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Mar 2021
31m 21s

Ep. 318: Look at Your Home with the Eyes...

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project
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We discuss why you might look at your home through the eyes of a stranger, why a simple hook can be so useful , share some excellent before-and-after clutter-clearing triumphs, and discuss listeners’ response to the question, “What valuable lesson have you learned from the pandemic?” Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; podcast@gretchenrubin.com Ge ... Show More
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