Download or read book How to Organize Inherited Items written by Denise May Levenick and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In every family, someone ends up with Mom's and Dad's "stuff" - a lifetime's worth of old family photos, papers, and memorabilia packed into boxes. This book gives step-by-step instructions for organizing inherited items in a way that honors the loved one while bringing peace to the rest of the family.You'll learn how to: • Effectively sort and purge boxes of your parent's stuff that you inherited • Decide which family heirlooms to keep • Donate items to museums, societies, and charities • Protect and pass on keepsakes

Download or read book Modern Loss written by Rebecca Soffer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. At a time when we mourn public figures and national tragedies with hashtags, where intimate posts about loss go viral and we receive automated birthday reminders for dead friends, it’s clear we are navigating new terrain without a road map. Let’s face it: most of us have always had a difficult time talking about death and sharing our grief. We’re awkward and uncertain; we avoid, ignore, or even deny feelings of sadness; we offer platitudes; we send sympathy bouquets whittled out of fruit. Enter Rebecca Soffer and Gabrielle Birkner, who can help us do better. Each having lost parents as young adults, they co-founded Modern Loss, responding to a need to change the dialogue around the messy experience of grief. Now, in this wise and often funny book, they offer the insights of the Modern Loss community to help us cry, laugh, grieve, identify, and—above all—empathize. Soffer and Birkner, along with forty guest contributors including Lucy Kalanithi, singer Amanda Palmer, and CNN’s Brian Stelter, reveal their own stories on a wide range of topics including triggers, sex, secrets, and inheritance. Accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and witty "how to" cartoons, each contribution provides a unique perspective on loss as well as a remarkable life-affirming message. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome.

Download or read book Passed and Present written by Allison Gilbert and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passed and Present is a one-of-a-kind guide for discovering creative and meaningful ways to keep the memory of loved ones alive. Inspiring and imaginative, this bona fide "how-to” manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they’ve been gone. Passed and Present is not about sadness and grieving. It is about happiness and remembering. It is possible to look forward, to live a rich and joyful life, while keeping the memory of loved ones alive. This much-needed, easy-to-use roadmap shares 85 imaginative ways to celebrate and honor family and friends we never want to forget. Chapter topics include: Repurpose With Purpose: Ideas for transforming objects and heirlooms. Discover ways to reimagine photographs, jewelry, clothing, letters, recipes, and virtually any inherited item or memento. Use Technology: Strategies for your daily, digital life. Opportunities for using computers, scanners, printers, apps, mobile devices, and websites. Not Just Holidays: Tips for remembrance any time of year, day or night, whenever you feel that pull, be it a loved one’s birthday, an anniversary, or just a moment when a memory catches you by surprise. Monthly Guide: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other special times of year present unique challenges and opportunities. This chapter provides exciting ideas for making the most of them while keeping your loved one’s memory alive. Places to Go: Destinations around the world where reflecting and honoring loved ones is a communal activity. This concept is called Commemorative Travel. Also included are suggestions for incorporating aspects of these foreign traditions into your practices at home. Being proactive about remembering loved ones has a powerful and unexpected benefit: it can make you happier. The more we incorporate memories into our year-round lives as opposed to sectioning them off to a particular time of year, the more we can embrace the people who have passed, and all that’s good and fulfilling in our present. With beautiful illustrations throughout by artist Jennifer Orkin Lewis,Passed and Present also includes an introduction by Hope Edelman, bestselling author of Motherless Daughters.

Download or read book How to Archive Family Keepsakes written by Denise May Levenick and published by Family Tree Books. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organize your family photos, heirlooms, and genealogy records In every family someone ends up with Mom's and Dad's "stuff"—a lifetime's worth of old family photos, papers, and memorabilia packed into boxes, trunks, and suitcases. This inheritance can be as much a burden as it is a blessing. How do you organize your loved one's estate in a way that honors your loved one, keeps the peace in your family and doesn't take over your home or life? How to Archive Family Keepsakes gives you step-by-step advice for how to organize, distribute and preserve family heirlooms. You'll learn how to: Organize the boxes of your parents' stuff that you inherited Decide which family heirlooms to keep Donate items to museums, societies, and charities Protect and pass on keepsakes Create a catalog of family heirlooms Organize genealogy files and paperwork Digitize family history records Organize computer files to improve your research Whether you have boxes filled with treasures or are helping a parent or relative downsize to a smaller home, this book will help you organize your family archive and preserve your family history for future generations.

