Halloween Still Runs on Doorbells
Then Halloween comes along, and we leave the porch light on for people we’ve never met.
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Robin Murphy
66 posts
I think we’ve gotten cleaning all wrong. We treat it like a chore when it’s really one of the simplest ways to protect your health and take care of your life. After 30 years in the industry, that’s the idea I keep coming back to, and what I write about here.
Not Every Cobweb Is Abandoned
Meanwhile, the real ones are up on the living room ceiling, doing it for free.
Your House Wasn’t Designed for This
We gave our houses another full-time job. Then we took away their time off.
When Clean Doesn’t Look Clean
Our eyes are quick to turn wear into evidence. Sometimes the thing we're trying to remove isn't dirt anymore. It's the surface.
What Does “Sanitary” Actually Mean?
"Sanitized for your protection" is a pretty big promise for a strip of paper. "Sanitary" sounds like health. Sometimes it just means somebody cleaned the bowl.
The Junk Drawer Is Doing Its Job
Every kitchen seems to have one drawer that has given up on categories. That isn't disorder. It's a category.
The Mirror Is a Terrible Timekeeper
The mirror clears long before everything else in the room has dried. It's a terrible timekeeper.
Why Is Everything in Your Kitchen the Same Height?
Your counter, sink and stove all line up at 36 inches. It looks inevitable. It was actually a choice, and it was made to fit the sink, not you.
Who Decided Pillows Needed a Karate Chop?
At some point, somebody looked at a perfectly good square pillow and decided it needed to be hit. One firm whack to the top center, two little peaks, and the…
Why Do Clean Sheets Feel So Good?
Clean sheets aren’t new sheets. They aren’t expensive sheets. They’re the same sheets that were on the bed before. You washed them, dried them, wrestled the fitted sheet back onto…