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Degunking Your Home

By Joli Ballew
First Edition January 2006
Publisher: Paraglyph Press
Pages: 256
ISBN 10: 1-933097-11-6 | ISBN 13: 9781933097114
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Book description

Do you find yourself in one or more of these situations--you're constantly losing your car keys, the "junk" room has threatened to take over your house, or you can't remember the last time you could quickly find something in the garage? Then you need to get organized quickly and degunk! Bestselling author Joli Ballew will show you how simple it is to declutter, organize, make your home really work for you, and keep it looking great with her easy and time-saving 12-step program. Even if you have a busy and hectic life, you can keep your home organized and clean. Whether you have only 10 minutes, an hour, or a whole day to devote to this project, Degunking Your Home will give you the help you need to get on the road to happy housekeeping painlessly! The highlight of this highly useful book is that it shows readers how to master the art of getting organized, setting up cost-effective systems, and saving oodles of time. It's like having your very own professional organizer at your beck and call!
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As noted comedian George Carlin says, "Your house is a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff." The age of clutter is upon us, and our houses have become the front lines. We all have more to organize at home than ever, and if we don't set aside a little time and have a good plan, we'll likely get overwhelmed. Degunking Your Home is the book you won't be able to live without. It will save your sanity as well as time and money. It will quickly show you how to get your home organized from attic to basement to garage and every nook and cranny in between. You'll learn the most efficient ways to organize and clean your home and maintain it like a pro.

The book includes tips throughout on what to keep and what should go, help for chronic clutterers, the best (and least expensive) cleaning materials to use for each area, proven methods for removing stubborn and stinky stains, storage solutions, techniques for improving your home's exterior appearance, spare moment degunking, and more. You'll even learn how to fully degunk your home before you put it up for sale so that you can maximize its value. The book includes helpful worksheets and Q&As that will answer the toughest degunking questions and save you hours of time.

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And Keep It That Way, March 18 2006

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This book not only shows you how to degunk your home, but it covers cleaning out and organizing everything from the garage to your wallet or purse. If you don't think you have time, It shows you organizing tasks that can be done in 10 minutes, 30 minutes and 1 hour. The best part of the book is that it shows you how to keep it that way once you have it organized. There is also a task chart to get all of the family involved by age and tasks they should be able to perform. To help you get rid of no longer needed items the Appendix lists charities and what they specialize in.

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