The Zen of Organizing

by Regina Leeds

The Zen of Organizing will take readers through Regina's miraculous 3-step process guaranteed to bring peace and calm to even the most cluttered and chaotic environments. Beginning with an understanding of the concept of time and how to manage it effectively, Regina moves readers through each room in their home to help create an environment that nurtures and uplifts them. Readers will learn how set up an office, organize their kitchen, clutter-free their closet, and to overcome physical and emotional ties to chaos. And for those intrigued by the idea of turning their living and working environments into Sacred spaces, Regina offers an introduction to the ancient art of Feng Shui.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2000

About the author

Professional Organizer. New York Times best selling author of 9 books. Speaker.

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have been on an organizing kick lately. Or maybe—just an organizing BOOK kick, as I don’t seem to be doing any actual organizing, just book reading (and, mostly, critiquing). Perhaps what I’m looking for is a book with a title like “Your House is Fine the Way It Is”—or “No, a Clean Closet Won’t Really Transform Your Life.” Because a lot of these books make promises they can’t keep.

A tidy and clutter-free home is easier to live in, because you can find things. But Leeds’s advice on how to get there is outdated (really, any chapter on organizing a home office not written in the past couple of years will be—it’s not her fault that we’ve moved past the floppy disk). Worse is her attempt to weave a timeless practice of seeing life through a Zen lens into weeding out your wardrobe. It’s all a little too precious. Two stars.

[Moira · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is definitely geared towards baby boomers with more things and more money than I have, but I did find it useful. I just don't have the habits that organized people have for different areas of my day to day life. It was helpful to see how mindful people organize things. It's not going to revolutionize things for me but it was helpful.

PS-- I stole this from my mom, I probably wouldn't have bought it on my own.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some good ideas in this book, and I like that she wrote it as if she were actually talking to you. I think it would provide a good start, but truly being organized takes more than reading a book (sadly).

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can only do it one paper, shelf, shirt, shoe, cupboard, etc. at a time!!