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My Favorite Books on How to Organize and Live Organized
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The Organizing Sourcebook : Nine Strategies for Simplifying Your LifeThe Organizing Sourcebook : Nine Strategies for Simplifying Your Life by Kathy Waddill
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $2.52
Contains great examples of how organizing principles can be applied in real-life situations.
Scaling Down : Living Large in a Smaller SpaceScaling Down : Living Large in a Smaller Space by Judi Culbertson
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.55
A great guide on the mental and practical issues when downsizing, combining homes or emptying the family home.
Organizing from the Inside Out, second edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your LifeOrganizing from the Inside Out, second edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.98
The exercises in here help to really pinpoint organizing issues and help readers design a good plan for their needs.
The Life Laundry: How to De-Junk Your LifeThe Life Laundry: How to De-Junk Your Life by Dawna Walter
Buy new: $15.00 / Used from: $0.01
Good book. Great BBC tv show. Walter helps readers find out why they've been living with clutter & make a plan to change.
Organizing Plain and Simple: A Ready Reference Guide with Hundreds of Solutions to Your Everyday Clutter ChallengesOrganizing Plain and Simple: A Ready Reference Guide with Hundreds of Solutions to Your Everyday Clutter Challenges by Donna Smallin
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.86
Provides lots of great ideas from many organizing experts.
Sink ReflectionsSink Reflections by Marla Cilley
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.98
Breaking the bonds of perfectionism can help keep the organizing process going. The FlyLady has helped thousands of women do just that.
Pottery Barn Storage & Display (Pottery Barn Design Library)Pottery Barn Storage & Display (Pottery Barn Design Library) by Martha Fay
Buy used from: $4.93
The pictures in this are great inspiration and help the design-challenged be organized and look great.
Making a Home: Housekeeping For Real LifeMaking a Home: Housekeeping For Real Life by Better Homes and Gardens Books
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A great source book especially for those in their first home or apartment.
The Big Clean: How to Organize Your Pad and Free Your MindThe Big Clean: How to Organize Your Pad and Free Your Mind by Kim Rinehart
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $10.72
This lays out a great plan to keep one's house clean.
Good Things for Organizing (Good Things with Martha Stewart Living)Good Things for Organizing (Good Things with Martha Stewart Living) by Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $4.60
A visually inspiring organizational book.
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free ProductivityGetting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $4.48
Allen's system has a big startup commitment but just his idea of emptying one's mind of its clutter and onto paper makes this a good read.
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and LifeReady for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life by David Allen
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.82
A more practical guide of Allen's ideas on organization and GTD system.
Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You'll LoveHome Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You'll Love by Nate Berkus
Buy new: $27.95 / Used from: $3.50
A great book on making your place look great and contain your stuff.