Are your kids’ toys taking over your home? When the stress from toy clutter starts to take away from the fun, it’s time to teach your children how to pare down their collection and tidy mindfully. With your help, here are five steps to help your children get their toys in order: Do an inventory … Continue reading 5 steps to help your kids edit their toys
With so much parenting information out there, it would be great to simplify to just one clear method. As a certified KonMari Consultant and parenting instructor, I have been delighted to help families live a more joyful life by tidying up their home and their parenting! I was honored to share this simple and joyful … Continue reading Spark Joy Parenting
Here is an article I wrote for Petinsider.com with simple tidying tips to help you create order so you can spend more time enjoying your pets’ company. I hope you'll enjoy it and try out some of the tips. https://petinsider.com/marie-kondo-your-pet-supplies/
If you've been tidying using the KonMari Method™, you know that you don't even think about storage until you've completed decluttering. But once you are done, you may want to consider adding some joyful finishing touches. There are many organizing products available that can either help to maintain order or improve the esthetic for your … Continue reading Organizing Tools for KonMari: Clothing
"I need help with my shelves." said my 8-year-old client, a good sign that she was aware her current situation wasn't ideal. The good news is she has many shelves and baskets. The bad news is she has so many tiny objects, from stuffed animals to stickers, to hair accessories, that it'll take a long … Continue reading Before&After: Tidying with Kids (Toy Organization)
This is the final week of the happiness class I’ve been taking, an online course called the Science of Well-Being taught by Yale University. Although the format of the course has changed from 6 to10 weeks, the last 4 are for us to put what we’ve learned into practice on a regular basis. I and … Continue reading SPARK JOY MEETS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – PART 6
This is part 5 of the 6-week series of my experience learning the Science of Well-being from the Yale University class taught through Coursera.org. This week, we were given a lot of information on ways to switch to “better wanting” for things that have proven to help us feel happier. I’m going to highlight the … Continue reading SPARK JOY MEETS THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – PART 5
In this week's Before&After, I worked with a family of 4 to reorganize their pantry. We were excited to get started because she had to wait patiently to get through the first 3 KonMari categories before tackling this problem area. With every new client, I work with them on creating their vision of the ideal … Continue reading Before&After: Pantry organization
This is my week 4 of taking the course The Science of Well-being, or what I call my “happiness class”. (Search the archive for my posts from weeks 1-3 to learn how those lessons connect to organizing and decluttering.) Last week I learned about the annoying things that our brain does that affects our judgment … Continue reading Spark Joy Meets The Science of Happiness – Part 4
What happens after you have tidied your kitchen using the KonMari method? Often my clients are excited to make a home-cooked meal inspired by their newly organized space. Many of them have revived their love for baking or started to put more effort into healthy eating. These examples just show that your surroundings can affect … Continue reading Tidy Up Your Diet: Family Edition
