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One Thing At a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day [Paperback]

Cindy Glovinsky
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Book Description

July 1, 2004
Simple, effective ways to put things in their place

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 day
*Purge deep storage areas first
*Label it so you can read it
*Get a great letter opener
*Practice toy population planning
*Leave it neater than you found it
Written 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.

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Editorial Reviews

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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 co-author 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

From the Inside Flap

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 co-author 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


Product Details

  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st Edition, 6th Printing edition (July 1, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312324863
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312324865
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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172 of 172 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! November 29, 2004
By Sheri
Format:Paperback
If you have clutter, this book is a must-have. The tips are practical and how-to without being just Band-Aids. They get at the root of the problem and show you how you'll feel afterward. Covers such things as preventing junk mail, shrinking a book collection, parting with coupons etc. that never get used, getting errands done in less time, and actually fixing the broken stuff that's been waiting for months or years. I can't say enough good things about this book--GET IT. And read it all.
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220 of 224 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read and good information April 23, 2005
Format:Paperback
Enjoyed ONE THING AT A TIME by Cindy Glovinsky . . . its subtitle says it all: 100 SIMPLE WAYS TO LIVE CLUTTER-FREE EVERY DAY.

There's nothing here that you may have not already thought and/or read about . . . yet to actually do as Glovinsky suggests is a whole separate matter if you're anything like me; i.e., prone to have papers accumulate . . . it seems that whenever I get rid of piles of them,

their friends return in even greater force!

Glovinsky presents each tip in the form of a short chapter that contains such sensible bit of advice as the following:

One thing at a time;

Stop perfecting, start bettering;

Make a list of minitasks;

Throw away coupons;

Put up pictures now;

Move from quality to quantity; and one I need to think some more about:

Break the clipping habit.

There were several memorable passages; among them:

Invest a little time and money that may save you trouble in the long run. Buy 100 stamped postcards. For the next month, each time you receive a piece of junk mail from an outfit that has frequently contacted you, send its employees a postcard pointing out that they're wasting money and asking to be removed from their mailing list. If the junkmail

contains a 1-800 number or an e-mail address, use these means to contact them as well. Some businesses will ignore your request and continue to send you unwanted mail, but others will get the message. Dump all junk mail into the recycle bin as soon as it comes in the door.

If they're on the floor, put them in the hamper. If they're in the hamper, put them in the laundry baskets. If they're in the laundry baskets, put them in the washer. If they're in the washer, put them in the dryer. If they're in the dryer, hang them on the line or fold them and put them back in the laundry baskets. If they're on the line or in the laundry baskets,

put them in the closets and the drawers. Clothes that get stuck somewhere

in the laundry cycle create big mounds of clothes clutter, all of which can be easily removed. Just keep the clothes moving until they're all back in the closets and drawers and watch the piles disappear.

When you're ready to sort, stand next to a recycle bin and toss everything useless into it. Don't bother to open envelopes if you're really sure they're junk mail. Then divide what's left into three piles: items to send or give to somebody else, action items and file items. Get rid of the Send/Give pile ASAP by mailing or handling papers over to their proper recipients. Meanwhile, put the File items--papers you want to put away--in a to-file box. Its size depends on how often you're able to file and how many papers you typically have. Schedule filing time in your planner within the next week to empty the box.
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75 of 75 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick help on organizing August 7, 2006
By D. Jobe
Format:Paperback
Read through in two evenings and began applying certain aspects of the book immediately. It gives you recommendations on how to live clutter free and then you can add to it to customize how you live. I have read a lot of these books on organizing. I liked this because you didn't have to start organizing a room -- you organized the way you do things. Very helpful. Will be reviewing the book several more times to learn to follow the suggestions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Guarantee a Suggestion for Everyone
Bought this book at my FedEx store and paid more money than amazon but not upset. Read the whole 186 pages in a couple of hours highlighting the suggestions I found would be... Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Wolff
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous
Best organizational book II've ever read
I've read a lot in the last 40 years of married life.
So helpful
Easy to pick up one tip at a time and use it
I give it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M Harris
4.0 out of 5 stars Haven't Gotten Into This Book Yet
Read the "table of contents" and believe this is just the type of book I am looking for. Does seem to have some simple ways to "de-clutter", and appears to know... Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Turpin
5.0 out of 5 stars I finally get it!
I bought this book in 2005, and have read it about once a year since then. My latest reading showed me how much I have really internalized many of the suggestions. Read more
Published 4 months ago by sweet simplicity
5.0 out of 5 stars REDUCE CLUTTER
i BOUGHT THIS FOR A GIFT, BUT BEFORE GIVING IT I CHECKED THROUGH IT i BELIEVE IT IS #1 MANUAL FOR REDUCING CLUTTER.
Published 4 months ago by Beverly K. Storey
3.0 out of 5 stars Clutter-Free
Some great ideas and some not-so-great ideas. Some of the simple ways are quite "wordy", while others are quite repetitive. Read more
Published 4 months ago by igogolf9
3.0 out of 5 stars A smorgasbord of clutter reducing strategies
The premise behind this book is that even a beautifully de-cluttered home will revert to its former self unless you adopt techniques to keep on top of clutter going forwards. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Julia Flyte
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ever clutter advice
Actually I had this sent to my mother after reading about it in a newspaper article. We both have read dozens of organizing and decluttering books, but this is the first one that... Read more
Published on October 3, 2010 by kelly martin
5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life
It is a must have book. I can't find enough warm words to praise the author. Using the tips from this book I live clutter-free now. Simply buy it.
Published on March 22, 2010 by A
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, practical wisdom
I'll never be organized. Never has been and never will be, but there's a dividing line between normal scatteredness and complete chaos. Read more
Published on January 9, 2010 by Donna Fitzgerald
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