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How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
Dana K. White
4.1 AVERAGE
362 reviews for:
How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
Dana K. White
4.1 AVERAGE
medium-paced
I’m not a “self-professed slob” as the author claims to be, but I read some great reviews of this book and picked up the audiobook on sale. I thought there was some great content in here.
I read the KonMari books a while back and found 85% of it useful, and it did help me declutter and has permanently changed the way I tidy up and organize. But no doubt, her approach is really a scorched-earth method. You have to be willing, dedicated, and have the uninterrupted time to carry out the initial planning. I was packing to move at that time anyway, so I could do it. Maintenance is the easy part.
In this book, the author takes a much more practical approach. Life is busy, interruptions are bound to happen, and lots of people don’t live alone. This author takes all of that into account. Her methods might be slower and less efficient than a one-time reset /purge, and she admits that. But it strikes me as a method that’s much more doable for the average person, “real people” with busy schedules.
I read the KonMari books a while back and found 85% of it useful, and it did help me declutter and has permanently changed the way I tidy up and organize. But no doubt, her approach is really a scorched-earth method. You have to be willing, dedicated, and have the uninterrupted time to carry out the initial planning. I was packing to move at that time anyway, so I could do it. Maintenance is the easy part.
In this book, the author takes a much more practical approach. Life is busy, interruptions are bound to happen, and lots of people don’t live alone. This author takes all of that into account. Her methods might be slower and less efficient than a one-time reset /purge, and she admits that. But it strikes me as a method that’s much more doable for the average person, “real people” with busy schedules.
I love Nony. I have loved Nony for a long time, but could never read her blog because of what it meant for my own home. Read the introduction before you buy or read the rest of the book; you might not be the right audience.
If you're ND like me, and need to figure out how to juggle your household while being a person, you would like this book.
Wow this lady gets me. We both have the same project-oriented brains and issues with clutter. Maybe she actually IS me… in the future… when I have a nice clean and organized house?! I sure hope so! I feel so seen and motivated to start changing habits.
Fabulous audiobook to aid you through daily life of the hustle and bustle. I listened while doing my daily cleaning and eventually swapped to her podcast.
I actually enjoyed this book as it was practical, and more gave you tools that you could then use them however you wanted.
I received an Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.
I live in a house with 5 males and 2 dogs..it is almost always a mess! When given the opportunity to read Dana's book, I jumped at the chance!
With relatable tales and humor, Dana offers tips and tricks to getting your house into order, from washing dishes, to 5 minute pick ups, to purging. Her suggestions are DOABLE!
I live in a house with 5 males and 2 dogs..it is almost always a mess! When given the opportunity to read Dana's book, I jumped at the chance!
With relatable tales and humor, Dana offers tips and tricks to getting your house into order, from washing dishes, to 5 minute pick ups, to purging. Her suggestions are DOABLE!