KonMari Insights Blog Series. Keeping that in mind that I needed to still focus on my things, I cleared out the two sheds with my family’s stuff inside. I found the chest and other things that Chris had asked for. I cleaned them up and gave them to him for his birthday. A … Continue reading Tidying Up – Our Story, part 2
Author: Bev Treadway
Tidying Up – Our Story, part 1
KonMari Insight Blog Series. When I met my husband, Greg, 8 years ago, I knew he was a collector. I have to admit the first time I went to his house and saw the vastness of the clutter, my heart sunk. I had just moved my sister and brother in law’s “treasures” to my … Continue reading Tidying Up – Our Story, part 1
Gently Getting The Family On Board
KonMari Insight Blog Series. The most common question I hear in our KonMari Facebook group is how to get the family to tidy. ( Konmari Method: Life-Changing Magic - Facebook page) Look For Creative Ways To Get The Family Involved With Tidying. Most of us live with other people: Our parents, our spouses, our children, … Continue reading Gently Getting The Family On Board
Oh No! I’m Stuck!
KonMari Insight Blog Series. It happens when we least expect it. There we are tooling along, zipping through clothing, or books, when .. WHAM! It hits us smack in the face. It’s that item, or that pile of stuff that’s always there, or maybe it’s just that there is still so much of” … Continue reading Oh No! I’m Stuck!
Honing Your Spark Joy Skills
KonMari Blog Insight Series. We’ve done our vision. We know we want to start. We’ve read the book. We’ve put our clothing together in a big pile on the floor. Now, we pick up a shirt. And we wait. What are we supposed to feel? Happy? Ecstatic? Meh? What the heck is ‘joy’, anyway? And … Continue reading Honing Your Spark Joy Skills
WHAT’S YOUR VISION?
KonMari Insight Blog Series. So often, when decide we are fed up with our homes and our clutter, we want to just plunge in. We’re itching to do something so we can feel better. We buy a bunch of containers, read organizing magazines, throw out a bunch of stuff, feel overwhelmed, get discouraged and … Continue reading WHAT’S YOUR VISION?
8 Steps To Help Discern Your Joy
It's not easy to always figure out where the joy went. Stop and Relax. I know, I'm talking crazy talk. Your mind is racing. Stopping is probably the last thing you want to do. It's also exactly what you need to do. You can't see where you are if you're always moving. I know, it's … Continue reading 8 Steps To Help Discern Your Joy
Finding Joy
What is joy? I mean what does joy mean to you? Joy is one of those things that can be different for everyone. Some think it’s a warm feeling. Some see it as calmness in the midst of chaos. Or perhaps it’s like a hug from a loved one. Or even love itself. What makes … Continue reading Finding Joy
You Can’t Fail Christmas
Today, I had a friend say that she felt like she had failed Christmas. She went on to tell me that she had bought the wrong gift card for her daughter. Her daughter had wanted a card from one type of home décor shop and she had found this out only after she had bought … Continue reading You Can’t Fail Christmas
Hope, Joy, and Treading On
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
Tread Joyfully 