She's the decluttering queen from Japan that has taken the internet by storm, bringing both zen and zest to homes the globe over. But when she isn't rolling up t-shirts into teeny bundles or thanking her bathroom towels for the service they've given her that day, the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and star of Netflix's Tidying Up With Marie Kondo could be contemplating one of her biggest organisational regrets.
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Speaking to The Mirror the 34-year-old revealed that she wishes she hadn't discarded one hard-working kitchen item in a moment of clearing haste.
Answering the question 'Have you ever regretted throwing something away?', she said:
'Some small kitchen scissors my younger sister gave me for my children’s food.
'I thought I would never use them, so I gave them away to another mother.'
Going on to explain why this decision proved to the wrong one she continued:
'I thought I would never use them, so I gave them away to another mother.
'But now that my children are getting older, I sometimes think those scissors would be much easier to use than a knife!'
Finishing up by outlining a decluttering life lesson we could all stand to live by, she added:
'The lesson here is if you’re not sure how an item is supposed to function, it’s important to research it first before letting it go.'
Kitchen scissors – some of the best
If you want to test out this multi-functional product in the heart of your home, why not try one of the items below?
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Smart Sizzors Multipurpose Scissors
Crush, crack, shear, cut or strip anything from garlic to fabric, with this genius device, which has an average rating of 4 stars.
Buy now: Smart Sizzors Multipurpose Scissors. £9.99, Lakeland
Clever Cutter: Scissor Style Food Chopper
Combining a super-sharp slicing blade and chopping-board surface you can chop items including vegetables, fruit, sausages, potatoes and even French bread with ease.
Buy now: Clever Cutter: Scissor Style Food Chopper, £9.99, JML
Salter 3-in-1 Multipurpose Stainless Steel Kitchen Scissors
The tool includes a peeler, bottle opener, steel blade and an inbuilt board so there's very little it can't do. Chopping whole tomatoes or onions and peeling veg can be done in next to no time, leaving even more time to dedicate to other areas of your culinary prowess.
Buy now: Salter 3-in-1 Multipurpose Stainless Steel Kitchen Scissors, £13.99, Robert Dyas
Will you be investing in a pair of kitchen scissors?
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