And thank goodness I spent some time cleaning my apartment before I left for vacation. There is nothing I dislike more than coming home and feeling like I have to do a chore.
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And thank goodness I spent some time cleaning my apartment before I left for vacation. There is nothing I dislike more than coming home and feeling like I have to do a chore.
Last month, I wrote a guide to housecleaning in 2 hours or less (assuming a certain size of home, and certain duration of attention span, of course). Generally, the feedback I heard was positive; people found my experiences relevant and helpful to their own. On the periphery, however, was another story: of all things, my […]
I know I’m not the only one who does this: life gets busy and the house gets correspondingly dirtier and dirtier. You don’t want to give up your entire day off to cleaning it, so it gets worse. Pretty soon you’re out of clean dishes, clean underwear, and room in the garbage can. Here’s my […]
Erasure. Tonight, Erasure + ABBA, which equals awesome to the awesome power, or as I like to think of it, awfinity.
In yesterday’s daily goodie, we explored all sorts of different kinds of love songs. I was delighted by your responses, and spent a longer time than I’d like to admit clicking through all of your suggestions on YouTube. Today we’re going to explore the flip side, and put together the ultimate Persephone Playlist for those […]
Good morning, or whatever time of the day it happens to be while you’re reading this. Welcome to the brand new Persephone Magazine! We’ll be doing our best to bring you fresh content all day, every day, at least once we work out the kinks. I’m Ophelia Payne, your humble editor, and I’m actually three […]