Semi sorted, always becoming
Hi, I'm Mel.
Real rhythms across Home, Heart, Body and Soul, for women in midlife figuring it out as they go. This isn't all or nothing. It's always becoming.
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New videos most weeks across Home, Heart, Body and Soul: real routines, honest chats, and the odd unscripted ramble about midlife and perimenopause.
Season One is underway
Semi Sorted 73
The gentle 73-day challenge across Home, Heart, Body and Soul. One rule: never miss three days in a row. Every day earns XP and colours the picture, so there is no zero day. Join any day, it's a rhythm, not a race.
The person behind the page
A full house and a semi-sorted life
I work full time, I'm married, and I have four kids. Our home is wonderfully, loudly neurodivergent. I'm studying, volunteering where I can, and I don't have it all figured out, and I've stopped pretending I do.
What I share here isn't a cleaning schedule. It's a whole life, Home, Heart, Body and Soul, told honestly: the routines, the relationships, the health stuff, and the person I'm still becoming underneath it all.
Read my storyHow it's organised
Four pillars, one realistic life
Everything on this site sits under one of four pillars. Dip into whichever one your week needs.
{Home}
Cleaning, groceries, budgeting and the systems that keep a full house from tipping over.
{Heart}
Marriage, parenting, friendships and community: the connections behind a loud, neurodivergent house.
{Body}
Movement, mental health and perimenopause, talked about honestly and without the shame.
{Soul}
Values, rhythms, growth and the side hustle: the quiet stuff that makes the rest feel worth it.
Print it, use it, keep it simple
Latest free resources
Weekly Reset Checklist
A one-page checklist to reset the house without losing the whole weekend to it.
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Just One Thing Habit Tracker
A gentle, forgiving tracker for building one rhythm at a time. No streak-shaming.
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Perimenopause Symptom Tracker
Track sleep, mood and symptoms so your next GP chat is backed by real data.
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Real comments, from real viewers
Thanks to you for giving me the motivation to start my bedroom declutter. I've got rid of six bags of books, some clothing and a bag of random stuff for the charity... It shows how you're helping clutter hounds like me who hang on to things until it piles up. Keep going, you're a star.
I have anxiety too and it can get in the way so easily. I totally get it, but you did a fantastic job getting stuff done! Thank you for motivating me.
You are doing great, Mel! Thank you so much for being raw and honest about mental health. I've been on a long journey of decluttering myself... thank you for keeping me inspired.
Thank you for sharing your journey Mel and congratulations. You seem so much lighter and that you can catch your breath now after a stressful few years.
Well done on the great progress on your health journey. I'm mid-40s and started getting serious about my own health journey in late March this year. Here's to ageing with strength and good health!
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