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Early on, I set myself apart by integrating minimalism, styling, and thoughtful design into my work with clients. I appreciated how it was broken down by area (while got repetitive it makes sense so you can use this as a reference). And frankly, as I sat on the 10+ year old couches, that used to live in my parents basement, while wearing my husbands ratty old college sweatshirt (that is so damn comfortable you’ll have to pry it from my cold dead hands) I realized I’d need to take the rest of the book with a grain of salt. But for the newbie, although I think it asks all the right questions, I doubt it creates the same sense of deep seated urgency, life-or-death cleaning urge, that is needed for true behavioral change. The family and I are finally off on our rescheduled two-week trip to Europe after a major passport fail this summer.
Rather than imposing strict rules and limitations, Shira redefines minimalism as having the perfect amount of everything—for you—based on your personal values and the limitations of your space. American - so lots of the suggested charities etc will mean nothing to most of us but the principles are the same.Most of these techniques have been featured elsewhere but the author is brilliant in content, structure, teaching technique (just the right amount of detail, repetitiveness, and summary) with a humorous dose of tough love thrown in. You can read my most recent book review of Minimal Mom by Diane Boden h e re, and see all my book reviews here. This book has so much to offer in each chapter, including simple steps, some tough love, and humor to encourage you to finally part with some of the things you’ve been hanging onto. I trained at, and became certified through, the Life Coach School, and I developed a professional set of coaching tools that have helped me take the work even deeper.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Shira Gill is a globally recognized home organizing expert, speaker, coach, and content creator with a less-is-more philosophy. I’ve worked with students who lived in run-down studio apartments, and I’ve helped multi-multi-millionaires in mansions that took up entire city blocks.Guided by the dual principles of editing and organising, Shira aims to help you remove the clutter through a process that promotes sustainability, achieves lasting results and can work for anyone, regardless of their property or space. My favorite part was about kids and the example she gives about how preschools teach kids to stay organized and create zones that the kids can easily follow and implement during the school day. Part 1 (the first 90 or so pages) was good, outlining her step by step process for decluttering and organising your home.
Shira is the author of Minimalista and has contributed to various publications including Real Simple , Sunset , Goop , and Parents .When you tackle even a single drawer, you’ll experience success, boost your confidence, and start to feel hopeful, even excited, about tackling the rest of your home.
In helping others let go of excess and embrace minimalism, it is not my intention to ignore nor diminish the fact that many people live with less than they need. I preach a philosophy of minimalism that confronts excess—not one that deprives you of the things you actually enjoy.As a busy working parent myself, I realize that editing and organizing your entire home can be a daunting task. So no earth shattering revelations in this book; a much more “American” way of seeing the home, the self, the end goals. Broken into small, bite-sized chunks, Minimalista makes it clear that if the process is fun and easy to follow, anyone can learn the principles of editing and organization. Her Virtual Closet Makeover Program and Virtual Work Space Makeover Program sell out instantly and have garnered attention from A-list celebrities, Olympic athletes and tech entrepreneurs. Getting rid of things we do not use gives us a sense of calm and more time that we are not spending looking for things or taking care of extra things we did not need.