Something happened on Jan. 1.
In the new year, donation centers, nonprofits and consignment stores started seeing modest to large upticks in incoming goods. More people were donating household items and selling clothes at a time of year that some say is generally slower.
Their inspiration? Marie Kondo and her eponymous Netflix show, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” that dropped on the first day of 2019.
Kondo is famous for her KonMari method, explained in her book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing.” The consultant teaches her clients around the world to only keep items that “spark joy,” and to thank the items they discard for their service.
The idea has apparently caught on in Boulder County.
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