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Cluttered Mess to Organized Success Workbook: Declutter & Organize Your Home and Life with over 100 Checklists and Worksheets + Free Full Downloads
Start your decluttering project today with the bestselling workbook from the host of HGTV’s Hot Mess House !
Do you dream of getting organized, but have no idea where to start? Cluttered Mess to Organized Declutter and Organize your Home and Life with over 100 Checklists and Worksheets offers you everything you need to organize your home, your family, and your time. This book doesn’t just provide helpful tips and advice—it’s jam packed with over 100 worksheets, forms, labels, schedules, and everything else you need to organize your life.
Declutter your way to happiness with Cassandra Aarssen, Professional Organizer and creator of the popular blog and YouTube channel ClutterBug. After struggling for years with chaos and clutter, Cassandra transformed her home and her life through organization. Now she helps others get control of their clutter—and fall in love with their home all over again.
Do you dream of getting organized, but have no idea where to start? Cluttered Mess to Organized Declutter and Organize your Home and Life with over 100 Checklists and Worksheets offers you everything you need to organize your home, your family, and your time. This book doesn’t just provide helpful tips and advice—it’s jam packed with over 100 worksheets, forms, labels, schedules, and everything else you need to organize your life.
Declutter your way to happiness with Cassandra Aarssen, Professional Organizer and creator of the popular blog and YouTube channel ClutterBug. After struggling for years with chaos and clutter, Cassandra transformed her home and her life through organization. Now she helps others get control of their clutter—and fall in love with their home all over again.
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First published January 18, 2018
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March 7, 2023
"I can promise you that if you take the time to complete the worksheets, do the checklists and use the labels included in this book, you will be catapulted from a cluttered mess to an organized success, no matter what your situation is right now. How can I be so confident in my claim? This book is the exact recipe I used for my own organizational success - and I was a hot mess."
Cluttered Mess to Organized Success (2018, mango) by Cassandra Aarsen, is a self-help book focusing on the area of organization. I'm a big fan of her Clutterbug YouTube channel, so I put this book on my wish list
Rating: 4.5 stars
Any content issues?: I would have no concerns if a young kid picked this book up.
Christian elements: This is not a faith-based publisher, and I don't remember any mentions of anything faith-related.
What's inside:
The chapters are divided into the following chapters:
1. Organizing your goals & dreams
2. Organizing your time
3. Organizing your family
4. Organizing your home
5. Organizing your meals
6. Organizing your finances
7. Organizing your health
8. Organizing for emergencies
9. Organizing for fun
10. Labeling is magic
This book gives so many worksheets and checklists that I would not expect any reader to use every single worksheet. There were many that I skipped because I thought, "I've got this. I like my system for this." On the other hand, having the choices to work with were nice, because some sheets were similar to others and I could choose the one that best fit my needs.
What I liked:
*The actual content of the book was not much of a surprise to me, because I've been listening to and reading home management type books and YouTube videos for years. However, I liked the worksheets, especially the fact that the purchaser of the hard copy of the book gets access to a PDF that you can print or edit.
What I didn’t like:
*I don't remember learning anything new in this area, BUT to be fair, that would be very difficult at this point in my life.
*This book didn't fix ME. I didn't expect it to, but ultimately, we can get all the motivating, organizing books in the world, and we still have to do the work. Just so you know. But you're not surprised, right? (I hope not!)
The bottom line: I recommend this book to people who need a guiding hand for organization in multiple areas of life and/or people who would prefer not to make their own worksheets from scratch.
I may put another Cassandra Aarsen book on my wish list. I will definitely continue to listen to her on YouTube.
Cluttered Mess to Organized Success (2018, mango) by Cassandra Aarsen, is a self-help book focusing on the area of organization. I'm a big fan of her Clutterbug YouTube channel, so I put this book on my wish list
Rating: 4.5 stars
Any content issues?: I would have no concerns if a young kid picked this book up.
Christian elements: This is not a faith-based publisher, and I don't remember any mentions of anything faith-related.
