Declutter Your Life: Less Stuff, Less Stress! Part 1
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2012
- Aloha Beauties! Welcome to my Less Stuff, Less Stress series! I'm on a mission to declutter my life and I want to share it with you!
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Decluttering your vanity area and beauty product stash is a great place to start. Your vanity should be an area of relaxation and enjoyment. I have experienced both simplicity and being over stocked with material possessions and let me tell you, less is MORE! It's especially difficult to maintain self discipline within the beauty community, since we have the pleasure of seeing all the latest and greatest new products every time we click onto YT. However, I have re-focused on my priorities and they don't include... buying new stuff continuously. - Jak na to + styl
I don’t know why, but whenever I am bored or need inspiration, I always come back to these videos and binge watch them. It is so fun seeing how far you have come in your decluttering journey and I hope to see you do more updated organization videos after your most recent minimalism challenge.
I rewatch all of her super old declutter videos.
same!
10 yrs later and this is still my favorite declutter series
i watch this at least once a year i love this series
Me too! Christine is such an inspiration. Then and now ❤
Years later and I still come back to your very first decluttering videos for motivation.
yr 2020 and this is still my favourite declutter video everrr😌
glad to know i’m not the only one who keeps coming to this series. i’ve seen it at least 100 times and that’s not over exaggerating.
I was the director of our local battered women's shelter...and while watching this I thought "donate this to the battered women's shelter!" and bam, you said you were going to do that very same thing!!! You are such an angel, pinksofoxy! Bless your heart for thinking of the women who really would appreciate those items. You've got a brand-new fan in moi. Love your ideas also. Thank you, kind soul
I remember watching all of your decluttering videos years ago… truly inspired me
I remember watching this 8 years ago and it’s like coming home watching it again ❤️❤️❤️
so many makeup 'gurus' on youtube should be doing this honestly the amount of makeup they keep collecting for no reason is ridiculous. love the way you think!
Amazing what people collect over the years! But I love it that she keeps saying she will give things away to others. Yes girl, do that. And you will feel richer than ever before!
it's refreshing to see a beauty channel that promotes decluttering rather than collecting. I myself have a problem and extensive collection of cosmetics and other and am purging too. it was encouraging to see you take us along while you went thru your stuff. damn boxes and back-ups curse! I will be reading 'The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up'. I will be watching and subscribing. Thanks!
+nakedcowgirl I also stopped shopping at Sephora and other stores for a while since I have too much make-up and creams. I need absolutely nothing new right now, and don't even attempt to go into these stores just in case I find a deal and use that as an excuse for getting more things I don't need.
Still watching 2019. You have come a long way over the years.
I totally understand! Aww, I so wish I had more hours in the day to chat with everyone more. It may sound funny but I always feel when I'm doing videos that I'm talking and hanging out with each and every person watching. I always appreciate your sweetness!
I've just recently discovered you and your inspiring videos. Your beauty and soft voice are mesmerizing . The way you remain on task (physically and mentally), your thoughts so focused and organized yet your personality and relaxed demeanor so pleasant, it inspires me to view your DIY Videos one after another, and another, and another. Listening inspires and motivates me mentally; now I must follow through physically! Christine, from now on I will follow, watch and save only organizational DIY videos by you.
Thank you so much for sharing you talents with us who desperately need your guidance. Catherine
I'm watching this in 2016. You've come so far!
I'm watching in 2016 too! I also have a TON of empty glossy boxes... Oh my...... I think this is something I need to do 😳
I'm watching in 2017, LOL. I've been a fan for a very long time and love how Christine has shared her journey. Always feel uplifted for having been here :)
Annelise Sunwall I'm finally decluttering and watching this in 2017.
There are several things on ways to de-clutter easily
Give yourself 5 minutes every day to de-clutter
Give away something each day
Fill up a trash bag today!
Make a list of what to do each day this week.
Get four bags and sort everything into trash, give away, keep, or relocate.
(Reference: Nilah Declutter Tips website )
James Rogers aye
My most favorite video series. What a great nostalgia !! 😍❤ Have been watching tbis since many years and many times 😀👍
Watching this video every year or two and it still inspires me so much. It’s lovely to see you now, how your life has changed. Lots of love 🎉❤ 2024 😊
Hoarders is defiitely a good show to watch if you need motivation to declutter. XD I know I always go on a cleaning spree after I watch an episode.
