Organizing from the Inside Out, second edition: The Foolproof System For Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life

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Henry Holt and Company, Sep 1, 2004 - House & Home - 336 pages

The New York Times bestselling guide to putting things in order. Put America's #1 organizer to work for you.

Getting organized is a skill that anyone can learn, and there's no better teacher than America's organizing queen, Julie Morgenstern, as hundreds of thousands of readers have learned. Drawing on her years of experience as a professional organizer, Morgenstern outlines a simple organizing plan that starts with understanding your individual goals, natural habits, and psychological needs, so that you can work with your priorities and personality rather than against them. The basic steps-Analyze, Strategize, Attack-can be applied to any space or situation.

In this thoroughly revised edition, Morgenstern has incorporated new information in response to feedback from her clients and audiences. These changes include

- new chapters on organizing photographs, handbags, briefcases, and travel bags
- an expanded program for organizing your kitchen
- a new guide to getting started
- a guide to taming time and technology
- a fully updated resource guide

So whether it's a refrigerator cluttered with leftover mystery meals, a generation's worth of family photographs, or the challenge of living or working with a disorganized person, Julie Morgenstern will show you how to handle it all.

 

Contents

The Most Important Organizing Book Youll Ever Read
1
PART ONE LAYING THE FOUNDATION 1 A New Way of Looking at Organizing
7
Whats Holding You Back?
14
Living or Working with a Disorganized Person
34
Taking Stock
49
Creating a Plan of Action
57
Getting the Job Done
69
PART THREE APPLYING WHAT YOUVE LEARNED Where to Start Guide
81
Bathrooms
181
Bedrooms
190
Closets
198
Kids Rooms
211
Kitchens
221
Living Rooms
237
Photographs
247
PART FOUR TACKLING TIME AND TECHNOLOGY 22 Conquering the Clock
261

Briefcases and Handbags
86
Suitcases
94
Traditional Offices and Filing Systems
105
HomeBased Businesses
122
Cubicle Workstations
134
Mobile Offices
142
Household Information Centers
154
Attics Basements and Garages
168
Taming Technology
276
Organizing Project Worksheet
294
Resources for Organizing Products
298
Suggested Further Reading
302
Acknowledgments
303
Index
307
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About the author (2004)

Julie Morgenstern is the founder of Task Masters, a professional organizing company that provides consulting services to individuals and companies. Her corporate clients have included American Express, Sony Music, and Microsoft.

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