Clutter Relief

Clutter's Last Stand: It's Time To De-junk Your Life!
By Don Aslett

 

The book people say they read over and over, and give to their friends CLUTTER S LAST STAND, 2nd edition. This is the bold,unique volume that first put the finger on one of the major causes of depression and inefficiency in modern life junk and clutter! With good reason CLUTTER S LAST STAND, 2nd editon, has been called the book that convinces you to declutter. With a nonstop sense of humor and hundreds of hilarious illustrations, it lays out the case for dejunking, dramatically demonstrating how clutter invades and affects every area of our homes and lives.

 

 

Weekend Makeover
By Don Aslett

With Don Aslett as guide and guru, anyone can streamline and beautify any place in just one weekend. A pragmatic, take-no-prisoners journey that leads readers step-by-step and hour-by -hour through the detritus of their lives, "Weekend Makeover" strikes at the heart of the mess, delivering a foolproof plan to overhaul home and hearth - from garage to attic and beyond. Aslett's humourous yet "tough love" approach allows DIYers to take charge of their spaces - one room, one cupboard, one obsession at a time. Dig in with this makeover classic on Friday night - and by Monday morning a saner, simpler way of life will be a reality.

 

Clutter Control: Putting Your Home on a Diet
By Jeff Campbell

A guide to organizing the home offers tips on keeping countertops free of debris, getting dirty dishes out of the way quickly, daily touch-up cleaning, and how to eliminate clutter entirely.

 

SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck
By Julie Morgenstern

Are you eager to make a change but unsure what's next?

Organizing works when you know where you're going but don't know how to get there. But sometimes organizing isn't enough. When you're eager to make a change in your life, but you are unsure of your new destination, you need to SHED.

Expert organizer and New York Times bestselling author Julie Morgenstern has developed the four-step SHED plan to help you get unstuck from the defunct, obsolete objects and obligations preventing you from living a richer, more meaningful life. SHED picks up where other organizing processes leave off -- helping you purge the physical and behavioral clutter holding you back so you can finally create real change in your life.

But it's not just about throwing things away! The SHED process is more about what comes before and after you heave the clutter, so that the changes you make really stick in the long term. Learn how to:

Separate the treasures -- What is truly worth hanging on to?

Heave the trash -- What's weighing you down?

Embrace your identity -- Who are you without all your stuff?

Drive yourself forward -- Which direction connects to your genuine self?

Whether you're facing a move, a promotion, an empty nest, a marriage, divorce or retirement, When Organizing Isn't Enough provides a practical, transformative plan for positively managing change in every aspect of your life.

 

Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back
By Brooks Palmer

Piles of junk in garages and closets, overflowing papers on desks, items unused for years, masses of unanswered email, clothing never worn, useless gifts that collect dust — all these things, says Brooks Palmer, come weighted with shame and guilt and have a suffocating effect on spirit and soul. In this insightful book, Palmer shows how to get rid of the things in our lives that no longer serve us. By tossing out these unneeded items, we are also eliminating their negative influences, freeing up energy, and unlocking our potential.

Loaded with inspiring anecdotes and practical tips, Clutter Busting is based on the premise that your things are not sacred, but you are. The book explores such fundamental topics as the false identities we assume through clutter, the fear of change those junk piles represent, the addictive nature of holding on to objects, how clearing clutter makes room for clarity and sweeps away confusion and stasis, and much more. With Brooks’s upbeat and compassionate guidance, you’ll find yourself clearing the way for new and exciting things to come into your life.

Organizing Outside the Box: Conquer Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style
By Hellen Buttigieg, Sari Brandes



"Everybody needs a little organizing! No matter what
your learning style, here is a book that nails
the basics and delivers the goods. It's great!"

— PETER WALSH, professional organizer from
TLC's Clean Sweep and New York Times bestselling author

"This book is masterful, delivering the exact organizing
steps you need based on your own learning style.
Bravo, Hellen and Sari, for designing such a book."

