5 Tips for Decluttering with LOW motivation!
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Most of us have more time at home right not, but we're lacking the energy and motivation to get the organizing and decluttering done that we'd like to. However, its never been more important for our homes to be a peaceful place to be! So today, let's talk about how decluttering in isolation is different and how to get motivated!!
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THANK YOU for watching, we appreciate it!!! Looking forward to hearing what's keeping you motivated right now! You can see the two minute tidy video here for more encouragement! czcams.com/video/_43mUKYUm8k/video.html We hope you're doing well! - Dawn
The Minimal Mom spelling error in title!!! Tips not tis
Butterfly Meltzer Wow, nice catch! You don’t want to know what I read it as 😳🤭🤣
Hi, Your title says 5 tis instead of tips 🙂. When you typing is faster than your thoughts.
@@butterflymeltzer8085 oh my 🤦♀️ thank you!!!!
The Minimal Mom don’t worry about it! It happens to the best of us. It’s like having something in your teeth: better someone tells you early on than no one tell you and then you feel embarrassed.
For anxiety, I grab a basket, walk around the house, and fill it. The more I get rid of, the better I feel.
jukes243 For myself I walk into the kitchen. The more food I eat lol
I love love love this idea
Can't even tell you how much I appreciate seeing the mess on your island! Totally helped me put my expectations in check just now. I just love ya ❤️.
Yes it was good to see!
Remember, Dawn calls herself a natural messy, disorganized person. She works hard at keeping her house clutter free, which is why she started the minimalism process in the first place.
Me too!!
Motivation is watching your kitchen go from messy to clean and happy. My sister wanted to know why I'm so crazy about cleaning. To me, it's definitely the desire to not be overwhelmed by the stress of a mess. When your house is a mess, nothing works. Too much stuff is not JOY it is PAIN. a PAIN to have to try to think, "where will I store this?" "Why am I keeping this?"
I'm telling you , the " two minute tidy " is a miracle worker ! Sometimes it's just getting started that's the most difficult . A little while back , my parents were away , and we kids were responsible for keeping the house clean while they were away. ( don't worry my sister is 21 and a reliable babysitter ) . So , sometimes , it got messy and I felt the need to clean before the house turned upside down ! I did not feel like cleaning in any way ! But I watched Dawns video on the two minute tidy , and it ALWAYS gave me the power to start. Tbh most of the time it was longer than two minutes because I felt I could handle more ... I just needed the boost !
I watch home renovation shows and everybody HAS to have lots of storage in their kitchen.
I think I have too much.
After adopting a low-carb diet I purged my pantry and found sooooo many expired foods because I may have thought I had one, but couldn't find it so repeat purchased the same item.
I just shared my carb-rich foods with a friend. THREE bags worth!
You are such a positive influence!!! Every time I start to feel anxious I plug in my headphones, find one of your videos and it calms me instantly!!! You make me feel so empowered!!! Thank you for all of your time, effort and encouragement!!!❤
She is!! And she knows what to suggest and when. The 2-minute tidy is just what I need now. I still have to work 40 hrs a wk and the stress makes me collapse when I come home.
@@TheDriftwoodlover Thank you SO much for your hard work!!! Stay safe!!!🥰
We do a 5-minute clean where I put on a timer and we all see how much we can get done. The kids love it and we usually have time to spare.
Your videos are what keep me motivated. I say "Man, I need some Dawn today!" Thanks for encouraging me to continue making my Fortress of Solitude a much calmer place. XO
How did you change your chair from Red, blue and now it white?
I'm struggling with feeling blue and overwhelmed right now. I've been doing one cabinet/drawer/ shelf a day and then laundry and dishes. just those getting done help alot. then if I feel on a roll I will keep going but just doing that much makes me feel like the day wasnt wasted.
I love the very old concept of trying to keep too much of yesterday from using up today. That just meant that if we'd gone to bed with that day's dishes done, the kitchen tidied and toys or older people "stuff" put away first, the next morning could start out fresh and irritation free! That's really my motivation at the end of each day - I REALLY dislike getting up to disorder - the guilt makes me miserable!! Right now, I'm working on catching up with older unfinished sewing projects. Our grandchildren live in other states or just can't come over right now, so it's time to catch up! Thank you all for your fun videos and having cute children to see while all of ours are out of sight!
