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Mililani-raised Professional Organizer Helps Clients Tidy Up
BY MARIA KANAI
facilitate the process.”
A Mililani High School grad, Lee currently resides in Chicago and conducts both in-person and virtual
career change to become an educator. He was left with suits, coats, books and much more that didn’t fit his new lifestyle.
way to store things is up- right. Break overwhelming tasks into smaller chunks. Start with clothing, and then separate clothing down into categories. Finally, make de- cisions about discarding or keeping items first.
Kammy Lee takes a phil- osophical approach to tidy- ing. A professional organizer and KonMari-certified con- sultant, Mililani-raised Lee guides people to keep items that bring them joy.
sessions.
Prior to starting her own
“He felt some guilt and needed some permission to let go of these things,” Lee shares. “We worked togeth- er on his belongings one at a time and asked questions like ‘Is this useful? Does this improve my life? Is it beau- tiful? Does it bring me joy?’ In this case, we were letting go of an old career. Other cases, you may say goodbye to a relationship or a friend- ship, or some other type of situation.”
“It requires self-knowl- edge and making decisions on what you want,” Lee says.
business, she worked in the commercial printing indus- try and was always interest- ed in cleaning guru Marie Kondo’s methods.
“Don’t worry about stor- age until the last step. You don’t need to worry about having a perfect home — as long as every item has a designated space, then you can get on with the joy of living,” she adds. “It’s im- portant to be grateful for what we have, as well as for any possessions we choose to let go, for the usefulness they’ve provided, or for what they have taught us.”
This also means she takes her time understanding cli- ents and learning about their personalities, even their his- tory and background.
She applied the KonMari process in her own home and was excited to learn there was a certification program. When she was laid off from her job, she decided to pur- sue a training course in Los Angeles.
“I get to know my clients and always make sure it’s their decision to come up with a process that works for them,” Lee explains. “The system isn’t the same for ev- eryone. I’m just there to help
Kammy Lee from Mililani guides clients in an effort to keep the items that bring them joy and let go of what’s not needed. PHOTO COURTESY KAMMY LEE
humans have the capability to be organized, so it’s not an inborn talent. It’s a set of skills to be learned. Yes, some people are more ori-
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“I was never a neat freak, actually,” she admits. “Throughout my younger years, I always collected a lot of things. But I think all
By the project’s end, her client let go of many things and kept the items he loved.
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