Pretty Neat Book Review/Giveaway

My motto has always been – “My house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy.” I stole it from my sister in law.

But sometimes you have to get things organized. My biggest problem is the kitchen. I always have a pile of papers on the table and several piles on the bar. As well as piles of other stuff!

One thing I always do as soon as I get home is go through the mail and throw the junk mail away and put the bills and important papers away. It’s all the other stuff I need to work on, magazines, school papers, coupons, etc.

I was checking out Pretty Neat. A new book out by Alicia Rockmore and Sarah Welch.

Their motto – let go of perfection. I did that a long time ago. Don’t get me wrong, I have areas that need improvement and my clutter stresses me sometimes, but I try to let it go.

Pretty Neat is a great little book. A very easy read. I have pages tagged to go back and read more and try out their ideas.

My favorite idea from the book is about organizing photos. I have a ton of photos, either developed and in boxes or still on the CD. I really want them in books, so we can look at them.

Angela Harris’s idea is to order six months to a years worth of photos and then they are all ready to place in the albums. I love it! That way it’s all right there.

Pretty Neat is funny, truthful, entertaining – check it out. I think anyone and everyone will get something out of it.

Would you like a copy to read and get organized? One Mommy Has to Work reader will get their own copy.

Plus, one winner from all the blogs participating in this giveaway will be chosen at random to receive a $200 gift card (same as cash such as Visa or AmEx) plus a selection of Buttoned Up products (ARV: $50) to be used towards her own reasonable organizational goals for her life.

To enter, leave a comment telling me what area you need help in organizing.

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Giveaway ends March 20st at 9:00 pm est. Open to US. This giveaway is through Global Influence. The company/PR gave a book to review. This did not affect my opinions.

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

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  1. I need to organize my closet, we need another dresser so I dont have alot of room to really organize it yet.
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  3. Lori Thomas says

    I could use organization in the bedroom

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    my pictures/photo albums
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  11. I need help with my coupons and pantry uhg!

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  13. Jennifer T. says

    I need help in organizing the bonus room, turned playroom. It's a sea of toys underfoot.
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  20. I need help with organizing my office.

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    i need help to organize my computer desk space

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  28. Paper is my biggest problem!

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