Vlog Day 32 -- Trying Out the Marie Kondo Method of Cleaning!

I've read Marie Kondo's book, her philosophy is lovely but her process of purging is a major undertaking requiring a lot of planning, effort and time. For us in the tribe, most time would probably be taken by trying to decide which one item out of three (or seven!) to keep, as well as, What exactly does "bringing me joy" means?............. Realistically, doing the house cleaning her way should probably join that list of "To do some day" projects. Congratulations on your bathroom, it looks wonderful. I wish you'd have addresses the difficult for us process of decision making, i.e. the selection issue, i.e. which of the three hair spray bottles did you decide to keep and why? And how many boxes of joyless but functional Band-aids should I keep? And where to store them? And what to do when you're shopping the next day and all of a sudden: Look! My favorite hair spray is on sale at 50% off! .................I think answering questions of this type would be valuable. There is a video I found very helpful and implemented several tips from it right away, and I still use them! The philosophy is "simplifying" which goes along with the Kondo method to a degree but is much better tailored for people with ADHD. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet: <a href="https://youtu.be/X63HD8xYOzg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/X63HD8xYOzg</a> Daniel Vente's advice at the top of this conversation is also very sound and I found it works, although my limit is $10. Even $5 limit will be fine: imagine how much space we'll acquire (I'm thinking of my pantry and basement) if we just ditch all the 5-dollar items!

marginallyrandom

Great post!!!

Doris Berry

I've been working in a little decluttering everyday at my house, with a few days where I went whole hog :P I HIGHLY recommend 'before' pictures. Not only do they give you a sense of real accomplishment at the end, it's also a good way to get an overview of a room and REALLY absorb the horror of how it currently looks *headdesk*

LadyGrndr(Lacey S)

How timely! My mum just told me about Marie Kondo's book yesterday!

Hannah Snelling

Kudo's for doing the work on the bathroom !!!!

My motto, everything has a place and there is a place everything. Having said that does not mean I follow the rule with everything. For instance, when it comes to my sink and bath supplies I very organized. When comes to certain paperwork, well that is a different story. Since I am gainfully unemployed, and recently moved, I am trying to take the time to sort and purge. So, in 2017 I moved from North East Ohio, east of Cleveland, Ohio (no I do not miss the snow) to the Columbus, Ohio area. I basically moved in less than 3 weeks. Prior to that I moved after a divorce in a short order of time. After the divorce, I was going to use my free time to sort through the mess of just throwing things into boxes. It did not happen and I still have the same mess. So, I have a pile of paperwork at the kitchen table and every morning (while drinking my morning smoothie) I go through the piles of paperwork that I had/have kept. Tax returns from 2000 (technically you only have to keep 10 years) but 3 copies of the same return. I need to keep one just in case due to my first divorce with children involved. So, I have three piles keep/trash/shread. It is basically the same method but with paperwork. It is a slow process but I am getting it done. Something's I a good at paperwork I am horrible. A lot of items I owned I needed to go through, but never have done. I need to get into a better habit so it does not get to this point again. I tell the woman I am dating that I am a minimalist. But she says I am not by nature. She has a LOT of things and everything is in an organized fashion. OK, all but one place. While she says my place is causing visual chaos, I know where everything is located. I get to her place and everything is neat and clean yet FULL. There is no open space anywhere at her place. I came up with a decision making saying when deciding on buying something which has helped me. I say to myself "is it a want or a need and if I buy it when will I use it". This helps me buy things that I think I could use that some day, then never do, because all my unfinished projects I have started.

I love minimalism. I did part of it some time back but I never completed it because I lived with my parents weren't too happy with the whole thing. Since I moved I haven't had time yet to start the process again, but I am low key obsessed with owning as little stuff as possible, so I'd love to see an episode on this! Another thing that I have heard is helpful: If you can replace something within a day for less than 20$ just get rid of it.

AHuggingSam

Oh, and donating to homeless shelters is a great idea! Thank you!

How to ADHD

I REALLY wish I’d taken a “before” photo — I don’t even recognize my bathroom! Thanks for your encouragement, it kept me going ☺️ Have you found yours easy to maintain or does it re-clutter?

How to ADHD

<img src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-comment/eyJ3IjoxNjAwfQ%3D%3D/A1ZaqiOWjRujZkhTfYxuKRtWf7i39qcueEJeaPqKqQYy3lkI5RBtaMVcyi89W_ts.png?token-time=1683936000&token-hash=bmcfa11pyuC15v32ZlZryaPQNcg8rr_6K7V0imUBSGs%3D"><br>

How to ADHD

I love the Kondo method! I found that it helped me develop a sense of what actually brings me joy, and it's so cool to have a house filled with joy-inducing things. We recently moved and Kondo-ed the rest of our stuff I hadn't gotten to, and our house feels so good now. I love the "brings me joy" lingo, but It's definitely a bit stranger on some functional things like batteries or bandaids ha. I've recently discovered how important my environment is to me -- having it feel both orderly and delightful to my sense. It makes a huge difference in how my days go. And I think the Kondo method was a big part of helping me with that! And one quick note about getting rid of bathroom stuff -- you can donate toiletry items to most homeless shelters, they definitely need them!

Katie Mae