If you want to free yourself from clutter, you may be interested in a new book called 10-Minute Declutter: Hundreds of Tips to Organize Every Room of Your House by Skye Alexander (Fair Winds Press/Quarto Group, September 2019). This decluttering book takes an unusual approach, based on the principles of the ancient Chinese art of feng shui.
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To guide people unfamiliar with feng shui to use it to improve their surroundings and thus their lives, 10-Minute Declutter is divided into two main sections:
• Part One: Understanding Feng Shui in Your Life
• Part Two: Tips for Organizing Your House
Part One explains the basics of feng shui and how employing it in your home can affect your well-being. Alexander states that “…your home is a symbol of you—the outer representation of your inner state.” She goes on to say that “By clearing away the physical clutter around you, you can actually clear up disorder and difficulties in your life—sometimes overnight!” Her premise is that by mindfully using feng shui to declutter your surroundings, you will also declutter your emotional life and clear obstacles that prevent you from moving forward.
Understanding this link between the physical and the metaphysical is key to the decluttering tips in 10-Minute Declutter. Alexander defines clutter and its significance this way: “Clutter refers to an accumulation of too much stuff, without proper organization or distinction. Clutter usually signifies confusion, lack of focus, chaos, instability, or muddled circumstances.”
The main part of the book is a series of short tips and ideas to work through and eliminate physical and emotional clutter. The chapters in Part Two will guide you through decluttering your home, your workplace, and your personal life, as well as clutter control outside the home and for kids. Although some of the tips are activities that can indeed be done in ten minutes (e.g., discard old keys), some are useful but seem unrelated to clutter (e.g., hang a wind chime), and many are long-term strategies for following feng shui principles (e.g., eliminate sharp angles in your workplace or garden).
This book is part of a series of “10-minute” books from Fair Winds Press (an imprint of the Quarto Group). If you’re curious about feng shui, you’ll want to check out another Skye Alexander book in the series, 10-Minute Feng Shui: Hundreds of Easy Tips and Techniques for Prosperity, Health, and Happiness. And if you want more ideas for your home, check out our recent review of 10-Minute Tidy Home: Hundreds of Easy Tips to Straighten and Clean Every Room of Your House by Sara L. Hunter. Don’t forget to keep up with all of the news from Quarto by visiting them on Facebook.
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I love the idea of 10 minute tips to help me declutter my house.