The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Update four months later:  This is the first book I EVER purchased my own hardback copy after completing the library's copy.  I wanted to be able to have it handy when I wanted to journal about it; I wanted to be able to write in its margins; and I wanted to be able to read sections of it again when I am stuck between keeping what might be useful one day and something that sparks joy.  Not only did I purchase my own copy, but I did it more than two months after I posted my original review.
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I may not need to put as many clothes into drawers because I have sufficient closet space.  My closets and drawers do look neater. These drawers have stayed neat after 4 months of multiple loads of laundry.
I felt excited when I found a pair of sunglasses, and I did not have to buy new ones. I don't know how I will tidy my books because that thought makes me pretty anxious because my Goodreads list shows 868 books on my to-read list.I got my to-read list down to 787 with the help of my Dear Husband (DH) who was willing to let go of many books he had read and I had not read them because I was not really interested in them.  I was able to delete more than half of the archived books in my Nook library.  I find myself keeping those that are "Lend Me" books.

I recommend people who read this book check out the many YouTube videos for the KonMari method to get a visual of folding.  I especially like the series by Lavendaire and A Young Mum (She has more than23 videos called KonMari Whole House series.)  


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