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You might not expect a lecture from an expert in tidying to be particularly engaging, but I am riveted. My petite mentor beams: ‘The cosmetics will be your biggest challenge. You will put them all into one place, you will clean the storage, then you...

It may still feel like winter, but according to Punxsutawney Phil spring is just around the corner, and we all know what that means—it’s time for a good spring cleaning. And while it’s incredibly satisfying to have an organized home that’s free of clutter...

Like every other person, it seems, I just read the life-changing magic of tidying up; the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing by marie kondo - the on-purpose-lower-case- titled clutter-fighting manual (3 million copies sold!). I read it while...

Do you every wish you could declutter and organize your home?  Recently, my husband and I moved across the country from one small apartment into an even smaller apartment. As we unpacked our boxes and boxes of things, I was shocked at how much stuff...

Custom dictates that you should observe July 4th—America’s Independence Day—outdoors, eating hot dogs, drinking beer, waving tiny flags on Main Street, and viewing fireworks. Why not liberate yourself from the tyranny of the traditional by spending...