The KonMarie method

hebwood

Hi there


Either would be fine for me, but perhaps a new thread for the New Year wins.


Looking forward to going forward with KM and you all in 2016.


Thank you everyone. H.

Igamogam

Happy with a new thread or keeping old.............but does OP still post? A new thread would need a link in first post would be handy just in case someone stumbles across it and ploughs through almost 10,000 posts only to find we have all hopped off somewhere else:rotfl:

greent

See what you think of this as a possible start
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=69806464&posted=1#post69806464

Post 3 will be for blog links and articles mentioning MK


Post 2 for other useful links
Post 4 for links for disposing of things

Floss

Greent that looks great, thank you!

pavlovs_dog

it seems quite apt that we declutter the old - I'm sure the new thread will bring us even more joy throughout 2016!

tibawo

Thanks for getting the new thread going.

As I look back and take stock over other things in my life and plan for 2016. I was working out if KD has been working for me. If you look round the house this morning with mounds of washing and drying everywhere then perhaps you would wonder too! I'm still a short time into my journey but if I look at my mindset there is a change. For me it is a slow and steady wins the race. I dip into KD when I have the time and motivation. I'm not missing the hundreds of CDs, tapes, photos, clothes and the space left behind has made it bright and airy and started to lift my spirits. I have an empty shelf under the stairs at the moment, one of those that are too high to access on a regular basis and have not decided what it should home. Thinking of the photos from under the bed.

I still struggle with the 'I paid good money for that' but I have noticed that now and again I have a 'out you go' splurge as having to have piles of things for car boot/eBay get in the way!

I have finally thrown out the bread bin. Since an early age I have been conditioned into having one. Now I am not too sure.

allybee101

Thanks for the new thread greent. And thank you everyone for this old thread.
When I think back to this time last year I was in a very different place. I dread to think how my life and home would be if I hadn't found this. Probably drowning in clutter.
It's not been an easy year but if I was still stuck in that old place it would have been even worse. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel (or the empty shelf space between the 'stuff'!).
It has been a joy travelling the kondo road with you all, learning lots and laughing lots, and I look forward to our next chapter.

GrannyKate

Non MK shopping but I plead a good reason. I bought some storage boxes. I have a large dresser in dining room with three cupboards below. I find it hard to get down on the floor to get things out and have forgotten what is in there even though it was Kondoed earlier in the year. I found it much easier to have things in baskets I can just slide out but they were much smaller than the shelf sizes. So used the two smallest boxes at Christmas as containers for present and hamper. Middle cupboard now contains two larger simple wooden boxes filling the 2 shelves almost completely - these now contain all my table clothes, runners and serviettes. Easily lifted out. 2 very large table clothes of my mothers put to one side - think I should let them go but not sure. Need to get the rest of the stuff out of the other 2 cupboards.

Kondoed some of my Christmas money on pair of pjs - the pair I wore last night are not fit for rags.

greent

GrannyKate wrote: »

Non MK shopping but I plead a good reason. I bought some storage boxes. I have a large dresser in dining room with three cupboards below. I find it hard to get down on the floor to get things out and have forgotten what is in there even though it was Kondoed earlier in the year. I found it much easier to have things in baskets I can just slide out but they were much smaller than the shelf sizes. So used the two smallest boxes at Christmas as containers for present and hamper. Middle cupboard now contains two larger simple wooden boxes filling the 2 shelves almost completely - these now contain all my table clothes, runners and serviettes. Easily lifted out. 2 very large table clothes of my mothers put to one side - think I should let them go but not sure. Need to get the rest of the stuff out of the other 2 cupboards.

Kondoed some of my Christmas money on pair of pjs - the pair I wore last night are not fit for rags.

Totally acceptable - you tried with what you had - it didn't work (but you then re-purposed the ineffective storage) and you've bought effective storage which sparks joy in how you store things - I think that classes as MK! :T


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greent

I will add links into the first few posts on the 2016 thread as I find them/ people post them. If anyone remembers any from here which they found useful, please re-post them!
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