Before you're a mom you don't know what gear is going to be relevant.

Your child's not looking at you and going, 'Mmm, I love a clavicle. Let me nestle into that.'

It's a very weird thing. When you see your house naked, you feel very protective of it and of the people who lived here before.

What I know from my friends who are cops is they keep their houses very clean, because they say you never know if you're coming back or not.

I'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor.

If you live in a small space, you should do the things that make it feel luxurious.