Marni Jameson’s new book, House of Havoc, has just been released! I’ve just received my own copy and I’m devouring it – laughing out loud as I read!
Marni is a nationally syndicated home columnist who writes with great humor and gives practical advice – always about the home. Really, she’s my kind of girl! (Actually, she’s even written about Reluctant Entertainer, Ease that party paranoia by letting go of perfect!)
Here’s a bit from the book …
Everyone knows when a house is out of control. The cupboards are a jumble. You can’t find a set of towels that match. Your living room looks like a daycare center. You need to decorate, or redecorate, but haven’t a clue where to start…
Yup. I can relate, Marni!
One chapter that really HIT ME (Help!) is chapter 9: Paper Control: File This Under File This
Story of my life. With 3 teens in the house, one going off to college, 2 drivers, sports, activities, taxes .. I could fill up our entire house with papers!
Marni’s quick tips go like this:
- Know your papers
- Create AAA filing system (active, at hand, archive)
- Remove and replace
- Thin it
- Trust technology
- Ask before you hoard
- Bust paper before it gets in
Of course you have to read the rest the chapter to get the actual TIPS and to pick up on her awesome SENSE OF HUMOR!
And here’s more that you will learn from this improvement guide:
- Accommodate a growing family (in a non-growing house)
- Clutter bust your office (in less than an hour)
- Uncover the six secrets to great design
- Know which family-, feline-, and Fido-friendly fabrics will make everyone feel at home
- Make sumptuous drapes (with glue gun) and add bling to your dining room (for under $10)
Now for the GIVEAWAY …
WIN
Two people will win a copy of the House of Havoc!
COMMENT
Let me know the one area where you feel the most disorganized in your home
1. paperwork
2. clutter
3. kitchen organization
4. closet organization
5. photo/memento organization
6. knowing when to keep and when to throw, whichever area you’re working in!
COME BACK
I’ll announce the 2 winners on Wednesday this week, so come back. Tweet about this giveaway and you’ll have 2 chances!
Good Luck! And thanks Marni – I really find value in your message!
I struggle with clutter…and laundry. Ugh.
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I struggle with the constant flow of paperwork….school papers, junk mail, papers my kids draw on….
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After reading, “The House Always Wins” by Marni. I can’t wait to read this new book!!!
My clutter issues include old paperwork and “storage” areas! The hard thing is these areas are out of the way, so it is easy to forget about them.
Kim´s last blog ..Valen-Time
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I would have to agree the pile of paperwork that is gets out of contril quick. Plus a lot of the kids paperwork and art work from school. You dont want to throw it out but you cant keep everything.
Tina @ Mommy’s Kitchen´s last blog ..Snow Ice Cream, Snow Day FÜN and Paula Deen in our Backyard!
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I struggle with #6 (knowing what to keep/toss) which leads to a struggle with #2. I’ve very tired of clutter and the time I waste looking for stuff.
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I have trouble with paperwork….I have lots and lots of unorganized stacks:)
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Paperwork! And my poor kitchen becomes a dumping ground for everything! And I’m WAY too sentimental and save everything and then don’t know what to do with it all!
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Paperwork is my trouble area. Sounds like a helpful, fun book!
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I think for me, my biggest problem areas are in paperwork and photo organization. I think that this book would be a wonderful read and hopefully some help.
I also tweeted about this.
Thanks!
Cindy
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Paperwork! Most definitely! I mean…I have issues with everything else but it’s the paperwork that gets me bogged down. I just haven’t come up with an excellent system that works for me. Plus, I’m never sure if I’m supposed to keep stuff or not and I can never get a straight answer (I mean like keeping receipts of paid utility bills).
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Having an adult daughter who lives at home and is incredibly messy. Also helping my younger kids let go of some of their stuff!
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This sounds like a fabulous book. I know that my problems areas are #4 and #5. But I need tweaking in ALL of them.
Thanks for the giveaway Sandy!
Hugs
Kim
Kim´s last blog ..Get Active!
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I need help with clutter! 7 kids will do that to a house. I need a system.
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I think its a tie between our lack of organization in the our tiny, tiny closets & the fact we have no clue when to toss stuff! Definitely two areas that I need help in.
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Clutter. It’s everywhere. And if left unchecked, it is nearly impossible to go about daily activities. It is something I find I have to really work at. (and I am my own worst enemy!)
