It’s time for the next installment of  “Happier with Gretchen Rubin.”

Update

A listener updates us on her theme for the year: “More Music.”

Try This at Home

Go on an “errand date.”

Happiness Hack

For people sharing a space, Erin suggests a hack that she used in college: each roommate had a bin,  so when anyone wanted to clean up, stuff just went in the bins.

Happiness Stumbling Block

Dealing with the nasty, smelly, sticky areas of our home. I write more about this in Happier at Home.

Listener Question

Elena asks about how to deal with possessions that have a lot of sentimental value.  Again, a big subject in Happier at Home. Here’s the link to the post I mention, about 7 Reasons I Disagree with Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.

Elizabeth’s Demerit

Elizabeth never got around to sending a package to her niece Eleanor at summer camp.

Gretchen’s Gold Star

I managed to give away our beautiful, beloved play kitchen.

And if you want to take the Four Tendencies quiz, to find out if you’re an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel, it’s here.