So over my lovely and relaxing long vacation last weekend, I came across a book called Apartment Therapy: The Eight-Step Home Cure by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan. And because Barnes & Noble has constructed an environment that actually encourages spending long hours in their store just reading and browsing books, I actually got to spend some time with it before purchasing it.

If you’re like me and live in an apartment, I HIGHLY recommend this book, especially if you don’t mind hippy dippy talk about the flow of energy through your home, etc. Think of this as feng shui for the modern apartment dweller.

It may have been more than mere coincidence that I purchase the book the week it was being featured on Oprah. I unfortunately missed the episode, but I visited the site and learned about how March 5 marks the start of Spring Cure ‘07 and I completely plan on participating.

The great thing about the book is it’s laid out like an easy-to-follow 8 week plan. The first week, I’m supposed to start out small and just get a vision of how I want my living space to be. After that, it goes into putting together a budget and even having a celebratory dinner at the end of the 8 weeks.

I talked with a friend from work about being my decluttering buddy. Anyone else feel like participating?