Rethinking how to clean and style your home
Post Reports
The Washington Post
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🗓️ 6 April 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Spring can be a great time to clean your space and start fresh – but it’s not always easy to do. Today, we have tips on how to finally get rid of clutter and find ways to make your space feel more like you, even if you’re renting.
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A lot of people have that one corner in their house that is constantly messy, no matter what. Sometimes it’s a “laundry chair,” which is perpetually piled with semi-used clothing. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing to have, says reporter Rachel Kurzius.
“Is it a great idea to just have things pile up and pile up and pile up to no end? Not necessarily. But it's also unrealistic to expect that we're all going to put everything away every single time we use it.”
Rachel writes for the Home You Own section at The Post, and she shares insights on the spaces in which we live and how to make them feel more comfortable. She joins Post Reports to share perspectives on cleanliness and advice on easy ways to remodel your home.
Today’s episode was produced by Sabby Robinson. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sean Carter.
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| 0:00.0 | We're in the early days of spring and this is the time of year that I personally like to reset, |
| 0:08.0 | you know, like forget January 1st when I'm just trying to get through the winter. Spring is when I'm just trying to get through the winter. |
| 0:13.0 | Spring is when I'm really trying to make some big life changes, |
| 0:16.0 | which means that it's also time for some spring cleaning. |
| 0:20.0 | But in my quest to turn my life around, there is one thing standing in my way. |
| 0:26.0 | The laundry chair. |
| 0:28.0 | You know that chair you probably also have in your room. |
| 0:33.2 | It's the place where I put my semi-used clothes |
| 0:35.7 | that aren't quite ready for the hamper, |
| 0:37.8 | but that I probably shouldn't put back in the dresser either. |
| 0:41.4 | And no matter how much I clean, that chair and that pile of clothing is always |
| 0:47.5 | there. And normal. The laundry chair is something that I think about a lot. I have one, I call it |
| 0:55.2 | Clothes Mountain and it's actually an entire bench which is an improvement because |
| 0:59.2 | it used to just be the top of my dresser. Okay, but, wow, that's quite a height for. Oh, yeah. Well, I mean, that's why it's |
| 1:06.2 | closed mountain, you know? That's Rachel Curziest. She writes about the homes we live in and |
| 1:12.0 | how they affect so many things in our lives. |
| 1:15.0 | I wanted to talk to Rachel about how I should feel about my laundry chair, but also |
| 1:20.1 | how to approach cleanliness and style and comfort in my living space, |
| 1:25.0 | because she has this really fascinating perspective |
| 1:28.4 | on what these things say about us. |
| 1:30.6 | From the newsroom of about us. |
| 1:34.2 | From the Newsroom of the Washington Post, this is Post Reports. |
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