Unpack + Declutter: Sentimental Bins || Declutter with me on our Minimalism Journey! Part 5
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2021
- Another unpack + declutter and this time we are purging more sentimental clutter! Looks like about 25 bins were sorted and set aside on previous decluttering rounds as sentimental and I aim to minimize this count down to 3 or so. We've unpacked and decluttered 17 boxes and have only kept half of 1 bin collectively! My goal of 3 bins or less might happen! It's hard to assign a number before actually decluttering.
Sentimental decluttering tags along guilt and fear of decluttering. How do you handle sentimental clutter and decluttering?
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Nest the bins of similar sizes and tuck the stack in one spot, until you know how many you will need for the next move. That way they will take up very little space. Then the man cave can happen too. Great job! You will get this done before you move again. 👏👏👏👏👏
Eric, could I ask in your next video to see the empty bin pile? I’m a visual person and I just want to see all those bins empty and stacked! You’ve done such an incredible job!! Your amazing!!
I would love another overview of the whole basement, I'm also a very visual person and it would be nice to see the progress 🙂
Sure!! I can do that!
@@EricaLucasLoves thank you!!! I love your videos! Thank you for taking the time to take us on your journey ❤️
When you told the doll to relax in the sun...
*shes a ginger though* 😂
😂😂😂
My husband graduated in 1976. Still has his Letterman's jacket, and it still fits. He wore it to the last homecoming game.
How do you get a letterman jacket. What does it mean
@@sunflower7766 They "earn" them by participating/excelling in sports in high school
I got rid of mine after carrying it around for over 20 years. I have pictures and memories without the jacket that just hung in a closet. I thought for a while maybe I’d use for a Halloween costume because it still fit but I’m not really a Halloween party person. So somebody else was likely Hilary for Halloween because I think that’s what Goodwill does with stuff like that - puts in costume section.
I just got rid of mine this year (I graduated in 1988😐). The sleeves had gotten sticky. Otherwise, it would have been hard to get rid of.
I hit ‘like’ within the first few bars of Andy’s ‘pack it up pack it in, let me begin’ 🤣
Same!!!!
Haha me too - I sing this every time I pack my kids bags for school
When you put the doll face down in the washtub, for some reason, that got me. 🤣
Me too! 🤣
and me!
Me three! I felt suffocated for the poor doll being water boarded... What did she do to deserve that treatment. 😂
Yes, here for it!!!! Love when you two declutter together.
Woohoo! Full video on Monday!!
So happy to find your channel. I’ve been a “simple living” person for at least 15 years. I found books on the Simplicity Movement from the 90’s/early 200’s I guess?, at my library long, long ago. It was a rough time for our family and a huge shift happened around 2008. This was before UA-cam and everything today. I love seeing people on the journey today, and this new movement now called “minimalism”. You and your family are so great! I appreciate how real you are and hope others come across your channel! You are a real family, living real life. So many channels don’t show the “nitty gritty” of it all! Best wishes to you and your channel. I think you’re going to inspire a lot of people! Even for this seasoned minimalist, you inspire me to go find stuff to get rid of!
We save a stack of empty bins and use them throughout the year! When we defrost our garage freezer, and when wrapping gifts to be taken to different Christmases, empty bins are handy to keep at least a few around!
We keep 2 around. But any more is just clutter for us!
The problem with empty bins is they attract junk. If you have to say "I don't know where to put this" you have to deal with it immediately. Bins let you delay that decision. Same for boxes, baskets and bags.
I flinched so bad when you dropped the lid to that crystal piece! 🤪
How are you doing 😊😊😊
I can't wait 💙 you all have helped me get a handle on Sentimental items💜 I have had fun displaying and honoring my items and using those that can be used😀
Your support has helped US!
Hi from UK
Clearly that lidded glass jar is not meant to be in your hands. It wanted to be donated! Good call!
You two are making such good progress. Blessings to you all xx
Seeing that silverware reminds me of my mom’s set.
Andy is not helping by saying “it’s sentimental.” That is how you ended up keeping so much. I went through my husband’s cards and letters and kept a few of the best. Only what fit in a very small box. Like the Minimal Mom advices to set boundaries by what fits. You have built up the decluttering muscle. Good job.
I was thinking the same thing - Andy, not helping! LOL He is just as sentimental as Erica! Maybe more. Can't believe he is keeping his high school jacket. Really??? ;)
I agree that Andy could evalute what needs to be a sentimental and not. But everyones process is different and Erica has been at the decluttering longer and has more strategies for it. I think it’s nice to see both of you doing this together.
I think his decluttering skills just haven’t been built up as much as hers. Give him time. The more he practices, the more stuff will leave 🙂
that bowl is so pretty! good job on the decluttering, it seems much easier for Andy now as well!
