Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way

Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way
by Marcia Ramsland, Women of Faith

Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way
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Author: Marcia Ramsland, Women of Faith
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-07
ISBN: 0849944422
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Book Reviews of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way

Book Review: Very Practical and Useful
Summary: 5 Stars

Everything about this book is organized - including the way Marcia Ramsfield presents her systematic method of simplifying all the major compartments of life. She presents practical ideas that are immediately usable and are designed to have life at home and at work running smoothly with as little maintenance as possible.

First, this book is definitely geared toward women, whether working or homemakers. It also includes a short devotional and prayer at the end of each chapter for those who are interested in incorporating it.

I liked the way Ramsfield suggests targeting one facet of life's stressors at a time and really focuses on helping the reader get control over it before moving to the next. She begins with mealtimes and moves through clothes & laundry, cleaning, and projects. She then focuses on special areas, including work life and holidays.

I felt her chapter on holiday organization was especially helpful, and her chapter on cleaning was a bit weak. I didn't feel better equipped to develop my own cleaning schedule based on that chapter. I feel the rest of the book does compensate for that weak point.

This book focuses more on simplification of the stressful facets of life rather than direct organizational techniques. It is about developing good habits, but does incorporate some practical suggestions for your tangible organization needs. For an excellent resource of the nitty-gritty organizational specifics, I highly recommend "Confessions of an Organized Homemaker" by Deniece Schofield.

Summary of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way

Knowing every woman desires to reduce the mess and stress in her life, Marcia Ramsland offers a grace-oriented approach to organizing a home and life. Filled with specific ideas that have been proven true, charts, diagrams, and real life examples, Marcia unveils her trademark PuSH philosophy. PuSH stands for Projects, user-friendly Systems, and Habits and is a sequence of doing things that will help women get and stay organized.

Things the reader will discover:

  • The "two minute pickup" for cleaning any room
  • How to spot red flags of disorganization
  • The get-it-done paper system
  • Five steps to clean any room
  • How to create a Personal Organizing Center
  • The "PuSH" Sequence" secret to staying organized

Simplify Your Life encourages and motivates women to be a better manager in three major areas: her time, her home, and her life. A prayer at the end of each chapter is a fresh reminder that how we live our lives is important to God.
So does God care if your bathroom is clean or your desk is tidy? Of course not but He knows it does give you peace of mind and less stress. His Word is filled with principles to help us live more organized and less stress-filled lives. Join Marcia as she incorporates those principles into practical tips to organize and simply your life!

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