You may have noticed Marie Kondo fever sweeping the land, since the Netflix airing of Tidying up with Marie Kondo last month. The Japanese de-cluttering expert has become an overnight success in the UK, and everybody wants to be Marie Kondo’d. Sadly, Marie Kondo herself can’t be everywhere, but there is a select group of KonMari Consultants that are highly-trained to deliver her magic and wisdom.
Horsham based, Professional Organiser, Mimi Bogelund is the first and only KonMari Consultant in Sussex and one of only two in the South East. She trained with Marie Kondo in San Francisco in February 2018, qualified in July 2018 and achieved a coveted Bronze level in January this year. Mimi operates under the business name of The Organised Home & Life and provides professional organiser services, including, but not limited to, de-cluttering, creating space and wardrobe edits, to clients across West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire and Greater London.
Interest in Marie Kondo’s method of tidying began with the launch of her now famous book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up. It launched in 2011, has been published in 30 countries, was a best seller in Europe and Japan and published in the US in 2014. Marie herself, was listed as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2015. The method has had many converts as a result of the book, but the Netflix show has really catapulted her method to the masses.
The KonMari Method™ is a way of life and a state of mind that encourages cherishing things that spark joy in our lives. People are drawn to this philosophy not only because of its effectiveness but also because it places great importance on being mindful, introspective and optimistic.
The charm of the KonMari Method™ lies in its power to change lives, going far beyond just a helpful guide to tidying your home. A central part of the KonMari Method™ process is about clearing out things that are no longer relevant and choosing to keep things that you love. Another key part is to tidy by category, not location, and to follow a prescribed order (clothes, books, papers, miscellaneous and sentimental items). This principle allows followers to develop their ‘tidying muscles’ by tackling the easiest categories first. Another favourite part of the process is the neat, folding techniques, for clothing, which create oodles of extra space as well as keeping clothing surprisingly wrinkle-free.
Mimi is Danish, and as a naturally organised person, the disciplines she’s created over the years have been incredibly helpful in balancing the demands of a hectic work schedule with home and family commitments (senior roles with Captain Tortue, The Body Shop at Home, Virgin Vie and a Director of The Direct Selling Association). However, when she left a long business career in 2017, she discovered the Marie Kondo concept: “This inspiring system was truly life-changing for me, it allowed me to transform my home and banish clutter once and for all.” It prompted her to set up The Organised Home & Life and to train to be a KonMari Consultant so that she could share this amazing method with those in need of her help.
Mimi explained: “I am so incredibly passionate about this system, on the surface tidying up is tidying up, but the KonMari Method™ goes much deeper. It really is about an easily-achievable shift in day- to-day living and about surrounding yourself with things that make you happy. Apart from the side effects of saving time and money, once you adopt the method, the life-changing benefits of wellbeing are incredibly valuable.”
As well as being a KonMari Consultant, Mimi belongs to APDO (Association of Professional Declutterers). Her website is packed with information and she shares regular blogs with tips on the KonMari Method : www.organisedhomeandlife.co.uk
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