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The KonMarie method
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”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
- Elizabeth Taylor0 -
Im going to tackle my teeshirts drawers today and shoes - was wondering if anyone had any good tips or links to the folding techniques - I listened to the posted audio and it didn't go too much into this - I would really love to try that on the side folding thing !!!PollyWollyDoodle wrote: »I'm very envious of the poster above who only has a carrier-bag full. I'm waiting till I've honed my skills a bit more on clothes and books.0
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How To Organize Household Paperwork: https://youtu.be/kLIMIZrECDo
I use this ladies method for paperwork
I posted a simplified method today on the thread
for passports birth certs ect they are filed in individual family members ring binders
I put them in zipped ring binder plastick pockets so they dont fall out.
Its been the best method so far for me.
For reciepts... I clip them together for the month with a bulldog clip and keep them in the 'intray' basket beside the front door. I got that from somebody on here. GQ I think. Its handy to tot up what youve spent that week I then file reciepts I want to keep long term
In the current year household ring binder.
my son was looking for his mountain bike receipt and warranty yesterday for its service. I just pointed to his personal file no more treasure hunts or paper chases.”Pour yourself a drink, (tea for me now)
Put on some lipstick
and pull yourself together”
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Hi Picklepot, but it can feel very daunting at first, and scary and upsetting.
Thank you grey queen. That's exactly it. I have tried so many different reorganising, declutter books and forums that I am exhausted with it. Then I tried to poke my head above the rim of my mental rut and volunteered and signed up for the course and now its seems overwhelming0 -
So, Picklepot, start kondoing your house: as you make progress, you will find your mindset changing too. This may bring you surprisingly joyful decisions, at the cross-roads!
Thank you I queen. Well the strangest thing happened. Whilst I was reading the thread over the past few weeks I thought ''oh well let see what happens'' . I have tried and failed so many systems in the past, so I folded my clothes and put them back in the drawers.. a month later the folding has remained neat and orderly and I keep taking a sneaky peek to marvel at how 'the messy' I am could still have such neat drawers. Then although its a bit back to front this morning I looked at all the clothes and though ''well hardly any bring me joy'' I hate clothes shopping mainly because its so difficult to get things to fit me. So I have started plucking from the neatly folded garments the most joyless out and they will be bagged and in the car for the CS shortly.0 -
Im going to tackle my teeshirts drawers today and shoes - was wondering if anyone had any good tips or links to the folding techniques - I listened to the posted audio and it didn't go too much into this - I would really love to try that on the side folding thing !!!
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My t-shirt drawer is my proudest achievement in kondoing. It's so pretty to look at! I fold each t-shirt in half so the sleeves meet on one side. Tuck the sleeves in to make a perfect rectangle. Fold the rectangle in half to make a shorter rectangle, then fold that in three. They all stand up on their open end.
Hope that helpsLBM = 07/09/13 Debt = £13339 (100% cleared)
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Savedosh -yes, it was your reference to 'I only have a bag of papers' - I think I have a room full! I am not going to follow MK to the letter, I know that some things need to be kept for longer than she says - but I am determined to get it down to something manageable. Jinny's link above is very helpful although I'm not convinced I can do this, I'm going to have a go tomorrow at tackling papers. It's not just my stuff, I'm involved with a local charitable organisation and I seem to have ended up with a lot of random paperwork that probably doesn't need to be kept.
Picklepot - I have only begun doing this a couple of weeks ago, and have a long way to go. As well as finding that things stay tidy, I am feeling much calmer generally - I think this could have a lot of knock-on effects for other areas of life. It's early days though.Life is mainly froth and bubble: two things stand like stone. Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in your own.0 -
My t-shirt drawer is my proudest achievement in kondoing. It's so pretty to look at! I fold each t-shirt in half so the sleeves meet on one side. Tuck the sleeves in to make a perfect rectangle. Fold the rectangle in half to make a shorter rectangle, then fold that in three. They all stand up on their open end.
Hope that helps0 -
http://jershaanddup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/konmari-checklist1.pdf
thought you ladies might find this useful
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I have just worked through all my towels. All are rolled and on a shelf bar the discards. Yay. Think the bed linen will wait for Easter week.Mortgage at 01.01.14 £119,481.83:eek: today £0 Emergency fund £5.5/5.5k & £200/200 cash.:jWeight 24/02/19 14st 7lb now 12st determined to stop defining myself by my mistakes. Progress not perfection.:T100%through my 1% mortgage challenge. 100% through my pb challenge.0
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