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Good morning,
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Paperwork is my biggest challenge at this time. I desire to have a system down pat and stick to it so that I don’t view filing as a worse household chore than ironing
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Closets! 4 little girls in 2 bedrooms – clutter galore!
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Paperwork is first…but I struggle with all of these areas!
Mari Larkin´s last blog ..Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Thanks for doing this! I would have to say I struggle in many of these areas with our family of 7! The top 2 would probably be clutter and paperwork.
Andrea´s last blog ..I’m Alive
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4 & 5 are in a dead heat. Probably because I stuff all the photo/mementos to be organized into my already disastrous closet……
Janice´s last blog ..Thrifty Goodness
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My big struggle is that I have a LOT of clothes and nonexistent closet space.
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Paperwork definitely! Then a close second is the clutter. Thank you for doing this give-a-way.
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I wish I could pick more then one area, and one not named is home office organization, but choosing from your list I would say paperwork.
Laura Ann
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I tweeted. http://twitter.com/intdsglady/status/9141055636
Laura Ann
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Closet organization is probably mine – we don’t have a real attic so all of our clothes for the year have to be stored in our closets. Now that we have a baby (with new clothes for every growth spurt), I have even more clothes to store.
This looks like a great book – I’d love to check it out!
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Hmm…I think I struggle the most with number one, but that’s probably because of number six.
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I think I’m tied between paperwork and laundry, with a little issue of getting clean, folded laundry put away…….lol
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We have decent storage area, so our daily living areas are not cluttered. But I feel like if we don’t get the storage under control and systemized (is that a word?), it is going to get out of control without us realizing it. I need encouragement to constantly pare down… there is only so much space!
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I struggle with clutter. It seems like every room in my house needs a little clutter control. This looks like a great book!
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Honestly, I struggle with them all! The biggest areas would be in knowing what to keep and what to toss – in relation to paperwork, clutter, closets… Thanks for a great giveaway!
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I struggle with kitchen organization (especially the pantry) and would so love tips for keeping that organized. Thanks for the chance to enter!
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Paperwork for sure. That’s my area to focus on this month, trying out a new system as what I’ve been doing just isn’t working.
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I need the most help in the paperwork area. I’m so organized I can’t find anything when I need it. I have too many date books to keep track of. I keep a date book in my purse, one on the lap top and a large calendar at my desk. That’s just too many places to refer to in a hurry. There must be an easier way?
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Paperwork! My office is a catch-all and the piles keep increasing.
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Definitely photo/momento organization and paperwork. I start one way then get distracted. I need to find the system that works for us.
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My office where all of our homeschooling stuff is kept!
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sounds like a great book
my problem areas would be clutter, comes down to having too much stuff but hopefully in the upcoming move we can get rid of more stuff again!
and paperwork- but not really mine, it would be my daughters school stuff. i try to keep meaningful stuff but halfway through the year i usually give up sorting and end up putting it all in the file cabinet!
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Sounds like just the book I need to read. Clutter would be my area of great need. I need to learn what to let go of. My house is ordery now, but have far too much stashed away in closets. I need to rethink all of this and simplify at my age. Jackie
Jackie´s last blog ..South Georgia SNOW?
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Definitely the paper. It seems like you get it under control and then the kids open their backpacks and you are back to square one.
Thank you so much!
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I’m a bit of a neat freak, so the house is fairly clutter free but when it comes to my office I need help! Try to keep things organized but definitely need to incorporate some kind of system other than a collage of post it’s sticking on the computer!
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For me it is the paperwork it seems that once I thin it out within the next day or two there are more piles.
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This sounds like a great book! I struggle with the most is closet organization- it seems like my closets are a catch all for everything and seem to be a mess all the time!
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Oh Paper for sure! I have a never ending stack of papers that “need to be filed.” It is fllowing through that I need some help with. I would love a copy of this book!
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1. Paper!
2. Memento/photos…help!
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Paperwork is definitely my weakness! My husband always is asking me when I’m going to be moving my “piles of paper” around the house. I eventually put them away… it just takes a few months sometimes. Oops!
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Is there an “all of the above” option?
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I stuggle with paper. Not just the home stuff but I run a business out of my home. YUK!!
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Definitely photo organization–both digital and old photos (pre digital).
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i feel most disorganized with photos/keepskates/albums … and i want so badly for them to be organized and beautiful!
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My husband’s clutter is my most difficult challenge – does there happen to be a chapter dedicated to that!
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I feel the most cluttered since giving up our home office space when downsizing. We have file cabinets but they are busting at the seams and there’s no room for another one. I just keep piling up papers/files on top of it.
