The Not-so-Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

My best friend Nora sparked joy in a way that Marie Kondo never could

Julia Sherman
Human Parts
Published in
6 min readSep 13, 2016

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A photo of two photo scrapbooks on a table with some polaroids on the side.
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My best friend is dying.

When I say “best friend,” it never feels like the right word to describe my relationship with Nora. In so many ways, we were extensions of each other. Born on different days but just hours…

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Julia Sherman
Human Parts

writer, former funny gal, current political junkie //@juliaksherman