by cthorn | Mar 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Can we talk … about our tendencies toward hoarding? The Mayo Clinic describes hoarding disorder as “an ongoing difficulty throwing away or parting with possessions because you believe that you need to save them.” In elaborating, Mayo warns, “You may experience...
by cthorn | Feb 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
The headlines seemed shocking. “Marie Kondo’s life is messier now — and she’s fine with it,” The Washington Post declared in a Jan. 26 story. National Public Radio (NPR), picking up the Post’s story, slapped this headline on its account: “Marie Kondo revealed she’s...
by cthorn | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” —Henry David Thoreau “Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)” —Ella Fitzgerald “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you...
by cthorn | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Have you looked at your garage and tool shed lately? Just opening the doors on those things can be a safety hazard,” Popular Mechanics says in a recent story on ways to “organize your gadgets.” If you’ve done yardwork like most of us this autumn, or fixed up things...
by cthorn | Aug 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Apparently there’s a legion of folks who use KonMari-like principles to downsize in order to enjoy the “glamourous sexy side of van life,” as in camper vans that serve as home away from home and allow the free-spirited to travel from one spectacular view to the next....