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I need more control in my home office! It is constantly in need of purging!
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Closets…oh my goodness, the closets!
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Between two school age kids, a full time job and a part-time business, paperwork multiplies when I am not looking!!
Deanna´s last blog ..Designing the Best 10 Years of Your Life
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Paperwork & clutter
I feel like I don’t have enough room for anything in my home. And the growing family doesn’t make things easier.
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The kitchen. In the spring, we are finally going to gut the kitchen (after moving in 16 years ago), then everything will have a place. Wish us luck.
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For me it is keepsakes…I want to keep a FEW things for my kiddos in adulthood but not too many!!! Storing them in an efficient manner!
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Um, is it alright to admit that I feel the most out of control in all the areas? 1-6 are all bad areas for me! (I need help.)
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Closets for sure! Thank you.
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This book sounds like something I need lol Worse room in the house has to be the home office. Lots of papers to go through and file or toss. Procrastination city!
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Even though I’m a Professional Organizer, the one area that gets me every time is my photos. Uggg, so far behind on those…again!
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I would love to win a copy of this book! My office/laundry room. It is overflowing with clothes and paper and just stuff that needs to be dealt with. Paper has always been an issue with me. I’d love to know how to conquer that! Thanks!
Rhonda´s last blog ..Will You Be My Valentine?…Class Valentines
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Only ONE??? I have to say clutter, paper, and photos/memorabilia. Big house, little storage, attic not climate controlled, closets too hot or cold depending on season, basement storage includes hot water heaters, furnace, and all plumbing pipes which could leak upon stored items. Eeek! I am truly overwhelmed and feel this stuff is holding me back.
Laurie
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Paper! Paper everywhere. Not only do we have the usual bill and stuff to keep from taxes, we homeschool so we have all that paperwork for 3 kids. Sometimes it gets quite overwhelming.
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Unfortunately, I have two areas – paperwork and clutter, so I often clutter my paperwork – ha! Sounds like a great book.
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I would say paper then a little clutter….just don’t know what to do with the little stuff so have a few piles here and there.
Would love to win the book to read for myself and pass on to my daughter. She is amazing at keeping her small place pretty organized however she deals with the paper always.
Connie
Connie´s last blog ..Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
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I just tweeted about this great giveaway!
http://twitter.com/Rhondas3boys
Rhonda´s last blog ..Will You Be My Valentine?…Class Valentines
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Definitely paperwork. With 4 kids I feel like I need to keep all of their schoolwork and artwork.And as I am a writer, I have a huge problem with writing things down, misplacing the paper and ending up with a house full of quotes, references and jumbled thoughts!
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I feel most clutterd in all 6 of the above mentioned areas! I started back to work 7 years ago and have had a really hard time keeping my house the way I want it and working full time! This book looks like it would be a great help!
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What a great book…I love the subtitle…that is genius.
I could say all of the above as far as organization but the bane of my existence has to be clutter.
Thanks for this great giveaway.
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is it okay to be truthful & say i need help in ALL THE ABOVE.??.
#1 area – would be photographs & momentos
#2 toys, baby gear, kid’s clothes
i need all the help i can get in every area. thanks for the opp!
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Your asking for me to let me know the one area where I feel the most disorganized in my home? If I gave you an honest answer I couldn’t choose just one. Raising 5 children who are all grown and out of the house, I still have not recovered from when they were all living at home.
This book sounds WODERFUL!!
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I need help organizing all of my kids’ stuff. It just multiplies overnight!
Hope I win!
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Most disorganized? Paper! Hands down. I’m overflowing in paper!
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Hi Sandy…the book sounds so wonderful and I could really use the help and humor! I guess the one place that could really use help is my kitchen because it is my “command central” for our whole household it seems and is my biggest challenge. Thanks for this opportunity…smiles!
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As a mother of 3 young boys (4, 2 and 3 months), clutter is my problem! My day starts at 6:30am and ends at 7:45 when the boys are tucked in for the night. My day consists of picking up clutter and wishing I had the will power to just let it go! I have 3 young boys after all. This book sounds good to me, especially after reading about the “humor” part of it because I DEFINITELY NEED that! I would like to enjoy being with my boys and be able to live in a not so perfect home.
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I love to read. . and love to run a home well. Sounds like the perfect treat for me
Thanks for the giveaway. I need help with my craft room/home office. . the place that I created to be a retreat . .a place to recharge. . a place to create. . has only brought guilt and stress and depression because of the clutter and amount of stuff in that room. Perhaps this book could give me some motivation and practical tips.
