Peppers on a wooden board I imagined decluttering as a calm, organised process: light music, labelled boxes, emotional clarity. Instead, I discovered that letting go requires honesty, courage… and, apparently, a strong defence strategy for frozen pepper. The children came home with confidence and bin bags, ready to “help.” For the first few minutes, I was calm — until they reached the freezer and pulled out my red pepper . Suddenly, every Nigerian recipe I’ve ever loved came

Warm living room corner with a lamp on and a blanket on the sofa Life has a way of teaching us through things we didn’t ask for. I used to think decluttering was clearing cupboards and making space for new things. But sometimes the things we hold onto become heavier than we realise — and occasionally, the universe gives us a dramatic nudge to let go. Years ago, a toaster stopped working. Instead of throwing it away, I placed it aside with the innocent thought: maybe we can fi