When You Ask Google Why You’re Disorganized
Taking Stock: Editing Your Stuff Reveals Your Life’s Stories and Can Help You Let Go
Jackson Pollack Studio
My Real Beef with Minimalism: I Can't Really Afford It
My Real Beef with Lifestyle Minimalism? Can’t Afford It.
3 Really Good Reasons To Clean Out Your Closets
Some quick ways to get smart about climate change and to learn what's at stake when you buy cheap clothes.
An Appetite for KonMari and Other Methods
While I'm not surprised by the global success of Marie Kondo, maybe books will never be enough.
Please drop the "Professional" in Professional Organizer
Can we rebrand my profession so it doesn't sound so desperate to be... well, professional?
Holiday Cards: Sentiment, Clutter and Time
Let me insist, before you read this post, that I am not a holiday card scrooge. I love holiday cards. I really do. But...
Tame Space, The Book: Things Your Organizer Doesn't Tell You
Busy lately? Me too. Except I've also been working on a book.
On the State of Mind, the Home, the City, My Country
Politics never made me cry as if I'd lost something I loved. Something about this campaign year and the election itself changed me.
Kitchen Gadget Hoarding, A Subcategory Foodies Belong In
I'm both a foodie and I hate wasting food. So how to reconcile these two?
Is A Zero Waste Lifestyle in New York City Possible?
In honor of Earth Day, my family and I are going to do our best for one year to turn our home into a zero waste household.
Be Ambitious About Having Less
Apparently, I'm not the only one who feels stretched really thin under the weight of normal responsibilities and the wants and needs of daily life.
In the Realm of Busy, I'm Only Very Busy, Which Might Be Good
Why are we so insanely busy and yet not getting everything done?
The Bronx, Affordable and Surprisingly Awesome
My family and I moved, again, to Kingsbridge Heights in the Bronx last October from Upper Manhattan. It's the best move we've ever made.