KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

elona · 26 September 2016 at 10:23AM

GQ

I am so glad you had that time with your nan and I hope you have as good a work day as possible. Sending virtual hug and vibes to keep nasties away.

I need to move some stuff for recycling and things like laminate from the integral garage to the outside one and then let Henry loose on the bits of tatty carpet on the floor. The first go did not do much as the plaster dust etc is ingrained. :eek:

There is no way I could try to kondo in one go as what fits in a small flat for a young girl in Japan is very different to what a person in their sixties moving from a five bedroom house with six people in it has to deal with.

I drag one removal box at a time into the living room and sort through what stays, what goes and what dds might want. My wardrobe now has clothes arranged so all trousers, dresses, jackets, tops are together , sorted by colour and size. My small chest of drawers has all underwear and socks etc folded and easily found which makes life much easier.

My youngest phoned me at the weekend saying how little space she had to put things and I suggested folding things like underwear and socks vertically rather than stuffing them in a drawer. There was a bit of a pause and then she asked "Oh is that why you fold and roll clean tea towels in a kitchen drawer?"
Hopefully she no longer thinks I am a complete weirdo and there is a method in the madness.

mrs-moneypenny · 26 September 2016 at 11:20AM

Morning all
Hugs to everyone, glad the weekend went as well as it could for you GQ, please be as gentle with yourself as you can.

Just did some undercoating on the wardrobe door frames, the masking tape was dire and wouldn't stick I've persevered with it but whT I don't use from this batch will be Kondoed into the bin so it cant frustrate me again.

Need to ring my mum, do work then think about today's mins game.

Serendipitious · 26 September 2016 at 1:50PM

Good afternoon all.

Thinking of you GQ and hope work is kind to you.

Hope everyone's day goes well. x

GreyQueen · 26 September 2016 at 4:49PM

Afternoon, all.

Today was OK, I'd had 8 hours sleep but still felt exhausted. The customers were fine and nothing insane happened, just the usual Monday overflow of work.

I decided no to cooking tonight and am going to have a fish supper. Taking it easy for the rest of the day, may have a small tidy around the sitting-room before I break my neck on the bags of Stuff on the floor (stuff from yesterday plus the contents of the kitchen cupboards.

The latter are slowly drying out and it doesn't smell mouldy in there any more, thank goodness.

Thanks again for all your emotional support, you really are the best forumites anywhere in t'interwebulator, you know?

ScotinLondon · 26 September 2016 at 5:05PM

Hugs to you GQ too...please make sure that you take care of yourself during this time. I know from own experience that I tend to forget to look after ourselves when looking after others or being there for others too.

On the kondoing front, nothing more has left the house...am back in study mode (not too well i might add, but am trying), so not much will get done. however DH has now decided that he wants rid of his many DVDs...so let us see people if that really happens.

Love him to bits, but he can't half change his mind at a drop of a hat!

SIL x

greenbee · 26 September 2016 at 7:25PM

Electrician has been and I now have new wireless heating controls that mean upstairs and downstairs work separately. Plus I can manage the heating when I'm away from home. It's an intelligent system so in theory I don't need to programme it, just let it work out when I want it to work... in practice I think I might use a combination of programming and learning.

I've also been to the pharmacy and have drugs for my cold... but it seems to have turned into a chest infection so I'm hoping it will go away. I've spent most of the afternoon on the sofa reading

I also braved Ikea as I needed a new kitchen light (electrician will fit it tomorrow) and bought peace lilies and cyclamen and some ferns which hopefully I will keep alive and will help clean the air. I also found a plant stand that will be perfect as a bedside table (once painted) where I was having trouble finding anything small enough to fit, and some wooden crates as well as various other odds and ends.

I've been thinking about the kitchen, and am back to thinking that freestanding is the way to go. I'd need a unit for an eye-level double oven, and to work out how to fit a gas hob, but it will mean I can buy the bits I want slowly, and keep it flexible.

I need to talk to the builder about finishing stuff off. And plan to get the rest of the floors, kitchen and hall ceiling, electrics and plumbing done in the spring. Decorating can wait.

SpekySquarehead · 27 September 2016 at 10:25AM

Can I ask, how many of you actually use Marie Kondo's way of folding?

I tried it with some items and it didn't work for me. I didn't like how I couldn't really see what was there and folding and getting it to self stand was murder.

Serendipitious · 27 September 2016 at 10:40AM

My main storage is a triple wardrobe, so I haven't really folded much apart from socks as I only have four small drawers. My towels and linen lie flat in the ottoman and I don't go in there much as I'm doing the 'wearing them out' thing with the towels and sheets and keeping the same ones in constant use. So no brownie points for rolling items here.

My current focus is still paperwork - I had a big filing session yesterday, and the next job is to go through the individual files. I envisage much shredding.

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greent · 27 September 2016 at 11:02AM

I KM fold my knickers, OH's boxers and our tshirts, my vest tops & our jeans. My scarves are folded and rolled. PJs are also KM folded. I don't KM fold socks & stockings. Most other things are hung up - all of OH's shirts and suits, my dresses & skirts, work trousers/ blouses/ tops/ thin jumpers. We have the hanging room so I see little point in folding those, especially as they are the very crease-able items

Small bag of artist paints and brushes released to a friend yesterday

mrs-moneypenny · 27 September 2016 at 11:58AM

I fold t shirts and roll my tops and km fold/roll my undies and the menfolks boxers but most other stuff is hung. The towels are rolled or folded in the airing cupboard depending on my mood or who puts them away

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