In May last year I decided I was going to KonMari my home and life completely.

I was going to start and not stop until I’d worked through every category in my home.

I wasn’t going to get distracted. I was going to keep at it until the work was done. I was going to have a place for everything. I was going to ditch a staggering amount of crap. The KonMari method was going to work its magic and I was going to be free and liberated from the clutter in my life once and for all. It was going to be amazing.

It’s January. I haven’t got any further since I went through my linens and bathroom stuff back in May.

On the plus side, my bathroom cupboard still looks like this:

I know the KonMari method works. Just like Marie Kondo promises, you tidy once and it stays tidy. I don’t understand the crazy magic that makes this happen, I don’t know how it is even possible that this cupboard has stayed tidy for all this time with no effort on my part, but if this bathroom cupboard can survive the comings and goings of my family for 7 months I take it as proof the KonMari method can work for anybody.

I am beginning again with fresh resolve. I know the KonMari method works. I just need to remember this long enough to do the rest of the house.