KONDO Thread 9

[Iqueen]

Kondo your Home and your Life. Live the JOY!

(Insignificant correction; £10 for 3, ie, cheapies.

Being Kondoing my garden today as it is lovely weather here. Have got rid of loads of weeds and planted some plants that have been waiting for a couple of weeks to go in. Kondoing inside has come to a bit of a standstill as my ds broke his arm last Thursday, and we are still getting to grips with that. Really need to get to charity shops with clothes and DVDs.

fishbone that might have been me! I have done clothes (mine and 3 youngest dc) , books and paper in a week. I can also see myself ending up in a virtually empty house LOL!It helped that I don't keep paperwork as I scan it onto my phone then recycle the paper so I didn't have much to go through, also not many real books since getting my kindle (which has hundreds on!) and I actually didn't like most of my clothes and didn't have many any way!! I do wonder how it could take a single person in an apartment in Japan 6 months though....maybe I just have lots less stuff than most people

have done another couple of hours decorating in little ones bedroom and am almost done. Just need to finish a bit of the woodwork tomorrow then can tidy up in there, move furniture back in a and do last bit of kondoing of toys in there.
Also at the weekend I am going to attempt to kondo bedding and towels and the Utility room .
Then that will leave me with kitchen stuff (crockery, pans, cutlery, glasses, baking stuff and trays) and then all the sentimental stuff which is in the loft which could well take me more than 6 months on its own....

have got rid of about 30 black bags of stuff so far between charity shops, freecycle, recycling and the tip.I am really hoping it will mean the house will stay much tidier come September and the chaos begins again!!

love sorry to hear about your ds. Hope he is not too miserable/sore

I'm skipping books at the moment.... Two reasons - firstly cos they're boxed up as we're decorating the living room so I can do them when they're ready to go back.... Secondly they're my sentimental items so it will be harder than most things. Photos are in a boxin the loft and I get joy from looking through them every so often.

I love MK's routine when she gets home - hanging clothes up, emptying (and thanking) her handbags.... Not sure how achievable it is with two kids.... Get in, dump bags, change baby, start dinner, toddler on potty, baby whinging cos hungry.... Thank changing bag.... Hmmmm ????

On a positive note DH has folded his shorts since I've had my clear out. Not the MK way but he's definitely feeling the vibe and I've not mentioned a thing!

How's everyone dealing with paperwork? I cannot bring myself to throw a lot of it out or not organise it properly. I'm scaling it down but two folders??? I can't do it!!!,

Finally posted a few things on freecycle.
Some kids CDs being collected tomorrow.

pretty I'm glad the MRI wasn't too daunting and hope the results will lead to a solution. The worst thing is suffering and not knowing what it is. I had that for over 20 years, with one ailment, but luckily it turned out well.

TheVeryThing You seem to have such a lovely positive attitude to everything...

I only re-discovered this attitude a couple of months ago. I've been generally pessimistic, for the last 8 years - retirement, children move a long way from here and settled into ther own 'very busy lives'. I felt like I no longer had a purpose.

Thanks to kondoing, and the 'woo factor' that comes with it, I re-thought what Life is about. I recognised that when I was younger, despite being a lone-parent to five, I 'just went for it'. Basically, I did what made the children and me happy, so far as I could.

Anyway the upshot has been that the main point in life (after surving and reproducing, if we can,) is being happy. We need to fill as much of our lives as possible with experiencing happiness. So now, that's my objective - I am never letting my joyfulness go, under any circumstances. In the end, our lives, the time-span, is all we really have.

I've been amazed how my happiness seems to be attracting joyful experiences, people and even luck into my life! [rocking!]

All I need to do now is get rid of all the shite, physical and otherwise!

Bobby :)
If you find yourself over Kondoed in two weeks, I'll send you a vest top.
Remember not to kondo the dc!

I queen; I love it when the thread goes philosophical. I'm going to meditate on yr last post before I go to sleep.
:)

I also done paperwork in an evening, books in one day and clothes in another. I don't think I could have taken any longer! I suppose I just don't have as much stuff as some, it's just spread about everywhere! I had to gather piles of paperwork from the car, bathroom, bedroom, kitchen and living room!

fish LOL may end up needing a vest top! With 6 dc are you sure I couldn't possibly Kondo one or two?! I'm sure at any given moment on any given day there is bound to be at least one not bringing me total joy!!
silly glad to hear I am not the only one who got through the first bits quickly...was thinking I may be doing it wrong!

I can see my komono taking longer! I've got categories made up; crockery, toiletries and make up, toys and lots more.

