Does your home’s organization stress you out? Is there another pile of clothes, a stack of papers, or toys scattered about everywhere you turn? We’ve all been there. No matter how hard you try, it just seems like a challenge to properly organize your home. If you’ve watched Netflix lately, you may have seen a series featuring Marie Kondo, an organizing guru who strives to change people’s lives through the power of ‘sparking joy’ in their belongings.
The KonMari method is a system of simplifying and organizing your home by getting rid of physical items that no longer bring joy to your life. KonMari asks a simple question of each and every item when organizing a home: Does it spark joy? If the answer is “no”, you let it go! The appeal of this method is that it can be used in all areas of your life. Marie focuses on 5 steps when going through her method:
Discard by Category
Marie likes to begin working categories based on the following: clothes, books, papers, miscellany, and lastly, mementos.
Break Each Category into Subcategories
After taking all your items out, begin dividing them in subcategories. If you’re working on your closet, divide your clothes into subcategories of blouses, jeans, shoes, shorts, etc. Do this for each room in your home.
Keep Only Items that Spark Joy
Now the fun part! Take each item and, if sparks joy, fold it or hang it back into its proper space. If it doesn’t spark joy, donate or sell the items. This is a great way to quickly declutter your home of old clothes, furniture, books, and more. Plus, think of how easy it’ll be once you move again!
Organize Your Space
Now that all your items have been sorted through, discarded, and organized in piles, it’s time for the real magic to begin! KonMari recommends purchasing clear bins to store your miscellaneous items and clearly marking them. That way, when you’re looking for a specific item, it can be easily located. The same principle applies for your pantry. Now these are pantry goals!
A key principle of Marie’s method is pairing like with like and storing loose objects in small bins. Tackle that junk drawer in the kitchen by taking small bins and storing items within. Now there are no more loose pens, screws, and random objects floating in your drawer!
Do it All in One Go
In order to effectively and successfully achieve the KonMari method, you must do it all at once. It seems like a difficult task, but once you start, you’ll keep the ball rolling!
Using the KonMari method is great anytime but even more so if you’re considering selling your home. It’s a fantastic way to prepare your home for staging and the eventual packing of your house.
If you’re interested in learning more about the KonMari method, you can purchase her book, ‘The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ on Amazon. Are you ready to revolutionize your home?
