Peter Walsh has won over millions of people, including Oprah, with his good humour and reassuring advice as he's coached viewers through the process of de-cluttering their homes and reclaiming their space and their lives. Now, in It's All Too Much, he challenges you to answer a very simple but scary question: Does the stuff you own contribute to the life you want to live or does it get in the way of your vision of a happy life? Peter shows you how to assess the state of your home and then with simple techniques and a very clear plan he shows you how to go room by room to identify priorities and part with the things that are weighing you down. From the 'holding onto the past' clutter - your grandmother's china or your first report card to the 'living in the future' clutter - that GBP100 dress you may fit into again or the untouched fondue set you got as a wedding gift. Filled with real-life examples and hands-on advice for homes and lives of all sizes, Peter helps you understand the purpose and place for everything in your home and gives you the freedom to let go and move on. The result is freed-up space and more energy for living a happier, richer life.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. Learn more. |
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Product Description
Review
"The best organizing advice we've ever heard!" -- "Woman's Day"
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Want Optimal Living at Home? Here's How to Plan Your Dream and Organize It!
9 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
I'm a clutter-a-holic. I'm the son of two champion clutter-a-holics and the brother of a future world-record-setting clutter-a-holic. My bad habits with my stuff drive my wife and daughter crazy.
But I've been making headway for several years. Each time I read a book about clutter busting, I make a little more progress.
It's All Too Much is the first book I've read about clutter busting that deals with the key challenges of my clutter busting:
1. Agreeing with the rest of the family on how you want to use each part of a room.
2. Going from having out-of-control messes and piles into a functioning system.
3. Ways to condense emotion-laden materials without losing your memories.
4. Room-specific suggestions for reducing what you have.
5. How to keep from re-creating the piles and clutter.
As I read the book, I recognized myself on almost every page. Where I didn't recognize myself, I saw my parents.
One of the best parts of this book for me was where Mr. Walsh talks about how getting rid of piles and clutter helps children and spouses enjoy their lives more.
Ultimately, I think that many people lack motivation to work on clutter and messes. After all, almost anything else is more fun. If clutter doesn't bother you, you may not realize how good a thing you can do for others by working on that clutter.
I also liked the book's emphasis on limiting what you acquire (and let others acquire for you). Most of my progress in clutter busting has been from working on avoiding more acquisitions.
If you think you hopeless with your stuff, this book can be a breakthrough for you.
Enjoy your place, space, and family!
But I've been making headway for several years. Each time I read a book about clutter busting, I make a little more progress.
It's All Too Much is the first book I've read about clutter busting that deals with the key challenges of my clutter busting:
1. Agreeing with the rest of the family on how you want to use each part of a room.
2. Going from having out-of-control messes and piles into a functioning system.
3. Ways to condense emotion-laden materials without losing your memories.
4. Room-specific suggestions for reducing what you have.
5. How to keep from re-creating the piles and clutter.
As I read the book, I recognized myself on almost every page. Where I didn't recognize myself, I saw my parents.
One of the best parts of this book for me was where Mr. Walsh talks about how getting rid of piles and clutter helps children and spouses enjoy their lives more.
Ultimately, I think that many people lack motivation to work on clutter and messes. After all, almost anything else is more fun. If clutter doesn't bother you, you may not realize how good a thing you can do for others by working on that clutter.
I also liked the book's emphasis on limiting what you acquire (and let others acquire for you). Most of my progress in clutter busting has been from working on avoiding more acquisitions.
If you think you hopeless with your stuff, this book can be a breakthrough for you.
Enjoy your place, space, and family!
47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read a lot of decluttering books to motivate me to get of my junk and some have been really helpful for a time. However, they've all concentrated on 'the stuff'. Peter Walsh approaches the problem from the other side, on how you would like your house to look and the purpose/functions of each room (if it wasn't full of stuff!). Importantly he also points out that different family members can see a different purpose for the same room and so see different things belonging there.
Taking the concentration off of 'your stuff' seems to make it so much easier to let go of it. I have pretty painlessly got rid of bags of stuff that I've had real trouble letting go of before. My house seems so much lighter!
Taking the concentration off of 'your stuff' seems to make it so much easier to let go of it. I have pretty painlessly got rid of bags of stuff that I've had real trouble letting go of before. My house seems so much lighter!
36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The first few pages are the author justifying his book by telling you how wonderful he is. Then theres about 20 pages of really good stuff about understanding why you have so much clutter, the approaches to take to resolve this, and also about understanding the effect all the clutter has. Then theres the predictable room-by-room stuff that anyone could write if they sat and thought about it. Lots of the examples are tedious and would not relate to a UK reader. Lots about how to get rid of stuff, not much about how to live a richer life without it. Five stars for the 20 good pages, 2 stars for the rest, so 3 stars in all.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
›
Go to Amazon.com to see all 228 reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
The choice is yours
Peter Walsh does a good job of connecting motivation and value to the process - this tends to be the only way changes stick. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Johnny B
3.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent pep-talk, but...
It's a good book overall, and shares some useful tips. As a pep-talk it was excellent and every single time I read it, I felt energised and motivated to go do some serious... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2011 by Cookie
2.0 out of 5 stars
Repeats same thing over and over
I bought this full of expectation that it would help me get on top of my clutter problem but I found myself bored after half hour of reading - it is very samey throughout..... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2010 by booksdingle
3.0 out of 5 stars
Clutter
An ok book but just another take on the subject. The best of too many....,.
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Sceptical
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good pep talk but not a lot of new material
Peter Walsh believes that the #1 reason that people hand onto "stuff" is because they are putting too much importance on what they have rather than on who they are. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2009 by Julia Flyte
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