Haha yes! I will start by watching an episode, but next thing you know, I'm waving around a laundry basket full of stuff I want to get rid of and yelling triumphantly, "I refuse to be a slob!" XD
I'm cracking up yo. This comment got me LOL. HA HA
I agree.
I ran out of episodes lol
That...Or you’re like “Nah, I don’t keep dirty diapers in a closet and soup can in my bathtub, my house is totally clean” 🤣
I love the idea of donating to the women's shelter, such a sweet idea! I think they would definitely appreciate it!
I'm playing this video series in the background while I declutter. It's motivating!
Same, that's what I do every time I clean
TJ Wells same here!
Litterally 400,000 of these views are from me. Lol😂😂 Love this series of videos 🇮🇪
I watch these videos every new year to get my butt in gear to minimize!! They are my favourite ❤
So unbelievably thoughtful and selfless of you to donate to the women's shelter!!! I'm SO inspired by you. You ROCK! And the fact that you nip this sample saving and other cutsie things in the bud is totally something I should do!!! Love it!!!
I'm going to watch this series every year to motivate me! This will be the second year of watching this. I remember when I first watched it, I felt weight lifted off of my shoulders just from witnessing someone else declutter and get organized. Thank you so much! :)
You are seriously blessing my life with your videos right now. Just what I needed to inspire me to declutter my space. Thank you for your channel!
I watch this every year its so motivating! Best decluttering videos on CZcams!!!! 🙏🏼🙌💛🥰🥰🥰
You are a very good person, and you have inspired me to not just give away the things i have collected over the years but to donate them to people that need this stuff. So thank you.
It's so refreshing to see somebody sorting through stuff and deciding to gift things to a shelter instead of just throwing them away. I hope you really made a few peoples day with them all :)
I love your ruthlessness in this video. I started a de-clutter your life project for 2014 & i'm finding it so cathartic. Great video.
Always when I get a sample, I use it immediately so that its gone soon :) I think thats a good way to not collect so much and even save money
I made the mistake of using a sample after its expiry date and it felt like my face was on fire! I put them in a guest basket now, and if I don't have anyone coming to visit I always use them up.
Hello Christine, just dropping a line to thank you for your videos. I have been a subscriber since 2008 and this was the first video i ever saw. Since then you have helped me to let go of items i dont use, get a better diet, stronger nails, smart packing for a trip...and most of all you have helped me keeping my mind off things like my mom being sick for 4 years (she passed in 2012). Never wrote you to say thank you for your videos. You have always been a true down to earth person, after so many years that i have been following your channel it is very clear what a wonderful inspiering person you are. You helped and still helps me overcome many challenges. Thank you so much :)
I loved this! you were so funny when you said....I love boxes....I thought to myself wow I love paper like pretty notepads without any plans to write in them.... I don't know why I just love pretty notepads....you inspired me to do a little decluttering myself
+trblessed1020 I can't throw away anything what is girly,sparkly,glittery,etc stuff it makes me happy!It is kinda strange so it is all arond hause..But still oh yea I buy!I buy from boxes to make up,jewelry,planners,pencils lol :D
I can never throw away boxes or like bags I get from places that aren't grocery stores. I just love boxes and everything I can put in them because I have a small room so boxes are my best friends lol and same thing with bags; they're kind of like a back up if I have a few things I don't have room (or a box) for yet, then I put things in those until I get another cute box from Ross lol
+paula the potato I totally understand!!!
this is resonating so much with me. i have tons of makeup bags and samples too. i love boxes to store stuff (most of mine sit empty). i think i'm starting to get used to the idea that i really should let go of a lot of the clutter in my life.
Decluttering videos I first seen on youtube years back...watching them again now, love your transformation through the years! 😊
Wow. I am so overwhelmed from watching this!
But then watch your newer videos and I am so happy for you and the changes you've made!
I always come back to these. Comfort videos
It makes me sick to my stomach how people are asking for her to send them things instead of giving them to people who really need it.
Donating these samples and things would be greatly appreciated at the local Cancer Center as well as the women's shelter. Gals with cancer really love anything that helps them to feel more feminine during chemo treatments. Donating is a wonderful idea, no matter where you take them.
