The Clutter Fix: The No-Fail, Stress-Free Guide to Organizing Your Home
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Summary
If you struggle with a disorganized， cluttered home， decorator and author Shannon Acheson is here to help。 She will help you create the space that best serves the rhythms and routines of your family through checklists， cheat sheets， charts， and fun coloring sheets。 Clutter isn't just about the stuff。 It's about how you feel in your home--and in your mind。
Reviews
Lisa Ireland
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I had a chance to pre-read the book before it's official launch yesterday。 I love the practicality of it！ It walks you step by step through your house - giving ++ tips along the way。 Shannon starts with smaller， accomplishable tasks that are realistic and can help you gain confidence in de-cluttering。 She talks about different styles of organization & helps you identify how you organize best （and others in your household）。 There are some great bonus tools online as well！ There are some great quo I had a chance to pre-read the book before it's official launch yesterday。 I love the practicality of it！ It walks you step by step through your house - giving ++ tips along the way。 Shannon starts with smaller， accomplishable tasks that are realistic and can help you gain confidence in de-cluttering。 She talks about different styles of organization & helps you identify how you organize best （and others in your household）。 There are some great bonus tools online as well！ There are some great quotes to keep me inspired。 Obviously Shannon put a lot of thought into this book。 There are so many great ideas - all in one place！ De-cluttering takes time & prioritization - but as the book reinforces - it is so worth it！ #theclutterfix 。。。more
Jennifer Korolewski
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Often I like the idea of decluttering more than the actual act of decluttering。 However， The Clutter Fix provided me with some inspiration and a pretty clear roadmap to make the task seem less overwhelming。 I found the conversational style of the book easy to read， but found the organization of the content to be somewhat confusing。 Overall， Acheson provided some useful tips and ideas for getting life （and house） in order once and for all。 I'm sure I'll get to it soon enough。 Often I like the idea of decluttering more than the actual act of decluttering。 However， The Clutter Fix provided me with some inspiration and a pretty clear roadmap to make the task seem less overwhelming。 I found the conversational style of the book easy to read， but found the organization of the content to be somewhat confusing。 Overall， Acheson provided some useful tips and ideas for getting life （and house） in order once and for all。 I'm sure I'll get to it soon enough。 。。。more
Lyndsie
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As a person who really enjoys reading books about decluttering much more than actually decluttering， I really enjoyed this book。 I love the aesthetic of Shannon’s home， and I’m a huge fan of her first book。 I feel like The Clutter Fix gives a really solid plan for decluttering your home， and keeping it that way。 Since not everyone’s brain works the same， I appreciated that she gives 3 different methods for decluttering， so that you can choose the one that works best for you。 I was able to find t As a person who really enjoys reading books about decluttering much more than actually decluttering， I really enjoyed this book。 I love the aesthetic of Shannon’s home， and I’m a huge fan of her first book。 I feel like The Clutter Fix gives a really solid plan for decluttering your home， and keeping it that way。 Since not everyone’s brain works the same， I appreciated that she gives 3 different methods for decluttering， so that you can choose the one that works best for you。 I was able to find the one that works for me as a sahm。 I also enjoyed finding my Organizing Personality。 I’m an NO/SO。 That alone has changed how I see my organizing methods。 But， there were a few things I didn’t like about the book。 Nothing major， but some things you may want to be aware of。 1。 There are no pictures in this book。 Not a big deal， but I expected it to be more like Home Made Lovely， which is full of gorgeous photography。 Once I got into the book， I realized it was really necessary， but I was disappointed at first。 2。 The introduction to this book is extra-long。 I really wanted to get into the actual decluttering。 It also seemed a bit out of order， like chapter 7 about decluttering sentimental items that tells you not to worry about them until chapter 12。 Overall， this book is great and gives a solid decluttering plan built on Biblical principles。 Non-Christians can still gain lots of good info and practical advice， but it is written from a Christian viewpoint。 It’s definitely one of my favorite decluttering books。 （And I’ve read many！）I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Lisa Barron
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Amazing， this is a life changer。 Everybody needs to read this！ Get your home organized and live with less stress。 Love you home 🏡
Tiffany Garriott Nixon
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Shannon is down to earth and practical。 It’s full of good tips and advice。
Natalie
