I’ve been doing quite a bit of organizing lately in my own functional space, as my family is about to grow from 2 to 3. Baby Cutright should be joining us in June! My husband and I are ecstatic.
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It’s a new experience for humanity that we can, if we choose, have far more than the minimum necessary for survival, and it makes all the sense in the world that we end up with clutter as we learn how to navigate this new age. Learning involves making mistakes: buying accidental duplicates, saving hobby supplies that we will never use, and watching vegetables spoil before we can find time to cook them. This learning takes time and it can be painful, especially if we berate ourselves or each other for every misstep and consider it all a waste.
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I absolutely love cooking in a clean and well organized kitchen. I do not like cooking in a disorganized kitchen… at all. My love of cooking just disappears in the face of a messy kitchen.
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In a surprise move, this blog is not about how to organize your books and media. It’s about the books and media that have helped me help you to organize your books and media.
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A behind the scenes peek into the discarding from a recent project.
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It’s been 5 years now, since I started my own minimalist journey, and I’ve become used to living in a minimalist home. What once seemed extraordinary is now my normal living environment. I don’t love minimalism any less, but I do notice it less, and that is my motivation for a low buy year.
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I consider order to be a basic human need. We all need a different amount of it.
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We’ve probably all received gifts that don’t spark joy, and we’ve probably all given them too. The challenge is, how can we take a different approach to the holidays without being named the family Grinch?
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In case you missed it on instagram, you can check out the round up of closet organization tips here.
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I adore vanilla. Honestly, I’m baffled by people using the word vanilla to mean boring or conventional. What could be more exotic? The pods come from orchids, some of the largest orchids that exist, actually. The vines can grow to 300ft, and they require very specific conditions to flower and fruit. I know because I considered growing one.
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The joy of function. It’s a concept that comes up during tidying for many of us. Does your winter coat spark joy? Does the warmth it provides you spark joy? Especially if you only have one, and you live in Pittsburgh?
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I’d like to introduce an object that I use about once a week: my fabric shaver. I use it to remove the bobbles/pills that develop on fabric from wear. (Growing up, my family called them woobies. I have no idea why. We called the fabric shaver the de-wooby-er.)