The Magic of Tidying

As a tidiness and organizational consultant, Marie Kondo has seen the transformation of many of her clients after they have gone through the KonMari Method that she developed. The method basically consists of sorting items, purging items, discarding unwanted items, storing items and maintaining the storage system. The result is a physical transformation of the homes of her clients. They are always pleased with the results because their home looks and feels better. But according to Marie there is much more to it than that… a kind of magic is part of the process.

It is Marie’s firm belief based on her own experiences and anecdotal evidence from the experiences and reactions of her clients that after the clutter has disappeared and every item in a person’s house has a specific storage assignment that peace and harmony and joy settle in on the...