The KonMarie method

DawnW

Judi wrote: »

Personally i would rather suffer with dry skin than wear body lotion that i dont like the smell of.... in fact i threw out another bottle of body lotion away yesterday that i hated the smell of. Good job i dont suffer with any medical issues though as i'd be seriously challenged.

Clothes, ive done it before, wore clothes i'm not keen after awhile i start to feel frumpy and it drags me down. Personally i'd rather wear the same things over and over again than wear something i dont like.

It depends on how much you care about these things - with products, unless they were really horrid, I would simply use them up and not buy that kind again. It wouldn't bother me much. Plus, I try to be green and find wasting things and just chucking them away really problematic. I have almost finished a bottle of shampoo that I don't like - I will finish it (it works fine to clean my hair, after all), but will not buy that brand again. I certainly wouldn't want to put up with dry skin rather than use a moisturiser that wasn't my favourite, (not at my age!) :eek: But I don't tend to have huge stashes of things to start with, and concede that I may feel differently if I did

With clothes, most of us have too many, some that do not fit etc. I have no problem selling or donating these. I guess if you only have clothes that you don't like much and no others, but can't afford to replace them, even from ebay or charity shops, then you would just have to put up with them until you had the money to do something about it. Or try to customise them so that you liked them better - someone above mentioned dyeing, which would work if it were just the colour that was disliked.

iQueen

mavvymoo wrote: »

Talking books as everyone is at the moment

I checked how many I have got after kondoing and its 3

1,The time waster letters -By Robin Cooper (if you want a laugh this book is it ):D
2, On Chesil Beach -Ian McEwan ( short but a got to read and keep book for me)
3, The Bible - Marie Kondo :rotfl:
Thats it:o DH has a couple of cookery books (I have none) just how I like it


I read a lot but donate as soon as I have read it or if I think anyone would like it I donate to them to pass on when they have read it.

I have a kindle as well but do like a proper paper book

Has anyone got less than me ? Or am I just a weirdo ! I also dont have any DVDs or a DVD player as I am not a film fan really.:eek:

No CDs either and the CD player has been kondo'd :rotfl:

Mav x

Masses of posts to catch up on... everything above this one of mav's!

iTwin, you and I should have ended up with the same parents, it's so WOOOOOO how alike we are (except for the speedy kondoing you did!) And yes, you are a weirdo, but one I'd like to emulate, bookwise!

I still have hundreds of books to kondo, but only 2-3 that I would rush back into the burning house to save, after I've rescued my spinning wheel!

I have about 50 CDs that I never listen too... I used to listen to banging Drum n Bass or Trance in the car, but the radio/player is dead (hmm, might get it fixed, now I'm saving so much cig money!) Will definitely weed some out, and try listening to the remaining ones to see how they fit my new happy personality. Incidentally, they were bought, because 'everyone had CDs'! Why? I rarely, listen to my tapes either! And I have a small pile of vinyl, in the Room of Doom - probably warped, and nothing to play them on anyway!:rotfl:

I have about 6 DVDs that were given to me, which I may watch on my laptop, before donating them. I'm not into films either, prefer books and imagining my own scenarios.

Just kondoed some branches from my holly tree, that were hanging too low over the pavement, and some brambles that have grown over my front path, since I cleared it last week! :eek: The postman's started carrying his machete again! :rotfl:

On mavvying nuisance calls: a couple of years ago a chap published a book based on how he had 'scammed' one of those people who try to defraud people via emails. He kept up the correspondence for months, until the scammer got thoroughly annoyed and finally gave up! Brilliant!

mav, if you fix a recording device to your phone, you could put some of the stories together and publish a book too! (I will expect 5%! :rotfl:)

Back to reading the posts! :coffee:

bossymoo

Oh dear. I'm not doing too good with my toilettries. I've slung any that are too old, and some hair stuff with silicones (trying to go sulphate and silicone free) and some empty bottles (haha sounds bonkers but they were small and I was saving them for travelling, but I don't need that many!) but I don't want to get rid of the rest... I will however organise things so I can see them, and will therefore use them. Or I'll revisit In a couple of months and sling 'em

StressedSteph

Thanks for all the help and advice from my earlier thread.

I successfully Kondo'd my books today, all the magazines went into the recycling, along with a few old cookbooks that i have NEVER used a recipe from before. I still have a full bookshelf but alot of the books are instructional books about rearing farm animals, and other associated reference books which i do refer to fairly regularly.

Bookshelf looks amazingly organised and tidy now :T.

One thing I wondered is, do you need to work your way through the book in order? Does it matter?.

I haven't yet kondo'd the childrens clothes and i ended up working through a unit in the lounge that has 32 small drawers today, clearing out all the useless screws, batteries etc etc that have sat in there for years. i guess this is Komono, so I seem to be flitting all over the place .

I now have the urge to Kondo my tupperware cupboard but feeling guilty for not having some structure to my clearing.