Clear counters and clear front of the fridge are my favorite!!! Keeping things tidy is what’s keeping me going right now.
You're my favorite CZcamsr. Thank you for the peace and motivation in this time. Love playing your videos over and over while I do housework just as a constant reminder of what is important in life. Bless you for following your calling and being that staple for so many of us! ❤️
Mine too! I listen to her videos as I clean and declutter too! Actually, when I'm walking the dogs, folding laundry..anytime is a good time for Dawn's practical advice and sweet encouragement, right!
Same! Each video means a lot to me! :)
the power of the 2 minute tidy is life changing! it's now a habit and I don't think about it anymore. My home is tidier than ever lol
I have a goal of 3 a day- if it's a good day, I go through and clean and organize 3 closets, but if I'm having a tough time, I clean and organize 3 sections of one drawer but I always feel like I'm moving forward. Thank you for all of your positivity and concrete suggestions!
I like how you remind us of the science behind clutter. It motivates me to tidy even when I don't feel like it. I always feel a sense of accomplishment afterwards. Thanks for staying positive and encouraging!
Your helper is AdOrAbLe! ❤️
Our household has doubled in size , with 7 kids homeschooling now instead of 3 during this lockdown. Mealtimes and cooking alone create such a mess. I’m so grateful for whatever decluttering I have done because I believe I wouldn’t have been able to take in my siblings kids if I hadn’t. Or at least the stress would have made me and everyone else grumpy and unproductive. Thanks for all the encouragement!
Really really like your hair. I did my hair and put on makeup to accompany my husband to the auto parts store. 😂 and I stayed in the truck .
I saw some cute hair tutorials and tried them out today. I had nowhere to go but my hair looked cute! Sometimes you just gotta do things for YOU 😀
My office has been a nightmare for sooooo many years! My daughter's (ages 21 and 24) are helping me clean it out one layer at a time. Most of their school papers have ended up in the recycle can! I'm not sure why I kept them for all of these years! I'm getting rid of very old receipts along with other paper clutter. It feels good to finally devote time to this room. During my breaks, I crochet. ☺️
Being short, I’ve been moving things I use to lower shelves and less used stuff to top shelves.
I have been doing that due to a disability in my hands.
I’m grateful that this virus has really shown me WHO and WHAT are really important. I’ve spent more time with my husband, I’ve called the my kids and siblings more. And I’m not focused on a picture perfect Easter this year. I’m just happy we are healthy and safe and we can wipe our butts!
“How much stress our clutter is causing us” - it shuts me down! I’m so overwhelmed I cannot even get started going through it all.
I’m right there
Yass! I've been keeping my house extra extra clean and tidy right now, because it's something I can control in a time where things feel out of control, and it makes isolation at home so much more bearable! It feels good!
Hets Girl, don't make me jealous!! (Well done! It must feel great)
@@TheDriftwoodlover you can do it too! I have chronic fatigue syndrome and 2 kids with special needs, it's not hard.
Maggie, you are such a helper! I bet your mom really appreciates you. 😊
Two things that have been great for me: 1. Finding your channel 2. moving internationally. We have been living abroad for over 10 years and I hate the process of packing up and selling things at the end of our time. You can try and ship it all and pay crazy amounts or you can sell everything and buy it again. Usually we did the latter, but after having kids and finally getting a decent shipping allowance, we decided to ship things. We only shipped things that we REALLY needed and didn’t want the hassle of trying to figure out where to get it in a new country. Furniture and dishes comes with the provided housing. It’s nothing fancy, but I find something we need to buy, I’m more intentional. Asking if we really need it and where can I keep it. Can I get by without it. Also the idea of inventory has been really great for me. I’m typically the only person who cleans or organizes and so I know the responsibility of the inventory falls on me. After moving here our housing got ruined by a tsunami and we had to move. That was stressful and I threw things in random places. Having this social distancing time has been great for organizing. I’m almost done!
