The KonMarie method

jinny

EMG
Yes that's the beauty of the method you go at your own pace
Even if it means just Kondoing a few pens in a drawer
Personally I prefered the guerrilla attack
But I am retired so not dragging myself in after work with brain fog
I remember it well!!!!

MARRBET
that was me in the past I would start off with the best of intentions then fail miserably however this time I'm still tidy and haven't got sick of this new way of life

jinny

I was even eyeing up the empty blueberry box today it's quite a nice size for something might get it out of the recycling

somerandom

thanks emg - I'll take your advice & put the MB drum thing aside until I'm done. I agree they do lovely packaging.

[Deleted User]

oh this is so addictive already, I had to go upstairs right away and stack those bags so now have space next to them for two stacking boxes, which now contain my hand spun hand knitted scarves, shawls, hats, gloves and some hand woven scarves. I felt really bad putting recent scarf presents in the cs trolley downstairs but there was no point at all in saving something that I know I will never use.

System

Made a good start on clothes today, all I have left to do is hubby's trousers & tops & all of our shoes. Was really surprised with hubby, he is a real hoarder and yet he has agreed to part with 4 coats/jackets & 2 pairs of shorts so far as well as a large amount of pants & socks. So far we have 3 empty drawers in the bedroom and 2 bags for CS & 1 for sending to the textile recycling at the tip as not good enough for CS.

Was so pleased with how nice the drawers looked but not sure how to fold cardigans without them looking all creased? Long cardigans I have either on hangers, or the thick chunky ones are folded on bottom of wardrobe, but how do you fold short, thin ones? I always used to have them piled on top of each other on the shelf at bottom of wardrobe but that doesn't seem right now. Any ideas?

tooties

Evening All,

As predicted Mr Tooties got in my way so i never got any Kondoing done today, tomorrow is a right off too. Men can get right in the way at times, saying that he is very good at cutting turnip, taking stuff to the tip and generally being nice to me. I will forgive him for this weekend.
I love him deeply though.

Regards

maddiemay

ploppy57 wrote: »

Made a good start on clothes today, all I have left to do is hubby's trousers & tops & all of our shoes. Was really surprised with hubby, he is a real hoarder and yet he has agreed to part with 4 coats/jackets & 2 pairs of shorts so far as well as a large amount of pants & socks. So far we have 3 empty drawers in the bedroom and 2 bags for CS & 1 for sending to the textile recycling at the tip as not good enough for CS.

Was so pleased with how nice the drawers looked but not sure how to fold cardigans without them looking all creased? Long cardigans I have either on hangers, or the thick chunky ones are folded on bottom of wardrobe, but how do you fold short, thin ones? I always used to have them piled on top of each other on the shelf at bottom of wardrobe but that doesn't seem right now. Any ideas?

I haven't done my woollies yet, cardigans are currently hung with the relevant dress or tunic or under gilets, but I have been wondering if (providing there is enough space) I could button them and fold them in the manner of long sleeved tops/t shirts and place them in drawers.

System

maddiemay wrote: »

I haven't done my woollies yet, cardigans are currently hung with the relevant dress or tunic or under gilets, but I have been wondering if (providing there is enough space) I could button them and fold them in the manner of long sleeved tops/t shirts and place them in drawers.

Yes, I wondered about drawers, but was worried about them creasing more than Tshirts as drawers not that deep and they may have to be folded a lot more that the Tshirts. I will try it. Failing that I could maybe use the shelf at bottom of wardrobe if I can get some sort of basket/box or dividers etc.

Toomuchdebt

I've been lurking here a while...I need help with this whole method. I have a very very cluttered house.I also have 5 kids at home and lots of pets and work in the day-ok so only part time but taking kids to school before and picking them up right after and making dinner etc all takes up so much time. I just don't know where to start. I have the book and have only managed to read one chapter. I did start on my clothes and have managed to make some room in the drawers but everything else I'm getting stuck on. I also have jumpers that I can't fit into any of my drawers. I have a mess everywhere. Millions of books,papers,toys... I feel overwhelmed

djjunk

Hi everybody,

I have been following this thread for a while now and I have to confess that it really helped me clearing the small space I live in.

It all started with the video of the folding t-shirt and then I started reading your experience.

I started by clearing and getting rid of a lot of unused stuff, all went in Freecycle and charity shops. I felt great. Then I stored my posessions, mainly one chest of drawer and a walk in cupboard (consisting of a railing).
Then to my surprise my local library has a copy of Marie Kondo's the Life Changing Magic of Tidying, which is quick to read but at times off-putting.
I was a bit disappointed with her writing as she goes on quite a bit and it is only in the last sub-chapters that she tackles the core of our problem:how to gain storage.
However, a lot of her pieces of advice I have applied and they are great. My favourite is that "vertical" saves space and it works. I also liked the advice on bags.

I really enjoy her "philosophy of life" and also love the fact that she does not encourage us to consume or even buy extra storage as we already have what we need.

Anyway, that is a lot of bla bla just to say thank you all for introducing me to Kondo style, as there has been tremendous change in my life. She is right it affects you a lot.

Here are two ideas that might interest some of you, for storing. (I also have used the shoe box as she recommends):

For the bathroom:
http://p8.storage.canalblog.com/84/60/669750/99312651.jpg

A free bag:
https://www.mommypotamus.com/no-sew-t-shirt-tote-bag-tutorial/

(I sew the bottom)