Product Description

Do you own your stuff—or does it own you?

Whether someone lives in a mansion or a studio, drives an SUV or a MiniCooper—stuff often builds up into an endless stream of clutter, taking over living spaces and complicating lives. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience organizing living and work spaces, renowned organizing expert Regina Leeds has the solution for conquering clutter in every room of one’s house, along with in one’s office, car, and garage.

—Short, easy-to-use format
—Quick and easy steps for evaluating and organizing your possessions
—Unique room-by-room approach
—Tips on maintaining a clutter-free space—forever
—Includes a complete list of resources

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #95703 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781592576289
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Regina Leeds has been organizing clients and teaching seminars across the U.S. since 1988. She is the author of The Zen of Organizing, and numerous magazine and newspaper features as well as campaigns for major corporations. She is currently the celebrity spokesperson for Microsoft’s Office for Mac Sweepstakes.

Customer Reviews

Just a book-length advertisment for the Container Store
This book is the least helpful work on de-cluttering of several I have read and used. It contains 2 or 3 short pages on actually getting rid of stuff; the rest of the book is a long drawn-out pitch for purchasing lots of (mostly pretty expensive) organizing containers. Shamelessly, there are numerous specific references throughout the book to The Container Store with recommendations that the reader run out and go buy more "organizing solutions" from that chain.

The last thing a clutterer needs is bigger containers to hold more and more stuff. And that is, unfortunately, the primary solution of the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Decluttering".

In contrast, I can recommend some truly helpful and life-changing books including "Apartment Therapy," "Organizing for Creative People," and "The ADD-Friendly Way to Organize Your Life." At the top of my list, though, is "It's All Too Much," which recommends GETTING RID OF THINGS as the best way to deal with clutter.

So if you're looking at buying this book, don't bother. I'm just really glad I borrowed it from the library instead of paying good money for it.

Here's my hint, after a successful 16-month decluttering episode of my own: If you just toss it, recycle it, or give it away, you won't have to organize it, store it, find it, or worry about it -- ever again!!

Life Changing Tools!
I read the book and attended a workshop by the Author Regina Leeds. This quick easy guide is truly the best tool to getting it done. It takes you through so many scenerios and trust me, it covers them all. It is a great source to refer back to time and time again. It's a good read, but really it is a life changing tool. I keep handy for many tasks that arise in life.