A guide to this book.

As a professional organizer and productivity expert,

I have noticed that my clients go through four distinct phases of life

when it comes to organization. Whether or not a woman chooses to marry or

start a family, she will go through each of these phases at roughly the same time in her

life. There really is no denying that as the decades go by,

women's organizational needs and the demands on her time will change. Most organizational books on the market profess to have a one-size-fits-all

solution to home organization. This one does not. I hate to break it to you, but as you transition from one phase of life to the next,

you will need to re-evaluate and change up your organizational systems.

Knowing what phase of life you are in

will help you to learn the skills you need to get organized.

So what phase of life are you in?

7 to 21, childhood and adolescence.

The first phase of organization is from the age of 7 to around 21. It is during this phase of life that you can learn to take care of your

bedroom, clothing, toys, and personal possessions. There are four basic steps to

organizing your room. steps that you should do every single week.

21 to 40 accumulation.

After you graduate from college and move out into the big wide world, you start to develop

your own identity and life. You acquire houses, spouses, children, careers, and all the pieces and parts that go along with those responsibilities.

During these years, organization is all about creating new systems for all the new things that are coming into your life.

And while some decluttering and purging does happen, more often,

you're looking for solutions to store items you're not currently using, in case

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