What's inside:
The chapters are divided into the following chapters:
1. Organizing your goals & dreams
2. Organizing your time
3. Organizing your family
4. Organizing your home
5. Organizing your meals
6. Organizing your finances
7. Organizing your health
8. Organizing for emergencies
9. Organizing for fun
10. Labeling is magic
This book gives so many worksheets and checklists that I would not expect any reader to use every single worksheet. There were many that I skipped because I thought, "I've got this. I like my system for this." On the other hand, having the choices to work with were nice, because some sheets were similar to others and I could choose the one that best fit my needs.
What I liked:
*The actual content of the book was not much of a surprise to me, because I've been listening to and reading home management type books and YouTube videos for years. However, I liked the worksheets, especially the fact that the purchaser of the hard copy of the book gets access to a PDF that you can print or edit.
What I didn’t like:
*I don't remember learning anything new in this area, BUT to be fair, that would be very difficult at this point in my life.
*This book didn't fix ME. I didn't expect it to, but ultimately, we can get all the motivating, organizing books in the world, and we still have to do the work. Just so you know. But you're not surprised, right? (I hope not!)
The bottom line: I recommend this book to people who need a guiding hand for organization in multiple areas of life and/or people who would prefer not to make their own worksheets from scratch.
I may put another Cassandra Aarsen book on my wish list. I will definitely continue to listen to her on YouTube.
April 12, 2018
So many cute printables! I love how Cas writes in her own original voice. She’s very funny and entertaining, guiding people lovingly, honest, and most importantly she knows how people in the cluttered mess think so she could provide lots of actionable tips and tricks. This book contains many different parts of our life and discuss them one by one without being too overwhelming. This is definitely a book that I’d reread multiple times.
November 5, 2018
I read this book pretty fast compared to the other books I read. She speaks my language: organizing! Although I have a long way to get organized, I love organizing and all things organized. I love how she says to plan our FREE time! My husband is always annoyed with me that I plan the weekends, but like she says, “we have to make time for the things and people we love, if not, we will be glued to TV and/or social media wasting our free time”- which we won’t be wishing we spent more time watching TV or on social media when we are on our deathbed. Amen to that!
December 15, 2023
Appreciate the artsy take on organizing. Way to bring back the creativity into the process 🥳
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March 12, 2023Learn how to manage your home, your family, and your time.
Life is messy and can be difficult to keep track of. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Cluttered Mess to Organized Success is primarily a guide full of worksheets and checklists, created to help you become more organized in your everyday life. While this review doesn’t contain any worksheets, it does break down the most important organizational concepts into steps that you can easily follow.
These simple but powerful tactics will make it easier to get your home, your time, and your family in order – and, in the process, transform your life for the better.
---
The importance of setting goals
Recognizing your goals is the first step in acknowledging that your life is in desperate need of organization. We all have goals, but we don’t always know how to approach them. It may seem overwhelming and time-consuming to set these goals – but it doesn’t have to be. You might not even realize it, but you probably set little goals every day. These could include deciding to get out of bed as soon as your morning alarm goes off, or eating a healthy breakfast.
To start setting goals, first identify the big ones – your dreams. Once you’ve done that, you can start breaking them down into easier, more manageable goals. It’s important to write them down. Simply making note of it in your head is likely why your current organizational efforts aren’t too successful. Writing down your goals instantly gives you the motivation to complete them. You will feel more accomplished and will be motivated to keep moving forward.
After you’ve written down your goals, create a timeline that details when you would like to complete them. Don’t be too ambitious (or too hard on yourself) at this stage. Make these goals attainable and realistic. What are the steps you need to take in order to meet this goal? Be sure to write those down too!
Once you’ve done that, you have a plan of action. Now, let’s walk through an example.
What’s your dream? Is it to become an organized stay-at-home parent? Is your dream to spend more quality time with your family? Maybe your dream is to be an executive chef. No matter what your dream is, the concept of goal-setting stays the same. It starts with this main, overarching goal.
Next, you determine the steps that are necessary to get there. Say you want a more organized kitchen. How can you do that? For one, maybe you need more storage. This might require you to buy some containers for your pantry, so you can organize your collection of cereals or spices.
Another step to an organized kitchen would be to organize your cupboards. Maybe you already have cupboards dedicated to specific items: one for cups and glasses, one for plates and bowls, and one for Tupperware. If so, great! The next step would be to get rid of anything you don’t need. Decluttering is an essential part of becoming an organized individual.
