Yeah, Olivier, it talks about how to make homes a little more useful and interesting.

The notions of ‘homes’ is well known (in general) and to me. Unfortunately, I seem to be unable to practice it. Does the book elaborate on this also?

My grandmother used to organize the contents of her trash can. Putting ‘wet’ scraps into a separate container, which had to be moved out of the way to throw away the dry trash, which was itself also organized within the trashcan.

And of course she kept a lid on the trashcan (an overturned cardboard box) with the dustpan on top to add to the convenience to tossing anything out.

I inherited the family organization gene but in everything moderation.

Although I didn’t grow up during the depression when it was probably a good idea to make it difficult to throw away items.

Wow, Lisa. I’ve never heard of the trash can being organized! That’s awesome!

I’ve always been an organizational type, but I’ve also always approached organizational systems as an asset, not a burden. I think that’s a really important distinction — and I’m definitely going to check out her book!

I wrote a post recently about how organization can bring freedom, called “How to Leave for Paris in 56 Minutes.” You can read it at http://www.sufficientthrust.com/how-to-leave-for-paris-in-an-hour/