There is something about September that makes me want to reset everything. Maybe it’s the cooler mornings. Maybe it’s the fact that summer finally starts loosening its grip. Or maybe it’s simply that September feels like a fresh start without the pressure of January. Whatever the reason, I love using September as an opportunity to give my home a little reset before fall really gets going. I’m not talking about scrubbing every baseboard in the house while simultaneously reorganizing the garage and alphabetizing the spice cabinet. I have neither the time nor the emotional fortitude for that. A September home…
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There are two kinds of people in the world. The people who take down their Christmas decorations in an orderly fashion, carefully label every container, and somehow manage to have everything ready for next year before the Christmas music has even stopped playing. And then there are the rest of us. You know who you are. You take down the Christmas tree with good intentions. You carefully put the ornaments in a box. You tell yourself you’re going to organize everything properly this year. Then suddenly you’re standing in the garage with three tangled strings of lights, a half-empty wrapping…
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There are some rooms in the house that are actually kind of fun to clean. The kitchen can feel satisfying when you finally get all the counters cleared off. The living room looks completely different after you straighten the pillows and vacuum the floor. Even a messy bedroom can feel peaceful once everything is back where it belongs. The bathroom? Well, the bathroom is the bathroom. There’s something about cleaning a toilet that makes you question every decision you’ve ever made. And somehow, no matter how clean you get it, someone will take a shower five minutes later and leave the mirror…






