In this episode, I speak with Shae Zand from Leave It To Shae, her professional home organisation business. Coming from a mixed Persian/Filipina background and having grown up between 3 countries: Iran, the Philippines and Australia, Shae considers cultural traditions to be of great importance when it comes to our very own spaces.  After graduating from journalism studies, Shae travelled extensively, living in various countries, and that lifestyle taught her a lot about minimalism. She became an expert at packing and fitting everything into one suitcase.  Her friends and relatives would ask for help with packing as she had her own way of folding and she taught them what to take and what to leave behind.  At one point, Shae decided to move to South Korea for work. Whilst she was there, she became fascinated with their knack for being able to fit everything so neatly into very small apartments and how organized they were overall.  Shae took on some professional training around home organisation where she honed her skills and learned how to create long-lasting habits to keep environments tidy and this dramatically improved her very own personal and working life.  Shae’s been practicing home organisation now for 3 years and has clients in different parts of the world. She helps anyone from busy working mums, to bachelors - helping them to transform not only cluttered and difficult spaces, but to innovate with amazing results - where she teaches people to adopt and maintain their new daily lifestyle.  There’s nothing that beats an organised home to welcome new beginnings.