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Single mom Amy DeCillo walks through how her 15 hour KonMari tidying experience impacted her family and the benefits of working with a KonMari Consultant along the way.
Amy DeCillo is a single mom of her 12 year old daughter who has some mild special needs. She works fulltime in healthcare and she’s working on an MBA in Public Health. She enjoys a good workout, organizing her home, and doing puzzles with her daughter.
Amy is one Kristyn's clients! They tidied for 15 hours together over a period of three months and she is a For the Love of Tidy Graduate of Tidy. Today we will take a deep dive into her KonMari tidying journey and the impact it’s had on her family.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoy_podcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
How Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo sparked Amy to find a KonMari Consultant in Chicago to help her organize
How knowing Kristyn was returning Lesson after Lesson was the perfect amount of tidying accountability to keep Amy motivated
Amy's original vision: quick maintenance, workouts, and time with daughter and family without worrying about cleaning at home
How Amy made tidying a priority for three months, politely saying no to social events to stay on track
Amy and Kristyn's most memorable moments
Amy's favorite post-tidying event maintenance strategies
Other areas of Amy's life that she can seamlessly navigate now that her tidying journey is complete
How Amy plans to guide her sister and other family members get organized, now that she has this new life skill
What sparks joy for Amy:
Final Words of Wisdom:
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Amy DeCillo.
Eliette and Marieke Staub of Clarity Home Detox join us to discuss the joy of tidying and their role as official lecturers and educators for KonMari Media, Inc.
Eliette and Marieke Staub are Swiss twin sisters and founders of Clarity Home Detox. In the Summer of 2016, they took part in the first ever KonMari certification course outside of Japan. The twins are both master level consultants as well as official lecturers and educators for KonMari Media Inc. Eliette and Marieke live mindful, and joyful lives respectively in Geneva and Lausanne in Switzerland.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
-Learn how they both discovered KonMari and their journeys toward becoming KonMari Consultants
-How KonMari was life changing for both of them and the dramatic changes that led to their decision to become business partners.
-How their business got underway, the amount of work involved and how their underlying desire to help others propelled them forward.
-The principles of KonMari that they believe are the most important in their practice.
-Hear about the differences in European homes when it comes to practicing KonMari.
-And, the challenges of working as a KonMari consultants in Switzerland.
-Why seeking help from a KonMari consultant can actually create a greater measure of efficiency and produced a more satisfying result.
-Our episode 94, KonMari Quick Tips: KonMari Lite, we discuss the importance of ongoing joy checking.
-The twins discuss what it’s like to train potential consultants in their work with KonMari Media, Inc.
-Hear what they believe are the primary factors in becoming a good KonMari Consultant. And, you can review episode 33, How to Become a KonMari Consultant
Clarity Home Detox is happy to offer a 10% discount on all of their services for any local listeners! Please use the code Spark Joy Podcast for your discount.
You can reach Clarity Home Detox at Clarity Home Detox
Favorite Tidying Tips:
-And, when you have completed KonMari, consider buying less in the future. Invest in yourself instead of things.
What sparks joy for Eliette and Marieke:
-The trust that their clients give them by allowing them to enter their lives.
-The Twins are also excited that they will be speaking at a TEDx presentation in Switzerland later this year. It’s a big honor!
Final Words of Wisdom:
Gems:
“The method is not just about organization, but about choosing joy.”
“What you surround yourself with really defines your life.”
“It’s never perfection, it’s always progress and we each define the steps toward progress for ourselves.”
“Empathy is the most important ingredient in becoming a successful KonMari consultant.”
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Eliette and Marieke Staub.
Co-hosts Kristyn and Karin explore how disorganized environments contribute to stress and anxiety AND how stress and anxiety contribute to disorganization.
KonMari is designed to confront some of the causes of organizational stress by working toward a home and work place that is intentional and supportive of your best life going forward.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
Joy Checks
-Turns out Kristyn loves backpacks also! Her favorite backpack is from Topdrawer
-Sparking Joy for Kristyn: Her No Buy, No Spend strategy with toiletries.
-Caution! KonMari is not a substitute for professional help. Here are resources if you are suffering from symptoms of anxiety. Help is available! Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) and National Alliance on Mental Illness: Anxiety Disorders
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
-Learning the difference between stress and anxiety
-Some of the signs of stress related to disorganization
-What Karin’s days were like before KonMari
-What Kristyn’s days were like before KonMari
-The book that defined "drift" for Kristyn: Design Your Future: 3 Simple Steps to Stop Drifting and Take Command of Your Life by Dominick Quartuccio
-The emotional consequences of being disorganized
-Look back at Ep 5 | How to Visualize Your Ideal Lifestyle and Living Environment
-Send your stress reduction strategies to us via @sparkjoy_podcast on Instagram
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Laura Swartzbaugh of Laura Scout Coaching shares the secret sauce to living a meaningful, engaging, and joyous life.
Laura works with female entrepreneurs who KNOW they are on the brink of success, but they can’t break through. She helps them become unstoppable, make real money, and create the business of their dreams.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
What sparks joy for Laura: Seeing her children growing up and adulting; Growing her business.
To connect with Laura or read her binge worthy blog, visit www.laurascout.com and Facebook @laurascoutcoaching.
Exclusively for Spark Joy listeners, Laura is offering a 1 hour free virtual consult call. To apply, email her at [email protected] and tell her Spark Joy podcast sent you!
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Laura Swartzbaugh.
