Clutterbugs: Throw Out Fifty Things Book Review
My Clutterbugs tip for today is a book review. I've been listening to the audio book of Throw Out Fifty Things - Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life by Gail Blanke. I enjoyed it so much, I listened to it twice through.
It's a lot different than it sounds - it isn't just about throwing out stuff, although that's part of it, but it's also about throwing out old attitudes, limiting beliefs, old regrets, and perceived inadequacies. The title is a bit deceptive also, I thought throwing out 50 things sounded like a piece of cake, but what they don't tell you is that each TYPE of thing only counts as one. So if you declutter 5 sweaters, 4 old lipsticks and a whole box of books, that only counts as 3 things. So that makes it a lot more challenging than I thought it would be.
I like Gail's manner. She is fun and breezy, but also makes some good points about why it is going to help your life move forward to get rid of some of these old negative attitudes that are weighing you down. She also has some great examples from her own coaching practice and the other books she has written - she's something of a life-change expert and has written several other books and a regular column for Self Magazine.
Even if you are pretty good at the decluttering business, I think it is always helpful to have a refresher to kind of keep you on track. I haven't quite gotten to 50 on my own list, but I'm getting a good start on it.
Here's a link to the book on Amazon. Give it a shot and see if you can find your own 50 things!
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It's a lot different than it sounds - it isn't just about throwing out stuff, although that's part of it, but it's also about throwing out old attitudes, limiting beliefs, old regrets, and perceived inadequacies. The title is a bit deceptive also, I thought throwing out 50 things sounded like a piece of cake, but what they don't tell you is that each TYPE of thing only counts as one. So if you declutter 5 sweaters, 4 old lipsticks and a whole box of books, that only counts as 3 things. So that makes it a lot more challenging than I thought it would be.
I like Gail's manner. She is fun and breezy, but also makes some good points about why it is going to help your life move forward to get rid of some of these old negative attitudes that are weighing you down. She also has some great examples from her own coaching practice and the other books she has written - she's something of a life-change expert and has written several other books and a regular column for Self Magazine.
Even if you are pretty good at the decluttering business, I think it is always helpful to have a refresher to kind of keep you on track. I haven't quite gotten to 50 on my own list, but I'm getting a good start on it.
Here's a link to the book on Amazon. Give it a shot and see if you can find your own 50 things!
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