marie kondo's "the life changing magic of tidying up: the japanese art of decluttering and organizing" has been a really fun read! i first read about this international bestseller in a nytimes article a few months ago, and i found it hilarious that a woman was going through each item of clothing and asking "does this spark joy?"
i was also intrigued that the book's existence and popularity suggests there are actually disorganized, messy japanese households. since when? from what i saw in japan, my japanese colleagues are always very put together, super-organized, and have extremely tidy desks.
while reading this book, i immediately thought about clothes in my closet which needed to be donated and keepsakes from my childhood and college years which could be discarded. although we are not yet at the point where we are ready to do a thorough konmari tidying up of the entire apartment yet, hopefully we can apply the konmari method and techniques in the coming months.
she's totally right - i feel much happier and uplifted when i've employed some of her techniques and i think kevin and i are able to live happier lives with fewer distractions cluttering up the space around us.
the most important takeaway for me from this book was to treat your personal items with respect. whether it's clothing that you wear on a daily basis and keep neatly folded or hanging in your closet, or clothes that you no longer wear, which should be passed onto a new owner who can take pleasure in it, or a gift that you've received which you keep hidden in the back of your closet, all personal belongings should be treated respectfully, and that i think is the basis for most of the lessons from her book.
two thumbs up for this quick read!
and yep, that tastiness is part of my second batch of levain copycat cookies. this time, i used ghiradelli's dark chocolate 60% cacao bittersweet chips. tasty, but not as sweet as the first batch, which used milk chocolate chips. i think i'm going to dial back the baking soda a touch next time as well to see if i can get the texture a little less cake-y.
i was also intrigued that the book's existence and popularity suggests there are actually disorganized, messy japanese households. since when? from what i saw in japan, my japanese colleagues are always very put together, super-organized, and have extremely tidy desks.
while reading this book, i immediately thought about clothes in my closet which needed to be donated and keepsakes from my childhood and college years which could be discarded. although we are not yet at the point where we are ready to do a thorough konmari tidying up of the entire apartment yet, hopefully we can apply the konmari method and techniques in the coming months.
she's totally right - i feel much happier and uplifted when i've employed some of her techniques and i think kevin and i are able to live happier lives with fewer distractions cluttering up the space around us.
the most important takeaway for me from this book was to treat your personal items with respect. whether it's clothing that you wear on a daily basis and keep neatly folded or hanging in your closet, or clothes that you no longer wear, which should be passed onto a new owner who can take pleasure in it, or a gift that you've received which you keep hidden in the back of your closet, all personal belongings should be treated respectfully, and that i think is the basis for most of the lessons from her book.
two thumbs up for this quick read!
and yep, that tastiness is part of my second batch of levain copycat cookies. this time, i used ghiradelli's dark chocolate 60% cacao bittersweet chips. tasty, but not as sweet as the first batch, which used milk chocolate chips. i think i'm going to dial back the baking soda a touch next time as well to see if i can get the texture a little less cake-y.
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