08/07/2026
A very joyful “how it started -> how it’s going post”: Gifting Marie Kondo a copy of my book 10 years after we first met! 📖 🫶
10 years ago this weekend I spent three days in the basement of a NYC building to take Marie’s first KonMari by Marie Kondo consultant training. I had just left my job at HHS to learn how to fold underwear instead of designing and managing global health programs anymore. I wasn’t sure what would come next, and I certainly did not expect to write a book someday about the relationship between health conditions and clutter, but I’m really happy and proud of myself that doing so turned out to be part of my professional journey.
When I was in Japan in May with members of our KonMari community I had the chance to thank Marie for inspiring the last decade of my life and to give her a copy of my book, which I have always aimed to be complementary to her method and written from my public-health informed background. She was so gracious and congratulatory, and it felt like a true full circle moment. ❤️
The Art of Tokimeki 🩷