Common Sense Organizing by Debbie Williams

Debbie William's book Common Sense Organizing is a well written book with a lot of answers to problems that parents can relate to. The book is very family oriented and may not be a great choice for those without kids or those with grown children. For people with growing families, however, the practical tips and sympathetic advice will ring true and help get your home, schedule, and family organized.

A large section on being organized in the car is one of the highlights of the book. "Power Wheels, Ten Steps to Organizing Your Mobile Life" has all the tips parents need to turn their vehicle into a prepared command center for our hectic lives. Debbie covers emergency, entertainment, and practical needs with honesty and humor.

In Debbie's section on time management she accurately describes why many time management systems fail. Debbie insists that visual learners and thinkers are not catered to by the organizational systems that are available on the market today. Neat binders with all the information necessary to live do not help a visual learner remember to pick up milk from the store, she reminds readers. Instead she proposes systems that work with the way an individual thinks.

Common Sense Organizing includes a 52 Week Task Tamer Resolution Program designed to help the disorganized, create order in tiny bite sized projects. Just pick one resolution per week and accomplish it. Next week choose another, until after 52 weeks you'll have reorganized 52 major areas of your home and life. The program makes sense for those who don't even know where to begin organizationally.