Have you heard of the KonMari Method? I’m basically obsessed with the idea of it right now. I’ll preface this with a disclaimer that I am one of “those women” who enjoy the act of cleaning the house. Specifically, I like organizing. Actually deep cleaning and scrubbing isn’t my thing, but I can alphabetize my books, sort glasses & plates by size, and rearrange the closets all day long. I check the mail and recycle the junk within minutes of getting in the door. I just like things tidy.
I’ve been intrigued by the Instagram hashtags for #Konmari. After doing several Google searches and coming up with bits of information, I decided I’d just buy the “KonMari” book and see what it was all about. I’ve spent $10 on things more silly than a book to teach me to organize, rather than actually getting up and organizing!
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If you aren’t sure what I’m talking about, KonMari is a Japanese method of tidying. It was invented by Marie Kondo, who like me, also loved tidying at a young age.
I’ve loved cleaning and organizing since I was a preteen. I can remember organizing the built-in drawers in my childhood home and rearranging the medicine cabinet above the bathroom sink in our tiny upstairs bathroom, all the time.
No matter how many times I had organized it, I just kept checking in on that cabinet and trying new ways to group items together. I’d experiment with organizing by size, category, or color.
It was fun.
Only once did it ever become compulsive where I felt like I HAD to do it. That was after I had moved out and came back home to find my parents had put all of their stuff in the cabinet and I claimed it a disaster! At that point I stopped doing it all together, I mean it wasn’t my stuff anymore, and I was getting so worked up over it.
I didn’t want to be owned by it.
I am not a perfectionist. In fact, I am very much fine with half-heartedly doing most of my projects so they’re “good enough”.
So my disclaimer here is if you are someone who gets obsessed easily or feels compulsive when you’re cleaning, get a buddy to do this method with. Find someone who can keep you accountable. If you are reading this, you are not a baby, you can do this*. For the sake of your happiness, and the happiness of anyone else living with you, you can do this. If nothing else, I think implementing some of this method will help cleaning and picking up before company to go much faster!
*Tidying Takes Tough Love.
I don’t feel like we have a ton of clutter, but there is always room for improvement. I like a good challenge! I know that I’m in a better mood when the house is cleaner, and so are the kids. I think in general most children have far too many toys, and most women have far too many clothing and kitchen items, so I’m excited to be focusing on those areas. I’d love for Mr. Awesome to sort through his tools (and his baseball hat collection), but we will see if the book covers that. You know, if the book suggests it, he’s going to have to do it. It’s practically the law or something. haha!
I’m going to be going through this book and sharing about my successes and failures here.
If you’ve read this or used this method, how did it turn out for you? Are you still doing it?
I’ve read so many great things about this book that I feel like I’m already in love with it and I’ve only read just a bit of it!
