Short, clear, well read book about why people hold onto to things that weigh them down.

Simple, straightforward, insightful.

While I'm not sure I accept the basic principles of feng shui, this book was very helpful in understanding why my space gets cluttered. Her ideas on how to clear clutter are quite useful.

This was the first book I read on feng shui. It explains how your home (and office) and the contents in it can impact your success in life. There is very little feng shui jargon in the book so it is a great starting point if you are just getting started with feng shui. At the same time, the author has a depth of experience that makes this book interesting for people who have been studying feng shui for awhile. ( )

I rediscovered this book last week while in the garage unpacking boxes and boxes of books. Standing in the midst of clutter, a book on clutter is highly appealing. Reading a subtitle that says "Free Yourself from Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Clutter Forever" speaks loudly. This is an interesting book whether you buy into Feng Shui or not. Kingston makes a lot of good points, particularly in the realm of why we accumulate things and what it says about us and what it does to us. She quickly identifies problems and issues and offers reasons why action is needed.

One particularly striking image that continues to speak to me is one that appeared when I read Kingston describing how each piece of clutter, item or book, has a piece of string that attaches itself to us so that we eventually become enshrouded and wrapped in all the strings connecting us to our things. In the realm of books alone I am a very tied up individual. I keep seeing strings to everything around me now as I sit in my office or move through the house. It is giving me a lot to think about. I've found this to be a highly effective book and recommend it to all fellow clutterbugs. ( )