I've been watching your videos for years and I keep coming back to them. They're such good motivation! I'll be watching say, this one, just sitting down doing nothing then I'm compelled to get up and declutter immediately. I love your crystal collection too, showing that mindfully collecting is not necessarily the enemy of simplicity. You've come so far and it's so inspiring.
still watching in 2018. I love how you donated items to the women's shelter. Your so sweet.
Women in shelters can really use a makeup bag or even a purse. They usually use a plastic garbage bag.
that is so so true!!!
I wish I could get rid of stuff that easily...
+Shannonigan. I know right? Same here! LOL
It's so refreshing to watch a 'beauty guru' who's setting a better example, that having more stuff will not make you happier. I started trying to live a more simple life this past year so I love loooove this. Also, organizing doesn't mean less stress, because it's still things you have to worry about/maintain. Getting rid of things equals less stress.
I love beauty and makeup etc. too but do I need/use everything?! Nope! Thank you for helping me set a good example for my daughter.
Donating to a women's shelter or one of the programs that help women get back into the workforce after a tough time in their lives....what a great idea! Thank you. I literally just this morning put a ban on non essential shopping for myself...of any kind & I'm currently doing a household purge myself...so I am soo appreciating this video!!...♥...Jackie
idk how many times i've watched this series, probably like my 40th time JDJEJ LMAO
IM BACKKKK IN 2023
i'm so glad you turned into a such a clean, practical persone...
Thank you so much for motivating me to declutter. I love your view of diminishing consumption, less hoarding, less stuff - less stress! The world needs more of this!
Honestly you are an inspiration. It's so good to see a beauty person youtube admit that they have too much stuff and actually do something about. I love watching these videos and it has made me realise that I don't need everything anymore.
Thank you.
Sometimes I see something in the store like a gorgeous palette of eye shadow browns, taupes and mauves. This feeling rushes in that I need to buy this because it will offer all the looks I want. I swear this will be my go-to shadow collection. I get home and realize I already have something like this. LOL So my tip: before shopping try to take a quickie tour of what you already own if you know what you plan on buying. I usually write stuff down on a list that catch my attention or I think I want to invest. Then I wait. No impulse buys except for food. :) I try to enjoy the concept of browsing. I don't buy everything just because I see it and like it. I admire stuff. Over time most of the items drop off and I realize I didn't need it. Cleaning and reorganizing like this post on clutter pushes me back to enjoy the things I already have. Another tip is using fishing tackle boxes to hold makeup and jewelry. Easy to pick up and go and easy to keep in check what I own. I can't just toss it into the closet with tons of room. Just this little (or semi-large) tackle box that only fits so much until it won't close.
I know this is an old video but a tip for anyone that gets lots of samples, I keep mine on my bathroom counter in a clear apothecary jar so I'm reminded to use them. That a saying no to the samples you get from Ulta and Sephora shipping.
I think it is so great that you are donating your stuff. I have collected stuff over the years and plan to package it up to give to my sisters and nieces over the holidays. TFS!
I think it's so awesome that you donated these to a women's shelter! I volunteer at various different shelters where I live and there is such a need for any beauty items. Another great place to donate samples like these would be to a local organization that helps women get jobs. They help them with job applications, resumes, interview skills and also with getting professional outfits/shoes/purses etc. Local organizations will donate hair cutting services to these ladies and sometimes even make up lessons. Another great thing to donate to battered women's/homeless women's shelters are all of those hotel samples we all seem to come home with, but barely ever use. Homeless shelters are also in need of empty prescription pill bottles, empty film canisters and empty sample bottles...that way, they can take full size products that are donated to them and make individual size amounts for all the women! I am sure you love having the extra space and don't you just LOVE being less cluttered???
that was really kind of you to donate those items....i need to do the same
i wish i could just roll around in the samples
As odd as it is to watch someone go through her stuff, I have to admit that this is helpful to me. I need to see someone modeling the behavior of tossing perfectly good stuff out. Hearing your thought process unfold, with easy-going, unhurried but focused decision-making was really useful to me. I know to some extent that watching you do it may be an opportunity for avoidance for me, but I am hopeful that seeing you do it may inspire me. Watching hoarders is not helpful because I can just say "Well, I am not an official hoarder." but I agree with your Less Stuff, Less Stress! I will add; and Happier Me.
