Best of Your House Machine

This is a great place to start!

Quick Solutions to Everyday Problems

1. In which I break up with my IKEA organizer

2. Keeping my car clean with a habit loop

3. Transformational drawer solution to manage entry way clutter

4. 3 ways I manage incoming mail

5. Hiding 5 kinds of trash in my kitchen

6. Using boundaries to contain countertop clutter

7. Solving for family shoe storage

8. Pantry organizing: to decant or not to decant?

9. 3 steps to conquer the psychic weight of your iPhone photos

10. Why we hid our TV and have zero regrets

Support for Decluttering

New ways of thinking plus emotional support

1. 3 new ways to think about consumption

2. The unbearable lightness of getting rid of things

3. 5 no-guilt ways to part with clutter

4. How you spend your time is who you are

5. Where I tell you it’s ok to keep your clutter (sometimes)

6. The tyranny of home makeover culture

7. Shield your eyes from your stuff (yes, really)

8. A surprising truth aI learned from selling my stuff

Understanding Your House as a Machine

No biggie, just the foundation of it all

1. This is a hobby

2. Why you need household systems

3. What works for Toyota factories can work for your house

4. Why are we so attached to Stuff?

5. Why I don’t post (much) organizing porn

How to Apply Systems Engineering to Your Home

1. 5 steps to tame my kids’ playroom

2. Tackling dishes: your kitchen is more like a factory than you think

3. Picking your battles: why I don’t fold my kids’ clothes

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