Resources

Secondhand Stores - Chicago Suburbs

An interactive map featuring a collection of tried-and-true stores for sourcing secondhand goods (furniture, home decor, clothing, accessories, books, sports equipment, etc.) in the Chicago suburbs. More stores added each month!

Book Recs

Organizing / Home Economics

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by KC Davis

Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore by Patric Richardson and Karin B. Miller

New Minimalism: Decluttering and Design for Sustainable, Intentional Living by Cary Telander Fortin and Kyle Louise Quilici

Perfectly Good Food: A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking by Margaret Li and Irene Li

Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism by Kyle Chayka

The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders

Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich by Duane Elgin

Capitalism / Climate Change

Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, The Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis

Hyper-Capitalism: The Modern Economy, Its Values, and How to Change Them by Larry Gonick & Tim Kasser

The Sustainability Class: How to Take Back Our Future from Lifestyle Environmentalists by Aaron Vansintjan and Vijay Kolinjivadi