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What an awesome book！ I have followed Shannon at @homemadelovely for a couple of years。 Loved her first book， but this one hit all the right needs for me and my decluttering projects。 Shannon give good plain tips， steps and advice and as bonus shares the Lord with her readers。 I was lucky enough to get a pre-release copy and dove right in。 If you need a step by step plan for your clutter fix， do yourself and get a copy of The Clutter Fix。
Kimberly
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I am loving the book！ I especially appreciate the 10 Day Decluttering Shortcut and practical advice。
Lindsey
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As someone who has never read a "how to" book before on clutter， I found Shannon Acheson's second book The Clutter Fix insightful。 While none of the tips suggested were earth shattering or revolutionary， as many were common sense strategies， the step by step instructions and break down of ideas made each clutter removing task achievable。 The chapters on Clutter & Organizing Personalities were two of my favourites。 Determining the "why" behind one collects clutter and understanding "how" to best As someone who has never read a "how to" book before on clutter， I found Shannon Acheson's second book The Clutter Fix insightful。 While none of the tips suggested were earth shattering or revolutionary， as many were common sense strategies， the step by step instructions and break down of ideas made each clutter removing task achievable。 The chapters on Clutter & Organizing Personalities were two of my favourites。 Determining the "why" behind one collects clutter and understanding "how" to best organize based on who you are as an individual， are the foundation to successfully creating space physically and mentally。 Shannon expertly guides readers as if she was standing next to them in their house or staring into the kitchen junk drawer。 The multitude of templates and lists make fixing ones clutter a breeze！ 。。。more
Barbara Kerr
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I am enjoying this book。 Easy to read and full of terrific actionable advice。
Anita
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This book is a great step by step guide to help with decluttering your home
ErinLikesReading
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Wow！ This is such a cool， interesting book。 I love how it uses psychology and the way my brain thinks to find the right de-clutter for me。 It was immensely practical and such a good help！ Add in the scripture that speaks to my deeper need to fix the chaos in my life， and this was perfectly suited to my needs。 Great read！
Annaliisa Bennett
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This book has come at a very opportune time for me。 Seasons of life have shifted and I was already setting decluttering on my Fall to-do list back in the summer。 Having never read any previous books on organizing/decluttering， I’ve enjoyed and appreciated the small wins sections broken down early in the book。 Breaking them down into bite size tasks made tackling the whole house seem more approachable and not overwhelming。 This book has helped maintain the motivation to get these tasks done。
Jodi S
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The Clutter Fix is not for those looking for a quick fix。 It is not for those who want to be minimalists。 This book is for the rest of us。 It is for those of us that want a home that is organized and free of clutter。 Not sure where to begin？ Shannon begins with a 10-Day Decluttering Shortcut and a list of 120 Things to Throw Away （or donate or sell）。 Shannon explains each step in getting rid clutter in the home in detail but understands this is not a one size fits all program。 The Clutter Fix is The Clutter Fix is not for those looking for a quick fix。 It is not for those who want to be minimalists。 This book is for the rest of us。 It is for those of us that want a home that is organized and free of clutter。 Not sure where to begin？ Shannon begins with a 10-Day Decluttering Shortcut and a list of 120 Things to Throw Away （or donate or sell）。 Shannon explains each step in getting rid clutter in the home in detail but understands this is not a one size fits all program。 The Clutter Fix is a fast read packed with so much useful information！ I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Meagan
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I've read my share of decluttering books over the years， and will admit that--given that--I was probably disproportionately excited about this read， lol！ "What could I learn that hasn't been said before？ I'm sure there's something Or I need a reminder。"This book most helped me as a reminder， more than presenting "new" information， per se。 It brought together a number of decluttering/organizing/etc。 big-names' concepts and ideas together， a bibliography， if you will， which might prompt the reader I've read my share of decluttering books over the years， and will admit that--given that--I was probably disproportionately excited about this read， lol！ "What could I learn that hasn't been said before？ I'm sure there's something Or I need a reminder。"This book most helped me as a reminder， more than presenting "new" information， per se。 It brought together a number of decluttering/organizing/etc。 big-names' concepts and ideas together， a bibliography， if you will， which might prompt the reader to pursue some of those more specifically。For being a book on decluttering， I do feel 。。。 it could have decluttered its word count a bit？ LOL。 I found myself skipping to the bolded parts and skimming the rest。 The author's encouragement to "change systems if needed" ended up being my biggest takeaway; there are other books/methods/authors in this genre I prefer more。 