Daily Living
Make everyday tasks easier, with less effort and support that fits your needs.
Simplify • adapt • use support • do what matters
Choose one area
Open only what you need.
Personal care Washing, dressing and essential routines.
Personal Care
Washing, showering, grooming, dressing and other self-care can be simplified when capacity is low.
Essential Routines
Medication, toileting, movement, sleep and basic routines may need prompts or easier setup.
Home & food Meals, cleaning, laundry and shopping.
Eating & Drinking
Daily nourishment can be made easier by reducing preparation, decisions and clean-up.
Housework & Laundry
Reduce frequency, standards, steps and physical effort where possible.
Shopping & Errands
Use delivery, shorter lists, familiar shops and fewer trips to lower the overall cost.
Getting things organised Paperwork, travel, help and simpler systems.
Admin, Money & Appointments
Externalise memory and reduce the number of decisions you have to hold in your head.
Transport & Getting Out
Plan around timing, sensory load, mobility, fatigue and recovery — not just travel time.
Using Help
Support can be part of functioning — not evidence that you have failed to function independently.
Simplify the System
Change the way the task is set up so it needs less effort every time.
One small starting point
What is the smallest version that meets your needs today?
You can simplify a task, share it, or leave something non-essential for another day.
Explore the Minimum Effective Strategy
1. Name the real purpose
What actually needs to happen? Separate the essential outcome from habits, ideals and “shoulds.”
2. Remove unnecessary steps
Skip, combine, automate, buy ready-made, use shortcuts or accept a simpler version.
3. Lower the standard when needed
Done enough can be more functional than repeatedly aiming for perfect and not finishing.
4. Use support early
Delegate, co-do, use delivery, reminders, equipment or help before the task becomes a crisis.
5. Protect what matters most
Save capacity for health, relationships, participation and priorities that matter more than the task itself.
6. Make the easier way the default
If something works, set up the environment so you do not have to reinvent the solution every time.
Daily Living Tools 12 planned guides — coming soon
Personal Care on Low-Capacity Days
Make washing, dressing and grooming easier.
Coming soonEasy Meals & Drinks
Simple food ideas with less preparation and clean-up.
Coming soonMedication & Health Routines
Reduce the effort of remembering and organising essential care.
Coming soonEasier Cleaning & Laundry
Focus on essentials and reduce lifting, sorting and repeated steps.
Coming soonShopping & Errands with Less Load
Use repeat lists, deliveries and simpler trips.
Coming soonBills, Forms & Appointments
Make paperwork, deadlines and appointment preparation more manageable.
Coming soonTransport & Getting Out
Plan around access needs, travel demands and recovery.
Coming soonAsking for & Organising Help
Share specific tasks while keeping choice and control.
Coming soonSimple Routines & Task Prompts
Use short steps, reminders and clear places for essentials.
Coming soonDaily Living Aids & Equipment
Explore tools and adaptations that reduce everyday effort.
Coming soonPacing Everyday Tasks
Match tasks to available capacity and allow for recovery.
Coming soonMinimum Effective Daily Life
Choose what matters today and simplify the rest.
Coming soonWhat are ADLs and IADLs?
Basic personal activities such as washing, dressing, toileting, eating, moving around and other essential self-care.
More complex everyday activities such as meals, shopping, housework, transport, appointments, money, medication routines and managing a household.
More ways to simplify a task
Only if the standard version is genuinely manageable.
Less time, fewer items, smaller area, simpler meal or fewer steps.
Sit down, use equipment, use ready-made options or reduce decisions.
Ask someone else to do part or all of it.
If it is non-essential, not doing it today may be the most functional choice.
Questions about daily living
Does needing help with IADLs mean I am not independent?
Is simplifying just lowering standards?
What if I can do a task sometimes but not reliably?
How do I decide what to stop doing?
Can support be part of the minimum effective strategy?
What is hard right now?
Choose the area that is taking the most effort. The response will suggest where simplification may help.