Could you do a Maria Kondo?
Poll: Could you do a Maria Kondo?
Total Members Polled: 61
Discussion
When my wife and I first got together our worldly belongings fitted into one rucksack and one suitcase. That was perhaps a little too light.
We just moved and somehow we now have 45 cubic metres of “stuff” (not including vehicles). However, how much of that is necessary and how much actually gets used?
When we moved to NZ I spend the first four months there alone and all I had was what could fit into two suitcases. Similarly I spent about 8 months here in DK with just two suitcases. It felt quite liberating.
I would quite happily jettison a lot of what we have but my wife disagrees.
If you could, would you downsize your belongings?
We just moved and somehow we now have 45 cubic metres of “stuff” (not including vehicles). However, how much of that is necessary and how much actually gets used?
When we moved to NZ I spend the first four months there alone and all I had was what could fit into two suitcases. Similarly I spent about 8 months here in DK with just two suitcases. It felt quite liberating.
I would quite happily jettison a lot of what we have but my wife disagrees.
If you could, would you downsize your belongings?
MikeM6 said:
Tricky, I want less of my wife's stuff she has collected over the years, and admittedly I would like to replace some of my stuff with fewer, better quality things.
Actually getting rid of things does seem to fall down the priority list though.
I've been giving things away for free on Facebook Marketplace. That's a whole mindfActually getting rid of things does seem to fall down the priority list though.
k of its own.. But I've worked out how to make it work for me - someone said they wanted the 2 laptop sleeves I had advertised. What they actually got was 4 laptop sleeves as I put a couple of smaller ones inside the larger ones.Quality works up to a point. For example I do a lot a caving/mine exploring/digging and I need a decent supply of worn/s
te clothes.I have no tolerance for clutter.
I have moved a few times. Each time I do the "keep, bin, maybe" bin bag game (you throw out two of them). Even so, I often found more after each move - there is nothing like hefting some unused golf clubs into storage for the third time to make you realize you should have chucked the stupid things out years ago.
Googling Marie Kondo now.
Marie Kondo said:
Kondo advises to start the process of tidying up by "quickly and completely" discarding whatever it is in the house that doesn't spark joy.
Best tell my wife her extensive cushion collection that she puts on the bed every single day when we get up has its days numbered. "Doing a Marie Kondo" in 2023 means giving up on tidying your house because you've got better things to do.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/...
So yes, I absolutely could do that.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/...
So yes, I absolutely could do that.
I don’t like having things that I don’t use or need or “that might be useful someday” or trinkets.
When I moved from the UK to EU out of a three bad house I didn’t take any white goods, beds or sofas and only a few bits of furniture (dismantled dining table, bureau couple of other bits). It gave me a chance to go through my clothes too.
Everything I took including 12 guitars and a few amps just about filed a third of a Luton van.
Obviously once here I bought white goods, sofa, beds.
I don’t like clutter.
When I moved from the UK to EU out of a three bad house I didn’t take any white goods, beds or sofas and only a few bits of furniture (dismantled dining table, bureau couple of other bits). It gave me a chance to go through my clothes too.
Everything I took including 12 guitars and a few amps just about filed a third of a Luton van.
Obviously once here I bought white goods, sofa, beds.
I don’t like clutter.
V8covin said:
Last Visit said:
Best tell my wife her extensive cushion collection that she puts on the bed every single day when we get up has its days numbered.
Why do women do that ?Having to chuck a dozen cushions on the floor before getting into bed every night is nonsensical
As you say, totally nonsensical and, moreover, bloody annoying.
V8covin said:
Last Visit said:
Best tell my wife her extensive cushion collection that she puts on the bed every single day when we get up has its days numbered.
Why do women do that ?Having to chuck a dozen cushions on the floor before getting into bed every night is nonsensical
But I'm more annoyed by the fact I trip over them in the night going for a piss than their day time presence back on the bed!
I often look around the house and despair at the sheer amount of stuff we have lying around.
But when it actually comes to getting rid of it, it is difficult as we have lots of hobbies and interests so have all the accompanying bits and bobs that go with it. The only thing i seem to collect is bits of wood that will "come in useful" one day. It is a very satisfying feeling to need a shelf and be able to find a piece of oak floorboard that is just the right size after having it in the shed for 15 years...
But when it actually comes to getting rid of it, it is difficult as we have lots of hobbies and interests so have all the accompanying bits and bobs that go with it. The only thing i seem to collect is bits of wood that will "come in useful" one day. It is a very satisfying feeling to need a shelf and be able to find a piece of oak floorboard that is just the right size after having it in the shed for 15 years...
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