Simple Steps to Organizing Everything


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You're Just Minutes Away from Conquering the Chaos and the Clutter-Forever! Simple Steps to Organizing Everything is a lifesaver and a treasure chest of clutter-control advice. Best-selling author Donna Smallin brings sanity back to your household with room-by-room, tried-and-true organization techniques to ease the burden of managing your money, house, time, family, and some of life's big challenges, such as moving, balancing home and work, and the changing seasons. If you struggle to put your possessions away, if you constantly run out of time for the things you like to do, and if you are overwhelmed with paperwork and clutter, today's the day to start changing your life. Getting started is often the most difficult part of getting organized-this simple room-by-room approach helps you unclutter and organize your life. And, most importantly, it teaches you how to stay organized. Instead of promising miracles, it guarantees success little by little as you learn to incorporate organizing strategies into your daily life. Bonus Section: The One-Minute Organizer: Got a minute? That's all it takes to bring a little organization to a busy household. The innovative ideas in "The One-Minute Organizer" offer quick solutions to your daily battle with paperwork, lack of space, and time management. You'll discover that each tip delivers instant gratification and makes your world a more orderly place so you can enjoy the things that really matter to you! - Publisher.




The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning


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*The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions* A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life. In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death” and städning meaning “cleaning.” This surprising and invigorating process of clearing out unnecessary belongings can be undertaken at any age or life stage but should be done sooner than later, before others have to do it for you. In The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, artist Margareta Magnusson, with Scandinavian humor and wisdom, instructs readers to embrace minimalism. Her radical and joyous method for putting things in order helps families broach sensitive conversations, and makes the process uplifting rather than overwhelming. Margareta suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you’d ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children’s art projects). Digging into her late husband’s tool shed, and her own secret drawer of vices, Margareta introduces an element of fun to a potentially daunting task. Along the way readers get a glimpse into her life in Sweden, and also become more comfortable with the idea of letting go.




Simple Organizing


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Bring Order and Purpose to Every Room in Your Home Getting organized can feel like an impossible task. But it doesn't have to be complicated. The things you actually use need a designated home. The rest of the stuff is clutter and needs to be removed. Once you've determined which is which, order can easily be maintained. Let bestselling author Melissa Michaels help you get organized with these 50 helpful ideas. Gain momentum by making progress, not perfection, your goal. Make the most of your space and create a home that works for your family. Reduce stress by decluttering and keeping only the things you regularly use. Featuring more than 300 easy organization tips that address every room, discover how simple and stress-free it can be to restore and maintain order in the space you call home.




Organizing Plain & Simple


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Take control of everyday disorder. With strategies for everything from keeping track of mittens and scarves to combining two households, Donna Smallin takes a personalized, nonjudgmental approach as she explains how to assess different situations and decide where to start organizing. Whether you’re craving a more functional closet, having trouble planning meals for your family, or trying to make sense of your finances, this straightforward guide offers proven techniques for living an efficient and clutter-free life. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.




One Year to an Organized Life


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A comprehensive, week-by-week bible to completely streamline all aspects of your life—now revised & updated for a global pandemic world of working from home and learning to de-stress while you de-clutter. Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. Regina Leeds has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build routines over time so that life becomes simple, not overwhelming. Whether you're living in chaos or just looking for new ways to simplify, this essential book will help you get the whole household organized-and stay that way. Covid has shaken humanity to the core and forced us to slow down and reimagine the way we use our living spaces. In a flash, the space we knew simply as home was suddenly a classroom, our office and the gym. And, at a time when stress and anxiety is at an all-time high, it no longer seems odd to meditate. It feels life-saving. If life is to be re-imagined, shouldn’t we also do that with our living spaces? In this revised and updated edition of One Year to an Organized Life, Regina Leeds reveals how to optimize your space—for work, family and daily calmness (with plenty of new affirmations and reward systems built into her organizing tips).




Getting Things Done


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The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.




Stephanie Winston's Best Organizing Tips


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From straightening-up strategies to time-saving phone tactics, this book presents solutions for conquering organizational "hot spots" and getting one's time, stuff, and space under control in just 60 seconds. For perfectionist and procrastinator alike, this book will prove indispensable.




Downsizing the Family Home


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Sensitively counsels readers on how to downsize a family home filled with a lifetime of memories, sharing practical recommendations for strategies based on the expertise of antiques appraisers, garage-sale gurus, professional organizers and psychologists.




365 Quick & Easy Tips: Home Organization


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Say goodbye to the clutter with 365 Quick & Easy Tips: Home Organization. It’s time to tackle your mess and take back every square foot of your home by applying just one, easy organization step a day in each of the 21 most common home spaces, including kitchens, offices, living rooms, guest areas, baby and kids’ rooms, entryways, hallways, utility spaces, garages, closets, and pet areas. Whether you live in a tiny urban apartment or a sprawling suburban home, this book will help you fall back in love with your space. 365 Quick & Easy Tips: Home Organization walks you through all you need to store your belongings, save space, and get rid of things you no longer need. Learn to organize your pantry, keep seasonal items in designated places, and properly display keepsakes. 365 TIPS: Discover a practical, easy-to-do organizing tip for every day of the year! TWENTY-ONE ZONES: Tackle clutter by establishing 21 distinct zones in your home, such as the pantry, basement, kitchen, kids’ room, and bathroom. INSPIRING IMAGES: Filled with stunning and aspirational images of organized spaces that anyone can achieve. CLEAR STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Checklists, detailed illustrations, and expert tips help you become and stay organized. COMPLETE YOUR SERIES COLLECTION: Take your home organization to the next level with The Complete Book of Clean and The Complete Book of Home Organizing.




Organizing Your Home with Sort and Succeed


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The only home organizing solution you need to help you declutter, downsize, and purge unwanted stuff from your home. This master plan from an experienced Certified Professional Organizer(R)boils down to five simple steps to organize everything in your home. Change your life with this easy organizing solution for stuff, and then apply those same steps to organize everything from your time to papers to your email and even your finances. Getting organized is one thing. Staying organized is another. Learn how to do both using this proven system and guiding principles used by HeartWork Organizing's clients since 2005. Purging your stuff doesn't have to be painful, because the focus isn't on tossing stuff, but on finding your treasures. Decluttering becomes second nature when you learn how to stop clutter before it even starts.