Here it is: your personal peek into what I loved and relied on at work and at home all throughout July. You're going to want to get involved.   1. Interdesign vanity catch-all with built in handles This is an exceptionally handy and versatile little organizer. I used a good bunch of them last month, all in different applications: as a way to corral cosmetics, as a makeup organizer, even as an arts and crafts caddy. ...

There are different versions of ourselves we adopt according to the setting and the people around us; you've noticed yourself doing this, haven't you? When at work, for instance, we know we need to be our most professional selves. We're more aware of our language, more polite, and perhaps, more guarded. With family, we relax into long-established roles. We say whatever we want. We joke and maybe we fight. At cocktail parties, we're, well, let's ...

There's something particularly fascinating about how various professionals provide for themselves. Like what a dentist does for his own teeth. Or, how an organizer keeps her own space neat (ahem). Or, what results when the designer of hip restaurants weds a builder, has a baby or three, and the duo sets out to create their perfect family home. That one sounds most intriguing of the three, so let's go with that, shall we? The designer ...

There's a question that commonly gets asked by both clients, readers, and the general public alike, which is: if everything in my possession is a hot mess, meaning I've got a backlog of clutter and chaos taking up whole cupboards, closets, or rooms, except all that stuff isn't even in my daily periphery because it's been building up over time, and I have a hot mess which is all the stuff I'm actually currently using, ...

I have rawther a lot I wish to address with you at all times. If this weren't the case, we surely wouldn't be approaching our thousandth year blogiversary together. This often means, however, that I neglect to bring your attention to my words residing elsewhere on the interwebs--it's already onto an additional topic for me. Plus, I always want to be creating new juicy posts just for you. Sometimes, though, an interview comes along and ...