The Best Side Hustles With Little or No Start-Up Costs
You know the grind never stops; but how do you get the grind to start? In addition to my main job guiding you through the ins and outs of personal…
Roll, Don’t ‘File,’ Clothes in Your Drawer
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) We’re rapidly heading into spring cleaning season, which means disinfecting, organizing, and generally trying to overhaul the whole damn house. Before you tackle your dresser drawers,…
8 Shows to Stream When You Need Cleaning Inspiration
Style Network’s Clean House Opening Sequence Over nine seasons starting in 2003, the Style Network brought viewers into Clean House, first hosted by Niecy Nash, then by Tempestt Bledsoe. Teams…
It’s OK to Give Up On Things
Photo: Phillip Faraone (Getty Images) Sometimes quitting is a definitive act that requires soul searching. We tend to reserve this for big changes in our lives: leaving a job, breaking…
‘Knolling’ Is ‘Kondoing’ for Maximalists
Photo: nadianb (Shutterstock) It has been 12 years since Japanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo’s book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” was first published, and four years since her Netflix…
You Can Embrace ‘Cluttercore’ Without Your House Looking Like a Yard Sale
Photo: Fhaizal Mazlan (Shutterstock) The year was 2019—January 1st, to be exact. Eight episodes of a show called “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” dropped on Netflix, aligning perfectly with all…
Stop Storing These Items in Your Junk Drawer
Photo: nela.k (Shutterstock) Even the most pristinely organized and Marie Kondo’d among us still have a junk drawer—that place where tangled headphones, scrapbooking tape, Costa Rican coins, and one random…
Use These Organizations to Pick Up Furniture You Want to Get Rid Of
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) It’s no coincidence that Marie Kondo’s show “Tidying Up” premiered on Netflix on January 1st. The year was 2019, and even though that feels like a…
10 Things We Told You to Stop Doing in 2021
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) In a letter to one of his students, Mark Twain once advised: “When you catch an adjective, kill it.” While it’s tempting to gussy up otherwise bland…
Please Don’t Store These Things on Your Kitchen Counter
Photo: Tanya Sid (Shutterstock) Are you an uber-organized minimalist whose kitchen looks like Marie Kondo and Pinterest’s love child? We applaud you. If your kitchen resembles more of a disturbing…