The KonMarie method

elaine12022

I am a recent Konvert! Found a link to the free audiobook on Youtube through another site and oh my goodness, have managed to do such a lot of sorting in a short space of time! What intrigued me and made me want to learn more was seeing pictures of folded clothes! So when I got to the audio bit of that had a go with one of my drawers and hey presto! I was hooked. My drawers may not be perfect but I love the fact I can see what I have and it's so much neater, and it's actually made it easier to discard items along the way. I have sorted a heck of a lot of papers because I am looking for one particular piece of paper that of course I can't find, bought a new shredder the other day so have shredded some and just taken a bag of shreddings to a family cross the road in case it's useful for their pets. Strangely enough, I have started thinking of my socks now being happier especially when I match odd ones up! :j

I need to go through some more papers this weekend but am so tired but I'm also constantly looking for things to kondo! (I haven't done anything like the order of things she says but if I tried to do everything in one go, it would be a disaster, I would never have the energy to finish!)

This is the link to the audiobook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BFwZ0aWjKM

Susan1962

Oooh, I've missed this! RL has been a bit of a git recently but on my way home from work yesterday I popped into the library and there she was - only two previous readers - MK in all her glory! Made a start on it and then woke up determined this morning, so ...

Have put out a large bookcase/storage thing I no longer liked and replaced it with a large sturdy wooden bookcase that cost me £1.00 (very MSE). I transferred most of my DVDs (already Kondoed) and still found four to sell. Plus the books from the previous bookcase. The room looks lighter and airier already. Then I went through the wee baskets under the coffee table - you know the kind, with letters and leaflets and old pens? Gone. Finally I filled a large donation bag with clothes and an old clock which had been a gift I'd hated - now someone else can enjoy it.

Looking forward to getting some momentum back and cracking on ......

mavvymoo

Tibawo So sorry to hear about your sisters dog So sad they are such a big part of our family life.

Went to the cake sale and my bible was returned and lent straight back out to another wannabe kondoite So never even made it back into my bag
This keeping it for best lark is really geting on my nerves now. As I found myself saying to myself 'Oh that is too good to wear shopping' :mad::mad: Why is it too good for shopping ( its just a nice new Black fitted quilted jacket )so I put it on and wore it and felt joyful in it and warm to boot

I have very very joyful Bright in your face :rotfl:Red Boots which I always save for best I have worn them once. So as soon as it is cold enough I am wearing them everyday even for doing the chickens And I wont even care haha


Mav x

GreyQueen

Evening all.

I have kondo-d all the Stuff from the family home down to the chazzer and they were very pleased. And I was pleased to go skipping off without it all.

One thing which was a real LBM during the redecoration at the folks' house was the discovery, in one basket, of two items. One of which belonged to a class of goodies which were deemed to be in deficient supply in the last week, and thus restocked (unnecessarily, as it happens) and the other was something which was re-purchased in the last couple of months.

These items had been forgotten but were, the whole time, about 2 ft away from people passing to and fro in the hall. Unbelievable, or what?



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mrs-moneypenny

GreyQueen wrote: »

Evening all.

One thing which was a real LBM during the redecoration at the folks' house was the discovery, in one basket, of two items. One of which belonged to a class of goodies which were deemed to be in deficient supply in the last week, and thus restocked (unnecessarily, as it happens) and the other was something which was re-purchased in the last couple of months.

These items had been forgotten but were, the whole time, about 2 ft away from people passing to and fro in the hall. Unbelievable, or what?

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On Friday night Dh picks up his mums shopping list, again jcloths were on the list, as they have been in about 4 of the last 6 lists, I know there are 7 unopened packs in the cleaning cupboar d from when I did the windows last week.
I rang and asked she said she didn't want to run out so I pointed out how many packets she had, her reply was will that be enough? I said yes and crossed them off the list.:D

GreyQueen

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

On Friday night Dh picks up his mums shopping list, again jcloths were on the list, as they have been in about 4 of the last 6 lists, I know there are 7 unopened packs in the cleaning cupboar d from when I did the windows last week.
I rang and asked she said she didn't want to run out so I pointed out how many packets she had, her reply was will that be enough? I said yes and crossed them off the list.:D

Many moons ago, I was tidying up Mum's tinned food cupboards. I like tidying cupboards, she doesn't, so she lets me loose on hers as a treat - I'm easy to amuse, hey?

