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Making space, clutter free : the last book on decluttering you'll ever need / Tracy McCubbin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2019]Description: 282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781492675198
  • 1492675199
Subject(s):
Contents:
Finding the real, emotion-based problem -- What's under the clutter? : a new approach -- The seven emotional clutter blocks : which one(s) do you have? -- How to listen to your clutter, room by room -- Getting down to it -- Before you begin : set yourself up like a pro -- Beyond the basics : decluttering tricks of the trade -- When the going gets tough : breaks, breath, gratitude, and friends -- Arriving and thriving -- Strategies and systems to organize what's left -- Conscious consumption : how to halt the clutter creep -- Celebrating and inhabiting your new space -- Life's big changes -- Downsizing : the purge of a lifetime -- Decluttering after death and divorce.
Summary: Many have repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold, only to fail. McCubbin explains what she calls the "7 Emotional Clutter Blocks," unconscious obstacles that stand between you and financial freedom, healthy relationships, and positive outlooks. She then offers a realistic approach to managing your belongings, and helps you create an individual strategy that helps you attain your life goals. -- adapted from back cover
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 648.8 M133 Available 33111009374998
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 648.8 M133 Available 33111008240802
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"This isn't another Kondo-clone, because she dives into the heart of why decluttering is so difficult."-- Booklist, STARRED Review

Discover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence with the last home organization book you'll ever need.

Learn how to declutter your home with expert Tracy McCubbin, who gets to the root of the problem and offers revolutionary help to anyone who has repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold and achieve a clutter-free, minimalist home. Her powerful answer lies in the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks, unconscious obstacles that stand between thousands of her clients and financial freedom, healthy relationships, and positive outlooks.

Once a Clutter Block is revealed--and healed--true transformation of home and life is possible. Her empowering techniques and strategies help you:

Recognize and overcome your Clutter Block(s) to liberate your home. Learn the tricks of the trade for when the going gets tough. Lighten and purge without the rigidity of other methods. Use your home to attain life goals like health, wealth and love. Declutter after a big life change like a death or divorce.

It's time to break through your Clutter Blocks and discover the lasting happiness waiting for you on the other side with the only book on decluttering you need!

Additional Praise for Making Space, Clutter Free:

"What sets Tracy McCubbin apart is her kind and empathetic approach to organizing--she truly understands the psychology behind peoples' attachment to things."--Patricia Heaton

"In Making Space, Clutter Free Tracy offers a realistic approach to managing your belongings. Instead of prescribing perfection, she understands our individual differences require individual strategies--and that it doesn't always need to be rational."--Cait Flanders, bestselling author of The Year of Less

Includes index.

Finding the real, emotion-based problem -- What's under the clutter? : a new approach -- The seven emotional clutter blocks : which one(s) do you have? -- How to listen to your clutter, room by room -- Getting down to it -- Before you begin : set yourself up like a pro -- Beyond the basics : decluttering tricks of the trade -- When the going gets tough : breaks, breath, gratitude, and friends -- Arriving and thriving -- Strategies and systems to organize what's left -- Conscious consumption : how to halt the clutter creep -- Celebrating and inhabiting your new space -- Life's big changes -- Downsizing : the purge of a lifetime -- Decluttering after death and divorce.

Many have repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold, only to fail. McCubbin explains what she calls the "7 Emotional Clutter Blocks," unconscious obstacles that stand between you and financial freedom, healthy relationships, and positive outlooks. She then offers a realistic approach to managing your belongings, and helps you create an individual strategy that helps you attain your life goals. -- adapted from back cover

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