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Oh my! I need major help in paperwork. We have 3 boys, all different ages, all different spots in their life, not to mention my husband & I were married before so we need to keep our “divorce” papers somewhere we can access them for whatever reason.
thanks for the chance to win!
meghan´s last blog ..Happy Valentines Day
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Definitely photos. It stresses me out so much that I hardly ever get around to ordering and organizing them. I need help!!
Julie´s last blog ..New Book- Respectable Sins
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Ugh, just one? It’s really a toss up with me – KEEPING the kitchen organized, and my photo/memento storage. Looks like a great book!
Margie´s last blog ..Ch – ch – ch – Changes!
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Paper, definitely paper. With to businesses and our personal office in one little corner the paper explodes!
Alana´s last blog ..Bloomsday Baby!
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My kitchen pantry is always a mess. I try to reorganize every month or so, but it quickly deteriorates again! Hope I win and can get some tips!
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PAPERWORK. Oh, my glory, paperwork!! Sometimes I feel that I’m drowning in papers. I prefer to ignore them, but somehow they don’t just take care of themselves. Ouch!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Richella´s last blog ..Whose day?
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Papers Everywhere-important and not so important-it’s hard to tell anymore.
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My closet. It’s a problem and I just can’t do it. I can’t!
jackiefo´s last blog ..Something Sweet for Valentines Day…
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mine’s a toss up between closet and photos.
I blame my two littles–who happen to be fancy little girls who like to dress them selves…frequently–for my closet woes.
and photos. well, I’m awesome at putting them on my computer, and even moving them to an external hard drive…shouldn’t that count for something?! ^_^
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I NEED that book! My house definitely borders on havoc most of the time. My biggest issues are paperwork, and general clutter. We don’t have a basement or an attic so there’s very little storage space for the “extra” stuff. Right now the “extra” stuff takes up half the garage and most of the closets…not exactly the recipe for a soothing space.
Thanks for the chance to win!
AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage´s last blog ..Respecting the “Man Cave”
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Paperwork is my biggest problem. It gets so bad that I don’t even want to attempt to tackle it!
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I adore books like these! I am a neat freak but I just love learning new things on how to keep it going.
Bridgett´s last blog ..Chipotle Vegetable Stew
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This looks like a great book! I feel most unorganized in the area of closets. I need some help with closet organization.
Thanks
LaNelle
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Paperwork. I hated filing when I was working. It isn’t much easier now that I don’t get paid to file it:)
Mimi´s last blog ..The DIY Dish
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It’s hard to pick just one! I have a husband, five kids, four gerbils and a 95 pound dog so my house is a “House of Havoc”!!! I guess my biggest problem is paperwork. I homeschool so there are ALWAYS papers!
Laura
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GOOD GRIEF, my whole house could use some organizing…but don’t you dare look in my closets!!!
the BLAH BLAH BLAHger´s last blog ..Just in time for Valentine’s Day
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Since there’s no #7: All of the above, all-over clutter’s probably my biggest problem. Stuff just seems to multiply.
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My kitchen is the catch-all for everything the kids bring home and the mail. It’s also the only place I have to keep my personal files! I don’t know if it’s a kitchen or a paper recycling bin! I’d love to read her book!
Angela´s last blog ..A Family’s Embryo Adoption Journey
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I definitely need more help with the paperwork! I have paper, receipts, bills, everywhere.
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krista´s last blog ..Menu Plan Tuesday
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I am so cluttered in our living room because we have a ONE YEAR OLD! And one year olds come with BIG COLORFUL TOYS! That we dont have a place to put (yet…)
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Clutter is our biggest challenge, followed closely by paperwork.
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I’m not good at organizing at all! I do have a hard time throwing things away.
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Hmmm….clutter control! With 3 kids, home schooling, and an active life style clutter just seems to take over at times!! My plan is to really concentrate on de-cluttering this summer when I can give it my full attention.
I would love to win the book!!! Thanks.
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Paperwork is my biggest issue for sure!
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clutter – i hate it!! thanks!
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Photo and memento organization; I am so far behind I don’t know where to begin!
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Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway. Paper is my problem area for organinzing. I tend to keep it longer than is needed.
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i live in the fear of being smothered by paperwork. no matter even if i throw junk mail away, my “to do” pile gets the better of me.
great giveaway, great hostess!