Thanks for the video.
I'm having a bum day and watching your videos (specifically your de-cluttering videos) bring me to a happier place! I'm always trying to un-clutter my life and reorganize and whenever I'm in a cleaning mood, I always come to your videos and watch them from first to last. Thank you for making this playlist! Reminds me that a simpler lifestyle is just around the way with a little less stuff and a more positive attitude!
i really like your idea of donating all that sample to the women's shelter.
You're so awesome, Christine! Wish more people on CZcams preached your message!
Love this video and how you decluttered. My favorite one of this series . Still watching 2018. You have come a long way since this one decluttering series and now you're more minimal and have a good amount of stuff for you and your lifestyle.
I have watched this video before but I had to watch it again to really see how much you simplified your belongings. I love videos about organization and decluttering. Great video!
I love your video's. I hope you have 2016 one's coming out! I'm addicted to watching you organize. It does seem like you need to purge a lot more often. You have a ton of stuff. At least you do it, some people never do it.
use the samples to make a lil guest bathroom basket :)
I do that. My sister loves to use them when she visits and she knows she doesn't have to pack toiletries.
Where do you get samples from?
+Caspian Deer She got them whenever she placed an online Sephora order.
I am so impressed : A beauty guru who being responsible with her money, time and space in her home. There is so much accepted and encouraged beauty product "hoarding" in the beauty guru community. I'm glad someone finally decided to be honest and declutter their life. Use what you need and give the rest away. I do not trust bg who are constantly promoting different products that it's obvious they are not really using the products. I LOVED this video!
God put you in my life for these videos. I have such a shopping problem. I love your ideas! It's never as great once I get it home. Thank you for these. Seriously. You have no idea how much this is helping me!!
Shopping has environmental consequences, glad you are curbing conspicuous consumption
"I need to put myself into check!" 💯👏💪🤓
PS. 2018 & Your Video Reminded Me It's Time To Get Moving! XOXO
Still watch this video years later.
I really admire you for being so open about decluttering. It is very easy to relate to this video when you are a beauty junkie and love trying new things, but lose track of the fact that you have to use up the stuff you already have! :) Thank you!
I love how you show that you can have a beautiful life with less stuff. You are amazing. Thanks for the continuing inspiration...
Donating all that is a wonderful idea. I believe ladies would appreciate better made items.
Im so glad that i found ur chanel, you are my most favorite guru here
Whenever I feel stress I watch this series - You are the pioneer of decluttering, and for me it decluttered my space and my mind. When I first watched these, I was new to yourtube and did not really sub to anyone, but wanting to see more made me :) I'm glad I did. A big thanks to you!
I like this video because I've already watched a few where everything in Christine's house looks perfect, so it's good to see there was a 'before' - it makes it seem much more attainable!
Norm Tresadern I totally agree! I'm in the process of getting rid of a lot of my stuff and redecorating my room, and I feel so overwhelmed. It seems like a daunting task, but if she can do it, I can too with perseverance :)
omg thank you! i just kept saying oh i might use that better not throw it but after this vid my room is so decluttered and clean and way more mature. i actually like my room now thanks!
Damn girl u could start ur own ipsy line with all dem samples lmao but props to u for decluttering my problem is I have a lot of expired stuff & I hate to throw away stuff haha also so kind of u to donate stuff to the women's shelter love the kindness.! :)
I did a massive spring cleaning this year & my room is almost perfect. I find that being on top of things keeps you from being & feeling cluttered. I immediately wash the dishes after I set a dish in the sink, even if the other dishes aren't mine & are my families; I wash them. I sweep the floors often & sweep the floors of my room everyday & dust weekly.I still need to work on my clothes because so many of them are things I don't need & my closet still needs some work, but it's WAY better now.
I admire you for not hoarding stuff and living your life clutter free and stress free.
wow im going through the same thing (not with makeup..cause im a guy) but its been a nightmare. i have been at it for a week now, removing all excess stuff and im still at it. good luck and i hope things work out for you.
I've been working on the same thing! It's so hard I have no idea what to do with anything!
