KonMari lessons from Lexi Schulze

Many people had to learn to pivot during the pandemic. News anchor and TV host Lexi Schulze is no exception. It’s been a couple of years now since Lexi took the big leap and decided to become a KonMari consultant.

“A lot of cementing the decision had to do with self-worth struggles. Was I worth the course fee? Would I follow through? Would people even hire me?” she recalls asking herself. “I took a long, hard look in the mirror, decided to give myself a reassuring hug, and decided I was absof***inglutely worth it.”

Lexi says when she learned about the KonMari course, she felt a lightbulb spark inside her. While she wouldn’t consider herself the most organized or neat person, she naturally surrounded herself and arranged her belongings with the things that made her feel happy—the very spirit of the KonMari method. So making a career out of something that’s already part of her lifestyle and aligned with her beliefs has been nothing but amazing.

When it comes to decluttering and organizing, she makes it clear that the task isn’t about discarding, but about choosing what to keep. “I see decluttering as a form of healing,” she says. “Decluttering occurs when everything you own has its proper place. When you know where everything is in your home, the peace of mind you carry around with you will find its way into all aspects of your life.”

Below: Lexi and her two girls.

While it all sounds wonderful on paper, the truth is, it is difficult to get started on the practice. It requires having an honest conversation with oneself and listening to what one needs to have a joyous life. She encourages her two daughters to also do the same, because the KonMari method is actually very personal; it speaks of one’s individuality.

Lexi revels in how unique her two girls are, describing one as boho and the other as punk.

To further illustrate, Lexi describes hand-me-downs (something so many moms are fond of) as “not the most generous thing on earth.”  She explains, “It doesn’t take the younger sibling’s individuality into account—and clothes (or any other belonging, for that matter) should never be forced upon someone else, no matter how good the intention.”

Truly embodying the KonMari principle of living a happy life, the idea of keeping something just because you might use it or because it is sayang (a waste), seldom fits into the idea of decluttering as a method of healing, a big part of which involves letting go.

“Only surround yourself with both the PEOPLE and THINGS you LOVE,” Lexi advises. “Life is way too short to waste your energy on what does not serve you.”