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Post by lollapealooza on Mar 17, 2015 16:29:12 GMT
Did the author really write that?! Weird. Yes she did. She also texted her old phone to tell it thank you for working so hard. I think that, and the part about the socks feeling sad are part of the Shinto religion...everything has a spirit. Maybe you can kind of work around that part?
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Post by gar on Mar 17, 2015 16:32:19 GMT
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Post by breetheflea on Mar 17, 2015 17:14:50 GMT
I put this book on hold but I am another one with a husband who can't get rid of his stuff. He has no problems getting rid of the kids stuff, but his computer textbooks from 1998 he feels the need to keep forever, clothes he never wears (and which don't fit)are precious and he does not agree with my "if we need it later we'll buy a new one" philosophy...
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 17, 2015 17:44:32 GMT
Lol...I've just done my socks and knickers but that's an image I'm not sharing!
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Post by gar on Mar 17, 2015 18:02:21 GMT
Fair enough
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Post by cadoodlebug on Mar 17, 2015 18:08:15 GMT
It's interesting how people arrange their clothing differently. I've always hung my t-shirts on a hanger. I pretty much hang everything except underwear and sweaters.
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 17, 2015 23:42:25 GMT
Can someone explain the handbag system to me please?
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Post by oaksong on Mar 18, 2015 1:24:09 GMT
Organizing my closet was my project of the week. So far I've put away a few pairs of shoes and stuffed some stray scarves into a drawer. I need to purge but don't know where to start. I think my socks are more lonely than sad. Most of them have lost their mate. I think they got sucked into DH's side of the closet, never to be seen again.
This book recommendation was just what I needed. Off to the Apple book store...
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Post by raindancer on Mar 18, 2015 1:32:05 GMT
It's interesting how people arrange their clothing differently. I've always hung my t-shirts on a hanger. I pretty much hang everything except underwear and sweaters. We do it that way too. I also fold pajamas and put them in a drawer. Everything else is hung. Thanks for the audio link!
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Post by knotlazy on Mar 18, 2015 2:37:23 GMT
Interesting. I might need to get that on my kindle. Thanks for the recommendation!
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 18, 2015 3:02:07 GMT
I'm intrigued now, off to see if I can get a copy at my local library. I read it, but I couldn't get past her anthropomorphizing of things - I just don't believe my socks are sad because I roll them together. It just came off as crazy to me. AND........ I learned a new word today - anthropomorphizing. I get it. I distinctly remember when I was young, my mum was taking us to the local pool. I wanted to take my 2 little plastic elephants, but I couldn't find one. I felt SO guilty because he missed out on a trip to the pool! 40 years later and I still remember that. And let's face it, doesn't everyone feel guilty about not using the last few squares of toilet paper? The poor things don't get to do the job that they were made for. Don't you feel so sad for them? Or is it just me???
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Post by Goldynn on Mar 18, 2015 3:17:28 GMT
I downloaded this book last night and have nearly finished it. I'm dying to know how the author can advocate touching your clothes lovingly to keep their colors vibrant, not doing sock balls so your poor over-worked socks can relax, and thanking your shoes for carrying you through the day while then discussing how she violently ripped pages out of books to keep certain passages! Don't books have tender feelings, too?
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Post by naomicatgirl on Mar 18, 2015 3:21:03 GMT
I bought the kindle version. Excellent book. Has changed my life. Still in the early stages, but looking forward to continuing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 3:33:46 GMT
I downloaded this book last night and have nearly finished it. I'm dying to know how the author can advocate touching your clothes lovingly to keep their colors vibrant, not doing sock balls so your poor over-worked socks can relax, and thanking your shoes for carrying you through the day while then discussing how she violently ripped pages out of books to keep certain passages! Don't books have tender feelings, too? That just seems so wrong. Yet, I'm okay with sock balls.
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Post by peano on Mar 18, 2015 3:36:09 GMT
I got this book for my birthday and was enjoying reading it, until I got to the anthropomorphizing socks part, which seemed a little twee to me, but chalked it up to cultural differences.
Interesting how some of you have decided to do your clothes by category, instead of pulling out every.single.article.of.clothing.you.own as the author suggests. Because I'm so literal, I was just like "if I pull everything out of my closet and try to go through it in one day my head will explode" and just gave up on this system ever working for me, because the author is SO adamant about doing it her way.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Mar 18, 2015 3:47:51 GMT
I got this book for my birthday and was enjoying reading it, until I got to the anthropomorphizing socks part, which seemed a little twee to me, but chalked it up to cultural differences. Interesting how some of you have decided to do your clothes by category, instead of pulling out every.single.article.of.clothing.you.own as the author suggests. Because I'm so literal, I was just like "if I pull everything out of my closet and try to go through it in one day my head will explode" and just gave up on this system ever working for me, because the author is SO adamant about doing it her way. Actually, she does say to do your clothes by category. Here is a list someone put on pinterest: KonMari
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Post by peano on Mar 18, 2015 4:21:51 GMT
I got this book for my birthday and was enjoying reading it, until I got to the anthropomorphizing socks part, which seemed a little twee to me, but chalked it up to cultural differences. Interesting how some of you have decided to do your clothes by category, instead of pulling out every.single.article.of.clothing.you.own as the author suggests. Because I'm so literal, I was just like "if I pull everything out of my closet and try to go through it in one day my head will explode" and just gave up on this system ever working for me, because the author is SO adamant about doing it her way. Actually, she does say to do your clothes by category. Here is a list someone put on pinterest: KonMari
p. 66 "Place every item of clothing in the house on the floor. The first step is to check every closet and dresser in the house and gather ALL (emphasis mine) your clothes in one spot. Don't leave a single wardrobe or dresser drawer unopened. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GATHERED EVERY LAST PIECE OF CLOTHING.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on Mar 18, 2015 4:33:06 GMT
"For the first category, clothing, I recommend dividing further into the following subcategories to increase efficiency: tops (shirts, sweaters, etc.)..." and so on.
