DIRT: The Quirks, Habits, and Passions of Keeping HouseMindy Lewis This is a collection to which everyone can relate: a multidimensional look at the universal challenge of keeping our stuff, our dwellings, and our personal space clean and uncluttered. How we feel about keeping house speaks volumes about who we are, our roots, relationships, and our outlook on life. |
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Dont Know What to Do With You Lisa Selin Davis | 21 |
Family Heirloom Rebecca Walker | 29 |
Balebusteh Mindy Greenstein | 37 |
Clean Fights Patty Dann | 43 |
Windows Kathleen Crisci | 51 |
Dirty Work Ann Hood | 61 |
Transitional Objects Louise DeSalvo | 163 |
Closet Fantasies Mimi Schwartz | 171 |
Spring Cleaning Mira Bartók | 183 |
Hungry Heart Branka Ruzak | 191 |
The Color of Cinnamon Janice Eidus | 203 |
Were Tired Shes Hired Kayla Cagan | 209 |
Cleaning Ambivalence Julianne Malveaux | 221 |
A Clean House a Sad Home Michael Hill | 231 |
The Beauty of Help Kyoko Mori | 69 |
Clutter Karen Salyer McElmurray | 79 |
A Clean WellCluttered Place Lisa Solod Warren | 93 |
Dirty Nostalgia Alissa Quart | 105 |
A Portrait of Ten Bathrooms Sonya Huber | 113 |
Keeping It on the OC Thaddeus Rutkowski | 123 |
Adventures in Fluff Teena Apeles | 129 |
Cleaning Up Nancy Stiefel | 137 |
The Mess at Midlife Rand Richards Cooper | 151 |
The Walden Pond Cleaning Service Richard Goodman | 245 |
Waxing Poetic Laura Shaine Cunningham | 253 |
Sweet Sheets Juliet Eastland | 259 |
The Road to Vacuum Glory K M Lyons | 269 |
The House We Keep the Home We Make | 275 |
About the Contributors | 283 |
About the Author | 293 |
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