The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life by Francine JayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have read many books on de-cluttering and organizing and getting rid of stuff. This book had some very good insights into why we hold on to things and how to let them go. Some of this was about me being ready to hear the message, and some of it was the way the author explained the reasons for letting go of things. My closet is only half full now, and it is a little closet. It is not a walk-in or a double door kind of thing. I realized when I read the book that I wasn't wearing most of the clothes and some of the clothes I was only wearing because it fit. I didn't like it anymore. I realized that I didn't have to keep anything I don't like. Even if I spent good money on it, even if it was a gift. Someone else might really like it and use it, instead of it sitting in my closet year after year. I would have given the book 5 stars, but the last couple of chapters got a bit preachy about researching purchases even the small ones. After all the talk about minimizing stuff and minimizing what we commit our time to, the author wants to add a bunch of to-dos to our list. No thanks.
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