5 Days to a Clutter-Free House
February 9th, 2013. Filed under: This & That.
Five Days to Live Happily Organized-Ever-After
Professional Organizer & Time-Management Expert Create Plan to De-clutter the Messiest House
No matter how cluttered and disordered your house, professional organizer Sandra Felton and time management expert Marsha Sims encourage readers to transform their homes from chronic disorder to beautiful and organized. In 5 Days to a Clutter Free House: Quick and Easy Ways to Clear Up Your Space, Felton and Sims share their systematic, team-based approach so even the most overwhelming de-cluttering job becomes doable. The “toe-to-head” approach cuts decision-making to a minimum so readers can transform their home in only five days.
“You can have a home that refreshes and inspires you,” write Felton and Sims. “Real, long-term change will come only when the heart and mind passionately embraces the dream of an organized way of life, which fills our lives with what we really love – beauty.”
The authors’ enthusiasm and energy keep readers pushing forward to the goal, and their time-tested tips and habits help readers preserve their newfound clutter-free space. Felton and Sims detail their proven five-day method that begins by assembling a de-cluttering team, clearing surfaces and sorting everything that doesn’t belong into labeled boxes.
Each day the team tackles a new level, beginning with everything below the knee on Monday. By Thursday, the house should see a U-turn as open space emerges. Then it’s time to tackle the inside of drawers, cabinets before turning to the attic, utility room and garage. By Friday, surfaces should be clear, and readers can begin to have the organized home they always wanted but could never achieve.
Once readers conquer the five-day plan, Felton and Sims give practical insights on living happily organized-ever-after including the ten minute tidy challenge and clutter-buster habits. The authors show how to deal with common obstacles to maintaining a clutter-free house including storage needs, health issues, space restrictions and even family sabotage.
ISLAND BREEZES
These ladies say that disorganized people can recover. They’re both recovered disorganized people. Glory, Hallelujah! There’s hope for me yet.
I’m wondering how on earth they expect me to do all this in just five days. They don’t. You make this a team effort.
You could make it a super team effort if you’d like. You know other people who live cluttered lives. Use these friends and family members to create a team who will go from five days in one house, the next five days in another, and keep it going until you all have clutter free homes.
Don’t squabble about whose home gets done first. Draw straws, pick a number, roll the dice. Whatever floats your boat.
Just remember, it doesn’t end after five days. The second half of the book will guide you through maintenance so that you can keep the clutter away.
Done is better than perfect. That little motto along with prayer will help you during your five days of major decluttering. BTW, don’t forget to smile.
***A special thank you to Donna Hausler for providing a review copy.***
Sandra Felton,?The Organizer Lady, is a pioneer in the field of organizing. She is the founder and president of Messies Anonymous and the author of many books including?Organizing Magic. Sandra lives in Florida.
Marsha Sims?is a national speaker who has taught seminars on time management and organization, managing the front desk, and projects and priorities. She has been a professional organizer for fifteen years as the founder and president of her Miami-based company, Sort-It-Out, Inc.
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, offers practical books for everyday life.? For more information, visit www.RevellBooks.com.
Available February 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group