Download or read book Stuff After Death How To Identify Value and Dispose of Inherited Stuff written by Mary Miley Theobald and published by Mary Miley Theobald. This book was released on 2012 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Organize for a Fresh Start written by Susan Fay West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform your home and your schedule so they perfectly meet your current needs and reflect who you are and what you value now. Changes and life transitions often leave people with unbalanced schedules and homes full of obsolete items. Certified Professional Organizer® Susan Fay West shows you how to make room for your new interests and responsibilities while honoring your past. Inside you'll find: • Step-by-step advice for decluttering and reorganizing every room in the home • Specific tips for where to start and how to stay motivated • Reflective questions and exercises to help you make "no-regrets" decisions • Time-management strategies to create and maintain a regular schedule

Download or read book Keep the Memories Lose the Stuff written by Matt Paxton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. For over 20 years, Matt Paxton has helped people from all walks of life who want to live more simply declutter and downsize. As a featured cleaner on Hoarders and host of the Emmy-nominated Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS, he has identified the psychological roadblocks that most organizational experts routinely miss but that prevent so many of us from lightening our material load. Using poignant stories from the thousands of individuals and families he has worked with, Paxton brings his signature insight to a necessary task. Whether you’re tired of living with clutter, making space for a loved one, or moving to a smaller home or retirement community, this book is for you. Paxton’s unique, step-by-step process gives you the tools you need to get the job done.

Download or read book Simple Organizing written by Melissa Michaels and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring Order and Purpose to Every Room in Your Home Getting organized can feel like an impossible task. But it doesn't have to be complicated. The things you actually use need a designated home. The rest of the stuff is clutter and needs to be removed. Once you've determined which is which, order can easily be maintained. Let bestselling author Melissa Michaels help you get organized with these 50 helpful ideas. Gain momentum by making progress, not perfection, your goal. Make the most of your space and create a home that works for your family. Reduce stress by decluttering and keeping only the things you regularly use. Featuring more than 300 easy organization tips that address every room, discover how simple and stress-free it can be to restore and maintain order in the space you call home.

Download or read book Clutter Free written by Kathi Lipp and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever wished you could clear out your clutter, simplify your space, and take back your life, Kathi Lipp's new book has just the solutions you need. Building off the success of her The Get Yourself Organized Project, this book will provide even more ideas for getting your life and your stuff under control. Do any of these descriptions apply to you? You bought a box of cereal at the store, and then discovered you have several boxes at home that are already past the "best by" date. You bought a book and put it on your nightstand (right on top of ten others you've bought recently), but you have yet to open it. You keep hundreds of DVDs around even though you watch everything online now and aren't really sure where the remote for the DVD player is. You spend valuable time moving your piles around the house, but you can never find that piece of paper when you need it. Your house doesn't make you happy when you step into it. As you try out the many easy, doable solutions that helped Kathi win her battle with clutter, you'll begin to understand why you hold on to the things you do, eliminate what's crowding out real life, and make room for the life of true abundance God wants for you.

Download or read book How to Organize and Declutter Everything Your Home Mind Life written by Samantha Claire and published by JNR via PublishDrive. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "ORGANIZED AND A CLUTTER-FREE LIFE WITHIN A WEEK --- OR YOUR MONEY BACK" Do you find yourself jumping over a pile of clothes in your home? Do you look back and wonder where the hours in your day disappeared to? Worry not, nobody is born organized and organization is not inherited either. It is a skill that is learned and though daunting at first, once you know what to do, the process becomes much more straightforward. This book offers you the help you need to get organized in a simple manner with step by step guides that even the absolute beginner can understand. Before you dive into your closet and start tidying up, the thing you need to do first is understanding the organizing principles. All of us are different, and no two people can organize a space the same way. These principles will guide you as you organize without taking away your creativity and uniqueness and can be applied to any area that needs to be organized. The next thing you need is to get the right mindset. Organizing is not just about putting things away, it is a combination of actions where things are placed where they belong. It is as simple as that yet most people struggle with it. The issue then is not the inability to get organized but a mental problem. Acquiring the right mindset gives 90 percent success. This mindset, however, is dependent on having the right organizing technique. This book focuses on transforming your mindset to give you success in getting organized. Here's a preview of what you'll learn: PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZING MANAGING YOUR TIME BASIC GUIDELINES Accept what you can’t change Be effective and efficient as well ORGANIZING YOUR MONTH ORGANIZING THE WEEK ORGANIZING YOUR DAY UNDERSTANDING TIME WASTING THE TIME WASTERS TOP TEN APPS TO KEEP YOU ORGANIZED ORGANIZING YOUR HOME THE KITCHEN ARRANGING THE DIFFERENT AREAS Cabinets The counter Refrigerator Pantry THINGS TO NOTE LIVING ROOM Creating order in the living room The hallway Dining room ORGANIZING THE BEDROOM THE MASTER BEDROOM Organizing the room Get rid of unnecessary items Night stand Bed Dressing table THE CLOSET KIDS’ BEDROOM THE BATHROOM Getting started The sink Shower and bath GET ORGANIZED ON THE MOVE ORGANIZING SMALL SPACES TO MAXIMIZE ROOM Declutter and start getting organized today! Download your copy now

