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A little repetitive, but I theoretically love the approach. Spark joy! I'm looking forward to trying it out. Wait until you see my new digs (and my calm, gloriously tidy self) in a few months, people. Ha!
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It was OK. Very interesting, particularly as regards Kondo's personal philosophy of organizing and caring for possessions (there's a section where she talks about being a caretaker for a shrine, so I think her spiritual beliefs come very heavily to bear here). A lot to think about. However, she never explicitly gets into habit, which I think goes hand-in-hand with organizing. One can pare down one's belongings but without habit and discipline it won't stay organized and more stuff will accumulat
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Loved the narration on the audiobook, it was just as soothing as having a clean house, haha!
While I didn't agree with everything here, most of what she says makes a lot of sense, and I'm excited to apply her methods to my own house. ...more
While I didn't agree with everything here, most of what she says makes a lot of sense, and I'm excited to apply her methods to my own house. ...more
I get it, and there was some really good ideas/premises but she's a touch- i really don't want to say nutty I am working on being more gracious and calling someone crazy is certainly not graceful and also her and her mixed bag of nuts are laughing all the way to the bank... but that aside, I certainly want to start "greeting my home" and doing a better job of only keeping things that spark joy but I will not worry about my socks resting peacefully in their drawer...
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Aug 22, 2015
Hardcover Hearts
marked it as couldnt_do_it
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Gayle
marked it as to-read
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Sarah Fletcher
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