I love the upper left hand corner of this page from a “house porn” magazine. “LIFE End Note” Sounds like something from an obituary or last will and testament. But nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, it was the last word on how to live in the Age of Corona. Isolated from other people, this unabashed bibliophile had a simple strategy for surviving social distancing. Reading- widely and deeply. It’s old friends from her vast book collection and a few new ones as well that are keeping her company these days.
She knew herself. She wasn’t much interested in tidying and purging. Those were not part of her best nest strategy. Her hall closet which could have been set right is still a holy mess. She failed the Kondo Method without a trace of self-recrimination or a half-hearted promise to do better. Instead, she admits the Method that suits her best is keeping the closet door closed- problem solved! Curating bookshelves beats battling closet shelves. Ignoring can be bliss.
So now my End Note. Decide what can you ignore and what will gnaw at you. What enlivens and what deadens? Who better than you to make your best nest…