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My mom and I talk about “renting” from the thrift store. That was we feel fine “turning it back in” when it doesn’t fit our lives anymore. Very cheap rental rate to boot!
Yes! This! We have a fantastic small town thrift store. Because everyone donates there, and no one buys more then they actually need (like we have no resellers or such) there are fantastic quality brand name items whenever you need them. I got my daughter a pair of sorrel boots for $1, used them for a year, and returned them the next. There was another pair for her in the next size. I think of it as hiring the shop to store and organize the items.
I think I’ve spent way more money replacing items I already had, but couldn’t find, than I have replacing items I decluttered and then needed. Gage did an awesome job playing the part of your plumber! That pipe wrench was hilarious! It’s almost as big as he is!
More Corbin-skits! He’s a good sport for getting in front of the camera to help you and give us a great visual representation of the costs of keeping clutter! Thanks, Corbin!
What a fun way to illustrate how foolish it can be to store stuff beyond their initial usefulness! Thank you Gage! This is my new inner monologue: I hired you? Well I can also fire you if you are no longer doing the best job possible!
Brilliant! I once declined my cousin's suggestion that he buy a 12 pack of paper towels, which in a 1BR apt had nowhere to store. I said I'd gladly pay the store a nickel to stock them for me.
I recently visited a thrift store and found a ceramic pie plate for $5.49. While searching the shelves looking for it, I observed many things that others decluttered. I realized, if I donated something I might actually need in the future, it would probably be on one of these shelves. This inspired me to go home and box up a bunch of things for donation similar to what I saw on the Thrift store shelves.
Your son is the sweetest plumber ever! What a great demonstration on how ridiculous it is to keep things on hand "just in case" we need it. I remember that cute video you did with your husband a while back on the Justin Case theme. Another lesson learned. Thank you!
Thanks to your inspiration, I did a massive declutter last year before a move where we would have to put things in storage for a while. When I unpacked, I did actually look for about a half dozen things (mostly for my kitchen) that I was annoyed I couldn't find. I must have donated them thinking I wouldn't need or want them. So, I schlepped to the store and re-purchased those six or eight things--thoroughly kicking myself as I went. You know what I didn't miss? The 30-40 boxes/bags (maybe more) of items, books, excess supplies, clothes, etc., that I haven't looked for, needed once, or can't even remember I had. I didn't miss having to pack those boxes and bags for the move or move them in and out of storage. I didn't miss saving the money from the extra 20 sq ft of storage I would have needed for those things. And I don't miss having to trip over, clean, maintain, house, organize, and work around those things now. Mistakes? Sure. But, hindsight tends to be 20/20. Looking back, it feels like a total victory.😃🥰
Thanks to you I have got rid of so much unused “stuff”. I donate to a place that helps fight child trafficking. I am happy for it to be used for a good cause. I have not missed one thing. I paid 500.00 for a roomba that I didn’t use and happily donated. Some things were hard, sentimental things. But I’m still pushing Thank you Dawn 😊
Checking out the book, Outer order, Inner calm, from the public library. Great way to read the book then return to the library!! Not cluttering up my bookshelf.
That's so awesome that your kids are learning this together with you, not just having to live in the house , with YOUR ideas. They'll be great organizers as adults!
OK. Today is the day I put aside to clean out and organize my closet. I started and got overwhelmed immediately. So I opened CZcams and there was Dawn giving me a pep talk. I’m going back in my closet and finishing it TODAY! 😊
I can reassure you ( after reducing to an extremely minimal wardrobe) that is possible. I'm not suggesting that you reduce to one pair of jeans like I did. But know that I'm out here with a total of 10 tops (t-shirts, dressy, etc.), 7 bottoms, 5 cardigan /hoodies, 3 colourful scarves--and folks often compliment me on my appearance. So I hope that makes you worry less about decluttering one extra dress or cutting down to 5 or 10 jeans. You'll be ok. Deep breaths. Good luck.
