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"Are you ready for a surprise? This book is about something other than cooking, so you will not learn a new way to prepare vegetables for dinner. Instead, you will uncover the root causes of why you hold onto stuff. Spoiler Alert: It isn't because you are lazy. Certified through The National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers (NASMM), professional organizer Lisa Geraci Rigoni explores our relationship with our stuff, dipping below the surface of a how-to book about organizing. Lisa reveals that ""the stuff (you make up) about your stuff (physical clutter) is not about your stuff."" With stories from almost two decades of guiding clients and five decades of personal development, Lisa hopes to inspire and motivate you. If you have organizational challenges, Lisa's insights will help you to resolve mental disruption caused by the physical objects you can see and what you cannot see - yet. Invest in yourself! Reading this book will transform your life, allowing you to reclaim your space mentally and physically. Glinda, the Good Witch, tells Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, ""You have always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself."" ""Through engaging stories and highly relatable experiences, Lisa Geraci Rigoni helps us identify the connection we make between mental and physical well-being and why we hold on to too much stuff. If you find yourself challenged by a house full of stuff and desire a change, let Lisa guide you on an inner journey to transform your outer life."" -Joshua Becker, # 1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Minimalist Home ""I found myself relating to stories Lisa eloquently shares in her book. When did 'things' that grace the bookshelves and closets of my home become stuff? It's time to take a journey of releasing!"" -Becky Norwood, Spotlight Publishing House"

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Lisa's simple yet powerful stories will touch you while simultaneously challenging you to look deep within yourself at the clutter that is holding you back from being the best version of yourself. We could all be a bit happier if we just tried a LITL. -Harry Roberts, Co-Founder of MattressFirm A masterful storyteller, Lisa invites us into the spaces of her life and her clients' lives, where intimate untold stories lie buried in disorganized, often cluttered rooms. With compassion and wisdom, she connects with her clients who share their emotional attachment to the tangibles that have become their lives. Offering her clients a simple and sensible four-step model for letting go of things that for decades have consumed all the corners of their minds and hearts, she helps them untether from the chaos and regain a sense of order and peace. Refreshing, delightful, endearing, and practical, Lisa's book is about our interior home, the sacred space where all our lived experiences are stored, as much as it is about the sacred space of our physical home. I highly recommend 17 Spatulas and the Man Who Fried an Egg to anyone ready for a practical, heart-centered guide for decluttering and reclaiming their space and lives. -Suzanne Nixon, EdD, LPC, LMFT, CMT Psychotherapist, Somatic Therapist, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Lisa's book encouraged me to see my belongings in a new light, and when I believed I was too busy, I remembered I intended to clean up my kitchen and living room on the weekend. Imagining Lisa's encouraging voice supporting me made it fun and easy, and I feel so excited to keep going in the other rooms! -Lynn Thompson, Writer and Editor I've known Lisa for approximately 42 years. Through our occasional visits over the years, I've had the opportunity to see her grow into this incredibly insightful woman, which has been a true blessing and the primary reason I recognize this book. In addition to drawing from her experiences with clients she has guided to declutter their living spaces, she shares her own personal decluttering, both physical and emotional, which interestingly reflects the clutter we all face. When we went through the COVID shutdown, many of us shut down. I did. But eventually, I started clearing my home of excess clutter, as recommended by Lisa in this book, and felt my life becoming more open and lighter. If you want a lift in your spirit, brighter light in your eyes, and freedom, here is a huge step to get you there. -Kevyn Morrow, Broadway, Television, Film Actor Why does our stuff-even our oldest, barely-used, and probably useless stuff-have such an emotional grip on our psyches and, thus, our actions (or inactions)? This emotional straitjacket often reaches the point of absurdity, as we can't bring ourselves to move on from the items that clutter our closets, shelves, homes, and minds. Lisa Geraci Rigoni knows why. She reveals these truths about herself, and in the process, she does the same for her readers, simply by being honest about that visceral vice grip that a simple, inanimate object has over us. With anecdotes about her quirky clients and even quirkier family (is there any other kind?), Lisa takes us on a journey that begins in childhood and informs us how our habits, fears, and obsessions regarding the objects in our lives are rooted in deep human connections. Then, by honestly assessing our ties with the stuff in our lives, we can make sense of why we hold on and how we move on to better caring for what we keep and letting the rest go. -Tony Howard, CCE, IOM President & CEO, Loudoun Chamber of Commerce

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