Publisher's Synopsis
A cluttered home can be a nightmare. It makes your things hard to find, it creates stress in your family, and it can even cause injuries if it becomes too over-run with clutter. But, it doesn't have to remain that way. There are countless resources available to help every individual organise, put away, store, and even recycle their old possessions to get them out of the way and where they belong. Through hours of careful research and personal experience, this book was compiled to show even the most vociferous of pack rats how to start sorting through their possessions and putting aside everything that just doesn't need to be in the way any more. To start, you will learn how to stop and assess your situation -- how much clutter can you afford to have, why does it happen at all, and what does it cost you to have such a mess in your home. You will learn how to start changing your fundamental way of living to reduce clutter and how to recognise your accomplishments in keeping a clean house. You will learn how to lighten your loads by throwing away what you really don't need, donating what others can use, and knowing how to make a little extra money by cleaning things up a bit. You will learn the basics of effective storage and how to organise your things. You will learn how to recognise clutter zones and renovate them to cut down on clutter in entrance ways, closets, children's rooms, bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, family rooms, offices, basements, attics, garages, and cars. Organisation experts were interviewed and their expertise has been compiled here to provide you with details on how to simplify your systems with lists and schedules, filing systems, proper meal and recipe planning, group cleaning, and constant organisation. You will learn how to ensure clutter never comes back by reducing your shopping, following a daily schedule to clean, and occasionally going through the same above motions. Regardless of how severe your clutter problem is, this book will help you to recognise and start dealing with it right away.
