Why do I use the KonMari Method® by Marie Kondo for organizing my Los Angeles area clients’ homes?
It’s very simple. It’s because I want you to get your home organized—and most importantly, KEEP your home organized. The KonMari Method® is the most effective way to do both of these things.
Why is it the most effective way? Here are a few of my favorite reasons.
Tidying by Category
In the KonMari Method®, we organize by category rather than going by individual rooms in the home. So—instead of organizing your master bedroom as one room, we organize all of your clothing and shoes to start; then later in the process we will come back to other parts of your bedroom (like your bedside table, and your bathroom items.) We do this because we want you to make all the decisions for things in one category at a time, rather than to get distracted by lots of other things.
When you organize by category, we will go through your whole house to find things in that category. If we are doing your clothing category—then we will make sure it’s not just the clothing in your closet, but also your coats in the closet, or clothing you might have in storage in the basement.
There is also an order to how we organize the categories. They are:
Clothing
Books
Papers
Komono (Japanese word for “miscellany”)
Sentimental
The order to the categories is done so you get great practice at making decisions by starting with things that are easier to decide on in the beginning, and progressing through things that are harder. If you started organizing with your photographs—you would probably get overwhelmed quickly. Going in this order makes it a more effective process.
What Sparks Joy to me?
If you watched “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” on Netflix, you saw people talking about what “sparks joy” to them. In the KonMari Method®, we want you to keep things in your home that bring joy to your home and your life—and to gratefully say goodbye to things that no longer serve you. We work together to learn what the spark joy feeling really is, so that you are ready to apply it to every category!
It’s about KEEPING the things you want, not “getting rid” of things.
In the KonMari Method®, we don’t use the phrase “getting rid off.” We instead talk about your home being filled with the belongings that you knowingly choose to keep. We want you to choose the items that fit with your ideal lifestyle, and those items that are truly important to you. When your home is filled with items you treasure and truly need, you are happier and you are motivated to keep up the changes you have made!