The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up 
by Marie Kondo
Ten Speed Press, 2014, nonfiction, 213 p.
Kondo is a de-cluttering and organizing consultant from Japan.  In this book she shares her attitudes and secrets for bringing your life in to beautiful order.  Her main suggestion is to keep only the things that give you joy and that by eliminating a large proportion of your possessions you will have a more orderly life.  Kondo is what someone might call an animist, or someone that believes all things have a spirit and feelings. She advocates greeting your home with a cheery hello when you get back from work, and thanking  your possessions and clothes for all their hard work during the day etc.  It was a bit weird, but I did feel like I got a lot of good ideas from the book.  Since reading the book I have already thrown out some clothes that I didn't like and reorganized my underwear drawer, following her folding technique. I remember when this book first swept through the US as a New York Times Best Seller.  Several of my friends starting giving away stuff on Facebook trying to de-clutter.  Although its initial popularity has died down, this is still a good choice for those looking for motivation to put their house, or life, in order.