Organizing for the Rest of Us
100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control
Ratings6
Average rating3.8
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100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control
Ratings6
Average rating3.8
Organizing for the Rest of Us, by decluttering expert Dana K. White, features 100 cleaning and organizing tips--for real people living real lives--that free you to declutter in a way that works for the long haul. Includes full-color photography and high design.
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if you want a more motivational-speaker-y approach divided by room, read Decluttering at the Speed of Life. if you want more bite-sized tips, read Organizing for the Rest of Us. you don't really need to read both. they have basically all the same information, just presented in a different format.
This was a nice read - short that can be finished in a couple of days.
I honesty don't remember a ton of these strategies but the one that I have been doing from this book is doing dishes everyday and it has made my life easier. I've been able to just fill the dish washer and clean them - so instead of having a full sink I have a full dish washer and that's not a problem!
I'd say a lot of it was practical so give it a read and pick a strategy that may work for you!
This is my third of Dana's books, and definitely my favorite. It does such a great job of tackling de-cluttering, organization, and general housekeeping and cleaning, all while keeping mental health struggles, neurodiversity, and physical disability in mind (which is something I've learned the hard way that most “cleaning book” authors don't keep in mind at all, sadly).
If you're looking for a book of Dana's to start with, I definitely recommend picking this one up first! In fact, if you do read this one, I'll be blunt and say that I think her other books are unnecessary. This book says everything those two say but better and more succinctly, and while she does mention a few times during this book that you can reference insert book here for more information, I actually think it's all summed up plenty within these pages.
The only negative thing I'll comment on — and, funny enough, I think I said this about both of her other books that I read as well — is that it gets repetitive at times. There are only so many times I need to be reminded of the “container concept”, for example, but it's mentioned in more chapters than not. Then again, that might be a positive for someone who's new to Dana K. White's processes, though, so it might actually be a bonus for some readers, as it definitely drives the message home!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go rest my ache-y spine, because I finished this book earlier this evening and then went on quite the cleaning spree (if that tells you anything about how motivational Dana is!).
