Laughter is more than just a pleasurable activity...When people laugh together, they tend to talk and touch more and to make eye contact more frequently.

We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period.

I needed to change the lens through which I viewed everything familiar.

There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn out or stained or used up.

September is the other January.

What's fun for other people may not be fun for you- and vice versa.

The more I examine the issue of clutter, the more effort I put into combating it, because it really does act as a weight.