Resources for Organizers

Hemphill, Barbara - Taming the Paper Tiger at Home

At home, maybe it's a dining room table laden with bills and receipts, a pile of articles waiting to be read or photographs that need labeling. No matter what the situation, Barbara Hemphill has the practical solution to help control these "Paper Tigers." Paperback: 196 pages Publisher: Kiplinger Books; 5th edition (October 1998) ISBN-10: 0938721577    ISBN-13: 978-0938721574

Winston, Stephanie - Getting Organized

Work, family, career, exercise, errands, bills, shopping.... more and more Americans have too much to do and too little time to do it in. Includes specific advice on how to use computers and other electronic devices to manage money and time integrate a home office into family life successfully organize children's time plus all the original, timeless principles of maximizing storage and living space, budget planning, closet organization, and so much more. Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Rev Upd edition (January 6, 2006) ISBN-10: 0446694134     ISBN-13: 978-0446694131

Waddill, Kathy - The Organizing Sourcebook: Nine Strategies for Simplifying Your Life

Organizing consultant Kathy Waddill demonstrates how the simple act of being organized can improve your quality of life. In The Organizing Sourcebook, she presents nine organizing principles that can easily be applied to any situation, activity, or environment. The book gives you the tools for managing time; decreasing stress; and dealing with cultural, personal, and emotional change. Case histories illustrate how each strategy solved a specific problem. Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 18, 2001) ISBN-10: 0737304243     ISBN-13: 978-0737304244

Smallin, Donna - Organizing Plain and Simple

Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (September 2002) ISBN-10: 1580174485     ISBN-13: 978-1580174480

Roth, Eileen, and Miles, Elizabeth - Organizing for Dummies

Paperback Publisher: Wiley (2007) ISBN-10: 047005560X ISBN-13: 978-0470055601

Morgenstern, Julie - Organizing from the Inside Out

Covers ways of looking at the task of organizing effectively without labeling or blaming the person behind the lack of organization. The author says people who don't organize just never learned how to organize, through no fault of their own--after all, it's not a skill that's taught in school. That said, she gets down to work helping you figure out an organizing system that will really work for you, not a system based on cookie-cutter filing concepts or special storage units. Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; 2nd edition (Aug 12, 2004) ISBN-10: 0805075895     ISBN-13: 978-0805075892

Lehmkuhl, Dorothy, and Lamping, Dolores Cotter - Organizing for the Creative Person

The right-brain way to conquering clutter, mastering time, and reaching one's goals: the first book to show creative people how to arrange their desks, their time, and their lives in a style consistent with their unique way of perceiving the world. Suggests a host of practical solutions, all in harmony with the way creative people think and act. 20 line drawings.  Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (Dec 28, 1993) ISBN-10: 0517881640     ISBN-13: 978-0517881644

Kolberg, Judith - Conquering Chronic Disorganization

Chronic disorganization is disorganization that undermines a person's quality of life and recurs despite traditional self-help efforts. Conquering Chronic Disorganization is filled with real-life stories of people who used simple, innovative and fun organizing methods proven in the field to end clutter, mismanaged time and paper pile-ups in the home or office. Featured Book of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. Paperback: 147 pages Publisher: Squall Press; 2 edition (June 15, 2007) ISBN-10: 0966797035   ISBN-13: 978-0966797039

Knight, Porter - Organized to Last

Using FOCUS principles and her 5 Simple Steps, author and master organizer Porter Knight will help you take control of your life one pile at a time. With Porter at your side, you will build a lasting organizational system tailored to your own individual lifestyle. Designed with short, easy to read segments and compelling video clips of people like you, this unique book and DVD action guide will cajole you to put it down and get to work. Paperback: 136 pages Publisher: Discover Writing Press; Pap/DVD edition (Feb 28, 2005) ISBN-10: 1931492077   ISBN-13: 978-1931492072

Goldberg, Donna - The Organized Student

"Donna Goldberg writes with the head of a professional and the heart of a mom. Her tips, tricks, and techniques are extraordinarily sensitive to the time constraints of today's families. Don't keep this book on your bookshelf. Keep it on your nightstand because you'll refer to it again and again."  -- Rick Lavoie, author of "It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend" Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Fireside (June 28, 2005) ISBN-10: 0743270207     ISBN-13: 978-0743270205

Professional Organizers in Canada (POC)

The mission of POC is to provide a supportive environment for Professional Organizers, promote networking, share ideas, encourage referrals, and increase public awareness of the field of professional organizing in Canada. http://www.organizersincanada.com/

National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD)

Our Mission - The mission of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization is to explore, develop, and disseminate to professional organizers and related professionals organizing methods, techniques, approaches, and solutions that will benefit chronically disorganized people.