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Contest! Who is Messiest?

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My office is a mess. I have to confess — I’m a pack rat. I go through cycles. The mess builds to a point. I get motivated and clean it. The mess builds again.

Unfortunately, my wife and kids are pack rats too. We have a tendency to hold on to things far too long.

But we are trying to change that. And I hope that you’re trying to simplify things in your life too.

Lorilee Lippincott, author of 3 2 1 Stop – Stop Running Start Living (see my review of the book) has generously donated 3 copies of her book for me to give away. So we’re having a contest!

The idea is simple. From now until Monday, March 26, 2012 at 5:00pm EDT you can submit a comment. In your comment you can describe your messiest room, or better yet, link to a picture of it.

Just to get you started, here are a couple snaps of my office. Scary isn’t it!

My messy office - part 1

My messy office - part 1 (Click to start the slideshow)

My messy office - part 2

My messy office - part 2 (Click to start the slideshow)

I’ll pick the messiest of the bunch (I’m judge, jury and executioner 8=) and then draw 2 more randomly from all the comments. So you don’t need to have a messy room to win a copy, but it helps 8=)

Make this fun! Get your friends to post their pictures too!

NOTE: If you don’t know how to post a picture to FB or Twitter or Flickr or some similar social sharing site, just email me a pic at bill@toxichabits.com and I’ll put it up!

3 2 1 Stop – Simplifying Made Simple

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One of the cornerstones of effective time management is simplifying your life.

For some reason, we have a tendency to think that more is better. But the fact is that the more stuff that we own, the more we are owned by it.

Things cost more than just money — they cost time and they cost space. And of those 3 things, we have to remember that we might be able to increase the money and space (possibly at the further cost of time) but we can’t increase time.

3 2 1 Stop - Stop Running Start Living

3 2 1 Stop - Stop Running Start Living by Lorilee Lippincott

Lorilee Lippincott of Loving Simple Living has been blogging about her experiences in living a simpler life. And to top it off, she has actually written an amazing book about simplifying your life. The book is called 3 2 1 Stop. It outlines the journey that she and her family took to simplify their lives and provides some excellent tips and guidance for you to simplify yours.

I received a review copy of the book and I was blown away at how much practical guidance Lorilee has packed into these pages. She shares her experiences and provides steps for you to follow in getting your life simplified.

Before you get worried about having to give up too many things, relax. This guide isn’t going to tell you to get rid of everything.

Lorilee’s tips will guide you towards finding the things that take up space, time and money without giving you a benefit. In other words, things you could easily do without.

And this book doesn’t just focus on material things. It looks deeper into other areas of your life that get cluttered as well.

As you follow through the tips you’ll find that life becomes easier. You’ll have more free time to do the things that really matter to you. And you’ll likely never miss the things that are no longer cluttering your space.

If you’re frustrated by the way that things have taken over your life then you need to get this book. Now!

3 2 1 Stop – Stop Running Start Living