KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Wednesday2000

I was really amazed by how much stuff the people on the Marie Kondo shows had. I suppose that the houses over there are so much bigger. It makes me glad that I live in a small house. It still took quite a while to declutter my home.

GreyQueen

Wednesday2000 wrote: »

I was really amazed by how much stuff the people on the Marie Kondo shows had. I suppose that the houses over there are so much bigger. It makes me glad that I live in a small house. It still took quite a while to declutter my home.

I haven't got Netflix so will have to take your word for it. I do know that it is possible to get an awful lot in a small house if you haven't moved for 40-50 years *waves at parents* who are not the only people in this position by a long shot.


My flat is crowded but there aren't really too many things which are classifiable as clutter, just temporary over-inventory or work-in-progress type things. I would actually love to have a more normally-sized home as it would intrigue me to see how much space my Stuff would actually take up.

Wednesday2000

GreyQueen wrote: »

I haven't got Netflix so will have to take your word for it. I do know that it is possible to get an awful lot in a small house if you haven't moved for 40-50 years *waves at parents* who are not the only people in this position by a long shot.


My flat is crowded but there aren't really too many things which are classifiable as clutter, just temporary over-inventory or work-in-progress type things. I would actually love to have a more normally-sized home as it would intrigue me to see how much space my Stuff would actually take up.

That is true as my mother-in-law has a similar size house to us but it is very cluttered. When I started the KM method we actually had more stuff than I would have thought.

In the show they had people with mountains of clothes. It was quite shocking!:eek:

kittydfw2012

Love a binge watch and I've now finished the Marie Kondo series on Netflix. I've definitely learnt more about it and am so glad I embraced the process because it has been a really positive experience.

Wednesday2000 - it is emotional for people and I found the process emotional although for me it was more about letting go of the past rather than having to deal with a break up or bereavement thankfully.

Moll - I do try and fold everything a la Konmari. My wardrobe is paired down so I have six work dresses, 1 skirt, two pairs of jeans, two long sleeved smart tops and a smart t-shirt hanging up on a rail. I also have three smart jackets. Everything else is folded in a set of drawers with three drawers - t-shirts, jogging bottoms, pyjamas, underwear etc. The things that I store this way, it doesn't matter if there are a few little creases but there's not too many really. It's why I hang up a few things that I need for work so they are absolutely straight. It really does help to see where everything is and arranging things this way brings me a sense of accomplishment (I have been an untidy being all my life) and calm.

It is shocking to see how much stuff people have and I do think you fill the space if you have it, which American's appear to have a lot of. It's scary how much resources humans consume in all this stuff. I'm glad I've found out what's important to me and not just drowning in other people's cr*p which was true of my stuff and my life!

Sorry for the long post - on a roll

Siebrie

DD2 is currently into making paper dress-up dolls; I draw the doll, she colours it and creates a fabulous wardrobe for it. It gets us through quite a bit of coloured old printer paper, and many felttip pens are discovered dried out and thrown out.

Wednesday2000

kittydfw2012 wrote: »

Wednesday2000 - it is emotional for people and I found the process emotional although for me it was more about letting go of the past rather than having to deal with a break up or bereavement thankfully.

Hmm, yes, I can see from watching the shows that some people really find it hard to let go of stuff.

I suppose for me it wasn't at all. I just got rid of everything I didn't need, even old photos. I'm just not that emotional for a woman.:rotfl:

The only items i would miss if my house caught on fire is my two teddy bears from when I was younger. I didn't think of getting rid of them as I love them too much.:o:p

wort

I love how easy it is to tidy since kondo. I'd like to watch the show ,but don't have Netflix.
I had a quick tidy of the garage, as when I put the Dec's away I rushed in and out cos it was freezing!
I had a general tidy in the garden, mostly leaves. I was going to throw away a large shoe box when I thought I'd have a go at using it to make drawer dividers, which worked really well.
:j

alja

Siebrie wrote: »

It may be that you won't have to pull out many clothes, because everything left in your wardrobe will fit you, look good on you and be in good condition You can decide what to wear by just looking in your wardrobe.

Very good point! I will see what I can do with my current wardrobe... I think I'll start this evening to see what's worth keeping (the ones that bring me joy of course) and those needing to be thanked and thrown away...

alja

I love the paper dress up doll idea Siebrie, sounds lovely!


I've started to fill up my charity bag a lot more with some bits I was hoping to sell, but have decided to just donate and get rid asap instead.


As mentioned above, I'm going to start properly going through my wardrobe tonight to see if there's anything I can get rid of. In the last couple of days I've found a couple of bits of clothing to get rid of which is good.

GreyQueen

A lot of us seem to share the useful habit of having a box or bag ready for donatable items, to be added to as we find things and which gets taken out to the chazzer periodically. It's an easy way to work around it, otherwise there's a tendancy - me included - to put things down somewhere and have them sift back into the general stream of Stuff and disappear.


I'm now going to select a style of bag to house the books which are destined to head outta here to the 'rents. Ideally one which can stand upright somewhere out of the way of everyday life.