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If you are going to follow this process, it does seem like s much slower journey than if you followed the KonMari Method.
Once all our clothes were clean consistently, we chose to wear certain things again and again and again.
I suspect if you are reading a book review about decluttering, you know that it's not always doable. Highly recommended for someone who wants to de-junk their house but who isn't quite ready yet for the extremes of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. And starting with the visible areas, that was a big "aha" moment for me, and it makes so much sense.
White also tells how to declutter during daily life without creating a bigger mess (often a huge stumbling block for those who are serious about decluttering). That leads me to say that she deals with our struggles with guilt when it comes to holding onto stuff. She approaches this as a mental state of being- a decision that change must take place- and warns of the hardships ahead of parting company with 'treasures', but then she leaves the esoteric behind to provide a solid winning formula. Sure, the process to a spotless house is slower, since she recommends always restarting with the most visible spot, making sure it's not cluttered and moving on.
Her approach is simple- deal with the least agonizing (like trash or daily drop pile stuff) and working up to the big decision stuff. Like with your own kids, or if someone asks you to help them, or if a relative passes away or moves into assisted living.
It did not only give you tricks and hacks on how to declutter your space, it helps you change your mindset on how you think about clutter and stuff. 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. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who needs simple procedures - the key word is simple - for decluttering in a variety of situations. After talking about a decluttering mindset, Dana then gives you step by step decluttering instructions for every room in your home as well as decluttering tips pertinent to that specific space. It’s also a book for people who don’t have a "lifetime" worth of stuff, but want to declutter, make every space look bigger, and be easier to pick up.This means where guests will see and where people do most of their living and are hampered by clutter. She has another book about getting organized around the house that sounded like it was a good pairing to go with this one. But I can say that the book is clear, and that the repetition that happens with each room can be annoying, but also great if you don't want to leaf back to the stepping point of decluttering.
With wry humor and down to earth common sense, the book was the kick in the "you know what" that finally got the ball rolling in our house. There were also a few more instances of helpful advice, like she says to always start decluttering in the most visible public areas because it inspires you to keep going, you see it all the time and see how much nicer things look, and makes it easier for you to move on to having people over while you're working on more private areas. But it means that if you get distracted or interrupted, things are ALREADY BETTER and you're already at a stopping place. No more worrying about whether or not the item sparks joy, or has value, or if I might need it someday.Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). Thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend this book for anyone struggling to come up for air from beneath their mountains of stuff. This book was really meant to be worked through slowly following the book with your decluttering, so there was a fair amount of repetition, but she did say that up front. There is no stuff put aside in keep piles to deal with later so the house doesn’t become more messy in the process of decluttering.
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