Marie Kondo says she’s ‘kind of given up’ on cleaning
1 year, 11 months ago

Marie Kondo says she’s ‘kind of given up’ on cleaning

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marie Kondo has admitted she’s “kind of given up” on tidying up after welcoming three children. Now I realise what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home.” Marie Kondo’s latest book – called Marie Kondo Kurashi at Home: How to Organise Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life – focuses on the Japanese concept of kurashi, or “way of life”. After welcoming her baby boy, Kondo explained how watching her “two daughters become such caring big sisters to their little brother” has been a “source of daily happiness”. “I was surprised to see her putting books, stuffed animals and toys for playing house back in their place more precisely than I expected,” Kondo said at the time.

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Marie Kondo says there is an ‘impossible standard’ of having a tidy home
4 days, 1 hour ago

Marie Kondo says there is an ‘impossible standard’ of having a tidy home

The Independent  

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Why being messy is good for you
1 year, 11 months ago

Why being messy is good for you

BBC  

Why being messy is good for you Michael Buckner/ Getty Images From "non-aesthetic" homes to Frazzled English Woman and Marie Kondo, there's a new wave of realism about what our lives are like. Calling messiness a "trend" feels disingenuous when, for so many of us, it's merely a default way to be – but for once, being a complete and …

What Marie Kondo Has To Say About Tidying In The Age Of WFH
4 years, 3 months ago

What Marie Kondo Has To Say About Tidying In The Age Of WFH

Huff Post  

Organizing expert Marie Kondo is expanding her decluttering empire with a new online tidying course. Now, she’s found another way to introduce people to “the life-changing magic of tidying up.” On Thursday, the organizing consultant launched a new online course, KonMari Method: Fundamentals of Tidying. “People are spending more time than ever at home, so this course is an opportunity …

From Marie Kondo to Mrs Hinch, the best books to help you declutter, organise and clean your home
5 years ago

From Marie Kondo to Mrs Hinch, the best books to help you declutter, organise and clean your home

Daily Mail  

Decluttering your home can feel like a never-ending task, especially after Christmas when you need to find space for new possessions but struggle to part with old belongings. From Marie Kondo to Mrs Hinch, here we bring you five inspiring books to help you maintain a clutter-free, clean and tidy home in 2020. Buy now on Amazon The Complete Book …

How Marie Kondo Is Teaching Kids To Tidy Up
5 years ago

How Marie Kondo Is Teaching Kids To Tidy Up

Huff Post  

Courtesy of Penguin Random House Kondo was inspired by her daughters to write a children's book. The Japanese organizing expert and mother of two wrote a children’s book called “Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship.” Co-written and illustrated by children’s book veteran Salina Yoon, “Kiki & Jax” follows a pair of animal friends who embark on a tidying …

Marie Kondo’s consumerist turn
5 years, 1 month ago

Marie Kondo’s consumerist turn

The Hindu  

Oh, the irony of it. It is “a collection of my favourite things and items”, Kondo stated on a Facebook post, adding that she put it together because people were always asking her “what I use in my everyday life”. While one tweeted, “I’m not sure what at #mariekondo’s new store sparks more joy — her $75 cotton towel or …

Marie Kondo’s doing what she can to make your kids tidy
5 years, 2 months ago

Marie Kondo’s doing what she can to make your kids tidy

Hindustan Times  

Not even Marie Kondo can follow all her rules for tidying all the time. Kondo has come up with her debut children’s picture book, “Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship”. Kondo has amassed an empire by urging the world to decide if their belongings “spark joy” and has expanded her reach yet again with her debut children’s picture …

What Marie Kondo says about our new era of self-help
5 years, 10 months ago

What Marie Kondo says about our new era of self-help

BBC  

What Marie Kondo says about our new era of self-help Getty Images Each decade has a break-out self-help star, like today’s current queen of clean. Kondo gives us a moral licence to throw things away without guilt.” The core of a self-help book comprises three themes – a secret method; a process based on ancient advice and the inclusion of …

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