I broke the Japanese organizing consultant’s rules by focusing too soon on emotionally laden items, Gina Clark writes
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines atSure, I heard the evangelical call of only keeping things that “spark joy,” the crusade that inspired my daughter to hop onto Marie Kondo’s decluttering bandwagon. I marvelled at the neatness of her home. And yet, I didn’t feel the need to accept Marie’s life-changing magic., the Japanese organizing consultant’s TV show.
Success! I unearth a black Roots tuque purchased in support of our 2002 winter Olympians in Salt Lake City. No, too scruffy. Then I discover the chic red wool cloche acquired during a glacial visit to the Niagara Icewine Festival. Chic, yes. Warm, no. Where is that toasty white Columbia tuque? I try the bottom drawer. It, too, contains mounds of long-forgotten and rarely used items, but delivers the tuque.
Snubbing the prescribed KonMari Method of decluttering clothing first, I purge my jumbled drawers and shelves. I do not touch each item or ask if it"sparks joy," nor do I thank unloved items for sharing time with me. Things are useful or not. I do not need seven pairs of worn pantyhose.My undies and socks love their new accommodations. Summer things divorce winter things and both emerge to enjoy togetherness with their peers.
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