How to manage your home without losing your mind
Subtitle: dealing with your house's dirty little secrets
By: Dana K. White
Publisher: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Nashville, TN
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780718079956
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Housekeeping; House cleaning
Description: You've tried to organize; you've decluttered and you've cleaned. Yet your home is still messy, or reverts after all too short a time. White explains, clearly and without delusions, what it takes to get-- and keep-- your home under control. Discover what works for you, for your unique personality, and in your unique home.
Table of contents: title: Who needs this book?; title: Part one : Reality check.; title: My first step : giving up on the fantasy; title: The worst thing about the best way; title: Bad news : cleaning your house isn't a project; title: Part two : Daily stuff : the down-and-dirty truth about a clean house.; title: Where to start; title: The truth about habits; title: Just tell me what to do; title: Pre-made decisions; title: Don't judge a habit on the first day; title: How to use timers : fighting TPAD (Time Passage Awareness Disorder); title: Putting an end to the never-ending : weekly cleaning tasks; title: Laundry conquered : yes, really; title: A whole 'nuther chapter on laundry (answering your many objections); title: Get dinner on the table; title: Part three : Decluttering : the down-and-dirty truth about all your stuff.; title: How decluttering and routines are codependent; title: Don't get organized; title: Cure decluttering paralysis : do the easy stuff first; title: Containers and limits and how they'll change your life; title: Find your clutter threshold; title: How to prioritize decluttering projects : the visibility rule; title: Two (and only two) decluttering questions; title: How to declutter without making a bigger mess; title: Head explosions, regret, and re-decluttering; title: Sentimental clutter; title: Clutter guilt; title: The value trap : sell or donate?; title: Decluttering momentum; title: Part four : Change that lasts.; title: Other people; title: Special circumstances; title: But will it last?; title: Appendix : 28 days to hope for your home; title: About the author