Brianna DelCampo
yes it can be VERY overwhelming. it is for me. i have to take breaks and go outside for a walk or drive. i cant believe the things i have donated, and thrown away. only after a week have i actually started seeing a difference. just keep going its well worth it :)
my god you're wonderful! adore your home and your creativity! wish I had some of all these beauty products!:-(
Don't worry things will get better! I was on my own at 19 too, had a small backpack of clothing and $300 to my name that I saved from working a suck restaurant job. I promise with hard work and a good attitude it'll get better!
i just wanted to say that i really admire what you're doing and that i think it's very nice that you always give products away to women shelters!
Thank you.. U really motivate me to declutter.. Keep up d good work💐
Who’s still here with me? 2023❤
Yayyy I'm doing this to my whole house. Thanks for being honest because so many of us keep stuff for years and collect everything. Good for you!! I'm motivated.
I watch this video series every year at new years eve to put myself in check!
Looking at These Perfume Samples, I wonder how many times do you go to The Mall to Shop. Donate it to The Shelter, you'll make them feel great and you'll feel really good too.
Guys 😟 im addicted to her declutter videos , already watch for 100th times and im trying to find other videos that similar to her but i cant find it. Please give suggestion to me.
just search “declutter” or “minimalism”
In my first video to you I said you were selfless and unselfish and this is proof right here. Giving to others!! There are many hoarders that need to give back. Thanks sweetie for all your inspiration.
It's 2018 and I still love coming back to these videos when I need motivation to declutter. :)
@ TheJoshcoop, I think you just misunderstood her tone. She is really sweet and generous. If you watch a couple more of her videos, you will see she is just trying to change her own buying ways and would rather try to donate than throw out anything that is reusable.
I HOARD 'gift with purchase' make-up with a PURPOSE! Every Christmas, I fill make-up bags with face, eye, lip stuff/care & give them to the women's shelter. If there's a fire in the area I make little 'gift bags' for ladies who may have 'lost' everything. Nothing is old or damaged b/c I give it away so fast! I do it anonymously as a VERY TRUSTED friend does the 'delivery'.
That is amazing! Such an inspiration! Thank you for what you do for others!!! 💙💜💚
You are an angel, claudiasmemaw! Our shelter often had a package at our door with goodies from people who cared about our residents. I will always remember those anonymous donations, especially children's stuffed toys and books. One woman even sent us a monthly anonymous donation earmarked for buying food. I met her years later at a ladies' auxiliary group when she revealed herself to be that anon person. We became quite good friends. You may think it's just a small thing, but your donation often brightens up a day of a woman who carry a great burden. To this day I still have fond memories of those happy moments.
belgian Girl hxhs da A z@
you have a totally different style from me, and i don't watch your tutorials, but your de-cluttering and your natural products videos are super inspiring! thanks!!!
I was so impressed when you decided to donate all your samples to the women's shelter. Sometimes I get caught up thinking I will use the products I have sitting around, but this definitely inspired me to start thinking less about how I could use them and more about how others can enjoy them!
you should have a giveaway for your viewers
Dang those samples
Your videos are a breath of fresh air. I've watched organizing videos on yt but most are just organized hoarding. And the beauty gurus just promote endless consumerism (I can see how this happens, that is the climate in the beauty community.) By simplifying you will definitely bring a smile to a recipient's face while adding to the quality of your own life. I also deeply respect what you've overcome in your life and the life you've created for yourself and Michael.
samples galore! i love samples especially makes you feel like when you purchase something you're not their just giving your money away, you're getting at least something back.
Addressing the issue this way leads nowhere...before working on getting rid of stuff we have to work on NOT acquring them first. Or else in two years time you still have to throw away or donate stuff again... this is not free stuff...everything costs and consumes our resources.. some we pay with hard earned money. How do we stop the accumulation habit?
@@Mukfairyx just passing through but this is an amazing tip, I'm gonna try it, thanks. 😊
i did it! i got rid of all my clutter but now my place is fucking empty, like that scene from 40 year old virgin movie..
I wish we could still watch your old project minimalist videos! Those were so inspiring to see where you were and where you are now!
Everyone on YT should watch this video. I see a lot of You tubers that like to buy the latest of everything but it has to accumulate big time. I just went through my stuff I don't use anymore and gave it away. And I do that once a year. I always have tried to stay with the motto, less is more.