Describes how to bring all kinds of clutter under control, offering advice on how to stow, organize, clean, and categorize to avoid a messy household space.

The house is a mess and you can't ever get ahead! A follow-up to Fair Winds' popular 10-Minute Clutter Control, this book offers hundreds more ways to clear the detritus of a busy life and create a calm, harmonious environment in 10 minutes or less. Messy desktop? No problem. The closet dragon about to capture the bedroom? Slay that monster in less time than it takes to brew a pot of coffee. With More 10-Minute Clutter Controlreaders will find tips for not only cleaning up the household but the car and the office as well! The small format makes it easy to hold and easy to tuck away when finished, the clutter-ridden can't afford not to have it. Includes easy-to-use tips on how to: Find out what areas of the house are "clutter zones" and how keeping clutter there can cause blockage in your life Ensure the clutter-free areas will stay clutter-free Attend to unfinished household matters, like a leaky sink, the unmowed lawn or the mountain of laundry Unleash the clutter-busters and make space for something new

A guide to conquering clutter and cleaning your home from one of America's leading housekeeping experts. Drowning in clutter, but don't know where to begin? Feeling overwhelmed by a home that is out of control? It's time to take back your space, and Cut the Clutter can help. From how to combat and stay on top of the clutter tide to the most effective tools and methods for cleaning, expert Cynthia Townley Ewer guides you through solving the many obstacles of running an orderly home. Step-by-step instructions, household routines, and quick tips make these daunting tasks easier to tackle, and will leave you with more time and energy for the good things in life. Whether you want to organize your closet, tame your fridge, or conquer the whole house one room at a time, Cut the Clutter will inform you, entertain you, and save your sanity along the way.

Ingenious ways to save precious minutes and hours on daily tasks and household routines Short on time but long on chores? If your housework is driving you crazy, you need to get shameless. Shameless Shortcuts, that is. This clever book gives you the secrets you need to do the job you want--while saving time, money, and effort. In Shameless Shortcuts you will discover: o The top 10 shortcuts for the 5 worst time-wasters o Strategic ways to use email to save time o 5 simple tax return shortcuts that save you time--and money o Fast fixes for clogged toilets, blocked drains, and faulty faucets o Gift ideas that take 2 minutes The editors of Yankee magazine have collected the most ingenious, most effective ideas for snipping minutes from the activities of daily life. Time-pressured readers will appreciate the no-nonsense approach: every shortcut is explained in 200 words or less. Just 2 minutes of reading translates into practical knowledge that can free time immediately, whether it's a cooking tip that saves 5 minutes per meal prepared, a shopping shortcut that shears 10 minutes a trip when running errands, or a daily yard-scouting ritual that reduces yard work by up to 2 hours a week. After a single 30-minute session reading Shameless Shortcuts, you can save as much as 30 minutes a day--every day! And that time is yours to use--any way you like!

Elevate your personal style, trim your belongings, and transform your life, one room at a time, with this visionary lifestyle and home organization book from professional organizing expert, Shira Gill. “Warm, funny, and direct, Shira builds you up while helping you edit down to the best version of yourself.”—Stacy London, New York Times bestselling author of The Truth About Style As a professional home organizer with clients ranging from students to multi-millionaires, Shira Gill observed that clutter is a universal stress trigger. Over the years she created a signature decluttering and organization process that promotes sustainability, achieves lasting results, and can be applied to anyone, regardless of their space or lifestyle. Rather than imposing strict rules and limitations, Shira redefines minimalism as having the perfect amount of everything—for you—based on your personal values and the limitations of your space. Now, in Minimalista, Shira shares her complete toolkit for the first time, built around five key steps: Clarify, Edit, Organize, Elevate, and Maintain. Once you learn the methodology you'll dive into the hands-on work, choose-your-own-adventure style: knock out a room, or even a single drawer; style a bookshelf; donate a sweater. Shira teaches that the most important thing you can do is start, and that small victories, achieved one at a time, will snowball into massive transformation. Broken into small, bite-sized chunks, Minimalista makes it clear that if the process is fun and easy to follow, anyone can learn the principles of editing and organization.