I was also surprised there really weren't any pictures inside--perhaps there are in the final product vs。 the eARC？ Hope so！The worksheets were the most appealing to me when I started reading， and would be my biggest reason for picking up a hard copy at the library or making my own cheat-sheets that， again， weren't so wordy。 _Let me get to it rather than just read about it， thanks！_ I'm also insanely curious how these translated from eARC to hard/final copy--frankly， they looked more like word lists than checklists--something I could easily draft and improve on myself in Excel。Interestingly， as much as I loved the prospect of worksheets， I got the most practical help out of reading the book's 2- and 3-star reviews on Goodreads， noting what worked well （or didn't） for those readers。 The boots-on-the-ground （or， in author Paul David Tripp's lingo， "street level"） application helped me see where best to apply my own efforts--including in pursuit of other books。I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Nari
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Absolutely love this book。 Or should I say， conversation。 Shannon is so encouraging and understands the struggle so many people have with ‘stuff’ and it really feels like I am having a conversation with a good friend。 As I read each chapter my confidence that I CAN do this builds and my vision for the final result seems doable。 There are motivations， step by step lists and little or big tasks that you can take on as you feel ready。 I can’t wait to get extra copies for my daughters to learn soone Absolutely love this book。 Or should I say， conversation。 Shannon is so encouraging and understands the struggle so many people have with ‘stuff’ and it really feels like I am having a conversation with a good friend。 As I read each chapter my confidence that I CAN do this builds and my vision for the final result seems doable。 There are motivations， step by step lists and little or big tasks that you can take on as you feel ready。 I can’t wait to get extra copies for my daughters to learn sooner than later since I was not a great example！！ Thank you for helping me tackle my clutter…as I release my physical clutter my mind and spirit are clear and calm！！ 。。。more
Jennie
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Are you looking for an all in one， detailed， how to de-clutter， with a no-fail system？ Then this new book by Shannon Acheson， The Clutter Fix – The no-fail， stress-free guide to organizing your home – is for you！ Also， she is a homeschooling mom and Christian， so it makes it even more relatable。 I love all the lists and details she provides， she provides options to help make it easy and quick or do a full house de-clutter。 She also includes areas such as files on computers， for digital de-clutte Are you looking for an all in one， detailed， how to de-clutter， with a no-fail system？ Then this new book by Shannon Acheson， The Clutter Fix – The no-fail， stress-free guide to organizing your home – is for you！ Also， she is a homeschooling mom and Christian， so it makes it even more relatable。 I love all the lists and details she provides， she provides options to help make it easy and quick or do a full house de-clutter。 She also includes areas such as files on computers， for digital de-cluttering！ In addition， there is an assessment， explanation on reasons to simplify your home， about our clutter personalities and organizing personalities， and then once you finish de-cluttering how to maintain it， because that is important too！I have read a couple other books on de-cluttering and so has she， so you will find some quotes she shares from those。 However， I will have to say this is the best book out there on de-cluttering that I have read。 She really does break it down and is great at providing step by step instructions to make it easy and not overwhelming！“The more stuff you have， the more work you will have to do to keep track and take care of it all。 Another way to look at it is that whatever you have in your home is like inventory that you have to manage。”“A true home – one that is lived in and actively used – will require maintenance and work on the regular。 If you’re a Bible-believing Christian， like I am， you now that God created the world in six days and rested for only one， and He shared this in Genesis as a model for us to follow。”After reading the book， to review it and get a feel for it。 I am now excited to work through this book， it will be a process， and it will take some time， but I can’t wait to get to the part， where I am just maintaining daily and seasonal， as she shares at the end， also with step by step instructions how to do！ 。。。more
Nicki - IG: corridonihome_reads
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Just what it sounds like， this is a book on home organization。 The author comes with the added back round of being a homeschool mom of littles， and as such she comes loaded with an arsenal of scriptures to either help you feel motivated or guilt tripped， readers choice。Honestly I requested this because I do enjoy reading organization books hoping for a tip or trick I haven't heard of before。 A lot of the methods she uses have also been used before; and I've picked up from Marie Kondo and the Fly Just what it sounds like， this is a book on home organization。 The author comes with the added back round of being a homeschool mom of littles， and as such she comes loaded with an arsenal of scriptures to either help you feel motivated or guilt tripped， readers choice。Honestly I requested this because I do enjoy reading organization books hoping for a tip or trick I haven't heard of before。 A lot of the methods she uses have also been used before; and I've picked up from Marie Kondo and the Fly Lady。 However if you're new to organizing your life and this was the first book you picked up， I'm sure this would be quite helpful to you。 Thank you to Bethany Housefor sending me this free eARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Susie
