My name is Aidan Gately.

I’m Ireland’s first male KonMari Consultant & the first Declutter Expert on RTÉ’s popular television series Home Rescue alongside designer Dee Coleman and builder Peter Finn.

I have always felt that an untidy living space leads to a cluttered mind, or perhaps it’s the other way around?

I’ve always been relatively tidy & enjoy living in an uncluttered space but sometimes especially if I’m extra busy or ‘burning the candle at both ends’ I find that I end up surrounded by mess & clutter & I feel this really affects my mental health.

Once I had completed what Marie Kondo calls the Tidying Festival, my mind was at ease & I felt happier at home.

“The person you are supposed to be
only shows up after tidying.”

from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.