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we all need more Marie Kondo kind of people on this planet , Please

Her hair is so shining. She is so soft. Oh god I love her style

The second home was minimalistic, but those cabinet spaces were not decluttered nor did they seem organized.

My favorite thing ever Konmarie has said is "get rid of storage solutions that are not already in a house if possible" meaning no boxes, no extra dressers, no extra plastic solutions......that blew my mind.....now that is honestly what I want to do with my things. I don't want room to fill.....I want to get rid of things that make me have headaches. That second home is almost frustrating to look at....it's so ugly. That poor kid has a bit of relief in his room.

3:25 If your eyes need to rest, close them and meditate. I understand de-cluttering, but that house seems cold.

Yikes, the second mom with 2 teenage boys has control issues, let the poor kid have things on his bedroom walls! I raised 4 kids to adulthood, can't imagine making them have only one small wall space to put things up. Her home has a creepy vibe, like nobody was really allowed to live there.

I love Marie Kondo! The second house DOES need her because that place does not spark joy! lol

bloody hell, the decluttered house looks hideous :/

Marie Kondos method started a in me a process that ended up to change my life, in positive! It was a start to a spiritual path, it is so much more than folding, and in my opinion, she knows it very well ♥️

The second house makes feel like crying. Such a sad house. Those kids don't look happy either ...put some plants, woman. And paint those walls with warmer colors. That house looks sad, cold, boring.

I love minimal living, but no photos or tables? Hmmmm ... not sure I'm on that same page. I think Marie Kondo's approach is simply intriguing. :)

We realy need this lady in our house!!

The second house is kind of weird because there are no lamps on the end tables in the living room!

The second house looks like hospital

I nanny for a family like this. So clutter it’s hard to work. They just keep buying and buying

Im 43 and my mom already had taught me all this and my sisters. Get rid of the things you don't use. Give to others. She always said. Do it now. So you don't have to deal with it later when more issues start to pile up. Don't give yourself more stress if you an just simply avoid it. Think lot of our mothers taught us that. Even my father taught us this too.

I ENJOY A MINIMALIST LIVING TO AN EXTENT. THE LADY COULD HAVE LIVING ROOM LAMPS & PICTURE ON THE WALL. WHEN ROOMS ARE TOO BARE, IT LOOKS UNFINISHED AND AS IF NO ONE LIVES THERE.

Pretty sure the second mom DOES need help. She is impeding on her families' joy and stripping the house of all character, it looks like someone who is about to move out. It's not "decluttered", it's barren.

Japan and Korea have very limited space and expensive real estate. Therefore, they must know how to management their space.

The second house is bare and has no style at all. I think her children should be allowed to decorate their rooms.

Hmmmm, that second lady.......I don’t know

Golly!!! She should just donate some of those babies clothes to the actual interviewer. She's pregnant.

Wow, glad that second home makes her happy but it doesn't look that tidy, it just looks bare. Just because the pantry and fridge weren't overflowing doesn't mean it looked very organized. And she claims she wants the eyes to rest but she has ugly overly-patterned carpet and couches. And wow, setting restrictions on her sons decoration choices. I understand it's her house but her style doesn't need to extend to her son's bedroom!

even though her house is clean her furniture is ugly.. those sofas make me sad :(

Aw she's so pretty!!

Damn. The first word that came to me when I saw the 2nd woman's house was "rigid". What a cold looking house. And how is her fridge not packed with food? She has TWO sons! They eat like longshoremen. Strange way to live.

In the end of doing the Kondo method, I would like to get to a "healthy" balance somewhere between Marne's and Reshma's house. I admit my house now is filled with stuff that needs to go and I aspire to a minimalist aesthetic...I NEED the Kondo Method!!! BUT... for me Reshma's house doesn't have a zen minimalist feel to it, it looks sterile...or like it's her first apt and she just moved in with nothing to her name. Robi Ludwig says in the video "your environment needs to be an expression of who you are...and if someone needs their environment free of anything to think creatively then maybe that's what they need". But her house does not look creative or calm...her "enforcing" that her son can only put anything on his wall (the wall that is the size of a door) seems a little militant and what about his creative thinking, and her fridge and cabinet with 2 growing boys looks frighteningly empty.

A messy home means lots of fun happens here. Cleaning but a priority. Fun is my priority❤

There is a difference between cleaning and tidying. She does not clean and she is not a cleaner, she assists in tidying.

My room is full of stuff but they all spark joy, i dont want to be minimalist anymore, the most important they spark joy and i need it.the second home in video look empty, is it spark joy??

She is a Godsend. I got rid of a lot of stuff because they had a lot of Sentimental Value. I got rid of Books, Magazines, and other stuff that I didn't need. So many people are on her Bandwagon that The Goodwill Stores are overwhelmed with what comes into their Store.