Ania Schwartzman, PhD, The Fashionologist, helps us understand the value of using the clothing we wear as a vehicle to align ourselves with who we are at this very moment in our lives.
Ania is a licensed clinical and school psychologist working for nearly two decades with children and adults. She founded The Fashionologist to help women align themselves with who they are at this very moment. She combines her expert skill as a therapist, passion for clothing, and solid research to back up her understanding of the value of clothes in order to provide a personalized, simple, and strategic experience with each client.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
-Clothes Cognition Theory is a thing!
-Hear about studies that demonstrate the importance of clothing in our mood and in our daily interactions. Here are two studies that Ania spoke about: Enclothed Cognition and the White Lab Coat and Informal Clothing Effects Negotiation
-How Ania uses her background in psychology in working with her clients
-The importance of good closet organization in feeling empowered about your clothes
-Learn some simple tips for recognizing if your closet is working for you or against you
-Listen to previous episodes on fashion in our series, Closet Joy:
Ania is at TheFashionologist.com
You can also find her on Instagram @TheFashionologistNyc
Ania has a special offer for Spark Joy Podcast listeners! Mention you heard her on the Spark Joy Podcast and get 20% your first Mindful Closet Edit
Ania’s favorite closet styling tip: “Have only your seasonal clothes either in your closet or at least keep the things you can wear in the front...and, hangers! They should be good solid ones. Good hangers show respect for your clothing.
What sparks joy for Ania: Her kids and being able to spend some good unstructured time with her kids over the holiday.
Parting words of Wisdom: Ania’s favorite quote comes from Coco Chanel: “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Ania Schwartzman.
Today’s Quick Tips episode will focus on a strategy for post-tidy maintenance we call KonMari Lite.
The beauty of Marie Kondo’s Method is your KonMari tidying event, when executed properly, gets you to a place where you are surrounded by only the things that spark joy. So what happens when down the road your joy changes? Your maintenance strategy may be in need of a KonMari Lite. Today we’ll walk through scenarios where KonMari Lite is appropriate after your initial tidying journey comes to an end and how to approach this transition.
Note: We also discuss tidying maintenance in Spark Joy episode 41: How to Maintain a Tidy Home Post-KonMari
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
Head over to Apple podcasts to subscribe and review the show, which helps us reach others along their tidying journeys.
To extend your tidying experience, you can join the Spark Joy Club! Visit sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Join the Club” to become a member of the Spark Joy Community or join us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
NOTE
Are you just getting started with your tidying journey? Head over to Spark Joy Episode 1: KonMari 101 for the fundamentals.
Reasons why you may need to KonMari Lite
KonMari Quick Tips:
We are pleased to introduce new members of the Spark Joy Club.
Welcome!
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You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Who do you have to be in order to live a clutter free life? Guest Jerry Emeka joins us to share how to harness imagination and creativity while letting go of limiting beliefs.
Jerry Emeka is a keynote speaker, performer and facilitator who enjoys lighting a spark in people’s eyes. He helps you conceive the man or woman that you’re truly here to be and realize that in order to make a change in the world you must first reimagine your conception of self and hold that as if it has already happened.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
If you want to make the
What sparks joy for Jerry: His two-year-old son
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Jerry Emeka.
Meet Jennifer Vaughn-Estrada, a mom who won a tidying Lesson with Marie Kondo!
Our very special guest today is Jennifer Vaughn-Estrada. She currently works as a college instructor in Economics and is passionate about promoting the social, economic, and emotional wellbeing of multiracial and multiethnic individuals.
Another reason she is so special is that she was the winner of the "Got Joy" contest hosted by Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo! She is one of the select few people on this earth who’ve experienced what it’s like to welcome Marie Kondo into their home to tidy up.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
Jennifer's favorite tidying tip: : “Starting the journey by being clear on your ideal life style is so important. Don’t skip that step!”
What sparks joy for Jennifer: “So happy to have gotten back good news about my health recently. Tidying is important, but good health is the most important thing to me right now.”
Gems:
“Are these your husband’s items?”
“I’m moving on! This served me well and now I don’t need it any longer.”
“She was very understanding. She said, ’Ok you are in the process and you’ll do whatever you need to do to get it done!’”
“It’s easier to part ways with these items because I have a clearer vision of what’s important to me now.”
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Jennifer Vaughn-Estrada.
Co-hosts Kristyn and Karin take a deep dive into how to motivate others to tidy and the importance of considering the role of others you share your space with during your KonMari tidying journey.
"Don’t force people to tidy if they don’t want to. Only when we accept unconditionally people whose values differ from our own can we really say that we have finished tidying." - Marie Kondo
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
Joy Checks
Karin's collaborations in the area of fashion and interior design
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Michell Domke, KonMari Consultant joins us to discuss how we can show up in the world as our authentic self every day.
Today we’ve invited Michell Domke, Ohio’s first KonMari Consultant, to explore authenticity and how we can channel, discover, and work within it during the tidying process. Michell’s currently based in Columbus and she fell in love with creating a life based on joy and wanted to support others in creating joyful lives.
We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.
While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.
In this episode, you’ll enjoy:
Michell's favorite tidying tip: "Organize last." Withhold the urge to buy before making choices about what to keep/let go
What sparks joy for Michell: Her clients.
To connect with Michell, visit www.michelldomke.com and on Instagram and Facebook.
Mention hearing Michell on Spark Joy in her contact form or on the phone and receive $25 off a virtual KonMari session or $50 off when you book an in person package of three or more sessions.
Gems:
You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
Special Guest: Michell Domke.
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