Do you want to spend less time dealing with “stuff” and more time living your life? Do you want to simplify your lifestyle and your home? Then you are ready to read “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” Follow along with this blogger’s journey of tidying up and sparking joy – complete with free printables, checklists, and practical tips to keep you organized.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

If you’ve been in a bookstore or perused Pinterest for organizing ideas lately, you’ve probably heard of Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, which was then followed by Spark Joy.

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I read both The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy, and I truly believe that you can’t have one without the other.

Why? Well, I blame it on the fact that I’m a visual learner. I would be reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, sailing along, loving what Marie Kondo had to say. Then she would specifically describe how she folded a particular article of clothing or arranged a shelf. Hold the phone. The flow of my reading screeched to a halt. Can someone please draw me a picture?

Spark Joy does that. As the book describes itself, it’s an “illustrated master class on the art of organizing and tidying up.” It’s the illustrated guidebook to its predecessor.

But let’s back up a bit.

Isn’t this just another book about organizing?

Absolutely not. It’s so much more. The KonMari method (a combination of the author’s first and last names) is a lifestyle. It urges you to simplify, minimize, keep only those things that bring you joy, so that you have room in your life for other things that really matter.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I am going to share with you: my KonMari journey, how I disagree with Marie Kondo (nothing major, I promise!), and practical applications for the KonMari method in “Real Life.”

Are You Ready to Spark Joy in Your Home and Life?

Do you want to spend less time dealing with “stuff” and more time living your life?

Do you want to simplify your lifestyle and your home?

Are you ready to minimize your possessions, focusing on fewer things that spark joy instead of more than you could ever really need?

Are you ready to start this journey?

If so, grab a copy of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up and join me!

Inspiration to Get you Started

As you begin, here’s a little inspiration to get you started.

I’ve taken eight fabulous quotes from Marie Kondo and created printables and computer desktop images for you to use – let them inspire you and keep you on track during your journey to tidying up and sparking joy!

A special “Thanks!” to Angie Makes for making the ombre background used in all of these printables!