The KonMarie method

Aaleigha

Good morning everyone
I am reading this from the beginning and on page 90
I have ordered the book but am so enthused I started with my drawers this morning out came all the panties that were languishing at the back of the drawer - tried one pair of each design on and they were uncomfortable - no wonder they were relegated - most likely saved 'just in case

can you all please tell me what the expected fold is I have folded the crutch to the elastic then folded the sides to the middle - these (now stood on the narrow end) fit to the full height of the drawer - and take up no space at all - before I had one of those honey comb sorters in and the panties were spilling out now they take up abour 1/4 the same space

the reason for my declutter is because I have been hoarding stuff - when my father died the rest of the family snatched everything and mother changed her will in favour of my two siblings - so I hoarded what I did have and could not let anything go BUT its time for change I am hoping the white noise its all creating will vanish and that will mean less stress with less effect on my bipolar -
its really great to see how enthusiastic you all are very very motivating

Hazel x (back to page 90)

tooties

Good Morning konverts,

The only kondoing i managed yesterday was kondoing the hems on 4 pairs of my jeans.

Sorry will try much harder today.

I have discovered something very scary whilst reading the thread..............I think i am a 1950's housewife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG i think i need to make a few changes
Jinny, now i am no longer surprised that my time spent on the sewing machine yields errors,curses, and loads of unpicking. Will have to put on my best dress, do the dishes, make beds, put on my make up etc and tell myself i can do this and do it well. Maybe then my sewing skills will improve.

Enjoy your Sunday everyone,

regards

Brambleberry

Good morning to all the Konverts out there!

Just popping out of lurkdom to say thanks to jinny for the sewing quote.

On first reading it does seem a little much, but there is something in the spirit of the suggestion that rings true and I appreciate the concept of enjoying (insert task here, lipstick optional) as you should, without small, easily resolved niggles in the background.

Will try to keep this in mind as I sit down to my marking later today...

grunnie

jinny wrote: »

This is another hoot taken from a 1949
Singer sewing machine manual.


"Prepare yourself mentally for sewing. Think about what you are are going to do...never approach sewing with a sigh or lackadaisically. Good results are difficult when indifference predominates. Never try to sew with a sink full of dirty dishes or beds unmade. When there are urgent housekeeping chores, do these first so your mind is free to enjoy your sewing...When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Put on a clean dress. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing machine to dust your fingers at intervals. Have your hair in order, powder and lipstick put on...If you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband will come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you should."

OMG that is my mother and she got married in 1949. That's is where I am going wrong I should wear lipstick when I am sewing:T

soon2bjobless

Another report on a now Knodo'ed house....

Its keeping clean and tidy - I can find things straighaway - as soon as I come in from work everything is put back in its place.

After acquiring a new linen cupboard and sorting out it all and folding I did something really amazing...I ironed my pillow cases so they looked good in the cupboard! Anyone who knows me knows I dont iron so really this was a first! lol

It is quietly rubbing off on oh and dd - I took the towels out of the bathroom (except for hand towels which are folded beautifully on a shelf) and put them in said cupboard - before I had a never ending battle with towels as the gruesome twosome would get a clean towel out, bath and drape it over another one. I ended up with 4 or 5 towels that I didnt know if had only been used once and ended up washing much more than I needed. Now - its too much effort for the lazy so-and-so's to get a clean towel so they just use the one in the bathroom!!! So much less washing lol

I do freely admit that a lot of the clutter and chaos was down to me but its a lovely calm house now....

Wooftastic

I've been reading this for a few weeks and really enjoyed hearing all of your stories. I'm not a hugely untidy person or a harder but I lack the time and motivation to de clutter so often I tidy things away rather than soft them out if that makes sense.

I need to order the book but I haven't got round to it yet but last night I folded my spare carrier bags and binned the excess that I don't need.

I feel I've made a start - a small one but its a start! Today will be spent giving the house a good scrub ready for the kondoing to begin!!

whitesatin

From 1953, a selection of suggested Christmas gifts.

Give someone who lives alone, an Abyssinian kitten, together with detailed instructions for feeding and care.

Give a hostess a collection of frivolous aprons in organdie, taffeta or tulle. Or a pile of guest towels in different colours.

Give a busy man six free car washes at local garage.

For a teenage girl, six pairs of jersey gloves, each pair a different colour. She may love a sophisticated nylon bed-jacket or a shortie nightdress in red flannel.

Teenage boy, driving lessons at a good school or a course of ballroom dancing lessons.

For a housewife, apicture for her kitchen wall or a set of colour matching kitchen utensils. If she has no help, pay for a weekly char for six months (you can deposit the money with a domestic help agency).

For a young married couple, sheet or towel sets in the brightest colours you can find. Or give them a large witchball to hang in the drawing room window.

Give a whole family an old door knocker or give them a huge box of Cox's Orange Pippins.


There are plenty more suggestions but I haven't got the time to type them out, I need to go out to lunch with my friends so that my weekly char can come in and "do" for me. (Joke by the way).

whitesatin

Sorry that post was a bit off topic but I just remembered it when I read the other 1950s stuff.

If I had one of those chars, I might not have to spend all my time tidying. I wonder if anyone I know might oblige next Christmas, lol.

System

tooties wrote: »

I have discovered something very scary whilst reading the thread..............I think i am a 1950's housewife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad someone fessed up cause I'm a bit of a 1950s housewife too. Anyone care to admit to wearing perfume in bed?

Not that he notices mind.:o

115K

jinny wrote: »

This is another hoot taken from a 1949
Singer sewing machine manual.


"Prepare yourself mentally for sewing. Think about what you are are going to do...never approach sewing with a sigh or lackadaisically. Good results are difficult when indifference predominates. Never try to sew with a sink full of dirty dishes or beds unmade. When there are urgent housekeeping chores, do these first so your mind is free to enjoy your sewing...When you sew, make yourself as attractive as possible. Put on a clean dress. Keep a little bag full of French chalk near your sewing machine to dust your fingers at intervals. Have your hair in order, powder and lipstick put on...If you are constantly fearful that a visitor will drop in or your husband will come home and you will not look neatly put together, you will not enjoy your sewing as you should."

:rotfl: Hilarious.