The green jacket...you could take a picture of it, use the picture in a scrapbook/journal, and write about when you met Andy. :)
Because it is sentimental you don't need,, you want to keep. Set boundaries.
Thank you for being such an inspiration. I am so proud of you for letting go of that green jacket. I was having a hard time doing this and needed inspiration and you popped up on my feed.
My aim today was to reduce my clothes by 50% and I've only reduced it by 1%. Tomorrow i will revisit everything and try again and will do like you did. I will honor the memory or the giver and will release the item for it to have a new 🏡. Thank you both!
When I see your videos, I always feel like I’m dropping in on some friends.
Wow thanks!
@@EricaLucasLoves its true! you, hoarders heart, and my great challenge are people i started watching for declutter videos and stayed because it felt like family
@@meganverne always welcome at my “house!”
I like your decluttering vlogs the best!
How are you doing 😊😊😊
I'm watching all the sentimental videos today because that's where I'm stuck right now.
You might need that green box to hold your photos? Also your cute green coat- do you have a picture of you in it? If so then you have that memory right 😄
Yes, I was thinking the green box could hold all the sentimental letters and cards from Andy. And that would be a boundary. Can only keep what fills the box. Erica could also take pictures of the letters and store them in a file on her computer. ♥
I also met my husband on eHarmony! October of 2010, been married since May of 2015! :) It was a surprising experience!
How are you doing 😊😊😊😊
Great job! Always fun watching you two work together.
I have enjoyed watching your journey.
Andy , I love pearl jam too! I love seeing other fans. Erica, that must have been very hard to donate that precious jacket, but you didn't donate the precious memory! ❤️
How right! Well said!
Woo Hoo! Great job!!🌟
Love these bin sorting videos!
You guys are making great progress Erica! Congrats!
When you almost dropped it the 2nd time I laughed SO hard. Because I can so relate to breaking stuff. 🤦♀️😂
Well done! You two are a great team!
Good to see that you are back on track with Decluttering. 👏👏👏👏
you are doing so incredible with getting things in order!
I kept TWO sets of silverware in nice velvet lined boxes, thinking I would sell them. I took them down to the silver and gold exchange and it turns out they are silver plated! Lol so off to goodwill they went! Love that you’re getting to the sentimental! Can’t wait to see what you do with photos and family history stuff!!
Wonderful video. I have watched all your decluttering videos again. To see where you were emotionally then about your stuff to now it is a total shift. I love watching the videos.
Doing a great job-you guys!🥰
Thanks!!
You did such a great job!
If you're ever going to wash handmade crocheted or knit items again: the best thing is to let them dry flat. When items are wet the stitches can stretch out of proportion warping the item.
Oh ok!
Yes, sometimes they even need to be reshaped and stretched out and pinned.
Your mindset can change everything.
These are my favorite videos - unpacking and decluttering, especially all the sentimental ones! Still looking forward to the wall decor declutter as well. I'm excited to see how different your next move is.
You two are so sweet! Good work with all your decluttering efforts!
How are you doing 😊😊😊😊
Erica, the memory is in your head not in the jacket.😚
YES!
Yes, so take a picture of it!
@@EricaLucasLoves It's a beautiful jacket. Imagine if you could donate it to someone who would love it! (I would!! :D)
I came to get down! So get out your seats and Jump Around!
Nailed it!
The green jacket can be upcycled into a tote bag and you can use it more often.
Oh my!! What a fantastic idea!!
As organized our house is, there is a huge task to be done: photos! I've tossed many pictures a long time ago already and categorized the books to come. 2 books are done from years of a certain period back. However, there are the ones on hard disks, on computers. I would like the books to be in a way, so even future generations can follow and understand, like story books, each from a certain period. We speak different languages in our family, so everything will be in english. I think, Erica, I'll start again this task when you do it. That'll be fun, I hope 😄
We are moving Thursday, filling our totes now , cannot wait to unpack !
You got this!
Green jacket.... grief - release! Maybe you have a photo together and there is always the memory bank movie as author Margaret Lawrence would say! You have done so well!
Good job going through sentimental. I had boxes and boxes. Over the years (except for pictures) I now have 1/2 a photo box full and getting ready to declutter again. All the decor I never put up went a while ago. My husband, on the other hand, has a China cabinet full of stuff displayed in our finished basement. I don’t think he’s looked at it since we first put it up 5 years ago but he doesn’t want to get rid of anything. He has very limited vision and can’t read books but doesn’t want to get rid of the 2 1/2 bookshelves full of his books. Luckily I have downsized to the point we can keep what he wants to keep and it is still not cluttered looking. Your videos are so inspirational. Can’t wait to see how you manage photos. I’m down to 2 1/2 photo boxes from 6 boxes plus 6 huge scrapbooked albums. I enjoyed scrapbooking for 6 years then lost interest. The albums took up enormous space and that is where the best pictures were so that is why I dismantled them. It was an excellent decision for me. I do have a SKYLIGHT electronic photo frame that you email pictures to and that keeps the newest pictures of hubby, me, the grandkids, and extended family available. The only time I look at pictures on my phone is when I’m trying to decide which to declutter. Ha.
