 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|||||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Out With the Old
Three quick and easy tips for readying your nest for the New Year
The little hiatus between Christmas and New Year’s is terrific for restoring order to the house. And not just correcting the Christmas chaos of prior weeks (cleaning up after houseguests, tidying a holiday-worn kitchen, etc.). Rather, everyone I speak to has commenced a full-on nesting kick, prompted more by anticipation of a new year than anything else. And most of us have an extra day or two off this time of year to really dig in.
New Year’s Nesting Basics:
CLEAN
(Enough said. Clean House=Clean Slate)
FRESH
(OUT with the old. As in, to the curb, to Goodwill, to the repair shop.)
ORGANIZED
(A wise local clothing designer once told me she could walk into anyone’s home and see how their life was going. Rushed, harmonious, disengaged, inspired—it’s all apparent inside your front door.)
My top priority task? Getting rid of anything out of date. At home, that means replacing bedding past its prime, tossing out-of-use items—it’s about moving my nest with me into the New Year. At my office, this is just as important. For instance, I typically keep layouts from the last issue up on my wall for a month or so after publication. It’s a quick way to reference previous stories and it serves as a great reminder of the general look of the last issue. This one’s been up WAY too long, but I stripped it today. At once, the wall was ready for the new issue. And so am I. (NOTE: Spring/Summer 2010 publication date is March 14, 2010.)
In the meantime, I'd love to hear what you’re doing in your home or office to get ready for 2010.
Thumbnail photo courtesy of West Elm
Top photo by Theresa D’Alessandro
Fall 2011/Winter 2012
Comments
I love this photo of you! This post gets me motivated to get an early start on spring cleaning.
I miss you, Ellen! Take good care of yourself. We are having huge snows here..over three feet already. I guess that means I should take your professional advice and bag up a bunch of goodwill items..that will be a snap! I am tired of those old sweaters and socks and you name its!! How about my couch and bed and .....other nesting goodies. No, not Uncle Tom. Gosh, he is still talking Montana though!
Be well, my dear. I know you work very hard.
Find those moments of stillness.
Aunt Patty
When I decorate for Christmas, I store many of my table top and mantel do-dads. After I take down the decorations I rearrange all my accessories for a fresh look for the New Year. I also like to rearrange my artwork.
Post new comment