Anyway, I was sorting the cans into types and went through to the sitting room and asked her why she had 48 cans of baked beans? She didn't believe me and came through to check. 48 it was. Baked beans are seldom eaten in their household, perhaps once a month or less.

We worked out how it was happening; the beans were yoked in fours, and each time she shopped, she saw them, a little voice reminded her that these are things they eat, and they got bought. A few months of that and you end up with double-digit supplies.

The lesson being, to look into one's cupboards before heading out to the shops.:rotfl:

fpcat

I have been known to have 20 cans of baked beans in store, but I use them at least twice a week so 20 doesn't last long. I was down to my last 2 on Friday:eek: so I shall have to stock up jic of global shortage. What I can't understand is why I had 19 (yes 19) cans of tuna in brine. We only use it about once a month if that. I'm down to 7 now, but that has taken about 18 months.
Today I've been working in the kitchen and have so far kondoed several bags and boxes for the CS, put tools etc to go back where they belong, and filled the recycling and rubbish bins in the kitchen. I've emptied the tat drawer and relocated stuff , and now have that drawer with my kitchen utensils, knives and whisks in. My, doesn't it look empty, tidy and yes posh. What with the tidy cupboards, and drawers, I'm really looking forward to tomorrow to clearing and sorting the one remaining cupboard and the work surfaces, and then that's the kitchen finished:j
Going to CS with a carload Wednesday, already arranged so they have someone ready to help me unload and on Thursday the local community charity shop is picking up lots of unwanted furniture. Having an attic bedroom does not help when it comes to storing unwanted furniture as once it is up there it tends to stay there (it's not in the way, but it really gets on my nerves).

PollyWollyDoodle

Iqueen,thank you for that link to the Observer article - very thought-provoking.

I don't buy clothes very often and definitely don't spend the 'national average' but now I'm really wondering if I could clothe myself entirely from handmade/charity shops. That might be my post-MK project! I don't seem to have much luck in chazzers, I'm at the larger end of the clothing range and don't think I've got a good eye for things. Perhaps I just need to practice more.

GreyQueen

Not everyone is equally served by the chazzers, in my experience. I've got a 34 inch inside leg and take a larger size and its almost impossible to find trousers secondhand. Tops I can get easily enough, but trousers are a trial to me.

My clothing spend is anything from £70-£170 per annum, the higher figure reflecting where I've bought a pair of shoes. And I have more than enough clothing, although a few items are worn up each year, and a few are deemed no longer necessary and returned to the chazzer.

I could make my clothes from scratch but it's a faddle in such a small home and it isn't actually money-saving, particularly when I have access to a wonderful resource which I refer to online as the Everything 50p Chazzer (which is what it does IRL but under another name). The only temptation there is not to overbuy because it's so cheap.

PWD, you might like to look at the Zero Waste Home to see what you can achieve with very few clothes. Of course, Bea has the advantage of being a very thin lady, which helps carry clothing well, but there's still some useful stuff to learn, even if there's things which look cute on her figure and would make mine into a laughing stock.:rotfl:

A_Frayed_Knot

I'm loving this, although it has only been a couple of weeks or so, I already feel I'm making headway. :j

I feel more relaxed, more "free", and a little more organised,:) but it has only been a few weeks.
Only trouble is I have now found a couple of "things" I would really like to Kondo but feel I need to replace them before they go.:o Has anyone else found this?

Oh and my scissor count - I guessed 10-12 pairs:rotfl: (I think) well you can double it!!! but then there's dressmaking, kitchen, zig zags, sewing, nails, wallpaper etc - well you get idea.