Marie Kondo Has “Kind of Given Up” On Keeping Her Home Tidy After Three Kids

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and star of the bestseller's , said she has “kind of given up” on keeping her home completely spotless now that she has three tiny kids underfoot.

I mean, she still has a flexible attitude toward the meaning of the word “tidy” and I can basically guarantee that her home is still tidier than mine, but still. “Up until now, I was , so I did my best to keep my home tidy at all times,” Kondo said in a media webinar, per . “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.” Kondo's famous advice to keep only the objects that “spark joy,” helped her followers to see decluttering as a mindfulness practice.

Now, she's encouraging folks to add joy-sparking rituals and practices to their daily routines, because this is also a kind of tidying up.