2 areas that constantly need attention are my desk (I’m a teacher, teaching digitally) and the recycling. Here we have sort and recycle EVERYTHING! It takes over and I feel stressed when I see it. It’s a constant job and a pain.
Thanks for the 2-minute tidy tip! I've started that already. Here's a tip for cleaning the VitaMix if you ever try bulletproof coffee again - add a tablespoon or so of salt, a drop of dish soap, and 2 cups or so of hot water to the blender jar - blend on high for a few seconds. The salt does something to dissolve the oily film even better than just dish soap. I *love* my bulletproof coffee - it also upset my stomach until I started making it cold brew in a Mason jar, then filtering it into another Mason jar and storing in the fridge. I don't have to use a filter twice/day anymore! One filter is enough for 3-4 days' worth of cold brew. I like my coffee hot, so I heat it before blending with butter and brain octane, and sometimes collagen powder and/or cream.
Right now I am doing only very basic chores. I am knitting most of the day, but when I go downstairs to make dinner i tidy everything, and after dinner everything is cleaned up. It's kind of nice not to have to be company ready all the time! I am enjoying watching documentaries and podcasts while making gifts!
We were able to find a truck to haul rubbish away and a charity that collected clothes, so we cleaned out our loft (attic) and our garage. We were ruthless and all the toys and baby clothes are GONE (our youngest is 11)! My husband and older daughter commented that the house actually felt lighter!🤣Thanks for being such an inspiration to declutter!
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Thanks Dawn. Having been locked down in the UK for three weeks, I now have a declutter quarantine room, never mind a bin! 😀 Stay safe and well.
Pacifica 9 Thanks for making me laugh! 🤣So true for me too.
LOL
😂😂😂 On the plus side, wow! What you've accomplished.
I can tell you that after I watched your video. I went to my kitchen and sat with my husband (he does all the cooking), and we went through everything-- one at a time.
Now my counters are cleaned off except for a jar of rice and a small microwave, and it looks amazing!
I did this last night and when I went to the kitchen this morning it was and is an awesome feeling to have such an open space! I am so surprised at how it makes me feel!
Thank you for everything! You are my favorite minimalist and now that my house is in order I feel 100x lighter! You are such an inspiration to me! Thank you for everything!
I used to be a hoarder and I live simply!
Lastly thank you for never making me feel shame or guilt for what I had. You taught me to take it slow and intentional. And you walked me through all the areas I struggled with. Thanks again! ❤
Last night I organized my spices. I had a bunch in baggies from the bulk section that I never get around to decanting into the actual containers. So I did that, consolidated dupes, made a list of what we are low on for next trip to the co-op, and even dumped some 5+ year old ones. Felt so good. And it only took maybe 10 minutes.
I hired my 14 year old son to clean the kitchen every evening. I wake up to a beautiful kitchen each morning. He earns some extra cash for some occasional order-in food (or drive through food), and I feel more energized to cook each day because I am not worrying about all the mess!
I have been taking your decluttering advice seriously. In the kitchen: donating bread machine, extra measuring spoons and dry measuring cups that was just taking space and/or getting in my way, cleaned out my junk drawer, thin out my wardrobe (felt better when I only see the clothes I like to wear), clean out my drawers of holiday stuff, got rid of 1/4 of my boxes, donated some books, got rid of 3/4 of kids school stuff, threw out two huge house plants that was dying, asked my youngest to bring down 10 stuff animals out of her room to downstairs because it was getting hard to manage her room, both bathrooms have less stuff in their storage or drawers, cleaned out everything under my bed (makes it so much easier to vacuum up all those dust bunnies underneath my bed), ... All this was done throughout the three weeks of being home because of the Cornavirus. Each task didn't really take that much time. It really does make my house run smoother when there are less things to manage.
"Clutter makes for a cluttered mind"
Thanks Dawn, love your videos. You are such an inspiration, thank you!
