Originally Posted by zozee

I started the KonMari method of decluttering today. If you haven't read Marie Kondo's book, you ought to, if you truly want to get your house in order in a major, thorough way. Her question on what to keep is "does it spark joy?" is the only question for deciding what stays. If so, keep it, otherwise discard it. I spend two hours today dealing with 90 % of my clothes using her method. My discard pile is twice the keep pile. The process of doing the whole house should take about six months. The idea is to do it all in one fell swoop, and not rebound because you'll be keeping and surrounded by only those things that you love.