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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #224864 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

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

From the Back Cover
Life Without Clutter!

Can't imagine it? Let Donna Smallin show you hundreds of tips, techniques, and ideas for organizing the worthwhile, getting rid of the obsolete, and making time for what really matters, like friends, family, and personal growth.

* Eliminate unnecessary belongings with out guilt or regret
* Contain the clutter with simple storage techniques
* Minimize the paper pile-up in your home
* Regain your closets, cabinets, basements, and attics
* Simplify daily routines to keep clutter-free forever!

About the Author
Organizing expert, Donna Smallin, is the author of three books on uncluttering, organizing and simplifying your life including Organizing Plain & Simple (2002), 7 Simple Steps to Unclutter Your Life (2000) and Unclutter Your Home (1999).

She has been a repeat guest on HGTV's Smart Solutions and on numerous radio programs, including the nationally syndicated Gary Null Show. Her tips have appeared in Reader's Digest, Woman's Day, Woman's World, The Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post, Bottom Line Personal, USAToday.com and other widely read publications.

The author is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. A native upstate New Yorker, she is now enjoying life in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area.

Customer Reviews

Ok, color me surprised but it *works*!
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.

Unclutter Your Home--A professional organizer's opinion
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.

Unclutter Your Home
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.