The Other Side of Organized: a review and giveaway
My friend and fellow organizer, Linda Samuels, CPO-CD®, has just published a fabulous new book called The Other Side of Organized: Finding Balance Between Chaos and Perfection. She sent me a copy for review and at the end of this post I’ll tell you how you can enter to receive a copy too.
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An easy way to sell books
In my life, books can be a big source of clutter. For a number of years, I was the book review columnist for Dog World magazine, and books would come pouring into my home on a regular basis. I’ve been decluttering my bookshelves for a couple of years now.
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Do you use your library?
Libraries are amazing things. I love the St. Louis Public Library and use it all the time. As an author myself, perhaps I shouldn’t admit this, but it’s very rare for me to be purchase a book (unless it’s one I’m using for my business or one written by a friend). My first stop is always the library.
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A must-listen interview with Julie Morgenstern
Organizing guru Julie Morgenstern is all over the place promoting her new book When Organizing Isn’t Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life . I haven’t read it yet, though I’ve read some interviews, including one here at Unclutterer . After I read the Unclutterer interview, I went to my library’s website and asked for the book to be sent to my branch when it’s available, so I can check it out
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Looking for a good novel?
The Department of Lost and Found, by Allison Winn Scotch, is out in paperback this week. I (virtually) know Allison from a freelance-writers web forum participate in, Freelance Success, and read this book when it was out in hardcover.
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A pro-clutter movement?
According to an “article(Saying Yes to Mess article)”: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/garden/21mess.html?ex=1167368400&en=6aadc90afd8e245d&ei=5070&emc=eta1 by Penelope Green in today’s New York Times, there’s an anti-anticlutter movement afoot. That movement, according to the article, urges people to say yes to mess and embrace their disorder.
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