Spark Joy

Ep 56 | How 60 Hours of Tidying Lessons Changed One Single Mom's Life Forever


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Single mom Beth Walker walks through her 60 hour KonMari tidying experience while discussing significant changes in her life and the benefits of working with a KonMari Consultant along the way.

Today's guest, Beth Walker, is a single mother of three boys and a recent "empty nester." She currently works full time as a Technology Consultant, a career she began out of college, took a break from to raise her boys, and has since gone back to. Beth believes in hobbies and passions outside of her job, the most recent being a keyboard player and vocalist in local rock bands playing throughout the suburban area. In addition to music, she has a passion for all things domestic - knitting, crocheting, cooking and baking...and now tidying!

In addition to being a Renaissance woman Beth is one of Kristyn's clients! They've tidied for over 60 hours and are almost to the finish line. We take a deep dive into Beth's journey as she shares the benefits of living clutter free.

In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

  • How Beth's life coach's suggestion to read The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up led her to seek out to find the support of a KonMari Consultant (Kristyn)

  • Beth's vision of her ideal lifestyle and living environment that grounded her process

  • How tidying has significantly impacted Beth's life in the following areas:

    • Health
    • Career
    • Finances
    • Relationships
    • Community
    • How Beth experienced significant shifts in her ability and confidence to maintain her tidy space

    • How Beth found the accountability and customized support Kristyn provided to be mission critical to her success

    • The temporary sacrifices Beth made to ensure tidying remained a priority and to keep her momentum going

    • Spark Joy Ep 49 | Why Hire a KonMari Consultant

    • Gems:

      "I've been a hopeless organizer and I could never find that one way to keep it up."

      "It's so easy to think about what you don't want."

      "I thought I was shooting for the moon to be honest but, I can tell you I absolutely live that life right now."

      "This isn't just organizing, it's coaching. It's sitting down...goals, values, how do you want to live your life, let's do it."

      "Overall, with KonMari, it's allowed me to focus on other goals in my life."

      "This is the way my house is and this is the way it's going to be and this is who I am now."

      "It definitely spreads from your physical world to your energetic and spiritual world in ways that you almost can't explain."

      "It's shown me so me parts of myself I didn't know were there. Or, I wanted to be there."

      "It was so much work, but so much fun."

      "...You don't realize you are changing as you're doing it. You don't have to change in order to do it."

      "I'm not doing [KonMari] because I'm supposed to or I want to. I do it because there is this part inside of me that doesn't want to do it any differently."

      "You think you're hiring someone to hold to you accountable to a process in a book. what you're really doing is hiring a coach that helps you change your life."

      What sparks joy for Beth: Having the time freedom to focus on goals and other aspects of their life beyond tidying.

      You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home

      You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

      Special Guest: Beth Walker.

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