Organizing from the Inside Out Cards

Rating:
Summary: Looking for practical tips from the book? Look elsewhere.
Review: I bought the cards expecting practical tips/details from the book. I intended to put them in places where I needed the information. For example, when doing my bills/receipts, I wanted a card that lists what receipts are worth keeping. (No such card is included in this deck.) Instead the cards are mostly inspirational quotes, such as "If you can find what you need quickly and easily, then you're organized!" The book gets five stars, and the cards, two.

Rating:
Summary: Looking for practical tips from the book? Look elsewhere.
Review: I live in a house full of pack rats... its very hard, being a reformed pack-rat, myself. And there is nothing worse than a reformed anything...

I think this is a wonderful adjunt to the book. My reservation comes from the possibility that something like this would become one more *thing* in an already cluttered home. However... this can be a great item and very helpful when used right.

Things I have done with these cards:

I will select a few and place them around the house in appropreate places...for example on my door at the moment is the one about not buying new purchases without thinking about there you will store this. It is taped up, at eye level on my front door. Every few months I will change the cards so everyone doesn't get used to seeing them and *forgets* they are there.

I have removed all reading material from the bathroom and left all the cards there, so that I have a captive audience. My family went thru the cards when there was nothing else to look at. And the cards are really attractive. One side has a nice graphic and an overall theme and the other a more specific objective.

I have played a game with my son where we choose a card based on the graphic side only and than turn it over and read the organizing saying. I am hoping that the repetition of hearing and reading these things will help him over time.

I have left these cards on trouble spots (like stairs where people leave there messes) after I clean them. People seem less likely to drop their clutter on an organizing card than on a blank space...

These are just a few examples...there are others. They were a very good purchase for me even though I had reservations about buying them. I was wrong... they are a great item.

They have held up very well and are a sturdy stock. Thicker than a playing card, thinner than cardboard. They appear to have a glossy wipe-able coating, that is peeling just a bit on one card...but as I said, I do tape and untape these cards in different places. I'm sure it is a function of that and not a flaw in the design.

The graphics are attractive and soothing. The colors are calm and not jarring. The overall philosophy of the cards is very similar to the books in that you need to question your needs, space and ability before you make decisions and purchases. I think that is wonderful. To many organizing items and books throw their own philosophy at you and expect you to mold to it, this author encourages you to find your own. Bravo!

Rating:
Summary: A great item ... with one small reservation
Review: I live in a house full of pack rats... its very hard, being a reformed pack-rat, myself. And there is nothing worse than a reformed anything...

I think this is a wonderful adjunt to the book. My reservation comes from the possibility that something like this would become one more *thing* in an already cluttered home. However... this can be a great item and very helpful when used right.

Things I have done with these cards:

I will select a few and place them around the house in appropreate places...for example on my door at the moment is the one about not buying new purchases without thinking about there you will store this. It is taped up, at eye level on my front door. Every few months I will change the cards so everyone doesn't get used to seeing them and *forgets* they are there.

I have removed all reading material from the bathroom and left all the cards there, so that I have a captive audience. My family went thru the cards when there was nothing else to look at. And the cards are really attractive. One side has a nice graphic and an overall theme and the other a more specific objective.

I have played a game with my son where we choose a card based on the graphic side only and than turn it over and read the organizing saying. I am hoping that the repetition of hearing and reading these things will help him over time.

I have left these cards on trouble spots (like stairs where people leave there messes) after I clean them. People seem less likely to drop their clutter on an organizing card than on a blank space...

These are just a few examples...there are others. They were a very good purchase for me even though I had reservations about buying them. I was wrong... they are a great item.

They have held up very well and are a sturdy stock. Thicker than a playing card, thinner than cardboard. They appear to have a glossy wipe-able coating, that is peeling just a bit on one card...but as I said, I do tape and untape these cards in different places. I'm sure it is a function of that and not a flaw in the design.

The graphics are attractive and soothing. The colors are calm and not jarring. The overall philosophy of the cards is very similar to the books in that you need to question your needs, space and ability before you make decisions and purchases. I think that is wonderful. To many organizing items and books throw their own philosophy at you and expect you to mold to it, this author encourages you to find your own. Bravo!