"Many of us believe our work has to be perfect from the start, but this only slows us down" this is a great quote because it can apply to so many things. I have recently gotten into speed puzzling and when sorting the pieces sometimes I get hung up on which pile I should sort a piece into. I have to constantly remind myself that it's okay if I make a mistake. It's more important to make a decision and move on than to waste time focusing on putting a single piece in the right pile.
I accidentally decluttered the blade for my NEW ninja blender. So irritated with myself but my kitchen is so simple and easy to maintain now. It’s a blessing to me every single day and even though I made a mistake that ended up costing me some money (I replaced it on Black Friday), I’m still so happy I was cut throat because I definitely don’t miss all the extra dishes, serving platters, pots and pans, serving utensils I decluttered. It’s so easy to keep my kitchen in order now. I love it!
Your plumber is a fantastic little decluttering accomplice. Dawn, Cas and Dana combo is magic. Dawn says I'm getting worked up because I really want this for you and I would encourage you to try... and less inventory...❤ Love it! Cas' common words of wisdom and caring in a way only she can deliver best is, stop it! And you deserve... Dana's hands on way to knock down overwhelm and stomp on it is so simple but so vital for getting started. From the questions, to take it there now to The Container concept. It really gets you off the couch!❤ My 3 favorite home management /mindset/ though love ladies make a powerful team!
After I broke my 4th stick blender in 6 years, I finally broke down and got a heavy duty one and threw out the old ones that I kept for some stupid reason. :)
An example like Gage's backpack could be a situation where someone else needed that type of backpack more and he may have ended up with one that suits him better
Wish every plumber was so cute and good natured! I tell myself “If I donate this “thing” - I’ll be just as fine as I was before I got it to begin with!”
My thought when you put Gage in the basement was that if you did need him again, you won’t remember he’s even there, so you call a new plumber…and end up with multiples…we feel like we’re wasting money by getting rid of it but end up spending more anyway because we forgot we had it.
I had a very expensive couch and love seat I wanted to keep the love seat. I ended up giving the long expensive couch to a family in need. They use it everyday! And are grateful as well as I am❤
He's so cute! This was a fun one. I love your videos, I have never commented before, but you have helped me so much, it's hard to put into words. Thank you for putting yourself out there to help others. You have made my life better. Also, I LOL every time you describe your sweet gentle little self as "ruthless" when decluttering (books).
Oh my goodness!!! I’m eating lunch and almost choked from laughter!!!😂 I loved the response from “the plumber” (yr precious son), that he “agreed” to stay underneath the sink for future plumbing problems (w/wrench)! A perfect example indeed-what IF we made this type of choice on everyday life scenarios (I don’t think the Maytag Guy would readily wait…!!😉😆
I love how you explained decluttering in this video. As I clicked on the video I thought I don’t know how she comes back so often to talk about the same thing but honestly each video puts simple living into a perspective that I didn’t think of before. I’m in the process of decluttering our house and each video is more and more motivational to keep going.
I often think about how much of my mortgage goes to paying the square footage of an object that is in question on whether to keep or not. It makes the whole idea of a cost to having and keeping the item real!
The messy middle!!! I’m 2.5 years in (I have 3 kids 3 & under🥵) & it feels like I’ve dedicated the best years of my life to obsessively declutterring. We’ve sold/donated more than 50% of our stuff & this week I feel as anxious about our stuff as when we first began..I hope that means I’m on the final stretch & know how close I am to finally being ready for maintenance mode!
Love this video!!! I have gotten rid of so much stuff. I have a family of 11 and my house feels bigger with all the stuff gone. Do I have toys? Yes! Do I have books? Yes! Do I have the kitchen items that I need? Yes! BUT I only have what I need. My home feels like a bed and breakfast now that the random stuff is gone! Besides finding a $4 backpack in excellent condition is a win! Thank you Dawn for your continued videos and support. ❤
Oh my goodness. Best demo ever! Just last week I found a large picture frame in storage...the day after I had bought a picture frame for a new piece of art. I had JUST cleared out my storage and kept that frame "just in case." And I still didn't remember it was there. Sigh. I'm convinced now to donate it and the other frame I kept.
