Lead writer
Eight years writing lifestyle features, allergic to showroom photography. she starts with your real life, then aesthetics.
- Risks of the second-hand market: the wrong order wears you out
- Comparing unit prices: the wrong order wears you out
- Reading reviews critically: turning choices into a process
- The value of trying first: from messy to orderly
- What buying once right means: when a professional should step in
- A plan for sudden overtime: the wrong order wears you out
- Boundaries for the family group chat: for people with no spare time
- How often to visit parents: when a professional should step in
Willa Farrow Contributing editor
Two children at home, years of tracking spending and chores. she prefers fixing an evening routine pieces built around tables.
- Reading specifications properly: when a professional should step in
- When group buying helps: the version that fits a real home
- Is membership worth it: when a professional should step in
- When brand premium pays: the wrong order wears you out
- Finding service centres: only a few moves matter
- Booking holidays early: when a professional should step in
- Compressing the morning routine: for people with no spare time
- What to outsource: how to start and how to keep it
Harriet Lowell Staff writer
Previously coordinated renovation projects, now writes about how homes actually work. she flags what should have been solved during building work.
- Reading retail sale cycles: only a few moves matter
- How often to buy fresh food: from messy to orderly
- The returns process: five common misreadings
- Custom versus off-the-shelf: costing it honestly
- Claiming a price match: how to tell you are doing it right
- Birthday and anniversary reminders: only a few moves matter
- Fixing an evening routine: costing it honestly
- Who owns the task list: the wrong order wears you out
Eloise Fontaine Regular contributor
Six years as a home-organising consultant, mostly undoing container shopping sprees. she writes only what can be maintained.
- Warranty versus extended cover: turning choices into a process
- Where stockpiling stops: the version that fits a real home
- The energy maths on appliances: turning choices into a process
- A reusable shopping template: five common misreadings
- The restock line for consumables: how to tell you are doing it right
- Sharing a shopping list: the long game versus the quick fix
- Leaving half the weekend empty: from messy to orderly
- Letting children decide: the version that fits a real home