Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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As I find ways to keep my home under control, I share the truth about cleaning and organization methods that actually work for a real-life slob. So you watch your friends and wonder how in the world they're NOT stressed out and confused like you are? From the Sidetracked Home Executives to Peter Walsh's psychological approach to the Queen of Clean, everywhere you turn someone has advice for you. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.

However, the pertinent ones that take you on a decluttering journey of your house are definitely worth a shot - for me anyway.Highly recommended for someone who wants to de-junk their house but who isn't quite ready yet for the extremes of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Dana's humorous and down-to-earth and she's so brutally honest about the state of her pre-decluttering home, it made me feel like her tips were feasible in my home, too. Accept the limitations of the space you have and declutter to the point that your stuff fits comfortably in that space.

No more worrying about whether or not the item sparks joy, or has value, or if I might need it someday. I think it would benefit from being severely chopped down to a smaller, more affordable book that takes less time to read, though, especially as it really comes down to a very small amount of very good advice.I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who needs simple procedures - the key word is simple - for decluttering in a variety of situations. She also has two unique (to decluttering books) questions to ask when decluttering, providing a clear, unemotional way to deal with stuff while reducing the amounts. She recommends getting the daily stuff under wraps first - and I agree - so if you are in need of a routine/system for keeping dishes/laundry/tidying under control, read that first book first! Another concept that I will be grateful for as I move forward is that of a shelf or a closet as a container. Did I really need to read yet another book full of tips and tricks that would leave me feeling worse?

Her approach is simple- deal with the least agonizing (like trash or daily drop pile stuff) and working up to the big decision stuff. Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. The two easy decluttering questions followed by the strategy of treating your bookshelf, closet or room as a 'container' should help you have a clutter-free house making it easy to clean. I actually did this because I was so behind on reviewing books that I wanted something else to fill my listening time. Grandma Anna is gone and won't know that you passed on her turkey platter because you prefer the one you bought.If y’all have been around here a while, you know that my not-what-the-pros-do strategies are all based on making progress. It took me a long time to get through this book, but it wasn’t due to the quality or lack of interest in the subject.