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>> Announcer: "NEW DAY NORTHWEST" IS BACK.
NOW, FROM THE AAA TRAVEL
ALCOVE, HERE'S MARGARET LARSON.
>>> WELCOME BACK.
THE HOLIDAYS OFTEN COME FROM
VISITS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR GUEST
ROOM AND FEELING OVERWHELMED
WITH CLUTTER AND CLEANING, HELP
IS ON THE WAY.
TO HELP US FIGURE OUT WHICH OF
OUR ITEMS MIKE JOY IS KENDAL
SMITH.
SMITH.
SMITH. WELCOME.
WELCOME.
WELCOME. SO GIVE US THE NUGGET
DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD FOR
FOLKS WHO HAVEN'T READ ABOUT
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> SO
IT. >> SO --
>> SO --
>> SO -- >> LIFE-CHANGING.
>> LIFE-CHANGING. >> YES, IT IS LIFE-CHANGING.
THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 2014.
YOU ORGANIZE YOUR HOME BY
CATEGORY, NOT BY LOCATION.
SO STARTING WITH CLOTHING, THEN
BOOKS THAN PAPERS, AND THEN
COME ON OUT IS KIND OF
MISCELLANEOUS, THE REST OF THE
HOME, AND THE LEFT IS
FUNDAMENTALS.
FUNDAMENTALS. >> YOU CAN FOLLOW THOSE ON THE
SAME PLACE SO YOU KNOW WHERE TO
GO AND YOU KNOW WHERE TO PUT
THEM BACK.
THEM BACK. IT IS PRETTY AWESOME.
SO DEMENTED ORDER.
YOU START WITH CLOTHING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND THAT WE DO BOOKS,
PAPER., MONO IS THE
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS. WE GOT THOSE ALL IN THE SAME
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO
THROUGH, LIKE WITH CLOTHING,
YOU WILL GO THROUGH YOUR
SWEATERS AND YOU ARE GOING TO
HOLD THEM TO YOUR HEART BUT IF
YOU FEEL BAD, LET THEM GO.
YES.
YES.
YES. KEEPS THINGS THAT MAKE YOU
HAPPY.
HAPPY.
HAPPY. >>
HAPPY. >> THAT IS A GREAT WAY OF
EXAMINING SOMETHING AND NOT
THINK THAT MAYBE IN 20 YEARS I
WILL NEED TO THIS.
GUEST ROOMS, GUEST CLOSETS.
THE PLACES WHERE WE --
>> YEAH THAT COMES UP A LOT.
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WE DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> SO OFTEN INVEST CLOSETS, YOU
WILL FIND, LUCK, LUGGAGE OR
OUTDOOR FURNITURE, EXTRA
PILLOWS OR BLANKETS, OR BOXES.
FOR ELECTRONICS, SO OLD TV
BOXES --
BOXES --
BOXES -- >> IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS.
>> YEAH THERE'S A PICTURE FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. AND
YOU. AND YOU JUST TAKE EVERYTHING
OUT OF THE CLOSET, START
EDITING AND DECIDING WHAT YOU
REALLY NEED.
REALLY NEED. SO AN OLD TV BOX, YOU WON'T
NEED THAT.
NEED THAT. JUST LET IT GO AND RECYCLE IT.
IT IS TAKING UP A LOT OF ROOM.
YOU CAN MAKE ROOM FOR YOUR
GUESTS TO COME.
>> AND YOU ARE SO RIGHT WHAT AM
I GOING TO DO WITH IT?
I END UP.
I END UP.
I END UP. I CAN SEE IF YOU'RE GOING TO
MOVE, FOR EXAMPLE.
BUT NOT THESE OTHER THINGS.
>> SO THESE BOXES ARE GREAT
BECAUSE YOU CAN JUST REPURPOSE
THEM AS A TRAY FOR YOUR GUESTS
TO COME IN.
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, PUT A CANDLE
ON IT OR MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S
ROOM FOR THE WATCH OR JEWELRY,
A LITTLE iPHONE BOX CASE.
IT IS CONTAINED AND IT IS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> MAKES SENSE.
SHOEBOXES, WHAT DO WE DO WITH
THOSE?
THOSE?
THOSE? >>
THOSE? >> SHOEBOXES ARE GREAT FOR
PUTTING A BUNCH OF CLOTHES IN
AND IF THE GUESTS WOULD LIKE TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. THEY CAN.
THEY CAN.
THEY CAN. >> THEY CAN.
WE WILL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT FOLDING.
PAPER, THAT KIND OF STUFF.
WHERE DOES IT GO?
>> COMMON THINGS, YOU WANT TO
REALLY MAKE SURE YOU ARE
EDITING FIRST AND THEN KEEPING
ONLY WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.
SO IF YOU BOUGHT A BABY SHOWER
PAPER AND THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE
GOING TO BUY IT, YOU'RE
PROBABLY GOING TO CHANGE THE
BABY SHOWER PAPER.
LET IT GO, RECYCLE IT.
>> SENTIMENTAL ITEMS.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THOSE?
WE HAVE LITTLE THINGS OUR KIDS
MADE, PHOTOS, THAT KIND OF
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. WHERE DOES THAT STUFF GO?
>> SEND METAL ITEMS ARE THE
LAST CATEGORY IN THE METHODS TO
TRAIN YOU THROUGHOUT THE METHOD
THAT IS THE HARDEST ONE,
USUALLY, FOR EVERYONE.
