I do have a full set of wine glasses but for some reason I don't mind storing those. Maybe one day I'll have a party. Ha.
We have some of these too, passed down from family. They're dishwasher safe, and we do use them when we host events at our house. I really want to get rid of our inherited handwash-only china because it drives me crazy but need to figure out how to break that to my mother...
We have some of these too, passed down from family. They're dishwasher safe, and we do use them when we host events at our house. I really want to get rid of our inherited handwash-only china because it drives me crazy but need to figure out how to break that to my mother...
+1 on the inherited China. Worst.
I am taking the cowardly way out and putting mine in heavy duty boxes and storing under the bed. Kon Marie wouldn't approve, but I have to see my mother on the regular and she would definitely disapprove of my ditching grandma's china.
I am taking the cowardly way out and putting mine in heavy duty boxes and storing under the bed. Kon Marie wouldn't approve, but I have to see my mother on the regular and she would definitely disapprove of my ditching grandma's china.
My mother freaked out when I threw out the matching tea set because the pieces broke in a move, so disposing of the "usable" China is not a battle I'm willing to fight ATM.
@hilarityensued, you can definitely fit measuring spoons into the jar. It's part of the appeal of those jars for me. I've had mine for at least five years and occasionally the metal that holds the lid on will pop out of the loop, but it isn't a regular occurrence and it's easy to pop back in. I think I have two sets of the jars, so about 24, and maybe twice a year I'll have to pop a metal thing in.
I got a wall mount spice holder and mounted it on the inside of the pantry door, so all of my spices are neatly aligned in alphabetical order, and I can see them at a glance, but they aren't visual clutter in my kitchen. I used a generic label maker and just have basic labels on them.
I also put my China in the dishwasher and have never had any issues. A beautifully set table brings me a lot of joy, so we use our China fairly frequently and wash with no problems. When my MIL found out I machine washed my China, she started doing it too, and she says they use it more now.
Post by weeklyplanner on Dec 19, 2016 9:27:37 GMT -5
I didn't read the book, but this thread motivated me to clean out my closet and dresser this weekend. I usually hold onto clothes because I might wear it again one day (I never do). I just kept thinking about everything in this thread while cleaning and tossed so much stuff that I'll never miss. So thanks!
I haven't read the book yet but I love a good purge. I need to reorganize the storage area and it will happen before the Christmas decorations get put away. We remodeled our basement this summer and got rid of a ton of stuff last year. Now it is time for round 2. One of my biggest problems is that I have an almost 5 year age gap between my middle and youngest daughter and that makes for a lot of bins of clothes.
This may be incredibly wasteful, but I am not saving clothes between DD2 & DD3. They are 7.5 years apart. Styles change and I honestly feel that the space/time I'm saving is worth any loss in money. I save the very best out of what DD1 has to give to DD2 and then donate/sell/purge the rest.
I think I may make a new Instagram account and document our entire process of moving, KonMari style. Is that totally lame? I don't care. I want to capture this but I don't want to waste storage on my phone 😂 and I'm an AW at heart.
Post by scarlettpanda on Dec 19, 2016 10:54:45 GMT -5
I'll be following the new IG tLex. I... need help. I need to get DH on board, because he "feels bad" throwing things out. And his sister keeps dumping old kids clothes to us and I just want to get rid of most of them, but DH guilts me into keeping stuff. Same goes for toys.
But then he complains that our house is a disaster and I'm like "..."
But in general we have too much stuff. I just want to throw everything out and start all over.
One thing that made a huge difference with spice jars for me was putting little round stickers on each lid with the name written on. So much easier to find.
I went through my sweaters this weekend (I need to start really small, so broke down by type of clothing item) and I had 6 v-neck sweaters is various shades of blue. Like that's not necessary. I kept 6 out of 25 sweaters I had under my bed that I haven't looked at in 2 years. I have...a lot of clothes. My problem now is I'm still in limbo between maternity and my normal wardrobe. So I feel like I need to keep everything until I settle into my normal weight.
Haven't read the book, but this thread is perfect timing because I am off work for the next two weeks and I need to do many home organization projects. I am inspired! I have the next three hours to myself and the office is my first project!
I think I was making excuses for myself clothing wise. I'm going to KonMari my clothes today after my dentist appointment. Boom. I expect to be up all night lol.
