I recently had the experience of being photographed by the New York Times. I had been interviewed earlier this month by a Times reporter for an article on tackling clutter in the new year. The author decided which of my quotes she planned to use, then arranged for a photographer to come to my home and take pictures of me in the act of organizing the areas I spoke about. (You can see the article here.) The first thing we…
Read more →Dogs and cats spend a lot of time on the floor. As a result, so do their toys. Having their toys underfoot is no fun. Even though my dog has only a couple of toys, I was excited to discover this adorable product at the Container Store which is actually meant for a completely different purpose.
Read more →I’ve written before about how difficult it is to find charities that will accept used stuffed animals. I was delighted two years ago to discover Freedom House (http://www.bflnyc.org/freedom.asp), an emergency children’s shelter in lower Manhattan that picked up two bags of my daughter’s outgrown stuffies and distributed them to children very much in need of comfort. I recently learned of another charity, this one outside of New York. Project Smile (www.projectsmile.org) donates stuffed animals, coloring books/crayons, small toys, and children’s books to police and…
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