Got it on my list to watch.
I think in episode 1 they could have used a little help from Super Nanny also!
^^ so true
I have a black suede shirt that I bought about 20 years ago. It was a steal – originally $200, I got it for $50. I love it, it gives me joy – EXCEPT that the sleeves (which are cuffed) are (and always have been) too long. If the sleeves were the right length, I think it would in fact bring me joy. But that would be pricey. What if I spend the money and it still doesn’t bring me joy?
I find it interesting - and good - that some of you who Kondo’d some portion of your wardrobe years ago still continue it. I’d like to hear from more of those people - or those who tried it but didn’t stick with it.
Maybe I’ll have to fold my tshirts and trial that.
My bills don’t give me joy and clutter up my desk, so I just toss them out. Thanks Marie!
I don’t get love Marie Kondo gets. Her advice is very commonplace, just phrased in an exotic way. (Though I admit the folding/storage of shirts and pants is kinda cool.)
I just watched the 4th episode - the one where the woman - probably the age of many of us - is dealing with her stuff and her husband’s stuff after he died. It was touching.
When you ask or say that you don’t get the love for Marie Kondo - I think that’s exactly what the series is giving me - maybe “like” for some of her methods, but “love” for her and the way she finds joy in helping her clients.
I wasn’t sure at first that I would watch beyond the first episode - but I’m glad I have - each episode has a little different slant - and tips. They aren’t earth shattering, but cumulatively they make a difference.
The 4th episode was such a tearjerker for me. I’ve bagged/dumpstered 80% of the stuff in my mom’s house, but have not touched the master closet with my dad’s clothes. We are talking two decades since he died. I didn’t purposely save it for last, but there it is. It will still be very hard all these years later.
I am not sure Marie is the answer for me but I do know I’m in the phase of proactive downsizing. I am tired of dealing with all this stuff. I don’t want to move it to my empty nest house, my retirement home or my kids’ homes. I want to get rid of it while I still have a life to live in the family home.
Same here, @CaMom13. My feeling about Marie Kondo is that if she helps anyone release their grip on stuff and add space to their lives, literally and figuratively, she is worthy of admiration.
I was able to let a lot go when I made the distinction between what gives me joy, and what gives me joy by my having it in my home. As DH puts it, just because we really love something doesn’t mean we have to own it – or hang onto it.
Some of what brings me joy is what I’ll likely never ever wear again. That’s not hording. It’s a broader appreciation for an item than just its usability. It brings joy to keep that thing.
I got rid of ten boxes of clothes and household items that don’t bring joy. Some furniture. I do thank the things as they go. And it’s funny, but I feel better for that thank you.
I did my clothes a few years ago. When we remodeled EVERYTHING single thing in our house had to go into the garage and I was very good about not bringing junk back in. However, I have had a lot of junk in the garage for a year that I have not tackled.
I haven’t watched the show but I want to.
I don’t remember where I read it, but a corollary to keeping only what brings joy, is to get rid of anything that that you would secretly be happy/or relived if it burned up in a fire.
I so desperately want to clear out my house. But it seems overwhelming and I keep avoiding getting started. I always have guests coming so I can never find a couple of weeks to just tear apart some part of the house. I know it will take more than a day to pull everything out of my closets, analyze and bag up and the hard part is cleaning the closet thoroughly once I can get to the dust bunnies before putting clothes back in nice and neat.
One of the main components of her plan in decluttering is NOT to do it room by room but stick to a specific category so you can focus only on one thing at a time. Once you get distracted it’s all over.
And if you don’t pull from all over the house you’ll never realize how much you’ve duplicated items but rather just squirreled them away in different spots.
Clothes is the first category. Second one is books. She has a specific order in how to tackle it. You get better with practice. Kitchen is near the very end— simply because kitchens take so long because there are so many one of a kind gadgets.
I watched the first episode today and then bought the kindle version of her book. We’re in the midst of major remodeling and flooring changes. I cleaned out a lot when we moved everything from our room to have new wood floors installed. But I still have clothes in other closets! I want to use her method to clean out more of my clothes and especially my top drawer which also had miscellaneous stuff in it.
In the process of cleaning and packing kitchen and living room up. The cleanup may need to wait until the remodeling is done. I have been pretty good about not putting anything back that I don’t really love. Getting DH on board will be a whole different story though!
Starting with some of the folding but trying to figure it out when my drawers aren’t high enough! And that means maybe reorganizing what goes in which drawer. Definitely something to think about.
I haven’t seen this yet–don’t have Netflix, but have read about the book some. My question is, does she deal with what to do with the stuff? Because choosing to get rid of things is easy for me, but it’s a huge deal to figure out what to do with stuff other than stuff in garbage bags and toss. Which seems wrong. But the work of finding places that take donations, or selling, or giving away, etc, is really time-consuming and can be frustrating. Like, what do I do with the six feet of albums in my attic? Or the CDs in my living room? I am a book hoarder and probably not going to stop, but do sometimes have some to give away, but it’s not easy (library does not want them).
Anyhow, I’m not looking for advice, just musing on why the book/show is about what to give up. I don’t need to thank things for their service; I need them to make new plans for themselves! 
Well my side of the closet is great presently. Most of husbands drawers good since I wash and put his stuff away—I Kondo’d It as I went along although not culled.
BUT his hanging closet pole broke the other day providing the perfect opportunity to get rid of stuff. I highly recommend this tactic for husbands.
:))
They do show the homeowners taking their stuff to donation spots or just putting stuff out to trash. The show I watched tonight the homeowner even had a garage sale!