The KonMarie method

somerandom

That's so sad Ivyleaf - I'm sorry for Kittie's loss.

scotnan

So sorry to kittie for her loss. Thoughts and sympathy to her and her family. We never know what's round the corner do we.

I've plodded away, continuing with my good start and have completed 2 bedrooms and the kitchen. I moved all my baking stuff out of all the different cabinets,, threw out all the useless and old stuff that never gets used. I did buy a few storage boxes which now houses all the different flours and sugars and has freed up a lot more space.
So now everything for baking is now just in one large upper cabinet streamlined and I can see everything so much easier now.

When I was tidying out the main bedroom, I was left with 2 small and 1 large empty drawers so I put all the scarfs, gloves and belts in one of the small drawers and used the large one for everything holiday related as this stuff was all over the place and I used to tear my hair out the night before travelling trying to find it all. So now whenever we go on holiday everything apart from clothes and toiletries are in this drawer ie passports, beach towels, swimming gear, money holder, clear plastic toilet bags, travel iron and hairdryer, adapters, scales etc. This should make for nice easy stressfree packing.

Still gotvquite a lot to do but feel so much better knowing that I've made a great start.

well done to everyone who is still clearing out :T

WeeMidgie

So sorry for your loss, kittie. Sending love and support, and I will light a candle for you and yours tonight.

xxx WeeMidgie

System

so sorry to hear of Kittie's loss. Just shows we should always live every day to the full. Another candle will be lit tonight. x

allybee101

So sorry to hear that Kittie, sending much love and best wishes your way. The last month has brought news of several bereavements (including a relative and a friend of my own, both within the space of a week). I hope that the rest of 2015 is kinder to us all.

allybee101

To the Chimp Paradox fans- I also love this book. One of the best concepts I've ever come across- I've been lucky to observe two different deliveries of it which have helped me so much. Still lots to learn from it though.

My copy of the MK book arrived today. I'm meant to be going out in 15 minutes to a choir rehearsal. I am sorely tempted to skive off so I can read the book.:cool:

whitesatin

I bought the book the other day and am working my way through it. I am having really mixed feelings though. I just couldn't face doing my clothes (yet) and, I know it's not the right order but I decided to do my make up, hair products, skin creams etc. first. I collected it from around the house, my handbags, all over the place really. So, I started to go through it and did chuck out a lot of stuff but I have endless things left. People keep buying me that kind of stuff and I am not very good at using body creams etc. Anyway, I went through my make up and put all my useful but not in good condition things in a bag to keep in the downstairs cloakroom as I can't always get into the bathroom when I need to. I put body creams/handcreams together in a bag, endless (expensive shampoos/conditioners/treatments) in another bag but I know I am still keeping too much, more than I will ever need. I know I wasn't supposed to but one thing led to another and I went through my bedside drawers and ended up clearing a lot of stuff from those as well as my Laura Ashley storage boxes so, in the end, everything found a place.

I even chucked out my 60th birthday cards, except the one from my mum, the last she ever sent, 3 years ago.

I am feeling really overwhelmed as just about everything I have (except clothes) is precious to me. I have a "shopping habit" so one good thing was that I just knew there is no point in me going out to buy more bedding/towels/kitchen stuff as I have nowhere to put it without getting rid of some which I don't want to really.

I am going to carry on trying but I don't think I could do everything suggested.

ClootiesMum

Kittie - I'm so sorry to hear - another candle being lit here tonight

maddiemay

So sorry for Kittie's loss, I too will light a candle.

Whitesatin - whilst the book and its principles are great, my feeling is that we should interpret the rules to suit our lifestyles and incomes. I already mentioned that I have a lot of towels, most in good/great condition, I am keeping them all, why would I want to dispose of them and then have to replace them from my limited income in say 18 months time? what I have done is to segregate the ones showing more wear and they will be used exclusively (visitors excepted) until they are past it.

Similarly with clothes, I have a lot of much loved clothes, some things only get worn for special occasions a few times a year, again they stay and will be brought out as necessary, therefore, avoiding that awful trailing around the shops to find something suitable to wear - often stressful and un successful:(

What I am doing bit by bit as I K each category I am trying things on in front a a full length mirror, checking rear view too:eek: :eek:and keeping those things that fit well, look good and give me joy.

GreyQueen

Hi, maddiemay, I am in the same position with various clothes and domestic textiles (towels, teatowels, bedsheets). Presently have more than I need but none of them are new and some are very well-worn. I am concentrating the wear on just a few examples of each category (on two teatowels, for example) and when one gets hopelessly worn out, it goes for ragging, then another comes into service.

We have a family saying It's not eating anything for useful things which are biding their time to come into service. As long as you don't let it go to ridiculous extremes, and have room for what you have, I think it's a reasonable position. I certainly believe that if I were to hiff out my part-worn and slightly-stained teatowels to the chazzer, they'd end up in rag recycling, not being sold on.

Have been relaxing after work, had a friend visit for a natter and am chillaxing now.