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

~ (Author) "I got into the habit of saving stuff, because . . . well, because it was my stuff..." (more)
Key Phrases: clutter zones, plastic storage bin, tickler file, Ban Clutter Forever, Messies Anonymous, Chronic Disorganization (more...)

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Review

"Donna Smallin provides practical advice for eliminating the clutter from your life." -- Barbara Hemphill, author of Taming the Paper Tiger

"This is an excellent source of residential de-cluttering advice." -- Judith Kolberg, Chief Organizer, FileHeads, and Director of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization

Product Description

Hundreds of practical ideas for sorting, evaluating, and getting rid of all those material items that get in the way of a simplified lifestyle.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580171087
• ISBN-13: 978-1580171083
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #155,926 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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77 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ok, color me surprised but it *works*!, April 10, 2003

By A Customer

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.

82 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unclutter Your Home--A professional organizer's opinion, January 20, 2000

By	Susan G. Parisi, Professional organizer (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

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.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unclutter Your Home, October 25, 2001

By	cheryl (Slingerlands, NY) - See all my reviews

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.