People often ask me why I don’t write a book on organizing, and this is what I tell them. Writing  a book  is a lot of hard work, and to be honest I’m far too lazy for such an undertaking. And why would I want to write such a book? The people who need help with their clutter don’t need books – they need hands on help. To press my point, I once came across a book on  decluttering  in a client’s pile of  junk. Besides, there are plenty of excellent publications out there already. One I use as a reference all the time is Organizing Plain & Simple by Donna Smallin. I believe that organizing is a verb. It is something you do, not think about, talk about, worry about or  read about. Lastly, I value my free time. Why waste it on producing something that isn’t going to do a lot of good for anybody? Of course it would be nice to go round telling people I’ve written a book, but at the end of the day, what would I have  accomplished ? Nothing. Except flatter my ego and kill more trees. I’d  far rather walk my dogs!