Real Life Organizing: Clean and Clutter-Free in 15 Minutes a Day (Feng Shui Decorating, For fans of Cluttered Mess)

by Cassandra Aarssen, Peter Walsh (Foreword by)

Overview

Tips from a Professional Organizer on How to Have an Organized Home

"Real Life Organizing is a real solution to the clutter challenges we all face.” ―Peter Walsh, New York Times best-selling author and organization expert

#1 Best Seller in Do-It-Yourself Improvements, Small Spaces, and Decorating & Furnishings

An organizing book with clutter-free solutions for keeping an organized home in just 15 minutes a day from a professional organizer and host of HGTV’s HOT MESS HOUSE

Create a Pinterest worthy home on a small budget. Learn how to organize your home, simplify life and have more time for things you love. Professional organizer Cassandra ‘Cas’ Aarssen, the guru from YouTube’s ClutterBug channel and HGTV’s Hot Mess House, reveals her tips, tricks and secrets to a clean and clutter free home in just 15 minutes a day.

Simplify your life. In Real Life Organizing, Cas walks you through the steps to create a beautiful, organized, clutter free, and almost self-cleaning home. You don’t have to get rid of all of your things, be a yoga loving minimalist, or radically change your lifestyle or personality. The truth is you do not need to actually be an organized person to live like an organized person.

Organized home. Through years of experience as an industry expert, Cas has uncovered easy and inexpensive tips, tricks and solutions that enable her to maintain a clean, organized and functional home with minimal effort. After you’ve read Real Life Organizing, you too will be able to live a more organized life without having to give up your sanity.

Learn how to:

• Create a Household Management Binder
• Make a “Kids Cupboard” in your kitchen
• Create an IN/OUT system
• Organize paperwork based on your unique style
• Create a Kitchen Command Center
• Organize your holidays with a gift closet
• Build a toy organizing system

Also read Cas Aarssen's other bestselling home organizing books, Cluttered Mess to Organized Success, The Clutter Connection, and The Declutter Challenge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633535190
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	04/18/2017
Series:	Clutterbug
Pages:	204
Sales rank:	534,041
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Clutterbugs Unite!




Cassandra Aarssen is a Professional Organizer and founder of ClutterBug Organizing Services in Ontario Canada. The Organized Clutterbug is also a very busy mom of three small children, two cats and a dog named Oscar Meyer Weiner. She loves sharing her favorite home organizing tips, tricks and practical advice on her popular YouTube channel, blog and weekly podcast.

An expert in organizational design, Peter Walsh is a television & radio personality as well as the author of numerous New York Times best-sellers. Peter’s aim is to help people live richer happier lives with a little more organization. Peter was a regular guest for five seasons on The Oprah Winfrey Show where he was dubbed the “Get Your Life Organized Guy” which led to his own series, “Extreme Clutter” (formerly “Enough Already!”) on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Peter is now a regular monthly contributor on The Rachael Ray Show. Peter is also currently a regular Contributing Editor to O: The Oprah Magazine and also previously had a regular program on the Oprah Radio XM & Sirius channels. He’s appeared on hundreds of national television programs including The Nate Berkus Show, The Talk, Good Morning America, The Revolution, The Marilyn Denis Show, and CNN’s The Larry King Show as well as frequent appearances on Canadian and Australian TV. His interviews have appeared in thousands of newspaper, magazine, and website articles across the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword Peter Walsh 4

Introduction 8

What ClutterBug are You? 16

15 Minutes a Day Keeps the Clutter Away 40

Painless Purging with the 21 Item Toss 52

Find the Valuable Real Estate in Your Home 68

Contain the Clutter - The Secret to Organization 78

The Burden of Guilty Cutter 92

Routines, To-Dos and Checklists - Oh My! 100

A My Favorite Organizing Tips 111

Organizing for Small Children 126

Bloom Where You are Planted 138

Conclusion 146

Acknowledgements 148

Planner 150

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Real Life Organizing is a real solution to the clutter challenges we all face. A real solution from a real mom, and parent, and homeowner, and career person who knows what it is to struggle and to overcome disorganization in all its forms." ―Peter Walsh, New York Times best-selling author and organization expert

"Cas is an organization Goddess! When I have an organization dilemma, I quickly head to her YouTube channel because I know she will have a solution that is not only organized, but gorgeous! She has a rare talent for making the mundane enjoyable, and her infectious laugh and lovable personality make learning fun. But even more than that, Cas has the biggest heart you will ever know; she willingly shares her knowledge and talents, and I'm so excited the world gets to experience her awesomeness through this book. It will be a total game-changer for so many!" ―Keitha, from The Bajan Texan and founder of Home Made Luxe subscription box

"Cas has this amazing ability to help you laugh through the craziness of getting your home in order. Her spirit and drive is so inspiring, and her simple and innovative organizing tips are the best around!" ―Nikki Boyd, from At Home With Nikki

"Cas is a joy. Her organizing tips are realistic, practical, and for anyone. No matter how busy you are or how small your budget, Cas walks alongside you in all she does. I love knowing that if she came into my living room and saw a giant pile of unfolded laundry, we would laugh about it. Because she gets it. Cas is a breath of fresh air, and her organizing solutions truly work. I'm so thankful for her wisdom and practicality as a prominent voice in the professional organizing space!" ―Kathryn, from Do It On a Dime

“Cas is relatable and real, and makes having an organized home attainable for today's busy person.” ―Becky, from A Place to Nest

"Cas is hilarious and down-to-earth. She shares amazing, budget-friendly, and practical organizing tips that function well, yet still look great!" ―Jen, from How Jen Does It

Editorial Reviews

"Real Life Organizing is a real solution to the clutter challenges we all face. A real solution from a real mom, and parent, and homeowner, and career person who knows what it is to struggle and to overcome disorganization in all its forms." - Peter Walsh, New York Times best-selling author and organization expert

From the Publisher