Kristen Willet

I am quite disorganised and my house is messier than I'd like it to be. I thought I'd be brave and try for this book from the Early Reviewers giveaway. I won a copy!

I didn't open it for a while because I was a bit scared. My house is messy because I can usually find something else to do rather than cleaning.

Then I thought I should really repay the author & publisher's kindness with a review, so I started the book. It seemed to start by getting straight into things, but then wandered off into "this essay will..." for a few pages. I don't want you to tell me what you're going to tell me, I just want you to tell me. I'm a disorganised person, get to the point!

Then I got to the part where I was supposed to make SMART goals about what I wanted to achieve. I made two (I've just checked and this was on 4 September). I completed one of them. It's 1 October now. So that's where I am with this book. I already knew about SMART goals, and if they were going to be enough to make me organise my life, I would have done it.

I did like that Kristen Willet says that you can be organised and still spontaneous and make the most of inspiration. I would like to be more organised, but I definitely do not want to be a person who schedules every moment of every day.

I did not like that the book kept talking about being "perfectly organised". I was not aiming to be perfectly organised, just better organised.

I guess I need something more basic than even the Beginner's Guide to Organizing Your Life!… (mer)

Because I am so disorganized I did not get around to reading this book in the timely manner I should have. To my detriment, because this book was useful in so many ways that the time would have been well spent done sooner.

Kristen Willet obviously is well organized herself and shares every aspect with the reader and you can see this in how she writes. Well thought out and delivered she gives countless pointers from clutter, to finances, to personal relationships. Everything from soup to nuts in other words is covered here.

It is the type of book I will refer back to over and over because of its usefulness in getting things untangled and in the proper order. I have taken steps all ready as she laid out here and I can all see first hand how much it will improve so many things.

This book is well worth anyone's time to take a look see and then most importantly take action, because unfortunately it doesn't get done on its own. Maybe AI down the road. But for the here and now one needs to roll up there sleeves and get at it. Kristen is here to help with this book and it makes it so much easier with her guidance.… (mer)

As I began to read this book I found all the normal helpful hints about goal setting, building a routine and being consistent. We are told to plan ahead. It also mentioned leaving time for things that might come up unexpectedly.
Then I reached the chapter on time management and prioritizing your tasks. This book could be a lot smaller if it didn't keep repeating the same organizing points over and over like a mother trying to drill them into a stubborn teenager's head. I decided to take my cue from the book and prioritize my time. I sat down and wrote a blog instead of a review and I felt like I had accomplished something.
The book does give a good list of various organizing tools and apps at the end though, and I will likely explore many of them in days to come.
I got this book from LibraryThing to read and review.

… (mer)