“Good habits are worth being fanatical about.” - John Irving Fanaticism acts as cement. It hardens your best habits into a discipline which then becomes, simply, who you are. Fanaticism about certain habits prevents me from being lazy, which I am, inherently.
I happened across this article a few weeks ago. A photo essay by John Spinks of six established writers in their work spaces. Blurry-eyed and tired but still browsing the New York Times app on my phone when I should have sleeping. Then my eyes popped open because these photographs remind me of one of my favorite books of all time, Jill Krementz's photos of writer's at their desks, called The Writer's Desk.
I was very excited to see the recent Applied Design exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. On view until January 31, 2014, the installation showcases about 100 objects from the Museum’s collection.
All the messy types of the world just got a get out of jail free card with this recent New York Times article. I mean, we all know genius has no time to attend to hair.
I've been following the charming and amusingly self deprecating Ursus Wehrli for the last six months, watching his Ted Talk and talk on Typo Design. I loved both volumes of Tidying Up Art. Then he came out with something right up my alley: The Art of Clean Up: Life Made Neat and Tidy.
Why review of an out of print book? Simple - I absolutely love this book. I keep going back to it because I just enjoy looking at the work environment of favorite writers.
Hello. I'm back. I was away for bit, two months to be exact. A very long pause. My whole family went up to the northern Catskills for the summer. It was sublime.
When I laid eyes on the photo above, I took a long drink of a look. Then I read the article about Donald Judd's 101 Spring Street. While I can't say I could reduce all my things to this level of minimalism, I can say that his home is an ideal worth living up to.
I find inspiration, everywhere really, but mostly in the design, architecture, literary and art world. I love it when I find visual art that touches on my work as a professional organizer because it hones my skills in subtle, but necessary ways.
When I see inspiring things in the world or online, I stand up. Quite literally, I pop out of my seat and, only because I'm curious to read more, sit back down.
One of my favorite things to look for are Tame Spaces in the city. So, I went to see Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers, an exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York that showcases innovative design solutions for small spaces. It's on view until September 15 and I highly recommend it.
I have been reading picture books to my kids nearly every day for the past six years. What have I got to say for it that relates to Tame Space?
I inherited quite a few cookbooks from my mother and grandmother when they downsized homes. So I have been lugging them around from apartment to apartment the last twelve years.
There are certain patterns I have noticed when I work with people in their offices and homes. No matter what the state of things when I arrive—from slightly broken organizational systems to evidence of systems never having existed—there are piles.
In the weeks after Hurricane Sandy, so many people lost homes that New York City had to scramble to find housing. In the immediate aftermath, housing had to be in shelters in and around the city, many of which were in schools and old armories. The shipping container solution the city had planned for such events were, unfortunately, not ready for Hurricane Sandy.
