Today I cleaned my room using the Marie Kondo cleaning method. I had already thrown away most of my unwanted stuff but thought I would look through my stuff again.
Marie Kondo's cleaning method can be found in her book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. She basically asks you to visualize your space and ask yourself why you want to clean up. Then, going through things by category, you discard the excess and organize what is left. She says to only keep things that spark joy. That means something you feel happy to have. To asssess that, you have to hold the item in your hands and see if you'd like to keep it.
I went through my stuff in my room by category according to the list of the 5 categories from the Marie Kondo cleaning method:
Clothing
Books
Papers
All other things
Sentimental items.
First was clothing. I went through all my clothing by the categories below:
-Tops
- Bottoms
- Dresses
- Coats & jackets
- Socks
- Underwear
- Bags
- Accessories
- Event clothes (swimsuits, etc)
- Shoes
I only got rid of some underwear and shoes.
Second was books. I did not go through my books as my mom told me not to throw away my books. I am still keeping my uni textbooks... silly thing to do, but they can be reference books as all my knowledge went out of my brain after I left university.
Third was papers in below categories:
- Statements
- Warranties
- Lecture materials
- Greeting cards
I got rid of some old warranties.
Fourth was a catch all for most other things
- CDs, DVDs, VHS
- Toiletries
- Accessories
- Valuables
- Electrical equipment, appliances
I hardly got rid of anything here so I won't go into detail.
Fifth and last were sentimental items
- Photos
- Notes
Etc. I got rid of old photos from highschool and some photos from various stages of my life. I got rid of some old notes too. I tore them up and placed them in a recycling pile.
So my tidying is now done. Not a massive one, just getting rid of a few things again after last year's massive cleanup. Will probably do this once a month to keep my room tidy.
As I become more minimalistic I hope I can do more with less. It would greatly help the environment and my wallet.
Labels: cleaning, productivity