Cleanliness queen Marie Kondo says she's 'kind of given up' on tidying up at home

Queen of Clean Marie Kondo says she's "sort of given up on" tidying up since the birth of her third child.

The world-renowned Japanese decluttering expert admitted that with three children to support, his family home was "a mess" and tidying up was no longer a priority.

"My house is messy, but the way I spend my time is the right way for me at this point in my life," she told The Washington Post.

< p class="dcr-1b64dqh">The storage guru said his life has changed significantly since his son's arrival in 2021.

"So far, I was a professional tidyer, so I did my best to keep my house tidy at all times,” she said, through an interpreter during an online webinar. said. "Now I realize that what is important to me is spending time with my children at home."

Kondo's latest book, Marie Kondo Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life focuses on the Japanese concept of kurashi, which means "way of life". Since becoming a mother of three, she says her lifestyle has changed and her focus has shifted from organizing to developing simple ways to bring happiness to everyday things. /p>

In the book, she writes, "Cleaning is taking care of all the 'things' in your life. For Kondo, this means evaluating how you organize your life and creating your own rhythm based on what fills you with joy. was described in her 2011 book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. This method encourages the categorization of items including clothing, books, and sentimental items to determine if they "spark joy" in the owner.

She has she has since shared the joys of organization in her two Netflix series, where she helps "Marie Kondo" people in their lives by decluttering their homes.

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Kondo, who lives in California with her family, said she no longer puts herself the pressure to always keep his house in order. She and her husband now planned their days so that they could spend as much time with their children and continue to do important tasks.

"I will continue to look inside to make sure I'm running my own kurashi,” she told The Washington Post, still cleaning up but making time for the things that made her happy. /p>