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The Well-Ordered Home: Organizing Techniques for Inviting Serenity Into Your Life
Disorganization contributes significantly to stress, and leaves us feeling that instead of time for the important and fun things in life, there is just a never-ending pile of stuff. As an experienced housecleaner, organizer, and psychologist, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett has observed first-hand the therapeutic benefits of an organized home. She has witnessed a transformation i...more
Paperback, 119 pages
Published
March 4th 2003
by New Harbinger Publications
(first published March 2003)
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This was a concise overview of common-sense techniques for simpler and more orderly living. Each chapter was no more than two pages long, was easy to digest, and contained enough information to instruct without overwhelming. Her main point is that you don't become organized by reading about it, you become organized by taking a look at the way you live now and thinking about how organizing can make your life easier. An added benefit of her method of organization is savings of both time and mon...more
I love the title. Unfortunately, that's as far as it goes. As I read this book, I kept thinking it was a copy of Don Aslett's books. Sure enough, a couple of his books are listed under sources. Oh, well....at least the title is inspiring.
A welcome primer on organizing. Makes a nice coffee table book, inspiring you to use "Active Storage" and other routines and concepts to keep getting better organized, starting from where you are now.
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those wanting to know how to start organizing without getting too overwhelmed yet
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This is a very good quick summary of almost all the basics of organizing and order. There are only a few recommendations that I think are a matter of opinion and lifestyle, but will still work with many people (just not me).
I think the book covered quite a bit of the most important things, and concisely. Kudos to the author. I didn't give it 5 stars even though I was very pleased with the amount & type of information because 1)I'm a star stinge, and 2)I just can't give an organizi...more
I think the book covered quite a bit of the most important things, and concisely. Kudos to the author. I didn't give it 5 stars even though I was very pleased with the amount & type of information because 1)I'm a star stinge, and 2)I just can't give an organizi...more
This book sucked.
Mweh. I've probably read too many of these. Not much new in this one.
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Dr. Kendall-Tackett is a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is a Research Associate, and Affiliate Research Associate Professor of Psychology, specializing in women’s health at the Family Research Lab, University of New Hampshire. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health Psychology and Trauma Psychology, editor of the Family &...more
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