Hi everyone. Wallace here with your Monday video. Today I'm talking a little
bit about organization books. I go straight down rabbit holes with
organizational books. I like being organized. There definitely been times in
my life when this has not been the case. But I've always been that person who the
more organized I am, the less overwhelmed I am. So when things just get a little
chaotic or when I don't have like a plan for something, it makes me feel
overwhelmed. I mean, I can remember the first time this happened, I was like in
sixth grade. I had just started a new school and it was academically way more
challenging than this school I had just been in. And granted also middle school
was as well. And so the amount of homework and projects that were coming
home to do were overwhelming for me because I didn't have a system in place
about like remembering what needed to be done and where I put it, etc.
And so I can remember that this was like the very first time when I had that
feeling of needing things to be in a place so that they didn't fall through
the cracks. Because that stress of things possibly falling through the cracks was
just enormous for me. And it's definitely a personality type. I like to call myself
a type A- because you'll notice if you come into my house or my life, I'm not a
perfect type A. Things do get messy and there are times when I just am too tired
and I leave like the dishes in the sink or the toys out on the ground or
whatever. And type-a personalities don't do that. But I am definitely not whatever
other type there is. Is it type B? I don't know. The type who just can like live
like that for days or weeks. I need things to have order. I like to have
files. I like to know where things can be found.
I'd like to make sure that I'm like getting things done when they need to be
done or that I have a plan for when they need to be done. So things don't fall
through the cracks. So I have read so many organization books over the years
because I just think it's fun. And I like, I like looking at organizational
magazines and Pinterest boards and Instagram accounts. So I'm gonna share
three books that I really like right now one. I'm reading right now, one I read in
the past and one is my all-time favorite. So the most famous of them is
a life-changing magic of tidying up. I've read this, I kind of like, I skimmed through
parts of it and then I really read through certain parts of it and I used
what worked for me. And I had been warned ahead of time, you know, take with
a grain of salt because you'll go through and you'll get rid of a bunch of
stuff and you might regret it a little bit later. I already am somebody who kind
of gets gets rid of things every like few months. I like to just kind of go
through and get rid of some stuff to make room. So I don't mind the getting
rid of things. I don't necessarily like use her method for it because not
everything that I'm holding in my hand that I want to keep brings me joy. And I
think that's one of her like main things that you've probably seen made fun of.
But, um, because I'm also kind of a big picture thinker and even things that
might not bring me joy, I I know it might bring my son joy someday or it
might bring another family member joy and I don't want to toss it. So I will um
keep, I will keep those things separate or I will keep those things labeled for
them. And then there are some things that just don't bring me joy but I don't want
to get rid of them because they mean something from my life. And so it might
not be something I'm super excited about right now but it is something that I
know that 20 years ago I'll be sad if I get rid of. um 20 years from now. Did I
just say that incorrectly? Probably so. So you have to take you know each of these
books with a grain of salt and you have to make them your own. But there's a lot
of wisdom in this one and I think it's a really good place to get started.
Especially like her methods of like put it all on the ground, see what you
have. Don't just try to remember what you have because a lot of times we can't
remember everything we have especially if we have too much. So there's a lot of
good stuff in here and it's popular for a reason and it's a really small in
short. So it's easy to read if you haven't already. This one I'm reading
right now. It's called a simplified life and it's by the woman who makes those
simplified planners, which I didn't actually know about but now I do. And
they also sell some really fun things on their site like binders for like, um, you
know keeping everything together for your recipes or your house and then like
lists, like emergency lists, lists for the babysitter, etc. Just things to kind of
help you get organized, which I really like because, like I said, I'm not
necessarily type a. So I like having somebody, I like looking through like
materials and seeing what somebody else has come up with. I don't necessarily
need to reinvent the wheel. But I do like that sense of feeling like I've got
everything under like where it should be. And so having lists made for me and then
be able to choose the one that works for me and my family, um, I really like that
kind of stuff. And so they have a bunch of stuff on, I don't know what the
website is. But if you google her, her name is Emily Ley, L-E-Y. I'm sure it'll come up.
