Stuff Happens!: Manage your clutter, clear your head & discover what's really important

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A life-changing guide to tackling the chaos and letting go of perfection from a professional declutterer Life is messy, and sometimes so is your space. As a reformed hoarder turned professional declutterer, Emma Gleeson knows how easy it is to be overwhelmed by stuff. Stuff Happens! is her life-changing guide to getting a handle on your stuff and reclaiming your peace of mind. Stuff Happens! is brimful of practical advice on . . . what to keep and what to chuck (responsibly) how to shop (especially if you struggle with a fast fashion habit) how to organize (however tiny your space) Stuff Happens! is packed with clever room-by-room pointers and ingenious tips and hacks. Not only that, it will change your relationship with stuff forever. By putting you, rather than some dream of minimalism, at the heart of the process Emma explains that it's natural to have stuff and easier than you think to stop it getting out of control. Filled with aha moments from Emma's and her clients' lives, and fantastic tools for making lasting change, Stuff Happens! will transform both your space and your headspace - so that you can focus on what's really important.

At the age of 23 Emma Gleeson moved from her hometown, Dublin, to study at the London College of Fashion. After ten years of analysing our relationship with our stuff, with stints as a costume designer, sustainable fashion lecturer and poet along the way, she is now a professional declutterer with her business Give Up Yer Auld Tings, helping her clients to reassess and manage their belongings.

Genius ... Emma takes us on a glorious journey through our relationship with our stuff and why we have what we have, to learning how to identify what we actually need. It's stunning and really thought-provoking -- Laura de Barra * author of Gaff Goddess * So well thought out, practical and personal -- Emer McLysaght Fab! As a total hoarder and un-organiser, Stuff Happens! is what the doctor ordered. No mess is safe now -- James Kavanagh I really loved Stuff Happens! It's not just practical, I loved how brilliantly Emma explained the psychology behind so many common problems we all have in dealing with our stuff -- Daniella Moyles * author of Jump * A clear-headed guide to understanding consumer culture, this book is about finding peace in a cluttered world. It is simply brilliant. I find myself returning to it again and again -- Hilary Fannin Hoarders need to read Stuff Happens! Her no-nonsense approach will help you see the wood from the trees, or at least, rediscover your long-hidden bedroom floor * Irish Country Magazine * I love it. There is so much in this book. It really is a brilliant book - full of genuinely useful things -- Louise McSharry I started doing a bit of surgical decluttering - like one of those drawers where you have everything: go off and just sort it out - and actually it's quite an absorbing and peaceful thing to do . . . such a sense of achievement and completion -- Brendan O'Connor