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I'm a bit late (OK, a lot late) in sharing my latest essay for Cleveland Magazine. Its real headline (the one you see here) is the one my editor gave it, but I just like to call it "The Oma Pan." It's a story of stuff and memories and clutter and grandmas—I hope you'll take… Continue reading Cleveland Magazine: How Revisiting Family Heirlooms Brings about New Meaning
Hey there, Anyone else have whiplash from this long, strange January? We started with so much hope, a fresh page. Then, worsening COVID numbers (including the illness of one of my loved ones, who has since recovered), violence at the Capitol, impeachment. Last week, I felt an unfamiliar sensation: hope. The week was rightly dominated… Continue reading The Latest: Art and Hope | “Crap” | Tiny Parties
I wanted simple and orderly. Hosting 20 house guests is neither of these. Happy to share my latest! https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/well/family/the-more-the-merrier-and-the-messier.html
Which is harder? The everyday rush of school lunches, the laundry on the floor, the arguments between kids, and the complaining about chores? Or is it the call from the school nurse, the feverish child, or the crisis of a bee sting or a bloody knee? That's what I write about in my essay in… Continue reading New Book! So Glad They Told Me
A bit of harmless decluttering hurled me into the past. I'm so glad it did. The Things We Keep Published on Brain, Child on October 1, 2015
First, remove all children from the house. The Art Of Magically Tidying Your House (With Kids) Published on Washington Post, September 21, 2015
Your Kids, Too? Practical Advice When Kids Have Too Much Stuff Published in Washington Post, November 11, 2014
My Kids Have Too Much Stuff We're drowning in toys. Can we do with less? Published on washingtonpost.com, October 16, 2014