Seeing how tidy someone else's wardrobe was recently made me decide to re-evaluate mine when I get back from holiday. I borrowed Marie Kondo's second book "Spark Joy" from Dereham Library. If ever there was a 2nd book written on the back of the 1st, with hardly any fresh material, this is it. People apparently wanted diagrams to help implement her method.
Three pages on how to fold knickers seems little excessive to me! But ideally in the KonMari method, everything should be stored "standing up" if possible. "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" is one thing, not sure if I want my underwear to stand up for Ms Kondo. She also suggests sniffing items if you are unsure where they should be stored. She claims that electrical items can be identified because they "exude a pungent tingling odour". If my electrical stuff smelled, I'd check it is safe to use. [bizarrely, her definition of electrical includes earphones and printer cartridges.] The book does seem to be much more relaxed than her first tome. Tidy Joy is more important than Ruthless Decluttering. She mutters about her Mum's excessive crockery collection, even though she only entertains once a year - but goes on to admit that she herself has nineteen sets of chopstick rests! This very week Ms Kondo has been in the news admitting that she has changed her approach. Yes, I will tidy my wardrobe. But I will not turn my bathroom and toilet into "a joyful theme park experience" Getting back to Sniffing... This week we have discovered the craziest crime show on Netflix. The Sniffer. It's about a guy with an amazing sense of smell, who literally sniffs out the criminals. It is in Russian with subtitles but it is great fun. Sort of "CSI meets Jo Malone with Oligarchs". Binge watching rubbish TV is proving good relaxation in the evenings.
Do people honestly take all that rubbish about sparking joy seriously. They obviously do if she's piggy-backed a second book!!!I've just finished watching 'The Let Down' on Netflix. It's about Australian Millenial parents. It'll make you laugh.Hope rain's staying away. X
There has been an interesting story in medical news recently which you might have seen. A woman can use her highly acute sense of smell to identify people with Parkinson’s disease several years before they show any signs or experience symptoms. She discovered this when she went to a PD support group and noticed a smell emanating from people with the disease there. She recognised the smell that she had noticed her husband had been giving off several years prior to his diagnosis. It was only now that she connected the two. Since she fed this observation back she has become the focus of research to identify the particular molecules involved in order to develop a diagnostic test. When the researchers put her to the test she was correct in her diagnosis virtually every time.
That's good to hear that Ms. Kondo is changing her organizing ways! As for some of the terms she uses in the English versions of her books, according to my daughter (who studied Japanese), some terms get lost in translation. :)
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Do people honestly take all that rubbish about sparking joy seriously. They obviously do if she's piggy-backed a second book!!!I've just finished watching 'The Let Down' on Netflix. It's about Australian Millenial parents. It'll make you laugh.Hope rain's staying away. X
ReplyDeleteI don't know that programme, sounds fun. After a week of lovely weather, it's cool and damp this morning - but we don't mind!
DeleteThere has been an interesting story in medical news recently which you might have seen. A woman can use her highly acute sense of smell to identify people with Parkinson’s disease several years before they show any signs or experience symptoms. She discovered this when she went to a PD support group and noticed a smell emanating from people with the disease there. She recognised the smell that she had noticed her husband had been giving off several years prior to his diagnosis. It was only now that she connected the two. Since she fed this observation back she has become the focus of research to identify the particular molecules involved in order to develop a diagnostic test. When the researchers put her to the test she was correct in her diagnosis virtually every time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a truly wonderful story, Philip. Let us hope this gift can be used to help others. I shall check this out - thankyou for sharing it
DeleteWhy arent we all writing books?
ReplyDeleteEcclesiastes 12:12 says "there's no end to the publishing of books, too much study wears you out" I am inclined to agree!
DeleteThat's good to hear that Ms. Kondo is changing her organizing ways! As for some of the terms she uses in the English versions of her books, according to my daughter (who studied Japanese), some terms get lost in translation. :)
ReplyDeleteI have wondered about that. Occasionally her phrases don't sound quite right.
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