The KonMarie method

Becky_2

VJsmum, how exciting and well done for handing in your notice. Wishing you good luck

Becky_2

It has finally been decided that we are now moving just before Christmas so I am now really grateful for all kondoing that we have already done this year.

So far this week I have managed to kondo:
* I have sorted through a big pile of paperwork, 50% got recycled and the rest filed away
* several old manuals for products we no longer have gone in the recycling bin
* 2 pair of shoes are going to shoe recycling
* A vase and tooth brush mug is going to CS
* A beautiful tea pot is sitting in the middle of the kitchen worktop for me to consider to keep or not. I never drink tea from a pot and OH has his own one. Decision, decision

PollyWollyDoodle

I really endorse GrannyKate's suggestion of photobooks. I have a couple that a friend has done after a weekend away, they are so easy to pull out and look through and they have captions added. They're not cheap, but I'm seriously thinking that maybe every January I should sort through the photos from the previous year, pull out enough for a photobook and get one made up ... and then ditch, or at least archive, the original photos.

This may be the way going forward. It's probably cheaper than the cost of a new album each year and several hours of my life that can't be recovered! :rotfl:

wort

Haha Pollywollydoodle, it was 2 days of my life I won't get back! :eek:

When each of my girls turned 30 I made them an album up of photos, the eldest 1 I had the photos copied, but when I did younger 1, I realised that I may as well give her the originals I have loads of pics if I want to look back over them,and it made the stash smaller! She would only get the originals herself when I'm not here anymore.

Re photo books my dd2 does them and I have twice, but found it a very long winded exercise and find I don't have the patience for it.
I am hoping that now I've done photos I will be a lot more discerning over taking pics in the first place!
Unfortunately dh in his wisdom choose to buy me a rather expensive camera for my birthday which will have to have a few outings
I am wanting to get Xmas Dec's down in garage to sort, but reckon I should leave till closer to putting up time so they don't have to be put back. :rotfl:

Becky_2

Having read a lot of messages on this thread about sorting through your photo albums. I felt inspired to go through my table cloth drawer - I have loads since both my mum and both sets of grand mothers made their own. Following the KM method I managed to reduce the table cloths to keep with 50%. Those table cloths that I didn't like when I touched them are going to the charity shop together with those where I didn't like the colour. I also only kept one set of textile napkins and will give the other 3 sets to the charity shop.

Good luck to those that are sorting through their photo albums. I did mine 3 years ago and it took several months to do. I have since been given another box of old photographs from an aunt which one days needs sorting. I have done one rough sorting where photographs of my cousin's family have been put in a shoe box to be given to my cousin.

mrklunk

Ha, yes it's a great book - though she obviously didn't expect a MAN to read it!? I live alone and hate mess/clutter and some of her tips are brilliant. I'm waiting until I finish the book before starting.

I'd already made progress by reading James Wallman's "Stuffocation" on holiday. I immediately came back and turned 40 dress shirts into 8 and may reduce that even more.

I've cut up all my various credit cards (now just 1 personal 1 work) got rid of my motorbike (hardly used) selling 2 of my 3 guitars......you get the picture! The more I discard, the better I feel.

Best Wishes

Gary

silvasava

Welcome to the thread Mrklunk - & well done on the motorbike & guitar fronts. My DH still has a part built trike in the garage and a guitar that he can no longer play due to arthritis in his hands - but will he do anything?? I know its going to be up to me to make 'suggestions' until he has a LBM
Lovely bit of unexpected kondoing today - my neighbour is moving and wanted to know if I knew of anywhere she could get some more boxes. I said I had some largeish ones in the loft if she wanted so DH has just been able to kondo at least 8 large redundant appliance boxes including the enormous box that our old and long gone glass TV table came in!
I have also managed to kondo 3 pieces of mending but I think that's going to be the lot for today.

mrs-moneypenny

Work done for the day
Finished the tree at work, really pleased with how it looks
Well done yo all those tackling photos
Welcome to mrlurk
Nipping aldi tonight when Dh gets home as they sonething he wants may nip in b&q next door and get a lampshade as ours is old dusty and unjoyful.

GreyQueen

mrklunk wrote: »

Ha, yes it's a great book - though she obviously didn't expect a MAN to read it!? I live alone and hate mess/clutter and some of her tips are brilliant. I'm waiting until I finish the book before starting.

I'd already made progress by reading James Wallman's "Stuffocation" on holiday. I immediately came back and turned 40 dress shirts into 8 and may reduce that even more.

I've cut up all my various credit cards (now just 1 personal 1 work) got rid of my motorbike (hardly used) selling 2 of my 3 guitars......you get the picture! The more I discard, the better I feel.

Best Wishes

Gary

You haven't lost a towel by any chance? See running gag upthread for explanation.............:rotfl:

Floss

GreyQueen wrote: »

You haven't lost a towel by any chance? See running gag upthread for explanation.............:rotfl:

Oh GQ, I just spat a mouthful of wine all over my phone!!! :rotfl::rotfl: