There must have been a subtle buzz in the back of the room that caught our high school drama teacher’s attention. Lips pursed in irritation, she marched down the center aisle directly to the group of desks where three or four students sat, heads together, whispering excitedly. With the swiftness…

A great deal of attention has been paid lately to the process of decluttering as a way to liberate space to make room for things in our lives that spark joy. Marie Kondo’s runaway bestseller, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up has readers sorting and tossing with incredible enthusiasm…