Live a Full Life – Clutter Free – THE LONG READ
The end-of-year holiday season is an interesting time, environmental-psych wise. When we massage our homes into just the right spaces to mingle with others and get in some badly needed time for solo revitalization,...
Designing for High-energy parties!
So far, we’ve been talking about creating a pleasant space for mingling and low-key social gatherings, not ones where people will fall asleep, but ones for pleasant, upbeat, maybe even meaningful, conversations with others....
Seasonal Scenting
When people visit our homes we want it to smell “good”—the amount of air freshener sold during the holidays, particularly of holiday scents like cinnamon-y ones, indicates that we may actually be desperate to...
Planning for Pleasant Conversations
The end of the year is the time for lots of idealized thinking about positive conversations—maybe memories of previous ones around a holiday table, planned ones with family and friends in front of a...
The Science of Hygge
At this time of year hygge gets a lot of press, and it turns out that there is a lot of scientific support for it. Penelope Green wrote an article about hygge in the...
Spiritual/Meditation Vibes
Even those of us who are not particularly religious are likely to have spiritual thoughts in conjunction with our end of year holidays. How can you boost the “spirituality” of your home? Make the...
Resolutions you should make for the year
Looking for New Year’s resolutions to ring in 2023? Yes? Then resolve in the year ahead to: Cut the clutter in your home, as discussed in this article. Add opportunities to mentally refresh, as...
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