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Really insightful and helped me sort out my emotions about my space and about cleanliness. Very practical overall
Don't let the bunnies in the margins fool you. This book is about self-empowerment. Take in the section on dealing with clothing. I started folding my turtlenecks the way she recommends. My sweaters come in & out of the drawer like a file folder. Fabric is fragile and has a limited life. Why not let someone else make happy moments in those clothes?
The section on dealing with photographs was wonderful. It helped me gather family pictures that included my mother. So when it's time to remember her when she's gone, we can look back with fondness,
The section on dealing with photographs was wonderful. It helped me gather family pictures that included my mother. So when it's time to remember her when she's gone, we can look back with fondness,
Where The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was a manifesto, Spark Joy digs deeper into the KonMari method of tidying up. What I liked about Marie Kondo was her willingness to admit that she can be wrong - specifically, that one of her clients did revert back to clutter as featured on a Japanese TV show.
Personally, the KonMari method was better than having the folks tell me to simply, “tidy up the room”. There’s a tendency for us to be told what to do without having the specific steps. I liked how she address tidying up as confronting yourself, and cleaning as confronting nature - because there’s a tendency for me to do both when being told to “tidy up”. This has been liberating because the former takes a lot more mental work.
Should you skip her first book for Spark Joy? Well, I honestly think if you’ve watched her Netflix show you could jump right in. However, if you’re still unconvinced just read The Magic of Tidying Up first.
Personally, the KonMari method was better than having the folks tell me to simply, “tidy up the room”. There’s a tendency for us to be told what to do without having the specific steps. I liked how she address tidying up as confronting yourself, and cleaning as confronting nature - because there’s a tendency for me to do both when being told to “tidy up”. This has been liberating because the former takes a lot more mental work.
Should you skip her first book for Spark Joy? Well, I honestly think if you’ve watched her Netflix show you could jump right in. However, if you’re still unconvinced just read The Magic of Tidying Up first.
Book 2 gives concrete tips about various areas of the house. Keep only what gives you joy and treasure it by displaying it. Store things upright and keep surfaces bare for ease of cleaning. Think of what you want to keep rather than what you need to discard. Tackle things in this order: clothes, books, papers, misc., and sentimental items. Have a place for everything.
A lot of duplication with previous book -- if you don't subscribe to her method of folding clothing, then half of this book is wasted.
I loved this book so much! Honestly, I'm shocked by some of the reviews and comments, but to each his own.
This book is the perfect companion to the original. "Master class" is a perfect way to describe its contents - there are detailed comments on many situations and questions I had after reading the original. I enjoy details and explanations so this was right up my alley. If you're someone who doesn't want detailed advice about each category and items within it then you probably won't like this book. I do, and I did.
Fantastic for me from start to finish!
This book is the perfect companion to the original. "Master class" is a perfect way to describe its contents - there are detailed comments on many situations and questions I had after reading the original. I enjoy details and explanations so this was right up my alley. If you're someone who doesn't want detailed advice about each category and items within it then you probably won't like this book. I do, and I did.
Fantastic for me from start to finish!
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It wasn’t that different than the first one, but I loved the first one and find it very inspiring, so it always gives me a bit of a boost to read more of the same.
Here’s some small things I really want to start doing that are mentioned here (and maybe the first one too):
—drawers should be about 90% full (pg 62-4)
—trying folding methods
—make hanging clothes rise to the right (pg 97)
—get a “papers to deal with” box and fix a set day of the week to deal with some of them (pg 132,137)
—set out ingredients for cooking ahead of time, and clean as you go (pg 172-3)
—take things out of packages and don’t have too much garish package text (pg 216-7, 219)
Here’s some small things I really want to start doing that are mentioned here (and maybe the first one too):
—drawers should be about 90% full (pg 62-4)
—trying folding methods
—make hanging clothes rise to the right (pg 97)
—get a “papers to deal with” box and fix a set day of the week to deal with some of them (pg 132,137)
—set out ingredients for cooking ahead of time, and clean as you go (pg 172-3)
—take things out of packages and don’t have too much garish package text (pg 216-7, 219)