Lorilee Lippincott

Lippincott offers practical suggestions for paring down possessions in several key areas—toys, clothes, kitchen—as well as limiting unnecessary commitments. Her suggestions take the form of major projects (for instance, assembling all the kids’ toys in one place), but even readers who aren’t interested in major projects may find some ideas for adjusting their thinking. The author is a devout Christian, but religious references are generally confined to the beginning and end of the book. As a secular reader, I found the idea of God as the moving force to be off-putting… but I still might try her idea for organizing my wardrobe.… (mere)