Messie Free : Finding the Neat Person Inside You and Your Messiemate

by Felton, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9781578661091
• ISBN10: 1578661099
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Bbs Pub Corp

Summary

Good intentions and misplaced efforts have left perpetual Messies -- or those with MessieMates -- with homes they cannot identify beneath the clutter. But in Messie Free, the newest two-in-one guide from Messies Anonymous founder Sandra Felton, help can be found in understanding and combating the Messie tendencies in life. Everything, from simple organization to breaking each overwhelming task down into manageable steps, is based on her own extensive experience. Helpful techniques, such as the famous Mount Vernon Method of cleaning, tips for organizing cupboards and drawers, and how to make sense of that tangle of Christmas decorations, arm Messies with everything they need to conquer their household clutter. Felton helps the eager reader understand and recognize their own Messie-ness -- and that of others in the household -- and gives tried and true methods of how to combat this persistent condition.

Author Biography

Sandra Felton, a teacher and the mother of three, understands the problems of busy women trying to manage busy households. She founded "Messies Anonymous" in 1980 and, in her seminars, has taught the how-to's of good housekeeping to hundreds of disorganized people

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Introduction: How to Read This Book	p. 9
Cleaning With the Right Side of Your Brain
It's All in Your Mind: The Right-Brained Messie	p. 14
Messies, Creativity, and the Inner Child	p. 23
The Real World of the Messie
"Say, Honey...": How Men Fit In	p. 42
"Hey, Mom...": How Kids Fit In	p. 46
Lord High Everything Else: The Stress of Modern Conveniences	p. 51
From the Inside Out
Hidden Beauty (Very Hidden)	p. 61
A New Vision (See Yourself a Successful Housekeeper)	p. 69
Games We Play (and How to Win)	p. 76
Messie Burnout (Rediscovering Perspective)	p. 86
Nuts and Bolts for Messies
Actually Cleaning the House	p. 98
Things I Did When Sanity Began to Return	p. 111
If You Want to Dance, You Have to Pay the Piper	p. 121
More Dancing, More Pipers, More Payment	p. 128
One Hundred Helpful Hints Designed for Messies	p. 139
Room by Room	p. 139
Interior Design for the Messie
What? A Messie Decorator?	p. 170
Making Your Own MAGIC ROOM	p. 181
Decorating for a Cleaner Life-style	p. 193
Help Yourself
Dear Family, A Letter to the Family of a Messie	p. 206
Dear Husband, A Letter to the Husband of a Messie	p. 210
Warming Your Coals: Starting Your Own Self-Help Group	p. 215
More Reading	p. 221
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