Tidying Up with Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo is a queer duck. Her logic seems sound, but while you are taking her word for things, you kind of feel like you are slipping and sliding into a tidying cult, and Marie Kondo is the cult leader.

In "the life-changing magic of tidying up," Ms. Kondo guarantees that if you "tidy" your house top to bottom in one fell swoop, you will never need to tidy again; other than putting things away after you have used them. This is a good idea, but she recommends that you follow the program for 6 months. Who has 6 months to spare?

Marie Kondo is adamant about following KonMar method. Kon(do) Mar(ie). steps completely and in order. She made it up. She says that tidying up a little at a time will never work, and that she recommends a "special event."
There are two main points. First that the process requires discarding. She has very little patience for people who only store things. She says to keep the things that "spark joy."

Second, it is very important that you discard by category and not by room. This avoids duplication of your efforts.

These are the categories:

Clothing
• Books
• Papers
• Komono (Miscellaneous items)
• Sentimental Items

The question is, why would anyone listen to this tidying-obsessed nut? She tells you how to fold your socks and says hello to your house. I have seen her TV show, "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo." The answer is, not only does she, herself, spark joy, but her insistence that we create joy around us is catchy. I would love to join her cult. If only I had six months...