And I have to be honest, I can't tell if this is a Christian book or not. I got
it from Target and it's not considered Christian or religious. um I think she
probably is Christian and like so occasionally like she'll throw something
out like a Bible verse or something like that. But I haven't really run across
anything where I'm like, whoa, this woman is really preaching to me. So just do
beware of that if that's something that you're sensitive to, that that is in this
book. And if you don't mind that then you probably won't even notice to be honest.
I mean it's that little of a thing in the book. um But she has, I really, really
am liking this book. I have just torn through it because her sections are
really, really easy to read. And they're, um, it's not, doesn't go super deep into
the organization of your, of your life. It just gives you some good overall
ideas for different areas of your life. And it kind of gets you started. So I
would say this is like a good one to start with if you're feeling like-- So if
this is a good one-- If life-changing magic is a good one to start with if
you're like I am in it to like get rid of everything in my life that isn't like
serving me, then start with this one. If you are like, I am a busy person and I've
probably got like 20 minutes here or there and maybe an hour here or there are
the weekends. But I really want to get my life and my stuff and my house
together, then this one is the one to start with. And then when you're really
ready for like a life rehaul, like you just are not in it. Like you just don't
have your stuff together, you just like really want to get in there and it's
like you need to organize your life, you need to organize your job stuff,
you need to organize your house and your family stuff, and you maybe need a
schedule for this big important thing or that big important thing in
your life. You like you feel disconnected from friends, you kind of feel off or
anxious and you're just overwhelmed with life in general. And obviously it could
be some other deep-seated issues but it can also just be like you just need
somebody to come in and like help you take stock of what is going on in here
and what is important to you and where to start.
This one. I love this one. And I read this one for the first time like
probably eight or nine years ago and I really, really benefited from it. And I
have read certain parts of it over and over again because there are sections
that-- There's like financial section, there's a family section, there's a
friend section, there's a, you know, like there's um there's you know self-sabotage
section, there's just organizing like a decluttering section. There's like
sections for like every part of your life in this one. And this one is called
the change your life challenge. And I found this one in barnes and noble back in the
day but I just think it's really rare to be able to find it in a book store. So
you might have to order it. She has her own website and then it's pretty much
order-- orderable from most book websites. I really love this one.
I mean this one has been underlined, there's like dog ears everywhere, there's
notes in it. Like it's a system that I still use to a good extent and that I
used really like religiously for years. And this one is not, I don't think
this one's religious at all in fact. I mean, I really can't remember. It is
interesting that I find that a lot of these organizational books sometimes
have a bit of a Christian bent to it because, I don't, I don't know why but
it's either like a Christian bent or like a Buddhist bent. It's either like
Christian like organized kind of, I don't want to offend anybody. So just yes bent
or that bent. Or there's like um you know like a Buddhist like get rid of your
stuff live a minimalistic life which um you know I don't,
I'm not bothered by either one. So neither one really triggers me but if
you are somebody that is triggered by that I don't think that this one is.
It has quotes on the tops of like different um chapters and it's possible it
has some religious quotes too, like of different varying faiths. But otherwise
it's really not geared towards that. And I just, I think you can probably look
through it on her website as well and you can get a lot more information about
it on her website. But this one is like my all-time favorite. So let's recap
You want to do a big declutter, you really want to dig in and get rid of a bunch of
stuff and just need to get somewhere to start, you get this one. You're, you know,
stressed for time but you want to make some sort of impact, you get this one.
And then when you're done with those guys or if you are just like, nope, I am ready for
a complete change and to kind of re-evaluate where my life is. And what I
mean by that is like obviously like reevaluate where like you know your time
and energy is going, like this is not gonna help you solve your marriage
problems. You probably need to go to therapy for that. But this will help was
like the everyday stuff, here you go. And if you have any favorites, go ahead
and put them down below and I will link these guys up in the comments. Or I'll
link these guys up down below. And until next Monday, happy reading.
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