Download or read book Organize Create Discipline written by Justin Klosky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-12-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional organizer’s complete guide to getting—and staying—organized. As a child, Justin Klosky loved to count, analyze, and categorize everything in sight. Eventually diagnosed with OCD, he found ways to tap the benefits of his condition. Today, he’s founded a successful firm, O.C.D. Experience, building on the principals of Organize, Create, Discipline to help high-end clients take control of their lives through time management skills, getting rid of clutter, simplifying their habits, and rethinking storage solutions. Carefully arranged into more than 300 A-to-Z categories, Organize & Create Discipline explains organization methods for everything from laundry to legal documents, shoes, toys, kitchen drawers, medicine cabinets, utility closets, overflowing email inboxes, and dozens of other sources of daily detritus. Klosky’s unique advice yields peace of mind and radically improves productivity. With a clientele that includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Julie Chen, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Klosky now makes his unrivaled techniques to staying organized available to all.

Download or read book Get Your Life Back written by John Eldredge and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to get your life back? Join New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge as he shares practical, simple, and refreshing tips for living fully. By incorporating a few simple practices--what John calls "graces"--you can begin to recover your soul, disentangle from the tragedies of this broken world, and discover the restorative power of beauty. These simple practices are yours for the taking. You don't need to abandon your life to get it back--in fact, John shares that you can start restoring your life here and now. Get Your Life Back will give you the tools you need to: Learn how to insert the One Minute Pause into your day Begin practicing "benevolent detachment" and truly let it all go Offer kindness toward yourself in the choices you make Drink in the simple beauty available to you every day Take realistic steps to unplug from technology overload God wants to strengthen and renew your soul, and Jesus longs to give you more of himself. The world may be harsh, but God is gentle; he knows what your daily life is like. All we need to do is put ourselves in places that allow us to receive his help. Let this book show you how and your soul will thank you for it.

Download or read book Inheriting Clutter written by Julie Hall and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, hundreds of adult children become middle-aged orphans when their elderly parents pass away. . .but what should you do with what they’ve left behind? Professional estate liquidator Julie Hall provides essential guidance for any executor, heir, or beneficiary. You’ve heard the horror stories: arguments over stuff, an inheritance lost forever when easily deceived parents are scammed, siblings estranged, an adult heir taken from daily responsibilities for months because of the enormous task of clearing out a childhood home. It doesn’t have to be that way. The Estate Lady, professional estate liquidator Julie Hall, knows what to do. Whether your parents are still living or you’re caught in the middle of a crisis, Inheriting Clutter has solutions. Hall provides trustworthy counsel on how to: Divide your parents’ estate with peace of mind Minimize fighting with siblings during the estate settlement process Clear out the family home in thirty days or less Identify potential items of value in the home Have “that conversation” with your parents Prepare your own children for the future The Estate Lady offers guidance for any executor, heir, or beneficiary, sharing some of her most fascinating stories as well as helpful checklists of the things that need to be done now and at the time of your loss. Inheriting Clutter gives you practical, effective steps for liquidating and distributing your parents’ assets in a way that both honors them and promotes family harmony for generations to come.

