Cut the Clutter and Stow the Stuff: The Q.U.I.C.K. Way to Bring Lasting Order to Household Chaos
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1579545122 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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You're just five fast steps from a clutter-free home! See inside to: * Discover your unique clutter style-- and how to make it work for you, not against you, in the fight with clutter. action, cut the clutter, and stow the stuff once and for all! Cut the Clutter and Stow the Stuff edited by Lori Baird will help you tame the clutter monster using the revolutionary Q.U.I.C.K. Once you know your clutter style, you'll finally understand why you feel compelled to collect every style of Spode teacup produced since 1856or stash a year's worth of newspapers under the bedor keep your 45-year-old son's high school football jerseys "just in case." And you'll find effective strategies to turn those tendencies to your advantage! * Rediscover your rooms-- and your furniture (when was the last time you saw the top of your dining room table?!)-- with the simple steps in the Unload chapter on page 43. Take the clutter quiz on page 8. It's there-- once you know where to look for it. There really is a house under there! * Find storage space you never knew you had, even in cramped quarters like the bathroom and laundry room. 1,237 terrific clutter-cutting tips-- plus hundreds of insider secrets from America's clutter-control experts!Is clutter taking over your life? It's time to take some Q.U.I.C.K. Right now, your paper piles are probably multiplying faster than hot dogs at a ball game. clutter-control system. These ingenious tactics are so effe
. From Library Journal Whether one is a tosser, an accumulator, or a concealer, this book contains a wealth of advice on how to control household clutter. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. It then offers specific, practical solutions, with advice from real people on how they keep organized. Beginning with a system of quantifying, unloading, isolating, containing, and keeping it up (QUICK), the book examines each room of the house and identifies common problems, such as too many loose recipes or jewelry jumble. Similar to Julie Morgenstern's Organizing from the Inside Out, this book will be an excellent purchase for public libraries. Lists of resources for storage products and organizations accepting household items for donation are also given
"A delightful, helpful book" according to Maurine Gutowski. After reading the widely disparate reviews, I got a copy from the library. I found the book to be delightful and helpful, and I have ordered a copy to own. I lead a complex life, producing beautiful, organized work but leaving debris around me as drafts, printouts, and other papers accumulate. The author is very understanding of the thought processes and problems of Accumulators and Paper Pilers. Her humor makes the task of organizing and disposing . Mizdmc said Great suggestions in Cutting the Clutter. For someone who has read at least "Great suggestions in Cutting the Clutter" according to Mizdmc. For someone who has read at least 20 books on clutter, I have found this one to be one of my top five. I am busy with several projects and I've fought the clutter battle for years. Now that I am in a happy relationship with promises of a long-term future, I feel the need to grow up and get a handle on my wayward books and papers. It is not easy for a writer, working on an Ebook and a novel, as well as work a full-time job. I have met my inner urge t. 0 books on clutter, I have found this one to be one of my top five. I am busy with several projects and I've fought the clutter battle for years. Now that I am in a happy relationship with promises of a long-term future, I feel the need to grow up and get a handle on my wayward books and papers. It is not easy for a writer, working on an Ebook and a novel, as well as work a full-time job. I have met my inner urge t. Difficult to read, very cluttered style The QUICK system is: Quantify, Unload, Isolate, Contain, Keep It up. I read the first three chapters, and I got so frustrated, I could not finish it. Here are my gripes:--"Quantify" really means make an inventory. They spend a lot of time helping to motivate the reader to do it, but they never answer two very important questions: WHY? and HOW? Why should I make this list of my stuff? How will it be used later? How much stuff should I inventory--just