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Everything (almost) In Its Place: Control Chaos, Conquer Clutter, and Get Organized the Buttoned Up Way

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I received this book for Christmas. I read and implemented much of it in 2 weeks.

I love that each of the two authors givs their perspective on a particular topic, like to-do lists...weekly or daily. You automatically have 2 choices, plus they give you more options. This book is not a "do it exactly this way, no matter what your actual life look like." It's all about making things fit for you and your situation.

Some people might find this a plus, but I wished they would have pointed out where some of their www.getbuttonedup.com products fit in. If they already have the perfect calendar, I want to know! They did, however, give lots of low- to no-cost ideas to implement, so that's helpful, too.

Love this book, especially for organizing papers and managing your time.

This book is written in easy to scan language. It doesn't get you caught up in yet another thing to aid in the avoidance of organizing. It kept answering questions I would come up with as I read within a paragraph or two. It's very easy to follow, motivating and isn't cookie cutter or requiring of a lot of new expen$ive equipment. It's a one-size-fits-you solution. I highly recommend this book!

I have plenty of Buttoned-Up checklists, and as a rule, I find them to be useful and fun. So I was so excited to see the book, I just had to get it without even looking it over first. Won't make that mistake again. As a single person with no kids, large chunks of this book turned out to be useless, because many - if not most - of the organizational techniques here involve being able to delegate to spouse AND children (and not just one child, either). For those of us with a smaller household without a built-in 'crew' to shoulder some of the load, well, this book will leave you hanging. And make no mistake: single people have organizational and time challenges, too. When I get home after work, I still have to do laundry, prepare a meal, clean up the kitchen afterwards, feed and walk the dog, etc., and there's no one to help pick up groceries, clear the table, dry the dishes, take out the garbage, or fold the laundry. If I don't do it, it doesn't get done, and as someone without the luxury of having potential 'delegatees', I'd have liked a little more help from this book.