Kondō, Marie
Summary: Kondo encourages you to visualize your ideal life, from the moment you wake up until the end of each day. This mental picture becomes a touchpoint for helping you make conscious, mindful choices: from how you use every corner of your living space to how you take advantage of every moment. This will help you focus not on what to get rid of, but what to keep. This will empower you to embrace what...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home KondoKent, Emily
Summary: "Returning to the simpler life has never been easier. If you're craving the aroma of freshly baked bread, spending more time in nature, or seeing the sunlight filtering through homemade curtains, then cottagecore is for you! The Little Book of Cottagecore helps you make simple living a reality with delightful cottagecore activities you can enjoy no matter where you live. Whether you're...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 KENNorris, Melissa K.
Summary: Do you long for simpler days? Do you wish you had the time to offer your family home-grown meals? Does your heart cry for a quiet place in this fast-paced world? Blogger and homesteader Melissa K. Norris inspires with practical and easy methods to help you cook from scratch, garden, preserve your own food, and see God's fingerprints in your everyday busy life. You'll learn how to plan, plant,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvest House Publishers 2016
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Summary: "The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term "home economics" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken cakes. But obscured by common conception is the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.92 DRESummary: Offers information and instructions on living a greener, more self-sufficient lifestyle, including how to build a log cabin, how to raise livestock, and how to make candles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 BACKondo, Marie
Summary: Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if people properly simplify and organize their home once, they'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom a person to pick away at piles of stuff forever. Her method with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media 2015
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Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for completing a variety of tasks encountered in daily living.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 646.7 OLIRapinchuk, Becky
Summary: In Clean Mama’s Guide to a Healthy Home, Becky Rapinchuk, author of Simply Clean and creator of the popular cleaning website Clean Mama, provides a step-by-step guide to take charge of your home’s wellness with a comprehensive, all-natural cleaning system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.5 RAPSummary: Ree Drummond wants you to be a part of The Pioneer Woman Magazine! Each issue is full of great tips, easy recipes, fun shopping, heartfelt stories and tons of laughs. Find dozens of family-friendly recipes. Go behind the scenes at Ree's ranch. Try fun, easy decorating tricks and crafts. Meet Ree's family and friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Communications. 2017
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Inch, Sarah Rose
Summary: "The role of homemaker takes on a whole new meaning with this modern guide that offers hands-on décor advice for creative homeowners. Learn how to create a relaxed home atmosphere that doesn't skimp on style; Get decorating advice for every major room in the home; Transform 20 spaces in the home with step-by-step styling projects; Be inspired with entertaining ideas for dinner parties, outdoor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Better Day Books, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 747 INCKondo, Marie
Summary: This best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home KondoLozanova, Sarah
Summary: "Create your own unique sustainable home and life with tools, tips, and inspiration from The Humane Home. Sarah Lozanova shows us how to evaluate all the ways our lifestyle and living choices can be more sustainable, from powering our homes to the food we consume and the air we breathe. Small steps empower us to act immediately by starting an herb garden, reducing utility bills, and learning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Reid, Megan
Summary: A collection of the authors' favorite life hacks and mini-upgrades, such as craft cocktails on the cheap or tips for a perfectly planned staycation. Sometimes it takes as little as nine dollars to turn your life around. How to find simple pleasures in a pricey, wellness-obsessed world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Gift 2020
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 646.7 REILeeds, Regina
Summary: "Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. Regina Leeds has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Learn insider secrets, decorating tips and DIY solutions from your favorite HGTV stars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Communications 2011
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Gehring, Abigail R.
Summary: Gehring’s books on country living have sold more than 500,000 copies. In this book, Gehring offers a guide to country living skills that is as charming as it is practical. Full of sweet illustrations and gorgeous photographs, step-by-step instructions for essential skills such as building a chicken coop are interspersed with country lore and old-fashioned tips and tricks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 GEHRicks, Marie
Summary: Keep your house clean, your family fed, and your budget balanced. With over three decades of professional organizing experience, Marie Ricks will walk you step by step to a calmer, happier life. Each chapter focuses on a specific topic like meal prepping, shopping, organizing your whole house, managing stress, and more to help you create more time in your day and more peace in your home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CFI, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 RICSummary: "More than 200 of our best ideas for kitchens, bathrooms, closets, home offices, bedrooms, kids' rooms, and more"--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640 BESAndrus, Aubre
Summary: "In this easy-to-follow guide, kids get tips and tricks for upcycling and reusing old stuff, as well as hands-on activities, fun facts, and insights from professional-grade life hackers who use their problem-solving skills to change the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 646.7 ANDBoyle, Erin
Summary: "For anyone looking to declutter, organize, and simplify, author Erin Boyle shares practical guidance and personal insights on small-space living and conscious consumption. At once pragmatic and philosophical, Simple Matters is a nod to the growing consensus that living simply and purposefully is more sustainable not only for the environment, but for our own happiness and well-being, too. Boyle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2016
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Summary: Just in time for the millennial back-to-basics movement--more than 150 experts share their knowledge and experience in this ultimate guide to living a more self-sufficient, satisfying life. 1,200 2-color illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Books 1999
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Summary: Let’s explore the material world! Why is a milk bottle made of plastic? Why is a sweater made of wool? What’s the best material for a slippery slide? Take a closer look at the many materials around you, and discover what your world is made of in this interesting and informative series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BookLife 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 620.11 TWIGriffith, Nathan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cobblemead Publications 1998