Cleaning House

When Jennifer arrived at Madame Chic's Parisian apartment as a foreign exchange student, Madame Chic took her under her wing and tutored her in the secrets of how the French elevate the little things in life to the art of living. Years later, Jennifer was back in California with a husband, two young daughters, a dog, and her first home.

Speed Cleaning for the Pros is the only employee training manual for professional home cleaners and it could save your residential cleaning business thousands of dollars each year! Adapted from the book Speed Cleaning written by cleaning expert Jeff Campbell, Speed Cleaning for the Pros - written by Campbell with collaborator Debbie Sardone - offers a complete set of cleaning instructions for professional home cleaners to maintain the homes they service.

A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the nearly 200,000 species living with us in our own homes, from the Egyptian meal moths in our cupboards and camel crickets in our basements to the lactobacillus lounging on our kitchen counters. You are not alone.

We are exhausted. There's so much to do, and way too much to buy. Whether it's through late night TV ads, social media, or other sources of influence, we seem to be addicted to buying and then storing things. Sometimes we consume with no regret and other times we realize that we're doing more harm than good to our wallets and our homes. It's a constant cycle - one that many are longing to break. Who wants their hard-earned money to go toward something that soon ends up in a landfill?

Arguably the most organized man in America, Andrew J. Mellen has created unique, lasting techniques for streamlined living, bringing order out of chaos for a client list that includes attorneys, filmmakers, and even psychologists. With Unstuff Your Life! he puts his powerful program in the hands of his widest audience yet.

With practical and warm advice, lifestyle designer and coach Kerri Richardson guides you to accept your clutter as a natural manifestation of your mind, body, and spirit looking out for yourself. It is your soul calling out for you to invest in self-care and to face the fears holding you back from being your best self. Richardson dives into the most common categories of physical clutter and provides efficient and effective steps for clearing the space for your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being to flourish.

From the home organizers who made their orderly eye candy the method that everyone swears by comes Joanna and Clea’s signature approach to decluttering. The Home Edit walks you through paring down your belongings in every room, arranging them in a stunning and easy-to-find way (hello, labels!), and maintaining the system, so you don't need another do-over in six months. When you're done, you'll not only know exactly where to find things, but you'll also love the way it looks.

Débarrassez-vous donc de ce qui vous encombre pour faire place à ce qui vous est cher ! Inspiré d'un concept japonais, le kurashi – qui signifie " mode de vie " – ce guide améliorera votre quotidien, de votre réveil à votre coucher. Posez-vous la question " Cet objet me procure-t-il de la joie ? " et adoptez la méthode, devenue culte, de Marie Kondo pour aménager votre intérieur. Grâce à la visualisation de votre mode de vie idéal, vous sublimerez chaque recoin de votre maison !

Whether you are tackling perfectionism, procrastination, or toxic relationships, Richardson's straightforward advice will help you to finally clear those stubborn stacks, piles, and boxes for a clean start, with a wealth of space for your freedom and happiness to grow.

Do you wish a decluttering expert could come alongside you to help tackle specific roadblocks that always derail your decluttering journey? Dana K. White, self-proclaimed recovering slob and author of Organizing for the Rest of Us, is here to help with her audio original series, Decluttering Deep Dives.

Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- and off-line details so our loved ones won’t have to scramble later. The experts at Everplans make it possible in this essential and easy-to-follow book. Breaking the task down into three levels, from the most urgent (like granting access to passwords), to the technical (creating a manual for the systems in your home), to the nostalgic (assembling a living memory), this clear, step-by-step program not only removes the anxiety and stress from getting your life in order, it’s actually liberating. And deeply satisfying.

Do you feel like your house is constantly cluttered, and you don't know where to start? We’ve all been there. You start out with the best of intentions, but before you know it, your house is cluttered again. It feels like a never-ending battle. But what if I told you that there was a better way? A way that didn’t involve hours of grueling clean-up every day? Learn how to declutter your home once and for all—without any stress or struggle. You will be able to finally get rid of the clutter that’s been holding you back for years!

Patric Richardson is known as “The Laundry Evangelist,” but his genuine love for household chores extends far beyond the laundry room. His philosophy is simple: tidying up is a privilege and a task you do for those you love (including yourself), and there are a million ways to infuse joy into the everyday tasks behind maintaining a home.

Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and debt and discontent - a life with fewer distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and contentment - a life of passion, unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you. What you’re imagining is an intentional life. And to get there, you’ll have to let go of some clutter that’s in the way.

When you think of what it will take to clean your house, are you so overwhelmed you throw up your hands and cry, "It's all too much"? If somewhere along the way you've simply lost the ability to keep your home organized and clutter-free, then It's All Too Much has the solution you've been searching for.

Gretchen Rubin has found that getting control of our stuff makes us feel more in control of our lives. By getting rid of things we don't use, don't need, or don't love, we free our minds (and our shelves) for what we truly value. With a sense of fun, and a clear idea of what's realistic for most people, Gretchen Rubin suggests dozens of manageable steps for creating a more serene, orderly environment - one that helps us to create the lives we want.

Ready to reclaim your space, peace of mind, and daily joy? Decluttering Bootcamp: 30 Days to a Clutter-Free Home is your practical and motivational guide to transforming your home—and your life—one simple step at a time. Whether you're overwhelmed by mess, struggling with where to start, or feeling stuck in a cycle of constant tidying without lasting results, this book is your roadmap to freedom from clutter.

Have you tried countless times to clear the mess just to have everything start piling up again overnight? You may feel tired of the chaos around you and wonder how your life could be better in a clutter-free house. Yet, you might be struggling to find the right method for you. Enter Tidy Spaces, Peaceful Mind, a step-by-step guide that will teach you how to harness an organized environment to achieve a peaceful life. In this audiobook, you'll not only learn how to spruce up your house and workspace but also witness the psychological benefits of tidying.

Hundreds of thousands of people have broken through the clutter and streamlined their lives with Julie Morgenstern's proven techniques. There's no magic, no mystery. Getting organized is a skill that anyone can learn. The beauty of Julie's system, honed during her many years as a professional organizer, is that it enables you to design a unique organizing plan based on your individual goals, natural habits, and psychological needs; a plan that will work with your personality rather than against it.

Are you overwhelmed by clutter and don't know where to start? Try focusing in on one small area of decluttering at a time. From hoarder to minimalist, I have spent the last two years decluttering my home. Due to a need to work on one small area at a time, the Little Acts of Decluttering were designed, as a tool to focus in on one small category within my home. Each little act of decluttering adds up to a bigger transformation of your home.