The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
It's spring! That means it's time for a fresh start and spring cleaning!
I happen to be a pretty neat person. My clothes are hung up the minute I take them off, I throw out all the junk mail as soon as it comes,and I take out the trash on a regular basis. But I still often feel like I have too much stuff. Frankly, too much stuff can be overwhelming.
Are there too many clothes in my closet? Yes, but my real issue is books. Books have their own chapter in this book so I know I'm not alone. Ms. Kondo requires that I take all my books off the shelf and put them in a pile. This will make it easier for me to decide if the book sparks joy in my heart. If I bought the book and then never read it, most likely it gave me some kind of joy when I bought it, but quickly lost it's spark. It needs to go. This same theory can apply to clothing, mementos and even all that stuff I didn't know I had under the bathroom sink.
Ms. Kondo loves being tidy and she discovered her passion for it at a very early age. What she conveys so well in this book is that tidying up is not only about our clothing, books, and papers, it's about how we live our lives. We must ask ourselves, do the things we have spark joy? If they don't, do we really need to keep them?
I'm not quite ready to empty all my drawers, shelves and closets, looking for joy, but I did take a load of items that no longer delighted me to Goodwill today. I'm looking for joy and when I don't feel it, I can more easily let it go. I've been given a great tool to use in all aspects of living. What a better world we would live in if we could take the time to feel a spark of joy. I highly recommend this life changing magic even though the title may be frightening. It will change your life.
It's spring! That means it's time for a fresh start and spring cleaning!
I happen to be a pretty neat person. My clothes are hung up the minute I take them off, I throw out all the junk mail as soon as it comes,and I take out the trash on a regular basis. But I still often feel like I have too much stuff. Frankly, too much stuff can be overwhelming.
Are there too many clothes in my closet? Yes, but my real issue is books. Books have their own chapter in this book so I know I'm not alone. Ms. Kondo requires that I take all my books off the shelf and put them in a pile. This will make it easier for me to decide if the book sparks joy in my heart. If I bought the book and then never read it, most likely it gave me some kind of joy when I bought it, but quickly lost it's spark. It needs to go. This same theory can apply to clothing, mementos and even all that stuff I didn't know I had under the bathroom sink.
Ms. Kondo loves being tidy and she discovered her passion for it at a very early age. What she conveys so well in this book is that tidying up is not only about our clothing, books, and papers, it's about how we live our lives. We must ask ourselves, do the things we have spark joy? If they don't, do we really need to keep them?
I'm not quite ready to empty all my drawers, shelves and closets, looking for joy, but I did take a load of items that no longer delighted me to Goodwill today. I'm looking for joy and when I don't feel it, I can more easily let it go. I've been given a great tool to use in all aspects of living. What a better world we would live in if we could take the time to feel a spark of joy. I highly recommend this life changing magic even though the title may be frightening. It will change your life.
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