It’s time to analyze, clear and manage clutter. It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff (Free Press; Hardcover; 240 pages; $22) by professional organizer Peter Walsh is the perfect reference book on clutter management. Part One discusses the “Clutter Problem”: how you accumulate junk, excuses you make up for keeping too much stuff and envisioning your life clutter-free. Part Two lays out a 6-step program to “Putting Clutter in its Place.”
The following books will also help you to organize and improve your home:
Rightsizing Your Life: Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most (Springboard Press; Paperback; 304 pages; $15.99) by Ciji Ware reinforces the notion that more isn’t always better.
The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything: The Essential Companion for Everyday Life (St. Martin’s Press; Hardcover; 848 pages; $29.95) by Amy D. Bernstein and Peter W. Bernstein has an extensive “House & Garden” section. Learn about remodeling, decorating, furnishings and maintenance.
Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day (Wiley; Paperback; 336 pages; $24.99) by Gina Trapani offers excellent tips on how to organize your electronic files.
Be Jane’s Guide to Home Empowerment: Projects to Change the Way You Live (Clarkson Potter; Hardcover; 256 pages; $29.95) by Heidi Baker and Eden Jarrin will have you completing simple home projects in no time.
The Tuff Chix Guide to Easy Home Improvement (Plume; Paperback; 320 pages; $16) by Paige Hemmis. Get your tool belt ready!