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Logical sequence of events given to plan everything from organizing your home to organizing a trip to organizing a run for the White House. A good reference manual to keep - you never know when you'll need to plan a safari or a trip to Europe (or a baby nursery). As entertaining as Mr. Walsh's TV program.
My goal was to get organized and this book helped.It has over 500 suggestions on how to organize everything, from the pile of papers in the office to the laundry room to the family schedule.It's full of little organizing tips that I would have never thought of.This book is great for the person who wants to be organized but just doesn't know where to start.
Many topics are really too complex to be adequately covered in a short list, but the lists could serve as a quick refresher for someone who already knows something about the topics. THE BAD: With so many topics covered, I just can't imagine that the author is an expert on them all. Overall, it's an okay book that I'll probably refer to as a starting point for some of my organizational projects. This book has its good points and bad points.THE GOOD: The 500+ lists cover a number of organizational topics including organizing your spaces at home, organizing your finances, preparing for life events (sending kids to college, wills, etc) and just miscellaneous tasks (organizing a block party, preparing for house guests. These contain some good information since I would assume this is the area of the author's expertise. Other lists have fun and inspirational ideas, like "Decorating for the Seasons", which provides some suggestions of how to freshen up your home's look as the seasons change. As other readers have mentioned, some lists I'd never use and seem almost silly like "Become a Movie Director" (not one of my goals in life) or "Win the Tour de France" (not likely for me). But, I'm not looking to it as "expert advice" in all areas since some topics just can't be covered in a short list.
The sections on organizing spaces and paperwork/finances contain quick lists on how-to organize your life, which I will probably use. If I am looking to prepare for childbirth, I would be more comfortable reading an entire book on the topic written by someone who is an expert in the area, rather than reading a one-page summary. Certainly there are a number of sections that I will never use or read at all because they're just not relevant to my life. I had similar thoughts about the list for Feng Shu.
This book is huge, but has very little real advice on getting your home organized. I read almost every chapter unless it was something that would obviously be a waste of time like "How to Become a Model or Movie Director", what does that have to do with getting organized. I was so disappointed in this book. 98% of this book is just plain stupid. I'm glad I borrowed it from my library before purchasing it. The only good tip I got was to use a cross stitch fabric to hold earrings, ha.
My every-day life seemed chaotic after the birth of my second child in August. My life as a working mother won't be the same again:it will be more organized and eventually more happy,because I will always have this book as a referance. Being a mother of another 2year-old girl and with my husband working for many hours, I needed a really working-out day-to-day program,not to mention some absolutely necessery tips to run my home smoothly. The book gave me excactly what I was looking for:step-by-step solutions and not only theories about how to manage with clutter,kids' all around the house mess, and every day's meal planning.I have already created my own Household Organizer and I've stocked my diaper bag according the very practical steps suggested in the book.And it worked out.
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