Put the Nutrabulit in your camper. That’s where mine is gonna go. I’m planning to get a van for travel. I have gone through my kitchen and pulled out a couple of boxes worth of stuff to put into a van dishes, flatware, bakeware. I did buy a set of 11” skillet and 4 1/2 quart wok type pan set. Plus an Instant Pot brand air fryer/10 quart oven. In total I’ve spent $110.ish. Everything else is coming from my kitchen. I pulled 2 sets of my service of 8 flatware, two steak knives, 3 kitchen knives, and so on. This is how I’m downsizing my space. If you still have your RV consider using time of your items there before you get rid of them.
I have a $30 rule. If I haven't used the item and I can replace it for $30 or less, it's gone. If it's more than $30 and I haven't used it in awhile, it goes in the time will tell bin. Thanks for all you do!
What a great analogy, and such a cute plumber! My hubby's a plumber (He's cute, too! 😊). I think I'll let him hang around. Lol Thanks, Dawn! Great info as always! ❤
i love the footage of your helping people real time. its nice to see them processing the info you're telling them. and watching their reactions as they work through the process. (like the beginning of the video with that woman and her ceramic loaf pans)
Listening to this early on a busy morning while hustling around the kitchen trying to bring some order out of chaos before logging into my work-from-home accounting job... I was riveted when I heard the way to NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE is simple: keep everything! WHAT????? Talk about an AHA! moment! For the last 7 years I've been paralyzed by indecision and second-guessing myself about getting rid of things that belonged to my late husband, worried that I might get rid of something my adult sons would want or I would somehow find myself needing in the future. Due to fear of making a mistake, I have kept everything. Hubby was a creative DIY'er and never threw away anything, so: lots of tools, gadgets, shop manuals, hardware, and bits & pieces of things that I don't even know what they are, filling up my house, stacked and piled everywhere and taking up every available space, while things I actually use have no home and sit out so I can find them (or lose them in the chaos!) So all his stuff has sat here unused since he passed away in December 2016 and now we're going into the 8th year of this insanity. I've listened to this video 3 times now, and each time, I soak up more determination to get serious and evict the unused, donating the usable and throwing away the useless and unidentifiable. No more nonsense about trying to sell any of it online--- there's nothing here that's worth all that time and effort and inconvenience. My sons were told from the start they could take anything of their dad's that they wanted, so I'm going to assume they don't want any of what's still here. I've been telling myself they might come back and say, "Hey, Mom, where's Dad's_____?" (fill in the blank) but then I realize they love me and don't want me to struggle with this heavily cluttered situation every day. If there's something that's needed in the future, I'll trust that God will help us find a way to replace it. He always supplies my every need, INCLUDING bringing me Dawn's video that told me just what I needed to hear to make my life more livable! Thank you, Dawn! This week is filled up but next week I'm going to tackle it!
I love the perspective you shared in this video - makes so much sense! I LOVE the benefits of a decluttered home... thank you for your continued encouragement along the way!
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Books I recommend:
- Out Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
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- Essentialism by Greg McKeown
- Let it Go by Peter Walsh
- Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy
I hope you have a great day!! - Dawn
😊😊vbbgvvb😢🎉😂😮😅😊
I L❤VE the Justin Case video.
I cracks me up❣❣❣🤣🤣🤣
Love your live-in plumber!!! ❤😅
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He did such a great job! And that was a really great way to make the point you were making
Could you rent him out to some of us for a time? He wouldn't have to plumb anything!!! Lol
I'll give him cookies 🍪 😊
Hilarious!! 😆
Plumber deserves a treat ❤
This is HILARIOUS!!!!! Can’t wait to show my husband🤣
You need a disclaimer saying “No plumber's were harmed in the making of this video”🤣
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Loved the bit. I think it was a really powerful example.
Haha she does at the end
Brilliant 😂!
My mom and I talk about “renting” from the thrift store. That was we feel fine “turning it back in” when it doesn’t fit our lives anymore. Very cheap rental rate to boot!
