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Arwa Mahdawi

Marie Kondo’s new messier mode chimes neatly with the times

Marie Kondo: ‘Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home.’
Marie Kondo: ‘Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home.’ Photograph: Alecsandra Raluca Drăgoi/The Guardian

Marie Kondo embraces goblin mode

Marie Kondo, the queen of clean, has always been rather more aspirational than relatable. Looks like that’s changed: the organizing guru has sparked widespread joy, and a touch of schadenfreude, after announcing that she’s happily succumbed to the chaos of having kids. “My home is messy, but the way I am spending my time is the right way for me at this time at this stage of my life,” Kondo said (via an interpreter) at a recent media webinar. “Up until now, I was a professional tidier, so I did my best to keep my home tidy at all times … I have kind of given up on that in a good way for me. Now I realize what is important to me is enjoying spending time with my children at home.”

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