For Christmas last year I received a wonderful book from Sara about tidying up and organizing by Marie Kondo.  This book discusses a thing that’s near and dear to my heart, decluttering & tidying.   Based on  zen philosophy and a childhood interest in being organized, Marie Kondo  started a consulting company to help people tidy.  She wrote the book to help people get organized when the wait list for her consulting company was becoming more than a 6 month wait.  It is based on the principle of only keeping the things that really bring joy to your life.  This principle seems like a simple one but with her” guidance ” I will try and turn my home into a place filled with things that bring joy.   Journey with me as I endeavor to see what all this “decluttering” hubbub is all about as I learn the “Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.”