One Thing at a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day
Home and garden, Addiction and substance abuse, Self help
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
Simple, effective ways to put things in their place from the therapist, professional organizer, and author of Making Peace with the Things in Your Life.Those piles of papers, clothes, and other things you thought you’d successfully de-cluttered have returned, and… this time they brought friends. What’s the use of trying to fight the clutter? Is there a better way?This powerful and useful guide delivers solutions that work, no matter how overwhelmed you feel. The answer isn’t an elaborate new system, or a solemn vow to start tomorrow. Instead, psychotherapist and organizer Cindy Glovinsky shares 100 simple strategies for tackling the problem the way it grows—one thing at a time. Here’s a sampling of the tips explained in the book:Declare a fix-it dayPurge deep storage areas firstLabel it so you can read itGet a great letter openerPractice toy population planningLeave it neater than you found itWritten in short takes and with a supportive tone, this is an essential, refreshing book that helps turn a hopeless struggle into a manageable part of life, one thing at a time.Praise for Making Peace with the Things in Your Life“Glovinsky is a compassionate, talented organizer who understands the root causes of people’s clutter woes. This is a really helpful book.” —Judith Kolberg, author of Conquering Chronic Disorganization and coauthor of ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life“Glovinsky asks readers to examine the underlying psychological issues that they have with things . . . She takes Julie Morgenstern’s Organizing from the Inside Out to the next level.” —Library Journal