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GET IT TOGETHER Organizational tips for the wildly successful procrastinator |
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"The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization" -- Calvin Coolidge |
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by Regina Leeds
This book doesn't spend a lot of time on the "why" of clutter, instead it goes straight to a simple formula: eliminate, categorize, organize. Get your home organized in short segments of time.
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by Melissa Maker
A cleaning manual for the digital age, from the creator of the YouTube channel "Clean My Space". You won't find tips for polishing brass doorknobs, but an approach to cleaning that is "faster, fresher, and cooler" using a revolutionary 3-step method.
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by Donna Smallin
Full of practical advice and hundreds of "time-saving, clutter-busting tips". This book takes a "simple and manageable approach (that) helps you focus on the things that will make the biggest difference in the least amount of time".
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by Karen Kingston
This newly revised and updated classic by a feng shui practitioner starts with the premise that "clutter is stuck energy that has far-reaching physical, mental, emotional, and spirtual effects." Readers will learn that once they get the energy "un-stuck", they will be able to let go of the junk that has been holding them back.
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by Brooks Palmer
The author knows that clutter affects relationships, and that clutter can be used to "protect ourselves, control others, cling to the past, and ...keeps us from experiencing the joy of connection". This book will lead readers through a questions, exercises, and examples to "take you from overwhelmed to empowered".
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by Geralin Thomas
This useful guide provides fun, creative, and painless ways to get started using the tips, techniques, quick fixes, and trade secrets used by professional organizers.
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by Dan Charnas
"Mise-en-place" is a culinary term meaning "everything in its place" - having all ingredients for a recipe ready (measured, cut, peeled, etc.) before you start cooking. Charnas expands this philosophy beyond the kitchen for an "entire lifestyle of readiness and engagement".
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by Margareta Magnusson
The art of dostadning (death cleaning) is the clearing out of possessions after a family member has passed away. This "charming, practical, and unsentimental" book shows you how to clear out unnecessary belongings yourself, at any age, before someone else has to take on the task after you are gone.
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by Robin Zasio
The psychologist featured on the A&E hit "Hoarders" feels that almost everyone falls somewhere on the "hoarding" continuum. Her practical advice on de-cluttering and organizing is based on psychological principles used to help extreme hoarders.
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by Bridget Biscotti Bradley
Room by room tips on making sure that everything in your home has its place and every closet is full functional. Also tips on how to display and showcase your treasured collections.
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by Brit Morin
The author is the founder of the lifestyle brand and website Brit + Co. believes that the rules and notions of "homemaking" have changed in the last few generations. The current generation, she believes, "thrives in the virtual world, (but) they like to work and create in the physical world". Get the best of "analog and digital".
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by Alison Stewart
While cleaning out her late parents' basement, Stewart wondered how people - smart, successful people - accumulate stuff they know they don't need, and will likely never use again. This led her into a three-year investigation into "America's stuff, lots and lots and lots of stuff".
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by Marie Kondo
The author addresses that our relationship with our stuff is about more than things. She believes that one should only keep things that "spark joy", and that her method will allow you to simplify and organize your home - and keep it that way.
also available in alternate format(s) |
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by Sherry Petersik
If you'd like your home to look nice, but you also live with people and pets and kids and stuff, this book is for you. It will show you how to make your home stylish, comfortable, and yours.
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by Barry Yourgrau
When it comes down to a choice between his girlfriend and his clutter, Yourgrau chooses love. But after a lifetime of collecting (for starters - 45 cardboard boxes, 22 shopping bags, books books and more books, 11 suitcases, and a baby grand piano), getting organized isn't going to be easy.
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by Fay Wolf
Wolf outlines her basic rules for saying goodbye to the stuff crowding up your space and hello to new habits that free you up for the things you're passionate about. And it can all be done in as little as a few minutes a day. |
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by Barbara Reich
This professional organizer believes in simplicity and consistency. If you think your house (and your life!) are out of control, Reich will take you step-by-step, room by room, using four easy to implement steps for any size project: purge, design, organize, and maintain. |
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by David Schiff
Maybe all you need to get organized is the right storage. The experts at Stanley have DIY plans for all kinds of storage, making optimal use of space in your home.
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by Stacey Platt
Very specific tips for very specific areas of dis-organization and clutter and hundreds of solutions that can be implemented one hour - or one weekend - at a time.
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