Sarah J Raines

KonMari Vs. the FlyLady

Similarities

• Getting rid of clutter–Kondo advices tossing most papers, and FlyLady agrees tat clutter must be gotten rid of, not organized
• You must do the tidying and decluttering yourself–and you are empowered to do it

Differences

• FlyLady wants you to tidy up little by little, Marie Kondo says you should do it all at once as a big event.
• Marie Kondo has you thank items that don’t spark joy as you give them away, but FlyLady has you get rid of stuff with cute games like the 27-Fling Boogie.
• FlyLady advocates using the emails, routines, decluttering, and zone-cleaning essentially forever, but Marie Kondo says that one tidying event is enough and you will maintain it if you do it correctly.

FlyLady vs. The Home Edit

Similarities

• One small step at a time
• Accept less than perfection
• certain products are necessary

Differences

• The Home Edit will organize your clutter, FlyLady insists you can’t organize clutter, you must get rid of it
• FlyLady is more about cleaning, The Home Edit is about organizing
• The Home Edit is about organizing your stuff, FlyLady is about organizing your time.
• FlyLady products are for cleaning, The Home Edit products are for organizing.

The Home Edit Vs KonMari

Similarities

• Folding clothes and setting them vertically
• organizing by color
• loving your space
• Living in an organized space brings joy
• Once you’ve tidied, you’re likely to maintain it because of the joy it brings

Differences

• The Home Edit can be hired to tidy for you, but Marie Kondo requires you to do it yourself.
• Marie Kondo’s method is more spiritual, and The Home Edit is very
• The Home Edit loves product for organizing and containing, but Marie Kondo insists you don’t need to buy any organizing products

Similarities in all three

• Cleaning and tidying is important because it can help you feel happier as a person.