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| One Thing At a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day | 
 enlarge | Author: Cindy Glovinsky
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $5.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0312324863
Dewey Decimal Number: 648.5
EAN: 9780312324865
Publication Date: July 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: never read. stored in non-smoking home.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good for those who think they are organized, but aren't! April 4, 2007
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I LOVED this book! Some of the information is something we all know, but it is helpful to see it in written form. Others suggestions are quite clever such as 'keeping items in motion' which really appealed to me.
If you are "domestic systems challenged", you will appreciate this book.
 One thing at a time March 27, 2007
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Decluttering is a life long journey. Does this book really work? Of course not!!! The work must be done by me. The book does have helpful hints to use in the process which I am finding of value. I can ask no more of an inanimate object. Yay!!!
Quick help on organizing August 7, 2006
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
Read through in two evenings and began applying certain aspects of the book immediately. It gives you recommendations on how to live clutter free and then you can add to it to customize how you live. I have read a lot of these books on organizing. I liked this because you didn't have to start organizing a room -- you organized the way you do things. Very helpful. Will be reviewing the book several more times to learn to follow the suggestions.
Excellent Advice! March 13, 2006
84 out of 87 found this review helpful
I'm a professional organizer and I loved this book! It puts in writing much of the advice I give my clients to help them maintain the organizing systems we put in place. Plus I picked up a few new tips! I know a book is good when I take notes from it.
One of my and my client's favorites is to make our own "Container Store". I've found that people who struggle with organizing usually have so many organizing tools we rarely have to shop for more! We just empty everything and put it one place. After purging the unneeded stuff and sorting like with like, we then choose the appropriate container from our "store". This is a new concept for some people. Many people buy the storage first then try to figure out what to do with it. The best way is to know what you are going to store and THEN buy the container...or better yet, get it from your own container store! When we are done organizing, we create a home for all the unused containers in the garage or basement.
There are a few out of the 100 that are kinda odd or not what I would have written, but for the 10$ there are many other great ideas in the book that you can really use. Even if you are fairly well organized, you are likely to find a few tips you can use!
 Disappointing January 26, 2006
114 out of 137 found this review helpful
Reading this book, I got a picture of a certain kind of person who would love this book. Unfortunately, this
kind of person is not me! I was disappointed. But if you find ideas like these useful you will also like One Thing at a Time:
# 31 Keep a phone log
# 68. Label a cardboard box "office supplies" and put all your office supplies in it so you can find them.
# 24. Sweep and vacuum at least once a week.
# 61. Put things back, even when you're rushed.
# 9. Make your bed every day.
# 72. Put a trash container in every room.
Seems like these "tips" are things most everyone already knows. Don't they?
Other suggestions border on bizarre:
#11. Make a list of mini-tasks like: sort mail, make a phone call, write a check, wipe up something that's spilled,
take out the trash, check a web site, etc. Why make a list when you could just do the work?
# 5. Carry a clip board because "A clipboard puts you squarely in charge of Things in your life." It does?
#43. Create a list of items "almost anyone would throw away or recycle" including: used paper dishes, cups and napkins,
used tissues and toilet paper, empty cans, broken rubber bands, balls of hair, used dental floss, etc.!! Is the author joking?
If a person needs to make this list they also need much more help than this book can give!
I did find a few useful tried-and-true gems:
#1 One thing at a time.
#94 Leave it neater than you found it.
Finally, I recommend www.freecycle.org. Freecycle is an email list where people give away things that they no longer need
for free. Give your stuff to a good home!
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