Spring may get all the glory when it comes to cleaning and organizing, but November is just as good a time to tackle those to-dos. It's the calm before the storm of the holidays, and the last chance ...

I may not qualify yet for a hoarding reality show, but I do have hundreds of files and boxes full of papers, letters, and memorabilia I never look at. What would happen if it was all gone? Would I be ...

A few years ago, a friend visiting me in New York City for the first time marveled at my apartment. Not because it was spacious or beautiful (it was neither), but because of the few things I had there ...