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Posted on: January 31, 2023

Ring in the New Year with a New Outlook

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Start your year on the right path. Whether you are working on organizing your space or your thoughts, CCPL can help. Check out these recent additions to the collection to set your intentions for a meaningful year.

Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most

by Cassie Holmes

Social psychologist Holmes uses research to bolster her recommendations regarding structuring the hours of a day to provide the maximum amount of pleasure even when your free time is limited.

Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most


Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

by Marie Kondo

Bestselling author Kondo uses her popular “konmari” organizing philosophy to spark joy as she shares how routines and organization can help you live the lifestyle you envision. Family recipes and anecdotes from clients are included in the narrative.

Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life


Love Your Home Again: Organize Your Space and Uncover the Home of Your Dreams

by Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski

Through a mix of client stories, humor and decluttering tips these organizing experts provide recommendations for transforming your space.

Love Your Home Again: Organize Your Space and Uncover the Home of Your Dreams


The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life

by Mike Rucker

Organization psychologist Rucker invites us to make time for pleasure and has outlined a model for prioritizing our lives to make room for it.

The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life


The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power

by Katherine Morgan Schafler

Psychotherapist Schafler uses stories to explain the five types of perfectionism and provides guidance on managing your own perfectionist tendencies.

The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control: A Path to Peace and Power


My Hygge Home: How to Make Home Your Happy Place

by Meik Weiking

Learn to use the Danish design concept of Hygge to create a comfortable, joy-filled home with this engaging new title from the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute.

My Hygge Home: How to Make Home Your Happy Place


Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle With Stuff

by Dana K. White

Expert Dana White unpacks the reasons we resist the need to declutter.

View the recent Virtual Author Talk with Dana K. White.

Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle With Stuff


Home Therapy/Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence and Creating Calm

By Anita Yokota

Therapist turned interior designer Yokota offers a wealth of ideas for creating the home you want by thinking about the home in terms of four domains: Individual, Organizational, Communal and Renewal.

Home Therapy/Interior Design for Increasing Happiness, Boosting Confidence and Creating Calm


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