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This was too indifferent to other books I have read on this topic， so I didn’t really feel it was very useful for me。 Perhaps if you’re a beginner， you might benefit from it。 Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review。
Meagan
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🧺 Book Review 🧺 Thank you to NetGalley for the #gifted book！Title: The Clutter FixAuthor: Shannon AchesonGenre: Nonfiction/Christian LivingSynopsis: “Clutter isn’t just about the stuff。 It’s about how we feel in our homes and how we live out our lives。 It’s mental and emotional， not just physical。 It’s about being good stewards of the time and resources God has given us。” In The Clutter Fix， Shannon Acheson dives into decluttering。 First she explores the “why” behind decluttering from a differe 🧺 Book Review 🧺 Thank you to NetGalley for the #gifted book！Title: The Clutter FixAuthor: Shannon AchesonGenre: Nonfiction/Christian LivingSynopsis: “Clutter isn’t just about the stuff。 It’s about how we feel in our homes and how we live out our lives。 It’s mental and emotional， not just physical。 It’s about being good stewards of the time and resources God has given us。” In The Clutter Fix， Shannon Acheson dives into decluttering。 First she explores the “why” behind decluttering from a different perspective。 Then she discusses the different types of organizers and organizing styles。 And lastly， she gives practical step by step tips to declutter your entire house。 If you’ve ever needed a simple guide for decluttering， this is the perfect place to start。 Analysis: As a planner and an organizer， I absolutely loved this book。 It was easy to read and understand， conversational， and super practical！ It breaks down every little step to decluttering。 That said， to some， it may be a little repetitive。 But if you like lists and step by step guides， this book is perfect for decluttering your entire house。 It doesn’t feel overwhelming， and I loved that it focused on the purpose of decluttering from a faith perspective。 I can’t wait to dive into actually following these steps soon！Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 。。。more
Donna
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The Clutter Fix by Shannon Acheson has already helped me to start cleaning out some areas。 I enjoyed determining my organizing personality。 and realizing it is not the same as my spouse :） I highlighted quite a bit in this book but the key is that I have started decluttering。 Shannon has a way of encouraging you and giving you tips that feels like a friend not criticism。I would highly recommend this book if you are looking to start organizing; or starting again :）
Rosemary Rey
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While The Clutter Fix has a lot of information on decluttering and organization。 To be completely honest， the depth of information and delivery were so uninteresting that I skimmed a lot of the content， especially when it was written with religious anecdotes。 While this is the author’s life and process， it wasn’t something that interested me。 From a publishing perspective， the cover did lure me in， but there were no pictures inside。 While that’s of the editor/publisher/author’s choosing， there w While The Clutter Fix has a lot of information on decluttering and organization。 To be completely honest， the depth of information and delivery were so uninteresting that I skimmed a lot of the content， especially when it was written with religious anecdotes。 While this is the author’s life and process， it wasn’t something that interested me。 From a publishing perspective， the cover did lure me in， but there were no pictures inside。 While that’s of the editor/publisher/author’s choosing， there were no examples to see put in place。 This made for dull reading。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to give an honest review in exchange for an advance reader’s copy of this book。 。。。more
Heather
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Good advice with solid disclaimers that make the content accessible and relatable。 However， if one is not from the same or similar socio economic class， some advice is harder to relate to。 Otherwise， it is full of actionable and specific ideas that make a looming task feel attainable
Pip
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Shannon Acheson is thorough！！！ This guide really looks at all aspects of decluttering， from various physical aspects （junk mail！ The garage！） To the emotional and mental aspects （different organizing personalities！） And even looks at it from a Biblical perspective。 This is a great guide for anyone look to destress and free themselves from clutter。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy！
Becca