That’s cool! Like it
Yes! This! We have a fantastic small town thrift store. Because everyone donates there, and no one buys more then they actually need (like we have no resellers or such) there are fantastic quality brand name items whenever you need them. I got my daughter a pair of sorrel boots for $1, used them for a year, and returned them the next. There was another pair for her in the next size. I think of it as hiring the shop to store and organize the items.
I love that
I think I’ve spent way more money replacing items I already had, but couldn’t find, than I have replacing items I decluttered and then needed.
Gage did an awesome job playing the part of your plumber! That pipe wrench was hilarious! It’s almost as big as he is!
Great perspective!!!
Awesome argument 👏
Oh, wow. Such a great visual of what happens with just in case items!!
Same here!
More Corbin-skits! He’s a good sport for getting in front of the camera to help you and give us a great visual representation of the costs of keeping clutter! Thanks, Corbin!
Ps that was Gage.
At first, I thought it was Corbin too. I can't believe how fast these kids are growing up. ❤
I appreciate when your kids participate. They do a great job. ❤
What a fun way to illustrate how foolish it can be to store stuff beyond their initial usefulness!
Thank you Gage!
This is my new inner monologue: I hired you? Well I can also fire you if you are no longer doing the best job possible!
Brilliant! I once declined my cousin's suggestion that he buy a 12 pack of paper towels, which in a 1BR apt had nowhere to store. I said I'd gladly pay the store a nickel to stock them for me.
Gage is a doll. Love that he is prompt with his billing too. No shyness there.
I recently visited a thrift store and found a ceramic pie plate for $5.49. While searching the shelves looking for it, I observed many things that others decluttered. I realized, if I donated something I might actually need in the future, it would probably be on one of these shelves. This inspired me to go home and box up a bunch of things for donation similar to what I saw on the Thrift store shelves.
Your son is the sweetest plumber ever! What a great demonstration on how ridiculous it is to keep things on hand "just in case" we need it. I remember that cute video you did with your husband a while back on the Justin Case theme. Another lesson learned. Thank you!
Haha true! Those hilarious demonstrations really stuck! Thanks a lot (also to your family) ❤!
Omg!! This is ridiculous!! Yet is what I do every single time!! So funny and yet so painfully true!
Thanks to your inspiration, I did a massive declutter last year before a move where we would have to put things in storage for a while. When I unpacked, I did actually look for about a half dozen things (mostly for my kitchen) that I was annoyed I couldn't find. I must have donated them thinking I wouldn't need or want them. So, I schlepped to the store and re-purchased those six or eight things--thoroughly kicking myself as I went. You know what I didn't miss? The 30-40 boxes/bags (maybe more) of items, books, excess supplies, clothes, etc., that I haven't looked for, needed once, or can't even remember I had. I didn't miss having to pack those boxes and bags for the move or move them in and out of storage. I didn't miss saving the money from the extra 20 sq ft of storage I would have needed for those things. And I don't miss having to trip over, clean, maintain, house, organize, and work around those things now. Mistakes? Sure. But, hindsight tends to be 20/20. Looking back, it feels like a total victory.😃🥰
The plumber example was hilarious! Great job, Gage!
I loved the skit! It really brings home the point of "someday" clutter. Thank you! Oh, and I'm sure an Oscar is on its way for your fabulous plumber!
Thanks to you I have got rid of so much unused “stuff”. I donate to a place that helps fight child trafficking. I am happy for it to be used for a good cause. I have not missed one thing. I paid 500.00 for a roomba that I didn’t use and happily donated. Some things were hard, sentimental things. But I’m still pushing Thank you Dawn 😊
Checking out the book, Outer order, Inner calm, from the public library. Great way to read the book then return to the library!! Not cluttering up my bookshelf.
That's so awesome that your kids are learning this together with you, not just having to live in the house , with YOUR ideas. They'll be great organizers as adults!
OK. Today is the day I put aside to clean out and organize my closet. I started and got overwhelmed immediately. So I opened CZcams and there was Dawn giving me a pep talk. I’m going back in my closet and finishing it TODAY! 😊
You've got this!!! Take breaks if you need to, but you have all of the skills you need!
