Some of my favorite moments with my clients are the silent ones. In between the endless strings of questions I ask them ("How often do you use the tweezers?" And, "Where do you stand to pack the lunches?" And, "Do you wear underwear to bed, or just pajamas?" And, "Would you be thrown off if the mugs lived in this cabinet, or would you prefer that one?") and casual conversation about our favorite skincare products or ...

Let me ask you a question: have you ever bought or subscribed to various resources because those books, podcasts, magazines, and more, became the it-guide in your industry or area of interest? Now, a follow up question: have you ever done as all the other parents/ self-employed lady bosses/ corporate bosses/ etc. were doing by purchasing or subscribing to a guide, which you find you never actually get around to reading/listening to? And one more: ...

There are a handful of storage items that I know, beyond a shadow of doubt, that people are always in need of. A shredder. A file cabinet. And even more than either of those two: a shoe rack. Entryways beg for them. Coat closets weep in yearning. I see it everyday, and I'll tell you one thing: it's a damn shame. All that's generally standing between disaster and order is a rack and the discipline ...

The changing of the seasons always brings out the poet in me (I was going to be a poet when I grew up until the last semester of my senior year of college, have I ever mentioned that?). Anyhow, the inner poetess resurfaces when the air changes. Oh, yeah, I remember this, my body says. I remember the way the air feels this time of year, and the way the afternoon light glows golden. It ...

Now that it's officially October, it feels appropriate to address the orange and black elephant in room: autumn & halloween decorations. I have a select few clients who truly delight in decking their house to the nines with seasonal decorations. Everything in their home gets autumn-and-halloween-ified, right down to the hand towels in the guest baths. But the rest of my crew? They want to expend as little effort on seasonal decor as possible, while ...