It’s tough being a minimalist family in a small home right now - I have my kids help out with cleaning and decluttering to keep ALL of us sane. 😂 Two-minute tidy sounds great! 👏
“What’s more important right now is peace of mind” Yes to this, thank you for the reminder 🙂 Btw your kitchen is beautiful! Love the colours! 😊
Wow! Keeping your counters cleared so your brain has to work less to decide if an item belongs there? Genius! Down with decision fatigue, I say! I've been putting all my donate items in the trunk of my car. That way my space is decluttered and they're ready for when I CAN donate them. I've been checking in with my Mom by text/phone on the decluttering, yard work, honey-dos I've been knocking out daily... and it motivated her to start cleaning her craft room! We send each other before/after pix and it's been so encouraging! SO proud of her!!
On the wall that you are building to close in your stairs, put as many frames as you have children. Put up your favorite "picture/artwork" from each child in it. Swap it out with the next favorite picture/artwork within a week or a month (providing you've kept that week's/month's pile of art.) I did this for quite sometime with my grandson and loved it. We moved and haven't continued it and neither has he with art! It can be your bragging wall (that's what I called mine.) Maggie is growing so fast and is so cute. Great work Maggie.
That's a really great tip, to think about what's in the back of the cupboards as you put things away. I've been doing 15 minutes a day of deep cleaning and today I scrubbed the kitchen counters. I wish they had been completely empty first! I had to shuffle things around to clean under them. Now I'm thinking about putting it all away and off the counters forever :)
I think you'll like it 😉❤️
I have to declutter more of my cabinets to put more things away. 😐 I have lived with less and also with clean counters and I agree it feels great and somehow makes keeping the kitchen clean seem easier.
Hi Dawn, not only are we in isolation (I have not seen friends or family in weeks 😩 and I start to salivate like a dog when I see a neighbor walking down the street - someone to talk to! 😂), but thanks to a lovely winter storm in April, we also currently don’t have power. I didn’t know it was possible, but I feel even more cut off from society than I did. Thank you for your videos! The stuff in our house has really gotten on my nerves, haha, even more so that I’m home all the time! I feel like I have moments when I tear through the house like a savage beast saying, “Everything must go! Declutter now!” Hope you’re having a great day
Completely with you there! Stay safe
Thanks for all your videos. I am a teacher who is teaching remotely now during COVID-19. This week is April vacation. I would have been on a cruise. Instead, I am cruising around my house decluttering. Thanks for your cheerfulness and your thoughtful ways of helping us purge things that we don't really need any longer. I am so thankful. I have now tackled my closets and my kitchen. I feel so much better about the organization, cleanliness and downsizing our belongings. Thanks. Pam
The blender thing would be good for your sister for puree food for the new baby in the future
Keeping my house picked up has helped my sanity. The things that are helping me are: keeping to a schedule, getting dressed, making the beds, Keeping the kitchen and bathrooms picked up and clean, etc. Even though it snowed today I wanted to start switching over winter to summer clothes and did not have the energy to decide what to keep or toss, so I cleaned out drawers, moved winter to the bottom drawers, refolded & organized (I stand everything on end). I put sticky dots on the summer clothes (I had boxes of those old reinforcements for paper holes) and I'm hoping they will show me what I'm wearing and what I should let go. My other idea (if the dots fall off) is to put a cardboard divider in each drawer and when I put laundry back I will put it to the left or to the front of the divider again showing what I'm wearing. I'm also making a small collection of work clothes for very messy jobs,
Thanks for all your videos. You have such great ideas and are so good at getting your ideas across. My son calls you the lady who "is happy all the time". :)
1. I wish I could tidy enough to get my place to look like your b4 pic 2. Your daughter is a sweetheart. 3. Thanks I tore the stuff off my fridge - you said so many helpful things I watched it 2X
I am super organized but feel like my family is not. I felt like I was carrying the burden of keeping up with the housekeeping. So I went on strike! Instead of cooking I used the time to start decluttering. I minimized the kids room and made them help me. I then left them totally in charge of now keeping up with it. Ive minimized my wardrobe so it would help me get ready more efficiently. I always change the countertops but keep it super minimal. I have a open concept kitchen so it really holds me accountable!
The immersion blender is great for cream soups too like broccoli or cauliflower or squash!!
