INTRODUCTION -- outlines 12 practical reasons to get your life in order (as if you needed any more convincing!), explains what it means to be organized, and gives a brief overview of the 12 principles to getting organized

PRINCIPLE #1: THINK -- offers tips for thinking vertical (using storage space on your walls and ceilings), thinking verbs (tackling action items), thinking function (knowing how an item is used to know where to put it), and thinking consequences (7 questions that point out the ramifications of each purchase, helping you keep from bringing new clutter into your life)

PRINCIPLE #2: ZONES CREATED BY FUNCTION -- provides suggestions for organizing the spaces in your life according to 6 basic activities and making sure that your choice of storage for an item makes sense in relation to the other items around it

PRINCIPLE #3: K.I.S.S. (KEEP IT SIMPLE SWEETIE) -- outlines some easy habits (relating to storage, time management, downsizing, and voluntary simplicity) that you can build which will make maintaining your systems and staying organized a breeze

PRINCIPLE #4: CREATE AND USE HABITS AND SCHEDULES -- describes some ways that you can build routine into your day, systematizing your regular activities, chores, and responsibilities to create more order in your life

PRINCIPLE #5: BE REALISTIC -- offers 5 questions to ask yourself before making a purchase to ensure that you aren't creating more clutter...as well as some ways to stop denying your natural tendencies and make the most of your "style"

PRINCIPLE #6: SET BOUNDARIES -- provides tips for drawing a line around your time, paper, and space...keeping out those things that you don't need and that clutter up your life

PRINCIPLE #7: DISHES BEFORE DUSTING -- outlines a plan for prioritizing your responsibilities, determining the payoff behind an activity, choosing important over urgent, and understanding the difference between "have to" and "want to"

PRINCIPLE #8: SLOW DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION -- describes some ways to get out of "constant crisis" mode, change your behavior patterns, simplify your life, and have time to relax during your day

PRINCIPLES #9: ADOPT AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE -- offers some suggestions for breaking through stress using a positive mental state...as well as tips for learning to give thanks for the many blessings you have

PRINCIPLE #10: BASE DECISIONS ON LOVE INSTEAD OF FEAR -- outlines some ideas for making sure your decisions in life are smart ones, based out of positive emotions rather than fear and worry

PRINCIPLE #11: REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE CHOICES -- describes some ways that you can make the shift from feeling burdened by "have to's" and crises to making your own choices about what people, activities, and experiences you want in your life based on the bigger picture

PRINCIPLE #12: ASK FOR HELP -- provides some tips for finding assistance with your chores and projects in your family, friends, co-workers, and professional experts

CLUTTER CLEARING MADE EASY -- brings these principles together to help you start making decisions about what to keep and what to let go of...including tips for overcoming excuses ("I might need it someday!") and the C.A.L.M. method of dealing with physical, financial, and paper clutter

CONCLUSION -- shares Dawn Callan's "Ten Universal Laws Of The Warrior Code" (to keep you feeling powerful and in control of your situation)...plus a few parting thoughts to motivate you into action