In making a detailed list of steps, you’re creating a full plan to complete your goals. Remember: not everything has to be perfect right away. Pat yourself on the back for each little step you complete along the way.
---
Prioritizing your time
Do you ever feel like you don’t have time for yourself or your family? Each day is filled with work, school, and appointments, which can quickly get overwhelming. While you can’t really control the time you spend at work or in school, scheduling and organizing your time outside of these commitments can open up a lot of room for fun activities.
So how do you go from a cluttered mess to an organized success? Well, we’ve already discussed the importance of writing down your goals and breaking them down into steps. Now, it’s time to map out the specifics.
Learning how to properly manage your time will boost your productivity levels and save those precious hours after work from going to waste. This comes down to creating a schedule.
Where do you begin? It starts with a routine. Having a morning and evening routine can help you move through the day more smoothly. It doesn’t mean you have to do exactly the same thing every day – you can also adapt and change your routine. But having a solid set of daily habits is a good place to start.
Take a moment to think about what you want to accomplish in the morning. Let’s say you want to drink a full glass of water as soon as you wake up. That’s going to take you, what, one to three minutes? Your next task is to get ready. The time it takes you to brush your teeth and hair, shower, get dressed, and put on makeup varies from person to person – but let’s say the whole process will take you 30 minutes. Now you’ll probably get yourself some breakfast – either something you whip up yourself or something you buy.
This type of routine can be simple. But it’ll keep you consistent and become satisfying as you start to manage your time better.
Maybe you don’t take that long to get dressed or eat in the morning. Say you have time left over. This could be an appropriate time to get a few chores out of the way. It doesn’t exactly sound fun, but think of it like this: if you get the hardest tasks done earlier in your day, then you can continue with a big sense of accomplishment and ease. You may even find it energizing – and this happy energy will rub off on your family, your coworkers, or even some random person you encounter in the grocery store.
Another interesting thing about time management is the amount of time it actually takes to complete simple household chores. If you’re anything like most people, you probably dread having to load and unload the dishwasher, clean the bathroom, or vacuum – but have you ever actually timed yourself doing these things?
You’d be surprised to find out that they don’t take as long as they feel – a few minutes at most. So if you knock out some chores before you head to work, you’ll likely find yourself with more time to spend alone or with your kids in the afternoon and evening.
Simply writing down these goals and tasks will motivate you and make you more likely to accomplish them. So keep a binder in a visible place, where you can easily access your monthly, weekly, and daily planners. This binder will also serve other purposes, which we’ll discuss more in the following section.
---
The holy binder
We’ve discussed goal-setting and time management. Now it’s time to focus on the holy binder.
The holy binder isn’t just the place where you’ll keep your schedules, planners, and to-do lists – it’s also where you’ll collect important documents. Meal planning sheets, budget tracking sheets, medical information, contact lists … they’re all fair game for your holy binder. It’s one sure way to keep your meals, finances, and emergency information organized.
Let’s start with meal planning.
Thinking about your meals one week at a time eliminates the tension of having to decide what's for dinner at the last minute – something many of us struggle with. Either nothing sounds good, or you don’t know what to cook with the chicken you have in the fridge. Maybe you manage to get a nice meal on the table, but your family complains that they don’t like it.
Let this be an enlightening moment. Sitting down and planning out the week’s meals can bring your whole family together. Write out which meals you all would like, and what day you’ll have them. You can also include recipes in your binder – along with inventory sheets for what you have in the freezer, fridge, and pantry – and use these as a reference when grocery shopping and deciding what to cook.
Your binder is also the best place to keep track of your finances. You don’t have to include any sensitive information here, but you can improve how you keep track of the money you earn and spend.
Create multiple sheets for these purposes. Use one to track your monthly and yearly budgets. This might include car insurance payments, mortgage or rent payments, groceries, gas, and any out-of-pocket medical expenses. Deduct these from your expected income, and you’ll have a clear overview of what’s left for emergency savings or for when you want to treat yourself.
Create a separate sheet to keep track of everything you purchased in a month. Then you can figure out which purchases are a priority – and where money doesn’t need to be spent. This will help you differentiate between your wants and your needs.
