February 2016 - Better Than Fiction

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

February 1, 2016

Marie Kondo

This is by far the most useful decluttering book I have ever read. “Decluttering” may not be quite the right term. I think “divesting” would be better. Rather than buying a new set of plastic bins, adding shelves, or finding clever ways to nest one item in another, …

Mystery

The Man on the Washing Machine

February 1, 2016

Susan Cox

This book was humming along, being all wonderful and and stuff. And then it ended! The nerve! Worse, it is Cox’s first and was just published (Dec. 2015). Despite these short-comings, I would highly recommend picking up The Man on the Washing Machine. Theo Bogart, looking to escape …