Kondo spoke with Better Homes and Gardens for their September 2019 issue, and dropped the following bombshell claim through an interpreter (People has some of the interview):
“To be honest, my situation has changed since I was single,” the married mother of two told BHG, speaking through an interpreter. “I’ve let go of needing to maintain a perfect home all the time.”
Now that she has kids and a husband running around, it seems Kondo no longer has much time to devote to tossing all the non joy-sparking crap in her house:
“Being pressed for time is common for all of us,” she tells BHG. “You just have to accept the fact that you don’t have a lot of time and that it’s OK.”
I genuinely believe Kondo when she says her house is more disorganized than it was when she was single, but I am certain this is because her erstwhile bachelorette pad was so spotless that she now considers one tasteful blouse folded into uneven thirds a right mess. There is only one way to be sure, of course: Marie, please let me into your home to confirm it is perfect, then come into mine and fix my entire life. It’s only fair.