What happens when you change your mind in some aspect of your life or even in your philosophy? Marie Kondo admits that not even she can follow her method “The Magic of Order”the book that made her a celebrity, since she gave birth to her third child in 2021. Is giving up valid for someone who based her entire life on it?
In an interview for The Washington Post, Marie Kondo admits that her life underwent a big change when she had a third child, therefore extreme cleaning took a backseat. “My house is messy, but the way I spend my time is the right one for me right now at this stage of my life,” said the queen of order.
Being a mom is exhausting, but being a mother of three sure makes your mind blown and the exhaustion extreme. Therefore, Kondo, has had trouble doing her daily chores, like most mortals. However, she has changed the external rituals to the internal ones, that is, instead of being focused on having the drawers perfectly ordered with the KonMari method, she turns to more reflective things.
This is expressed in his latest book, “Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life”Kondo expands the Japanese concept of kurashi, or “form of life”. In it, she elaborates simple ways to bring calm and happiness to everyday tasks.
“Decluttering means dealing with all the ‘stuff’ in your life,” Kondo writes in the book. “So what do you really want to put in order?”
With the kurashi method, encourages everyone to create their own rhythm of life, their own routines, based on what makes them happy. Plus, he gives readers an assignment: come up with a doable cheer routine and stick with it for 10 days, then see if changing daily habits makes them feel better.
Kondo reveals that for many, the perfectly organized space is unrealistic (FINALLY!). “Until now, I was a professional cleaner, so I did my best to keep my house tidy at all times,” she confessed.
“I’ve given up on that in a good way. Now I realize that what is important to me is enjoying time with my children at home.”
Among Kondo’s personal joys:
- Buy pajamas that are 100 percent silk or organic cotton
- Drink tea three times a day to bring a sense of calm
- Repeatedly opening the sewing box from her childhood, which brings back beautiful memories.
- Fill your scrapbook with photos.
The author always gave a harsh image in terms of her thoughts or her “free” time, but now, Marie Kondo is honest in her book. She writes that although she loves her work, “sometimes I pack my schedule so tightly that I feel exhausted or overwhelmed with anxiety.” As a cleaning professional, she says, she puts pressure on herself to keep her house in order.
Kondo admits that she realizes that as her children get older, her way of life will change again. “I’ll keep looking inward to make sure I’m leading my own kurashi,” she concludes.
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