Throw Out Fifty Things
Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

Yes - check it out - I'm writing a review. I can't pick apart prose nor make cross references to 16th century literature and Sylvia Plath when reviewing a modern day preternatural bestseller, but I can be honest. I'll confess - I read cheesy self-help books. I've read ones that, afterwards, I felt......more

I was very excited to read "Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life" by Gail Blanke. If you could see my house, and especially my 'reading room/office', you would understand immediately. I have such a hard time getting rid of 'stuff'. I have clothes in my closet that I bought three......more

Review originally published January 2010 Gail Blanke has written a book that has me on a clutter control roll! Fueling the urge to purge is the essence of her most recent book, Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life. Blanke writes a humorous and highly inspirational guide to cl......more

This is a great book to get rid of the unnecessary clutter in your home and in your head, cleaning out the junk and having more space for the important things. I think one of the best things about this book is how "throwing" isn't exactly dumping all the things you deem useless in the trash. The boo......more

I liked this a lot because half of the book deals with physical clutter, and the second half is the emotional baggage that tends to hang around and drag us down. Blanke really gets to the heart of this second part, and gives the reader reals ways in which to deal with his heavy clutter of the soul.......more