March Towards Organization

 Woo hoo!
It's day one of my March Towards Organization and I am going to start it off with an organizing bible.
That's right.
A book to help us all get things in order.
I will be using snippets from it throughout the first two weeks of the month. (Then I have another great series of books.)
So let's start off with  

THE COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO ORGANIZING YOUR LIFE!

It's a great book chock full of tips for getting rid of the clutter in all the rooms of your house.
Just like I am trying to do this month.
What a coincidence :0


This first week we are going to concentrate on the kitchen! My favorite room of the house.
Each day I will have an organizing tip for the room of the house we are featuring. There will be reviews and giveaways too!  So without further ado here is today's tip:


From the Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life:


      • Before you start moving stuff around in your kitchen or giving away half your appliances, first take an inventory of where you are with regard to food and decide what matters to you about the daily rituals that surround putting healthful, pleasing meals on the table.


I like that! It's important to know WHAT you want to cook and HOW you want to cook it before you can begin to get a handle on organizing your kitchen!


And what is even better than one tip from The Idiot's Guide To Organizing Your Life?

THE WHOLE BOOK!!!

That's right! I have a copy to give away to one lucky US reader!(No PO Boxes)


Here is a bit about the book:

Today’s fast-paced society has become increasingly complex.  The everyday difficulties navigating through life have been further complicated by economic woes. It’s crucial to find ways to increase productivity and simplify at home and at work, and the best way to stay sane is to get organized.

In her fifth edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide^® to Organizing Your Life, Georgene Lockwood shows readers:

·         Being organized helps to get through the toughest times, gives a secure platform to face life’s challenges, and ultimately helps to live a happier, more peaceful life.

·         Green aspects of organizing, - getting organized in the electronic age and new products to get organized.

·         Up-to-date information, including new resources, for people with clutter disorders.

About the author:

Georgene Lockwood (Prescott, AZ) a self-confessed paper-holic, understands firsthand the challenges of getting and keeping organized. She has spent years researching the psychology underlying organization challenges and has gone through her own struggle to learn the skills and adopt new habits in order to create a more peaceful, harmonious life. She has written on a variety of topics in her 30-year career, including beading, simple living, Victorian weddings, and auto racing. She also has a jewelry-design business and is active in several community organizations.

 Woo hoo!

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life is available at Amazon.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now how do you win? It's easy!

MANDATORY ENTRY:

Go to the A Guide for Everything Blog and tell me your favorite tip from the Organizing post. Be sure to leave me your email address so I can contact you if you win.

EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Follow my blog publicly. If you already follow, just say so. And thank you.
2. Follow me on twitter and tweet about the giveaway(one per day) - March Towards Organization@BrokenTeepee win The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organization@http://tinyurl.com/ygvh59u #giveaway

3. Blog about this giveaway with a link back to Broken Teepee (this is good for 6 entries so leave 6 comments)
4. Follow @IdiotsGuides on twitter
5. Enter any of my other CURRENT giveaways. Good for one entry per...

6. Put me on your blogroll and leave a link where I can find it. ( Good for 5 entries so leave 5 comments)

7. Add my button to your blog and leave me a link where I can find it.
8. Join my networked blogs - the widget is off to the right.
9. Become my friend on facebook

10. Follow my goat Pricilla's Blog publicly. If you already do, just say so. And thank you.

All entries need to be in by 9PM MST on March 15th when I will go to Random.org to choose the winner. He/she will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner.

Good luck everyone! 

 

Disclosure:  I received a gratis copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Organizing Your Life. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by the receipt of the free book. I received no monetary compensation for this post.