The Very Best Marie Kondo Tips for Tidying Up Your Life

Have you embarked on the Marie Kondo “tidying up” train yet? Well, if not, then you’re missing out. Because Kondo has come up with a fool-proof method for getting your space tidy. And we are here for it.

So we rounded up the best Marie Kondo tips and tricks to give you a crash course and help you start.

Be Respectful

It may sound weird, but imagine your belongings have feelings of their own. How must they feel being thrown into the far corner of your spare room’s closet or under your bed? How would you feel being tossed aside so easily?

Visualize What You Want and Create It

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Kondo says it’s easier to organize your life if you have a clear vision of where you want it to be. Once you’ve set a vision, you can start to take a look at the things you own from the perspective of how they fit into it.

Work All at Once

Plan to devote an entire day (if your place is small) or an entire weekend (if it’s larger) to cleaning up your space. If you’re only doing one room at a time, you’ll more than likely never finish your space, and those rooms will just go back to being disorganized.

Ditch the Piggy Banks

Throwing spare change into a bowl on your counter takes up unnecessary space and basically makes your money useless. There are no plans to retrieve that change at a later date, after all. Instead, Kondo says, keep it in a small purse that you can carry with you — and spend.