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Am I going crazy? is something I ask myself a lot lately. I don’t believe in prophecies except in fiction and this is no story. It is real as I pinch my forearm and focus on breathing in and breathing out. This déjà vu, which (I feel almost certain) I’ve dreamt before, is scarier than…

The rise of Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show Tidying Up has everyone on a tidy up and declutter binge. And the results are in: Less stuff! More organization! Minimalism! Wait. Minimalism? But I like my stuff, you say. Maybe I don’t want to tidy up… Tidying up and decluttering doesn’t have to lead to minimalism.…

I try not to watch too much TV…but I did binge-watch Netflix’s latest reality show Tidying Up starring Marie Kondo as the downsizing guru. The show is based on her book of a similar name, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, which spent nearly 28 weeks on the New York Times’ Bestseller List. It’s your…

I should like it here more than I do right now green soaked everything roses, blueberries, pears and fish, art on every block. But give me the deep sand, ocean for miles North and South, a coffee shop with construction overhead, homeless women who kiss you on the shoulder, concrete yards, flower people all done…