There are five concrete steps to follow when it comes to managing your money. To be successful, create a budget, track your spending, pay down any debt that you have, start saving for an emergency fund, and invest 10 percent of each paycheck for retirement.
Along with your finances, keep information on your family health – and what to do in case of an emergency – in this binder. That means creating a list of everyone's medications, surgeries, and allergies. You could also write down everyone’s insurance information and any relevant family history.
Your binder is also the place where you can include any information regarding your will and power of attorney. In case something happens to you or your partner, you’ll have everything covered in terms of your finances, home, and children.
Ultimately, this binder is your holy grail for organizing your life.
---
The psychology of labeling
In this last section, we’ll focus on how to physically organize your home – specifically, on the psychological power of labeling.
Really and truly, labeling your home can transcend your life. Think about it: Have you ever struggled with getting your family to pick up after themselves? You're not alone. Labeling is magic because it’s like creating small homes for all of your stuff. It’s your own little organizational system.
So what exactly is labeling? Well, it’s as easy as it sounds. You can either print out cute labels to put on your stuff, or simply put pen to paper.
Labeling changes the way you think on a subconscious level. You might currently throw your keys and shoes wherever. But if you have a labeled, designated spot for them, you’ll find yourself putting them exactly where they’re supposed to go.
You can label anything in your home – from the drawers in your fridge to your kids’ toy box and bathroom items. If you need to label your toilet paper holder, then so be it.
It’s an incredibly functional tactic that will take you by surprise … so don’t knock until you’ve tried it!
---
It takes power and determination to start getting your life in order. But through techniques and tools like goal-setting, time management, a planning binder, and labeling, you can completely transform your life.
Life is messy and can be difficult to keep track of. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Cluttered Mess to Organized Success is primarily a guide full of worksheets and checklists, created to help you become more organized in your everyday life. While this review doesn’t contain any worksheets, it does break down the most important organizational concepts into steps that you can easily follow.
These simple but powerful tactics will make it easier to get your home, your time, and your family in order – and, in the process, transform your life for the better.
---
The importance of setting goals
Recognizing your goals is the first step in acknowledging that your life is in desperate need of organization. We all have goals, but we don’t always know how to approach them. It may seem overwhelming and time-consuming to set these goals – but it doesn’t have to be. You might not even realize it, but you probably set little goals every day. These could include deciding to get out of bed as soon as your morning alarm goes off, or eating a healthy breakfast.
To start setting goals, first identify the big ones – your dreams. Once you’ve done that, you can start breaking them down into easier, more manageable goals. It’s important to write them down. Simply making note of it in your head is likely why your current organizational efforts aren’t too successful. Writing down your goals instantly gives you the motivation to complete them. You will feel more accomplished and will be motivated to keep moving forward.
After you’ve written down your goals, create a timeline that details when you would like to complete them. Don’t be too ambitious (or too hard on yourself) at this stage. Make these goals attainable and realistic. What are the steps you need to take in order to meet this goal? Be sure to write those down too!
Once you’ve done that, you have a plan of action. Now, let’s walk through an example.
What’s your dream? Is it to become an organized stay-at-home parent? Is your dream to spend more quality time with your family? Maybe your dream is to be an executive chef. No matter what your dream is, the concept of goal-setting stays the same. It starts with this main, overarching goal.
Next, you determine the steps that are necessary to get there. Say you want a more organized kitchen. How can you do that? For one, maybe you need more storage. This might require you to buy some containers for your pantry, so you can organize your collection of cereals or spices.
Another step to an organized kitchen would be to organize your cupboards. Maybe you already have cupboards dedicated to specific items: one for cups and glasses, one for plates and bowls, and one for Tupperware. If so, great! The next step would be to get rid of anything you don’t need. Decluttering is an essential part of becoming an organized individual.
In making a detailed list of steps, you’re creating a full plan to complete your goals. Remember: not everything has to be perfect right away. Pat yourself on the back for each little step you complete along the way.
---
Prioritizing your time
Do you ever feel like you don’t have time for yourself or your family? Each day is filled with work, school, and appointments, which can quickly get overwhelming. While you can’t really control the time you spend at work or in school, scheduling and organizing your time outside of these commitments can open up a lot of room for fun activities.