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While I think the author has pinned down some great tips， it often felt like her faith was pasted into places it did not fit。 I don't mind a book like this having a Christian perspective-- I'm not religious， but I knew when requesting this advance copy that the book was by a Christian author-- but it never felt earned。 While I think the author has pinned down some great tips， it often felt like her faith was pasted into places it did not fit。 I don't mind a book like this having a Christian perspective-- I'm not religious， but I knew when requesting this advance copy that the book was by a Christian author-- but it never felt earned。 。。。more
Nikki
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2。5 starsThank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this ebook。Going into some much needed PTO， I thought this book would get me in the mood to get some stuff accomplished over the holiday weekend。Overall it did have some good tips and tricks for tackling clutter， but other points it felt like reading a Christian mom blog （which， upon reaching the ending and seeing the author does have a blog， makes sense） with the overly friendly language and use of smiley faces。 Some of the language was a little off 2。5 starsThank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this ebook。Going into some much needed PTO， I thought this book would get me in the mood to get some stuff accomplished over the holiday weekend。Overall it did have some good tips and tricks for tackling clutter， but other points it felt like reading a Christian mom blog （which， upon reaching the ending and seeing the author does have a blog， makes sense） with the overly friendly language and use of smiley faces。 Some of the language was a little off-putting， like the repeated use of sweetie and terms like that。 I did like the worksheets and charts and lists， those would be something I refer back to at a later time。 The repeatedly tying things back to religion got really tiring after a while， as did a lot of the disclaimer-y paragraphs。 An item of note， the worksheets/charts did end up a little funky in the format of an eBook， the font size would change a lot and I think it's just more of a formatting issue than an issue with the actual information of the book。 。。。more
Jess d'Artagnan
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I was given this book as an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book is about how to declutter your home and covers a good amount of information about how to do that。 The techniques provided are not necessarily anything new or different from what a reader can find elsewhere。 I didn't think there was much new added to the existing literature on decluttering。 But if a reader has never read anything about decluttering before， they can find a lot of value in the suggestions。 Wh I was given this book as an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 This book is about how to declutter your home and covers a good amount of information about how to do that。 The techniques provided are not necessarily anything new or different from what a reader can find elsewhere。 I didn't think there was much new added to the existing literature on decluttering。 But if a reader has never read anything about decluttering before， they can find a lot of value in the suggestions。 What I found most interesting was the categories of clutter personality types and how to adjust your decluttering process based on your personality type。 There were some weird moments of body shaming and fatphobia that I thought were REALLY unnecessary。 In a book about decluttering your house， there was just no need for that whatsoever and it really turned me off the book。 There were some Bible versus used but they felt "cherry picked" because the larger context around those versus and why they were included went unexplained and unexplored。 This wasn't the book for me， but it could be useful to others。 。。。more
Zoe
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I requested this book off NetGalley， so I received a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review。。。I wanted to like this book。 The author's Instagram is super cute！ And she's Canadian。 I read a lot of decluttering books， so I thought it would be nice to read something from my country （actually my region， she lives in the same municipality as me）。 But alas， I did not enjoy this book。 The introduction did warn about the religion stuff。 And I was like， "It's fine， I've read Joshua Becker。 He I requested this book off NetGalley， so I received a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review。。。I wanted to like this book。 The author's Instagram is super cute！ And she's Canadian。 I read a lot of decluttering books， so I thought it would be nice to read something from my country （actually my region， she lives in the same municipality as me）。 But alas， I did not enjoy this book。 The introduction did warn about the religion stuff。 And I was like， "It's fine， I've read Joshua Becker。 He was literally a pastor， I can totally do this。" *Ron Howard in Arrested Development Voice: She could not。* This book brings religion up for no reason。 I would go a few pages， almost start liking what I'm reading and then bam！ A bible verse， or a reminder of God's love or something like that。 It was just so jarring。 Frankly， if I read a secular version of this book， I would have probably forgotten most of it。 Since it's pretty genetic otherwise。 Also the chapters of this book are in a weird order。 It starts with a decluttering challenge to 'get some wins under your belt'。 But then jumps to reasons to declutter， the clutter personalities （which was actually interesting （btw: do you like open or closed storage shelving/storage units and are you into simple or detailed organizing methods））。 Then it's how to declutter your whole house， and finally how to create good maintenance routines。 