Unstuffed: Decluttering Your Home, Mind, and Soul

This is as good as it gets. Very uplifted by the closure of this. It took me a lot of time to finally get thru it compared to others, but it is well written, don't get me wrong. Big ideas here. I recommend it to anyone looking to improve their life, however messy it is. This will certainly be of use to you. I wanted to walk on the treadmill toward the end. I wanted to cut the strings carrying me through the day so I could just focus on changing the pattern to something more healthy or real. I felt true motivation reading this. And if there's any uncertainty while reading about the existence of God, you will understand and accept where the author stands. I was ahead of myself in getting organized, and I studied with Jehovah's Witnesses during that time. Then I began reading books such as this, and this one is greatly appreciated. I might even skip the afternoon coffees in favor of more rest and the will to get up and move, because I'm one of those geeks who works at a computer much of the day, with an itch for exercise. Very happy right now. Just about five months ago I cut my coffee intake in half, and to anyone who struggles with caffeine, it can be a real problem. Just shake it off, drink water like I did. I drink three liters of filtered well water a day since 2012, but for a long time I had trouble with coffee...Thanks.

Some great ideas in here about dealing with clutter and too much stuff in all aspects of life. It was worth getting the book, as it was relatively inexpensive. Not all situations apply to everyone, so like all "self-help" books, take what you can use and ignore the rest. Don't expect this to be a strict "how-to" in every area of your life; the author simply shares her own struggles, and things that have worked for her, and I think it's more meant to stir your own thought process about your own life and your own 'stuff.' It was worth the read. I do like the fact that the author seems like a very genuine person. I am on her e-mail list and I actually enjoy reading the occasional e-mails (whereas some e-mail lists inundate you with stuff you just end up deleting).

You know how you often feel bad when you see a book about decluttering because you immediately visualize how your home looks? And then you read it and you feel even worse because the author exhorts you to release yourself from everything that is 'unnecessary'? And most of what you own falls under the author's list of unnecessary?This book isn't like that.Ruth Soukup walks you through thoughtful exercises so that YOU can determine what is important to you, and what makes your house a real home, where you can live, relax, and celebrate. Soukup shares personal stories of her struggles with 'stuff' and how she continues to find a balance in her own home and life. One aspect of her book that I really appreciate is that she speaks not only of material stuff, but also digital, relationship and spiritual 'stuff.' Sometimes it's easy to deal with the goods in your home, but not as easy to face the friend issues, or the spiritual habits we may fall into. She addresses all of those, and helped me take a look at my own life and where I might need to prune, or conversely to add energy. Soukup is a real person with ongoing struggles in all these areas, just like everyone else. Unlike many decluttering 'experts' she doesn't have it all figured out, but she does share what has worked for her and what she is still working on.I loved this book. She includes Biblical verses along with personal stories, so it's a nice tie in with a Christian frame of reference, but as someone who has never been a church goer, I was not put off. They just added another dimension for me. If you really want to address the issue of 'stuff' in your life, this is the book for you.

This book is about so much more than overcoming clutter. It is about unstuffing your whole life. Yet the author makes a great point when she describes how people can hang onto items through guilt after the loss of a loved one. It can make people feel guilty to get rid of an item that belonged to their dearly departed loved one. She stresses the point that we should treasure memories not things.After decluttering our houses she shows us how to declutter friendships. She shows us how sleep is important to our health and other ways to destress our lives. The author finishes with an emphasis on the spiritual and how she became a Christian.Most every part of this book was helpful to me. And, though I may not agree with everything she wrote, and some things are hard for me to do (like letting go of things I feel too guilty to throw away), the author has shown great wisdom and written a well-organized and spiritual book.

It is a great book if you have not been following the blog but I felt like a lot of the same concepts you find online were just repeated in the book.

It presents many of the standard mantras of decluttering, but, with an eloquence and vivid insight to what is inside the mind, and even soul that keeps us in our restless and less than nourishing houses that we can, really, make into a peaceful and meaningful sanctuary. I can do this. There is no doubt.

While a lot of the book focused on unstuffing in relation to family and children (which I don't have), I did find several things that could relate to me. Of course, the mind and soul sections were my favorite- we can all use tips and tricks on how to unstuff our life, and it helps to know there are situations in which we are not alone! One specific section, on friendship, really spoke to me. There are different kinds of friends- those we can trust and depend on, superficial ones that we can still hang out with and have fun with, but aren't really as deep as others, and toxic friends that it's ok to break those ties with. Soukup does a great job of validating thoughts we didn't even know we had, and giving ideas on how to move forward in unstuffing our life.

Great information and a good read.

I would highly recommend this book to those, like me, who sometimes need their lives and minds “deep cleaning “ but need some guidance. This is one ladies brutally honest testimony of hope and salvation. Could not put this book down and will re read!

Good start to getting organized

I found this book was not grate. You can get some information from it. I think due to the fact i feel I have already used the best clutter book. The de clutter Challange. If you want a book that works Buy any of Cassandra Aarssen.

Practical and useful. Enjoyed it.