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Making home your happy place : a real-lfe guide to decluttering without the overwhelm / Katy Joy Wells.

By: Wells, Katy [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Nashville, TN : Thomas Nelson [2026]Copyright date: ©2026Description: 223 pages : 21 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781400348213 (paperback); 1400348218 (paperback).Subject(s): Housekeeping | Orderliness | Storage in the home | Well-beingDDC classification: 648.8
Contents:
Less managing, more living -- Your stuff story -- The good enough home -- Superficial clutter -- Scarcity clutter -- Identity clutter -- How to get and stay motivated -- Systems that do the heavy lifting -- Onboarding the adults in your home -- Helping kids take ownership -- Break the shopping-and-clutter cycle -- No more burnout: tools that keep you going -- From clutter to clarity: the life that's waiting for you.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Are you overwhelmed by clutter, constant mess, and the mental load of daily responsibilities? It's time to break free from the chaos and create a home that works for you--using a fresh approach to decluttering that will simplify your space, reduce stress, and free up your time and energy.

Katy Wells, mom and host of the top-rated The Maximized Minimalist podcast, transformed her stressful, cluttered home into a calm, organized space where she now has time to relax with her family. In Making Home Your Happy Place, she shares the same proven tools that have helped thousands of busy families simplify their routines, regain control, and live with greater ease.

In this step-by-step guide, you'll discover how to:

Overcome overwhelm with actionable strategies to break through mental and physical clutter, so you can regain control and start moving forward. Declutter with confidence by using proven techniques to tackle your home with clear, actionable steps that will bring immediate results and visible progress. Uncover the deeper roots of clutter by identifying the emotional ties, limiting beliefs, and habits that keep you stuck--and learn how to release them with clarity and compassion. Create effortless systems to maintain a peaceful home that works for you, making organizing feel natural and sustainable in your everyday life.

You can have the peaceful, joyful home you've always wanted--a space where you can breathe easier, think clearer, and finally feel the freedom to enjoy more of what you love. Ready to make it happen?

Includes bibliographic references (pages 217-221).

Less managing, more living -- Your stuff story -- The good enough home -- Superficial clutter -- Scarcity clutter -- Identity clutter -- How to get and stay motivated -- Systems that do the heavy lifting -- Onboarding the adults in your home -- Helping kids take ownership -- Break the shopping-and-clutter cycle -- No more burnout: tools that keep you going -- From clutter to clarity: the life that's waiting for you.

Wellbeing.