Firstly – I love a spring clean to get my fashion into order. Secondly, I love Netflix. What do you get if you mix the two?
Japanese Netflix star Marie Kindo– on How to De-Clutter, starting by folding and not HANGING your clothes.
It seems like there’s nothing more satisfying than organising your living space at the start of spring and summer.
When the Japanese author’s first book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up sold over eight million copies worldwide, Marie Kondo bagged her own Netflix show – aptly named Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Yes, Marie Kondo is the home organisation consultant who has changed lives with her straightforward approach to tidying. Trust me, in no time you’ll soon start seeing tidying as a joy.
She suggests folding your clothes instead of hanging them and only keeping the items in your wardrobe that “spark joy”.
Everyone knows that part of the chore of having a big clear out is having to go through each and every item and judge whether it’s worth keeping. So some of us choose to skip ahead a few steps and start tidying things away without reviewing them first. Guilty as charged.
However, Marie Kondo believes that “one of the most common mistakes that individuals make when tidying is that they spend so much effort storing things that they may no longer want or need.”
“Before considering storage, remove all your belongings from where are currently kept. Hold them one by one as you ask yourself, ‘Do I truly need this?'”
Yes, it may be long-winded but it will ultimately give you more space. And space is precious
Fold your clothes side-by-side in your drawers
If there’s any one home hack that Marie Kondo is famous for, it’s organising drawers by stacking clothes side-by-side, instead of piling them all on top of each other.
Not only does it make for some very Instagram-friendly visuals, Kondo says “this will allow you to see what’s inside at a glance and take inventory of what you own.”
Whether you’re clearing out your entire wardrobe or rummaging through an old box of DVDs, Marie asks followers to hold each item and ask themselves honestly whether it provides any sort of joy. If the answer is yes, you’re of course allowed to hold on to it. If not, thank the item for serving its purpose before parting ways.
And don’t think that in 2019 you can get away with having that age-old “messy drawer”.
The cleaning influencer recommends even sorting through your miscellaneous items – known as “Komono” – and assigning them each into their own distinct categories.
Errr…. Wish I had time for this, but I have a plane to catch…..