Download or read book The Art of Decluttering and Organizing written by Alex Wong and published by Alex Wong Publishing. This book was released on with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Declutter your life and enjoy peace of mind with this brilliant 30-day roadmap to minimalism! Do you want to embrace minimalism, but you don't know where to start? Have you heard about the unique and profound benefits of decluttering your home, and you want to learn more? Or are you looking for a practical guide to help you make those tough decisions, cut down on needless stuff, and enjoy a happier, more fulfilling life? Then keep reading. Alex Wong is no stranger to clutter. Growing up with a hoarder, it always seemed like they had too much stuff and never enough money. But when moving for grad school, he was faced with the seemingly impossible task of fitting his entire life into a single suitcase – and this moment sparked his passion for minimalist living. Now, Alex shares the wealth of advice he's developed over his minimalist life, exploring how you can embark on a journey of decluttering and experience the benefits for yourself. Being clutter-free has allowed Alex to grow a number of successful businesses, become a bestselling author, and travel the world without being tied down to endless possessions. Whether you feel like you waste too much money on things you don't need, or if you have to downsize and you're running out of space, the tried-and-tested strategies inside this book will help you decide what you really need – and let go of the things you don't. Decluttering is a powerful way of helping you organize your life, stop worrying about material things, and shift your focus to the experiences and relationships that matter to you – and with a brilliant 30-day roadmap to minimalism, this book makes organizing and tidying up a breeze! Here's what you'll discover inside: ✔ Decluttering 101 – a Step-By-Step Strategy To Declutter Your Home ✔ How To Really Decide What Matters To You In Life ✔ Practical Ways To Shift Your Mindset Away From Materialism and Stop Buying More Things ✔ Tips For Decluttering Your Closet, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laundry, Bedroom and More ✔ How To Organize Your Sentimental Items, Collectables, and Inherited Things ✔ Ingenious Ways To Get Rid of Your Stuff and Help People At The Same Time ✔ Common Decluttering Obstacles – and How To Overcome Them ✔ A 30-Day Plan To Your New Minimalist Life ✔ And So Much More! With real, actionable advice, The Art of Decluttering and Organizing is a decluttering workbook designed to help you prioritize your possessions, shift your mindset away from consumerism, and make the sometimes tough decisions that will help you on your journey to a more fulfilling life. So don't let clutter rule your home for any longer. It's time for you to uncover the benefits of minimalism and see the benefits for yourself. Ready to begin decluttering? Scroll up and grab your copy now!

Download or read book Giving God the Worst of Me written by Dana K. White and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12-03 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dana K. White started ASlobComesClean.com in 2009 in a desperate attempt to get her home under control. She had no idea where her deslobification journey would lead, both in her home and in her spiritual life. This is the story of how God worked in her life to show her that He was more concerned with her heart than her home.

Download or read book Making Space Clutter Free written by Tracy McCubbin and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This isn't another Kondo-clone, because she dives into the heart of why decluttering is so difficult."— Booklist, STARRED Review Discover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence with the last home organization book you'll ever need. Learn how to declutter your home with expert Tracy McCubbin, who gets to the root of the problem and offers revolutionary help to anyone who has repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold and achieve a clutter-free, minimalist home. Her powerful answer lies in the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks, unconscious obstacles that stand between thousands of her clients and financial freedom, healthy relationships, and positive outlooks. Once a Clutter Block is revealed—and healed—true transformation of home and life is possible. Her empowering techniques and strategies help you: Recognize and overcome your Clutter Block(s) to liberate your home. Learn the tricks of the trade for when the going gets tough. Lighten and purge without the rigidity of other methods. Use your home to attain life goals like health, wealth and love. Declutter after a big life change like a death or divorce. It's time to break through your Clutter Blocks and discover the lasting happiness waiting for you on the other side with the only book on decluttering you need! Additional Praise for Making Space, Clutter Free: "What sets Tracy McCubbin apart is her kind and empathetic approach to organizing—she truly understands the psychology behind peoples' attachment to things."—Patricia Heaton "In Making Space, Clutter Free Tracy offers a realistic approach to managing your belongings. Instead of prescribing perfection, she understands our individual differences require individual strategies—and that it doesn't always need to be rational."—Cait Flanders, bestselling author of The Year of Less

Download or read book Go Organize written by Marilyn Bohn and published by Betterway Home. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to get organized: Your more-organized life starts today &break;&break;Are you ready to take control of the clutter in your life? It's easier than you think. Professional organizer Marilyn Bohn guides you through the entire organizing process using her Lights On Organizing System, a simple but highly effective three-step process. You'll learn how to use the Searchlight, Spotlight and Green Light to transform your surroundings and create an organized home that you love to live in. You get in-depth advice on organizing every area in your home including: &break;&break; The Kitchen&break; Bedrooms &break; Closets and Storage Room&break; Home Office & Paperwork&break; Craft Room&break; Laundry Room&break; Bathrooms&break; Memorabilia & Inherited Items &break;&break;Plus, there's a special chapter on downsizing to help you organize for a move to a smaller living area, such as moving from a house to a condo. The best part is, you can tailor all of the advice to meet your specific needs. As Marilyn says, "There's no right or wrong way to be organized. What counts is that it works for you." Don't let clutter keep you from enjoying your life and your home any longer. Conquer it once and for all with Go Organize!