totally agree with you here. i don't wear makeup or shoes that need tying. i work full-time with a 2.5 hour daily commute. i don't have a husband, boyfriend, roommate or child to help me out here and i don't think the dog's going to be much help for anything except adding to the mess. still, i do like the idea of a system, just haven't found one yet. guess i'll need to tailor one.

also like your idea of buying and passing the book. i just unloaded 11 bags and 3 boxes of books yesterday and i'm not eager to have to repeat that process any time soon.