
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