For years now, I?ve been getting cheap?indeed free?thrills merely from regularly giving away my possessions It was nearing 11 p.m. when the stranger finally showed up. A petite woman in her mid-20s, she bounded up the stairs of my Brooklyn brownstone and breathlessly apologized for her tardiness. ?I?m soooo sorry I?m late. I had to transfer to the 3 at Atlantic Avenue, and I wasn?t sure where it was, and I just got turned around,? she explained as I handed her a bag containing a heavy, multipart juicer that I hadn?t used?much less looked at?in a couple of years. ?Thank you so so much for this!? she exclaimed brightly. ?Oh my god?I make this juice that?s to die for, it?s a mix of apples and beets and ginger and kale, sometimes I add celery, depends on what I have around?? I smiled and told her she was most welcome, attempting to politely curtail her juice sermon so I could return to my apartment and go to bed. Any dedicated Netflix-binger would have noticed when, on January 1 of this year?just in time for all the resolution-makers to get serious about their New Year goals?the streaming platform launched Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. The eight-episode series features the soft-spoken author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up coming to the rescue of homeowners, relieving them of their literal and figurative burdens by encouraging them to part with the majority of their clutter, boxing and bagging up any clothing, furniture, or toys that don?t ?spark joy? within them...