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30 Days to a Simpler Life Paperback – October 1, 1998

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Connie Cox and Cris Evatt, the authors of Simply Organized have teamed up once again and created a new step-by-step guide to simplifying your life in only thirty days. Organized in a day-by-day format, the book offers simple steps which take in an hour or less to cut down on clutter. Each section is followed by instructions for more in-depth simplifying each area (one's workplace, closets, vacation, or errand routines, a cluttered mind, and more), and a tip checklist is included for readers interested in "maximum simplification." Written in an inspirational style and a clear, down-to-earth format, 30 Days To A Simpler Life contains adages, anecdotes, and quotes from philosophers, designers, psychologists, financial planners, and other experts. The authors also include a guide to related books, newsletters, and websites to further assist readers in reaching their goal of simpler living

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In their new book, 30 Days To A Simpler Life, co-authors Connie Cox and Cris Evatt share their ideas on simplifying your closet, your bedroom, your bathroom, your drawers, your furniture, your knickknacks_your life! Their incredibly resourceful and detailed guide will show you the way to a simpler and more organized lifestyle. And scattered throughout are helpful hints on small details that make large impacts on our lives. For example:

How to customize simple living techniques to suit your lifestyle Easy ways to organize your office, garage, and literally every room in your house Ways to simplify and organize parties, meals, diets and recipes (simple recipes included!) How to deal with junk mail, unwanted phone calls and information overload Excellent financial organization, from bills to taxes No-stress flying and traveling light and organized What to do with mementos, memorabilia, and souvenirs How to have a garage sale (and how not to) Low-maintenance gardening How to arrange your home so it is non-cluttered and soothing to the soul

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Connie Cox lives in Atherton, California.

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30 GREAT STEPS FOR 30 DAYS TO A SIMPLER LIFE Day 1: Decide you would like to begin living a simpler life. Make a list of areas that don't work in your life and find ways to simplify them. Ask friends how they manage areas of life that you find complicated. Make simplifying a great new hobby. Day 2: At least once a week, fill a shopping bag with giveaways that are cluttering your life. Day 3: Create an Ambivalence Center for things you might want to give away. Day 4: For one month, resist buying anything except consumables. When in doubt, don't buy it. Day 5: Clear the under-the-bed space. Let it breathe. Day 6: Clear the kitchen and bathroom counters each night before bed. Day 7: Install first-rate organizers. Use only one type of clothes hanger and get rid of all others. (Don't store them!) Day 8: Begin to create a basic wardrobe without "strays"_ items that don't go with anything else. Choose quality over quantity. Quality endures. Day 9: Install large hooks for towels in the bathroom. Day 10: Buy food from bulk bins to save money and avoid wasteful packaging. Buy great jars. Day 11: Create seven basic dinner menus to post on the fridge. Day 12: Switch to a few large plants _ eliminate small ones. Day 13: Undecorate your home. Less is refreshing! Day 14: Delete twenty small knickknacks. Add one gorgeous vase. Day 15: Unclutter your mind by judging others less. Day 16: Start today by spending your life in your own way. Learn to say, "I don't think so" if "no" is hard for you. Day 17: Decide on one source to get daily news and eliminate the rest. Turn off the TV and computer on Sundays. Day 18: Create an organized system (such as a permanent shopping list) for everything you do more than once. Day 19: Open and read your mail once a week (over a trash can) as you do when you return from a week-long trip. Day 20: Toss out old versions of computer software. Day 21: Start a debt reduction program and, whenever possible, pay cash for everything except houses and cars. Day 22: Create an Errand Basket and an Errand Day once a week. (Some people actually run errands every day!) Day 23: Travel lightly (whether you are going on a trip or for a day outing). Day 24: Photograph or videotape your valuables and store the photos or tape in a fireproof place. Day 25: Give consumable gifts. Your friends don't need clutter either. Day 26: For holidays, decorate with a few large items, not multiple small ones. Day 27: Put photos into an easy-to-use photo album as soon as they are developed _ don't hide them in drawers. Enjoy them now! Day 28: Organize your garage as if it were a room in your house. The real estate value is the same. Give away anything in your garage that you haven't used in the last two years. Day 29: Simplify your garden by planting large areas of one type of shrub or flower. Replace some lawn space with native plants. Mow less. Day 30: Make a non-negotiable, standing appointment for exercise. No more guilt!

