Marie Kondo Declutter Continues – Phase 2
After doing my clothes, books and papers, I proceeded to apply the Marie Kondo method into other areas of my home and life. She calls this section komono or miscellaneous stuff. Here is how I used her methods with my own komono. CDs were easy as I had spent last fall going through my 200 CDs […]
How Marie Kondo Changed My De-cluttering
After a few layers of de-cluttering my home over the past couple of years, I now have far less to get rid of. Enter the scene “The Life-changing Magic Of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo and a new layer now rises to the top. What’s different about Kondo’s method? Basically two things: she has you […]
February Challenge – Bring Only Consumables Home
In February I took a challenge which lined up with my goal to spend less. “CONSUMABLES – For one month, only allow “consumables” to enter your house. For example: purchasing food, shampoo, toothpaste, would be OK (anything that can be used up), whereas new clothes, dishes, trinkets would *not* be OK (anything that will end up […]
How to Buy in Bulk
A friend recently asked me to describe how I do my bulk shopping. I think she’s interested in doing it, she just doesn’t get how I go about doing it. So here goes… Steps to Buying in Bulk: 1. Inventory what you have on hand. This was something I never used to do and my […]
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