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Post by scrapcat on Oct 13, 2015 19:22:57 GMT
I'm about halfway through it.
So far it's an interesting read, with lots of things to think about. I don't agree with all of her ideas, but will use what works for me. I'm more of a take it with a grain of salt type, don't conform to any one thing/idea in any aspect of life.
I get her theory about doing it once then not having to do it again, but I honestly like routinely cleaning up and sorting and purging.
Honestly it made me feel better when she described the situation of some of her clients because I thought, "oh i'm not that bad!" I'm relatively organized, and I like to get rid of things.
Overall, there were good points, but I don't think I would do it completely & exclusively.
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Post by styxgirl on Oct 13, 2015 20:47:55 GMT
The author recently married and is supposedly doing a new book about life with family, which should be interesting. Oh, man. I will want to read that. I bet it is hilarious. "Life's changing magic of tidying children" I bet her house isn't so tidy after kids! And she'll get nothing done because the kids will keep interrupting and she'll never find that perfect chunk of time to do it all at once! Hahhahaaaaaa! Her book just made me mad. |
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Post by rst on Oct 13, 2015 20:56:46 GMT
See, I'm not so convinced that her ideas won't translate to motherhood. A lot of the time consuming and stressful aspects of having young kids we bring on ourselves by feeling like we have to have an incredible amount of stuff -- clothes, equipment, toys, furnishings, specifically for the baby, and in reality, the vast majority of the stuff is not necessary.
The arena where I think she is seriously out of touch with life as I live it is in the realm of paperwork and files. I agree that I can and should keep less, but there is just no way for a family with complex medical needs, ongoing insurance claim battles, school IEPs, financial stuff, mortgage stuff -- yeah. Her very minimal file folder solution is not anywhere near what we can live with.
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Post by beaglemom on Oct 13, 2015 21:19:04 GMT
So I'm not done with the book and I still have tons to do on my house. But huge win for today. I spent over an hour wandering around Target today (on the phone) and came home with only perishables. And spent less than $40. That never happens! I looked at a bunch of stuff, but nothing was appealing. So something is working!
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Post by k8smom on Oct 13, 2015 22:41:26 GMT
Has anyone read The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo? I'm almost done with book...definitely think her method can be helpful. Anyone done this? Been able to stick with it? Yes! It's truly magic! I got the book in January and went through my whole house. I am starting over again with a second pass in preparation to put my house on the market and lighten the load. This book is truly a game changer! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2015 22:53:45 GMT
I bought and read this book about a month ago because I love books about organization but honestly? I think the author is a little bit nuts. She was organizing her family when she was FIVE? really? and no, I'm not going to not ball our socks, no I'm not going to lay every article of clothing in my house in piles nor I'm I going to say "Thank You" to my purses and clothes for doing their jobs. I get and like the philosophy of not keeping things that don't bring joy to your life, but she was WAY over the top for me and I'm a pretty organized individual and keep a well organized home.
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