Unf*ck Your Habitat

Nice Ass, Now Get off it - so begins this life-changing book of tidying advice for real people: people with jobs and roommates, who are tired or bored, or maybe just a little bit lazy. People for whom tidying up is not a priority.

Unf*ck Your Habitat is for anyone who has been left behind by traditional organizational systems. You know: the ones that have you colour-coding your sock drawer and emptying out everything in your wardrobe. Most books on sorting out living space are aimed at traditional homemakers, DIYers, and people who seem to have unimaginable amounts of free time and quite a big budget for storage units and refurb. They assume we all iron our sheets, have linen napkins to match our table runners, and can keep plants alive for longer than a week. Basically, they ignore most of us living here in the real world.

Interspersed with lists and challenges, this practical, no-nonsense advice relies on a 20/10 system (20 minutes of cleaning followed by a 10-minute break; no marathon cleaning allowed) to help you develop lifelong habits. It motivates you to embrace a new lifestyle in manageable sections so you can actually start applying the tactics as you progress. For everyone who has thrown down The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up in despair, this philosophy is decidedly more realistic, but the goal is the same: not everyone will have a show home, but whatever your habitat, you deserve for it to bring you happiness, not stress.