Getting close to nirvana in a Manhattanite's ongoing quest for storage space.
The Quest for Storage
My Last Post: An End And A Beginning!
Winding up one chapter and starting another. And a little gift in the ivy.
First Comes Love …
Do you have any idea how complicated a staircase can be? And what that means in a race against time? Meaning contractor vs. baby? What happens, as it so often does, when the great partiers become ... parents.
My Grandmother’s Doors
Bringing Vena Hemstock Rice's doors--and all they represent--from Wisconsin to New York.
Virtual Kate
How having office space helped convince my managers to let me become the kind of worker I wanted to be: a telecommuting mama!
The Tile Guy & Me
We do three--count 'em!--three bathrooms at once! I am in charge of tiles. And the tile guy truly thinks I'm in love with him. But really, I just keep running out of grout.
The Rock Star in My Apartment
When you've got a rock star niece, cool things happen.
Marie Kondo and Me
I have been a Marie Kondo fan for years. I read her book. I watched her Netflix series. But there was always a HUGE gap between the Marie Kondo vision and the Kate Rice reality.
A Look Back
I'm looking back three and a half months ago at March 15. Here's what my apartment looked like and here's what Covid 19 looked like.
In the Beginning …
Marie Kondo laid the foundation. And the orderliness of Andrew Cuomo's daily press conferences gave me a framework.
Marie Kondo, Andrew Cuomo and Me 