Waiting on Wednesday #152: Unf*ck Your Habitat by Rachel Hoffman

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating. 

This week's choice is a nonfiction title about a popular topic - decluttering.

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Finally, a housekeeping and organizational system developed for those of us who'd describe our current living situation as a “f*cking mess” that desperately needs fixing. Unf*ck Your Habitat is for anyone who has been left behind by traditional aspirational systems. The ones that ignore single people with full-time jobs; people without kids but living with roommates; and people with mental illnesses or physical limitations. Most organizational books are aimed at stay-at-home moms, DIYers, and people who seem to have unimaginable amounts of free time. They assume we all iron our sheets, have linen napkins to match our table runners, and can keep plants alive for longer than a week. Basically, they ignore most of us living here in the real world.

Interspersed with lists and challenges, this practical, no-nonsense advice relies on a 20/10 system (20 minutes of cleaning followed by a 10-minute break; no marathon cleaning allowed) to help you develop lifelong habits. It motivates you to embrace a new lifestyle in manageable sections so you can actually start applying the tactics as you progress. For everyone stuck between The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Adulting, this philosophy is decidedly more realistic than aspirational, but the goal is the same: not everyone will have a showcase of a home, but whatever your habitat, you deserve for it to bring you happiness, not stress.

Why am I waiting on this book? I like that it includes people with roommates and people with mental illness or physical limitations. And that it is not a marathon cleaning book really endears it to me, even sight unseen. And: "not everyone will have a showcase of a home, but whatever your habitat, you deserve for it to bring you happiness, not stress." Expected publication is January 3, 2017, from St. Martin's Press.

What book are you waiting on this week? Please share the title or a link in the comments so we can check it out and maybe add it to our ever-growing TBR list. Thanks for coming by!