TY - BOOK AU - Blanke,Gail TI - Throw out fifty things: clear the clutter, find your life SN - 044650579X PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Springboard Press KW - House cleaning KW - Orderliness KW - Self-help techniques KW - Storage in the home N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : Fueling the urge to purge -- Making it to fifty -- Getting started -- Part I. Getting rid of the physical stuff : Your bedroom -- Your bathroom -- Your kitchen -- Your living room -- Your dining room -- Your attic -- Your garage -- Part II. Your office: paring down the professional clutter : Clarifying your brand -- Keeping what works, eliminating what doesn't -- The phoenix rises from the ashes -- Part III. Attacking the mental mess: if you think you can separate the physical from the mental clutter, forget about it! : Letting go of feeling inadequate, irrelevant, and just plain not good enough -- Letting go of the type of person you think you are - or aren't -- Letting go of the regrets and mistakes of the past -- Letting go of being right about how wrong everybody and everything is -- Letting go of the need to have everyone like you -- Letting go of thinking the worst -- Letting go of waiting for the right moment -- Letting go of needing to feel secure -- Letting go of thinking that you have to do everything yourself -- Making it to fifty: the celebration -- Part IV. Stepping into the clearing : Your vision for the future -- Taking energy from your defining moments -- Being unforgettable -- Find your song - and sing it! -- Your declaration to the world -- Appendix: Your throw-outs ER -