Synopses & Reviews
As noted comedian George Carlin says, "Your house is a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff." The age of clutter is upon us, and our houses have become the front lines. We all have more to organize at home than ever, and if we don't set aside a little time and have a good plan, we'll likely get overwhelmed. Degunking Your Home is the book you won't be able to live without. It will save your sanity as well as time and money. It will quickly show you how to get your home organized from attic to basement to garage and every nook and cranny in between. You'll learn the most efficient ways to organize and clean your home and maintain it like a pro.
The book includes tips throughout on what to keep and what should go, help for chronic clutterers, the best (and least expensive) cleaning materials to use for each area, proven methods for removing stubborn and stinky stains, storage solutions, techniques for improving your home's exterior appearance, spare moment degunking, and more. You'll even learn how to fully degunk your home before you put it up for sale so that you can maximize its value. The book includes helpful worksheets and Q&As that will answer the toughest degunking questions and save you hours of time.
Synopsis
Designed to save one's sanity as well as time and money, this book quickly shows readers how to get their home organized from attic to basement to garage and every nook and cranny in between.
About the Author
BIO technical: Joli Ballew, 2007 Windows aShell/User MVP, is a technical author, a technology trainer, and Web site manager in the Dallas area. She holds several certifications including MCSE, A], and MCDST. In addition to writing, she occasionally teaches computer classes at the local junior college, and works as a network administrator and Web designer for North Texas Graphics. She's written almost two dozen books, including Degunking Windows (awarded the IPPY award for best computer book of the year in 2005), Degunking Your Home, CNet's Do It Yourself 24 Mac projects, PC Magazine's Office 2007 Solutions, Breakthrough Windows Vista with Microsoft Press, and the upcoming Windows Home Networking, MS Press. Joli also writes for Microsoft's XP Expert Zone and the Vista Community Web site, writes and gives Microsoft Webcasts, and is an occasional Microsoft blogger Joli has also written a textbook for Microsoft's MCDST certification. In her free time, she enjoys golfing, yard work, working on her home (painting, organizing, remodeling), exercising at the local gym, and teaching her cat, Pico, tricks.