— DOROTHY BREININGER, organizing expert, The Doctor Phil Show,
and author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series

You'd like to get organized. You need to get organized. But every time you try, you feel like a square peg in a round hole. Nothing ever seems to work.

The secret — as revealed in this clear, concise, and compelling book — is to organize according to your natural, preferred learning style. Organizing Outside the Box will help you to:
  • Determine whether you are a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner

  • Pick the filing, storage, and organizing systems that fit your learning style

  • Overcome feelings of frustration, anxiety, and overload

  • Organize your thoughts and unleash your creative potential

  • Run a more efficient home and office by understanding the preferred organizing styles of family and co-workers.

Hellen Buttigieg, CPO®, of Oakville, Ontario, is a Certified Professional Organizer, a life coach, and the president of We Organize U. She is best known as the television host of a popular decluttering makeover show. hellenbuttigieg.com

Sari Brandes, M.Ed., of Los Angeles, is a coach, speaker and educational consultant. She has spoken at conferences internationally, including the National Association of Professional Organizers. saribrandes.com

Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life
By Gail Blanke

"Our lives are so filled with junk from the past-from dried up tubes of glue to old grudges-that it's a wonder we can get up in the morning," exclaims motivator, best-selling author, columnist, and life coach Gail Blanke.

"If you want to grow, you gotta let go," is Blanke's mantra; and that means eliminating all the clutter-physical and emotional-that holds you back, weighs you down, or just makes you feel bad about yourself.

In THROW OUT FIFTY THINGS she takes us through each room of the house-from the attic to the garage-and even to the far reaches of our minds. Through poignant and humorous stories, she inspires us to get rid of the "life plaque" we've allowed to build-up there.

  • That junk drawer (you know that drawer) in the kitchen? Empty it!
  • Those old regrets? Throw 'em out!
  • That make-up from your "old" look? Toss it!
  • That relationship that depresses you? Dump it!
Once you've hit fifty-you'll be surprised how easy it is to get there-and once you've thrown out that too-tight belt and too-small view of yourself, you'll be ready to step out into the clearing and into the next, and greatest, segment of your life.

Good Housekeeping Clutter Rescue!: Just Minutes a Day to Get Organized - Forever!
By C. J. Petersen

Everyone wants to clear out the clutter and have a home—and life—that’s well organized. Welcome Good Housekeeping Clutter Rescue! In the same popular hidden spiral-bound format as Good Housekeeping Stain Rescue!, this handy guide is filled with hundreds of clever ideas to set your home straight. It’s arranged room by room and zone by zone to break clean-up challenges into smaller, more manageable chunks. That way, you won’t feel overwhelmed trying to organize everything at once; instead, you’ll enjoy a wonderful sense of accomplishment as each piece of the puzzle falls into place. To make the process even easier, every zone features a clock icon that shows how much time each task requires. So even if you have only 15 minutes a day, Good Housekeeping Clutter Rescue! will show you how to successfully find a place for everything and put everything its place. No home should be without it! 

Sorting It Out: One Disorganized Woman Solves the Problem of Too Much Stuff
By Cynthia Friedlob

Are you the victim of a Stuff Attack?

Does your heart race and your head ache when you look around your overcrowded home? That's a Stuff Attack! Do you feel overwhelmed by your possessions the minute you enter your front door? That's Stuff Overload! Does the standard advice from all those so-called organizing experts just make you want to crawl back under the bedcovers? Don't despair!

Author Cynthia Friedlob tackles the Stuff Overload issue head-on from a fresh, funny and totally sympathetic point of view. A self-confessed Stuff Sufferer, Cynthia recounts stories of her own frustrating battles with too many possessions. Thirty years of experience living and working in Hollywood, the nation's stuff accumulation capital, also help give her a special understanding of this troublesome situation and the real reasons behind how anyone could possibly end up with all of that stuff. Thankfully, she offers some down-to-earth advice that will help you relax your grip on possessions that seem to be absolutely indispensable, but are actually heavy burdens that you can choose to unload on your road to Stuff Freedom.

At last! Help, with a generous dash of humor, is finally on the way from an author who's been there, organized that, and lived to tell the tale.