Cleaning

Funny how much easier it is to get rid of someone else’s stuff than your own.

“Come on in, sorry about the mess—we’re just in the middle of not caring anymore.”

Once you’ve thanked and said goodbye to the items that do not spark joy, what can you do with them?

“At a certain point in the summer, we just stop vacuuming.”

Pack gently used items into a large bag. Then forget about it.

He wasn’t just an unusually large fluff. He was the epitome of our young, careless life style.

I wanted to get rid of my possessions, because possessions stood between me and death.

Netflix’s new relative of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” in which two organizing influencers transform Khloé Kardashian’s garage and regular families’ clutter, feels like just another marketing channel.

What is all the scrubbing, soaping, moisturizing, and deodorizing really doing for the body’s largest organ?

“I’m not keeping everything that sparks joy so much as tossing everything that sparks rage.”

The pleasure of being necessary to my parents was profound. I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed.

Swiffering my floor, / I offer thanks to the Procter & Gamble company.