The KonMarie method

iQueen

mavvymoo wrote: »

Woo ! iQueen I have also been thinking about this poem a lot and couldnt remember all the words.So today had this real overwelming feeling it was so strong it was strange.When I read it decided this should be our mantra or as you have put it mission statement:)

A Woo ! moment for sure I feel :):)

Mav x

:rotfl:I was in two minds to call it the Kult Mantra - are we twins? :rotfl:

cpt574 wrote: »

Bun I would advise the same with amazon trade in, the values can go up and down by massive amounts from one day to the next, if you like what you see commit straightaway!

Thanks for this advice.

I noticed a while ago that this is how a lot of online retailers work, too. I bought a necessity just before Christmas - £7.50. After it arrived the price was £5.49, so I nearly bought another! :eek: Then it went up again.

I think it is an automated system that operates on demand levels - high demand = higher price; lower demand and the price decreases.

Sometimes prices change while we are browsing! Certainly made me even less keen to buy anything! I'm not going to be knowingly manipulated by a blooming machine! :mad:

drusilla

Well the young man who needed stuff on freecycle has just been. Walked for an hour to get the stuff. Glad that the things could be used by someone else. They won't be Komono in his new place because he hasn't got anything.

I remember the days when I was just starting out and was grateful for the things that people could share. I know that I am very lucky to have the things in my life that I want as well as those I need.

Today has been one of those that has made a lot of us think about ourselves and other people.

Keep it up you lovely Kultists. Youmake me joyful to be one of you.

MMF007

mavvymoo wrote: »

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

Mav and iQueen, i love this poem and today of all days brought it home to me. I sometimes help one of my neighbours who is 88y.o, taking her shopping etc. I went to pick her up today and she asked me to take her to a favourite beauty spot instead. She wanted to remember her son who died suddenly 2 years ago. As we drove there she told me about the lovely times they had walking in the area and when we got out of the car she pointed out all the beauty, the colour of the new leaves, the bluebells etc. I think she is amazing, despite her deep sorrow she STILL sees the loveliness and is grateful that she can savour it. Needless to say there were a few tears (has everyone had an emotional day?) but do you know what? We both saw the beauty and it sparked joy.

Perhaps i have digressed from Kondoing but the more joy we can have, even with simple things and even in difficult circumstances, the stronger we'll all be.:A

Blue_Doggy

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

Hi all

Today was planned as a day off so I have been out with DS. I woke up in a panic last night dreaming about Auntie and her tea set!!! I had all these thoughts about what if I am doing the wrong thing getting rid of all this stuff? What if I regret it? Its weird because up until now I have been very determined.

I am struggling with the guilt. I feel guilty giving away/selling things that were given to me. I feel guilty that I wasted money on things that I never wear or use. I know MK says to just let it go but I am not finding it easy!

Anyhow, I must keep going. This is going to be a slow week as the kids are off and I have a lot of work to do. I have plans to do a car boot sale on the 7th June so I am praying for fine weather.

YorkshireLass I just wanted to send you a big hug - I've been bugged by the guilt and know what you are feeling. It was really bad with things which were given me a while ago by people who were not well off, at a time when "£1 was £1" and took some earning.

I found that the MK way of looking at things, accepting that the giving was part of their reason, and thanking the giver and the things themselves (however woo, weird, odd or fey it may seem) actually helped me to let them go (and this is also important) to make someone else happy.

Don't feel guilty - the things came into your life as part of your relationship with the giver, they were the messengers of, if not love, then of regard; you have cared for them and now they have to move on taking your blessing with them. Most things actually you'll find you won't miss, and will possibly even forget you ever owned.

One or two things may be impossible to get rid of just yet, this may be because their work with you is not complete, even if they live in tissue paper in a box for another while until they are ready to go and you are ready to let them go. An example: my late Mum had an antique table she was very fond of, surplus to my needs (and a bit battered over the years truth to tell!) but because it was special to her, I kept it. Gradually I have thought of new places for it (it's too heavy to move around physically), and it is now ready to leave and I am ready to let it go.

Anyway, HTH. Good luck with the boot sale.

YORKSHIRELASS

Oh I love that poem, going to type it out and put it on the wall near my desk. "If" by Rudyard Kipling is also a real favourite of mine, I remember reading this to my son.

I feel like I have shaken off the guilt and seen things with a new light. I was holding an animal book today that my son was given as a baby and thought, its just an object, paper and words. Why do I need to keep it stuffed in the back of a cupboard? I can remember him sitting on my knee making elephant noises - the book doesnt spark joy, the memories do, and I have those in my heart.

26 books have gone to the charity shop. 3 bags of paper for the recycling including some magazines.

I have another pile of books that I need OH to go through. I am making progress.

bunbun2

Thanks cpt and Molly . The books are now sorted into ones to sell and ones to donate. I can't believe how many there are and this is round 2:eek:

I tried to get ds2 to sort through his books. His reply was I think I want more keep them all, including ones he has outgrown - and I thought I was a hoarder:)

Jellybaby

DS1 home from uni......with five years worth of stuff.:eek::eek:......need to go lie down in a dark room!!

mrssnowy_2

MMF007 wrote: »

mavvymoo wrote: »

What t. Needless to say there were a few tears (has everyone had an emotional day?) but do you know what? We both saw the beauty and it sparked joy.

Perhaps i have digressed from Kondoing but the more joy we can have, even with simple things and even in difficult circumstances, the stronger we'll all be.:A

It has been an emotional day.
I was with my father as he was dying several years ago and he quoted poetry to me,I never told anyone and What is this life was one of them.
DH died a year ago yesterday.
My mother is quite poorly in hospital and the outlook is bleak.
DD2 has rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed 18 months ago.
Now DD1 has been diagnosed with MS.
Usually I am strong -not tonight,crying gives me a headache,even the beautiful red sky didn't help tonight.
Tomorrow may be better,thank you all for being there.

Jellybaby

Mrssnowy I feel your pain, some of it I understand completely as I too am on that journey. No words will make things right but please accept big hugs tonight and for tomorrow x

greentiger

mrssnowy, sending you hugs. I don't know what else to say.