I like to live vicariously through other people’s organization, so I sat down with Netflix’s new “You’re Disgusting Capitalist, America!” show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. In about 45 minutes she helps families clean their homes by sitting in the middle of their living room, greeting and thanking their house, and then telling them to get their crap together. She gets away with this because she is small and adorable, because should anyone plop down on my couch and announce they’re about to “greet my house,” they would find themselves greeting the sidewalk as well.
Marie suggested piling all your clothes in one place, then winnowing out unwanted items, being sure to hold and thank them first.