The KonMarie method

tommyk

Hello just a quick catch up on peoples progress, which is lovely to read through, very inspiring! Very little progress here today im afraid, though the kondoed parts are still kondoed, work and a night out came between me and my sorting I did a small drawer before work, the hats/scarves/gloves drawer. I have a cardboard box sitting on the landing, that im putting bits in to for the chazzer as I spot them, so bits are getting a little sorted even before i get to that category, it all adds up!!

Frogletina

GreyQueen wrote: »

After work, I visited my pal's shop for a cuppa and a natter, then dropped into a jeweller's where they were restringing some 'pearls' for me. Only £2 to turn a double-strand of 'pearls' which was too small for my throat into a single strand which I can wear.

Would anyone like to hazard a guess at how long it is since these have been worn? We've worked out that not in the last SEVENTY YEARS. They went from Grandma's jewellery box into Mum's jewellery box in 1970 and there they stayed. They're costume jewellery, but old costume jewellery, a nice weight and colour. I'm wearing them now and thoroughly enjoying them. I plan to wear them a lot.

I threw several costume jewellery pearls away just a couple of days ago - some were damaged but some were fine, all needed restringing. I knew I wouldn't be able to do it, but didn't think of jewellers doing it.

However, the pearls were in my mother's old sewing basket, along with some thread for restringing. I decided that if she had thought they were not worth doing, then why would I do try to do them. And my mother was quite proficient at making and mending things. Wondering now if I made the right decision, but it's done now.

She used to make soft furnishings for a living and I found a folder of hers with designs, and measurements and photos which she obviously used in her work. I decided to thank it and let it go. I would never have referred to it - I didn't inherit her flair for sewing. I can mend things and do simple things like hemming so have kept her sewing basket having removed some things that I don't think I'd ever use. Amongst other things there is a big button box, a huge box of pins, loads of threads and about 6 thimbles. It will need another sort out in the future - sorry MK, I'm not ready to let it all go yet.

frogletina

scotnan

Sat up till almost 2.30 this morning reading half this thread then read the rest of it today. Ordered the book from the library but there's 7 in front of me so i thought well I've read enough on here to get started while I wait for the book so thought I'd start with my undies drawer. Emptied it all out, purged and then rolled what was left and put it back in.

Went downstairs and remembered that yesterday's washing should be dry and laid out a towel on the table and rolled all the knickers into neat piles. Got carried away and did everyone's but OH came home before I got a chance to put it all away.

He gave me a funny look then asked why everybody's pants were all rolled up on the dining table and I told him that we were going to do everything commando from now on. He looked at me as if I'd gone mad and said - you do what you like but I'm going to continue wearing pants thanks! I'd meant kondo :rotfl: but got a bit flustered when I saw him staring cos I know he doesn't like change.

Anyway once he got over the shock and I explained it properly he just said I suppose this means you'll want me to have a clear out then. I've told him that I'll do my stuff first and he can join in too if he wants.

I'll let you kniw how it goes

GreyQueen

Morning all.

Frogletina, I only had the idea of asking this jeweller (a small independant firm specialising in arty semi-precious stuff) because a woman I know had a real strand of pearls re-strung by them, on silk with the proper knots between the pearls, for only £6. I knew these faux pearl necklaces belonging to my late Grandma existed, because I'd played with Mum's jewellery box as a child. But neither she nor I could fit into them, so I thought they'd just sit there indefinately, until the idea of re-stringing came into it.

They didn't want to do the second necklace because it's full of tiny pearls, with only a few proper size and medium ones, so it'd take a long time to do and probably wouldn't look right when done, unlike the 5-10 mins it would have taken to restring the other strand where they're all the same size. I've no idea how easy it will be to do or whether I will need to buy beading needles (£1.40 for pack of 4, I checked) but I'll give it a go.

Lovely to welcome new Konverts to the thread. D'you think librarians across the land are scratching their head about all the reservations and enquiries for this little book? It amuses me to think so.

Have plans for after work today which will preclude any Kondo-ing but I will be sure to get the recycling out at some point today and leave the kitchen ship-shape. Was a bit naughty last night and didn't do the dishes.:o

jinny

Morning all

SCOTNAN
that's so funny. I can just imagine the look on his face when you said
"We are all going commando":rotfl:

GREYQUEEN
I saw this link on how to string pearls
She said you could use nylon thread instead of silk
The naff music in the background is a bit annoying though.

http://youtu.be/dYEuFKB2SH0

jinny

POLLYS
love your quote:
'Everyday should be treated as special'
So true.

Even today when it's grocery shopping yuk
But I have to remember there's people in the world going without today
So who am I to complain
Have a lovely day everyone whatever you are doing
Stay safe x

Kiwisaver_2

scotnan wrote: »

He gave me a funny look then asked why everybody's pants were all rolled up on the dining table and I told him that we were going to do everything commando from now on. He looked at me as if I'd gone mad and said - you do what you like but I'm going to continue wearing pants thanks!

You only get to throw away all the underwear when you make it to the level of Grand Master Extreme-Kondo. :T

I cleared a drawer full of holiday clothes and short shorts that haven't seen the light of day for a number of years and filled another bag for the clothing bank.

I love reading all of the life changing stories; it is funny how this Kondo malarkey seems to give us the clarity of mind to see and fix up all those things that we've been living with for ages that are just plain wrong or make no sense.

VJsmum

Morning

I am snowed under with marking and just can't do the Kondo ing that I should like to. We have decided (in consultation with DD and Ds) that we will swap the kids bedrooms over. dD has a much bigger room that now stands empty for most of the year as she is at Uni. But, my goodness there is some carp in it so it is going to take a while. When the marking marathon is out of the way I am going in.

A reward for my marking endeavours today will be to clear out a basket of paperwork in my kitchen. This does not bring me joy, I think it can go.

jinny

VJM

don't forget to reward yourself too

I think we should all resolve to reward ourselves after a bout of Kondoing.
I'm off grocery shopping soon and will have a bag for chazzer to drop off.

When I come back I'm going to pull out all of the cd and dvd drawer
I can dump mine but sons have classics
The godfather ect fair dos
But for goodness sake they usually download them from netflix ect??

Then my treat for today will be
A bubble bath.....in peace!
Hot pot is already in the slow cooker
So 'they' can help themselves tonight.
Mammas having Me time.

I think any Kondoing however small should be rewarded
What's your reward?

Craftyscholar

GreyQueen wrote: »

I'm quite amazing myself at some of the things I am able to let go. The low-hanging fruit of the decluttering tree went a long time ago, and what was left was stuff which I had anxiety issues about parting with, so it's a step-change for me to be relaxed about this.

Loving it that KM's book is doing so well. I still think she is as mad as a box of frogs about some things, but she's engagingly right so much and she's hitting the spot for a lot of people far beyind Japan. Good for her!

I realised that, while I had done the 'what can I part with' rather than 'what do I want to keep' many times in the past, my real issue was that I had always ground to a halt with the personal stuff from the past.
Old records of employment, old, out of date, family stuff etc.

Definitely all tied up with identity, proof I was there so proof I exist or some daft idea like that (you know, the sort of daft idea you only admit somewhere like this).

I really need to get my head round her explanation
"By handling each sentimental item and deciding what to discard, you process your past. If you just stow these things away in a drawer or box... your past will become a weight that holds you back and keeps you from living in the here and now."
""It is not our memories but the person we have become because of those past experiences that we should treasure."
"The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past."