Book Nook: Addressing hoarding issues
THE HOARDER IN YOU: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life, by Dr. Robin Zasio, Rodale Books, 222 pp., $24.99.
Talk about hoarding: In 2010, you might remember, even police dogs gave up looking for a Las Vegas woman who went missing -- but after four months, her husband finally found her body at home, toes peeking out of a floor-to-ceiling pile of junk.
While that case was extreme, writes Zasio, a psychologist on A&E Network's "Hoarders," many people struggle with disorganization -- even she confesses to having "The Makeup Drawer," 20-years' worth of out-of-date cosmetics she could never seem to throw out. "We can all do with less mess," she writes.
THE SCOOP You'll learn principles like OHIO (Only Handle It Once); One In, One Out; Pluck and Purge; the Greater Good and more as Zasio helps you tackle your stuff.
THE BOTTOM LINE She also addresses emotional roots of cluttering/hoarding and reminds readers that it's "a condition, not a character flaw."
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