New subscriber, came over from Clutterbug. Loved watching you declutter and your tips. I’m a fairly minimal person, but I do like to constantly evaluate my space and see if there is anything I’m not using. Right now with everything going on it has been very overwhelming. I’m isolating, but I’m still working outside of the home. So I live alone and haven’t seen my parents and friends in over a month, but I do work in an area that was deemed essential because my business has started making masks for government. I go to work which I am grateful to still have a job, but I am very distant from those around me in my job (so I can work all day and rarely see another person). It makes it less isolating in some ways but more in others. But it has made it so I don’t want to do anything when I get home. My usually very clean home has seen some clutter recently. Thank you for the motivation. I think I’m going to try the 2 minute tidy.
3.30 am in the morning, blocked ears ,ringing in the ears, bad back pain. Can’t sleep so I’ve just discovered your channel, I started cleaning my kitchen, well one counter. Meant to be up at 5.30 am to start cleaning at the hospital for 7 am , it’s an overtime shift, I’m in pain so won’t be going in. Great advice
First of all I need a helper! Lol. I hear your voice in my head when I try to decide whether or not to get rid of something. I'm one of those people that has to keep the canister set, stand mixer, etc. on my kitchen counters. Today when I emptied out a catch-all bag in my closet I moved the bag near my entry way so I can dump items in that would just get tossed and not for donation. As I see something to toss, in the bag it goes. Especially enjoy your decluttering tip videos!
It’s soooo freeing!!! I used to struggle with keeping a clean house (I use this word lightly). But since minimizing all my junk especially pretty decor, cleaning house is actually fun. I enjoy cleaning. I feel like I’m lying when I say this because if you’d asked me if I like cleaning a couple years ago I would have said no way!!!
"Almost thou persuadist me to be a minimalist"...☺️😀...I cleaned everything off my counters except canister set and one candle arrangement and I love it!! Thank you so much for your encouraging words! You are amazing!
I am still in a 27 month renovation, so I can really relate to clutter driving me crazy. The end is in sight, and I want to do more decluttering. We got rid of almost half of our furniture when we started, but people helped pack boxes, and I would love to open and go through. There is no room because my husband's tools are everywhere. The boxes have been on the balcony and patio getting green from pine pollen and sagging from humidity. Thanks for letting me vent.
Thanks for showing us the mess on the counter! So relatable:))Truly every day is spent cleaning up and putting away something. Very helpful suggestions, I can't wait to try this. It reminds me of the fly lady.
Just a note I love my submersion blender. I use it weekly and often in place of my hand mixer. for mashing Beans; making mashed Potatoes; scrambling eggs- for breakfast, and French toast batter. Home made apple sauce, Blending sauces made with stewed vegetables and gravies on the stove top especially when I have gotten distracted and didn't combine things properly. Like when I hastily added more flour or cornstarch because it was still too thin 🤦♀️I also use it for Whipped cream, and of course occasionally soups. Hope this helps. To store the cord I tied a dollar store ribbon around the base of the plug, and when I fold( not wind) up the cord I have a pretty way of tying it up with a pretty bow. Hope this helps💖
Wow, never knew the science behind taking a walk or crocheting to bring down anxiety. I’ve always sad “Crocheting is my happy place “. and it brings me peace.
Listening to your voice immediately gives me a Pavlov's dog response 🤣 I already know what you'll say, I'm finally in a good habit of decluttering, but when I'm lacking motivation I just go to one of your videos and keep it running in the background while I tackle a difficult decluttering task. Takes me right back to my early days of simplifying my home
I have been keeping the kitchen tidy since our kitten is getting into everything (plastic ties, bags of lettuce, crumbs in the sink). It does help me to have more mental energy knowing everything had been put away. I've been decluttering even more in the last month to minimize since we were already planning to buy a new house. It feels great aside from having the donation bags pile up in the dining room. So many $store bowls!
Maggie is so sweet, a real good helper .
I just have to say that every day I watch your videos to motivate me to tackle my home, and thank you!!! I do feel lost and strangely without direction right now so having "The Minimal Mom" to guide my thoughts helps my brain work more efficiently and stay focused on the important things. I've been going back to your older videos that I've already seen, but watch again to keep me energized and tiding fun.
