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Melanie McDonagh

Welcome, Marie Kondo, to the ranks of the chaotic

First off: heard of Marie Kondo, the Japanese tidiness guru? She is the woman who made folding clothes a multi-million pound business, with a number of best-selling books and a Netflix series. She is huge, a byword for a way of life epitomised by having a calming sock drawer. Yep. By dint of her revolutionary folding method — you fold your socks or whatever so as to stand upright in the drawer, thereby saving space and enabling you to see all your stuff — you transform your life.

Just so you know, the other aspect of her philosophy is to ask of each item you possess before you declutter it: does it spark joy? Cue endless hilarity in contemplating your vests.

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