tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post2035764307889001846..comments2024-02-20T08:10:20.272-05:00Comments on Ordinary Lovely: I Want the Tidying Up, But Not KonMari's Brand of "Life-Changing Magic"Theresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-14378536465331725232016-05-06T20:02:36.106-04:002016-05-06T20:02:36.106-04:00Thank you! I have been curious about this book but...Thank you! I have been curious about this book but had reserves because it seemed to have a hidden spiritual side. I will be reading more of your blog! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174764629663472657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-92071816736261902992016-05-06T20:01:42.060-04:002016-05-06T20:01:42.060-04:00Thank you! I have been curious about this book but...Thank you! I have been curious about this book but had reserves because it seemed to have a hidden spiritual side. I will be reading more of your blog! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174764629663472657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-35681664879009988232016-04-25T09:18:50.081-04:002016-04-25T09:18:50.081-04:00Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the Konmari...Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the Konmari method. I've been struggling over two years (or more) to get my home organized with little success. I finally came across Marie's book and within the 1st two chapters decided I was going to do it, as everything else I've tried has just been a band-aid. I'm still reading the book, but some of her suggestions make me uneasy. So my prayer has been that God will show me if this is really right thing for me to do. I found your blog when I searched for a Christian perspective and you've really helped me to understand my uneasiness. Now I feel I can do it if I make it my focus to thank God (and not my belongings) who is my provider for how He has shown me a way to get control over my external clutter which will help to release some of the internal clutter that's holding me back from being who He has called me to be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714738472267350392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-66426520003329895182016-03-19T05:17:58.503-04:002016-03-19T05:17:58.503-04:00I guarantee you my kids would still shuffle everyt...I guarantee you my kids would still shuffle everything around)? How have you taught your kids to fold this way. <a href="http://japanesemagicmethod.com/" rel="nofollow">Japanese Magic Method</a><br />jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-87598417481503618902015-10-10T10:17:01.160-04:002015-10-10T10:17:01.160-04:00I could not have said it better myself! Thank you...I could not have said it better myself! Thank you so much for your blog post. I finished the book this week and I am embarking on the clothing declutter today. I felt sad and discontent at the end of the book even though her ideas are wonderful. My gratitude and thanks belong to God not to my stuff. I read your post this morning as a kind of devotional before I begin and prayed the prayer you had at the end to start my day. Thank you again for so eloquently stating what I was feeling! Have a wonderful day and God bless. suzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923351575922535670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-34839804069841886682015-07-09T16:20:26.663-04:002015-07-09T16:20:26.663-04:00No apology needed! I'm the queen of using ten...No apology needed! I'm the queen of using ten words when two will do! (but your comment wasn't like that at all ;) ) <br />Loved your thoughts. I'm definitely a book lover, but we actually culled A LOT of books. I'd been hanging onto so many things I'd never read (from my days studying history) and I know I never will - partially because my interests have changed. AND, if I want to read them, I'm counting on the library always coming through for me. It was hard to get rid of some of them, but having clean, eat shelves feels better. We didn't of course, get rid of everything. Some books are just too, too important! <br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-32197193509164400972015-07-09T16:13:46.385-04:002015-07-09T16:13:46.385-04:00Yes. I secretly dread and crave moving. It would...Yes. I secretly dread and crave moving. It would be so hard to pack all this up, but it would be so good to be forced to go through it all and eliminate what doesn't need to go with us. (no plans to move anytime soon, just imagining ;) ) Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-67015614164678309472015-07-09T16:12:21.424-04:002015-07-09T16:12:21.424-04:00Hope you don't have to wait to long to get it!...Hope you don't have to wait to long to get it! It really is a nice, easy read. Perfect for summer :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-69356230698246475172015-07-09T16:11:37.766-04:002015-07-09T16:11:37.766-04:00Yes. Sigh.