Very much enjoyed this - I've been looking forward to getting into those last boxes and I completely understand your hubby's need to tidy away the area at intervals - I'll declutter and sort and make a huge mess for a period of time - then at one point even when I'm not finished the task I need to square away my working area to uncover some floor and working areas.
I declutted the shirt I wore when I met my husband 14 years ago. Great decluttering your jacket. 😃
You guys are so cute. I am all to familiar with that feeling I could tell you had getting rid of that jacket. Good job.
Loved the dog noises near the end of the video! 🐶
Great work guys!!
Definitely try and sell the silverware if you aren't going to use it. Vintage pieces of that brand are all over ebay.
My heart missed a beat when you dropped the glass. It was like I'd dropped it myself 🤣 You're both doing amazing, I wish I was doing as well.
That is progress for both of you. So sweet to keep cards and photos in a tote for each of you vs all those totes you’ve moved many times 😵💫🤪🥰. Been following for awhile and love your family and sharing your journey to minimalism as a family❤️
How are you doing 😊😊😊😊
You are both so Sweeet and funny! And i love your suggestion to Raggedy Ann, "Relax. Be comfortable in the sun." lol. Wow!!! on your empty bins. It is great fun, and Inspiring, to watch. Thanks to you both for sharing! : )
I printed and kept our “courtship” emails too ☺️
Great video, sentimental is tough, but you have really grown your declutter muscles! Good work!
As I'm decluttering I flip my empty bins upside down so I dont have to wonder what of anything is in there.
I’m missed the premiere…..nooo! Still can’t wait to watch it! 🥰❤️
Hi!!
How are you doing 😊😊😊
Great work!
I wish all my boxes had liitle in them.. Then it is great to get quick wins👍😊... Mine are densely packed with stuff so take ages to go through!
That's great that you guys are continuing to go through your bins- fantastic!!! 👍 OMG! 😲😊 Sarah looks just like Dad and the kids!! We have a clock just like that, although we got ours from the Black Forest in Germany. ⏰I'm glad that your husband is selling the silver.🍴 I couldn't see him throwing it away even donating- not that, anyway. I liked your husband's first facial expression after the doily was washed and the way he said "Is that clean?"🤣😃Thank goodness, the stink is gone!🍈And your Daughter's expression after the Raggedy Ann doll and bowl from Haiti was "priceless"! I heard a stomach growling-wow! Oh-that was the dog!🤣😃🐶
Erica! A little trick I learned is cut a tiny piece of fabric from the item or take a pic of it. Super easy to purge the item then! 🥰
Maybe get rid of the empty bins...Or at least half of them You both did a great job going through them
No they should keep them for the next move instead of using cardboard boxes.
@@TH-pb4ux Great Idea!!!!!! Military Families move so much!!
They should keep them, but stack them bin in bin to save space.
def keep them and def stack them inside one each other with all the lids in the top opening
I would say keep so when they move they have Bins for all their items upstairs..... its always more then it looks like..
I’m so with you on glitter cards!!! I open the envelope, see glitter, read the card and IMMEDIATELY throw it in the trash!! 😉😁
Was curious did a quick search. Looks to be an army medal 🎖
You’ve come a long way. And you’ve got a nice hubby
Speaking from personal experience, when you go through your photos make notes as to what the memory is and who the people are. I inherited all of my grandmother’s photo albums and pictures going back to the early 20th century and I had no idea who some of the people were. I was able to identify some through genealogy research but it took time.
You both did great reducing sentimental items. I limit my sentimental items to one box.
It looks like some of those things you can give to your kids for when they first move out of the house. Silverware, plates, etc. Not sure if you'd want to carry it around but making them bins for when they get older and start their first home/apartment might be nice...thanks for another great video!
I feel like with all of their moves, it makes more sense to donate anything that can be easily acquired at a second-hand store. I just had my last one move out and the back of my van is FULL of stuff they asked me to save for them and then decided against.
For the doily try Restoration by Engleside Products. It’s meant for antique lace, linen, etc. I used it on an antique baptismal gown and it worked wonders. It whitens without weakening the fabric. You just soak and rinse as many times as you want.
the color of your shirt is so pretty on you Erica!
Thank you!
All those empty bins would come in handy on your next move!
I love having a stack of empty bins. It's amazing to me how often I end up using them for temporary things. I would pick your favorite type and get rid of the rest. That way they nest together and the stack is visually small.
PS maybe you could use the silver in your RV and return the cheap stuff you bought.
I restored several old yellowed doilies by doing a 24 hour oxyclean soak ( with dollar store oxygen cleaner) in hot water. They whitened up great.
