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chrismkayser 's review for:
The Home Edit: Stay Organized: The Ultimate Guide to Making Systems Stick
by Clea Shearer, Joanna Teplin
I wanted to like it, I really did.
But...like most home organization books, and despite repeatedly claiming to try to meet people where they are, a lot of this is unrealistic. For example, they repeatedly recommend the Elfa storage system, saying it's "really affordable" - you don't know your readers' budgets. C'mon. One glance at the website shows me a single sliding basket drawer can cost as much as $30.
They recommend organizing everything - everything! - by ROYGBIV colors. They admit that doesn't work for everyone, but then reinforce it in every chapter and most photos. They even organize SNACKS by color. Unhinged. They note that one of their kids will tell her they're "out of yellow snacks." What. How is that at all helpful???
They SAY you don't have to buy anything to implement new systems, but then they show each project and what they bought to implement it. They SAY it's about functionality, and then organize books by color (one of my biggest pet peeves about the aesthetic organizers - tell me you don't actually read those books without telling me).
It feels less like a book on organizing and more like a guide for getting the Instagram aesthetic.
But...like most home organization books, and despite repeatedly claiming to try to meet people where they are, a lot of this is unrealistic. For example, they repeatedly recommend the Elfa storage system, saying it's "really affordable" - you don't know your readers' budgets. C'mon. One glance at the website shows me a single sliding basket drawer can cost as much as $30.
They recommend organizing everything - everything! - by ROYGBIV colors. They admit that doesn't work for everyone, but then reinforce it in every chapter and most photos. They even organize SNACKS by color. Unhinged. They note that one of their kids will tell her they're "out of yellow snacks." What. How is that at all helpful???
They SAY you don't have to buy anything to implement new systems, but then they show each project and what they bought to implement it. They SAY it's about functionality, and then organize books by color (one of my biggest pet peeves about the aesthetic organizers - tell me you don't actually read those books without telling me).
It feels less like a book on organizing and more like a guide for getting the Instagram aesthetic.