Book Reviews & Giveaways: 1-2-3…Get Organized

Anyone who knew me pre-retirement will tell you that I was NEVER very organized. I seemed to get things done, but it was usually in a very

Last minute
Oh, I have nothing to wear (I’ll just iron the dirty shirt)
That’s tonight?
Wait, I’ll toss the dirty clothes in the closet, companies coming.

kind of way.

Broad “A” can attest to the fact that my house was always a bit upside down. I attributed it to my artistic side (hey, I had to blame it on SOMETHING). But, the truth of the matter was that I never really learned HOW to keep a household running smoothly. They just don’t teach those things in school!

Something happened when I retired. I had way too much time on my hands and my house magically became clean and organized. The problem was, that once I started a major project (oh, like say – The Review Broads) that I fell back to my old ways.

I knew that I had still not learned anything, I was just bored and keeping things orderly killed the boredom. So, once again I need help. Not only that, but my son (you know him as Bro’ B our music, DVD & FUN stuff reviewer) takes after mom. It’s amazing that despite our lack of management we both seem to get what we really want to do DONE.

I knew it was time to call in the BIG GUNS and learn from scratch. I contacted Beverly Coggins, a professional organizer and author of the 1-2-3 Get Organized book series for HELP! Beverly sent me a book to help ME with Three Steps to Clever Cleaning and one for “B” calledThree Steps to Time Management for the College Student to review and help us to get our lives in order (literally).

Three Steps to Clever Cleaning is a mini-book that takes the overwhelming task of cleaning your entire home and breaks it down into very easy steps. From choosing the proper supplies to creating a PLAN Beverly breaks down your weekly cleaning into a schedule that works for YOU. Knowing that when faced with an entire house to clean at once I tend to procrastinate, I prefer her “A-room-a-day” method. She also has a chapter for cleaning that doesn’t need to be done as often.

I love the step by step easy approach. I found it to be not only doable, but motivating knowing that at he end of each week, my house would be CLEAN and I wouldn’t be stressed about it.

I took a look at Three Steps to Time Management for the College Students before sending it off to “B” at school. I am SO impressed. From “determining your priorities, passions and gifts” to creating a plan to follow through with them, this book will not only help your child get good grades, but there’s a section on money management, study tips, etc.

I like the fact that it’s a workbook, where you can write out your goals and what steps you’ll take to achieve them. From setting priorities to learning how to schedule your time this book will help any student succeed, even if it’s their first time away at school.

If you get the chance, check out Beverly’s collection which includes organizing books for

Your Office
Students
Seniors
Decluttering
Dinner
Kids
and even a FREE section to get you started RIGHT NOW!

If you have a child starting school, if your life needs a little organization (or a LOT like me) or you’re looking for some great GIFTS for the person in your life who could use a little help, these books are a wonderful source for very little money. Her mini-books start at only $4.99 and she’s currently running some great back to school specials.

Rating is based on a 5-star scale

Content: 4
Presentation: 5
Overall: 4.5

Review by Broad “Z” – Zippy

Thank you to Beverly Coggins for providing these books for review as well as our giveaway.

Giveaway

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Win a copy of Three Steps to Clever Cleaning and Three Steps to Time Management for the College Student.
Go to 1-2-3…Get Organized and tell me WHICH of these books would be the MOST helpful for YOU!

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