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Want a neat and orderly home but don't know how to organize?

Need to reduce stress and clutter?

Would you like to spend less time cleaning-and still have an inviting house?

You can have all of these things, with the help of Sandra Felton, the Organizer Lady! Her foolproof advice on home organization will show you how to become Messie No More.

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Overview

Want a neat and orderly home but don't know how to organize?

Need to reduce stress and clutter?

Would you like to spend less time cleaning-and still have an inviting house?

You can have all of these things, with the help of Sandra Felton, the Organizer Lady! Her foolproof advice on home organization will show you how to become Messie No More.

Uncover emotional and physical causes of messiness and how to break away from the behavior patterns that keep you from being a "cleanie." Arrest the stress that results from disorganization and discover, in this expanded edition, the latest information on messiness-makers such as depression, A.D.D., fatigue, and compulsive perfectionism.

Messie No More abounds with hope for even the most hopeless Messie. Highly practical, encouraging, and humorous, it will bring about a permanent change for anyone who longs for a beautiful, well-organized home.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780800758271
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 10/1/2002
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 224
  • Product dimensions: 5.56 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 0.58 (d)

Meet the Author

Sandra Felton, the Organizer Lady, founded Messies Anonymous in 1980 and has since helped thousands of people organize themselves and their homes. She is a frequent guest on national radio and television shows and is the author of Neat Mom, Messie Kids and The Messies Manual, which has sold nearly 400,000 copies. Felton lives in Miami, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7
The Author's Journey 9
Don't Skip This Introduction 11
Part 1 Understanding the Messie Mind-Set
1. Accepting Yourself 17
2. The Saver Messie 23
3. The Clutterer Messie 34
4. The Time Waster Messie 39
5. ADD Adds to the Problem 43
6. Compulsive or Just Messy? 57
7. Parenting the Child Within 67
8. Fatigue 75
9. Depression 82
10. Cleanliness and Godliness 89
11. To Change or Not to Change 96
Part 2 Overcoming the Messie Mind-Set
12. Living the Orderly Life 109
13. More Discipline Doesn't Work 113
14. Working Harder Doesn't Work 120
15. Arresting Mess Stress 126
16. Learning from Your Friends 139
17. Getting the Family to Help 151
18. Doing Nice Things for Yourself 160
19. Organizing Your Time 170
20. Finding Order in Beauty 182
Afterword: Looking Forward 187
Appendix A Appearance Makeover for Messies 192
Appendix B Support Groups 206
Appendix C Twelve-Step Messies Anonymous Groups 213

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 19, 2003

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    Understanding and Overcoming the roadblocks to be organized, is a good sub-title for this book. Good analysis of my life and most 'messie' I know. Dr. Dobson had her on his program as well.

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