Marie Kondo Seeks Joy, Daily Inspirato Inspires Daily Practice
2 minute read | By Maddison McKinley
Just when I thought she had already shown all her brilliance, Marie Kondo is now on Netflix.
Don’t know who she is? Start here.
She’s inspiring people from all walks of life to take meaningful action. Even a few of you have reached out to share your tidying experiences (which I love, keep them coming).
“I wanted to share some follow up info with you. I cleaned out my closet last weekend after watching Marie Kondo's Netflix show. I donated probably 3/4 of what was in there.
And now all of a sudden it takes me much less time to decide what to wear. It's like the clutter of the clothes was actually causing my style problem because it led to indecision.
Thought it was interesting.”
-Erica, 33rd interview of the “Daily Inspirato 100”.
Inspired To Take Action!
When I got this message, I jumped up and down with excitement.
Marie is right. Erica is right.
Nurturing a Creative Closet Space, or a well organized and easy-to-navigate closet, will inspire creativity and quick decision making because the options are clear.
Doing so requires that your closet and clothing spaces aren’t busting at the seams.
Reality check: it easy for you to pick an outfit you love in the morning?
I believe you don’t need Marie Kondo (while she’s lovely), or an annual purge, to maintain Creative Closet Space.
Consider the idea of Consistently Curating.
Define Consistently Curate
As soon as your mind or reality tells you something isn’t serving you any longer, donate or consign it.
This is the golden rule for knowing when to get rid of items.
Similar to Marie’s methods of tuning into items that “spark joy”, there is a clear process for maintaining a closet you love.
Refined Closet Process
I call it the Refined Closet process.
A few months back, I organized the top 4 - 5 things women who love their closets do on a consistent basis and worked with a designer to illustrate the Refined Closet process.
I believe that by using this process, you’ll start to notice what is working, and what isn’t, within your wardrobe.