This is a one year journey to organizing your entire life! I read it in less than a couple weeks in order to do my review, but I was able to pick up a ton of tips along the way. I really enjoyed the mindset and meditation tips that were included with each section. A highlight for me was the sections at the end that focus on how to be organized around the holidays. We entertain for both Thanksgiving and Christmas and these ideas were really helpful! This is a read everyone can use because there are a lot of things in life you may not think of that need organization that are addressed. Thank you Hachette Go and Netgalley for the free review ecopy!

I couldn't get into this one. Every time I picked it up I would read a couple pages and be confused how we got there. Either I literally forgot everything that was written in the couple minutes or the book is disorganized (ironically).

I love books that help improve my life especially those that help me get organized. Some books can be very cookie cutter and repetitive, but this was a really great guide. The updated version addressed the pandemic and I love the affirmations and reappears system that goes with a part of her program as well.

A comprehensive, week-by-week bible to completely streamline all aspects of your life—now revised & updated for a global pandemic world of working from home and learning to de-stress while you de-clutter.

Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done.

Regina Leeds has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build routines over time so that life becomes simple, not overwhelming. Whether you're living in chaos or just looking for new ways to simplify, this essential book will help you get the whole household organized-and stay that way.

Covid has shaken humanity to the core and forced us to slow down and reimagine the way we use our living spaces. In a flash, the space we knew simply as home was suddenly a classroom, our office and the gym. And, at a time when stress and anxiety is at an all-time high, it no longer seems odd to meditate. It feels life-saving. If life is to be re-imagined, shouldn’t we also do that with our living spaces?

In this revised and updated edition of One Year to an Organized Life, Regina Leeds reveals how to optimize your space—for work, family and daily calmness (with plenty of new affirmations and reward systems built into her organizing tips).

One Year to an Organized Life by Regina Leeds was lackluster for me with all the other books out of organizing it didn't grab me.

Reasons why, the best thing was the months but then compared to getting your house done at one time is a far better method. The concept was good but the format just had a lot of reading. Also, I've recently reviewed an outstanding book on organizing, and this one soon after, compared to the other book was a clear purchase for me.

There weren't blocked-off grids or sections or any graphics just basically a lot of reading. A big pass for me.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher Hachette for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Books, Hachette Go for the ARC.

I do not think this book was for me. I started to read it and I lost interest. I skimmed the rest of the book. I just felt like it was too long for this topic. Again it might just be myself. Self-help books if they're too long I have a tendency to lose interest. So again it just didn't work for me.

This book just ultimately didn't work for me. The timeline is very strange. Some weeks you do virtually nothing other than maybe think about something, and other weeks you're supposed to spend your entire Saturday completely reorganizing your kitchen. Some weeks dragged on and I didn't know if I was supposed to just skip them if they weren't relevant to me (lots of them weren't) and then in other cases it was like "oh yeah, this week you're going to tackle a ton of impossible stuff for hours at a time."

I can't really fault the author because all of us have such different homes and needs. It would be impossible to write a book that really fit most of us. But that is what this is trying to do and it didn't succeed in my case. I would have greatly preferred averaging out the tasks so it was like an hour or two every week rather than huge bursts and then weeks of putzing. I'm also just not a fan of the endless journaling and pontificating. Just give me a checklist, lady. 🙂

I have to admit that I stopped reading somewhere around month 4 because I just couldn't keep slogging through what was supposed to come (it felt like too much work even reading about it!), but I felt like I got a good feel for her general scheme of things. I usually devour decluttering and organizing books but I couldn't make myself keep reading this one.

I suggest skimming it somewhere to see if it looks like a good fit for you. Two stars for me for it was okay.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

A very detailed, organized and well-laid out path toward organization. This is not a book for someone already struggling with time management, I don't think, though the author does start the book off with a solid foundation (and information about why a solid foundation is key for everything else to work!). It really is a full overhaul of one's life, set out by a coach who specializes in exactly this kind of work, so unless you're ready to commit it's not don't think it's going to be the kind of thing you can just pick up and put down as needed.

A little bit self-help, a little bit practical tips, and ideally, a good way to get your stuff together.

This is a well-crafted planning book. I loved how it was broken down into weekly/monthly formats so the tasks can be done without too much disruption in one’s life. I love how the book was organized. If I need to organize my office, there is a four week chapter for that. And for relocations, there’s a moving section too. I like the idea of just picking up the chapter relevant to my needs at the time. But it’s wonderful if it can be done from beginning to end. I’m excited about keeping this book as a reference for those times when I need to reset my process and spaces to be organized and have peace of mind that my home and office run efficiently.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.