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Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles? Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever....
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Decluttering guru Peter Walsh recently went through the process of downsizing his childhood home and dividing his late parents' family possessions. He realized that making these decisions about mementos and heirlooms creates strong emotions and can be an overwhelming chore. In Let It Go, Peter turns downsizing into a rejuvenating life change with his useful tips and practical takeaways.
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2021.
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"Returning to the simpler life has never been easier. If you're craving the aroma of freshly baked bread, spending more time in nature, or seeing the sunlight filtering through homemade curtains, then cottagecore is for you! The Little Book of Cottagecore helps you make simple living a reality with delightful cottagecore activities you can enjoy no matter where you live. Whether you're interested in baking pies from scratch, basic sewing and cross...
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Hearst Home
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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A practical and attractive handbook with more than 200 essential life skills to get anything done faster and easier The editors and scientists at Good Housekeeping and its lab, the Good Housekeeping Institute, share genius solutions and trusted, expert advice in this how-to guide to making life simpler. With chapters on the kitchen, organizing and cleaning, decorating, home maintenance, outdoor living, and entertaining and celebrating, this go-to...
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The Reader's Digest Association, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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When you have a household problem, don't run to the store and waste good money, just open your pantry door-and EXTRAORDINARY USES FOR ORDINARY THINGS. You'll be amazed at what you can do with baby oil, bleach, duct tape, tea, rubbing alcohol, and dozens of other handy items. This book will open your eyes to over 2,300 creative and helpful uses you can make of familiar household products. You will discover how to save time and money with items in your...
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Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for the best answers to nearly every question. As an authority on the many worlds upon which she's built her domestic empire, she can advise on everything from creating a cutting garden and setting the table to playing classic lawn games or building a campfire. Whether it's organizing, celebrating, cleaning, decorating, or any number of other life skills, these are the time-tested, Martha-approved strategies...
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2015.
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From "Silicon Valley's Martha Stewart" comes a new manifesto for the modern homemaker in the digital age. Over the past three generations, the rules of homemaking and our very notions of what a homemaker is and does have radically changed. We are still a nation of makers, but we are crafting and creating beyond the home, in both the analog and digital worlds. And in the next ten years, "making" and "homemaking" will evolve further. Tomorrow's women...
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Whether you're a first time parent or a seasoned pro, 'Life Hacks for Parents' is your handy guide to making the things that little bit easier. Covering everything from nifty storage hacks to clever cleaning solutions, it has all the time-saving tips you need, so you've got more time to enjoy with your family.
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Gallery Books
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2015.
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English
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From the popular blogger comes a motivational homemaking book inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little house on the prairie books. It features creative and fun ways to live your life simply and frugally. She offers ingredients for making a little bit of everything from dry shampoo and hair spray to cleaning wipes and fabric softener, from baby lotion and sidewalk chalk to many food recipes.
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Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"From the editors of Food52 comes the ultimate guide to organizing your kitchen, filled with wisdom and useful tricks for creating and maintaining your most efficient cooking space ever. Any great chef will tell you that one of the best-kept secrets to becoming a good cook is a well-organized kitchen. Enter Food52 Kitchen Tips--a handbook filled with inspiring photography of real, super tidy kitchens; blueprints for arranging drawers, pantries, and...
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Scribner
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2005.
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English
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For Cheryl Mendelson laundering is the best part of housekeeping. It's full of physical pleasures-the look of favorite clothes restored to fireshness and beauty, the tactile satisfaction of crisp linens in beautifully folded stacks. Good laundering preserves things you love and protects your pocket book. It doesn't take much time or effort. What it takes is knowledge, and Laundry is the comprehensive, entertaining, and inspiring new book on the art...
16) Living simple, free & happy: how to simplify, declutter your home and reduce stress, debt, and waste
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Cristin Frank, the original Reduction Rebel, shows you the freedom and fulfillment you can have when you simplify your life. You'll learn how to use your talents, time, and space to combat stress, become more efficient, relieve money woes, open up opportunities, and provide self-fulfillment. Includes tips and advice on eliminating clutter, plans for regaining your time, ways to sell unused goods in your home, upcycling projects and dozens of exercises...
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Ten Speed Press
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2017.
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English
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"From the #1 New York Times best-selling author and lifestyle/cleaning guru Marie Kondo, this graphic novelization brings Kondo's life-changing tidying method to life with the fun, quirky story of a woman who transforms her home, work, and love life using Kondo's advice and inspiration. Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy love life, and lack of direction. After...
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"Myquillyn Smith is all about embracing reality--especially when it comes to decorating a home bursting with boys, pets, and all the unpredictable messes of life. In The Nesting Place, Myquillyn shares the secrets of decorating for real people--and it has nothing to do with creating a flawless look to wow your guests. It has everything to do with embracing the natural imperfection and chaos of daily living. Drawing on her years of experience creating...
19) Martha Stewart's very good things: clever tips & genius ideas for an easier, more enjoyable life
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2021.
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"Hundreds of clever tips, solutions, and easy ways to elevate every day, from America's most trusted lifestyle authority, in one must-have handbook"--
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St Martins Press
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2017.
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English
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Author, illustrator and comic book artist Yumi Sakugawa shares a wide range of useful and unexpected tips for looking and feeling better, streamlining and improving your home life, and creating fun and artsy DIY projects that can brighten your living space. Inspired by her popular "Secret Yumiverse" tips originally posted on WonderHowTo.com, The Little Book of Life Hacks offers a wide range of practical advice and fun tips for everything from how...
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