Cleaning House

Jennifer Howard's Clutter is an expansive assessment of our relationship to the things that share and shape our lives. Sparked by the painful two-year process of cleaning out her mother's house in the wake of a devastating physical and emotional collapse, Howard sets her own personal struggle with clutter against a meticulously researched history of just how the developed world came to drown in material goods.

There is nothing more stressful than coming home, after a long, hard day at work, to a house that is in disarray and covered in filth. Then again, people find cleaning to be such a chore because that is exactly what it is, a chore, which, by definition, is an unpleasant task.

Peter Walsh, the bestselling author of It's All Too Much, believes that the secret to successfully losing weight is to forget about calorie counting and weekly weigh-ins. Instead, you need to focus on how, why, and where you eat. When it comes to clearing clutter (the fat in our homes), it isn't about the stuff itself, it's about the life you want to live. The same is true for losing weight: It's not about the pounds, it's about living the life you deserve in the body you want.

From the bedroom mattress and pillows to daily cleaning products for the kitchen and bath, toothbrushes, and even furniture and clothing, toxins are embedded in many products and items used regularly in the home—and they are making us sick. Home Detox is a practical, accessible guide to understanding the problem and how we can address it in our own homes in a manageable and affordable way. Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches listeners how to identify potential toxins, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation.

Help! My House is a Mess: A Simple Guide to Organizing Chaos in Your Home is your ultimate guide to reclaiming control over your living space and creating a peaceful, organized home. With practical advice, proven strategies, and step-by-step methods, you'll learn how to tackle even the most challenging areas of your home. Whether you're facing an overflowing closet, a chaotic kitchen, or a never-ending laundry pile, this book provides you with the tools to not only tidy up but to maintain lasting order.

When Christine Platt set out on her journey to live with less, she never intended to become The Afrominimalist. She just wanted to tame the chaos in her closet! But after struggling with the austerity and whiteness of mainstream minimalism, Christine realized why minimalism often seems unattainable for so many: the emphasis on all-white, barren aesthetics distracts from the practice of living with intention. And so, she decided to do things her way by curating a life of less influenced by the African diaspora.

Eco-friendly living made simple. As a lifestyle guide and an introduction to sustainable living, Sustainable Badass shows you why and how to minimize your consumption while effortlessly making your habits greener.

All the best cleaning tips to shine your sink and soothe your soul. Discover how to transform your home. Cleaning doesn't have to be that job you dread. Not when Mrs Hinch is here to show you her sparkly ways! Mrs Hinch has taken the nation by storm with her infectiously addictive charm, her clever cleaning hacks and her passionate belief in the life-changing magic of tidying.With the help of her cloth family, Mrs Hinch will help you turn your house into a home.

In this guide, we will look at and learn about how we can remove items, thoughts, and general junk from our lives in order to lead a more fulfilling life and realize our true potential without unnecessary distractions. It's no coincidence that many of the world's most successful people have adopted a minimalist mindset and lifestyle in order to shut out the noise that holds many people back in the 21st century.

Life is noisier, messier, and more complicated than ever. In our quest to keep up, we can lose sight of what we care about most, and instead try to do it all—with mixed results. In this beautiful call to examine and edit our lives, writer Elisabeth Sharp McKetta shares eight simple ways to cut through the clutter, drama, and overwhelm of modern life to live with more intention and joy. Inspired by her own experiments with reprioritizing, tiny house living, and finding the right balance, Edit Your Life brings together personal narrative and practical takeaway, with inspiring results.

All the dirty dishes piling up in the kitchen, those “just in case” items you keep in the garage, or Christmas presents you stuck in the back of your closet (which you knew you’d never use) aren’t just taking up physical space—they’re stealing your mental space, too. However, it doesn’t have to be this way…. Contrary to what many believe, decluttering and tidying up your home isn’t just about shuffling things around or throwing away items. It’s about consciously organizing your life to make room for prosperity, abundance, and happiness.

Organization expert Erin Rooney Doland will show you how to clear the clutter, simplify your surroundings, and create the stress-free life you deserve - in just one week. Maintain your harmonious home and work environments with minimal daily effort - and much more!

Dominque Loreau is the master of the art of decluttering and simplifying. Now her groundbreaking L'art de la Simplicité, a huge best seller in her native France, is translated into English for the first time. Loreau's principle of "less is more" is set to change your life forever. Living in Japan and inspired by Asian philosophy, Loreau takes you on a step-by-step journey to a clutter-free home, a calm mind, and an energized body.

Lucía Moreno te invita a cambiar de hábitos y de estilo de vida a través de información reveladora para que protejas a tu familia, tu hogar y el planeta. Con gran amenidad y una investigación extraordinaria te invita a identificar las substancias tóxicas que vienen en los productos que compras en línea, en tiendas y supermercados, y que acechan para acabar con tu salud y la de tus seres queridos; revela qué hay detrás del greenwashing y te invita a tomar conciencia sobre el daño severo que ocasionamos al medio ambiente por desconocimiento o indiferencia.

Organization tips that work: staying organized and declutter your home in just 15 minutes now! No matter how many episodes of Hoarders you have seen, you still should not consider yourself a bad person if your home is filled with clutter. Clutter can accumulate in many ways: through laziness, neglect, a busy schedule that does not allow for regular cleaning, not enough space for the people living in the home, any number of reasons.

Does it feel like your collecting habits are getting out of control? Do you want to create a clutter-free home without losing the things that matter most to you? There is a fine line between a cherished collection and sentimental clutter. While each item holds a memory, too much can cloud our ability to truly appreciate them. If you want to learn how to transform clutter into treasure and rediscover the joy behind the objects that surround you, then you absolutely need to listen to Treasures in Trash!

The Slightly Greener Method gives you small, actionable changes you can easily make in your pantry, medicine cabinet, and under your kitchen sink - without breaking the bank or upending your life. By focusing on mico-habits you can build over time and the gradual introduction of safer products, Harris guides you along a roadmap to a greener, more environmentally-friendly lifestyle that can help protect you and your families' health long-term.

This smart guide will help you navigate modern life, enabling you to save money and time. Sali Hughes offers striking good sense on: home; food and drink, fashion; health and beauty; life and finances; friends, relationships and family. From useful, everyday tips such as how to cut your own fringe and how to buy great second-hand clothing, to the less talked about, agonising questions like how to split finances with your partner and how to grieve, Guardian beauty editor Sali Hughes has advice on the big and the small, and everything in between.

Minimalist Home: Simply Less! Cozy Home, Minimal Style is written to show you how to eliminate excess and transform your entire home into a streamlined and charming place. This book reveals how ordinary people from all walks of life can easily declutter and organize their homes and their time without constant struggle. Decluttering your home can dramatically improve your life. However, as more people are adopting this lifestyle, there’s lots of misinformation out there.

This book will help you to get your home in order using proven strategies that work with your brain, not against it. Diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, Harriet Winters understands the challenges you face. In this upbeat book, she shows you how to find solutions that work for you, not everyone else. Discover how to thrive with your unique ADHD brain and overcome negative feelings of frustration and low self-esteem. Take advantage of tried-and-tested strategies to take control of your life.