How to manage your home without losing your mind

dealing with your house's dirty little secrets

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How to manage your home without losing your mind

dealing with your house's dirty little secrets

  • 5.0 (1 rating) ·
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  • 1 Have read

You've tried to organize; you've decluttered and you've cleaned. Yet your home is still messy, or reverts after all too short a time. White explains, clearly and without delusions, what it takes to get-- and keep-- your home under control. Discover what works for you, for your unique personality, and in your unique home.

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Pages
223

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How to manage your home without losing your mind: dealing with your house's dirty little secrets
2016, W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

Who needs this book?
Part one : Reality check.
My first step : giving up on the fantasy
The worst thing about the best way
Bad news : cleaning your house isn't a project
Part two : Daily stuff : the down-and-dirty truth about a clean house.
Where to start
The truth about habits
Just tell me what to do
Pre-made decisions
Don't judge a habit on the first day
How to use timers : fighting TPAD (Time Passage Awareness Disorder)
Putting an end to the never-ending : weekly cleaning tasks
Laundry conquered : yes, really
A whole 'nuther chapter on laundry (answering your many objections)
Get dinner on the table
Part three : Decluttering : the down-and-dirty truth about all your stuff.
How decluttering and routines are codependent
Don't get organized
Cure decluttering paralysis : do the easy stuff first
Containers and limits and how they'll change your life
Find your clutter threshold
How to prioritize decluttering projects : the visibility rule
Two (and only two) decluttering questions
How to declutter without making a bigger mess
Head explosions, regret, and re-decluttering
Sentimental clutter
Clutter guilt
The value trap : sell or donate?
Decluttering momentum
Part four : Change that lasts.
Other people
Special circumstances
But will it last?
Appendix : 28 days to hope for your home
About the author

Edition Notes

Published in
Nashville, TN
Copyright Date
2016

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
648/.5
Library of Congress
TX321 .W45 2016, TX321.W45 2016

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xv, 223 p.
Number of pages
223
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27221687M
Internet Archive
howtomanageyourh0000whit
ISBN 10
0718079957
ISBN 13
9780718079956
LCCN
2016008307
OCLC/WorldCat
945647117

Work Description

Bring your home out of the mess it's in -- and learn how to keep it under control. Do you experience heart palpitations at the sound of an unexpected doorbell? Do you stare in bewilderment at your messy home, wondering how in the world it go this way again? You're not alone. But there is hope for you and your home. In How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, Dana K. White explains, clearly and without delusions, what it takes to get -- and keep -- your home under control. With understanding, honesty, and her trademark humor, Dana shares her field-tested strategies including: Exactly where to start to tame the chaos; Which habits deserve your focus and will make the most impact; How to gain traction in your quest for a manageable home; Practical tips you can implement and immediately to declutter huge amount of stuff with minimal emotional drama; Cleaning your house is not a one-time project but a series of ongoing premade decisions. Start learning Dana's reality-based cleaning and organizing techniques -- and see how they really work! - Publisher.

You've tried to organize; you've decluttered and you've cleaned. Yet your home is still messy, or reverts after all too short a time. White explains, clearly and without delusions, what it takes to get-- and keep-- your home under control. Discover what works for you, for your unique personality, and in your unique home.

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