by Chantal Imbach | Mar 21, 2016 | Decluttering, KonMari Method, Personal
My KonMari Journey, Part 2 – Books In this post, I share my experience of using the KonMari method to declutter my books. The method is based on Marie Kondo’s book ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.’ I am interested in her approach, not only as a...
by Chantal Imbach | Feb 29, 2016 | Decluttering, KonMari Method, Spring Cleaning
To purge or not to purge – that is the question! Decluttering and getting organised is high up on the to-do lists of many people, especially when the urge for spring-cleaning resurfaces. However, when it actually comes to decluttering, the question of what to purge is...
by Chantal Imbach | Dec 9, 2015 | Decluttering, KonMari Method
What you need to know before starting with the KonMari method So, you’ve decided to declutter your life using the KonMari method, pioneered by Marie Kondo in her bestseller “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”. When I was reading the book for the first time,...
by Chantal Imbach | Nov 27, 2015 | Children, Decluttering, Reuse and Repurpose
How to store, reuse and repurpose children’s artwork It’s wonderful to have creative children – but where to go with all those masterpieces? Some of the artwork you will want to display, at least for a while. But then …? Especially as a fist time...
by Chantal Imbach | Apr 21, 2015 | Decluttering, KonMari Method, Personal
My KonMari Journey – Part 1 As a professional organiser, I have of course read quite a few books by leading declutter professionals, my favourites being Julie Morgenstern and Peter Walsh. However, there is a relatively new book by Marie Kondo, the very...
by Chantal Imbach | May 19, 2014 | Decluttering, Sentimental
How to part with sentimental items Parting with items that we have kept for sentimental reasons is very difficult for us. Sometimes, our head is full of logical reasons why we should throw something out. However, sometimes our heart speaks a different language and we...