I can reassure you ( after reducing to an extremely minimal wardrobe) that is possible. I'm not suggesting that you reduce to one pair of jeans like I did. But know that I'm out here with a total of 10 tops (t-shirts, dressy, etc.), 7 bottoms, 5 cardigan /hoodies, 3 colourful scarves--and folks often compliment me on my appearance. So I hope that makes you worry less about decluttering one extra dress or cutting down to 5 or 10 jeans. You'll be ok. Deep breaths. Good luck.
"Many of us believe our work has to be perfect from the start, but this only slows us down" this is a great quote because it can apply to so many things. I have recently gotten into speed puzzling and when sorting the pieces sometimes I get hung up on which pile I should sort a piece into. I have to constantly remind myself that it's okay if I make a mistake. It's more important to make a decision and move on than to waste time focusing on putting a single piece in the right pile.
Perfection is the enemy of the good. - Voltaire
Done is better than perfect!
Gage did a fantastic job being your plumber! I LOVED the Just In Case video, one of my all time favorites along with this one !
The just in case video was one of my favorites too.
Yes! I loved Mr. Just In Case!
I accidentally decluttered the blade for my NEW ninja blender. So irritated with myself but my kitchen is so simple and easy to maintain now. It’s a blessing to me every single day and even though I made a mistake that ended up costing me some money (I replaced it on Black Friday), I’m still so happy I was cut throat because I definitely don’t miss all the extra dishes, serving platters, pots and pans, serving utensils I decluttered. It’s so easy to keep my kitchen in order now. I love it!
Your plumber is a fantastic little decluttering accomplice. Dawn, Cas and Dana combo is magic. Dawn says I'm getting worked up because I really want this for you and I would encourage you to try... and less inventory...❤ Love it!
Cas' common words of wisdom and caring in a way only she can deliver best is, stop it! And you deserve...
Dana's hands on way to knock down overwhelm and stomp on it is so simple but so vital for getting started. From the questions, to take it there now to The Container concept. It really gets you off the couch!❤ My 3 favorite home management /mindset/ though love ladies make a powerful team!
After I broke my 4th stick blender in 6 years, I finally broke down and got a heavy duty one and threw out the old ones that I kept for some stupid reason. :)
An example like Gage's backpack could be a situation where someone else needed that type of backpack more and he may have ended up with one that suits him better
I love the idea of using a new appliance for 5 days so you can get familiar with it. I'm doing that right now with an air fryer.
It’s good to have your kids do roll play because you always have something to look back on. A good memory of our kids. 😁👍
Wish every plumber was so cute and good natured!
I tell myself “If I donate this “thing” - I’ll be just as fine as I was before I got it to begin with!”
Corbin's big smile during the whole skit just made the whole experience for me! He seems so happy to be included, what a great helper.
My thought when you put Gage in the basement was that if you did need him again, you won’t remember he’s even there, so you call a new plumber…and end up with multiples…we feel like we’re wasting money by getting rid of it but end up spending more anyway because we forgot we had it.
I had a very expensive couch and love seat I wanted to keep the love seat. I ended up giving the long expensive couch to a family in need. They use it everyday! And are grateful as well as I am❤
He's so cute! This was a fun one. I love your videos, I have never commented before, but you have helped me so much, it's hard to put into words. Thank you for putting yourself out there to help others. You have made my life better.
Also, I LOL every time you describe your sweet gentle little self as "ruthless" when decluttering (books).
😮What a cute skit. And it brought the point home!
Oh my goodness!!! I’m eating lunch and almost choked from laughter!!!😂 I loved the response from “the plumber” (yr precious son), that he “agreed” to stay underneath the sink for future plumbing problems (w/wrench)! A perfect example indeed-what IF we made this type of choice on everyday life scenarios (I don’t think the Maytag Guy would readily wait…!!😉😆
Cutest plumber EVER!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️ And his pants fit LOL
I love how you explained decluttering in this video. As I clicked on the video I thought I don’t know how she comes back so often to talk about the same thing but honestly each video puts simple living into a perspective that I didn’t think of before. I’m in the process of decluttering our house and each video is more and more motivational to keep going.
