One Year to an Organized Life
The organized way to get organized: a week-by-week plan to forever streamline all aspects of your life. Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. For nearly twenty years, Regina Leeds–named Best Organizer by Los Angeles magazine–has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. Anyone can get organized–she’ll prove it to you! One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build routines over time so that life becomes simple, not overwhelming
* Master time management * Make your kitchen efficient * Permanently organize closets and drawers * Deal with your finances * Reclaim “dumping grounds” like the guest room, garage and basement * Declutter the kids’ rooms * Organize your travel plans–and the vacation photos and souvenirs * Entertain with joy
Regina reveals her magic formula for organizing anything, plus her method to stop the chronic cycles of clutter, misplaced items, and lateness. Whether you’re living in chaos or just looking for new ways to simplify, this essential book will help you get the whole household organized–and stay that way.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars My ducks in a row…
Thank you, Regina for changing my life! Now my home and work place are free of clutter and I can breathe again!
Your Zen approach is easy to understand, simple and very loving.
5 Stars Finally!
Finally help for those of us who get overwhelmed easily. In just a few months, the difference in our household is amazing, from the cleaned-up clutter to the atmosphere.
5 Stars Just Do It
I’ve searched for the perfect book on organizing - and it doesn’t exist. That’s because my needs are specific, my patterns of procrastination unique etc. But nearly perfect is Regina Leeds’ Organized Life. Leeds teaches a basic set of techniques for not just getting organized, but staying organized. People often want to be spoon fed. Hey guys, wake up! Maybe it’s that kind of passivity and laziness that got you where you are! Leeds invites the reader to explore his/her life, keep notes, and really look at WHY YOU SHOULD ORGANIZE - WHICH IS TO HAVE MORE TIME TO HAVE FUN. Sure, Leeds gives personal examples, and has her own style. I think a book on organizing without that would be very dry and boring. But as well, Ms. Leeds provides ample margins for jotting personal notes. I wouldn’t get too hung up on style and structure. If you work with this book for awhile you will understand the philosophy, and the logical steps you yourself can take to improve your life, and do more with less stress. The point is the author offers both concrete advice and inspiration. It worked for me. I used the techniques in this book over the holidays and had my best Christmas in years. I got more done with less stress. Don’t wait to find the perfect book on organizing. Write your own, with the help of this author! This author’s a great coach. Take what works. A real plus is the spacious size of the book with plenty of room to write your own notes.
5 Stars One Year to an Organized Life
Filled with useful information. Easy to read. I’m not through with this book yet; I’ve only just begun. Great advice herein.
5 Stars Just started it, but I really like it
I downloaded the sample on Kindle along with another book on organization. The other one needed to be better organized! 
Unlike another reviewer, I like the Zen thoughts she has. A place does “feel” better to me when it is neat and organized and beautifully decorated. She talked at the outset about people having lots of golden strands that never get tied and I liked that too.
At the outset she wants you to keep an organizational journal—again, this works for me. I like knowing where I was when I get somewhere else. She also talks about seeing your dreams by creating a dream board. I already do something like that with a notebook, so I’m still in sync with her.
OK, the first month is the kitchen. And right at the get-go she gives you about 5 choices and says choose one or two and make it a habit. One was taking out the garbage each day. Another was unloading the dishwasher when it completes a cycle. Another was wiping off the counters after every use. You get the idea. A habit that takes a few minutes. I took out the trash right away. Unloading the dishwasher is another matter—LOL, I store my dishes in there—but I am going to try.
It does make you feel empowered. I would have chosen wiping off the counters, but—eeek, where are they. I don’t cook, so my counters catch everything. Notebooks and projects and thus and so.
I will update this as I go along—but, this is exactly what I was looking for. Someone to give me choices AND direction and break it down into pieces I can manage.
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