Kondo thread 10

[SnozzberryMincePie]

Just noticed the old thread was full, so hope no one minds me starting the new one

[NewStartAgainReallyThisTime]

Yay!

[Gammeldragz]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/housekeeping/3133373-Life-changing-magic-of-kondo-ing-in-2018-Kondo-thread-11?watched=1&msgid=74637330#74637330

New thread

[NewStartAgainReallyThisTime]

Yes!

[NewStartAgainReallyThisTime]

Yes please! I've just read through all of this but don't feel I can start one.

[Gammeldragz]

Shall we have a new new thread? For 2018?

[CocoLoco87]

A new thread would be great! We started towards the end of last year. I read her book and became a konvert!

Currently waiting to go, I've got 2 bags of kids clothes, a set of cake tins (prefer using tubs) and a set of cheap cutlery bought to get us through entertaining at Christmas. Need to go through kids toys but did manage to clear some before Christmas.

[Gammeldragz]

3 bags of clothes actually out of the house (always the hard part!).

[Gammeldragz]

I think I shall wrote the master list out in my Bullet Journal.
Just need to get the stuff out of the house now, hopefully tomorrow.

This afternoon I kondo'd cutlery. We had two sets plus random extras... I have decided we do not need 13 soup spoons. We rarely have guests for dinner and when we do it isn't soup. So we now have 5. DH was horrified at the cull, especially when he queried the cull of table knives and asked what would happen when we'd used some and then needed some for guests - wash the used ones dear! Hoping this encourages more washing up (sneaky). Also kondo'd utensils and got rid of a dodgy duplicate masher, a nut cracker (we don't buy shelled nuts) the garlic press (fiddly to clean and we don't use it), a cake slicer thing and a duplicate set of digital scales that when testes with new battery doesn't seem to work any more.
Feeling very pleased with myself. DH is not. He finds it very unsettling when I declutter or move things (bless him!) But as he isn't ever going to do it, he has to lump it.

[ScattyMcScatty]

I'm game, about to do my second round this year, I was far too easy on myself last year! I've got a master list taped in the kitchen cupboard and ready to be ticked off again.

[Gammeldragz]

Any chance of resurrecting the magic of Kondo for the new year? I've just done all my clothes, got rid of two bags for charity shop and one of rags/rubbish.

[Rainallday]

Kondo has made me buy less and think about whether I really love something when I'm in the shop now. If I stand there looking at it and can picture myself decluttering it in a few months I force myself to walk away! I'm more likely to spend more on something really lovely that I definitely want.

[AttillaThePun]

(Attempts to revive thread)
Anyone have any advice for the post-Kondo stage? I’ve sorted (almost) everything now and it’s...fine, good even, but every time I try to add joyful decorations to my spaces it just looks a bit...naff, really, and I don’t like it after a month or so.

Maybe I should get some plants or something...

[Kokusai]

Hi

I've read Spark Joy and have moved house and am keen to start from a new lean tidy base. Had a few life stresses (and haven't finished getting furniture) which set me back a bit bur making progress.

Have done bathroom stuff and kitchen and books. Books were easy with having a kindle.

Still haven't done clothes so my clothes are still in their moving bags!

Paperwork to be done after clothes.

[ZeldaWasMyGransName]

I was convinced my OH would never join in KM, about three months after my clothes had been consistently done he said "can you show me how to fold my stuff?" I was very surprised but it has stuck!

[purplegreen99]

isthistoonosy my OH has barely noticed I'm doing KM and when I've mentioned it he just makes a joke about it. I'm ploughing on regardless because it is improving my life and KM says something along the lines of do your own stuff and your OH will get on board eventually. I also think that once I've done my stuff (& the communal stuff) I might surreptitiously start on his.

Re the other stuff, I only have a loft and shed, so don't have quite so much to sort as you! I suppose it depends on how close your other buildings are to your house and whether it's practical to do it as a complete project or take one building at a time. If they are outbuildings I suppose you should try and work by category e.g. every bit of crockery should be really be sorted together even if you have enough for 200 people.

[isthistoonosy]

Oh Obvs I'm not in the Uk, and live rurally in the middle of nowhere not super rich

[isthistoonosy]

Is there any point trying this if your OH isn't on board with it?
He is quite the hoarder (although much improved), and we are not really struggling for space as such. But the constant mess of papers, books, toys, clothes etc is driving me up the wall and getting me down.