So how do you go from a cluttered mess to an organized success? Well, we’ve already discussed the importance of writing down your goals and breaking them down into steps. Now, it’s time to map out the specifics.
Learning how to properly manage your time will boost your productivity levels and save those precious hours after work from going to waste. This comes down to creating a schedule.
Where do you begin? It starts with a routine. Having a morning and evening routine can help you move through the day more smoothly. It doesn’t mean you have to do exactly the same thing every day – you can also adapt and change your routine. But having a solid set of daily habits is a good place to start.
Take a moment to think about what you want to accomplish in the morning. Let’s say you want to drink a full glass of water as soon as you wake up. That’s going to take you, what, one to three minutes? Your next task is to get ready. The time it takes you to brush your teeth and hair, shower, get dressed, and put on makeup varies from person to person – but let’s say the whole process will take you 30 minutes. Now you’ll probably get yourself some breakfast – either something you whip up yourself or something you buy.
This type of routine can be simple. But it’ll keep you consistent and become satisfying as you start to manage your time better.
Maybe you don’t take that long to get dressed or eat in the morning. Say you have time left over. This could be an appropriate time to get a few chores out of the way. It doesn’t exactly sound fun, but think of it like this: if you get the hardest tasks done earlier in your day, then you can continue with a big sense of accomplishment and ease. You may even find it energizing – and this happy energy will rub off on your family, your coworkers, or even some random person you encounter in the grocery store.
Another interesting thing about time management is the amount of time it actually takes to complete simple household chores. If you’re anything like most people, you probably dread having to load and unload the dishwasher, clean the bathroom, or vacuum – but have you ever actually timed yourself doing these things?
You’d be surprised to find out that they don’t take as long as they feel – a few minutes at most. So if you knock out some chores before you head to work, you’ll likely find yourself with more time to spend alone or with your kids in the afternoon and evening.
Simply writing down these goals and tasks will motivate you and make you more likely to accomplish them. So keep a binder in a visible place, where you can easily access your monthly, weekly, and daily planners. This binder will also serve other purposes, which we’ll discuss more in the following section.
---
The holy binder
We’ve discussed goal-setting and time management. Now it’s time to focus on the holy binder.
The holy binder isn’t just the place where you’ll keep your schedules, planners, and to-do lists – it’s also where you’ll collect important documents. Meal planning sheets, budget tracking sheets, medical information, contact lists … they’re all fair game for your holy binder. It’s one sure way to keep your meals, finances, and emergency information organized.
Let’s start with meal planning.
Thinking about your meals one week at a time eliminates the tension of having to decide what's for dinner at the last minute – something many of us struggle with. Either nothing sounds good, or you don’t know what to cook with the chicken you have in the fridge. Maybe you manage to get a nice meal on the table, but your family complains that they don’t like it.
Let this be an enlightening moment. Sitting down and planning out the week’s meals can bring your whole family together. Write out which meals you all would like, and what day you’ll have them. You can also include recipes in your binder – along with inventory sheets for what you have in the freezer, fridge, and pantry – and use these as a reference when grocery shopping and deciding what to cook.
Your binder is also the best place to keep track of your finances. You don’t have to include any sensitive information here, but you can improve how you keep track of the money you earn and spend.
Create multiple sheets for these purposes. Use one to track your monthly and yearly budgets. This might include car insurance payments, mortgage or rent payments, groceries, gas, and any out-of-pocket medical expenses. Deduct these from your expected income, and you’ll have a clear overview of what’s left for emergency savings or for when you want to treat yourself.
Create a separate sheet to keep track of everything you purchased in a month. Then you can figure out which purchases are a priority – and where money doesn’t need to be spent. This will help you differentiate between your wants and your needs.
There are five concrete steps to follow when it comes to managing your money. To be successful, create a budget, track your spending, pay down any debt that you have, start saving for an emergency fund, and invest 10 percent of each paycheck for retirement.
Along with your finances, keep information on your family health – and what to do in case of an emergency – in this binder. That means creating a list of everyone's medications, surgeries, and allergies. You could also write down everyone’s insurance information and any relevant family history.
Your binder is also the place where you can include any information regarding your will and power of attorney. In case something happens to you or your partner, you’ll have everything covered in terms of your finances, home, and children.
