It seems to me that keeping a home environment nice and tidy comes down to a fundamental conflict between space and stuff. What is clutter? We talk about clutter as a noun, but I think that actually, it’s more a condition – a way of being. Clutter is the state of having too much stuff …
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Why most household management advice doesn’t work
I have read a lot of books about personal development, productivity, organisation, home management, and so on, in my attempts to wade through adult life. I’ve managed to pick up a lot of good tips over the years. I think it’s fantastic that there is even more content like this on TV – Queer Eye, …
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January 1 is the wrong day to start new year’s resolutions
Why do we start our resolutions on January 1st? A far more auspicious time to start new endeavours would be on the first new moon of the new year. I came across the information this week that most people don’t make it past January 19th with their new year’s resolutions. I’m not surprised. I’ve been …
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New year, new experiment: Home Ec for the Modern Human
There was a moment, in the midst of cancer and parenting during the insanity that was our life over the past few years, when Zach looked at me and said, “do you think our lives will ever feel not-awful?” At least I’m pretty sure that’s what he said. It might have been me. This sounds …
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