AIBU to think the whole Marie Kondo thing wasn't such a great idea?

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"Throw it away" she said.
"If you need another one they are easily available at very little inconvenience" she said.

I write this after looking for the pop-up football goal.....

God no, I definitely don’t regret using the KonMari method! We live in a tiny house, and it would be awful to be stuck in here for weeks surrounded by loads of clutter.

Instead, the house is light and airy, and we have space clear to work out at home and play games and such.

It’s especially helpful now that three of us are working from home, as everyone has had to bring their “work stuff” home with them.

We minimised after watching The Minimalists documentary.

I certainly don't regret it now we are all home (3 small children), things are tidy, I know stuff can always be found even when one of them is saying it's lost.

They are making a bit of a mess with their home schooling though :)

I love the Marie Kondo method - I know where everything is, which saves so much time and money. And there's no mess or clutter. I seem to have more space but it's still homely. Together all this keeps my mind clear. And it has stood the test of time. What I really like is that it's definitely not minimalism. As I went through the sorting process I found things that I really loved, like an heirloom/present from my Dad that had been shoved away somewhere; As I walk around my house the things around me, though not expensive, are things I love, that evoke positive memories and emotions.

Totally agree

A messy closet is the sign of a tidy mind

I've read Kondo and done the process and I really don't think she's advocating throwing everything away and rebuying. If anything, doing it made me impulse buy stuff far less and appreciate the things I do have. My house is clear and I feel calm. Never regretted anything I donated tbh.

I never read it
But living in a small flat forces us to chuck things we’d rather keep

But still kept a lot because it costs money to buy it again, why do that? There’s a dehumidifier here which was needed in the last place and one friend told me to chuck it out - it cost £150, imagine if we needed that again.

And Kondo does want people to buy things, hence she opened a shop.

Big up for playing the long game business wise but I am surprised how many people fell for it.

The chuck it unless it brings you joy thing was a bit 🤢 that would apply to a lot of things, the vacuum cleaner for example

😁 I am a hoarder but I do fight the urge constantly. However I am very happy right now that I just shoved my dd summercclothes into the back of wardrobe last year without thinning it out. It all still fits her. Even the 2-3 shorts and she 5! Happy days...

However not so good for my ds as I applied the same lack luster approach to him. 2/3 of his summer clothes dont fit and is a bin bag or two waiting for the charity shops to reopen.

Win some, loose some. My hoard of wool and fabric is going down as I have no excuses not to finish projects.

I'm trying to learn that the real key is only buying what you need in the first place ( also maybe sorting before putting things into short term storage for a later date, but I'm glossing over that during the pandemic.)

Also, she is wrong about cleaning out your bags. I have found SIX hand gels from old discarded bags and paracetamol ( and a single glass size bottle of wine ..... 😳)

The spark joy thing sounds odd.

Perhaps that’s for people who will buy things like this

shop.konmari.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/konmari-self-care-project-full-meditation-floor-cushion

Reading about DVDs has made me realise that half the unit in the sitting room is full of them. Our DVD player broke years ago. DH always said he could play them on the computer and link them to the TV but in reality we never look at them.
Now I'm thinking about all the things I could store where the DVDs are. What have you all done with them? Bin? Charity shops hardly want them. We hardly have room in the attic for more 'maybe some day' stuff.

I write this after looking for the pop-up football goal.....

The one that I picked up from the kerbside beside the bins? Thanks! Came in handy ;)

“ Charity shops hardly want them.”

Some of us still watch DVDs and finding some in the charity shop for a pound, just before, shut down, was fab! So do please give them to charity shops.