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I really am organized for the most part, but I am always looking for new and better ideas. The area I struggle with the most is definitely paperwork. It just never seems to end.
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Oh definitely paper clutter. I’ve tried many things but need a fresh start.
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Clutter -kid sized clutter…it’s taking over!!!!
Great giveaway…thanks!
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Sounds like such a great book. I wait to start reading it. Thanks for a great and practical giveaway.
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It’s clutter for me and my small house with 6 people!
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Since I’m moving I have to say all of these apply. That said I think that clutter and organizing momentos are my main problems.
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As much as I hate to say it, it is still paperwork. I’m still working on consistly getting it where it should be and not piling it in piles on available horizontal surfaces. A close second would be laundry.
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photo organization. hands down. I take them and then don’t know what to do with them =)
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Definitely the photo/memento area. And add to that, my crafting/sewing collection. I still have no idea what to do with it all. No dedicated single room to work in, so I’m stumped.
Actually just discussed this w/ hubby earlier tonight. Would love a book w/ great tips!!!
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Paperwork is sooo hard to deal with. It piles up so fast! Definately where I need help
Would LOVE the book! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Staying on top of the kid’s paperwork–school and activity forms. Household management paperwork. I feel like the picture with my desk covered with paper! Thanks for the giveaway.
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Well…. where to begin? There are small hot spots that seem to never get put out and really do spread like wildfire. My walk in closet is the one place I would love to organize and stay that way.
Constant clutter control is another area…. didn’t I just clean this place like 10 minutes ago?
I’m definitely checking out this book.
Thanks!
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That whole list is my problem and I could use help everywhere. I just cleaned my kitchen cabinets and am trying to use up everything before shopping for anything else. Paperwork is #1 issue here. I open the mail right by the papershredder and take newspaper right to the recycle bin after reading, but husband saves all his stuff! Our office is like a bombed out site….HELP!
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I’d say paper clutter in our office is my biggest issue. Sometimes I wonder what I should keep and what I can safely dispose of. Then it’s the matter of having it where I can find it. It piles up so fast, it’s a pain to keep up with.
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I need lots of help! Mostly in the office…which is utter chaos. The paper is out of control! (so are the toys now that you mention it!)
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For me it would definitely be closet organization. My closet hasn’t been it too great of shape for a while. I have 2 DD’s that share a room and their closet looks like the Black Hole to say the least! We could totally use this book. Thanks for offering it to us!
Brandi ´s last blog ..A Valentine for my SweeTart
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Paperwork and clutter for me! I’m sentimental and tend to save more than I need to. Working on it…:o)
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Sounds like a book right up my alley!
Suzann´s last blog ..Tales From The Treadmill
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Clutter! But along with clutter going hand-in-hand is 6. knowing when to keep and when to throw, whichever area you’re working in.
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And I also TWEETED about this awesome offer, too!
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Definitely closet organization or maybe office organization, or mabye kitchen organization — oh, I just need help!
Thanks for the give away.
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I have too much paper in my home and I really need to get rid of it
I am full time student so I am trying to set up a home office space that is just for me. This has proven to be difficult in our house..I welcome any ideas
Thanks
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All of the above, but right now my biggest struggle is paperwork/office organization.
Thank so much for the opportunity to win!!
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Paperwork!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paperwork
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Thanks for the giveaway…My house is under continual threat of the paper invasion, actually the paper is already here-yikes!
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I seem to keep everything! I am afraid to throw stuff away. I might “need” it! HELP!!!!!
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Clutter – I have gone back to work almost full-time but still trying to be as much of a full-time mom to my two teenage sons…..clutter is a work in progress for me! The book looks great!
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Sounds like a great book. I think my area of “ugghh” is paper and photo organization!
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Photo/momento organization for sure! It’s all a struggle but I’ve given up on this one. It sounds like a great book!
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paper is my biggest clutter issue! It goes from the front door to the back door and seems to multiply like rabbits!!!
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Clutter is definitely my problem!
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Combo of papers and photos/momentos is my worst area right now… they are in stacks all jumbled together!
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paperwork! knowing what to keep! how long
! where i put it! worse yet, where someone else put it!!!
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I laughed out loud when I read this line, “Your living room looks like a daycare center.” YEP, can relate to that one!
