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My Year with Marie Kondo: A Magical Year of Tidying Up
My Year with Marie Kondo tells the author’s story of her experiences in tidying up a la Marie Kondo. Dana Jacobson shares her struggles and successes in following the KonMari Method™ and explains why she recommends following that method as closely as possible. The book is an honest look at how difficult Tidying can be, but full of encouragement and practical suggestions to help the reader persevere through the challenges to complete his or her own Tidying Festival and reap the benefits of a home filled only with possessions that bring joy to their owner.
99 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 9, 2019
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May 11, 2020
Very Useful
It’s nice and comforting to read people who share same experiences, and, plus, you can get useful tips. Thanks the author.
It’s nice and comforting to read people who share same experiences, and, plus, you can get useful tips. Thanks the author.
June 5, 2026
Finally A Real Person Decluttering
I loved the author taking us in her journey to Marie Kondo her home. We get the good, bad and the pile in the middle of the floor we walked around for two months (yes, two months).
I’ve never read Marie Komodo’s book, but I have seen parodies play out on sitcoms. I highly recommend Lois Griffin on Family Guy finally putting her family on the curb because they no longer brought her joy 🤦🏾♀️
Ms. Jacobson literally takes us room to room and almost item by item. I truly felt like I was reading a friend’s journal about how she spent her year. Yes, a year. Which brings me to one of the points made - do not take breaks in the process. I don’t mean don’t eat and don’t sleep. What I mean is don’t leave things half done with a pile to go through next weekend. Once you get past the first few days of walking around a pile, then you’ll get used to it being a few weeks and then maybe even months. This is what I’ve found myself doing. I was supposed to repot all,y plants and put them on the new shelf I put together and painted gold. I remember knocking over a plant at thanksgiving or Christmas because I had not repotted and moved the shelf…I still haven’t repotted or moved the shelf all because I’ve got used to walking the other two feet around it 😫😫😫
I highly recommend the book. Easy read, but take your time and make the highlights.
I loved the author taking us in her journey to Marie Kondo her home. We get the good, bad and the pile in the middle of the floor we walked around for two months (yes, two months).
I’ve never read Marie Komodo’s book, but I have seen parodies play out on sitcoms. I highly recommend Lois Griffin on Family Guy finally putting her family on the curb because they no longer brought her joy 🤦🏾♀️
Ms. Jacobson literally takes us room to room and almost item by item. I truly felt like I was reading a friend’s journal about how she spent her year. Yes, a year. Which brings me to one of the points made - do not take breaks in the process. I don’t mean don’t eat and don’t sleep. What I mean is don’t leave things half done with a pile to go through next weekend. Once you get past the first few days of walking around a pile, then you’ll get used to it being a few weeks and then maybe even months. This is what I’ve found myself doing. I was supposed to repot all,y plants and put them on the new shelf I put together and painted gold. I remember knocking over a plant at thanksgiving or Christmas because I had not repotted and moved the shelf…I still haven’t repotted or moved the shelf all because I’ve got used to walking the other two feet around it 😫😫😫
I highly recommend the book. Easy read, but take your time and make the highlights.
November 4, 2023
Discussing KonMarie method for us all.
I found this book on the author using the KonMarie method of Tiding in her small condo very enlightening. 640 square feet is small for a house. Her reactions to the methods and figuring out what works for her were very interesting to me . Some were an A-Ha moment for me. I just
did the clothing portion for myself with Marie's book, and I still get a thrill of accomplishment looking in my underwear drawer( cheap thrills). I'm looking forward to using both ladies' tips as I head into book sorting next.
I found this book on the author using the KonMarie method of Tiding in her small condo very enlightening. 640 square feet is small for a house. Her reactions to the methods and figuring out what works for her were very interesting to me . Some were an A-Ha moment for me. I just
did the clothing portion for myself with Marie's book, and I still get a thrill of accomplishment looking in my underwear drawer( cheap thrills). I'm looking forward to using both ladies' tips as I head into book sorting next.
January 23, 2022
A journey to sanity
Dana is overwhelmed, and now is in a mind to change up her feelings and surrounding clutter. Armed with the golden advice and inspirational maxims of Marie Kondo she gets to grips with her personal procrastination demons and makes her way to 'tidy'. A fun read which will make you want to try for the land of tidy too.
Dana is overwhelmed, and now is in a mind to change up her feelings and surrounding clutter. Armed with the golden advice and inspirational maxims of Marie Kondo she gets to grips with her personal procrastination demons and makes her way to 'tidy'. A fun read which will make you want to try for the land of tidy too.
April 28, 2020
Enjoyable read
Practical advice and perspective from clients point of view. Also insight into realistic outcomes of taking on the "kon-mari method" of tiding up
Practical advice and perspective from clients point of view. Also insight into realistic outcomes of taking on the "kon-mari method" of tiding up
September 10, 2021
A helpful follow-up
As I continue with my tidying, this book gave me some tips and encouragement to finish up my Konmari journey.
As I continue with my tidying, this book gave me some tips and encouragement to finish up my Konmari journey.
January 3, 2023
Nothing terribly new here but it’s helpful to understand someone else’s journey through KM. Certainly less traumatic than watching an episode of Hoarders to find motivation.
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