I pulled out all the tops and sorted. Then the pants, then the socks, etc. If I pulled out all of the clothes at one time it would have been too chaotic and it would still be in a pile on the floor.
eta: according to Kindle page 65.
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Post by putabuttononit on Mar 18, 2015 4:36:12 GMT
I did this with ALL of my clothing in my closet and three dressers. But I didn't do outerwear or underwear until the next day. For me, I like the successful feeling of following through and actually heading to the goodwill with my TEN BAGS of clothing to give away. So I didn't do the other categories until the following day. I didn't put anything on the floor either, until I had decided to give it away. I put it all on the bed and on a few card tables I set up for that purpose. I left everything on the hangers or folded until I had made a decision about it. It made hanging things back up quite easy.
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Post by peano on Mar 18, 2015 4:46:49 GMT
"For the first category, clothing, I recommend dividing further into the following subcategories to increase efficiency: tops (shirts, sweaters, etc.)..." and so on. I pulled out all the tops and sorted. Then the pants, then the socks, etc. If I pulled out all of the clothes at one time it would have been too chaotic and it would still be in a pile on the floor. eta: according to Kindle page 65. Perhaps the Kindle edition is different from the hardcover, because I'm not finding her recommendation to further sort, at least not near enough to the part I quoted to make me want to go any farther. As you say, which is my point exactly, it would be too chaotic for me to pull every article of clothing in the house.
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Post by KiwiJo on Mar 18, 2015 8:16:03 GMT
........She urges readers to discard everything that does not spark you or bring you joy........ Well, of course she's not the first to say something like that. William Morris (British designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, died 1896) said “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful."
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 18, 2015 8:52:53 GMT
I like the Konmarie folding techniques, but can see me taking bits and pieces of her philosophy and leaving others. The whole dragging everything out and doing it one go doesn't work for me. I much prefer the Flylady concept of a little and often makes a difference. I think it is very easy to feel overwhelmed if there is lots and lots to do, but the idea of just sorting one drawer or one shelf in a small amount of time works for me more then spending an entire day or week in chaos with everything pulled out waiting to be sorted.
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Post by mommaho on Mar 18, 2015 13:17:10 GMT
She urges readers to discard everything that does not spark you or bring you joy. This is like the FlyLady concept I heard of 12 years ago that I'm still trying to implement! Wonder if this book spins it a different way that will actually stick with me ...
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Post by maryland on Mar 18, 2015 14:16:50 GMT
I put this book on hold but I am another one with a husband who can't get rid of his stuff. He has no problems getting rid of the kids stuff, but his computer textbooks from 1998 he feels the need to keep forever, clothes he never wears (and which don't fit)are precious and he does not agree with my "if we need it later we'll buy a new one" philosophy... Yes! My husband has most of his college textbooks. Only occasionally has he gotten one or two out. And clothes, he doesn't get rid of it even with holes in it. I tell him I am happy to buy him a couple of new cheap t-shirts to wear in the yard. Now I admit I have about 4 messy t-shirts that I wear when I clean. So I wear them every day! But I always get bleach stains on clothes. But I don't have 20 of these, just 4. Even if he is ready to throw it away, he doesn't go in the trash, it goes in his "rag" pile. And he has a ton of rags. Our husbands sound alike! So glad to know I am not alone.
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Post by librarylady on Mar 18, 2015 14:48:23 GMT
Our library has 1 copy. It is checked out, and 1 hold on it. I put a hold, so I am now #2 on the list. It apparently has not caught on over here.
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Post by styxgirl on Mar 18, 2015 14:59:31 GMT
I bought it for my iPad kindle app. I had a chance to read for about 20 minutes yesterday ...So far, I'm not impressed. I've read ideas she had that didn't work for her! Well crap, tell me something that did work! Also there's lots of her background and stuff about her classes and how her system works. OK, then get to it! LOL I'll keep reading ...
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Post by Ette on Mar 18, 2015 16:54:46 GMT
Thanks for the helpful info.
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Post by AR Scrapper on Mar 18, 2015 17:45:57 GMT
The peas must have overwhelmed YouTube listening to the audio version. I listened to about a 1/3 of it yesterday and when I went back into it today it said it was removed due to a copy right violation.
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Post by rst on Mar 18, 2015 19:03:56 GMT
I haven't read the book yet, but I wonder if the approach might backfire for some people. My mom is a bit of a sentimental hoarder-- she's one who will keep that ratty old sweater that she hardly ever wears because she "doesn't want to hurt the sweater's feelings". She's perfectly sane, and a lovely person, but she's just always been that way. I call it Velveteen Rabbit Syndrome, and 2 of my siblings are also afflicted. If I understand their mindset correctly, the unused, worn out items do spark joy for them, so therefor in this system would be kept. My mom would probably end up feeling so sad for the socks who had lost their mates that she would spend the better part of each day in trying to reunite lovelorn socks -- even if they were socks that nobody in the household would ever wear, were riddled with holes, and not fit to use as rags.
I do find organization systems and books interesting, but to some extent, I think they only work for people who are essentially organized to start with -- who are looking for ways to refine their existing methods or motivation to return to their organized ways.
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Post by Jockscrap on Mar 18, 2015 19:26:50 GMT
The peas must have overwhelmed YouTube listening to the audio version. I listened to about a 1/3 of it yesterday and when I went back into it today it said it was removed due to a copy right violation. I've been listening to it this afternoon. Maybe it's been uploaded a few times.
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