She walks you through each of those steps in every room and also regarding other people (like helping elderly people clean out their houses).

Maybe its an indication that I really am on the verge of being contained and organized that I’m pretty sure I’m secure in the knowledge of what I own and where it lives. Future potential" That is the key and she address the mindset as much as the steps to a less cluttered room. The simple instructions and solutions for achieving and maintaining a manageable home are explained in "bite sized" chapters that inspire you to implement the strategies explained without feeling overwhelmed.But more than simply offering strategies, Dana dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader's clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. The psychology behind it makes sense and was a lot more helpful than just giving out tricks of the decluttering. It went room by room following the same basic approach and considered each room’s unique challenges.

I just needed to a moment to remember why I’d considered it useful in the moment I brought it through my front (or side or back) door.I requested and received an ARC from NetGalley for this, and when I knew I couldn’t finish in a normal amount of time, I decided to just read in a way that was useful to me. I suspect if you are reading a book review about decluttering, you know that it's not always doable. As the older generation needs to downsize, having some tips on how to help them through the process is welcomed. She also has two unique (to decluttering books) questions to ask when decluttering, providing a clear, unemotional way to deal with stuff while reducing the amounts. I cannot imagine why anybody would have socks in their living room, or take a single clean cup out of the dishwasher instead of unloading the whole thing, and the idea of cleaning up because somebody is coming to my house is repulsive to me - why would anybody care to judge my living space?

And that totally logical thinking was how I ended up in a place where I couldn’t function in my own home. I know where it should go, and if it's not there then I know it's been worn and probably in the hamper.You do what you can with the time you have, and as long as you are getting stuff out of your house, you are making progress.