Your live-in plumber did a great job!❤️ Thanks for another great video!
I often think about how much of my mortgage goes to paying the square footage of an object that is in question on whether to keep or not. It makes the whole idea of a cost to having and keeping the item real!
Dawn I love the word Sanctuary..... holding sacred my home....calm allows time to Be. ❤❤❤
The messy middle!!! I’m 2.5 years in (I have 3 kids 3 & under🥵) & it feels like I’ve dedicated the best years of my life to obsessively declutterring. We’ve sold/donated more than 50% of our stuff & this week I feel as anxious about our stuff as when we first began..I hope that means I’m on the final stretch & know how close I am to finally being ready for maintenance mode!
Love this video!!! I have gotten rid of so much stuff. I have a family of 11 and my house feels bigger with all the stuff gone. Do I have toys? Yes! Do I have books? Yes! Do I have the kitchen items that I need? Yes! BUT I only have what I need. My home feels like a bed and breakfast now that the random stuff is gone!
Besides finding a $4 backpack in excellent condition is a win!
Thank you Dawn for your continued videos and support. ❤
That was absolutely adorable! What a great idea! I will always remember it when I’m tempted to keep something I don’t need!!
Oh my goodness. Best demo ever! Just last week I found a large picture frame in storage...the day after I had bought a picture frame for a new piece of art. I had JUST cleared out my storage and kept that frame "just in case." And I still didn't remember it was there. Sigh. I'm convinced now to donate it and the other frame I kept.
Re: Grandpa's coffee - sometimes part of the gift is helping figure out the new tool TOGETHER.
I’m dying from laughter with the plumber under the sink 😂 Thank you for visualizing this concept for us.
Loved this video. I love the idea that we hire things to do a job and we can fire them if it's not working out! Gage is an amazing plumber!!! ❤
I love this! Especially because both my son and my hubby are plumbers and we own our plumbing and heating company! Lol
So the plumbers' real name? Justin Case, Jr!😂😂😅😅😅😅😅
Why did i love your cheesy plumber skit so much 😂 Gage is just too dang adorable!!
This was so funny! Good job, Gage! (Sorry if I misspelled his name!) You made a great plumber!
Put the Nutrabulit in your camper. That’s where mine is gonna go. I’m planning to get a van for travel. I have gone through my kitchen and pulled out a couple of boxes worth of stuff to put into a van dishes, flatware, bakeware. I did buy a set of 11” skillet and 4 1/2 quart wok type pan set. Plus an Instant Pot brand air fryer/10 quart oven. In total I’ve spent $110.ish. Everything else is coming from my kitchen. I pulled 2 sets of my service of 8 flatware, two steak knives, 3 kitchen knives, and so on. This is how I’m downsizing my space. If you still have your RV consider using time of your items there before you get rid of them.
This was a great way to explain not holding onto things we don’t use for a maybe later😂🤯❤
I have a $30 rule. If I haven't used the item and I can replace it for $30 or less, it's gone. If it's more than $30 and I haven't used it in awhile, it goes in the time will tell bin. Thanks for all you do!
The question “If I get rid of this item, what would I use instead?” Has helped me immensely in letting go a few items.
Oh your plumber was so kind! :)
I love how you explained everything and your plumber is so sweet!
What a great analogy, and such a cute plumber! My hubby's a plumber (He's cute, too! 😊). I think I'll let him hang around. Lol
Thanks, Dawn! Great info as always! ❤
This was so cute but very helpful.
Great video! Thanks for posting Dawn.
i love the footage of your helping people real time. its nice to see them processing the info you're telling them. and watching their reactions as they work through the process. (like the beginning of the video with that woman and her ceramic loaf pans)
Such a great analogy. Thank you Dawn!
So good, Dawn!!!! Great visual and great job Gage!!!
Love it. Thank you!