"On your journey," write the authors, "you will let go of things that are stressful, distracting, and uncomfortable. You will keep what brings joy, contentment, and a sense of well-being. Simplicity is about achieving a higher level of comfort. Simplicity is about eliminating the excess, so you will be free to discover who you really are."

The book is based on the premise that 30 days and 30 tasks, along with tips, quotes, and inspirational stories, can start you on a simpler path. The authors designed each task to be done in about an hour. "The tasks in our book are cumulative," they write. "As you let things go, you will learn about your preferences_your likes and dislikes. As your life becomes simpler, you have fewer things to delete, monitor, and maintain. Clutter will no longer rear its ugly head. When your reach this stage, you will have time to pursue your passions with gusto. You will be able to live your life out loud."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Publishing Group (October 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 197 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0452280133
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0452280137
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.52 x 8 inches

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CRIS EVATT is the author of four books on "simple living" and three on relationships. Her book THE GIVERS & THE TAKERS analyzes unbalanced behavior in a fresh, quirky and disarmingly simple manner and is radically different from any other book on the market that profiles people's manipulative giver-taker pattern. Her book 30 DAYS TO SIMPLER LIFE is a classic, teeming with unique tips on organizing every room of the house. Cris has dedicated her life to "making a difference," toppling the forces that cause suffering and inequality in the world.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2000

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This book breaks simplification of one's life into literally thirty days, almost like a diet book. That is its greatest merit. It appears to be guided more toward women, and toward women with families, than the rest of us. Perhaps those women buy most of these books!
Having said that, the information contained is applicable to all of us. I found myself gleaning ideas and concepts from the book, rather than following it verbatim. However, I loaned it to my sister (who is a working mom) and she followed the steps to her satisfaction! So, this book is useful on more than one level.
Don't purchase this book expecting some deep philosophical or religious discussion of simplification. That is for others to do (see my review of "Choosing Simplicity" by Linda Pierce. This is for someone who may not have the time or inclination for that type of writing, but simply wants some practical help cleaning up the messy corners of their daily life.

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Elizabeth Samuels

great simplicity refresher

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2006

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This book did not change my life, but it contained clear cut ways of simplifying. If you are already a hard core simplifier then this book is probably mostly a review. It is best for beginners or for those of us that need to be reminded that less is more. I got a lot out of it and I think you will too.

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Bentley

If you want a simpler life and you mean business about working towards it get this book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2014

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This book is amazing and has helped give me that push I needed to declutter, organize and make life simpler. There are some outdated sections where they talk about floppy drives for computers and how people are just starting to order items online but just skim through those sections and you find a lot of helpful useful information. This book takes simple ideas and helps keep you on track and motivates you to get things done and not procrastinate.

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Stephanie R Davis

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Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2020

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Book is in excellent condition. So excited to find a copy!! Received quickly from seller. Very pleased.

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C Roche

30 Days to a Simpler Life

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2010

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This is an excellent book for anyone eager to be more organized and productive. The chapters are easy to read and the ideas shared are easy to implement.
I have personally owned this book for over 10 years. It makes a wonderful gift!

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Blair Smith Mundy

Not Very Realistic

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2008

I suppose this book may work well for type-A personalities who don't have husbands, children, dogs, roomates, etc. I tried a lot of these techniques and it really just caused a lot of tension in my house and got me pinned as a control freak. If you live with others, you cannot force them to change. Period. It's hard enough to force yourself to change and usually you don't succede anyway.

On top that I found the book to be very waste-oriented. There was a lot of "get rid of stuff and then go buy new stuff just like it." For anyone working overtime and trying to make ends meet (you know the people who are really short on time and really need some simplicity in their lives), this is not simplifying, it is frustrating. So I knock off three stars for all the classist bull and not taking into account how some people really live.

I let it keep 2 stars because this book made me realize that this kind of 'simplicity' does not improve my life. There is beauty in having some chaos, and learning to go with the flow is much more about simplicity than being an anal-retentive witch. My life is better when my fride is covered in finger paint masterpieces, my husband cant stop laughing at the sock that got stuck to the butt of the baby's jammies and my dog is passionately cuddling an old shoe like it was her first born baby. Now THAT is a good life.

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Grace

I really like it

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2011

This book is full of practical ideas for Simplifying your life. You're only supposed to read one section per day but it was hard not to get ahead.

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Cathy Perea

One of my favorite books to help me get motivated to organize and ...

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2014