Absolutely Organized: A Mom's Guide to a No-Stress Schedule and Clutter-Free Home | 
| Author: Debbie Lillard
Publisher: North Light Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $2.99
You Save: $12.00 (80%)
New (31) Used (12) from $2.56
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 150571
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1581809557
Dewey Decimal Number: 648
EAN: 9781581809558
ASIN: 1581809557
Publication Date: November 15, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: SHIPS TODAY!!!!!! BRAND NEW BOOK
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Book Description
"There is a place for everything, and when everything is in its place, life runs a lot smoother."
--Debbie Lillard, professional organizer and mother of three Do you run non-stop but never feel like you accomplish anything? Feel stressed out at home? Dream about doing things that you never get around to doing? Wish you had extra hours in your day? Well, here's something even better! Absolutely Organized is "a book full of tips and hope" for overworked, time-crunched, clutter-crushed moms. It's brimming with practical, proven and, in many cases, very simple solutions for keeping order in every corner of your life, from your refrigerator to your file drawers, from keeping a newborn on a set schedule to getting kids to willingly pitch in on household chores. Debbie Lillard, professional organizer and mother of three, shares her easy-to-use "Absolutes of Organizing" tips to help you gain and maintain order in the three key areas of your family's life: YOUR TIME: Learn the tricks for streamlining cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping and other everyday duties. Get more done and have more time left over to spend on your kids, your spouse, projects around the house, and even yourself! YOUR BELONGINGS: Use Debbie's simple but effective C.P.R. method (Categorize, Purge and Rearrange) to organize paperwork, photos, collections, toys, clothes, children's artwork and more. YOUR HOME: Take it room by room--home office, kitchen, bathroom, family room and even (gulp!) the kids' rooms. Rid your house of clutter, make the most of your space, and make home feel more comfortable, functional and relaxing. Follow Absolutely Organized from start to finish for a complete, full-life makeover. Or dip in here and there for help on one problem area at a time, such as that ever-growing mountain of paperwork, your collection of children's memorabilia, or that disaster area called a closet. Tried-and-true advice for every mom, Absolutely Organized will help you simplify your life so you can enjoy more and stress less.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Nothing New June 24, 2008
I really didn't get much out of this book. I would pick Eliminate Chaos by Laura Leist and skip this one.
 Three Cheers for ABSOLUTELY ORGANIZED April 18, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a mother of 4 small children, ages 4, 4, 2, and 1, organization is essential for survival! I was immediately drawn to this book and I was delighted to read it. The book was well-written, easy to read, and had several "Laugh Out Loud" excerpts in which I found myself totally relating. The CPR method for organization is universal and can be applied to so many facets of running a household. This book was very motivational and I began making lists of what I wanted to accomplish as I read through each chapter. I found the charts and tables extremely helpful, especially the section on "how long to keep all those statements". I have already sat down with my paper shredder and this book to purge my filing cabinet. I totally agree with the author's philosophy that organization is liberating and yet I appreciate her viewpoint that flexibility needs to be maintained as well. A great Pep Talk on how to manage your family, your house, and still have fun!!!
Wonderful - a must have book! April 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a wonderful guide for busy moms - a "must have" filled with great tips and advice. I'm not sure what book "Loving Mother of 3" read, but her critique was filled with inaccuracies - far from what I gained after reading the book. As a Loving Mother of 4, I found Lillard's advice helpful and constructive. Though my own choice for scheduling my children was different from Lillard's, I didn't buy this book thinking every ounce of her advice would be a perfect fit for my family - no book ever is. Overall, this book has wonderful advice.
I recommend this book to anyone who needs help keeping life in balance during the busiest years of our lives.
Truly helpful tips, immediately applicable April 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The prospect of organizing our stressful, non-stop lives is sometimes so overwhelming, and other tasks seem so much more urgent, that we often don't quite get around to it (at least I didn't). This book breaks down a ton of very practical tips into bite-size pieces that are immediately and easily applicable. I've never tried to sit down and read it through (though I think it would be a relatively quick and interesting read). Instead, I keep it in my handbag and pull it out when I have a little waiting or other down time. Even if I only read a page or two, I've always come away with at least one clever idea that is easy to implement -- everything from simple tricks to keep yourself on track despite frequent interruptions from kids or phones to a step-by-step plan of attack against the paper-and-photo-mountains and other clutter that we tend to accumulate. A great tool for the harried, working mom or anybody who's got more on their plate than they seem to have time for.
(Given my own hectic life, I rarely take the time to respond to requests for feedback, but this one deserved a few minutes in return for all the time it has saved me!)
 USELESS March 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was about the least helpful of any book on organizing I have ever read. Full of pictures and froth. A whole page of a picture of a pair of jeans. What a waste of money this was. Another page of yellow plastic ducks. A page showing coloured pencils. And so it goes on. Three daily naps for baby all nicely scheduled. Has this author ever had a baby. I doubt it. Buy a different book.
|
|
|