We had that exact same clock in my parents house as well. Seems that we have steins, coockoo clocks and that gold clock in common as military families. (Army brat) 😉
How funny!
My family too! (Air Force brat)
You two are so cute♥️
Great job, Erica. May I suggest you stack and store your empty bins in the corner. You may find a use for them in the future. No need to throw away at this stage.
Hello how are you doing 😊😊
Hi Erica and Andy, I'm so happy for you both,the next move is going to be so much less stressful,just knowing that you don't have all the stuff to move and organize, as a military wife I was so minimalistic because I knew I had to move it, now we are civi's hubby is a pack rat,and I dread having to move,and I know it's going to happen!🙄 help me.💖
Your meetup story touched my heart. My husband and I met on a message board and emailed and phoned (no Skype then) for about 10 months before we met in person. Me in Chicago and him here in Florida.
Omg show us what’s going on in your backyard!!
I would sell empty bins dont need so many now - good job getting more done. YAH😁🇨🇦
We had that clock once! We also passed it along...
How are you doing 😊😊😊
I think you should measure the empty bins and see if any of these will fit under the bed in the RV for storage or laundry . Just a thought.
👍 like at @8.22 😊🚐
Use the silver with the China and make your own family memories. You will set a beautiful table and that is worth passing on to your children.
I agree. You use your mom's good dishes as your everyday dishes( as do I). Use the silver the same way and take the silverware you have now and use in the RV.
I agree unless they tarnish. But if you used them all the time they probably wouldn’t tarnish
@@lifewithlarsandsusie8315 so long as the silverware doesn't go into the dishwasher, they should keep their pattern. Maybe those should go into the RV as most RVs don't have a dishwasher.
Silver will not tarnish if:
1 used all the time
2 kept in the felt lined box which keeps the air out therefore, prevents tarnishing
3 rinsed after meals to get the salt off which will tarnish it
Silver does require some care. My mother would roll over in her grave but, I do occasionally put my silver in the dishwasher after big family dinners. It just saves cleanup time.
I would keep the empty bins so when you move again you have some to pack your goods. Just stack them all together somewhere out of the way.
i soaked my mil doilys in oxyclean..lay flat to dry...worked great!
I'm ready to watch it now! You two are so cute together!
Watch with me tomorrow!! ❤️
Our empty bins get used to protect the garden, but come in handy during moving.
The crystal little pot with lid would be to give to your daughter for tiny jewellery maybe X as it is really cute
You are so lucky to be doing that together. What do the kids do while you are doing that? We have twin boys and I would love to have my husband to go through stuff with me. Good job. Proud of y’all.
Have that green jacket made into a keepsake teddybear!!!
Hi from Ohio. I love your videos.
Hi!!! Full video on Monday!!
Keeping the metronome (🤣🤣 piano teacher here)
Hubby said Army Good Conduct medal. Once again thanks for sharing. Do you have a video on how to know what to save vs get rid of sentimental stuff?
I thought Andy was going to have a tougher time letting go.
Me too!!
Hello how are you doing 😊😊☺️
Ngl, I'm always really disappointed when I get a notification for a vid and it's only a premiere announcement. That said, I'm really looking forward to watching the video once it's available. Just not a fan of that "premiere in a gazillion hours" thing.
It was a 30 minute notification don't think that's too bad.
@@sunflower7766 I got a notification on Sunday. I went to watch the video aaand... nope. lol! They got lucky in that it was in my feed just now during my lunch break but I can't tell you how many videos I've missed altogether from many creators because of it. After a while I just unsubscribe.
I’ve never understood why that is even a thing.
@@sunflower7766 Not really. It was five hours for me. Sometimes(on other channels) it's even as much as a whole day.
@@ursulaf4105 not sure why people are bothered by this. As I mentioned mine was 30 minutes but even if it was longer I still don't have an issue with it.
pssst: jack (?) looked like he might like a Raggedy Andy doll and how fitting ... "Andy." Little Guys have such a short window for comfy huggy pals. Of course, he might be Perfectly Fine without one. I am just enjoying the name synchronicity. : )
You were saying in your Target trip that the laundry basket you got for under the primary bed didn't fit. Maybe try the empty bins you have. Shop in your home.
WOAH PEARL JAM.
I'm one of those crazies groupies people. 😂 26 concerts since I was 12.
Andy is my new favorite UA-camr 😅
Yes!! He’s seen them 3 times.
@@EricaLucasLoves I'm jealous! It seems the last few times they came to Philly I was just about due with one of my babies so I felt like I shouldn't give birth while seeing them live! 🤷🏼♀️😂 Hopefully they will come around again!
My husband does the smelling for me. I also have a clock just like that. It belonged to my step grandfather and I want to return it to his family.
I remember how many boxes you moved with! How many are you down to? Great job!!
20?