I got through toiletries and make up on Tuesday night after we eventually got a shelf and mirror up in the bedroom. I'd previously done my hair and makeup in the living room as that's where the big mirror was and the boys. They are a bit bigger now and in theory I should be able to leave them for 15 minutes in the living room so I can go get myself ready, without world war 3 breaking out!

Bobbly, as long as you hold them each day, look at them and sniff them, and if they bring joy, then fold and keep.

(Kondoing dc makes me think of the Brittas Empire, if you are old enough. The receptionist of a sports centre kep her dc in desk drawers)

Well done silly and you. It's the paperwork that has me stuck.
:)

Iqueen you're absolutely right and I love your philosophy. Xxx

....hmm......wanders off to Google "how to fold children, kon marie style " .........

I'm glad some of my musings resonate. I love thinking 'heavy' (according to my children - their eyes glaze over), and spend most of my time doing it - in combination with practical things! Philosophy was one of my subjects, at uni.

I try to keep it check on message boards, as it is not everyone's cuppa!

As I'm probably closer than most on here, to the top of the mountain, I want to understand as much as possible about why we are here at all. I also like to understand situations, and what makes people tick.

fishboneschokus Don't let it keep you awake!

You say that.... Today I folded my DS on a (spare!!! Yay me! ????) shelf on my wardrobe. He fitted beautifully and thought it was hilarious. (NB only find once or they crease funny). His bedroom is now a Kondo-ing room for me to sort all our shit treasured belongings.

**fold

On another note... Through Kondo-ing I've found one of my Nan's much loved willow pattern plates from the back of a drawer... A sock drawer no less. I'd put it there cos I was too sentimental to use it in case it broke. She died about twenty years ago and I loved /love her dearly but don't have much to remember her by. DH felt it was in need of throwing away as it wasn't being used. It's now in full circulation and I've thought about my Nan every tine I've spotted it in the drawer or used it. My children are still to young to 'get it' but hopefully it will stand the test of time and I'll be able to refer to it when talking to them. I'm not sure how much the whole set cost them at the time (relative to their income) but to be able to have it I full circulation now rather than 'Sunday best' I'm sure she would love. Xxx

TheV
That's precious. I've had a few moments like that with photos, rediscovered.

I'm sure that she would love it too.

On another note, and I blush to admit, my firstborn, aged two is once disappeared in a terraced house with a heavily bolted front door, with no possible escape in a walled garden. Small house. He was just playing as far as I knew. Then gone. Searched house, searched garden. Didn't panic because I knew it was a physical impossibility to get out of front door or garden.

On 100th frantic run up and down all stairs, (in minutes, but felt like longer,) I heard a noise. Thank fuck. He had found an old and very small suitcase that zips up inside and out. He had packed himself in and zipped it up from the inside. He wasn't remotely distressed. He was just tucked up snug, listening to me shouting his name.

That suitcase was small enough for cabin.

That is how to kondo dc. Don't stack them upright; pack them.

Morning all
Loving ideas for kondoing children! Shelves or suitcases it is then!
am about to get started and finish the painting in the little ones room. Can't tell you how glad I'll be when it's done! Sadly when I went to bed last night and went in to shut windows in the room I noticed a trail of cat sized footprints across my freshly painted window sill. I wasn't happy! The cat has had a serious telling off! Seriously thinking of ways of kondoing him! (Just joking, he's a sweetie really!)
I also need to do a general clean and tidy of the whole house.....
but seem to be very lacking in energy today..... will see how I get on.

Kondo kids!

I have noticed a strange kind of magic working through the house even though I still have a long way to go!

Loving ideas for kondoing children! Shelves or suitcases it is then!

Cardboard boxes also work well, but don't tape them shut, without marking clearly, who's in there!

Hello all. I've been sort of kondo ing. Well it's more getting things in the same place. I have found many many batteries and lightbulbs and enough toiletries to last a very long time!

Having the dc off with me over the summer holidays helps as I can see why I am doing it. It's worth it for them. Plus theyre very good at noticing and praising

at kondoing dc. My eldest dd used to love cramming herself neatly folded on a shelf in the toy cupboard!

A few kids cds collected this morning. Some Eco laundry bits going this afternoon and a big M&M dispenser we were bought going later too.

Mostly komono I suppose. Where's the MK list? I lent my book to my brother and have forgotten where I am and what's next.

Not that I'll have much time next week as we're all involved in a sailing week mon-fri.
The week after I've only 2 kids at home but also need to pack for our holiday yey.

The detailed Kondo list is here - free, printable. jershaanddup.com/konmari-checklist-free-printable/