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Marie Kondo

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Perhaps more than anyone, Marie Kondo is known for her commitment to tidiness.

Shes the author ofThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.

The famous self-help book was later the inspiration for the popular Netflix seriesTidying Up with Marie Kondo.

But recently, Kondo revealed that shes not so neat anymore.

Shes let herself become like the rest of us, presumably with an unorganized junk drawer she fears opening.

After the birth of her third child in 2021, Kondo admits that shes let her house get messy.

I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me.

Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home.

At the heart of her writing remains joy.

This means, in part, creating your own routines based on what brings you happiness.