DO NOT! I repeat, DO NOT read the book, “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up”, by Marie Kondo. It is life changing, but not in a good way. The book was inspiring and had so many great points and tips in it (along with a few weird things), that I decided to dive right in and de-clutter. Yes, I have gotten rid of car load after car load of junk. Yes, I feel so good when I look at the uncluttered spaces in my house. But NO, I do not like that I am still in a state of upset as I move from one project to another. For example, in the process of going through the kids toys and clothes we decided to move rooms. We put William and Anna in the same room (since neither of them like to sleep alone) with just their books and clothes in there (thanks Whitney for that tip) and then made one of the bedrooms their play room. In the new play room there is a huge closet that I thought would make a perfect room for all of Anna’s princess and girl stuff. However the closet/room had some drywall work to do and so I have been mudding and taping and sanding, and now I have to prime and paint. What was supposed to be a smallish job turned into a huge one! And all the things that go in that closet/room are still sitting out in the toy room. Furthermore, it is the time of year when I update our food storage and put our emergency preparedness in order since there are great sales right now (camping and food storage items) so I have project upon project piling up to suffocate me! All of our food stores that were once in our garage are now being moved into the vacated storage room that used to house all of the kids little used toys. Saddest of all, I was excited for the long winter months that I could use to populate my recipe index on my blog like I did last year. Instead I have been slaving away, tidying my house. I long for days when I don’t have big, huge projects hanging over my head! So for now I say, I wish I had never read the darn book. Evidently, I’m not alone. A friend of mine in my book club sent me this review she read about the book:
I know this book is quickly making waves among most literary groups, or anyone who owns more than one possession, which is the majority of North America. So I thought this group would appreciate this comprehensive review on Goodreads of the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up. I have this book on my to-read list for January, but she has made me rethink my plans. I now need to meet this woman, I think we were meant to be good friends, even if I do find joy in a good vegetable peeler.
I’m laughing and crying re-reading this review. Maybe in a few months I will be grateful. We’ll see…
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