Busying Tidying Up
A few weeks ago, I bought a copy of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Japanese home organizer Marie Kondo. I’ve been working on cleaning things...
Category: clutter
Clothing Swaps: Behind The Scenes At My Invites
I wrote about my clothing swaps in today’s Austin American-Statesman, but if you aren’t on my list for the swap invites, you may not have seen what goes out to my guests. Here are...
Hanks: Clothes swaps are good for the planet, the holiday soul
By Anna Hanks – Special contributor Every year I cringe when I read about the crowds on “Black Friday,” the biggest shopping day of the year. Even more terrible is reading about the various...
I’ve Been Cleaning Like A Fool, Trying To Get Ready For Chinese New Year
Every year it’s all I can do to make it through the endless Christmas season. The days are short, the expectation is that you’ll shop with glee for loved ones. Forget it, I can...
Conan at SXSW
I hope that by now you’ve seen the Conan O’Brian doc “Can’t Stop” about the time between the end of his hosting The Tonight Show and taking his talk show to cable. “This is...
Patchwork of fond memories keeps us warm
We live in a culture of abundance, a society drowning in stuff. Off-site storage units are a growth industry, while houses keep getting bigger to contain the avalanche of possessions. Magazines such as Real...