Should I maybe take a step back and slowly work through the book?

xx

Ps. Hi Maddiemay :wave:

iQueen

GreyQueen wrote: »

Silly moment; where to Kondo-ites go for their holibobs?

The K(l)ond yke, of course.:rotfl:

Sorry.

I've achieved a major ambition... I live in a beautiful, slow, safe place, so I don't need to escape on holiday, ever. Only this morning, I was mentally thanking fate for dumping me here, as I drove through summer lanes to the PO - pure Joy! :dance:

StressedSteph wrote: »

Afternoon all,

I hope you don't mind me joining in. I am half way through the book and naughtily I have already Kondo'd mine and hubby's clothes. Welkome to the Kult! :coffee:


The question I wanted to ask is this:-

How do I balance sticking firmly to the Kondo method but also being mindful that I am stony broke and cannot afford to throw out non joy sparking clothes or toiletries because I am having to "make do" while I am on my journey to becoming debt free.

I have quite a few bottles of moisturisers and body washes that have been past gifts and I do eventually start using them, to save me having to buy my chosen brand in a bid to save money. Good move, but...

Am I compromising the Kondo method too much by holding on to old jeans I hate but HAVE to wear because I cannot afford some new joy sparking jeans, and having to use a horrible smelling moisturiser because I have it and if I use it, it will save me having to spend any money on my favourite brand. I'm in the same boat, with clothes, so I'm doing what we had to do in the 1950s - wear what I've got until I can afford to replace with either better quality or CS that I love.

I would never wear a anything, perfume-wise, that I didn't like the smell of. It would really make me feel carp, and 'not me', more that unloved clothes!


I am finding it tricky to throw certain items out as sometimes "something is better than nothing". Sad, but true. Me too, for the time-being. I have relegated these things to slobbing round the house, where possible, but make myself feel joyful by tarting up with jewellery and my 'second-best' perfume, so I can still feel joyful.


Has anyone else here Kondo'd whilst they are fighting to become debt free? and what are you thoughts.

As has been said, using dye (washing-machine), windfall money from sold clothes, and imagination can make the old things more happliy wearable?


thanks all. xx

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Question, newspapers with front pages about twin towers, queen mums funeral etc do they go in recycling or do you think the CS will be able to use them? Question 2 why on earth did I save them?

I bought every newspaper for several days following Princess Diana's death (in the Room of Doom!) - they may sell on eBay?

GreyQueen

Evening all and hello to StressedSteph.

Re the unjoyful bodywashes and moisturisers, I discovered something years ago; if I don't use bodywashes I don't need moisturisers. Plain soap doesn't strip your skin of its natural oils. The only place I use a moisturising product is on my hands at bedtime. Mightn't be everyone's solution but it works for me. HTH.

I do know the feeling of not being able to discard unloved things because you literally don't have the money to replace them. It isn't ideal but it isn't the end of the world, either, it's what we might call a first world problem.

Keep what you must, keep it clean, ironed and mended and fold/ hang it neatly, and tell yourself that you are getting out from under debt and that's an important commitment. You can also keep an eye open for the odd joyful thing secondhand, to give a bit of a lift. All my favourite clothes cost 50p, I conclude, looking at my clothing inventory.

Convo with lovely hoarder Mum this evening. She admits to feeling 'oppressed with Stuff' and wanting to declutter. Dad (in the background) was good-naturedly quipping that he's felt oppressed with Stuff for years...... Anyway, she came down to discussing some specifics, and was ruminating on a very battered oval enamelled casserole dish she has (35 years old, easily), but the smaller oval unused casserole dish (purchased 2nd hand from bootsale and stored against future need) is a bit too small.

I have a very good condition but otherwise identical large casserole dish which was abandoned, totally unused, by the bins at a bootsale years ago, so I snaffled it for free. I don't use it nearly as much as she uses hers and, as a singleton household, it's a teeny bit too big. I'd thought about offering it to her before, but hadn't mentioned it, and this seemed the opportune moment.

When next we get together, at their end or mine, I'll swap my blue casserole dish for her white casserole dish, then her battered blue casserole can be binned and cupboard space is freed up at her end.

On closer examination, the tea-damaged ex-library book was just too nasty to donate, so I have chucked it in the recycling bin. Civilisation won't end (I hope). I also opened a letter as soon as I got in, before even putting it down for later, discarded the envelope and an explanation leaflet into recycling and filed the statement.

I have also managed to upscale myself from being a Zimbabwean dollar millionnairess to being a billionnairess. My pal who keeps a curio shop sometimes gets these in and I wanted the 10 bil banknote a couple of years ago but settled for the 500 mil one, as he didn't have the other one. But I was never really happy with it and when I saw he'd got a 10 mil one, I asked if I could have it and we did a straight swop (these things cost £2 each and I have it in a 50p chazzer frame). Am much more satisfied with the 10 bil note.

iQueen

StressedSteph wrote: »

Thanks for all the help and advice from my earlier thread. Welkome, Steph! :coffee:

I successfully Kondo'd my books today, all the magazines went into the recycling, along with a few old cookbooks that i have NEVER used a recipe from before. I still have a full bookshelf but alot of the books are instructional books about rearing farm animals, and other associated reference books which i do refer to fairly regularly.