Ultimately, this binder is your holy grail for organizing your life.
---
The psychology of labeling
In this last section, we’ll focus on how to physically organize your home – specifically, on the psychological power of labeling.
Really and truly, labeling your home can transcend your life. Think about it: Have you ever struggled with getting your family to pick up after themselves? You're not alone. Labeling is magic because it’s like creating small homes for all of your stuff. It’s your own little organizational system.
So what exactly is labeling? Well, it’s as easy as it sounds. You can either print out cute labels to put on your stuff, or simply put pen to paper.
Labeling changes the way you think on a subconscious level. You might currently throw your keys and shoes wherever. But if you have a labeled, designated spot for them, you’ll find yourself putting them exactly where they’re supposed to go.
You can label anything in your home – from the drawers in your fridge to your kids’ toy box and bathroom items. If you need to label your toilet paper holder, then so be it.
It’s an incredibly functional tactic that will take you by surprise … so don’t knock until you’ve tried it!
---
It takes power and determination to start getting your life in order. But through techniques and tools like goal-setting, time management, a planning binder, and labeling, you can completely transform your life.
February 9, 2018
Read the book, watch the videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/Organize...), change your life! I started watching Cassandra’s youtube channel years ago, she has helped me in numerous small and not so small ways. Her workbook Organized Success very clearly and simply shows readers countless ways to have a simpler more organized home and life. Along with the beautiful layout, filled with more than 100 lists and labels, readers are able to download all these amazing printables to copy again and again. A great read and gift for your friends! Who doesn’t need a little assistance with organizing their goals, time, home, finances or health???
June 16, 2019
I read this as a companion to Aarssen's other book, The Clutter Connection. I am truly impressed with both books, but I don't think I'd like this book as much on its own.
This is a great workbook with tons of great ideas to get you started in your organization journey, but for me personally, I don't think it would be much help without understanding my Clutterbug personality which is the crux of The Clutter Connection.
That said, love the worksheets and printables Cas has created and I will continue to reference them in addition to The Clutter Connection as I work to clean and organize my home.
This is a great workbook with tons of great ideas to get you started in your organization journey, but for me personally, I don't think it would be much help without understanding my Clutterbug personality which is the crux of The Clutter Connection.
That said, love the worksheets and printables Cas has created and I will continue to reference them in addition to The Clutter Connection as I work to clean and organize my home.
September 4, 2018
This book does exactly what it says on the tin.
It gives lots of nicely presented charts and forms to help you tidy up your life, along with good advice on becoming organised.
Chapters cover introducing a housework schedule and decluttering, money management, pretty printout labels for all sorts of things around the house and family time management.
Some ideas might be a bit obvious, but the book does what it sets out to do very well. And you get a free download of all the labels and charts in the book.
A very useful read!
It gives lots of nicely presented charts and forms to help you tidy up your life, along with good advice on becoming organised.
Chapters cover introducing a housework schedule and decluttering, money management, pretty printout labels for all sorts of things around the house and family time management.
Some ideas might be a bit obvious, but the book does what it sets out to do very well. And you get a free download of all the labels and charts in the book.
A very useful read!
October 28, 2020
It might be useful to someone who is struggling with a young family, but for me it just re-hashed advice found on many organisation sites, and revealed nothing new. Unfortunately not everyone who struggles with chaos is a young mother, and as an older person who as retirement approaches, wants an end to their own chaos it is not much help. Perhaps if it said it was for young families on the cover I wouldn’t have rated it so low.
March 19, 2022
I finished up this book before my two weeks of spring cleaning. It really motivated me. Some of the information is basic but for some reason, the author really spoke to me. It was easy to read and gave a lot of great advice. I also downloaded the worksheets and printed some of them.
I’m excited to get started 🧽
I’m excited to get started 🧽
June 20, 2018
Helpful kickstart for those who really have a bad clutter problem. I'm neater than that, but wanted advice on how to think about sorting through closets and purging things I don't need. Many downloadable checklists free with purchase of the book.
October 3, 2018
Interesting system
Interesting system that is imminently practical (mostly) written by an engaging author. The ideas are simple, but motivating, and the accompanying print-outs are gorgeous.
