As a professional organizer and Master Certified KonMari Consultant (40 Masters, 500 of all levels internationally), I work with people to declutter, organize and create joyful space. I’ve been asked time and again, “How did you become a KonMari Consultant? How did you find this? Why be an organizer?” The truth is, I did this as an act of self-care. After years of struggling with depression and finding my way to the other side, I knew it was time to get my house back in order. I had neglected myself, and my home, for far too long. I had read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up a year or two prior and had completed my clothes and books, as many do, but I didn’t go much further. This time around, I wanted to be as prepared as possible, so of course, I Googled. And, in the deep dive down the Google-hole, I discovered Marie Kondo was now training people in her method and through a great deal of work and commitment, I might eventually earn the title of Certified Consultant. After a year of working in-home with clients, I earned my KonMari certification. Two years later, I achieved Master consultant status with over 1500 hours of in-home client work in the KonMari Method as taught by Marie Kondo.