Safe to say I was not the only person that thought the second house wasn't sparking any joy. Pity those boys :p

Sorry Reshma I prefer Marie!!! She is so cute 😀and gentle

I was waiting for the Mom in the 2nd house to say to her son, “NO WIRE HANGARS!!!” 😳

I love Reshma's approach just coz it leaves room to make new memories and experience things instead of dwelling in the past

Oh man... I need to clean my micro apartment. 😂😂😂

Decluttered home is minimal but lacks a sense of who they are.

I would much rather call it a "KEEPING ONLY WHAT SPARKS JOY MOVEMENT" than a "DECLUTTERING MOVEMENT" because the focus is not.on the things you discard, but on the things you keep.

Thats sad that a mom denies her child freedom to put things up on his own wall......

Much prefer the first home. There is love there. The second one looks as if they haven’t moved in yet.

The decor of the second house needs an upgrade :\

Fabulous ....

She's so smart! It's mindful and sensorimotor!

I have learned one major thing as I continue to want to down size and keep what is important.... minimal for one person doesn't mean the same for the next. To one it could be 50 clothing items and 50 items for everything else. For me, it is still a work in progress, yes to editing my clothes as my style changes and I like different things; yes, to getting rid of paper work and things that don't serve a purpose for me. Yes to keeping my sewing supplies as it helps just have to stay organized and sort often. Lastly yes to my stock for making my cleaning supplies and such (which isn't a lot). Truth is decluttering and downsizing is to make whatever space you are in to what you want it to look like, then continue the process as it is constant. Second I would recommend to those who don't use a lot of space in a home, go smaller, as smaller is easier to clean and will help you save money in the end. Life is about the people and doing those things you enjoy, not about stuff dominating your life and making you overwhelmed. The key is a healthy balance as is heard in a lot of these comments.... just have a vision of where you want to go and start there, just the fact it can't be given to someone else as a parent to a child- the child might adapt it differently in their life and it is truly their's to develop what they like.

Today, i did 4 tasks at once. Cooking on the stove, folding clothes, key in data on a portal and watching television. I have never done these much of multitasking at one go. While waiting for the rice to cook, i started to key in the data on a portal. While waiting for the portal to open every page, i was folding clothes while watching television.

thank you marie

I love Marie!!!!

Good job ! Thank you for your help 🙏

I love this method.

Love it! I get so streesed out if my place is messy!

I have always been neat and organized so this is common sense to me! I could never live in chaos like some of these people have! I believe in the items of items sparking joy! I just moved recently into a new house in a new city and my family and I just kept the best of the best of the items we owned. That lady whose house is "immaculate" is ridiculous! It is too bare and empty; There is a difference between providing a house and a home. And the way she is living is not conducive to creating a home. I believe in decluttering when needed and keeping a neat, clean, organized and beautiful home but do it in a way where you still have things in your home that bring you joy and add value to your home whether that be aesthetically or functionally. Just because you own very little does not mean that you know how to create and decorate a home that is cozy, beautiful, and well kept.

That homeowner who has nothing in her home, she might think she has one-upped Kondo, but all that she's shown, is a house that looks like a half-baked rental that no one bothers to put anything in it. It's COLD.

I'm lucky to have been a teenager in the 1980s, when creative self expression just existed without having to feel guilty about it.

Does anybody else experience this phenomena of the last stuff when organizing . Where you have a little bit o stuff that just seems off and you just kind put it anywhere because it causes you to almost get I'll or some sort of odd anxiety?

Can you fold clothes the same way if you have chrome wire shelving

Hahaha they called her the titan of tidying as she comes down the stairs like a pixie fairy :D she’s amazing

Anyone planning a life change or a big move needs to embrace Kondo's ideas at least two years ahead of the move.

Any behavior taken to an extreme is unhealthy.

Can someone please tell me where to find her how-to videos at 1:43 and 1:45? Thank you!

Neither one. Both overkill. I'm not doing all that damn folding nor am I living in a blank home. Next video. 🚶 🚶 🚶

She is called "konmari"in Japan.

The mom is so pretty. She would look amazing with a curly bang

I love minimalism and empty spaces and it certainly does help you relax, think and work....but when you have a lot of things in a small space it isn't an option

Super weird second house so impersonal and her clear bins scream clutter yikes

極簡不單單是整理家，它是一種修行.在極簡過程中可以讓我們訓練大腦的判斷力，如何去正確分類如何去正確取捨.慢慢的我們的生活就會變得更有條理，妳會更想要珍惜你留下的，更小心的挑選和納入來到你生命中的東西.身邊所有的一切都會變得有條理和井然有序.

