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Uncluttering advice from The New York Times
I’m a big fan of Mark Bittman’s food column in The New York Times. His column is titled “The Minimalist,” so it’s difficult for an unclutterer not to be an avid supporter.
I haven’t linked to any of his pieces before because The New York Times has had pay-to-access archives and columns that made links pointless. (Hey! Pay $5 to look at this column! Just kidding!) The announcement on Tuesday that the paper will no longer charge to access any part of its website changed that frustrating situation. Now, we can link to Bittman’s and other writers’ columns knowing that all of our readers will be able to see the text. Hooray!
The article I’ve been longing to link to since July 18 is Bittman’s “101 Summer Express: Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes of Less.” Uncluttered, simple cooking is my kind of cooking.
Once I pulled up Bittman’s article, I couldn’t stop myself from perusing the whole of their archives for other clutter-free columns and articles. Here are some gems that I found during my search:
- May 15, 1988: “After the Tag Sale, the Garbage“
- June 16, 1988: “Home Improvement“
- April 23, 1992: “Surrounded by Stuff? Call a Clutter Buddy!“
- July 25, 1993: “Your Home: Salability; A Slovenly House is a Turn-Off“
- December 18, 1994: “Orderly House, Orderly Mind“
- November 9, 1995: “Clutter Counseling: Just Say Throw“
- September 13, 1998: “Pitching the Kitsch“
- October 4, 1998: “Out of Space? Get Rid of Clutter“
- June 8, 2000: “Grand Gestures in Tiny Spaces“
- June 20, 2001: “Waiting for the Organizing Fairy To Wave Away the Office Clutter“
- April 11, 2002: “Unloading His Books, But Not His Conscience“
- April 19, 2002: “A Weekend Fling With Clutter“
- January 1, 2004: “Clutter Combat: Containing the Enemy“
- October 24, 2006: “This is a Job for ‘Senior Move’ Managers“
- May 6, 2007: “A Drastic Cure for Procrastination“
- July 12, 2007: “Room to Improve“
- September 20, 2007: “Refeathering the Empty Nest“
Enjoy the links. Additionally, this might be another opportunity for me to offer up the advice to cancel your daily print newspaper subscription to our New York City readers. Also, let us know in the comments if you find other uncluttering articles in the archives that we may have missed!
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4 comments posted
Posted by Joe - 09/21/2007
Bittman also had a great article earlier this year on how to completely outfit your kitchen with all of the essential tools for only $200. Not only does he minimize clutter by eschewing things like pan lids and unnecessary unitaskers, but he keeps it to a very reasonable budget.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05.....ref=dining
Posted by Ratphooey - 09/21/2007
Permalinks.
http://www.esztersblog.com/200.....ermalinks/
http://nytimes.blogspace.com/genlink
Perhaps they are obsolete now that content is free?
Posted by three day blog - 09/21/2007
Wow.. I have some reading to do. Thanks for the links.
Posted by Clarice - 09/25/2007
I loved the simple meals article…to the point that I printed it out and stuck it inside my copy of The Joy of Cooking. And ended up faxing it to a coworker when she wasn’t sure her fax was working.
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