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What we do just before bed can have a big impact on the quality of our sleep, so it’s important to wind down the day with activities that encourage a peaceful state. For me, the kitchen is always the last room I visit before heading to bed because it’s my favorite place to immerse myself in what I like to call “quiet tending.”

Quiet tending, which I also sometimes refer to as “purposeful puttering,” is taking care of small tidying-up or cleaning tasks around my kitchen. Nothing too ambitious or physical, like scrubbing the kitchen floor or organizing spices, quiet tending is more about finding the simple things that need taking care of that add up to a soothing sense of order. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

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