Taming of the Shelf

It all began with a wonder question posed by my husband as we contemplated what to do with the cluttered bookcase that takes up an entire wall in our 1875 home: Why would we keep a book? This [...]

Take a Load Off Your Devices: Clearing Digital Photos

If there was a clearing theme for me personally this year, it would be the year of the pixel. More specifically, the year to clear my massive collection of unloved and unseen photos (over 36,000 [...]

Why Making Your Bed Matters

That’s not me in the photo, but it could be, doing one of my favorite things. Yes, I love making the bed in the morning. It’s part of my daily ritual – after a quick meditation and [...]

Beautify a Drawer

“Look for the order within the chaos… Moving into a new house has created a sort of upheaval and chaos. About a week ago I decided to take one drawer in the kitchen and make it [...]

Life in the Slow Lane

Seeing takes time. -Georgia O’Keefe. Dear Friends, On January 1st of this year, my husband Jay and I left our home in Concord, Massachusetts to spend six months in the mystical, magical [...]