I'd love to get a conversation g...Yes. Sigh. <br />I'd love to get a conversation going among moms on how to adapt this method to large families. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-58045052928291461862015-07-09T16:10:27.451-04:002015-07-09T16:10:27.451-04:00YES! You are so right! My husband and I were rec...YES! You are so right! My husband and I were recently saying that eliminating some of our unnecessary and excess stuff has felt freeing to the soul. We have such an abundance, eliminating some of it actually produces deep gratitude. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-71096644470183604982015-07-09T16:04:06.921-04:002015-07-09T16:04:06.921-04:00Thanks for the recommendations, ladies! Neither o...Thanks for the recommendations, ladies! Neither of these are at our local library, so I'll start a hunt for used copies!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-9733179945442057422015-07-09T16:02:32.631-04:002015-07-09T16:02:32.631-04:00Spot on, Julie. She definitely didn't address...Spot on, Julie. She definitely didn't address practical necessities very well. Those things need a place in our homes without being in the way or being an eyesore. And she definitely didn't have a lot of advice to offer families with TOYS, BOOKS, and all the size CLOTHES!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-2822666181897448662015-07-03T14:38:32.031-04:002015-07-03T14:38:32.031-04:00thank you for this article, It helps me frame her ...thank you for this article, It helps me frame her method in my world view.<br />I'm looking forward to your follow up post on this. I'm just starting reading the book over here and I was already wondering what to do about the baby's clothes and toys. Anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197040757935221724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-71127439575534559212015-06-19T11:32:23.043-04:002015-06-19T11:32:23.043-04:00Sorry for the long comment. Yeesh, didn't real...Sorry for the long comment. Yeesh, didn't realize when typing it out!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466471608463849747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-32142513230367274572015-06-19T11:31:45.843-04:002015-06-19T11:31:45.843-04:00Wow, it's like you're inside my head with ...Wow, it's like you're inside my head with this review -- and explaining your thoughts and assessment of the book much more articulately than I think I could have. I did the decluttering method she recommends with my clothes, and afterward my car was bursting with bags of donations (and my closets/drawers still had plenty of clothes in them, that I actually wear now! I don't know how I fit all the other clothes in there before!). It was great to be "free" from the weight of unneeded possessions, that could better be used by someone else. I also use her folding method and can actually see my shirts now. But I haven't tried doing the exercise with kitchen items and, in a family of four, I'm not sure if you should discard a perfectly good spaghetti claw if it doesn't spark joy. (Maybe a better way to think of it with practical items is, do I enjoy using this implement/tool, or is there something about it that isn't working for me and I'm keeping it anyway because I think I'm supposed to have one?) I also had to replace in my mind "thanking God" for the blessings in the house rather than treating them as entities to be honored in and of themselves. And, in the words of another blogger's review (Modern Mrs. Darcy, maybe?), her stance on books "made me want to cry." ;) Her focus on her own possessions (in a different way than we usually see) is perhaps unusual and disheartening in the way it seems to play out by the end. Still, for someone mature and formed in their beliefs, I really don't think reading this book is going to scandalize your faith. It struck me as one of those, "Use what works and leave the rest," types of things. And for the things that do work, they have been very helpful to me so far. Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466471608463849747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-22470516951524256442015-06-19T11:30:12.120-04:002015-06-19T11:30:12.120-04:00Seconding this rec! An excellent book. And I adore...Seconding this rec! An excellent book. And I adore Leila Lawler's "The Reasonably Clean House" series at LMLD. I re-read it every year, between Christmas and New Year's. :)<br />MDiskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838716310730455831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-90081376861919742392015-06-18T21:45:56.385-04:002015-06-18T21:45:56.385-04:00That's what's been kind of nice about movi...That's what's been kind of nice about moving every year or two since we first got married - it forces decluttering! But the stuff piles up so quickly, especially as we have more kids... I'm looking forward to reading more of your thoughts on this! Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-77405219490169626002015-06-18T08:27:38.899-04:002015-06-18T08:27:38.899-04:00Oh dear, I have succumbed to the clutter induced t...Oh dear, I have succumbed to the clutter induced temper tantrums too! Ugh. <br />I resisted reading this book because of some of the strange things I had heard about it (which you mentioned). I love this review because I can see that there really is some value in the book that can be helpful, while the other stuff can be replaced with my way of doing things. This is spot on. Thank you! <br />Now I think I may go put my name on MY library's list!!Amy @ Motherhood and Miscellanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241414313487391264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-50325673411990943022015-06-18T08:11:00.191-04:002015-06-18T08:11:00.191-04:00Fascinated by your review:) Pondering away here. ...Fascinated by your review:) Pondering away here. Actually I have a post bubbling away on the topic of clutter in that, whilst I would like to be more minimal, 12 people and various belongings live here and it looks different to say a family of 4. And I have to come to peace with that.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-2274687033297137792015-06-17T18:01:16.439-04:002015-06-17T18:01:16.439-04:00Love this review. I think for me, decluttering and...Love this review. I think for me, decluttering and donating unnecessary things has been as much spiritual as physical work. Anneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954066811992919236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-23612671714244631142015-06-17T17:12:05.038-04:002015-06-17T17:12:05.038-04:00I strongly recommend The House That Cleans Itself....I strongly recommend The House That Cleans Itself. It's got a Christian slant, but it is SO incredibly more useful than just 'throw it all away if you can't smile at it.' This book gives so much depth and help that Kondo's book doesn't even touch.KerryAnn @ Cooking Traditional Foodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943560586092928608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-50850998631574632852015-06-17T15:28:46.505-04:002015-06-17T15:28:46.505-04:00Well, said, Theresa! There still is a lot of wisdo...Well, said, Theresa! There still is a lot of wisdom in this little book. In addition to what you've stated, I feel that prudence and practicality were overlooked. (Who actually gets joyful over a toilet brush? And I hate or carpet -- should I tear it up?) Over and over I would say to myself, "sure, that works if you are single, but what if you have a family's worth of stuff. Legos don't being me joy (they drive me *crazy*), but I find joy in the fact that my *children* enjoy them, and I am happy they are playing creatively, etc. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16529978701623558767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-14373706805238815862015-06-17T13:29:55.251-04:002015-06-17T13:29:55.251-04:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Karen! Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Karen! Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-64734179025850346522015-06-17T13:29:30.534-04:002015-06-17T13:29:30.534-04:00hehe... I'm glad I'm not the only one wit...hehe... I'm glad I'm not the only one with the tantrum problem ;) <br />Spot on about "clearing the way" to live out our vocation. It seems so common sense... but she missed it. Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377582441405318696.post-70090389296263351632015-06-17T13:27:53.224-04:002015-06-17T13:27:53.224-04:00Christine - she only very briefly addresses the is...Christine - she only very briefly addresses the issue of multiple-resident households. The book is definitely geared toward a single person living alone or in a room in their parents' home. She does not have a lot of practical advice to offer the busy mom of many. I'm saving some more of my thoughts on this for another post :) Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440812661317797011noreply@blogger.com