When my young niece visited me years ago, we would engage in “clawing,” one of our favorite yearly sports. We would visit the arcades, K-Mart, and supermarkets to try our hand at the claw machines filled with stuffed animals, balls, and assorted toys. Koreans call it “tangjinjaem,” spending small amounts of money to have fun…
Space and Clutter
Small Spaces – Decorating from a Metaphysical Approach
Despite this age old wisdom, small spaces are not only difficult to live in but also to live with. When my future husband bought a NYC apartment in the late ‘80s, he thought he would never marry again. The apartment was small for a man living alone, but little did he know, I’d…
Magazine Clutter…..What Should I Do with all My “Marthas?”
I give lots and lots of advice about decorating, but now need some myself. I simply don’t know what to do with magazine clutter, specifically all my Martha Stewart Living magazines. We have over twenty years worth and they are taking up a lot of space and emitting an explosion of magazine clutter. As a…
Unavoidable Plastic – How to Minimize Its Aesthetic Effects
Unavoidable Plastic I hate that we must live with unavoidable plastic. I hate the look of plastic and hate being near it. Through the metaphysics behind decorating, I concentrate not only on the subtle energy generated through seeing objects. I also look at the relationships with the objects around us. To me, plastic is not…
Clutter Emergency? – How to Cope with the Stress
All of us have dealt with clutter. Sometimes, however, we can find ourselves in a paralyzing situation, I call that a clutter emergency, This blog is a how-to solution. It can happen to anyone, no matter how neat our living quarters. At one time or another, any one of us could be at risk. We…