Secrets of an Organized Mom: From the Overflowing Closets to the Chaotic Play Areas: a Room-by-Room Guide to Decluttering and Streamlining Your Home for a Happier Family - Hardcover

Reich, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451672853 ISBN 13: 9781451672855

Publisher: Atria Books, 2013

Synopsis

“Everyone should Barbarafy,” raves The New York Times! A life-changing program for streamlining everything that’s weighing you down—from over-stuffed closets to overwhelming social calendars—courtesy of the media’s go-to organizing guru: Barbara Reich.

Organizing guru Barbara Reich offers a life-changing program for your life and home.

Mothers can feel like life is running on a never-ending loop. Just when one problem or responsibility is overcome, another trips us up. But help is on the way: Barbara Reich has all the strategies for staying ahead of the curve—and she’s wrapped them up into four easy steps that can be applied to any organizing project: 1. purge, 2. design, 3. organize, and 4. maintain.

The keys to Barbara’s success are simplicity and consistency. Room by room, she takes readers through the most problematic areas in the home— from the tornado-struck play area to the packed basement or storage unit. Barbara shows readers how to approach organizing in manageable bites— many of which can be dealt with in two hours or less. As the mother of thirteen-year-old twins, Barbara offers insight into the lives of crazed moms as only a mother could with tips like these:

· When it comes time to clean out the toy bin, keep only what your child plays with— educational toys “exist to make you feel guilty.”

· Throw away those kitchen gadgets you never use. A streamlined kitchen can mean the difference between another night of take-out and a healthy family meal.

· Your child doesn’t need to attend six birthday parties in one weekend. To avoid social overload, Barbara preaches the power of “No”—and there’s no need to follow it up with a why.

· Having trouble parting with your child’s artwork from three years ago? Scan or digitally photograph everything and create a gallery on your computer.

Combining the humor of a sympathetic friend and the no-nonsense advice of a true type-A personality, Reich offers clever, appealing solutions that are genuinely achievable for everyone.

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Review:

"Every mom should read "Secrets of an Organized Mom". Power-packed with all you need to know to get and stayed organized, this book is the ultimate guide for anyone reorganizing, relocating, or just trying to make sense of the clutter."--Tina Reber "New York Times bestselling author of Love Unscripted and Love Unrehearsed "

"Reich delivers. Her book just might take the anxiety out of tasks that many find completely daunting and overwhelming."--Publishers Weekly

Reich delivers. Her book just might take the anxiety out of tasks that many find completely daunting and overwhelming. --Publishers Weekly"

"Every mom should read Secrets of an Organized Mom. Power-packed with all you need to know to get and stayed organized, this book is the ultimate guide for anyone reorganizing, relocating, or just trying to make sense of the clutter."--Tina Reber "New York Times bestselling author of Love Unscripted and Love Unrehearsed "

Barbara is a great editor. She took her razor sharp eye and cut a swath through my closet. When you can't see the forest through the trees, Barbara can. She's a true lifesaver! --Judith Regan "host of the Judith Regan Show on SiriusXM ""

"Barbara is a great editor. She took her razor sharp eye and cut a swath through my closet. When you can't see the forest through the trees, Barbara can. She's a true lifesaver!" --Judith Regan "host of the Judith Regan Show on SiriusXM "

About the Author:

Barbara Reich formed Resourceful Consultants, LLC in 1999. Barbara has appeared on the Today show and has been featured in The New York Times, New York Post, and Real Simple, among other publications. She and her husband live in Manhattan with their twins. For more information, visit SecretsOfAnOrganizedMom.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1451672853
• ISBN 13: 9781451672855
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242