That second house to me seemed very cold and unwelcoming. I totally understand not having a lot of stuff. I do think Americans are way too 'stuff' oriented which is fueled by our consumer-based economy & advertising. And that poor kid only allowed to have one puny wall to put stuff on. How much you want to bet he grows up to be a hoarder! LOL

My mom never has put photos around or on walls . Instead they are stored in a nice container in a accessible location that can be pulled out at any minute. She don't have a lot of knick knacks around either. She likes a clean looking place with minimal stuff. Her house always is clean and if someone is coming she never stresses. She's on to something!!

I totally agree with Mari Kondo I have always been very picky about the way I fold everything our clothes towels linens curtains even plastic bags and table cloths and I’ve always been criticize! for that so I’m happy to see that I’m not crazy but, I do have lots of clothes and for me it’s hard to get ride of things I like but it’s true that I don’t wear everything I have during that one year so I’m definitely going to try thanking some of my clothes and let go this April when I do my spring cleaning! One more thing can mari Kondo please do a video on shoes cause that’s another little problem of mine.

It's not Joy. It is a habit and eventually become our way of life. No one loves cleaning all the time. But it is vital for healthy lifestyle. It just become part of other habitual routines like brushing teeth, washing clothes and taking shower. It is a MUST.

Teachers absolutely need to watch this video!

Yes, the second house doesn't have any joy and soul at all!! But if it makes them all happy, so be it 😕❤

Great that second mom is happy...but is her son happy? That's really anoying, she doesn't live in his room.

My mom should’ve patented that way of folding. She’s been doing since I was young 😂😂😂

This is sad. A home doesn't have to be practically empty to be clutter free. Hire a housekeeper if you don't want to clean and dust. I am not thanking my things either. I thank God for providing for my needs.

Koreans and Japanese who are from huge cities like Tokyo or Seoul live in small pads like the typical New York bachelor's pad. Even the ones with a family of five. So huge houses like these must be a paradise for people like Kondo to organize.

ABC news. No closed captioned or subtitles?

No photos on the walls, that is sad.

H bulllll. The empty house looks empty.

I hate a boring home.

eeeeeek on top fridge is no place to store paper towel rolls.... i think i’d rather see a picture on the wall......

the already "decluttered" home looks lifeless and sloppy. ..strange...

But what if you r living in small place... like in Mumbai we have very small place... my kids share room ...n we have lots of things... though it spark joy , don’t have room for it... n remains in organized What to do Please help Waiting for answer n remedy 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I think all kids need to mess up their rooms and go through a self expression phase with stuff on their walls

That is so nuts to thank the objects. If you don’t need it just give it to the needy

Americans learning good stuff Make sure not to abuse any substance

My mother likes most of her rooms with very little furniture or things on walls

No pictures on the walls is just so depressing.

“I want to Look around and not be reminded of 50 things to do!” Reshma

My place is, is, um, well, if someone were to break in, they'd glance about and say, "Oh, heck to the no!" and go along their way, so psychologically damaged, they'd NEVER break in anywhere else and live as law abiding citizens for the rest of their days.

I wonder how can people keep buy so much stuff that they can't even handle.. and surprisingly folding method of marie kondo is so common in asia.. atleast in pakistan. But the unique thing she tells is to thank your house and old clothes..☺

She is simply superb 👌 😝 😍

I have a feeling that they grew up in an environment where their Grandparents and Greatgrandparents lost so much during the Depression and WW II, that they desperately hold on to stuff that they don't really need. I have her Book, and although I'm not a Hoarder I got rid of a lot of stuff and gave it to The Salvation Army. I think it was because I was so proud of what I was able to buy with my hard work and hard earned money. When I went to visit, a lot of what I gave away was gone most notably Books many of which are no longer in Print. On The UK Soap Opera Coronation Street Claudia helped her Boyfriend Ken, get rid of a lot of things, including Eyeglasses that belonged to his Late Wife Diedre. She also encouraged him to get rid of Old School Editions of Classic Books that he read multiple times. He felt a lot better and happier.

Listen to it at .25 speed for fun

Believe it or not, I love taking pictures. But I hate hanging any frame on the wall. I just hate dusting it every week. Some lizards and spiders will make a permanent home there within a month. So my home has no photos at all. In fact I barely nail any wall except the kitchen wall for pots and pans

Me too I don’t need to see photograph

having no photos on the walls makes it seem like you're just moving in. i personally feel like a home isn't a home until it's personalized

That place looks so miserable let your kid put stuff up on the wall he's a kid

The one lady needs to let her kid decorate his room how he wants.

The second house needs a decorator !

Always followed and imitated