LIGHTLY

Life is weighing us down. Each day seems to add more to our lives - more possessions, more commitments, more worries, more stress. We think if we have it all and do it all, our lives will be complete. But instead, our closets become overstuffed, our calendars overscheduled and our spirits overwhelmed. Instead of feeling happy, we just feel heavy. In LIGHTLY, Francine Jay shows readers how to cast off those burdens and move through their days more easily and gracefully. LIGHTLY is divided into four sections which don't have to be read sequentially:

"Lighten Your Stuff" shows readers how to reduce the clutter in their home, from a single drawer to an entire room. Streamlining your surroundings is the first step towards living more lightly.
"Lighten Your Stuff" helps readers set priorities and put systems in place so they can reclaim some time and lead a less busy life. The goal is not to get more done, but to have less to do.
"Lighten Your Spirit" helps readers let go of inner clutter (negative thoughts, feelings and other stressors) and free up their heart and mind for deeper, happier, more meaningful experiences. Worries, drama and emotional baggage can weigh us down just as much as (if not more than) possessions.
"Lighten Your Step" shows readers a number of ways, both big and small, to reduce their impact on the planet. The more lightly we live on the earth, the cleaner, healthier and more beautiful it will be, for present and future generations.

First printing 35'000 copies in hardcover.

Francine Jay pioneered the simple living movement with her best-selling book, The Joy of Less. She has sold more than 300,000 books on simple living, and her advice has been featured in the New York Times, House Beautiful, CNN, BBC, the TODAY show, The Chicago Tribune, El País, Elle España, The Guardian, The Financial Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Spiegel, Dr. Oz's The Good Life, Lifehacker, Apartment Therapy, Grist, Consumerist, Reddit, and TreeHugger. The Joy of Less has sold nearly 160,000 copies, is being published worldwide in 26 countries, and was named one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year, Amazon's Best Books of April 2016, and as an Amazon Editors' Pick for Spring 2016.