Book Review -- Organization

After a hearty recommendation from the King's Missus, I ordered Confessions of an Organized Homemaker by Deniece Schofield from Paperback Swap (you know, so I could get it for free!). I really enjoyed reading this book as it is loaded with all kinds of practical information. To paraphrase Schofield's main message, we don't get organized just to be organized; we get organized so we have time to do the things that we want to do.

While I do not intend to follow all of the author's advice, there is a fair amount that I want to look at again to see how it can be of benefit to me and my family. I have already started rearranging my kitchen to make it more efficient and useful. When I told John this, he groaned that he already doesn't know where things are; now he really won't know. Poor thing! The nice thing about reorganizing the kitchen is that I can work on it little by little while I'm waiting. Waiting for the water to boil (because you know the watched pot never boils), waiting for Sarah Beth to finish eating, waiting for supper to finish cooking, waiting....

When the New Year rolls around, I also plan to organize as much as I can into a personal planning notebook. I think I will need all the help I can get with three little ones under four years old.

If you are completely unorganized, or if you just need a little tweaking, you might want to check this book out. I highly recommend it.