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Are They Kids or Piglets?

I grew up in a chaotically messy home, with a busy mom who disdained cleaning AND cleaning women. Our cats litter box was changed approximately every three years. If the screen door ripped, it stayed ripped. Half the food in the fridge was covered in green and white fuzzy mold.

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Songs are Everywhere

When I was in college, I remember a friend quoting Arlo Guthrie as saying that there are songs in the air all the time, just waiting to be written down. All we have to do as songwriters is be open to catching them.

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“Hideous Houses” Eric Stromer on How to Keep Your Home Beautiful

The best part of any home renovation show is watching the carpenters at work. It’s so amazing how they start with nothing but some pieces of wood, and end up with a one-of-a-kind armoire. They aren’t bad to look at either (no, seriously, do you have to be adorable to be a carpenter, or does being a carpenter make you adorable? These are the philosophical questions that burden me).