I can't be the only one with a plethora of random chargers/other random wires and cords, right? I think this is going to be the first thing I tackle. Now my question- what do we do with them? Is there a way to recycle? There's something deep down that makes me feel guilty throwing them in the trash. They can't be garbage safe can they?
Post by tenniscourt on Dec 19, 2016 11:46:58 GMT -5
I skipped to the end but I will be reading and catching up. I'm following you tlex and impressed you are going to document! I started with a small portion of clothes last night. I definitely need to do my whole house. I have hoarding tendencies and I need to get control back. 2017 goals!
I can't be the only one with a plethora of random chargers/other random wires and cords, right? I think this is going to be the first thing I tackle. Now my question- what do we do with them? Is there a way to recycle? There's something deep down that makes me feel guilty throwing them in the trash. They can't be garbage safe can they?
You can take them to the goodwill. Chargers can be really expensive and they have testing boards so to find a working charger for five bucks can be a dream.
Thank you so much for this info! DH has an entire plastic organizer full of wires and chargers. Gives me anxiety just to think about trying to go through all that tangled mess and it's not even mine.
Post by silverspoon on Dec 19, 2016 12:34:15 GMT -5
I am resolved to start this after Christmas. It's time I take a realistic approach to my clothes. I have a lot of tops that I just couldn't get rid of before because I thought they were cute/pretty. I couldn't really see myself ever wearing them again, but I was hanging on to them just in case. It's time to let go.
The kitchen is hard because H does all the cooking/baking and he routinely cannot follow any organization in the cupboards. He just opens a cupboard, fills it up, and then opens up the next one. It's extremely frustrating to go through and organize all the cupboards and have him ruin it all with one grocery trip.
I am having a hard time visualizing getting to a place where everything is organized. I have a home for everything currently and generally put things there, but I'm not the only one occupying the space. I can purge stuff for days, but MH is not averse to clutter and I have to constantly remind him to put things away rather than just setting them down somewhere random, which I hate doing because I'm not a nag or his mother. How do you factor in other people who may not be as on board as you?
Minimalism really goes against my nature, but I also need to simplify. Our home overwhelms me sometimes, and I don't like the feeling. MH comes from a long line of organized hoarding, so we need to get this going like, now.
This thread just made me go through our under sink cabinets in our bathroom because I know we will get a ton of toiletry stuff in stockings for Christmas. I've learned MH shouldn't have his own space. I found so many empty boxes (for toiletries), broken glasses and about a million of the plastic blade cover things that go over disposable razors.
I know this just de-cluttering/organizing and not Kon Mari....but I needed to get that out.
Post by tenniscourt on Dec 19, 2016 14:04:46 GMT -5
I make my husband crazy when he tries to purge because I feel connected to everything. He's definitely a minimalist and probably wants to cry everyday having to live with someone with hoarding in their genes. I think if I can really pull this off we will even have a better marriage. Why not dream big, right?
Just thinking about going through books makes me sad because they all bring me joy because they are books. I'm going to be the worst at this.
But think of the joy all those books could bring someone else if you donate them. Books are meant to be read, so if you have some that you will never read again, then they are not fulfilling their purpose. Did you read the book? I really like the part where she addresses things you have trouble letting go of by saying thank you to it. It sounded silly when I read it but it actually helped me box up books and stuff i was attached to.
I am having a hard time visualizing getting to a place where everything is organized. I have a home for everything currently and generally put things there, but I'm not the only one occupying the space. I can purge stuff for days, but MH is not averse to clutter and I have to constantly remind him to put things away rather than just setting them down somewhere random, which I hate doing because I'm not a nag or his mother. How do you factor in other people who may not be as on board as you?
This frustrates me too. I know KM says that you can't force people to go through it, which is hard when one is on board and the other isn't. But I believe the idea is to just not have anything that can be clutter in the first place (super minimalistic). My parents struggle with this because my dad will put stuff at the curb, only for my mom to drag it back in.
Does any particular aspect of KM appeal to him as negotiation? MH was unwilling to even consider the garage until I went through my clothes/sentimental objects.
Something I'm struggling to get rid of is my jogging stroller. I know I have to, it's not coming to Vancouver with us but it was the first baby item we bought and I've used it so much
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