Marie Kondo

When it comes to keeping the house clean, Marie Kondo, like so many parents out there doesn't seem to have the time since their kids came along.

So instead of being annoyed that your computer is slow, you can be thankful for how much it helps us in our day-to-day life. She taught us how to spark joy. But now it looks like other aspects of her life have taken over.

(CNN) - If you are too busy to keep your home as clean as you would like, don't feel so bad. Marie Kondo, star of the Netflix Show “Tidying Up with Marie ...

Since giving birth to her third child in 2021, Kondo has learned to cut herself some slack when it comes to organization and tidiness. The 38-year-old said at a recent event that her home is “messy,” but that she is spending her time in a way that is appropriate for this stage of her life. Marie Kondo, star of the Netflix Show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” faces the same issue these days.

At a recent press event, the queen of decluttering said her priorities have shifted from keeping her home neat to spending quality time with her kids.

Influencer apartments have swung back to [maximalism](https://www.thecut.com/2022/08/cluttercore-aesthetic-definition.html), and parents are getting increasingly [honest](https://mothersundertheinfluence.substack.com/p/dirtying-the-feed) about the fact that a home with young kids is not going to look pristine at all times. [book](https://bookshop.org/p/books/marie-kondo-s-kurashi-at-home-how-to-organize-your-space-and-achieve-your-ideal-life-marie-kondo/18257480?ean=9781984860781), which came out in November, centered less on wicker storage baskets and more on decluttering the immaterial aspects of your life: your schedule, your morning routine, your mind. [press event](https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/01/26/marie-kondo-kurashi-inner-calm/), Kondo, who has three children, admitted that keeping her home neat is not quite as high on her priority list these days. Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home. Now even [Marie Kondo](https://www.thecut.com/2019/11/marie-kondo-konmari-store.html), a woman whose last name doubles as a verb for cleaning up, is moving away from neatness. I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me.

Marie Kondo says she's 'kind of given up' on keeping her home tidy after having three kids.The Japanese organising consultant, says she's now prioritising ...

Speaking during a recent media webinar, and virtual tea ceremony, she says she's putting her family before a tidy home. Kondo says having a third child had a huge impact on her life. Marie Kondo says she's 'kind of given up' on keeping her home tidy after having three kids.

The Japanese tidying guru has said her home is now "messy" now that she has three children to look after. | ITV National News.

“I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me. The tidying expert rose to prominence with her best-selling book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" and her Netflix series, "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo", where she teaches that those with their homes in order can create a calmer living environment. World-renowned author and decluttering guru Marie Kondo has said after having her third child she has "kind of given up" on tidying up.

"I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me," said Kondo, the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and ...

But rather, to learn to make meaningful choices and find gratitude in everyday life. Kondo writes in her first book, which was originally published in 2010 and released in the U.S. ](https://konmari.com/what-is-kurashi/) [wrote one Twitter user](https://twitter.com/lenateacup/status/1619055776135512064). [wrote one person on Twitter](https://twitter.com/melatinungsari/status/1619254452158087168). [told listeners](https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/01/26/marie-kondo-kurashi-inner-calm/), according to The Washington Post.

Marie Kondo became a household name three years ago through preaching the tidying gospels of keeping only what “sparks joy.” Now, the best-selling author ...

This is part of what makes Kondo “giving up,” so delightful. Marie Kondo rose to fame through teaching others the art of tidying their homes. Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home.” At a press event preceding her newest book, Kondo opened up about the priorities in her life after giving birth to her third child. Judging by the “I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me.

After three kids, keeping things clean is no longer a priority (or reality) as Kondo disclosed during the book tour for her newest book: Kurashi at Home: How to ...

So while we might be off the hook for our messy apartments, Kondo wants to clean up the messiness in our everyday lives. “I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me. Coining her approach "the KonMari Method," Kondo’s notoriety grew with the success of her Netflix original shows Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo.

People who think they can master chaos don't have enough children, or dogs, or interests, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

The language of priorities is not just the Would I turn that into a feature (an interiors statement, I mean, not an article, of course I would turn it into an article)? But the untold negative of that picture is that it entails constant vigilance over ultimately trivial matters: have I correctly put the thyme back among the Mediterranean herbs, rather than shoved it randomly at eye level probably next to the Nutella? Instead, it’s a perpetual negotiation between my low standards and the demands of others: a spouse’s inclination to order, the children’s strong preference for mess to magically disappear while they’re at school. [came to my house](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/nov/17/she-dropped-three-cheese-and-onion-crisps-and-a-tooth-into-my-hand-what-happened-when-marie-kondo-tidied-my-home), tidied my desk, whose two square feet took her three and a half hours, and told me this very thing – that she’d stopped tidying at home – even taking the time to point out that she had never said this to anyone before, and I still didn’t realise it was news. When you have three children and one is a baby, you’re smashing it out of the park just by ending each day not in A&E.