I found this book on a closeout sale several years ago, when I had just begun to tip my toes into the pool of Buddhism. I was trying to change my life, just after New Year's, and this spoke to both my yearning for increased spirituality and a cleaner house. Double win!

It's a small book, and the author is spare with his words, but that doesn't dilute the impact of this book. I've turned back to it time and time again when I've felt my grasp on the mindfulness in every day living start to slip away. The author focuses on the little moments of our lives, and how important and even pleasurable they can become with a little meditation and mindfulness, as well as gratitude for the moment. Applying the principles espoused here not only makes day to day cleaning chores more approachable, but can bring you to a new level of peacefulness, not just in your home but in your own mind.

The suggestions of thoughts, affirmations and meditations in this book are interspersed with ideas of how to implement them into your day to day life, as well as practical suggestions for cleaning and organizing, as well as making your home a more beautiful place to live. By comparing and contrasting the chores that monks perform in a monastary, he is able to make you often grateful for the housework you do on your own, something I never would have thought possible!