Review of Living Organized: Proven Steps for a Clutter-Free and Beautiful Home (Paperback)

Being merely an updated version of the Messies Superguide, I was a bit disappointed when I started reading this, since I wasn't aware of that fact before I purchased it.The book is fine, but I already had a copy of the superguide, and so I felt a bit ornery about it.

Nevertheless, the ideas in this book are sound, and have helped me to slowly start organizing my own house.Heavy on theory, and rather light on examples, "Living Organized" spends most of its time reassuring you that no, you're not a horrible person because you can't keep your house clean, and yes, there are solutions to your problems.It does take a rather traditional view towards housework (referring to the "motherly" jobs of keeping "husband and children" organized, etc), but if you're able to take it with a grain of salt, then you should be fine.

Product Description
The Organizer Lady™ makes it easy for readers to develop strategies for mess-free living. Author of the best-selling Messies Manual, Sandra Felton shares her insight on the best ways to bring out the hidden beauty in messy houses. Included in this comprehensive guide to "cleaner living" are 100 little-known housekeeping tips, inspiring testimonies from recovering Messies, strategies for living with a disorganized people, and action plans to help win the clutter war. With enthusiasm and humor, Felton makes housekeeping easier and less overwhelming for the organizationally challenged.

From the Back Cover
Develop strategies for mess-free living! Everyone wants a beautiful home--one that welcomes visitors gracefully and provides a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. But as we go through life we acquire all sorts of stuff that clutters up our lives and our houses. And a beautiful home is just not possible if every nook and cranny is considered fair game for storage!Now you can win the clutter war. Sandra Felton, The Organizer Lady, shares her insight on the best ways to bring out the hidden beauty in messy houses. She makes housekeeping less overwhelming for the organizationally challenged with-interior design tips-inspiring stories from the organizing trenches-advice for coping with a messy spouse or childDon't settle for a messy house. Learn the strategies you need to get organized and stay organized. Who knows? The house of your dreams could be right under your nose.



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Review of Becoming a Chief Home Officer (Paperback)

Humorous and practical.Allie Pleiter is completely transparent in sharing her "rocky start" to becoming a stay-at-home-mom.I could relate to her right away.
This book shows you how to transform your thinking about staying at home.It truly is a "career shift", and should be approached like any new job.
The chapters on training, professional development, and networking are invaluable and a unique way to approach motherhood.
I gained a new sense of pride as a stay-at-home-mom.I am the CHO of my household!!!
I also recommend the first book in this series from the Hearts-at-Home organization, Professionalizing Motherhood.

Product Description
Practical help and inspiration for moms making the "career shift" to motherhood from the working world, equipping them to be creative and passionate in pursuing the resources, support and humor they need for loving their career of motherhood as much as they love their kids.

From the Back Cover
Thriving in Your Career Shift to Stay-at-Home Mom

Guidance for moms choosing to shift from the workplace to the career of full-time motherhood--filled with wit, realism, and delightful practicality

Ideal for personal use, mentoring relationships, and group discussion

Allie Pleiter knows firsthand the culture shock, surprises, joys, and uncertainties of leaving the workplace to stay at home and raise children. With disarming wit and a refreshing personal transparency, Pleiter tackles both the "whys" and "hows" of this transition that strike at the very core of a woman's concept of self, of accomplishment, of worth. Becoming a Chief Home Officer constructs a fresh new "benefits package" for the profession of motherhood and offers a wide array of practical advice from "labor relations" in averting strikes and tantrums, to new perspectives in seeking "raises, praises, and promotions."

Three distinct audiences will find help and hope in these pages: the working woman considering this transition, the newly-at-home mom adjusting to culture shock, and the "approaching burnout," been-home-awhile mom struggling with frustration or dissatisfaction. Pleiter's witty admission of mistakes and mishaps evokes knowing grins and empathetic laughter to punctuate her wonderfully practical advice.

Hearts at Home Workshop Series

Ideal for personal use, mentoring relationships, and group study, all books in the Hearts at Home Workshop Series include two valuable features: personal reflection questions within each chapter and a leader's guide in the back of the book with group discussion questions and suggestions.



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