Making space, clutter free : the last book on decluttering you'll ever need /

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence with the last home organization book you'll ever need.

Learn how to declutter your home with expert Tracy McCubbin, who gets to the root of the problem and offers revolutionary help to anyone who has repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold and achieve a clutter-free, minimalist home. Her powerful answer lies in the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks, unconscious obstacles that stand between thousands of her clients and financial freedom, healthy relationships, and positive outlooks.

Once a Clutter Block is revealed-and healed-true transformation of home and life is possible. Her empowering techniques and strategies help you-
Recognize and overcome your Clutter Block(s) to liberate your home.
Learn the tricks of the trade for when the going gets tough.
Lighten and purge without the rigidity of other methods.
Use your home to attain life goals like health, wealth and love.
Declutter after a big life change like a death or divorce.

It's time to break through your Clutter Blocks and discover the lasting happiness waiting for you on the other side with the only book on decluttering you need!

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Part 1 Finding the Real, Emotion-Based Problem (p. 1)
• 1 What's Under the Clutter? A New Approach (p. 3)
• 2 The Seven Emotional Clutter Blocks: Which One(s) Do You Have? (p. 21)
• 3 How to Listen to Your Clutter, Room by Room (p. 53)
• Part 2 Getting Down to It (p. 85)
• 4 Before You Begin: Set Yourself Up Like a Pro (p. 87)
• 5 Beyond the Basics: Decluttering Tricks of the Trade (p. 107)
• 6 When the Going Gets Tough: Breaks, Breath, Gratitude, and Friends (p. 147)
• Part 3 Arriving and Thriving (p. 159)
• 7 Strategies and Systems to Organize What's Left (p. 161)
• 8 Conscious Consumption: How to Halt the Clutter Creep (p. 187)
• 9 Celebrating and Inhabiting Your New Space (p. 199)
• Part 4 Life's Big Changes (p. 207)
• 10 Downsizing: The Purge of a Lifetime (p. 209)
• 11 Decluttering after Death or Divorce (p. 235)
• Epilogue (p. 251)
• Resources (p. 255)
• Senior Downsizing Guide (p. 263)
• Index (p. 267)
• Acknowledgments (p. 277)
• About the Author (p. 281)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Library Journal Review

Founder of Los Angeles's premier organizing and decluttering company dClutterfly, McCubbin writes this work to assist people with clearing out the clutter that prevents them from experiencing a home that is restful, peaceful, and shareable. There is an emotional underpinning to cluttering, says the author. Thus, she conceives of the concept of "clutter blocks," or various attitudes that derail people in their striving for tidiness. These include storing fantasy stuff for a fantasy life, holding on to the good old days, and being trapped with other people's junk. McCubbin explores each of these issues, then provides room-by-room strategies for getting rid of the mess and keeping one's space neat. VERDICT While many books concentrate on either the emotional aspects of clutter or tips for getting rid of it, McCubbin interweaves both, resulting in highly practical guidance.

Booklist Review

Though organizing expert McCubbin touches a bit on the emotions surrounding the accumulation of stuff, this isn't another Kondo-clone, because she dives into the heart of why decluttering is so difficult. Like selling a house, stuff-riddance is laden with one or more of seven emotional blocks, like feeling that our stuff connects us to our past, or that we're trapped by other people's stuff. Wisely, McCubbin doesn't chastise; instead, she shares client stories that allow people to relate, get comfortable, and perhaps start thinking about lightening their loads. Particularly helpful are McCubbin's room-by-room lists of what to watch for (form and function, repurposed and double-duty furniture, adjusting adjustable shelves in the kitchen) and her five questions to ask about each and every item: Do I use it semi-regularly? Is it making me money? Will I buy it again or borrow it? Do I have a place to store it? Do I love it? Besides her eminently practical and understanding advice, the memorable testimonials will stick with readers, such as a soon-to-be divorcée's insistence that, ""I'll use it if it kills me."" A panacea for those who believe they can't cope with stuff.--Barbara Jacobs Copyright 2019 Booklist

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Tracy McCubbin is founder and CEO of dClutterfly, a top LA-based home organizing company. She is also the daughter of a hoarder.

She lives in LA. https-//tracymccubbin.com/