Self-Help : One Year to an Organized Life From Your Closets to Your Finances the Week by Week Guide to Getting Completely Organized for Good
This Year I Will...: How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True | 
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 Not the book for me
It's July and not January. This book addresses organizing like a new years resolution. This is a book for someone who is relatively organized and my life is totally choatic. Just not the book for me.
Great Concept - but Not Complete
So I think this book has a great premise and some good info. That said - there's definitely some pieces missing - so be prepared to fill in the gaps on your own. If you, like me, are handicapped on this subject (which is the most reasonable explanation for buying the book...) then you may want to plan on finding supplemental information. Just an example of the missing pieces - In February she tells you to tackle the bedroom. She spends a whole chapter extolling the values of a bedroom sanctuary and discussing your style and it's importance. She then goes on to give you some touchy-feely, this is why I am the way I am, stuff. Finally, she takes you through three more weeks on organizing the bedroom closet. You get to the end of the month going - "Hey wait! The rest of my room looks just as bad as when I began! What do I do with the stuff that Isn't clothing?" Don't get me wrong - it has lots to offer - but be prepared to go back through once you've spent a year on her process and finish out what the book just glossed past. I Love the monthly habit part - that's a phenomenal idea. Her quotes are really neat. And the structure of a year is a great idea.
 Just started it, but I really like it
I downloaded the sample on Kindle along with another book on organization. The other one needed to be better organized! ;-)
Unlike another reviewer, I like the Zen thoughts she has. A place does "feel" better to me when it is neat and organized and beautifully decorated. She talked at the outset about people having lots of golden strands that never get tied and I liked that too.
At the outset she wants you to keep an organizational journal---again, this works for me. I like knowing where I was when I get somewhere else. She also talks about seeing your dreams by creating a dream board. I already do something like that with a notebook, so I'm still in sync with her.
OK, the first month is the kitchen. And right at the get-go she gives you about 5 choices and says choose one or two and make it a habit. One was taking out the garbage each day. Another was unloading the dishwasher when it completes a cycle. Another was wiping off the counters after every use. You get the idea. A habit that takes a few minutes. I took out the trash right away. Unloading the dishwasher is another matter---LOL, I store my dishes in there---but I am going to try.
It does make you feel empowered. I would have chosen wiping off the counters, but---eeek, where are they. I don't cook, so my counters catch everything. Notebooks and projects and thus and so.
I will update this as I go along---but, this is exactly what I was looking for. Someone to give me choices AND direction and break it down into pieces I can manage.
Just Do It
I've searched for the perfect book on organizing - and it doesn't exist. That's because my needs are specific, my patterns of procrastination unique etc. But nearly perfect is Regina Leeds' Organized Life. Leeds teaches a basic set of techniques for not just getting organized, but staying organized. People often want to be spoon fed. Hey guys, wake up! Maybe it's that kind of passivity and laziness that got you where you are! Leeds invites the reader to explore his/her life, keep notes, and really look at WHY YOU SHOULD ORGANIZE - WHICH IS TO HAVE MORE TIME TO HAVE FUN. Sure, Leeds gives personal examples, and has her own style. I think a book on organizing without that would be very dry and boring. But as well, Ms. Leeds provides ample margins for jotting personal notes. I wouldn't get too hung up on style and structure. If you work with this book for awhile you will understand the philosophy, and the logical steps you yourself can take to improve your life, and do more with less stress. The point is the author offers both concrete advice and inspiration. It worked for me. I used the techniques in this book over the holidays and had my best Christmas in years. I got more done with less stress. Don't wait to find the perfect book on organizing. Write your own, with the help of this author! This author's a great coach. Take what works. A real plus is the spacious size of the book with plenty of room to write your own notes.
My ducks in a row...
Thank you, Regina for changing my life! Now my home and work place are free of clutter and I can breathe again!
Your Zen approach is easy to understand, simple and very loving.
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