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Language
English
Description
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo's clients have lapsed (and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Marie Kondo's unique KonMari Method of tidying up is nothing short of life-changing -- and her first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, has become a worldwide sensation. In Spark Joy, Kondo presents an in-depth, illustrated manual on how to declutter and organize specific items throughout the house, from kitchen and bathroom items to work-related papers and hobby collections. User-friendly line drawings illustrate Kondo's patented folding...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter Publishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Combining professional expertise with the author's signature style, a comprehensive home care handbook takes readers step by step through the upkeep of every room in the house, covering everything from removing stains to replacing a window pane.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
"From the immensely popular blogger behind Little House Living comes a motivational homemaking book, inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie, featuring creative, fun ways to live your life simply and frugally,"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For anyone looking to declutter, organize, and simplify, author Erin Boyle shares practical guidance and personal insights on small-space living and conscious consumption. At once pragmatic and philosophical, Simple Matters is a nod to the growing consensus that living simply and purposefully is more sustainable not only for the environment, but for our own happiness and well-being, too. Boyle embraces the notion that "living small" is beneficial...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Introduction: Feel your way to clean and calm -- What you'll find in this book: the genius of sticky notes and other simple systems -- Don't get daunted, get dressed -- Perfectionism is like quicksand: impossible standards for you and your home -- The art of happy houseguesting -- The FlyLady's panic-free philosophy -- Make a plan for positive progress -- Feel the stretch: cleaning is good for the home, body, and soul -- Arm yourself! FlyLady's top...
16) A dirty guide to a clean home: everything you need to know-but were never taught-about housework
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Melissa Dilkes Pateras is the most competent housekeeper/DIY-project master/home repair genius that you've ever been sexually attracted to. Once she followed her kids onto TikTok and began sharing her years of knowledge, she found a community eager for her approachable, often tongue-in-cheek advice on everything from caulking to why color-coded closets are a spiritual experience. She doesn't care about transforming our homes into a minimal, beige...
19) Really rabbits
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two pet rabbits sneak out of their cage at night to tidy the house and do other chores so that their owners will have more time to play with them.