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Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas (Simplicity Series)

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Although a lot of these ideas boil down to common sense, (open the mail each day as it arrives and while standing next to the recycle bin, for instance) I do have to say that reading this book inspired me to do some *SERIOUS* uncluttering. I've only owned it a month and in that time I think I've thrown out, sold, or donated about two dumpsters worth of things I was holding onto for all the wrong reasons. For the first time I'm enjoying getting rid of things, and making room to actually have places to put things away. Let's just say I used to browse for costume jewely in online auctions, but now I drool over storage accessories. Sigh. (Another lifelong clutterbug bites the dust.) In short: yes, I'd have to say that the book was very helpful, at least in providing that intial kick-start that so many of us pack rats need.

This is a really useful book. There are hundreds of quick tips on all aspects of homemaking. The book is extremely easy to read and the tips offered are practical and easy to implement. It does not offer entire organizing systems for the home but if its a quick fix your after you'll find it here.

I found this book to be very helpful. There were many ideas that are really just common sense but you need someone to point them out to you. For example, just the idea that everything has a place and mail once opened never goes into a pile, but gets filed or thrown out. My piles are now a lot less. There are many other great tips and ideas and it is sometimes helpful to hear things over again. It is also one of those books that you can pick up when you just have a few minutes and get something out of it.

I always prided myself on being an organized person, but when it wasn't just me anymore and I was challenged with keeping a home, two children, four animals, and a too-hectic lifestyle organized, I was feeling out of sorts. This easy-to-read, easy-to-pick-up-whenever book offered me some tips that weren't necessarily complex, but rather ideas that I could put into quick action. Just by implementing a handful of the ideas in this book, I was able to get back in control of those bothersome tasks like paying bills, sending birthday greetings, keeping my kids' school stuff organized, and much more. We're still not chaos free at our house, but at least we know where to find things when we need them most. And what's best about this book is that you can pick it up and find a new idea whenever you want ... no need to read it cover to cover (and in my opinion, that's why it's helpful to have some of the basic ideas repeated under separate sections).

An easy to read format with several tips/ideas on each page covering all the clutter zones with suggested systems to simplify your home.

Each idea is presented in a paragraph format, about three sentences with basic details. The book consists of 176 pages of these ideas with seven to ten on each page with many being similar and pretty basic in concept. There are some tips that are used for more than one room, so when another room is discussed this tip is presented again with examples.

I think if someone stopped and tried to come up with ideas for how to organize their house they would easily have the format for this book, because it read like many thoughts jotted down in sentence form.

Many of the tips make sense and may be overlooked when trying to tackle the task of uncluttering years worth of collections and junk. Finish one room before attempting another, for every new item brought into the home toss out five items, plan activities around garbage day.

There are a few tips and recommendations that I did not agree with or really understand the need. When going through your home to decipher what is clutter, think in terms that each item is sacrificing space. The question to ponder is do you want the space for this clutter or for breathing space. The tips are presented with suggestions, but I did not get the sense that the author has done all these steps due to the lack of personalization to these ideas.

Unclutter your home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips & Ideas is a quick read, good for someone who might need a push in this direction and certainly a wise investment for someone to kick in their new year resolution come holiday time. Most of this is just common sense and not too difficult to begin the process. I had time to kill while at the library and wanted to see what I might have overlooked when arranging my house.

I received this book as a (not so welcomed) gift. But after flipping through a few pages, I realized that it was probably the best gift I could've received. I found the ideas extremely helpful and easy to incorporate. The biggest problem I thought I had with eliminating clutter was finding the time, but by following a few simple solutions from this book, I actually save time and have less clutter. My husband is especially glad I was given this book, and I'll certainly give it as a gift in the future!

This is a tidy little book loaded with simple, straight-forward ideas, tips and tricks for uncluttering your home and your life. It's packed with good stuff -- there's an introductory "Find Your Clutter Quotient" quiz (my middle-of-the-range score made me feel a LOT better right off the bat!) and a list of 13 things you should throw away RIGHT NOW, and that's just to get started. Overall, I found this to be a quick, easy read that offered a lot of good ideas. In fact, I cleaned out my closet (a rare occurance) before I finished the book.

Unclutter Your Home is a valuable book loaded with hundreds of concrete tips and practical quick fixes for living a simple and balanced life. I found the book to be extremely useful and an easy read, as I have all of Ms Smallin's books.

This is a great book written in easy to read format. I got through it in no time and will definitely keep for reference.

This helpful guide breaks down the steps to getting organized perfectly! Donna explains how clutter first happens, how to get out of it, and finally how to keep clutter from happening again. This is a great tool for anyone wanting to organize their home. I loved the ideas for how to keep kids involved in organizing their own rooms! Every aspect of your life, she helps you get organized! Recommended for all to read!

Tonia Tomlin
Author of Chaos 2 Calm
www.chaos2calmbook.com
Owner of Sorted Out
www.sortedout.biz