How I Learned How to Declutter (Without Marie Kondo's Help)

My walk-in closet was clogged with items I purchased at the mall just because they were 40 percent off. But now that same closet is sparse. My home office is also orderly (for the first time in my adult life) with neatly organized folders containing the gazillions of tax documents that come with being a freelance writer. Yes, I've been binge watching Marie Kondo's "Tidying up with Marie Kondo." (It's soothing!) But, no, it wasn't the show--or the KonMari method--that saved me from my messiness, ...