There is no shortage of organizing advice and tips. These are the resources that we and our clients have discovered to be particularly helpful.
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Clutter Support Groups and Services
- Clutterers Anonymous
CLA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other to solve their common problem with clutter and help each other to recover.
- FlyLady
Personal online coaching with the Fly Lady to manage and organize your home.
- Institute for Challenging Disorganization
Their mission is to provide education, research, and strategies to benefit people challenged by chronic disorganization.
- Messies Anonymous
Support for messies who struggle to control clutter and organize for order at home and work.
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation
Their mission is to help individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder to live full and productive lives.
Organizing Resources for Donating, Selling, Recycling and Storage
DONATION:
SELL:
- BookScouter
BookScouter helps you buy/sell/rent used books for the most money
- Cash4Books
Ship your used books for free and get cash.
- Craig's List
Post free local ads online.
- Decluttr
Sell smartphones, tech, CDs, DVDs, games and books
- ebay.com
Learn to sell your items on ebay.
- Facebook Marketplace
Sell your unneeded items to the local marketplace on Facebook.
- Gazelle
Sell your smartphone, tablet or computer
- Smartphone Apps
There are many apps to help you sell your unwanted items: e.g. LetGo, Mercari, OfferUp, Poshmark, ThredUp, etc. Try a few at the same time and see what kind of results you get. New selling apps are popping up all the time.
RECYCLE:
STORAGE:
Organizing Books and eBooks
- Absolutely Organize Your Family by Debbie Lillard
- Absolutely Organized: A Mom's Guide to a No-Stress Schedule and Clutter-Free Home by Debbie Lillard
- ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau
- Being Productive by Chris Crouch
- Buried in Treasures: Help for Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding by David Tolin, Randy Frost, and Gail Steketee
- Clearing the Clutter for Good Feng Shui by Mary Lambert
- Declutter Your Home and Make Money Now! by Donna Smallin Kuper
- Don't Toss My Memories in the Trash by Vickie Dellaquila
- Enough Already: Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You by Peter Walsh
- Following Through by Dr. Steve Levinson and Pete Greider, M.Ed.
- How to Declutter and Make Money Now by Donna Smallin Kuper
- Inbox Detox and the Habit of E-Mail Excellence by Marsha Egan
- It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Lilfe with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh
- Let Go of Clutter by Harriet Schechter
- Organize This! Practical Tips, Green Ideas, and Ruminations about your CRAP by Vali G. Heist
- Organize Now! by Jennifer Ford Berry
- Organize Your Garage by Barry Izsak
- Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern
- Organizing Plain and Simple by Donna Smallin
- Sorted! The ultimate guide to organizing your life once and for all by Lissanne Oliver
- Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD by Terry Matlen
- Taming the Paper Tiger in the Digital Age @ Home by Barbara Hemphill and Jennifer Wig
- The Organizing Sourcebook: Nine strategies for simplifying your life by Kathy Waddill
- The Simple Home: the luxury of enough by Sarah Nettleton
- What to Wear for the Rest of your Life by Kim Johnson Gross
Organizing Apps for Smartphones
- Around Me-locate what you need wherever you may be
- Credit Karma-know your credit score
- Dictionary-a must for writers and avid readers
- Docs-keep important documents with you
- Excel-keep those important spreadsheets with you
- Fandango-latest movies and times
- Goodreads-keep track of books read and books to read
- MapQuest-directions to anywhere
- Key Ring Reward Cards-clutter-free key ring
- Relax Melodies-white noise and much more
- Running-Nike app for walking and running
- Simplist-keeps multiple lists
- SkinDeep-how toxic are your cosmetics?
- Voice Memos-hands-free recorder
- WeatherBug-know weather before
Vali G. Heist, Owner Certified Professional Organizer The Clutter Crew Fully insured and bonded Mohnton, PA 19540 610-914-3483 vali@thecluttercrew.com
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