Seriously my biggest org. battle right now is the toy organization. It seems this age has some big, space consuming toys. Since that wasn’t one of your options then #3 is probably my next biggest challenge.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Donnetta´s last blog ..Seasons of the Heart
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Knowing when to keep it and when to chuck it is SO difficult for me! Do I throw away a bill stub when the check has gone through or hang on to it forever?! Right now, I hang on to it forever and I am swimming in papers! AHHHH, HELP!!
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Paperwork! I just cannot seem to keep it under control. This book looks great!
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Paperwork! And paper stuff that needs to be shredded – cannot keep up with it!
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Paperwork! Can not keep up with the piles of papers!
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I completely and totally need this. My house is out of control.
I suffer from CHAOS (can’t have anyone over syndrome) a la FlyLady.
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Photos and mementoes are a big hotspot for me. Most of the pictures are in shoeboxes. After 28 years of marriage, 5 kids and now 3 grandkiddos, I have a LOT of shoeboxes!
deb
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Paper is my worst clutter problem. I would love to win a copy of this book to see what she says. Love the giveaway.
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Clutter, clutter, clutter…
ndisilvio @ gmail . com
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Paper is definitely an issue here. And, my part of the master closet.
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you mean I have to pick just one? right now it’s photos as I’m trying to make an album for my senior to take to college.
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ugh… my kitchen! it is the catch all for everything. So discouraging when it’s decorated so cute too! we have little to no auseable storage and it seems as though I always leave things out just so I won’t have to wrestle them back intheir spot. totally need a makeover this summer :0
~ Emily N. from “too Blessed to Stress”
Emily N.´s last blog ..Brunch for Dinner
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Papers, papers, papers…on desks, in files, in corners. What a mess!
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I need help with clutter, photos and filing. I keep meaning to take a week off to tackle it, but life keeps getting in the way (with 3 teens, a hubby, a dog and a job, it’s crazy around here!!!). Love your website; your book sounds great. Sandy.
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I cannot win against clutter…I have purged and purged, yet I continue to have too much stuff!
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i struggle with clutter, paper, and my husband
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The paper and the homeschool materials. It’s everywhere!
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Clutter!!
I have lots of lovely things but they are blurred by too much everything.
The Countess of Nassau County´s last blog ..Oh Mr. McQueen Why Did You Have to Leave so Soon?
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Clutter, clutter and more clutter. 3 kids with toys that multiply overnight, 2 kids in school with all the papers to and fro, it’s everywhere. We are over stuffed!
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Clutter – most of which, of course, belongs to my hubby. Pick me, pick me, pick me……I have seen the sun about 3 times since Thanksgiving Day (Alaska has been really yucky lately this winter). I need something to perk me up!
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Hard to decide where to start. My first problem i the paper trail. I stink at this. I wont even go into details it would frighten you. And then I would say clutter – I used to be good at keeping it under control…until baby number 2…then all bets were off!
Holly
Holly L´s last blog ..DIY…A Birthday Chandelier!
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paperwork, photos, schoolwork…I need help with all these areas. ahh the joys of a homeschooling Mum with a baby and a toddler. I wish I could organise in my sleep – big grin
thanks Helen
Helen´s last blog ..Our Excursion to the Dam
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Totally cluttered home —-out of control……..
Desparately need this book to get some idea of where to begin. Please let me be one of your winners!!!
Hope I am not entering too late…tried to yesterday, but could not figure it out. Didn’t know I needed to post.
Thanks,
Bobbie
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Mine is ALWAYS paperwork!
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Clutter is my biggest problem area. I’m a stacker so there are stacks everywhere!
Sandra´s last blog ..The "I Love You" List
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Ugh, clutter. I can get a handle on it for 3 or 4 days and then I turn my back and it’s a disaster again. I’m working on “everything has a home” and it helps…but there’s not enough space for all the stuff so the other struggle i battle is purging the stuff i don’t absolutely need and love. thanks for the chance to win the book!
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Hi, I’m not sure if you’re still taking entries, but I’ll try anyway!
I suffer with clutter, everywhere I look!
Michelle´s last blog ..A Walk with God?
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So glad to see I am not the only one suffering from mounds of papers, clothes & clutter..
I have a hard time deciding what papers/receipts/school work, etc…I need Help!!!
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Well, piles of paper and bound paper (books) and lesson plans (more paper). Working from home, home educating, and running a family sure makes it all add up! Thanks for the opportunity.
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Probably late to the show, but I desperately need this book. Too much clutter. Don’t want to toss it, hubby doesn’t want to get rid of it, but I am happy to start passing it on to Goodwill. Just need LESS STUFF!!
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