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by Cynthia Ewer
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Organized Fast-Track
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1 The Fast Track to an Organized Life
What Is Organized, Anyway?
Organizing Myths and Misconceptions
One Right Way—Yours
Components of an Organized Life
Controlled Clutter
Robust Routines
Organized Spaces
Well-Managed Time
Where Do I Begin?
Start Where the Shoe Pinches
Decide on a Target Component
Set Up Control Central
2 Gearing Up for Self-Change
Discover Your Organizing Style
Your Clutter Tolerance
File It, Pile It, or Deny It?
Your Time-Management Style
Overcoming Personal Roadblocks
Excuses, Excuses
No Time to Plan? Plan to Fail!
Identifying and Setting Goals
Define the Goal
Break It Down
Face the Goal
Study Setbacks
Self-Coaching and Accountability
Be Your Own Cheerleader
Finding Support from Others
3 Kicking Clutter to the Curb
Causes of Clutter
Delayed Decision Making
Deferring Action
Denial
The STOP Clutter Method
The Clear-a-Thon
Assessing Household Storage Options
Setting Up Temporary Holding Areas
Sustaining the Clutter Clear-a-Thon
Establishing Clutter Preserves
4 Clutter Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Conquering Your Clutter Demons
Sentiment
Scarcity Thinking
Perfectionism
Procrastination
Rebellion
The Miser
Setting Up Clutter Checkpoints
Designate Space
Set the Time
Set Conditions
Exploring Deacquisition Strategies
Borrow, Don’t Buy
Utilize Online Access
Make the Most of What You Have
Buy Good Once
5 Habits, Routines, and Activity Centers
Getting Your Habits on Your Side
Anatomy of a Habit
Habits for an Organized Life
Building Routines into Daily Life
Crafting Robust Routines
Automating Life’s Activities
Creating Activity Centers for an Organized Home
Essentials of an Activity Center
The Household Launch Pad
6 Routines of an Organized Home
Housecleaning and Home Maintenance
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Seasonal
Managing Meals and Menus
Menu- and Meal-Planning Basics
Shopping Tips
Keeping Order in the Pantry
Wardrobe Planning and Clothing Care
Planning Family Wardrobes
Creating a Laundry Activity Center
Crafting Clothing-Care Routines
7 Crafting Organized Spaces
Assigning Household Real Estate
Location, Location, Location
Hot Zones and Black Holes
Clever Containment Strategies
Storage Options High to Low
The World Beneath
Look Up High
On the Walls
Double-Duty Doors
Organizing Multiuse Spaces
8 Organized Spaces, Room by Room
Organizing Kitchen and Food-Storage Areas
Setting Up Kitchen Activity Centers
Creative Kitchen Organization Ideas
Bringing Order to Bed and Bath Areas
Creating Blissful Bedrooms
Bathrooms That Work for You
Creating Orderly Family Rooms
Activity Centers for Shared Spaces
Storage Ideas for Entertainment, Books, and Music
9 Tuning Your Time-Management Skills
Boosting Your Calendar Power
Create a Single Calendar
Basic Routines for Time Management
Shared and Household Calendars
Crafting To-Do Lists
The Master To-Do List
The Daily To-Do List
The Supercharged To-Do List
A Procrastinator’s ABCs
Take Action
Break It Down
Create Momentum
10 Conquering Household Paperwork
Creating a Home Office Center
Establishing Financial Routines
Mail and Paper Handling
Bill Paying and Financial Management
Filing
Setting Up Household Filing Systems
Action Files
Basic Files
Classic Files
Quick Tricks to Conquer the Paper Pileup
11 Getting Organized in the Workplace
Surviving an Alien Organizing Style
Time Management
Space Allocation
Clutter Variances
Controlling Workplace Clutter
On the Desk
In Your Space
Managing Data Clutter
Organizing Office Spaces
Making Your Office Work for You
The Organized Computer
Office Routines and Time Management
Building a Workaday Routine
Creating Calendar Checkpoints
12 Handling Bumps in the Road
Get Family Members on Board
Set the Standard
Consult, Don’t Confront
Establish Household Routines
Get Organized for a Move
Create a Move Planner
Label Everything
Pack Me Last
Plan Holidays and Celebrations
Set Up a Holiday Planner
Break It Down and Begin Early
Stockpile Gifts and Greetings
Last-Minute Company
Reclaim Your Organized Life
Revamp Your Control Center
Corral Creeping Clutter
Learn from Your Mistakes
Appendixes
A Organizing Resources
B 10-Step Organizing Plan
Index
About the Author
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