Your daughter is charming and beautiful. So proud of both of you!!! So far I’ve completely removed all the refrigerator magnets and found the lids for all my storage containers. All the mixie match went in the donation box. I love your guidance and encouragement!!! Thank you Dawn!!!
I have been decluttering like crazy since I’ve been home. Just stuff I’ve wanted to do forever and never seemed to get around to. Started with closets and moved on to the garage which has been a mess forever. De cluttered and organized the whole thing.,you are spot on with the bite at a time approach. I took one section at a time in the garage and got it done in a matter of 4 days. FOUR DAYS. For something that’s been driving me nuts for YEARS. Thanks for the great videos, you are right, it’s so important right now to have our homes be a place we can look around and be relaxed in and not an added source of anxiety,
You are such an inspiration! Our German apartment is full...six of us here and so many material possessions. But letting go of things is hard for all of us. What if we might need it one day? I could use this sometime... And so we suffer from that "stuff" stress every day. I would LOVE to have clean counters! But I have so much stuff in my small kitchen... And there is no storage space so everything is in our apartment...even our camping gear, Christmas decorations, and baby items for when we have a foster baby. (And if I am honest, all the clothes that I dream of fitting in again some day.) I wish someone would help me go through my home asking me if I really need to keep all these things and then help me get them out of the apartment for good. And I wish you were my real-life friend. So thankful for you. ~Heather
I am that person that washes the dishes and then lets them.drip dry in the rack. I am concentrating on just taking that extra 5 minutes to dry them and put them away as well. It makes a huge difference in how tidy the kitchen looks and i feel lighter looking at an empty sink. Thanks for your motivating videos i look forward to seeing your smiling face.
We need to start immediately drying them too! I hate looking at them "dry themselves" for 24 hours, just to repeat the process the next day!
I think your black stools look so good with your kitchen!
At the end of the day (before bed time) we do a 10 minute tidy with everyone in the house. Our boys really move quick as they are allowed to play if they finish before the timer is up 🙌
Still working on the garage cleaning, decluttering, and some extra organizing...
I don't know about your area...but I went online and ACTUALLY found 1 thrift about 15 miles away that IS taking donations...she said their store was not open...but had a few hours each day on the week days where they actually doing this.
I was only TOO GLAD to drop 6 bags of donations this morning..
I caught just before she went to lunch...this thrift store is a salvation army...might be worth a look online.
I SO APPRECIATE your wealth of knowledge on decluttering...
Getting to the back of those cabinets.
.yep...I gotta work on this one, too.🙂
We moved to a new home and state two and a half months ago, so we're in the process of putting things away now that we're unpacked. Also, deciding what we're not going to be using in our new home, which is a completely different (more!)sq.ft/(a bungalow to a quad level) layout (a major challenge in itself!) and from a completely different era(1918 to 1966)! Most of our growing "getting rid of collection" has to stay put due to current COVID-19 restrictions on donating to charities.
We overhauled the boys room last weekend, which mostly meant painting all the walls and ceiling. We also took down the bunks they have been living in since birthday! They are not perfectly fitting in the room, but at least they don’t bonk their heads anymore
Wow Dawn! Your numbers are going up and up and up! Go you! Thanks for all the great content.
Love how simplifying helps you clean up so much faster! Everyone knows where things go! Where do you keep your fresh produce that doesn't need to be refrigerated?
Right?! I hate just sticking them awkwardly on the counter! But I'll forget about them in a cupboard or drawer. If I stick 'em in a bowl, isn't there the whole deal about different fruits/veggies giving off gases that cause others nearby to go bad?! Ahhhh! Maybe Dawn's got some ideas for us!
@@kelseyd4196 You just have to separate apples from other produce to keep it fresh.
I display fruits like grapes, bananas and oranges in a nice bowl, on a plate or an étagère made of glass. Except for that my counters are empty. I think that a bowl with fresh fruits is nice to look at and if you see it, you'll eat it.
@@sonja_rademacher Hey thanks! Our dining room table is actually in our kitchen, so I can put the bowl of fruit on it! Delicious, nutritious and easy to snag!
