So. KonMari. I think most of us are at least passingly familiar with it, since the word is a verb now, as in “I KonMari’d so thoroughly last weekend, I donated my husband to Goodwill.” I have some thoughts. The first is that the basic philosophy behind the method – don’t keep anything in your home that doesn’t spark joy – is slightly flawed but extremely useful. She touches on it many times, but I still found the “rules” a little murky on things that […]
So Fresh and So Clean Clean
I was vaguely aware that The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up was trendy a few years ago, but it wasn’t until author Marie Kondo guested on The Tim Ferriss Show that I became interested in “the KonMari method” detailed in the book. For the uninitiated, the KonMari method is Marie Kondo’s tidying and home organization system. A dedicated organizer for her entire life, Kondo developed what I would call a philosophy of things that transcends storage systems or practical tips for organization or storage. […]