{"id":161853,"date":"2019-12-05T11:22:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=161853"},"modified":"2019-12-05T11:38:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:38:46","slug":"konmari-a-magical-90-minutes-into-your-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ro\/journal\/konmari-a-magical-90-minutes-into-your-day\/","title":{"rendered":"KonMari a Magical 90 minutes into your Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marie Kondo has become dazzlingly famous for inspiring the world to cut the clutter. It\u2019s true that we could all probably use a little assistance in learning to downsize our closets, but what to do about the ever-increasing load upon our calendars?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Cassidy Nasello<\/a>, Certified KonMari Consultant, extrapolated her KonMari training to guide her in simplifying, prioritizing and cleaning up her <\/span>routine<\/span>. And you thought KonMari was just for closets. Oh no, my friend. Read on to learn how Cassidy, founder of <\/span>FELT<\/span><\/a>, went beyond the principles of sparking joy and KonMari\u2019d a magical new 90 minutes into her day.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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In <\/span>The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up<\/span><\/a>, Marie Kondo spends a good amount of time talking about creating your life vision. I\u2019m pretty sure mine wasn\u2019t the scene out of a movie where I was a frustrated mom with short temper who squashed all time for self-care because everyone else took priority. Nope, my vision was more of a cool, calm and zen woman with many interests. Yes, with a full plate, but this woman was more like a smooth accordion, expanding and contracting when needed. All the while enjoying her family. Afterall, she was a KonMari expert!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But in reality, when my plate got loaded up, I was feeling closer to my nemesis than my angelic, ideal self. My irritability grew as my \u201cme time\u201d shrank. My predictably free windows of time were gobbled up by kids who needed extra bedtime tuck-ins, daily morning herding or attention during an abandoned nap hour. My default method of just \u201csqueezing in\u201d my self-care proved to be unsuccessful and made me a crabby, resentful mom and wife. Yes, I was that mom that I once judged, snapping at her kids in the parking lot. \u201cGet. In. The. Car!\u201d Yikes. Having those kids, however, ultimately forced me to prioritize the importance of a term that used to make my eyes roll: self-care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

IN SEARCH OF SELF-CARE<\/span><\/h3>\n

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\u201cSelf-care\u201d is a phrase that gets thrown around in articles, a lot. It almost warrants a sigh when I read it because I fear the overuse of the term dilutes the actual importance of it, as it did for me. More often than not, you don\u2019t realize how badly you need it until you hit rock bottom. So even if you have to tell yourself that this self-care is so that you don\u2019t lose <\/span>more<\/span><\/i> time recovering from bottoming out, so be it. But do it and do it unapologetically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some tips to guide you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Try to remember the things that used to energize your mind and body and carve out a space for some of those things. What brought you joy before your life got so filled up? Before social media somehow gobbled up all your time, you must have done something! Did you like the endorphin rush that came from exercise? Did you talk to friends on the phone more?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a list of some other ideas:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n