Messies Manual : A Complete Guide to Bringing Order and Beauty to Your Home,9780800759797

Messies Manual : A Complete Guide to Bringing Order and Beauty to Your Home

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Edition: Anniv.
ISBN13: 9780800759797
ISBN10: 0800759796
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-01
Publisher(s): Revell
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Summary

Welcome to the world of a "messie"! Before you run home and apply for a home makeover, let The Organizer Lady turn your anxiety into inspiration. Sandra Felton's practical advice will make your dreams of an orderly lifestyle become reality.

Author Biography

Sandra Felton, The Organizer LadyGäó, is the founder of Messies Anonymous, a group established to help women organize their households. She is the best-selling author of several books, including Living Organized and Smart Organizing. She lives in Miami, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9(7)
Introducing the Messie (As If You Need It!) 16(2)
How to Use This Book 18(5)
Part 1 Help! House out of Control!
Messies Classified
23(6)
Confessions of a Reformed Messie
29(3)
A ``Messies'' Quiz
32(9)
Outlooks That Hinder
41(6)
There Is a Reason---It Is Not Laziness
47(7)
Reasons for the Reason
54(13)
Part 2 Turning Things Around
Developing Organizing Attitudes
67(14)
Cleanies I Have Known
81(7)
You Don't Really Want to Be a 10
88(4)
Goal Setting: He Who Aims at Nothing Is Likely to Hit It
92(10)
Five Pitfalls for the Wanderer in Messieland
102(11)
Part 3 The System
The Mount Vernon Method: How I Took Command
113(7)
Simplify, Sort, and Store: The Heart of Organizing
120(10)
The Flipper Keeps It in Order
130(9)
The Mount Vesuvius Method
139(7)
Keeping Up with the Info Flow
146(20)
Closets
166(6)
The Kitchen
172(11)
Part 4 Helping the System Help You
On Procrastination
183(10)
On Making and Saving Time
193(12)
Getting the Family to Cooperate
205(13)
More Tips on Organizing
218(8)
Energy: The Spark Plug of Housekeeping
226(6)
MA ClutterBuddies
232(9)
Part 5 The Payoff
Painting on Your Clean Canvas
241(7)
The Real Beginning for You
248(3)
Appendix: Ideas That Work 251(5)
Resources 256

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