KEEPING ONLY THE THINGS THAT
REALLY SPEAK TO YOU.
SO IT IS OKAY TO, LIKE, LET GO
OF CARDS OR, YOU KNOW, THINK
THAT PEOPLE JUST NORMALLY WOULD
HOLD ONTO.
HOLD ONTO. >> SO LET'S TALK ABOUT BIG
THINGS, LIKE BLANKETS AND
SPORTS GOODS, CAMPING STUFF,
BIG STUFF.
BIG STUFF. WHERE DOES BIG STUFF GO?
>> YOU CAN KEEP IT IN -- SO I
ALWAYS TELL MY CLIENTS, LIKE
ITEMS. ALL THE CAMPING EQUIPMENT
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> THAT MAKES GOOD SENSE TO ME.
OVERSIGHT BLANKETS, THAT SORT
OF STUFF?
OF STUFF?
OF STUFF? >> I HAVE CLIENTS ASK ME, WHAT
IF I NEED IT? IN A GUEST
SITUATION, OF COURSE BUT YOU
WOULD WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL OF
YOUR GUESTS AND KEEPING A
BLANKET IS GREAT.
MAYBE THE TEMPERATURE IN THE
HOUSE IS NOT PERFECT OR YOU
WANT THEM TO HAVE THE OPTION TO
COVER UP AND GET COZY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BATHROOM
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GO IN
THROUGH THE GUEST ROOM, GUEST
CLOSET.
CLOSET.
CLOSET. THOSE ARE TWO THINGS WE KNOW
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO VISIT.
THE BATHROOM IS ANOTHER.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE?
>> I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE AN AREA OR SPACE FOR
THE RITCHIE BAGS OF COURSE, A
DESIGNATED COUPLE TOWELS, WASH
CLOGS SO THAT THEY KNOWS IT IS
NOT LIKE THEY ARE GOING THROUGH
YOUR GOOD TOWELS.
>> WHAT DWIGHT USE?
>> THEY DON'T WANT TO GET MAKE
UP ON SOMETHING.
>> SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
FOLDING METHOD THAT IS SO
FAMOUS.
FAMOUS.
FAMOUS. CAN YOU TAKE SOMETHING OUT AND
REFOLD IT SO WE CAN SEE WHAT IS
UP?
UP?
UP? >>
UP? >> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. SO AND THE METHOD SHE HAS
THINGS FILED VERTICALLY.
AND IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER FOR
IT WOULD JUST TO SEE
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. AND THIS CAN JUST BE SITTING IN
YOUR LINEN CLOSET BUT USUALLY
IT IS IN THIRDS.
THAT YOU WANT TO FOLD IT
RECTANGULAR REALLY.
RECTANGULAR REALLY. KIND OF LONGWAYS, LIKE THIS, IN
A RECTANGLE.
A RECTANGLE. >> NOW IT IS IN A RECTANGLE.
>> RING YOUR HAND ACROSS.
AND THEN THIRDS. SO YOU FOLD IT
IN ON ITSELF LIKE THIS.
AND THEN IT WILL STAND UP.
>> AND YOU CAN DO THIS WITH THE
T-SHIRTS, WITH ALL KINDS OF
THINGS?
THINGS?
THINGS? >> SOCKS.
>> SOCKS.
>> SOCKS. >> AND THE BENEFIT IS --
>> REALLY, THE SOX.
>> THAT IS AMAZING.
MAKE LITTLE TRIANGLES.
WHEN THEY STAND UP STRAIGHT,
THEN YOU CAN FIND THEM AS
OPPOSED TO THINGS STACKED ON
TOP OF EACH OTHER, WHERE YOU'RE
GOING TO AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
TO FIND THE ONE TEACHER THAT
YOU WANT.
YOU WANT.
YOU WANT. HOW DID YOU GET SO INTO THIS
THAT YOU ACTUALLY WERE
CERTIFIED?
CERTIFIED? >> I READ THE BOOK PROBABLY
FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO ON A
RECOMMENDATION FROM A FRIEND.
AND I READ THE BOOK AND I JUST
LOVED IT.
LOVED IT.
LOVED IT. I ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR
DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING AND
SO MANY THINGS THAT SHE WROTE
IN THEIR SPOKE TO ME AND I WAS
LIKE I LOVE THIS.
AND SO I DECIDED TO BECOME A
CONSULTANT AND IT IS KIND OF A
LONG PROCESS.
LONG PROCESS. BUT YOU DO THE METHOD TO YOUR
HOME AND YOU PROVIDE PICTURES
AND THEN YOU APPLIED TO BE --
TO GO TO THE SEMINAR.
I WENT TO THE SEMINAR IN 2018,
IN SAN FRANCISCO.
YOU COME HOME AND YOU HAVE TWO
VOLUNTEER CLIENTS THAT YOU DO
THEIR WHOLE HOME.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
>> I HAD TWO COUSINS THAT LET
ME DO THAT WITH THEM.
>> IT THEY MUST HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. >> THEY WERE WONDERFUL TO EVEN
LET ME DO IT.
IT IS VERY LONG PROCESS.
SO AFTER THAT, YOU TAKE AN
EXAM.
EXAM.
EXAM. AND
EXAM. AND THEN YOU DO AN INTERVIEW.
>> SO IT IS A BIG DEAL.
IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT CAN CHANGE
YOUR SPACE AND CHANGE THE WAY
YOU FEEL ABOUT IT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> PRETTY COOL