Review: Staying Organized
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2012
I thought this book was pretty good. I have read other books that have similar strategies. I know I needed a refresher course on it. I definitely like the 15-minute rule to keep it from being overwhelming. I haven't been doing in the morning like she recommends since I live in an apartment and my downstairs neighbor already doesn't appreciate the time I get up in the morning. I try to do it before I eat dinner everyday.  It's been pretty easy to keep the schedule since we are going from summer into fall and winter and unpacking things and weeding things out immediately before they even get put out or put away. I have yet to tackle the containers with lids but I know it's there waiting for me. I have also been doing small things like going through a cup of pens and fingernail polishes and tossing old ones. I have plenty of organizing bins from previous runs at organizing. They ended up being a catch-all and I didn't keep up with them.I'll admit that there were times that I quit early and there were times when I didn't stop when my 15 minutes were done. I stopped shortly after going over so I didn't get to carried away like I have in the past and simply gave up altogether.The author gave great examples of places to work on and jotting it down was key for me. It was a quick refresher and can be achieved in a very manageable block of time.