How to DeClutter your Home - eBook Review

Have you been wanting to get organized, but just haven't found up the energy to actually start? We've all been there - organizing can be a daunting task. I've tried many different methods of home organization (and you can read my previous post for some tips from me), and there are definitely standbys everyone can use.

Over the past year, I've worked in various NYC offices. I've helped organize and declutter the most disorderly and grimy spaces there are. With that in mind, I was at first a little skeptical of Mimi Tanner's book, DeClutter Fast!, but was impressed by her depth of knowledge and succinct, practical advice.

Read on for an overview of her book:

Product Overview

DeClutter Fast! is an e-Book by Mimi Tanner that promises to show how to declutter your home, no matter how messy it may be. I was impressed by was Tanner's insistence on the importance of a clutter-free home to have a stress-free life. In our fast-paced modern life, I think we often ignore the effects of environment on our mental health. There's no question that we feel more at ease in an ordered, clean room, than in one that is full of debris and is dirty or full of dust and clutter.

Features

• Learn about how your environmental level of clutter can affect others' opinion of you
• Learn how to organize and declutter your space right away - Mimi promises you can have a completely decluttered home in "two days, tops"
• How to have everything you need and still be clutter-free
• Organize the stress-free way
• Overcome procrastination
• How to organize paperwork
• How to organize clothing quickly and easily
• How to organize and declutter your home for a happy, less stressful life

Value

Tanner's book normally sells for $24.99, but you can buy it for $19.99 on her website. The best aspect of her book is its absence of "filler" information - the book is concise and to the point, making it perfect for incorporating her advice into practical, home-organizing use. Organize your home, put your mind at ease, impress your family and friends, and declutter for life!

How to Organize Your Home - 4 Essential Tips

How many times have you promised yourself you would organize your home, but became discouraged at how much time and effort it would take? You’re surrounded by things you know need to be organized, but the task seems so daunting that it feels useless to even start. You’ll wait later, you tell yourself, when you have more time and can clean up everything all at once.

Meanwhile, the clutter piles up, and you become more and more reluctant to ever start.

Does this sound like you?

I know where you’re coming from. I am a terrible pack rat, but at the same time I am very affected by my environment. When I’m in a clean, well-organized, decluttered space, I feel energized and peaceful. When I’m in a messy, cluttered room, I feel stressed and on edge. Having a well-organized space is a key part of having peace of mind.

How did I go from being a pack rat to living in a well-organized space? Well, I worked in several NYC offices and studio spaces over the past year. Part of my duties was organization. And in NYC, you're very tight on space. I had to help organize very small, cramp spaces, and organize the most disorderly and dirty areas.

Those experiences taught me a great deal about how to get organized. The most important thing to remember is this: It isn’t as hard as you think!

These are some fundamental, sure-fire steps that have helped me and the offices I’ve worked in to declutter our spaces:

1. Start small. I cannot stress this enough – even if it is the smallest, most seemingly insignificant thing – such as picking up some loose paper off the floor, or putting that salt shaker in a cabinet – the most important thing is to simply start. Starting is definitely the most difficult part of decluttering.

2. Decide how you want the room to make you feel. Go to the entrance or a corner of the room and take a look at your surroundings. What do you see that you would like to change? How do you want to feel when you walk in? Really consider how you would like to use the room and how you want the room to make you feel.

3. Don’t be afraid to make big changes to a room. One of the most important things I learned while I was working in one of the offices was how, in order to make the room organized, we would often have to make the room messier first. This can be counter-intuitive, but it is definitely the most productive way to declutter.

For example, in one small office, we had this three-level shelf that reached the ceiling. Each shelf was a nightmare – full of old papers, handwritten notes, dusty yellowed newspaper articles – plus heavy, obsolete audio equipment – all covered in dust and grime. It was filthy!

But we were able to clean it quickly and productively. The key was to take everything off the shelves, throw away what we didn’t need, and then replace only the items on the shelves we needed. The rest went into storage.

Everything was now well organized and clean, and we all felt better about the space.

4. Don’t get discouraged. You don’t have to declutter all at once. Don't be hard on yourself. Focus on how much you've done, not how much you have to do.

You now have learned some quick, easy tips on how to better organize and declutter your home. Just remember: 1. Start small, 2. Decide how you want the room to make you feel, 3. Don't be afraid to make big changes to the room to organize, 4. Don't get discouraged.

Good luck with decluttering your room!

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