Tidying guru Marie Kondo has 'given up' on tidying after having three kids


Marie Kondo is the star of two Netflix reality shows – 2019's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and 2021's Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo, shown here. – Photo: Netflix

For years, Marie Kondo has been teaching us how to keep our homes tidy and only keep things that 'spark joy'. Well, now that Kondo has three children, she has found something else that sparks joy in her life, and has 'kind of given up' on having a tidy house as a result.

During a recent webinar with The Washington Post to promote her new book Marie Kondo's Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life – yes, that's the full title – the 38-year-old lifestyle guru admitted that she has 'kind of given up' on keeping her home tidy at all times, and instead realised that the most important thing in her life right now is spending time with her children at home.

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