Last January, I devoured Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, but it wasn’t until the summer that I actually got to go through the “program” she advocates. It was life-changing. Really. I said goodbye to clothes that had made me feel beautiful but that no longer fit my no-longer-college-student body. Old knick-knacks that no longer went on display went to Goodwill. It was truly freeing. But I still had questions, particularly about her style of organizing and folding (especially clothes. I don’t have great perception of depth or dimension, so I had trouble visualizing her style of organizing dresser drawers). So I was delighted to hear that Kondo was publishing a new book, promised to be a “master class” for her advocates.
Read my full review to find out why it’s been inspirational, challenging, and a real joy to read. I highly recommend it if you found the first book helpful.
I managed to do a fair amount of Kondo-ing when we moved last summer, but after a certain point, it became important to just get things packed and I no longer had time to go through everything and sorted by whether it sparked joy or not. I really do want to do a proper sort-though now that we’re finally pretty settled, but am still not sure I’m going to be folding my clothes the way she suggests and I’m certainly not going to talk to my stuff the way she advises.