EDITOR’S LETTER
Fresh Starts is our main coverline this issue because—despite what calendar makers, astrology books and organizing articles tell us—we all know that September is really the month that means renewal, refreshment and reinvention. Perhaps it harks back to our school days, when pristine notebooks, crayons and, potentially, a bedazzled pencil case marked the onset of a season full of possibilities. Add to that a roster of new classmates and the unveiling of the latest fall fashions and we had an opportunity presented to us every year to become a whole new version of ourselves.
That sense of beginning anew at this time of year is no less impactful in the later stages of our lives. We still feel a (sometimes) subtle nudge during the last days of August that stirs us into looking past Labour Day toward a revved up autumn. With the turn of the air from sultry to crisp we are likewise impelled to action.
To celebrate the transition, we’re presenting stories that help keep you sorted—and stylish. For example, we’ll tell you how to corral your paperwork in “Paper Pushers,” page 46, and maintain your appliances (“Clean Sweep,” page 68), how to feed a family all week—fast!—in our regular What’s For Dinner? feature on page 76 and the easiest way to get glowing, hydrated skin (“Cheat Sheets,” page 30) so you can present your best face forward.… in your new fall fashions (see our picks on page 35), of course.