Anonymous wrote:I use her folding method so that shirts, pants, etc. "stand up" in the drawers. This way you can see them all (instead of only the top one) and it is very easy to pull one out. I instituted this years ago and now that my kids are all old enough to fold and put away their own laundry, they do it the same way. I will never go back.

I didn’t realize that is “her” method. I have been doing that since the 90’s.

Anonymous wrote:I now use the "covered in sh!t" method.

If the item was covered in literal sh!t, would I go through the trouble of washing and sanitizing it to save it? If the answer is no, it's not important and can go.

This might be the push I needed. No pun intended.

I use her folding method so that shirts, pants, etc. "stand up" in the drawers. This way you can see them all (instead of only the top one) and it is very easy to pull one out. I instituted this years ago and now that my kids are all old enough to fold and put away their own laundry, they do it the same way. I will never go back.

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Anonymous wrote:She (Kondo) even abandoned it, after having a baby. (And making tons in the book I am sure.)

Pretty funny!

(Perfection is an illusion people)

After living in a shoebox in manhattan, living abroad in 3 different cities in 10 years, and now finally having a permanent spacious house, having STUFF brings me joy. I like having my stuff. I like finding a dress I haven’t worn in 5 years and wearing it to dinner. I like finding an old Rolling Stones concert t-shirt that my niece was so excited to wear for Halloween. I just did a big purge, but I will never go too minimal.

Interesting! I love the find, too, and have daughters who now like wearing my older stuff.

It makes the process harder but I know the house is too heavy with things.

Anonymous wrote:She (Kondo) even abandoned it, after having a baby. (And making tons in the book I am sure.)

Pretty funny!

(Perfection is an illusion people)

After living in a shoebox in manhattan, living abroad in 3 different cities in 10 years, and now finally having a permanent spacious house, having STUFF brings me joy. I like having my stuff. I like finding a dress I haven’t worn in 5 years and wearing it to dinner. I like finding an old Rolling Stones concert t-shirt that my niece was so excited to wear for Halloween. I just did a big purge, but I will never go too minimal.

I still use some of it. Definitely found the piling and sorting useful. Also still use the folding methods. And a lot of the decluttering we did at the beginning of the trend has held up - kitchen cabinets and closets especially.

The folding and rolling were life changing to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I now use the "covered in sh!t" method.

If the item was covered in literal sh!t, would I go through the trouble of washing and sanitizing it to save it? If the answer is no, it's not important and can go.

I've heard the "what if someone spilled red wine on it?" method, but yours would cause me to get rid of a whole lot more!

If you were moving would you bother to pack and move it??

The principles, yes. Considering whether something really does spark joy (and joy can have a broad definition) resonated with me and I do use that when deciding what to let go of.

I also really love the concept of thanking items before you send them along. I always do this now. It sounds hokey but it really does give me the closure of acknowledging and appreciating the item’s place in my life or the sentiment behind a gift, and makes it much easier to let go.