KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

MMF007

Another mini Kondo. I lifted out one of the trays I now use to segregate items in my bedroom CoD and realised there are several pots of potions I have not used in ages. They are now in the bin

I also found a small bottle of perfume that does not suit me (I have asthma and react badly to most perfume) so I have put this in my reed diffuser as suggested by someone on the MMM forum and it will gently perfume the other side of our bedroom!

Wrote a lengthy 'to do' list so I can calm down about the number of things I have to do next week. I have found that this stops me panicking and puts it into perspective. I realised that I have an afternoon free so I have invited DH out for a late lunch that day! The other days are over-full but then we are on our winter break :D:D

Hoping to kondo a few more items of clothing as I start the packing!

silvasava

Only a minute Kondo - a bottle of houseplant food finished and bottle binned and a bottle of hair conditioner finished and binned. Amazing how very small items going out of the house can have so much satisfaction. Only Christmas present that I didn't ask for was one of those matching body lotion and hand wash pumps, but both will be used up as I was running low.
Thanks for the suggestions for the memory foam mattress - I do have a lady that runs a rescue who has the wood ash from our burner for the chickens ( I think) so I'll give her first refusal or offer them on freecycle as I don't need to make them into any cushions

grunnie

All Christmas stuff back to the loft. No need for km as it was done last year and only joyful stuff kept. Every year I grow several bowls of bulbs - hyacinths and paperwhite lillies. 4 bowls of paperwhites and only 1 flower. Very disappointed as I bought them from a good gardening store instead of usually the £1 shop. Phoned to ask if anyone else was disappointed with them and am getting a full refund so £16 towards my garden seeds.
I was looking at an American site on facebook a bowlful of lemons and they actually mention Marie Kondo and fold towels etc using her folding method.
Birthday month for me and I like to start a project to keep me out of mischief. This year it is a bedspread ( not as big as a bedspread more a throw) I found it on facebook Attic 24 if someone wants a "nosie":j

Pooky

Grunnie - I'd love to do that Attic 24CAL but far too many other projects on the go - the colours are gorgeous.

I need to up my game, I've looked around my house, even though it was fully kondo'd last year and lots more stuff has lost its spark. It's an ongoing journey and I suppose whilst I had space for things they gave me joy of some sort in that they were being pretty/filling a lovely space on a shelf, then it wasn't triggering in my mind that I didn't actually need them. I'm now planning on getting rid of several big items of furniture and that means a lot of storage will go. One dresser cupboard houses board games, we do play some but why am I so insistent that my childhood scrabble and chess set be kept when they don't get used.....Justin doesn't play board games......Justin just plays with your head - naughty Justin.

I did manage to take a very kind gentleman up on the offer of a "free to a good home" large modern storage tower for DD1's room, when she moves home from Uni her stuff needs homes (she was in the larger bedroom before she left but DD2 took it over and isn't keen on giving it back). Luckily, whilst it is "the box room" of the house, it still fits a double bed, double wardrobe, chest of drawersx2 and now a storage unit that has 8 large spaces for either storage baskets or just as shelves with a couple of drawers too.

DH was very poorly at the end of the week and it gave me a huge scare as to how life is likely to be sooner rather than later with his health issues so I'm going to ramp this Kondoing up a few levels so we can make some decisions on downsizing and being closer to town. Village living is lovely and so peaceful but not practical if Im on my own, I don't drive and I can't afford to keep this house on my own.

LizzieR

bumblebeany wrote: »

I want to be in a position to help get everyones house in order as and when needed so need to start with my own first. I like to plan ahead for any eventuality as know from experience you never know what is around the corner. To this end my KM experience is also going to include a planning ahead to do section including things like living will, general will, pre paid funeral, long term budgeting etc (for me).

I don't have children and wouldn't want my sibling or parents to ever have to organise things or make decisions for me.

Bumblebeany, this really struck a chord with me, I'm in a similar position and really don't want my folks or sister to end up having to organise things and make decisions for me either, so am also aiming to get lots of these kind of things sorted in the next few months.
I'm fortunate that my folks have moved several times, so periodically got rid of things, so there is less stuff than if they'd stayed in one place. That said, I've been encouraging them to sort stuff out as well so they get to make those decisions rather than anyone else. I think making it obvious that I don't mind if they want to get rid of things I've given them as gifts in the past has really helped and almost given them permission to get rid of other stuff as well. MK hits the nail on the head when she says that people give us gifts to make us happy and show how they feel about us - deciding we don't want or have a use for those gifts isn't a rejection of the person or the feelings behind it. I kind of use this idea for things I bought for myself in the past as well - not rejecting who I was / what I thought then, but just accepting I've moved on.

Wednesday2000

I kondoed my credit card debt yesterday, it was only £150 left and I decided to clear the balance to start the new year off well.:)

I also realised that with my January payment to my mortgage that I will be under £50,000 in debt so very pleased with that too.:A

I am taking body scrub and shower gel into the shower everyday to use it up and feel like I am having a luxurious shower.

I am on a diet as well and have kondoed 2 lbs so far so quite pleased with that too!


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Fen1

Pooky: I'm sorry that your husband is unwell. I think you are very wise about considering moving into town, especially as you cannot drive.

As someone who has been both a carer and cared-for, I know from experience how important easy-living accommodation and location are. A few years ago I was in a wheelchair in chronic pain. We were then living in the middle of town, so getting about in my wheelchair was relatively easy. I could live a 'normal' life running errands and meeting friends for coffee. We now live far from town at the edge of the country, utterly untenable in a wheelchair. The isolation here would have driven me potty.

I would advise making a firm plan about moving. Set yourself a strict timeframe. It is all too easy for months to slip into years...... The longer you leave it, the harder it will be.

camelot1001

Emptied the old sideboard which is out in the conservatory and transferred some of it into new unit. All the DVDs are in a CS bag, I've just kept the ones of the children's pipe band events and one of DD and I skiing. I no longer have a DVD player and the laptop doesn't seem to like them anyway. If I get the urge to watch a film I can do it via the TV. The sideboard can now be cleaned up and advertised for sale.

Also wrapped some birthday presents that are now sat ready to be given out later this month. A good day.

lessonlearned

Well after had a little break I'm back kondoing again.....where does it all come from. :rotfl:

My dad died last week, he was the surviving parent so after the funeral my sister and I will need to start on his stuff too.

We are both executors of his will so dealing with his estate and all his paperwork will come first. Then all his personal bits and pieces.

So I thought I would redo my stuff first.....so this weekend two bags of clothes and two of books, already sat in the car to be dropped off to the CS shop.

GreyQueen

((((((lessonlearned))))))) sorry to hear of your Dad's passing.