Article: Avid Moths Invade My Humble Abode: A Life's Yarn Unraveled.(The City)

Byline: Sara Vilkomerson

On a recent cold and bleak Sunday afternoon-when by natural right I should have been curled up under a blanket at home-I instead found myself in the anxiety-provoking, brightly lit aisles of the Container Store on Sixth Avenue. It's not that I can't understand the allure of the store (though the cheery sign-"Life's More Fun When You're Organized!"-was doing little to improve my mood). The Container Store is more than a place to buy colorful pants hangers and stainless-steel toilet brushes. It's a place to buy-or at least imagine-a new life. A life where pasta, coffee, pretzels and cat food are decanted into cool glass jars; where bills ...

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