I think the mindsets should have been before the challenge， and before the house declutter。 Why bother doing a 10-day challenge if you haven't figured out the motivation behind it？ Overall， the book wasn't for me。 I found it frustrating。 Even thinking about the intended audience， I don't think it was a very good book。 To her credit， I looked on her website and there isn't a massive repeat of information。 So if you like her website Home Made Lovely， the book seems to be fresh content。 If you want a book about decluttering， Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff by Dana K。 White is pretty good。 If you want faith based books about minimalism; I recommend Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with Simplicity by Diane Borden or The Minimalist Home: A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered， Refocused Life by Joshua Becker。 Although not my favorite books ever， they were much better reading experiences。 Two star， because although I didn't enjoy it。 I save my one stars for worse books or DNFs。 。。。more
Andrea Cox
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FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book。 These are my honest thoughts。I saw this book on NetGalley and thought it looked like a cute， easy read that I could breeze through over a weekend。 It’s not unusual for me to read a “clutter fix” book every now and then， as organization is a neat thing， something my detail-oriented brain loves， and something I enjoy seeing other people’s tips about to compare with my own ideas。There were some pretty good tips in this book。 I really app FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book。 These are my honest thoughts。I saw this book on NetGalley and thought it looked like a cute， easy read that I could breeze through over a weekend。 It’s not unusual for me to read a “clutter fix” book every now and then， as organization is a neat thing， something my detail-oriented brain loves， and something I enjoy seeing other people’s tips about to compare with my own ideas。There were some pretty good tips in this book。 I really appreciated the way the author broke down the decluttering into easy-to-follow steps。 I can see how that would be really helpful， especially for those who， like me， get easily overwhelmed by rooms full of stuff。While I did breeze through this book， the vast majority of it was not helpful for me personally。 It was not an enjoyable book for me either。The introduction was super lengthy。 Each new paragraph seemed to get more and more cringe-worthy as the caveats and lawsuit-avoiding disclaimers piled up。 These were so off-putting that I nearly didn’t read the rest of the book。“I think we’ve all forgotten that we don’t have to agree 100% with everything someone says in order to glean some good knowledge from them…” Actually， no。 We have not ALL forgotten we don’t have to agree with everything everybody says in order to get at least one good thing from a book or conversation。 Personally， I’ve been using discernment， as advised in the Bible， pretty well for the last couple of decades， so this “generalization” did not apply to me; therefore， its claim was inaccurate。“That doesn’t mean I agree with or endorse everything they have ever said or will say…” This was one of the most egregious lawsuit-avoiding disclaimers。“I think we’ve collectively gotten a little lazy in our homes over the last several years， and our expectations are definitely a little skewed。” So everyone on the planet is lazy and has skewed expectations？ That seems like wild hyperbole to me。 Some of us are hardworking citizens who have solid， Bible-based expectations。“I am not judging you…” A couple of the previous snippets and many of the “tips” included wording that felt “judgy” to me。 We’ve “all” forgotten… we’ve “collectively” gotten lazy… our expectations are “definitely” skewed… “As Christians and plain old humans who need the earth to thrive， we need to take care of it the best we possibly can。 [Recycling is] just good stewardship。” So， judgment isn’t applied， but if we don’t or can’t recycle for whatever reason （such as living in a town that no longer offers recycling locations for its citizens）， we are bad Christians and bad humans？ That doesn’t sound like a non-judging sort of comment to me。 I personally do my best to reuse items or pass them on to others who can use them when I no longer need them before I consider placing something in the garbage， but for those who don’t or can’t for some reason， I don’t think it’s right to judge them as bad Christians or bad humans just because their situation doesn’t permit them to recycle or reuse。 For all we know， that very human could be currently leading lost souls to Jesus， and that task is， by far， more important than finding a recycle bin。The insistence that certain things （such as bills and paper menus） must be tossed out because “they can be found online these days” was annoying and too bossy for my taste。 This instruction did not take into account that online banking is not 100% secure。 In fact， I have acquaintances whose accounts at well-recognized banks have been hacked and drained because they did frequent online banking。 About the menus， some people， like myself， prefer perusing a physical menu over adding more screen time to our already screen-inundated lives。 One of my jobs over the past decade has been editing books， which naturally requires hours upon hours of computer time each week。 The last thing I want to do when thinking about dinner is get on my computer or phone to look up a menu。 