This weekend is always a bit challenging for me. I am forced to realize just how much stuff I have on the floor - a stack. of books here, a box of seltzer there, etc., etc. I wasn’t home as much of the weekend as usual, and ended up working for part of the weekend, …
January Cure, Day 3
Today is outbox day, which is a relatively easy task. That is, until you get to the part where you have to find something to put in the outbox. My apartment is small, and I have no guest room or hall closet in which to set up an outbox. Instead my beautiful paper sack is …
January Cure, Day 2
Today’s assignment is another favorite of mine. It’s going through one’s home and making a list of projects for not only January, but for the year to come. In preparing for this year’s assignment, I looked back at last year. It was encouraging to see projects I completed, and a bit humbling to see projects …
January Cure, Day 1
Welcome to the most wonderful month of the year, Apartment Therapy's January Cure! Today’s assignment was to clean out a drawer. I don’t have a junk drawer (there are only four drawers in my kitchen and they all have a purpose), so I thought about what would be most useful. I got some new jeans …
Endings and Beginnings
I love this time of year - it always provides me with an impetus to look back on the year behind me and plan for the year ahead. This year, you’ve seen some of my journey as I work toward creating a sustainable (for me) level of tidiness in my home. It’s one of many …
Happy Holidays!
I don’t know about you, but the holidays tend to throw off my regularly scheduled life. There are parties and trips to visit family, and it feels like all I can do to maintain my space. I am trying to continue embracing my efforts to leave my home clean and tidy before I travel, but …
Welcome Home
Hi guys! I’m sorry for my long absence. I’ve been away a bunch lately, and it’s put me behind not only on projects, but on blogging as well. I had great intentions of preparing blogs to post while otherwise occupied, and am sorry that didn’t happen. In regard to my last post, it has made …
Clean It Up Before You Go Go
I’ve been thinking about how I like to leave my home, whether it’s to go to work or go on a trip. When I was younger and still lived at home, my mom would encourage me to clean before I went away to summer camp or to visit my grandma. My mom and I often …
Getting There From Here
I’m at a weird point where I feel great about the progress that’s been made, and am yet having a hard time moving forward. I am trying to take one step at a time and approach all my messes one by one so I can make a big impact through small actions. Now that the …
Routines
A few years ago, I made a schedule for what room I’d clean each weekend of the month. As I’ve been focusing on the morass which is my living room, I’ve ignored the schedule a bit, but I’m making an effort to return to it. This weekend is my weekend to clean the bathroom. You …
Home, Messy, Home 