Bookshelf looks amazingly organised and tidy now :T.

One thing I wondered is, do you need to work your way through the book in order? Does it matter?.

I haven't yet kondo'd the childrens clothes and i ended up working through a unit in the lounge that has 32 small drawers today, clearing out all the useless screws, batteries etc etc that have sat in there for years. i guess this is Komono, so I seem to be flitting all over the place .

I now have the urge to Kondo my tupperware cupboard but feeling guilty for not having some structure to my clearing.

Should I maybe take a step back and slowly work through the book?

xx

Ps. Hi Maddiemay :wave:

Working strictly through the book will certainly help to progressively change your mindset and strengthen motivation.

However, most of us have found ourselves straying to sub-categories that suddenly become intolerable, overnight! :rotfl:

This still works, provided we return to the MK Order asap, afterwards. The objective is to kondo our homes, and as long as we allow the woo to work, and follow the plan without straying too far, or too often, from it, we will succeed.

On the 3 kondo threads that I have followed (this is my main one and favourite for constant inspiration), I have yet to see anyone who decides to go completely 'off piste', succeed.

mavvymoo

Hi kondoites

A difficult one on the unjoyful things you cant afford to replace. Can you not get rid of the things you hate the most and spend a couple of £s at carboot charity shops or jumble sales. All my clothes bar none are all second hand. Then you can put a cheapy new top with the unjoyful jeans and it just may work for you. I have some lovely jeans and none cost me more than £3.95 :rotfl:You would be amazed at what you can find for pennies
When I had loads of debt I started buying second hand then and now I can buy new things if I wanted but wouldnt ever even dream of it :eek:

I picked up the most beautiful Michael korrs leather jacket from a bootsale for £1 (on the website for £600+ ) That jacket would make wearing a binbag look stylish and fab !

So if you can pick up a few bits for a couple of quid it would be so worth it to be able to wear your things without hating them

Right on to body creams etc.I have been known in my skint days to mix them so one you dont like mix in a bit of what you do like Makes it go much futher and you can put up with it and use it till its gone.
I still have too much of these type products as I used to do what most of us do.Oh its on offer and so cheap I will buy 10 as there might be a shortage and the price might rocket :rotfl:So I am working down these at the moment and still get a thrill when I use something up and can get rid of the bottle :rotfl:

So use it up and dont restock until you need to !!! Saying this out loud to myself as I am still tempted at times

iTwin Yes no worries if I do 5% is yours. With the Mavvy telesales calls:D ( The time waster letters book is on this wave length as well must be my odd sense of humour )With books its a strange one as in my eyes if you ever must read it again you can just get it But the 3 I have got I know I can get them again but I dont want too I want mine :rotfl:Which is a bit odd for me :undecided

I rescue ex-batts (hens) I have had loads over the years and those girls make the most of every bit of the day.They are first up and out of the house and last to bed every night and during the day they never ever stop digging eating dustbathing and running around chasing flies and eating bugs digging up all your plants (if they get a chance). Coming in the house if the baby gate is not shut,Hiding under the table so you cant catch them and causing mayhem as long as they are out but bringing joy to everyone they meet as they are having so much joy themselves ;)My pure breed girls never ever do this

So what I am saying is we should all take a bit of a leaf out of these girls life.They are now free and enjoying every second of every day. We are freeing ourselves bit by bit with this way of life so lets damn well make the most of it

JOY TO ONE AND ALL ( and please dont buy caged hens:( eggs if you can afford not too )


Mav x

mrs-moneypenny

Mavvy love the description of your lovely chooks, free range eggs here, I'd sooner do without than buy caged ones.

Sorted and begged the contents of the landing, full black bag of carp, full recycling bag of paper and card and two bags of stuff for the CS. The news papers can go to them, if they decide not to sell them they can use them to wrap ornaments etc.
Finished another ball of wool last night while. Watching a DVD that will be kondoed to my mum, I'm now reading a book while listening to the radio.

mavvymoo

iTwin wooo Snap !!!!I've achieved a major ambition... I live in a beautiful, slow, safe place, so I don't need to escape on holiday, ever. Only this morning, I was mentally thanking fate for dumping me here, as I drove through summer lanes to the PO - pure Joy! :dance:

I havent been on holiday for 9 years :eek: But the world and his wife come on holiday to where I live :rotfl:

WOOOOOOO on The Princess Diana newspapers etc.I was looking at these today :eek: Not mine you understand as I dont keep stuff like that :rotfl:But Dads he said Mum must have saved them. He then said that my uncle had them and about 3 others that had saved these so with you I know 5 people that have these so think they would be pretty common for people to have kept So not as strange as I thought my iTwin

Forgot to add the chooks also drink my cup of tea if I leave it on the garden table for 10 seconds.They have their beady eye on everything and never miss a trick

Mav x