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.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreA behind the scenes peek into the discarding from a recent project.
Read MoreI 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.
Read MoreThe 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?
Read MoreI’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.)