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[personal profile] beachlass2015-01-14 07:58 pm
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a little bit of life changing magic

Admittedly going against one of Marie Kondo's principles (dive wholly in and tackle decluttering in one fell swoop); I have been experimenting with her question:

"Does it give me joy?"

And I'm finding it to be a transformative one. (Orienting towards joy has been an ongoing piece of self-work for me in the past year, so this is a very timely question for me to use in the house as well)

And although I was skeptical, I've also taken the time to try and follow some of her instructions around the way I keep clothing - taking everything out of the dresser, handling each piece, folding it carefully, arranging clothing so that it is displayed, rather than stacked. It's time consuming; and I'm trying to not fuss about whether it's sustainable; but again - it's a transformative way to handle my things - to treat them as valuable paradoxically allows me to let go of more. To set a vision for how I want the drawer organized sets a boundary on how many things I'm willing to keep. 


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[personal profile] beachlass2015-01-03 04:03 pm
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book rec

I've just started reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.  She has a different take on organizing and decluttering than ones I've explored before: she encourages using feelings (especially joy) to discern what to keep and goes by category (ie: all the clothes) rather than space (bedroom separate from closet). 

Anyone else read it?