KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Bigjenny

If you belong to the local library service, many have online services including books, newspaper and magazines.

cbsexec

Just to jump in and say that MK is the only method that has worked for me so far. My clothes and underwear are so tidy it is amazing!!! They have stayed that way since I started MK over 18 months ago. I have been untidy all my life. I quite agree that it is a change of "lifestyle" that is needed (the same as weight loss) but I think thats what MK does. It helps you change your lifestyle.

Slinky

PollyWollyDoodle wrote: »

Do you know why he isn't reading the books he buys?

They're business books in the main. I think they're things he thinks he 'should' read, but the reading itself is pretty dull. Maybe some of these dull books will be going on holiday with us!

Thanks for the info, I'll suggest he buys downloadable copies in future.

Slinky

To my shame, I've just been moving bits of furniture in my office and vaccing behind them. Behind one I found a letter dated February 2009......

A huge collection of dead woodlice wrapped in cat fur have been despatched, and I'm just about to visit the post office with some recyclable printer cartridges to go back to HP. Will fish out some bits for the CS to go as well.

Slinky

Yay, cartridges, a bag of books, a CD and a collection of used stamps have been distributed along our local High St. I now have a very visible gap in the book case where I gave away a boxed collection of Michael Palin travel books which have sat there unread for must be 10 years at least. I better reorganise the shelf a bit so the gap's less obvious before he says he 'might' have read them............

maddiemay

3 rather lovely balls of yarn bought ages ago for a project that is now beyond my physical capabilities given to my knitting guru, baby steps, but it all counts:D

catshark88

I felt so much better when I got rid of excess books. Now my shelves are glowing with books I actively want to read or re-read. It was hard to do, but I'm so glad I did them.

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My physical book library is becoming smaller by the week. I will not be releasing my remaining prof health books but still they are down to 1/3. Two fiction books are going this week, I seldom read fiction twice but a few I will never let go, like the pillars of the earth. I still have some thick books to read like Robert Harris and Conn Iggulden and they will go in due course but I know I am putting off getting used to my kindle, which is a voyage because I wanted the adaptive light. I think I have only ever read two books on it but I need to learn how to use it properly, the page flip for example. Like everything else digital, I have been putting it off. I shall need to download instructions

Yarn has been turned into a useful garment, which I am liking to wear in this weather, noro hanabatake into a cosy overtop

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/al-fresco-3

and soon to be made

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nola-cloche

I am thinking about releasing some chocolate moulds, had them quite a long time and never made any chocolates

Pooky

12 books and a Jigsaw went merrily off to the CS yesterday. I can!!!8217;t get on with electronic books and am quite happy to pick up paperbacks at bootsales/CS and our local book exchange. There are maybe 10 left on the shelf to read and maybe 10 books that are part of the furniture, an old dictionary that my dad covered in 70s sticky backed plastic that I just can not part with, DHs first copy of LOTR, a book written by his friend, 3 books written by my friend, a kids story book that DDs loved and I!!!8217;m keeping for grandkids and a couple of nice copies of The Night before Christmas that were DDs. I don!!!8217;t do recipe books or the like.

I kondod one of my favourite mugs yesterday....or rather the dishwasher did, it was in bits as it came out. How daft to be upset over a mug but I suppose it does show that we do attach joy to things.

Floss

Kittie please would you let me know if you decide to release the moulds - my DH makes truffles & chocolates so would be able to use them.

Thank you x