She's said before that she keeps the bowl of fruit in the pantry. She said that if it's out all of the time anyway, you stop seeing them, and you're just as likely to grab it from the pantry as when it's on the counter.
@@bambilover26 Doesn't work for me. I have to see it. Then I'll eat it.
I've been getting rid of bin bags of clutter, old toys, things I don't use, and my little house is getting there! We are a family of 6 and I just hope I can find a space for the things we really need. Once all the rubbish is gone I can see how to organise whats left. Your videos give me lots of motivation and ideas thankyou!!
We are a family of four. We live in a house that is 1100 ft.². My kids have been virtual schooling for four weeks now. The stress of being home, virtual schooling, pandemic and all has made a even the slightest bit of clutter completely overwhelming for me. Anxiety is sky high and it gives me massive urge to purge. Having been on my minimalist journey for about three years now there isn’t a ton of stuff left to get rid of that is mine, or that I’m somewhat in control of such as kid things. My husband is, not in the truest sense of the word but in comparison to me, a hoarder. He’s also a clutter bug. His stuff is pushing me over the edge and leading by example hasn’t gotten us anywhere.
I just cleaned my counters off completely. Thanks for the motivation!
I did a huge declutter last year from May to July to put our home on the market. We also put a lot of items in storage. So... I have been living without a lot of things and once we finally move I am sure I will purge again. However! There have been several items that I wish I had right now but they are in storage. Pie plates and bread pans are some of them. But... like you said if you can replace it for under $20 hey it's ok. Right now I am boxing up more items for the move so it is a little crazy with boxes everywhere. But that's ok. My day to day hasn't changed a whole lot so I am thankful for that. Grocery shopping is the biggest change for me.
"Don't do it alone". Great advice for those of us who live alone during a time when we aren't supposed to be leaving the house.
Liz M I have a friend that we text cleaning challenges to each other.
@Michele That's really great for you if it works. I struggle with maintaining any sort of contact with friends and family on my best days before the pandemic. It's gotten worse for me since. I've always done better in person and find online interactions stilted and awkward. Maybe I'll be able to get better with it over time but with my disabilities it usually takes me a long time to learn new skills. I might have it down by September if this keeps up.
I'm ok with the actual virus and how to minimize risks given my pre-disability profession of Medical Laboratory Technologist. My medical professional friends are busy working and the rest of them are freaking out. The folks that are working don't have the time or energy, and the folks that are freaking out need support.
I mostly commented to bring awareness to solo folks. We exist. Our struggles are real.
Not everyone has friends that are able to help them through FaceTime for multiple reasons. Also is that an Apple thing? I use Android.
@@LordsPrayerBear That's great that works for you.
I don't need a challenge. I need actual physical help. I have very limited physical ability and have cognitive issues so I struggle with both the planning what to do and the physicality of actually doing it.
It's nothing urgent, just a messy house, but a messy house is stressful. I'm just pointing out that solo people exist and because I'm tired of us being ignored. What I would give for a hug right now.
@Michele My fam across the country are organising a zoom Easter dinner tonight. Will see how that goes.
I hope I find a way too. Friends fear/panic response is just as much a barrier to staying in contact as technology is. I am only capable of supporting for so long while my logical socially responsible wishes are labeled as virus spreading. What can you talk about when you can't ask someone how they are ?
Hi Dawn! I would love a couple of your thoughts (video suggestions) if you don't mind: 1) a makeup tutorial, you know for when I actually leave the house again and see other human beings 2) displaying (or not) family pictures. I notice you don't have any up and although I've downsized the amount, we still love pics of our boys around the house. But what about parents nieces etc. I feel like the only homeowner without pictures of extended family as decorations!! Thanks in advance!
I love the 2-minute Tidy! It has really helped to keep me going too! I got so much done the first week. Then the second week our governor gave the stay home order in Washington State and it became questionable whether my husband's business would keep going or not. I was so surprised at my low motivation and energy level but I hadn't stopped to think about the toll the stress was taking. I'm so glad you're addressing it and giving people great ideas for pushing through!! Great video, Dawn!
Love decor on shelves; how about gold on pineapple painted green??? Appreciate your ‘can do’ attitude!!!
