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Fashion’s Filthiest Product Isn’t Clothing. It’s the Lie That We Need More of It

I used to think the ugliest thing fashion produced was a pair of foam clogs with decorative charms shoved into the holes. I was wrong. The ugliest product is not a shoe, a handbag, a micro-trend, or whatever garment currently appears to have been designed during a power outage. It is waste—specifically, the colossal, avoidable, chemically complicated waste created when an industry persuades us that clothing should move through our lives at the speed of social media. That waste does not vanish when I drop a bag at a donation bin. It does not ascend to a tasteful little heaven where every stretched T-shirt receives a second chance. It goes somewhere. Sometimes it travels farther than I ever will. Sometimes it lands in Chile’s Atacama Desert, where heaps of discarded garments have become a grotesque monument to the distance between what fashion promises and what it produces. The New York Times opinion piece “Fashion’s Most Disgusting Product” points to the Atacama as a dumping ground for ...
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Declutter These Things in Thirty Seconds (Or Less!)

Clutter can be overwhelming, especially when you’re so busy that you don’t have time to clean. Thankfully, there are some simple tasks you can do in thirty seconds (or less!) that can make a major difference in your cleanliness. Here are twenty things you can declutter in thirty seconds:

  1. Tracked dirt by the door
  2. Empty shampoo bottles in the shower
  3. Cups anywhere but the sink/dishwasher
  4. Makeup on the bathroom counter
  5. Food packages anywhere but the kitchen trash
  6. Trash in your purse
  7. Books off the bookshelf
  8. Clothes on the floor
  9. Clothes on your exercise equipment
  10. Dishes on the table
  11. Dishes on your desk
  12. Pens on your desk
  13. Kids toys on the floor
  14. Wet towels on the bathroom floor
  15. Takeout menus you’ll never use
  16. Coat hangers left out from getting dressed
  17. The ironing board in the middle of the room
  18. Shoes on the floor
  19. That pile of junk mail
  20. Candy wrappers in your coat pockets
  21. Starbucks cups in your car
  22. Unseasonal decorations leaning against the wall
  23. Reusable shopping bags scattered on the floor
  24. Scrap paper piled on your desk

Even taking the time to do one or two of these can help you feel less overwhelmed by junk and clutter until you have time or motivation to tackle something a little bigger. And what more, checking off a few things on this list might be the spark you need to light up that motivation. So choose a task, set your timer for thirty seconds, and get your living space looking a little cleaner and more comfortable.


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