Image from Bill Keaggy's Junk Science website
Clearing out house clutter is mysteriously therapeutic. It is a particularly enticing activity at the beginning of the new year when we make resolutions and otherwise seek ways to get off to a good start. Speaking of clutter of a different sort, accessing the Internet can feel like rummaging through a Fibber McGee closet in need of serious sorting. But the library of the cybersphere also contains gems of delightful reading including Karen Bertelsen’s witty website, The Art of Doing Stuff.
Bertelsen almost always illustrates her how-to ideas with clear, colorful photos and turns the most mundane subjects into a hoot. Concerning the desire to declutter, Bertelsen cleans up a junk drawer in her post “Throw Away 50 Things Right Now.” She notes that the act of chucking stuff makes one feel “in control and organized and superior to all other beings.”
