Why Marie Kondo ‘kind of gave up’ on keeping her house tidy

While she’s always stirring up joy, Marie Kondo isn’t as much tidying up at home these days. Why? One word: Children.

The Life of the Japanese Organization Consultant, Creator of the KonMari Tidying Method and Netflix Star Tidying up with Marie Kondo—changed in more ways than one after she and her husband Takumi Kawahara welcomed their third child, a son, in 2021.

“Until now, I was a professional cleaner, so I tried my best to keep my house tidy at all times. I kind of gave that up in a good way for me,” she said. said through an interpreter during a recent media. webinar and virtual tea ceremony, The Washington Post reported on January 26, “Now I realize what’s important to me is spending time with my kids at home.”

Marie, also mother of girls Satsuki7 and miko6, also said, “My house is a mess, but the way I spend my time is the right way for me at this point in my life.”