Wonderful job with the visualization Dawn. And I’ve not seen any plumbers in SC that cute….adorable. Love your channel.
Love the humor! Your illustration makes a lot of sense.
Bang on! Well done Dawn!
Great idea, Dawn!
Love this!!
Listening to this early on a busy morning while hustling around the kitchen trying to bring some order out of chaos before logging into my work-from-home accounting job... I was riveted when I heard the way to NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE is simple: keep everything! WHAT????? Talk about an AHA! moment! For the last 7 years I've been paralyzed by indecision and second-guessing myself about getting rid of things that belonged to my late husband, worried that I might get rid of something my adult sons would want or I would somehow find myself needing in the future. Due to fear of making a mistake, I have kept everything. Hubby was a creative DIY'er and never threw away anything, so: lots of tools, gadgets, shop manuals, hardware, and bits & pieces of things that I don't even know what they are, filling up my house, stacked and piled everywhere and taking up every available space, while things I actually use have no home and sit out so I can find them (or lose them in the chaos!)
So all his stuff has sat here unused since he passed away in December 2016 and now we're going into the 8th year of this insanity. I've listened to this video 3 times now, and each time, I soak up more determination to get serious and evict the unused, donating the usable and throwing away the useless and unidentifiable. No more nonsense about trying to sell any of it online--- there's nothing here that's worth all that time and effort and inconvenience.
My sons were told from the start they could take anything of their dad's that they wanted, so I'm going to assume they don't want any of what's still here. I've been telling myself they might come back and say, "Hey, Mom, where's Dad's_____?" (fill in the blank) but then I realize they love me and don't want me to struggle with this heavily cluttered situation every day. If there's something that's needed in the future, I'll trust that God will help us find a way to replace it. He always supplies my every need, INCLUDING bringing me Dawn's video that told me just what I needed to hear to make my life more livable! Thank you, Dawn! This week is filled up but next week I'm going to tackle it!
You can do it ! It will be so incredibly worth it.
@@chiarad4080thank you for that encouragement!
You are so creative in your videos! Congratulations! Very good job!
Excellent examples! Your little plumber was great!
😂😂😂😂😂
I appreciate this analogy, it is helpful and hilarious. And I love that your kid was willing to play along!
Love this video! Both your cooperative Plummer AND the book recommendation. Thanks Dawn- I look forward to your videos every week!!!
Adorable!🎉🎉Great acting!👍
I love the visual of having the live in plumber!! Thank you!!
This continues to be my favorite channel for managing my home. Thank you!
That's adorable. And a great point.
That plumber bit was adorable!
We had a snow day here today so we used the time to declutter a few areas! 😊
Love your little helper he such a good boy. 😊😊
That was great! I loved your special guest❤
This is a brilliant video Dawn. I love how you keep finding new ways to present information about decluttering.
You’re so creative at finding ways to tell us to get rid of stuff!! 😊 such a great idea. God bless you.
This was the best video I have seen in forever! Love the analogy! Its so true!
Oh what a brilliant visual!!!
That skit was a great illustration of keeping things we don’t need! Thank you so much for the constant inspiration!
Dawn you are such a good teacher. As i declutter, you are the voice in my ear!!!
Thank you for your passion and staying the course😃
This was such a great way to explain this idea! Love it & what a cute plumber ❤
I love this! Thank you for sharing your advice
What a great visual!!!
What a good way to get that message across...the plumber did a great job with that and he is really cute😊
I LOVE THIS VIDEO! So, so good.
I love the perspective you shared in this video - makes so much sense! I LOVE the benefits of a decluttered home... thank you for your continued encouragement along the way!
I loved your video with the plumber! So creative.
This is fantastic!!
Thank you, Corbin, that did help convey the concept your Mother was telling us about. 😊
Loved this! ❤
Thank you for creatively reinforcing the same message!
Dawn, I love your visual representations of concepts. Today's plumber and your Justin Case video... so fun! Well done Gage!
Your little plumber did a great job. Good visual of the concept too. Thanks for all your passion on this topic. It keeps me motivated.
This is adorable!! I love it!