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Organizing from the inside Out: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life » (REV)

Book cover image of Organizing from the inside Out: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life by Julie Morgenstern

Authors: Julie Morgenstern
ISBN-13: 9780805075892, ISBN-10: 0805075895
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Date Published: September 2004
Edition: REV

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Author Biography: Julie Morgenstern

Julie Morgenstern is the founder of Task Masters, a professional organizing company that provides consulting services to individuals and companies. Her corporate clients have included American Express, Sony Music, and Microsoft.

Book Synopsis

A completely revised and expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling guide to putting things in order

Getting organized is a skill that anyone can learn, and there's no better teacher than America's organizing queen, Julie Morgenstern, as hundreds of thousands of readers have learned. Drawing on her years of experience as a professional organizer, Morgenstern outlines a simple organizing plan that starts with understanding your individual goals, natural habits, and psychological needs, so that you can work with your priorities and personality rather than against them. The basic steps-Analyze, Strategize, Attack-can be applied to any space or situation.

In this thoroughly revised edition, Morgenstern has incorporated new information in response to feedback from her clients and audiences. These changes include

- new chapters on living or working with someone who is disorganized

- new chapters on organizing photographs, handbags, briefcases, and travel bags

- an expanded program for organizing your kitchen

- a new guide to getting started

- a fully updated resource guide

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Most Important Organizing Book You'll Ever Read1
Part 1Laying the Foundation
1.A New Way of Looking at Organizing7
2.What's Holding You Back?14
3.Living or Working with a Disorganized Person34
Part 2Secrets of a Professional Organizer
4.Analyze: Taking Stock49
5.Strategize: Creating a Plan of Action57
6.Attack: Getting the Job Done69
Part 3Applying what You've Learned
Where to Start Guide81
7.Briefcases and Handbags86
8.Suitcases94
9.Traditional Offices and Filing Systems105
10.Home-Based Businesses122
11.Cubicle Workstations134
12.Mobile Offices142
13.Household Information Centers154
14.Attics, Basements, and Garages168
15.Bathrooms181
16.Bedrooms190
17.Closets198
18.Kids' Rooms211
19.Kitchens221
20.Living Rooms237
21.Photographs247
Part 4Tackling time and Technology
22.Conquering the Clock261
23.Taming Technology276
Appendix AOrganizing Project Worksheet293
Appendix BResources for Organizing Products297
Appendix CSuggested Further Reading301
Acknowledgments303
Index307

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