Second bit is how do you tackle the stuff that's already in storage - so the attic, garage etc? We have loads of stuff as we have inherited several old barns (8 maybe?) and 3 very old wooden houses (we are not able to renovate, so are really just keeping them standing for now), and other family seem to keep putting stuff into them. We are also planning to house swap with MIL soon ish and will also need to sort through her / old family stuff, I suppose.
There ís enough crockery to host a party for at least 200, at least 10 beds and paperwork going back to the 1800's - I shit you not :-)

[Wildernesstips]

Done my toiletries and medicines this evening. Always buying ibuprofen and paracetamol but that's because they were in about five different places! Not too many out of date meds and surprisingly not too much overstock on toiletries.

I'm beginning to see empty shelves!

Your pantry looks awesome Cornwall!

[Cornwall73]

Also done the kitchen drawers, I binned loads of stuff but they are not worthy of a pic! Looking forward to doing the kitchen cupboards next.

I agree that it is very easy to do it by catergory. I have ditched so much when I see it all together and realise what I actually like and want to keep.

I need to get my paperwork done but it's been hard cause most of it is in the spare room in boxes and a cupboard we cannot close and we have had lots of visitors so no access to the room. That's going to be a long and difficult one. My poor shredder won't cope!

[Cornwall73]

I have given my pantry the kondo treatment. I am so be with my pantry, my pantry is one with me oooommmmmm

[Wildernesstips]

I started this about three weeks ago. Have done most of my clothes and am ridiculously pleased with the fact that they are all in Kondo folded style even now. I think it is easier doing all one category than one location.

Have been reading through the original threads for inspiration.

[hmmwhatatodo]

Purple you may well be right actually. I don't really have much clutter lying around and I live in a fairly small space so don't have huge amount of stuff either. I wonder if it's partly knowing that I I will never achieve an end vision as all the kinds of things I would like to have are too expensive and also, living in rented accommodation means I am severely limited in what I can and can't do to have it 'just so' . I think I am possibly a bit of a perfectionist in some ways so maybe that is stopping me go further. I agree that so far the green book is a bit mundane.

It's an interesting process!

[NotCitrus]

When I sorted out MrNC's paperwork when we moved to this house (that's 7 years after first moving in together), every time we found another secret stash of it, we decided where each bit needed to go - necessary financial - into filing cabinet. Sentimental - into box labelled sentimental. Other necessary stuff - also filing cabinet, or box next to it. Rest - bin. He's severely dyslexic so when living alone had never thrown out paper in case it was important...

Having somewhere where stuff of a category goes when you find it means it will migrate there over a few months, whereas searching across the house doesn't work for small things for me. My house is still a cluttered mess but important things I can find, in their homes I've made for them (batteries, light bulbs, pens, etc).

Time to chuck more kids' artwork and writing while they're at school!

[purplegreen99]

randoms I think you need to be saying a big thank you to that shredder .

hmmwhatatodo - I wonder if it's because you already throw a lot of stuff away, so there's not enough clutter to give you the big motivation for continuing? My house is such a mess that it spurs me on just seeing all the junk. Re the second book, I am just reading that and finding it a bit dull tbh. I loved the first one and it really motivated me, but Spark Joy seems quite repetitive and there is a lot more of what I thought of as the weird stuff from book 1 about talking to your possessions and respecting their feelings and opinions.

[hmmwhatatodo]

I don't know whats wrong with me. I hate clutter and mess. I like living in places that are free of 'stuff'. I love watching all the cleaning programmes on offer. I hate floors that aren't hoovered. Last summer I started on a mass chuck out mission before I really knew anything about KonMari. I'm very god at getting rid of things and do not like to hoard. I came upon Konmari and thought it was just what I had been looking for. However, despite getting through the first book (and it was a bit of a struggle, which surprised me, as I assumed I would be glued to it and finish it in two days max) I only really managed to sort out my clothes and books then I couldn't seem to do much more. I bought the next book a few weeks ago but cant seem to get past the first few pages. Not sure what wrong with me. I love opening my wardrobe now and also seeing the empty space where all the books were piled up so I'm assuming its something psychological (or maybe I'm just feeling lazy?) Anyone else not finding the journey as joy sparking and quick as they had hoped?