To think Marie Kondo's clothes storage method is bat shit??

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Not actually sure why but I'm watching Tidying Up on Netflix.

I was a bit when she started talking about holding each item & it sparking joy then saying thank you to the items they were throwing away but I've preserved to them reorganising the clothes they're keeping.

A T-shirt is folded down to the size of a purse then they're all stored upwards facing in a drawer. I do actually think it would be good to be able to see them all at a glance but surely everything would come out like a dish cloth it's got that many fold lines in.

Then the jeans.... 6 folds!!

A T-shirt is folded down to the size of a purse then they're all stored upwards facing in a drawer. I do actually think it would be good to be able to see them all at a glance but surely everything would come out like a dish cloth it's got that many fold lines in.

Not only that, who would you be able to tell whether it was short or long sleeved, unless like me you have a separate drawer for both I suppose. Just answered my own question! I don't get it but then I am very untidy and not wanting to do extra ironing!

If you really are anxious about long sleeved vs short sleeved then you buy drawer dividers or boxes (the material ones from Ikea Work just fine)

It does help you to get rid of crap. Who is going to waste time folding clothes you don’t even like

I started doing this because I am moving house, I started a few weeks ago. It’s done me a huge favour as I have got rid of loads of things I don’t need.

As for books it works just fine, plenty I went through I have no feelings towards - or I love - I just picked them up, made a decision and either packed or chucked!

AS people said they do not come out with lines because other clothes are not heavily laying on top of them

I put DS's short sleeve vests to the left of the drawer, then short sleeve tshirts, then long sleeve tshirts, then long sleeve vests at the far right so I know at a glance what is what. No creases because it's a soft fold and it's not getting squashed. Saves time because everything has a place, everything is easy to find, and the folding technique becomes second nature really quickly.

I haven't watched it yet but I have read some articles. I don't understand the "sparking joy" thing. I have loads of things which are functional but don't make me joyful (e.g. toothbrush, spatula, bedside table, laundry basket) am I supposed to get rid of these???

I don't have many drawers, but do have deep shelves. How does that work? If I put all my jeans/trousers there would be a lot of wasted space above and I wouldn't be able to see them all.

@Megan2018 I would love matching wooden hangers!

I have matching plastic ones - they are thinner so you fit more in

English isn’t her native language so I suspect sparking joy doesn’t translate well.

I wish people wouldn’t obsess over that bit and just think about the general idea.

Do we have too much stuff? Generally yes.

Does being untidy make us happy? For a lot of us yes!

If no then meh.

I've been doing the Marie Kondo folding of clothes for donkey's years without realising it was a thing until recently.

I fold my jeans now and i can see what i have, instead of wearing the same ones.

Can i drop rolling into the mix. No creases, self supporting and quicker than folding.

Those of you who fold your children's clothes like this - have you taught them to do the same? Because I can't see my children co operating, I've just about trained them to put their clothes away sort of folded.

And no way am I being the only person in the house who folds and puts away clothes.

Yes I taught them

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No you can not

Close the door on the way out.

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Hunter - I think she asks "Is it useful?" (which covers humdrum things like toothbrushes etc) then "Does it spark joy?" for non-essentials. Just what I've gleaned from people discussing it on here.

Can i drop rolling into the mix. No creases, self supporting and quicker than folding.

I do that for packing. That definitely sparks joy as I know I'm off on holiday

Was it William Morris who said something like "Have nothing in your home which is neither beautiful or useful,"? The original Kondo!

It's fine if you don't mind putting ask the laundry away for your whole household. Personally I prefer to get my kids and husband to put their own things away. Realistically there is no way they are all going to adopt kondo folding! It's the same with getting rid of stuff - I could declutter all my books and CDs etc etc but I would feel resentful that DH gets to keep all of his!

I wish I had the storage space to hang everything, but I haven’t and the folding works for the draws and baskets I use.

I like the thing about the colours too

I read her book years ago and like literally the only thing I came away with was the folding! I love it! If I have similar things, I make sure I fold it so that a characteristic bit of pattern/design/etc is on the upward-facing fold. And yeah, it does't crease. And if you can really get them to stand up on their own (I sometimes even can), they don't fall over when other items are removed.

The book is great fun. I recommend it (although, I shuddered when I read the part where she cut out the passages from books she liked and kept them in folder - all several thousand of my books, whole, spark joy :) ). And it's fun to read between the lines, like how her family reacted to teenage-her 'organising' their stuff for them.

I've been doing the Marie Kondo folding of clothes for donkey's years without realising it was a thing until recently.

Me too! I'm almost pissed off that everyone will honk I'm following her thing and I'm not, I was doing it first!

Was it William Morris who said something like "Have nothing in your home which is neither beautiful or useful,"?

Yes. Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful

Did any of your HUSBANDS Kondo their drawers, or did the ladies do it all for them?

Folding like this is the dogs. Really. It’s just amazing and I’ve stuck with the habit for about 5 years now. I always see what I own and can easily recycle if I realise I haven’t worn something for ages.

The folding method works for me and the clothes don't come out creased.

I don't think she tells people to get rid of books or anything else, it is always a personal choice.

feel too guilty when I get rid of things
That's the point of thanking them and then taking them to the charity shop for someone else to use. It sounds a bit silly and I don't do it out loud like she suggests, I just think 'I've used this and I don't need it anymore'.