Organizing From The Inside Out

Review originally published October 2004 Some go through life completely organized. Then there are some who have tried for years to get organized. Maybe you have looked through the pages of organizing catalogs or the aisles of hardware stores for the perfect answer to clutter. You have spent many......more

I enjoy organizing, so there wasn't necessarily a ton of new info in this book for me, but it has a detailed practical approach that I appreciate. Two of her main suggestions have helped me a lot in the past: don't buy containers etc until you've spent some time figuring out what your needs are, and......more

I read this book on the recommendation of blogger, with the goal of getting inspired to organize my office at work. I am actually a fairly organized person, but a job change has led me to need new systems for keeping organized at work. Morgenstern has a great philosophy and process for people to use......more

Most organizing books make me feel excited about getting rid of stuff, and then stuck when I actually try to do it. This book makes a point that it's not about just getting rid of things, it's about understanding what is important to you. Then you organize your spaces to support what you love to do a......more

So, I guess I can call myself "done" reading this book. It is a multi-layered text, that eventually becomes a practical "manual" style book of organization, so I read the majority of the book in detail, and then skimmed the specific chapters, with the intent to go over them with a fine tooth comb ea......more