The KonMarie method

mrs-moneypenny

DawnW wrote: »

Why would your DD want such a depressing sounding object? :eek: It sounds MOST unjoyful!! Where did it come from?

She bought it as a teenager it cost quite a lot as I remember, she used to call him crying man.

Karmacat

I'm almost joining in ... I find I have quite a few cleansing products with very high proportions of oil that I brought to this house from my previous house (and I moved here 5 years ago!). Maybe half a dozen items gone - can't quite do the whole original Kondo thing of getting everything together, but at least everything is *somewhere* in the bathroom (well, its in the bin now).

greent

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

We've got a rather large wooden ornament of a sobbing man, he's sort of hunched over into a cross legged ball with his hands over his head. It's about the size of a large basket ball. I find it quite depressing and unjoyful I keep meaning to ask dd2 if she wants it at hers or if it can be Kondoed. Anyone else wAnts to admit to having one? I doubt it.

We have 2 - one about the size of a large yellow melon (cantaloupe??) and a mini one - and I love them both!


then again - I CHOSE to paint my garden fence Autumn Gold just last year:D - and I stand by my decision - much better than the blue it was before - similar in colour to this:eek:

uk_american

greent: My Nan always loved her autumn gold kitchen. As she explained it, it was a super time in the late 60's, she and her sister joined together for a purchase discount, she with autumn gold and her sister with an avocado green kitchen. They were both so happy to have a proper kitchen suite.

I'm sure our leader would support this. They were happy with what they had and it was sure less than what we have nowadays!

Jo4

Igamogam - Congratulations on Kondoing your mortgage.

Hubby & I managed to Kondo my Starbucks card before we went to see the fireworks last night. I do like their lemon cake but I am not so fussed about their cinnamon swirl. I will be back to Kondo properly tomorrow though.

PollyWollyDoodle

Is it a weeping Buddha?

When I was growing up we had a monotusk elephant. Every household had one somewhere - where did all the tusks go? At Chrismas my mum used to put it with the Nativity set for one of the kings to ride.

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all

That's him Polly weeping Buddha, crying man will have to be renamed..

Busy day today got to go with mil to the hospital for an eye appt, then work
Really pleased with the amount of stuff that left in October. Plan to go back to kondoing proper after playing the mins game to tackle some random stuff that was just asking to leave. However Dh has suggested that after seeing the ease with which we were clearing attic space by throwing out old packaging etc on Saturday that next weekend we may need to spend a couple of hours up there and see what else can go.
I feel like I slept better last night, could it be because the big wicker rocking chair was not piled up with clothes at the side of me but instead there was just a neat valet stand with dhs work clothes on.....

Hope everyone has a joyful and finds peace and calmness in the spaces they are freeing up in their homes (or their parents attics)

MMF007

I was up early this morning, at the parental home. Have refreshed my memory as to what Stuff there is here that is hindering an easier life and it is a lot. Don't get me wrong, apart from the cluttered sofa, cleared last evening, this house is not going to feature on any extreme hoarders prog. But, there are so many items of Stuff that have found their way here over the years (some were moved in from prev home when really they should have been culled then) that it is mentally unhealthy.

I do find myself glancing round at a shelf full of fairly random ornaments / plates / vases / trays etc, nothing arranged for display, just shoved there, or worse, once arranged but now swamped by stuff that's been shoved in front of it....and trying not to despair. There is no chance of persuading mum to free some is this and yet it is weighing heavy in here.

I am not finished with my own phase one of MK and by no means do I have a clutter-free pad but coming here has made me realise that I really really value the space, the calm and the quiet that MK has brought me so far. It has also made me even more resolute about getting on with my phase two because, blimey, I could not live like this.

I sympathise with mum, she has not had an easy life and was diagnosed with a
very serious medical condition last year. While I cannot change either of those things for her, I do think I could help make life a bit easier if the excess clutter that does not bring any joy was removed, making the joyful (and the necessary, whether joyful or not), so much easier to find, use, clean, etc.

It almost strikes me, as I think while typing, that the unjoyful set up is like a punishment she is inflicting on herself (or has it now become a sort of last
ditch hold on power - 'It's my stuff and I can do what I like with it' ??). It makes me very sad either way.

I think my evangelising may have to be put on hold, it will probably just cause too much anxiety for her, and I don't want to do that just to prove a MK point!

Respect to GQ who did take it slowly and is clearly well atuned to how far she can pursuade her parents without hitting the anxiety button

mavvymoo

Morning all
Mrs MP Yep that sounds like my Shirehorse If you straightened the bent leg it would be twice as long as the rest .The naff faux leather Mmmm plastic harness sounds the same too.

The wooden crying man/Budda I have never owned sadly

Dh has taken my car to work as his has had to go in the garage so will have to stay at home and do some cleaning/kondoing the Autumn fayre is on Saturday so will poke around to see if I can launch anything that way.
The terrible 'COOK' sign which has taken up residence on the mircowave can go. It was dropped off here for the fete in August and I forgot to take it

The plumber is coming in this morning to replace the shower as its still not working right :mad: So once that is sorted I will be very joyful


So another cup of tea for me and then will get started
Have a joyful day everyone and take care if you have the fog like we have here.


Mav x

mavvymoo

MMF007 wrote: »

I was up early this morning, at the parental home. Have refreshed my memory as to what Stuff there is here that is hindering an easier life and it is a lot. Don't get me wrong, apart from the cluttered sofa, cleared last evening, this house is not going to feature on any extreme hoarders prog. But, there are so many items of Stuff that have found their way here over the years (some were moved in from prev home when really they should have been culled then) that it is mentally unhealthy.

I do find myself glancing round at a shelf full of fairly random ornaments / plates / vases / trays etc, nothing arranged for display, just shoved there, or worse, once arranged but now swamped by stuff that's been shoved in front of it....and trying not to despair. There is no chance of persuading mum to free some is this and yet it is weighing heavy in here.

I am not finished with my own phase one of MK and by no means do I have a clutter-free pad but coming here has made me realise that I really really value the space, the calm and the quiet that MK has brought me so far. It has also made me even more resolute about getting on with my phase two because, blimey, I could not live like this.

I sympathise with mum, she has not had an easy life and was diagnosed with a
very serious medical condition last year. While I cannot change either of those things for her, I do think I could help make life a bit easier if the excess clutter that does not bring any joy was removed, making the joyful (and the necessary, whether joyful or not), so much easier to find, use, clean, etc.

It almost strikes me, as I think while typing, that the unjoyful set up is like a punishment she is inflicting on herself (or has it now become a sort of last
ditch hold on power - 'It's my stuff and I can do what I like with it' ??). It makes me very sad either way.

I think my evangelising may have to be put on hold, it will probably just cause too much anxiety for her, and I don't want to do that just to prove a MK point!

Respect to GQ who did take it slowly and is clearly well atuned to how far she can pursuade her parents without hitting the anxiety button

I wish you well on this one MMF007.It does need handling with kid gloves. But if only they could see what we see it would be so easy.
When I helped a lady with a hoarding condition. In her very cluttered 'display' cabinet where everything was piled on top of everything else :eek: I asked what her favorite peice was and why she finally found it shoved to the back with piles of stuff in front of it.
So I washed it very carefully and polished it and then cleaned and polished a part of the cabinet where it could be displayed and seen.
Put it there and then we stood back to admire it and she was so pleased that it had pride of place and looked so nice.and it snowballed from there;)

I know your Mum is not a hoarder but maybe pick something you know she loves and say what a shame it cant be seen and see what her reaction is.

Good luck to you it is very frustrating and you need to polish your halo before you start :rotfl:


Mav x