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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've done her routine and it's helped quite a bit, but following her full system is really unrealistic if you don't live by yourself (as she did at the time she wrote the book), or with people who are compulsive organizers. The system relies upon having complete control over your environment, and doesn't factor in a spouse who's unwilling to get rid of his books, or who tends to drop his stuff all over the place, or kids and all their stuff that gets dumped all over the place. You either need to live with people who buy into the system as well, or accept that you'll be doing a lot of cleaning up after the other people in your home.[/quote]

I agree with this. There's a limit to what you can do with other people's things, or even with communal things like furniture, decor, framed photos, etc. when you have a spouse who has an opinion on these things.  My DH isn't going for some of the tips, especially things like throwing out cables when you're not sure what they go to, or piling everything of a type on the floor (like books, clothes) and then going through them one by one.  So I haven't done the dump on the floor. But as a working mom, I don't have time for that anyway.  I would have a pile on the floor for weeks on end if I did that.  I've been using the book as inspiration and then culling by attacking one space at a time.  I haven't changed the way I store my clothes except for my underwear and bras, but I have been really inspired to get rid of lots of clothes and shoes that I no longer wear regularly.

I do not have time for hogwash like "thanking" my clothes and possessions or "visiting" my off-season clothes.  But I found that part of the audio book entertaining.

The book has inspired me to have a more ruthless approach to my possessions and to have higher standards as far as allowing stuff in the house.
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