Marie Kondo (38) has challenged thousands of people with her organization and storage tips.

Many caught Japanese Kondo’s attention in 2019 through the Netflix series “Tidying up,” where she helps people clean up their messy homes.

His philosophy was that a tidy house led to peace and joy.

messy house

But now it may seem like Kondo must have succumbed to the mess.

During a webinar promoting her new book, “Marie Kondo’s Kurashi at Home – How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Lifestyle,” she said the words few expected to hear:

– I kind of gave up, Kondo said, according to the report Variety.

Kondo has published several books and programs on cleaning and organization, and has had a career in cleanliness.

But during the webinar, she shared that she struggled to keep it tidy, after giving birth to her third son in 2021.

– My house is a mess, confessed Kondo.

– Many things can go wrong

I have anxiety

She wants to focus more on spending time with her family and no longer prioritizes cleanliness in the house, the magazine writes.

– Until now, I have been a professional cleaner. I did my best to keep the house tidy at all times. Now I realize that spending time with my children at home is more important, Kondo said during the webinar.

In the new book, Kondo writes that she sometimes had such hectic days that it caused her to become exhausted and feel a lot of anxiety.

Now she’d rather fill her days with the kids, her husband, and focus less on cleaning, writes The Washington Post.