We’re shining the light on all of the tidying progress our Club members have made while listening to Spark Joy Podcast and leaning on the community.

Jennyfer Vargas-Fernandez has been a member of The Spark Joy Club since January 2020 and has worked with a KonMari Consultant in Houston, Texas.

Her goal in joining The Club was to finish her KonMari tidying journey, once and for all.

Jennyfer is a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse in The Woodlands, Texas. She is currently working on her Master of Science degree in Nursing Administration.

She is married with two daughters ages 9 and 2. She enjoys spending time with her family, bike riding, and singing.

We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.

While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.

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In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• What motivated Jennyfer to get tidy
• How Jennyfer managed her family, KonMari event and work on the front lines of the pandemic
• The most important tools Jennyfer depended on while completing her tidying festival
• Why hiring a KonMari Consultant to meet her mid-way through her journey worked out very well for Jennyfer! She worked with Ashley and Jane at Simply Maven. Ashley is featured in Episode 69 of Spark Joy
• Jennyfer's favorte episodes of Spark Joy: 69, 74, and 131.

Jennyfer’s favorite tidying tip:
“Do it now!”

What's sparking the most joy for Jennyfer:
“Riding my new bike!”

Parting words of wisdom:
“Don’t be hard on yourself. Go ahead and get that help!”

Gems:
“We just filled everything up and said GO GO GO!”
“I had a closet full of clothes that I had just never worn before... it was quite a shock to put it all on the bed and see how much was there.”
“I renamed my junk drawer to my everything drawer because of Kristyn!”
“What really kept me going was the influence it had on my kids.”

The Spark Joy Anniversary Give-A-Way contest prizes!

Win one of three bundles consisting of Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up, signed by Marie Kondo, a fifty dollar gift certificate to the KonMari Shop to select your own Joy Sparking gift, and a two-hour Virtual Tidying Session from For the Love of Tidy!

Three lucky winners will receive a bundle of all these prizes!

• To be eligible for all of the prizes above, all you need to do is head over to: www.sparkjoypodcast.com/itunes for detailed instructions on how to leave a review via iTunes. Once there, follow the Apple Podcast instructions to leave us a rating and review in iTunes to help us reach more ears, minds, and hearts.

• Most important step: Send an email to: contact@sparkjoypodcast.com letting us know you left us a review and what screen name you left it under. This will act as your official entry. Don’t forget this step! It is the only way we can officially log you as entered into the contest.

• Submit your star rating and review by November 24, 2020. We’ll announce the winners during our season finale “Best of” show that will air on December 1st.

**Contest runs from September 1 to November 24, 2020.* Winners will be announced during our Best of 2020 show on December 1, 2020***

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Jennyfer Vargas Fernandez.

This year, we’re trying something new. We’re bringing on listeners from our Spark Joy Club for a special Member Spotlight!

We’re dedicating a few episodes to shine the light on all of the tidying progress our Spark Joy Club members have made while listening to Spark Joy Podcast and leaning on the community.

Jen Kobrick is a homeschooling mom to two delightful little people and the wife of a space geek in central Florida. She loves adventure, travel, scuba diving, spending time in nature, ballet, and knitting. Her other passion is supporting parents in finding more joy and connection in family relationships as a Holistic Family Consultant with The Consciously Parenting Project.

Jen has been a Spark Joy Club Member for the past 6 months and is now officially done with her items and her entire family has nearly completed their KonMari tidying journey, once and for all.

We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.

While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.

Join The Spark Joy Club today!

In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• What made Jen decide that she and her family was ready for her Konmari journey

• How Jen approached her Tidying Festival with two small kids and a busy family

• The layout of her home and the challenges she faced in managing the categories

• Learning about some of the things that worked didn’t work as she got organized

• Some misconceptions that stood in her way and how she overcame the pursuit of perfection to work toward her vision for her home.

• Jen’s inspiring and joyful hints for making your KonMari journey work for you and your home

Jen’s favorite KonMari tips:
Consider hiring a “Mother’s helper”: a sitter or care giver who can entertain the kids while you are tidying.
Do super small subcategories when you have small children and cannot devote a large period of time.

What sparks joy for Jen:
“My kids!”
“The joyful new design changes that we have made in our bedroom space inspired by our KonMari journey.”

Gems:
“Leave the kid’s stuff aside. It is much easier if you do your things first.”
“Support can come in many forms.”
“Let the things that bring you joy become the lens of your life.”
“It’s not about the stuff”
“I was looking for a clean counter, but instead I got in touch with my authentic self.”

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Jen Kobrick.

This year we’re trying something new. Welcome to our first ever Spark Joy Club Member Spotlight! We are dedicating a few episodes this year to shine the light on all of the progress our Spark Joy Club members on their tidying while listening to Spark Joy Podcast and leaning on the community.

First up is Spark Joy Club member Monica Ruiz:

Monica worked in Product Development for Corporate America for 15 years, after which she decided to pursue her passion start cooking school before retiring in Central Mexico. Currently she’s a mom of an amazing 15 yo girl and can always be seen with yarn and needles for creativity, relaxation, and learning.

We want to hear from you! Tell us your burning tidying questions or share stories about how KonMari has impacted your life. Find us at www.sparkjoypodcast.com and click “Ask Spark Joy” to leave a question or comment for a chance to be featured on next week’s show.

While you’re there, sign-up to join our Spark Joy podcast community and get notified when each episode airs. You can also join the Spark Joy podcast community on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter at the handle @sparkjoypodcast.

Join The Spark Joy Club today!

In this episode, you’ll enjoy:

• How and when Monica first

• The size of Monica's home, volume of her clutter, and her vision

• The very first item Monica kept that helped her understand what "spark joy" meant to her

• Monica's KonMari timeline (including some starts and stops!)

• Tools that helped Monica crowd source information she needed: Udemy KonMari course, Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook, Spark Joy Podcast, The Tidy Home Joy Journal and the The Spark Joy Club

• All the Monica was able to accomplish once Monica closed out her event after 2.5 years

• How Monica has adopted KonMari into her lifestyle and its larger, long-term impact

Monica's favorite styling tip:
When tidying Komono, start with sub-categories that are bothering you the most

What sparks joy for Monica:
Her yarn collection, prepariing food, and music.

Gems:
“I really wanted a home that would be much more beautiful to look at."
"I wanted to capture that feeling of peace and happiness."
"It's real people doinig real tidying and finding real challenges, and somehow from a distance, cheeting you on!
"I breathe easier. I am more focus. I have more dicipline keeping things tidy, putting things away, even doing more self-care."
"Now I know that it is possible improve and to change and to be happier."
"What life takes, music restores."
"Share your enthusiasm with anyone that will listen."

You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
You can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Monica Ruiz.