June 10, 2019 Years ago I got my hair professionally done for a wedding, and I remember the stylist saying, “I’m going to make it look like you did it yourself.” At which point I thought, “Then why am I paying you?” Never mind that my hair didn’t look at all like I did it […]
June 3, 2019 “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” ― Chinese proverb If you are breathing right now, thank a tree. While you’re at it, thank it not only for giving off oxygen, but also for cleaning the air, conserving water, preventing soil runoff, […]
May 27, 2019 It’s just stuff, the decluttering experts and articles tell you. Well, I say, it’s not just stuff. And now I have backup. In fact, I will go as far as to say the word “just” doesn’t belong in the same sentence as “stuff.” This point came driving home to me boldfaced and […]
May 20, 2019 When I heard that a book was coming out this month billing itself as the definitive collection of the world’s most fabulous home interiors of the past century, thoughts smashed up in my head like a three-car pileup: How could one ever pick? Who could pick? And how soon could I get […]
May 13, 2019 Ah spring! The season of hay fever, taxes and deep cleaning. Yuck. Besides the general housekeeping that I know you do on a regular basis, (right?) — like dusting, vacuuming, wiping counters, changing your sheets and generally tidying up — once a year, we need to dive below the surface and get […]
May 6, 2019 I never set out to be the poster mom for blended families. DC and I were both married before, for happily ever after. His wife died. My marriage hit the rocks. And three years ago we gave marriage another shot. Today we are a blended family of five arguably grown children (his […]
April 30, 2019 One of the beauties of my reality home design column is that I make mistakes, so you don’t have to. Which brings me to the sorry saga of my kitchen chair cushions. After what I’ve just been through, I will never take them for granted again. Like so many everyday items, these […]
April 22, 2019 Within minutes of walking into my home, she’d flipped over four kitchen barstools with the moves of a wrestling champ, pulled out her electric drill and, like Rosie the Riveter, handily removed the stools’ seat cushions. How do you not admire a woman who can operate a power tool like that while […]
April 15, 2019 Houseplants and I have a spotty record. Their survival around my place is hit and miss, mostly miss. If a houseplant does survive more than a few months in my house, it’s DNA ought to go straight to the stud-farm equivalent for houseplants. Of course, then I’d hurt those who make a […]
I know. I know. You’re tired of my harangue always telling you to let go of stuff, get rid of clutter, clean house and downsize. But now I have another reason to nag you. You are going to lose out on a lot of money if you don’t. We’ve been over the benefits of living […]
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