Spending time with God each morning, Baking bread, making masks, Decluttering small areas, finally decluttered my
Spice cabinet...it was easy and went much faster than I thought it would. Now when I open that door it makes me feel so good 👍🏻. All of your children are so cute and sweet.
Your little lady is so cute helping in the kitchen
So what you are saying is that I should ditch the panini-maker sitting in my cabinet. Just sitting there taking up a ton of space. I am sure there are more things I could get rid of too. I think I will have to look into that next week. On a happy note, I redid the laundry room and cleaned out the car....so yeah! Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Easter weekend!! He is risen!!!
I cleaned off my bookshelves in our office/library yesterday - I didn't purge as much as I thought I would, but I do have a plan now & can see my desk. I like your idea of having a "quarantine box" for those items I am just not sure of. I'll put one in the garage & put my "maybe" items in it. If after a few months I don't want/need those items, they'll go away for good. Thanks, Dawn, I enjoy your sunny disposition & videos!!
I was already doing this, now I am using your video to show my husband so he knows I am not a weirdo, lots of people are like me😂. Thanks for sharing🎉❤.
I got rid of a lot of clutter in Mom's Kitchen. The counters are pretty well cleared off. I'm going to move things around in the cupboard to make it easier for me to get certain items because of the disability in my hands. There's a shortage of drawers because they had a dishwasher installed many years ago. Those are all nice and organized I'm going to try to find a place to put all of the kitchen utensils that I used in one of the cupboards. Wish me luck! Thanks for all of your tips and encouragement. God bless. 💜🙏💜
Your little helper is so beautiful 😍 proud mommy! You give us so much hope
Awesome 😎 just keeping the house cleaned up.
Thanks for your videos. I watch them for motivation and inspiration to go through and declutter ...again. 😆
While following your encouragement to clear my fridge door I found these sayings:
(My favorite which came from a fortune cookie, ha:)
Enough is as good as a feast.
Don't live in a kingdom of stuff
Keeping what I don't need is greed. (Ouch! That one hits)
Thank you, Dawn. I need all the help I can get
Yes!! My 16yo dtr helped me with the annoying “pots and pans cabinet”. Constantly gets disorganized. My 16yo son empties the dw so I have to accept less than what I would do. The instant pot, which we bought wayyyy before it got popular, never got used. And it took up a ton of space. Sooo were threw it out and it freed up so much room!! Just one example of using your ideas!
I look forward to your videos, especially right now when we all have time on our hands. The back of my mini van has a box of things I've decluttered waiting to be dropped off at a donation site.
Loved seeing Maggie in this one!
Before all this started I had gathered several boxes of things to donate to goodwill but just didn't get around to dropping them off. Now I can't go drop off and it's driving me nuts seeing all this stuff piled up 😅 just a reminder that when we decide to donate or declutter items (in normal circumstances) get it out of your house fast!
Decluttering everywhere! Sorting paperwork and cards.
Love the top you are wearing.
I feel like you must tell your family to not put anything away all day to prepare for your tidying videos 😊.
Blessings to your sweet family! Now get busy on that staircase!
There is a ton of kitchen stuff I am not using because we cannot have our kids and grandkids over. I cannot get rid of all large bowls, serving dishes, etc. Because later I will use them.
Your pineapple reads as yellow. You should move it to the top shelf to create your zigzag pattern. Now I’m going to tidy up my kitchen!
I've been thinking that same thing as I'm watching each new video she shoots in her kitchen!
Maggie is such a cute helper,!
The black handles and black stools look good
Eventually after about a year of decluttering, I am seeing results in our living area's being transformed to a clutter free environment, very gratifying! Also what helps me is just quickly going through the house before bed time to do a tidying up of no more than 10 minutes, got that tip from the book " Grace, not perfection."
Thank you so much for all your help full video's.
Special to do your tidying up with your daughter!
Tidying and decluttering was "my day off" today and I loved it. Everything in the mudroom doubled because, spring! So my daughters and I decluttered it together. I've been doing the onion for like 2 years now and it's great! 😊🌷🌞
Woohoo!! Way to go!!!❤️