ORGANISE YOUR PHONE

with Rachel Hoffman, author of Unf *ck Your Habitat ($19.99, Bluebird)

While it’s obvious that smart phones make our lives easier, they can get disorgansed like anything else. But if you institute some order, you can find the things you use the most without getting lost in the digital clutter.

STREAMLINE YOUR APPS There’s no need to swipe past page after page of little-used apps in order to get to what you actually need.

CULL YOUR CONTACTS Keep your contacts current – don’t be afraid to delete information for people you know you’re never going to need to get in touch with again.

ORGANISE YOUR PICTURES Make separate albums for trips, seasons, places or specifically for pictures of your pets. This way you don’t have to scroll through your entire archive just to find that one adorable shot of Fido frolicking at the beach.

BACK UP YOUR MEMORIES Too many people have most of their photo memories stored on their phones or hosted on their Facebook accounts with no backup. There are plenty of options available for backup and storage – Apple’s icloud, Google Photos, Dropbox – just make sure you have access to yours if something were to happen to your phone (perish the thought).