Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting -- And Staying -- Organized Paperback – Big Book, 4 May 2017

The title attracted me. It's full of good tips in very digestible, short chapters. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of your life, this is genuinely helpful. She offers practical, do-able advice and also offers compassionate insight and analysis on why we do what we do - or, more aptly, don't do.A great little book.

This is such an easy book to implement! I love her conversational style. I love how she keeps the ideas flowing and makes me feel that even I can organize my life with her help. I have made such a dent in my mess thanks to Amanda! This book is great because with some other methods (not mentioning names or titles) it is ALL or NOTHING -- and I just can't deal with that. And yet I am still hopeful and striving to clear things up and have the organized life I crave, and this book really fills that need. I am so glad I found it!

Cannot say enough good things about this book. It was practical for everyday living and was something that helped me get my head around making strides in organizing my house. If you're like me, I follow all the beautiful organizing pictures on Instagram but was so overwhelmed in getting to that spot (plus I couldn't afford all those gorgeous Container Store baskets!) that I was only slowly starting. Organized Enough also addressed your own season of life: I have a toddler with one on the way and I had been saving so much of my stuff because I kept thinking, "Oh, I will need this once the kids get older." Or I thought it was irresponsible since we have a tight budget to assume we would have the resources later to buy something we had already had. With Ms. Sullivan's FLOW method I have actually been able to get past those obstacles and change my thinking. The things I use everyday have a place - the things I really do need to keep (but may not need for a while) also have a place that isn't on the ground. Overall, this is a great alternative to hiring an organizer and seeing real change in your mindset and home.

Great, succinct dive into the point of organizing: make your spaces work for you. She helps break down the idea of needing to have perfect, magazine-quality homes (hint: there are piles of things just off camera that were removed for the “perfect” photoshoot.) She gives clear, easy guides to making your spaces “organized enough” leaving time in life for things you actually want to do.

This witty and charming book is an easy read. It is filled with tips about organizing your stuff. Sullivan offers lots of compassion and forgiveness if you have a desire to be perfect and often finding yourself falling short. Her anecdotes allow you insight into the lives/clutter issues that other people face--issues that might be just like yours! Having her share her youthful rebellion against order--because she was highly creative--was helpful to me as I sometimes say my clutter is an expression of my creativity! I have incorporated some of her suggestions into a daily routine and they are already helping me feel lighter and more in control of my stuff! I will be watching for "More Organized Enough!"