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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home.
If you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered a stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn’t fold a single piece...
Author
Language
English
Description
Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has revolutionized homes — and lives — across the world. Now, Kondo presents an illustrated guide to her acclaimed KonMari Method, with step-by-step folding illustrations for everything from shirts to socks, plus drawings of perfectly organized drawers and closets. She also provides advice on frequently asked questions, such as whether to keep “necessary” items...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives celebrates the benefits that messiness has in our lives: why it’s important, why we resist it, and why we should embrace it instead. Using research from neuroscience, psychology, social science, as well as captivating examples of real people doing extraordinary things, Tim Harford explains that the human qualities we value – creativity, responsiveness, resilience – are integral to the disorder,...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xi, 286 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Peter Walsh, an organizer and designer from TLC's Clean Sweep, knows how to eliminate clutter. Here, Walsh tackles the masses of mental clutter that inundate people daily. Walsh guides readers through the irksome daily muss and fuss toward thorough self-improvement.
Does it seem like everything is moving so fast these days you can barely keep up? Do you sometimes feel that your life is spinning out of control? Most of us are so overwhelmed by the...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How might your life be better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and debt and discontent--a life with fewer distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and contentment--a life of passion, unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you. What you're imagining is an intentional life. And to get there, you'll have to let go...
6) Pigsty
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
Language
English
Description
When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo--he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his...
Author
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
x, 277 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everyone has overflowing closets and desk drawers, countertops loaded with kitchen gadgets, and overstuffed computer desktops. We dream of getting organized—but what's a disorganized person to do? In this book, professional organizer Stacey Platt comes to the rescue with empowering ideas on putting and keeping things in order. Like earlier titles in the series, such as the best-selling What's a Cook to Do?, this book offers easy-to-scan and access...
11) Mighty Maddie
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
As Maddie cleans up her room, she learns how to compare the weights of various objects.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
*The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler and Scout Productions*
A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.
In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." This surprising and invigorating...
A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life.
In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning "death" and städning meaning "cleaning." This surprising and invigorating...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"America's top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family's china, and even the kids' height charts aren't just stuff; they're attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer...
Author
Language
English
Description
A masterclass and look book in one, The Home Edit is filled with bright photographs and detailed tips, from placing plastic dishware in a drawer where little hands can reach to categorizing pantry items by color (there's nothing like a little ROYGBIV to soothe the soul). Above all, it's like having your best friends at your side to help you turn the chaos into calm.
Shearer and Tiplin shares trade secrets for organizing any kind of space, small or...
15) Tidy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A badger realizes that being too tidy could be disastrous"--
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Amber Brown loves the second grade but wonders if she will ever receive an award from Deskarina, the desk fairy, for keeping her desk clean.
17) Problem solved!
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Rabbit needs to clean her room, but when Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine's plan causes more of a mess, Rabbit needs to quickly come up with her own strategy before chaos ensues.
Author
Series
Big Nate volume 5
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this latest misadventure, Nate, the all-time record-holder for detentions, gets to see how the other half lives as he follows his best friend Francis's example and becomes a total neat freak; has Nate totally flipped out?"--
Author
Series
Henry and Mudge volume 13
Publisher
Macmillan Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
At first Henry's very neat cousin doesn't like the cookies from under his bed or Mudge's slobbery kisses, but when they all play frisbee, she begins to enjoy her visit.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
This graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration.
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