15 Ingenious Ideas By Marie Kondo For Easy Cleaning And Housekeeping

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Cleaning magic: 15 tips from Marie Kondo to clean up

Everyone wants to live in a beautiful and comfortable house, where there is nothing superfluous and everything is in its place. This is not so difficult to achieve, Mari Kondo is sure. You just need to clean everything in the house in one go as quickly as possible. It may not take a day or even a month, the main thing is to start and not stop until the case is completed. And of course, you need to know the intricacies of such an effective cleaning.

The essence of the Marie Kondo technique

The peculiarity of the methodology of Mari Kondo, a famous Japanese specialist in organizing everyday life, is that it is necessary to clean up not gradually, but in a fell swoop. This is important, since the result of actions will be more tangible, and you will want to maintain order.

The author of the technique (called KonMari) is convinced that after putting things in order in the house, a person will want to change his inner state, to see, recognize and solve the problems that he has long avoided. Cleaning is a tool to achieve the lifestyle you desire. Marie Kondo described her ideas in the book “Magic cleaning. The Japanese art of putting things in order at home and in life”. Her other works have also been published on the topic.

The organization of life according to the method of Marie Kondo contributes not only to freeing the house from trash, but also to streamline thoughts

15 ideas from Maria Kondo to make housekeeping easier

To organize an ideal life, Marie Kondo advises to mentally create an image of a house in which you like everything and have all the conditions for a comfortable life. It is important to tune in to the solution of this problem, completely freeing yourself from worries and problems, for example, with the help of pleasant music or just silence. The author gives many practical recommendations and explains why they work. The most interesting and useful ideas and tips are described below:

1. Realize that there are only two rules that make it easier to conduct everyday life - to get rid of the excess and properly store the rest. Moreover, order is important, that is, first you need to learn how to find unnecessary and throw it away. This is often the hardest part.
2. Throw away everything unnecessary. These are not necessarily broken, outdated items or items that have not been used for a year or longer. This is all that does not bring pleasure. It is important not to throw away as many things as possible, but to leave in the house only what brings joy and decisively get rid of the rest.

3. Sort items by category, not by location. Clean the house not by room, but by category, for example, today disassemble all outerwear in the house, tomorrow - bed linen, etc. Often books, toys, jeans, cleaning products and other items are stored in different rooms. During cleaning, divide all things into types and for each define your own one place.

   

   Store things of the same type in one place at home

4. Start cleaning with the category of things that has the least functional, informational, sentimental value. The recommended order is something like this:

   • clothes;
   • books and documents;
   • other things that can be categorized as "miscellaneous" - Mari Kondo calls this category "komono";
   • everything sentimental and memorable.

5. Clothing is a fairly large category. Therefore, it can be divided into several subcategories and removed in the following sequence:

   • tops (tops, shirts, sweatshirts, etc.);
   • lower parts (skirts, jeans, etc.);
   • what is hung on a hanger;
   • underwear and socks;
   • bags;
   • accessories (hats, belts, ties, etc.);
   • work or specialized clothing, such as swimwear;
   • footwear.
6. Don't show your family what you are going to throw away. There is a high probability that a mother, grandmother, younger sister or other family member will look after something for themselves, and there may be a lot of such things.
7. Try not to give your things to your little brothers, sisters. Before giving something to someone else, research the interests and tastes of that person and consider whether they really like what you want to give. If in doubt, it is better to get rid of this thing, otherwise unnecessary things from your room will simply move to another. And this is not cleaning at all.
8. Don't put things you don't plan on wearing into the homewear category. Typically, 9 out of 10 of these you will not wear.

9. Store things upright. To do this, fold each product into a rectangle, and then put it in a drawer, a storage box vertically. Before this, some products will need to be rolled up and placed sideways.

   

   The basic principle of KonMari storage is to place them vertically, not horizontally.

10. Do not roll your socks into balls. This method often stretches the elastic. Use the same method for hosiery as for clothing - place one sock on top of another, fold it in several layers, roll it up and place it on a shelf or in a storage drawer vertically or sideways. It is convenient to use special covers and fabric containers for storing clothes.

    

    Like other clothing, socks should be folded in two, three or more layers before storage.

11. Don't accumulate unread books. Limit the size of your collection using the same principle as with clothing and other items.
12. Throw all papers out of the house. We are talking about handouts of seminars, brochures, newspaper clippings, expired warranty coupons for equipment, and much more, which only seems important.
13. Put the coins you find in the house in your wallet. It makes no sense to collect them in one place, they are needed in order to spend them.
14. Always put things back in after use to help maintain order. To learn this faster, choose storage locations that are easier to return to.

15. Store your bags in another bag.

    

    Conveniently store bags in other empty, larger bags

Marie Kondo also uses the described principles for cleaning the kitchen and bathroom: get everything that is stored, sort, get rid of excess, choose one place for each category.

Video: how to fold things correctly using the KonMari method

Video: the benefits of cleaning by Marie Kondo

Cleaning the house according to the method developed by Marie Kondo helps to restore order and in thoughts, gaining self-confidence and transition to the desired lifestyle. This is what can be called the magic of cleaning.