Interesting system that is imminently practical (mostly) written by an engaging author. The ideas are simple, but motivating, and the accompanying print-outs are gorgeous.
November 5, 2021
Great book to get started with your organization.
I really liked how the book was laid out, will help a bunch. I am looking forward to have a neat and organized space where I can create.
I really liked how the book was laid out, will help a bunch. I am looking forward to have a neat and organized space where I can create.
March 12, 2022
Great Checklists and Worksheets
I love that these are downloadable - especially as I read this on Kindle. I especially love Classics Clutterbug approach and am disappointed that she doesn't say more about this in her books, but the processes she discusses should work for us all.
I love that these are downloadable - especially as I read this on Kindle. I especially love Classics Clutterbug approach and am disappointed that she doesn't say more about this in her books, but the processes she discusses should work for us all.
November 21, 2024
The book was excellent, and the worksheets that she provides to help you on your decluttering and cleaning are amazing. I would purchase the book solely based on the amount of printable she has made available. The author does not talk down to you at all, and provides so much helpful advice and tools that you can use to augment your own cleaning style. I would definitely recommend this to anyone, whether you are already a seasoned organizer or someone who is just starting out, or anyone who feels that they need to shake up their routine.
September 10, 2025
So many useful tips to help organise your life!
I have a large family & busy life but this book helps break down organising into easier sections and ideas.
Love the printables too.
Think I’ll be re-reading this and will definitely recommend
I have a large family & busy life but this book helps break down organising into easier sections and ideas.
Love the printables too.
Think I’ll be re-reading this and will definitely recommend
January 25, 2018
a books worth of printables, worksheets, and lists to jump start your clearing process.
April 12, 2018
Concisely written and very practical.
July 1, 2018
Wonderful
This book has opened my eyes to how easy life would be be of O will just be able to do a little more each day.
This book has opened my eyes to how easy life would be be of O will just be able to do a little more each day.
August 31, 2018
Lots of Worksheets and Labels
Not that educational, but has some useful printable sheets and labels to help you plan and organize. A decent source of checklists.
Not that educational, but has some useful printable sheets and labels to help you plan and organize. A decent source of checklists.
October 20, 2018
Life changing how-to!
Don't think of this book as self help but a how-to. I've read other books which left me saying "But HOW?" This book is the answer!
Don't think of this book as self help but a how-to. I've read other books which left me saying "But HOW?" This book is the answer!
August 12, 2019
Must read, great book.
Cassandra covers nearly every problem that you might need help organising and a copy you hadnt even thought of. Beautiful printables.
Cassandra covers nearly every problem that you might need help organising and a copy you hadnt even thought of. Beautiful printables.
August 13, 2019
Nice Guide
This book was a nice guide with ideas that have been around.
But I must say that All the Printables are really cute!! Can't wait to print some out.
This book was a nice guide with ideas that have been around.
But I must say that All the Printables are really cute!! Can't wait to print some out.
December 17, 2019
A lot of good information and tools in a clear and readable format.
I knew from watching Aarssen's vlog that her methods were ones I could relate to. Her book did not disappoint.
I knew from watching Aarssen's vlog that her methods were ones I could relate to. Her book did not disappoint.
October 26, 2021
I love this book
The book is helping me organize my home and my life. I’ve the following the ClutterBug on YouTube for years…
The book is helping me organize my home and my life. I’ve the following the ClutterBug on YouTube for years…
March 8, 2023
Everything she writes is organizational gold and I love her show on Discovery, too!
March 10, 2023
A bit obvious with simple things like creating lists, using labels, and organizing your agenda to better visualize what you accomplish or still need to achieve in your home.
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July 1, 2023
Very basic advice
I thought this book would provide a helpful action plan. Instead it’s just empty templates and generic advice. Very disappointed.
I thought this book would provide a helpful action plan. Instead it’s just empty templates and generic advice. Very disappointed.
September 16, 2023
REVISION:
I didn't find this very helpful. There are better resources online for free in the bujo community. The end of the book is just a book of labels.
I didn't find this very helpful. There are better resources online for free in the bujo community. The end of the book is just a book of labels.
September 22, 2024
So many useful pages of charts to organize everything from life to the home!
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