It’s so much easier to pull out a paper menu to give my eyes and brain a break from screens for a few minutes。The tone throughout this book took turns being bossy as well as patronizing。 Neither helped me have a positive outlook on this book’s content。 One major way in which the tone was bossy was the insistence that we ought to get rid of multiples of items because “it’s very unlikely you will ever need both。” Actually， sometimes one does need more than one copy of something。 In fact， there’s an example right in the book。 In one chapter， snow shovels were used as an example of what to pare down to only one， and there was no option given to keep an extra snow shovel。 However， in a later chapter， the author said she herself has three snow shovels because her kids help out with that chore。 That double-standard rubbed me the wrong way and also proved that sometimes multiples come in handy。An example of the patronizing-type comments was this: “That spaghetti sauce is not coming out， sweetie！” No matter that there was a use of an “endearment，” this comment within the context came out as patronizing rather than encouraging。 In my experience， sometimes spaghetti sauce does come out。 “Plastic storage containers” are made a lot better now than the ones I used in the 1990s， and a little soaking with a squirt of dish soap goes a long way。Speaking of water， it seemed like there was lots of wasted water mentioned in this book， especially where it came to rinsing off dishes prior to putting them into a dishwasher。 That sounded like it would use at least double the water that washing dishes by hand would。 This seemed to be in contradiction to the earlier claim about stewardship。 If you read the section about measuring kitchen drawers for dividers and small containers， in which it was said to “measure the drawer carefully and go get them，” please remember to measure ALL the drawers in the kitchen before you go to the store instead of taking a trip to the store after every single drawer。 It felt like a case for Amelia Bedelia， because she definitely would have spent hundreds of dollars in gas to take twenty-plus trips across town （or， in my case， into a larger town at least thirty minutes away） to purchase those things for each drawer separately。It was mentioned to get rid of “flash drives （Be sure to transfer anything useful to the cloud first。）” Similar to online banking， the cloud is hackable。 I personally prefer flash drives， terabyte towers， and external hard drives for digital backups， because they are more secure and less likely to be hacked， as they are not internet-based， and they don’t take up much room in a home office or other discreet location within the home。 I have found it gives me more peace of mind in my editing and writing work to have those digital backups in-house rather than in a “cloud” online， where any number of computer geniuses could easily steal， delete， edit， or otherwise compromise the documents belonging to my clients or myself。Later on， there was concern about “identity theft” via “rewards cards or old bank or credit cards，” instructing us to “make sure they’re well destroyed” before we dispose of them。 Yet， there hadn’t seemed to be concern about identity theft with online banking （which is hackable， which means one’s money and identifying information， such as birthdate and social security number， could be stolen）。The breakdowns and tips were repetitive。 The same sections of the house were gone over 2-3 times， in detail each time。 Therefore， it was easy to skim and lose focus in the book。 This made me wonder if the book wouldn’t have been better with half the pages and only going through each room’s process one time。I liked how the author mentioned working the “zones” of a room while getting rid of the clutter。 That was a fantastic tip， because it’s easy to get overwhelmed by an entire room， but working in zones helps keep that overwhelmed feeling to a minimum。 I also liked that there were worksheets and checklists。 Those could be incredibly helpful for keeping a person on task until the job is done and everything on the lists are checked off。 One thing that was fun was that the author included anecdotes from her own family’s usage of the decluttering method she was explaining in this book。 It was helpful to see how the method could work for the entire family。I wish I could have enjoyed this book more。 The book blurb had sounded like the book would be right up my organizational alley。Content: one replacement 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The Clutter Fix felt like the author compiled a bunch of lists about decluttering from the internet， put them into a Word document， and labelled it as a book。 Throw in her very liberal sprinklings （showers？） of religious dogma and Bible verses， and lengthy ramblings， and this book was enough to turn me off。 I love decluttering and organizing， and I love having good books to recommend to others。 I won't be recommending this book to anyone。 Disclaimer: A copy was provided by the publisher。 The Clutter Fix felt like the author compiled a bunch of lists about decluttering from the internet， put them into a Word document， and labelled it as a book。 Throw in her very liberal sprinklings （showers？） of religious dogma and Bible verses， and lengthy ramblings， and this book was enough to turn me off。 I love decluttering and organizing， and I love having good books to recommend to others。 I won't be recommending this book to anyone。 Disclaimer: A copy was provided by the publisher。 。。。more
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