I recently read, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing,” by Marie Kondo. This #1 New York Times best-selling book to declutter your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes us step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing … and it is nothing short of revolutionary in so many ways.
Kondo suggests that we first take all our clothes out of our closets, out of our drawers, out of any place we store them and create a giant heap, as one example. And then one by one she directs us to pick up each piece of clothing to ask, does this bring me joy? Joy? Yes, we only keep that which brings us joy!
At first I found the exercise challenging, like, gosh, I spent so much money on this item, or that item … I can’t just give it away. But as I made my way through the heap of clothing, and shoes, and handbags, and coats … I got really good at letting go of ‘stuff’ that no longer brought me joy!
It was such an awesome experience that is reaping benefits I never expected, like this ginormous feeling of freedom and lightness, way cool organization and … oh yes, joy!
I packed up 10 bags of clothes, plus shoes, plus coats and handbags to deliver to a local women’s shelter today … and I feel so good about it! Someone out in the world is going to soon reap the benefits of the gorgeous things I packed up, but no longer serve me in a joyful way! This feels really, really good! PLUS, Kondo offers an amazing way to organize and store what I did choose to keep, so my closets and drawers look so gorgeous and organized!
It’s like a new lease on life! Really.
And since I am all about sharing tools that create more healthy vibrancy in life, I’d be sorely remiss by not sharing this book title with you! If you buy the book and integrate the “KonMari Method” please leave a comment below I’d love to hear about ‘the magic’ you experience from this life-changing book!
Okay … I’m off to tackle my desk and bathroom now! Yep, Kondo offers tidying guidance for every area of life!
