KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

mrs-moneypenny

They were just some of the ones belonging to ds1, he collects Ts where he goes to gigs and from games etc plays or films he likes, he wants to keep them all. But they were gettin out of control. He has four drawers full of neatly folded ones these were piled into the bottom of his wardrobe, I'd pulled them all out for him to go through but he wants them all. So I've got two big flat plastic crates and folded them all neatly so the crates can slide into his wardrobe base and he can see what he has instead of it just being a messy pile.
It's still way too many BUT they are his not mine so I've organised rather than kondoed.

silvasava

Mrs M = one of the ladies on the Garden Fence or Make Do Mend and Minimise thread ( sorry can't remember which!) made a quilt for her daughter out of all the logos/ designs from the fronts of her t-shirts. That way they were used and on display instead of dying in storage. Just a thought

mrs-moneypenny

Silvasava It was me who made the quilt for dd2, I offered ds1 the same for his Ts but he's of the opinion it would sacrilege to cut them. Dd2 would probably have said the same four years ago about hers, so I'll hang off for now and keep the offer on the back burner. My kids seem to have a problem with collecting excess Tshirts don't they.

Susan1962

After a busy two days clearing and cleaning the bedroom and spare room - and Kondoing four Sally Ann giant Re-Bags plus about six bags of rubbish - all we've had the energy to do today was enjoy my time off work. Does Kondoing stress count?? Lol

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Susan it does most definately count. That is what this is all about lifting the weight of the excess possessions that bog us down so you can be happy and lighter.
Dh is taking the ball and running with it over the plans to swap ds2 into a different room, it means we will have a smaller but more organised spare/storage/music room eventually the second smaller spare room will be turned back into a usable spare bedroom. Last night ds2 had a couple of friends helping tidy in there where I was on tshirt folding duty, then when Dh got home from work he was buzzing with ideas on where things will be in each room how quickly we can get them swapped over and how well will go through the books and DVDs when they are swapped so that more can be weeded out for the CS.
In work all day today but for a change I'm on gardening duty. Really looking forward to it, I've sort of offered to organise the classes raised veg bed and have had things growing both at school and home for a while that the children helped plant now it's time for them to go outside into the bed.
Expect ill come home mucky and tired but very joyful, gardening is such satisfying work.
Hope everyone has a really good day with some joy in the things they do.

mavvymoo

Morning all
Sun is shining and off to kondo some cobwebs down the Village hall this morning needs doing so will just do it

Offered to have another meeting today here at 3.30pm so short notice do I care no I bl**dy well dont

Have also turfed out the dusty plastic flowers from the toilet window stills in the hall. Who wants to sit on the loo looking at them horrible things ? Have no idea who put them there or how long ago. But they look very 80s to me :rotfl:So will put them on the bric a brac as 'vintage' :rotfl:


Mav x

silvasava

Mrs M - I couldn't find your original post and had a feeling it was you after I'd posted!!
People coming for the 'van tomorrow so I've got all the paperwork up together - took about 5 mins as it was all in a neatly organised folder Just realised I'll be able to Kondo a folder too!
Lovely day here at the moment so going to clear greenhouse and pot up my salad veg.

MMF007

Oh my goodness me, YES, kondo-ing stress is indeed a big part of the delight, or even THE delight of the whole process. So take a break and be kind to yourself and find something joyful, no matter how small, to bring an inner glow for a few minutes or longer.

As many have said it is amazing what things fall into place when you unleash the Magic and just starting the process helps in the oddest way - I am going at a snail's pace atm but still keeping successes pristine! I am determined to give myself less stress by having things in their correct and logical location, easy to find, ready for use and, where possible, looking joyful!

Lucky lucky people who have got OH and family fully onboard. My DH is so resistant to releasing things that the household is being 'heldback'. There have been some things let go but nowhere near as much as I would like... It helps if I can offer a good home for them so he did give some stuff to the Sally Army but, as his teachers might have said a long time ago, 'could do better' (I bet you are not allowed to say that now though!!).
I am going to have to think tactically again. Have considered doing the full KM trick of getting together all of one category so he can see the size of itfand then choose what's joyful but it might come across as aggressive if I simply 'confront him'. Thinking aloud, I shall perhaps offer that we can get together his vast array of mugs with a view to supplying a local worthy cause :eek:

Ooh, exciting, maybe we can make progress on this. He's got a very busy week this week so I shall have to bide my time .

right, dashing off, see you later!

M

Wednesday2000

I found a pair of sandals (that are too uncomfortable to wear) my old pj bottoms, two red bed sheets that colour everything pink in the wash (!) and I am about to look through DH's wardrobe when the new coat hangers arrive. I got two new tea towels recently so may put the old ratty ones in the clothes recycling bag too.:T

I will ask them if they want the spare hangers when I call up too.

atypicalblonde

Good Morning all,

Long-time lurker first time poster here. I wanted to tell you all briefly about my MK journey.

When I was browsing the first thread I was in a tricky place in life, trying to raise two children under 2, whilst working for myself from home all hours. We lived in a house and an area that we were increasingly unhappy with. One night, we decided to take the plunge, sell the house and move to an area closer to family.

As part of the moving process, we lived with DH family for 8 weeks. Only once I had hauled all of our worldly possessions to their house did I stop and think - hang on a minute, something has to change here. The family we lived with are complete minimalists in all areas of their lives, especially the stress quota, as they strive to live as stress-free a life as possible. I was envious and thought " that could never be us".

However, that wasn't the right attitude to have. Whilst we were waiting for our purchase to complete, me and the kiddies spent umpteen hours sifting through our cArp, doing chazza and tip runs until I can honestly say the amount we owned was reduced at least by half.

But even as the physical stuff left the premises, I still felt burdened. I had a chat with my MiL, who suggested that perhaps I was trying to be all things to all people (mother, wife, small business owner etc etc) and she didn't know how I slept at night trying to manage it all. Truth was, I wasn't sleeping well at all. That day, I decided to Kondo my small business work. The day I handed the files, paperwork, invoices etc over to my business partner with a detailed explanation of what I was doing and why, I felt as if a huge physical weight had lifted. And I really would not have taken that leap if it wasn't for these threads, making me realise it is quite ok to want to Kondo stress and hard work if you can.

So I am sat here now in our new house, with another car load of stuff to go to the chazza loaded up and I feel lighter than ever. Our home is lovely, we are much happier, we haven't got piles of cArp everywhere and, more importantly, I am able to enjoy the moment I am in rather than rushing hither and dither all the time not focusing on things and people properly. We are living on around a quarter of the income to when I was working, but we don't care, we have time to be more mindful with spending. We have a small amount of CC debt, which will be Kondo'd by the end of the year, then the card cut up and cancelled.

The simplest of joys to me are being able to take my time, for example yesterday I finished my book (one of a trilogy) and immediately logged onto Amazon to buy the new one. I stopped, checked myself, then loaded the tiddlers into the pram and walked into the village to reserve the book at the library. Such a small thing, but to me emphasises a huge change in mindset.

So thank you to all of you for your stories, for making me smile and laugh, and for being an inspiration to our little family and enabling us to change our lives for the better

All the best
ATB xx:)