Jenny Schroedel - The Everything Organize Your Home Book: Eliminate clutter, set up your home office, and utilize space in your home

2nd Edition

Dear Reader,

When I told my mom I was working on this book, she laughed. She ha s long lamented that her organizational gene s seem to have skipped a generation. Home organization, however, is not about genetic s or innate ability. It is a learned skill it requires the desire to get organized, a healthy dose of persistence, and a willingnes s to be flexible as you search for methods that match As I wrapped up the final chapters of this book, I awaited the birth of my your per sonality and phase of life.

As I wrapped up the final chapters of this book, I awaited the birth of my second child. With third-trimester nesting hormones in full swing, I was able to tackle the se chapters along with the rooms in my home. Although I haven't become a master organizer just yet I still suffer from a chronic key-losing condition as well as an irresistible desire to store my clothes in the dryer instead of the drawers I have begun to crave and value order. Each day I continue to work toward my goals, and I now love being in my two-bedroom Chicago condo more than any other place on earth.

Our relationships with our homes are not unlike other intimate relationships. Although they demand much of us, the more we put into them, the more likely they are and we are to flourish.

Happy organizing,

Jenny Schroedel

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Eliminate clutter, maximize storage space, and make every square foot count!

Jenny Schroedel

Avon, massachusetts

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Schroedel, Jenny.

The Everything organize your home book / Jenny Schroedel. 2nd ed.

p. cm. (An everything series book)

ISBN-13: 978-1-59869-393-5 (pbk.)

ISBN-10: 1-59869-393-X (pbk.)

1. Storage in the home. 2. Orderliness. 3. Housekeeping. I. Title.

TX309.S335 2007

648'.8 dc22

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