Hi.
I'm zero-time Academy Award nominee Kristen Bell.
That's not a brag, it's just a fact.
Along with my two children and husband
I have accumulated a lot of things in my life.
Honestly, it's just too much stuff,
and it's hard to get away from all the clutter.
One option would be to just, you know, throw
your husband's La-Z-Boy into the dumpster already.
Or you could call the master of de-cluttering, Marie Kondo.
Parenting is hard AF.
It's like ripping your heart out and setting
it free in the world.
But I do know moms can learn from each other.
Let's get momsplaining.
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
I read your book, and I absolutely loved it.
It must feel really good to change people's lives, AND I
kind of want to do that, too.
Can we do it together?
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Yes, of course.
- She said, yes.
Let's do it.
[SCREAMING]
Oh, my goodness.
She's keeping me.
I'm sparking joy.
Yes, I want to keep her.
She's keeping me.
How would you describe your house?
Well my closet is definitely a hot mess.
We don't have the time.
It's constantly moving, and it's hard to even take time
to do things.
I'm lucky just eat some times.
Work and kids, it takes everything out of you.
It's like, yeah.
Absolutely.
How many kids do you have?
I have two and one on the way.
Can I touch?
Sure.
I love touching bellies.
You always have to ask, but I really
do love touching bellies.
Hello, welcome to Earth.
Wait a minute.
You work full time, you have two kids,
and you still have time for hanky-panky.
Because girl you seem like my hero.
Marie knows what she's doing, so I might
let her take it from here.
What's the process?
What's our first step?
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
So the first thing we do now is to touch every single one
of the clothes, and then only keep the things that
sparks joy for you.
Just get in there and get handsy.
This is like the opposite of human interaction.
You don't get handsy right away.
Go ahead.
Dig in.
Joy.
[AIR HORN BLOWS]
I thought maybe we could do that every time we
have a joyful piece.
[AIR HORN BLOWS]
It's not too loud, right?
No joy.
Letting it go.
I know a song about letting it go.
It's a little on the nose.
And contractually, I'm also not allowed to sing that one.
No joy.
Thank you.
Make sure to say thank you.
Thank you.
Sorry.
Thank you, but you're going, too.
Thank you.
[PARTY HORNS BLOWING]
That's great.
You should put that in your next book.
Good idea.
I'm going to need a 10% idea fee.
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
Yeah, make sure you tell her.
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
That's great.
[PARTY HORN BLOWING]
When you fold clothes, make sure you send a lot of love
through your palms.
So this is how I would fold this shirt.
Blam.
I used to work at J. Crew.
Fold in half, then thirds.
What a mini little shirt.
And then you can store them standing them up.
When I don't wash my jeans for about five days straight
and wear them, they're standing up on their own.
You know what I'm saying?
You said something about socks having feelings in your book.
[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
So I think socks are heroes, because they
have a really tough job in the clothing world.
Tips from Kristen Bell and Marie Kondo.
Socks have feelings, you know.
Who knew?
Doesn't it kind of feel nice?
Oh, yeah.
Like it just feels like you've nailed something today.
Yeah.
You know?
Like we did it.
[PARTY HORN BLOWS]
You know what I mean?
I cannot believe this is the same closet.
Thank you so much.
I know what you guys are thinking.
Kristin, you've been in a room with Marie Kondo.
That means you now have your organizing PhD.
Well you guys, I agree.
Today I'm going to help my good friend Katie Lowes from Scandal
clean her closet.
Let's spark some joy.
No.
Honestly, I don't even know what sparks joy
or what doesn't anymore.
OK, you know what?
I did not think this through.
You have a five-week-old baby.
We do not need to be organizing your closet right now.
Let's go spark a different kind of joy.
Will this clean my closet?
No.
If we drink enough of it, though, we
won't care if your closet is clean.
I, like, already don't care.
To all you mamas out there, you're doing a great job.
I promise.
OK?
And just in case everyone forgets to tell you, we will.
And who else can you trust but two people who tell
lies for a living, right?
Now raise a glass to yourself.
You earned it.
Cheers.
[BLEEP] delicious.
Yeah.
So wasted.
[LAUGHING]