Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself

ctab · 04-13-2015, 04:39 PM

What does everyone think about these books? Has anyone read both, and which one did you find the most helpful?

marbles · 04-13-2015, 05:13 PM

I don't know either one.

Hopetobe · 04-13-2015, 06:15 PM

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ArmsOfLove · 04-13-2015, 07:08 PM

I've read both and found them both helpful in different ways!

Was there something in particular you were wondering about?

ctab · 04-14-2015, 04:39 AM

Which one breaks it up best into applicable steps? I am a messy that really want to get organized, and I am drawn to these books because they are both supposedly by people who have been there and they are supposed to work with the habits you already have.

It seems the difference between the htci and organize inside and out is that one system focuses on sight lines and the other on zones? Did you find one method more helpful than the other?

Also, I know the house that cleans itself has a Christian bent. I like this idea, but I also don't want leave it feeling like I am a failure in God's eyes if I am still a messy in the end. So, I just want to check that it isn't just a cleanliness is next to godliness thing.

One last question, to they have lots of tables, graphs, or things? I was thinking about buying one for my nook, but I find books with tables and such just don't read well on the nook.

Earthmummy07 · 04-14-2015, 06:23 AM

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The house that cleans itself. No shaming in it at all, infact I remember a lot about giving yourself grace and realising that actually, it isn't that something is wrong with you, just that God wired your brain differently and here's how you can organise your house to stay clean in a way that compliments the way your brain works.

No tables either.

I haven't read the other book, so can't say for sure that THTCI is 'better' but it's definitely worth a read

04-13-2015, 04:39 PM	#1
ctab Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 784	Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself What does everyone think about these books? Has anyone read both, and which one did you find the most helpful? __________________ Mom to A born 2009 B born 2010 and M born 2013 baby #4 due June 2015 Last edited by ctab; 04-13-2015 at 05:20 PM.

04-13-2015, 05:13 PM	#2
marbles Rose Garden Our Family Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,047	Re: Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself I don't know either one. __________________ Mary K wife to Daniel for 16 years mom to 13 year old the Girl and 11 year old the Boy and 8 year old Tiny Almost always posting from my phone.

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Hopetobe Rose Garden Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: "Sun, sun, sun, sunny day" Posts: 3,844	Re: Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Probably on my phone, and Andrea INTP, DYT 4/1 Wife to B ~9yrs Mom to E 3yo & L 1yo 10/13/09

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ArmsOfLove Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 79,607	Re: Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself I've read both and found them both helpful in different ways! Was there something in particular you were wondering about? __________________ Crystal "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

04-14-2015, 04:39 AM	#5
ctab Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 784	Re: Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself Which one breaks it up best into applicable steps? I am a messy that really want to get organized, and I am drawn to these books because they are both supposedly by people who have been there and they are supposed to work with the habits you already have. It seems the difference between the htci and organize inside and out is that one system focuses on sight lines and the other on zones? Did you find one method more helpful than the other? Also, I know the house that cleans itself has a Christian bent. I like this idea, but I also don't want leave it feeling like I am a failure in God's eyes if I am still a messy in the end. So, I just want to check that it isn't just a cleanliness is next to godliness thing. One last question, to they have lots of tables, graphs, or things? I was thinking about buying one for my nook, but I find books with tables and such just don't read well on the nook. __________________ Mom to A born 2009 B born 2010 and M born 2013 baby #4 due June 2015 Last edited by ctab; 04-14-2015 at 10:38 AM.

04-14-2015, 06:23 AM	#6
Earthmummy07 Rose Garden Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 8,586	Re: Organize from the inside out vs The house that cleans itself I The house that cleans itself. No shaming in it at all, infact I remember a lot about giving yourself grace and realising that actually, it isn't that something is wrong with you, just that God wired your brain differently and here's how you can organise your house to stay clean in a way that compliments the way your brain works. No tables either. I haven't read the other book, so can't say for sure that THTCI is 'better' but it's definitely worth a read

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