| | |  | Work at Home | Home » » The Joy of Simple Living: Over 1,500 Simple Ways to Make Your Life Easy and -- At Home and at Work | | | | | | | Description: | | Chances are, your life is overflowing with unnecessary clutter and confusion--from the "junk drawer" in the kitchen to the overloaded "in box" at the office to the ever-growing list of tasks to complete and errands to run. With the increasingly hectic, stressful lives that more and more people are leading today, is it possible for anyone to handle the overwhelming demands on their time and still get through the day with ease? The Joy of Simple Living will teach you just how easy it is to get back to the basics.
This book will change your life. It provides more than 1,500 easy, specific tips and techniques for cutting back, paring down, and breathing easier--without sacrificing the quality of life you deserve. Open the book to any page and you'll find it filled with practical ideas. The Joy of Simple Living examines every single room of your house, plus your car and your office. Not only will you learn to create an orderly home, you'll become a more effective spouse, parent, and worker by learning how to prioritize and simplify. You'll have more free time, more money, and a greater peace of mind when you realize the joy that simple living can bring.
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• : Overto Make and -- At Home and at Work
• The Joy of Simple Living
• 1,500 Simple Ways
• Your Life Easy
• Jeff Davidson
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jeff Davidson | | Hardcover:
| 480 pages | | Publisher:
| Rodale Books | | Publication Date:
| February 01, 1999 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 087596527X | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 21 reviews |
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50 of 50 found the following review helpful:
 This is highly worthwhile book.Mar 22, 2000
By Tom Antion
"Not only does it give dozens and dozens of suggestions on how to simplify every area of your life, it then goes on to simplifying your office, your desk, your commute, your holidays, vacations and so on. What's more, every chapter is packed with stuff that makes it easy to get through the chapter such as a feature called, How complex can it get?, which is a humorous antidote about someone or something that represents the extreme opposite of simplicity. Other features such as boxes and vignettes are all highly readable. Even though the book is almost five hundred pages, it is actually quite easy to get through. If here and there some of these suggestions represent too much of a leap there are dozens of others that offer great value. I highly recommend this book"
41 of 42 found the following review helpful:
Lots of great ideas, easy to readMar 10, 2000
I usually stay away from simplify your life kind of books because I find them to be, well, too simple. This one strikes the right balance. There are lots of ideas in every chapter on how to simplify your life and at the same time, these are concrete ideas, actions you can take that will actually make a difference. Too often I have seen books where authors talk about skipping through the daisies barefooted, or stripping down your wardrobe to the essence, or some other suggestion that I am not going to follow. In the Joy of Simple Living the author seems to be speaking directly to me and addressing the kinds of issues and obstacles that I face on a daily basis. The sprinkling of humor throughout the book makes it all that much easier to read.
31 of 31 found the following review helpful:
An Insightful ApproachNov 24, 1999
The author takes a room-by-room approach to simplifying your house, garage, then backyard, and other aspects your life. The arrangment is very easy to follow. There are many useful charts and checklist. Many experts are cited. There are also end of the chapter summeraries. The sly humor is well appreciated as well. I've told several friends about this.
21 of 22 found the following review helpful:
A Comprehensive Book on Simple LivingNov 21, 2002
By Mary Anne Thomson
The Joy of Simple Living is a joy to read. The whole way through, I felt as if the author knew exactly what I was up against and what I needed to do next. At times, it seems as if his writing was directed solely at me. It is spooky! The really great thing about this book is that once you have it you really don't need any other books on simplicity. This one will do it all for you. You can't try to read the whole thing at once it is too big. By focusing on one room of your house at a time or one aspect at a time, however, I think that you can make great strides. The author offers very practical advise in a very straightforward manner. There is so much here that I think this book will last me for years.
23 of 25 found the following review helpful:
the joy of simple livingMar 18, 2003
By Marcy Jefferson
I got this book as a gift and at first was a little intimidated by its size, about 480 pages. I though to myself it takes this many words to tell me how to simplify my life? Then, I realized that there were so many topics covered within the book that it all made sense. There are ways to simplify your finances, all the rooms of your home, your office at work, your relationships, even your level of fitness. The author draws on practical proven age old advise as well as offering quite a bit of innovative suggestions I have not seen anyplace else. This blend of the old and the new makes for a most enjoyable read. I would recommend this book to anyone who owns a house and/or has accumulated a lot of stuff over the years.
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