After writing yesterday's post about the superiority of binder clips to paper clips, I sort of fell down the well. That is, my own post worked so effectively on me that afterwards I was left marveling at the genius of the binder clip. Really, when you think about it, it is truly fantastic in design: a remarkable amount of tension contained in a sleek, compact, smaller than my palm-sized frame. When you think about it ...

Today's tip is aimed at resolving the eternal debate that's been waging in your head for years, keeping you up at night: paper clips vs. binder clips. I know, I know, I can't believe it's taken me this long to address the matter either. But I'm getting to it now, and that's what counts, right? So the thing is this: occasionally you would like to fasten papers together, yes? However, for a variety of reasons--your ...

My friend was recently recounting for me the tale of how the colleague whom she had trusted and regarded as a confidant, had, if appearances were to be believed, been deceiving her and others at the company. The woman had left temporarily, she claimed, on maternity leave. It soon became evident that she had no plans of returning, and that, quite to the contrary, she had been planning to launch a rival business of her ...

It's Friday, which is something we can all be happy about, and here's another: Leo Designs is located in Chicago, although "Chicago" is up for interpretation. It's one of my favorite cities, yes, and the Magnificent Mile, also yes, but the Chicago that's filled with fairy tale interiors that convey, quite convincingly, some European castle or other? That Chicago I haven't personally frequented. Perhaps it's one of those Platform 9 3/4 deals. There is always that ...

[One of the most consistently read posts here on LS is the one titled, No Closet? No Worries; 4 Options for Faking It. That this is one of the most highly sought posts comes as no surprise to all of us, I'm sure. As of late, I've been getting a great many requests to elaborate on the post by way of specifics. I sense such lost souls/closet lack-ers are looking for more direction a la, ...