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Unrelated to the video topic, but would be cool to get an update on the dogs, the rental properties, the house-moving project, etc., at some point.
Thanks. Wish u could come here lol
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Hey Dawn! Thanks so much for the kind words about The Minimalist Home. Your videos are always inspiring.
Regarding Gifts…my friends and I give each other “disposable’ gifts such as wine, baked goods, books and even a movie night or pizza night. No more “stuff” taking up precious space in our homes.
We do the same within our large family. Also we discuss with each other what they actually want/need so nothing is given unnecessarily. If a surprise gift is given its often flowers, wine etc or something that someone has noticed hey need or listening to dropped hints.
Love all these ideas and like all I really want ever is a movie night...not more stuff
😋 Your idea sounds delicious! My friends and I often get each other a special food for a gift already not for decluttering purposes but we just really like good food!😂
Not disposable but comestibles and experiences. Yes- those are the best gifts!
Although I agree with many of these approaches, i balk at "all of one item in one spot." For example, scissors: I love the ease of finding a pair of scissors when one is kept in almost every room. Opening a package while sitting in my chair? Opening a food package in the kitchen? Trimming a plant on the porch? It's great to reach out and find a pair of scissors in its spot, right where it's needed. Each pair is labeled, so when one is found wandering, everyone knows where it belongs. i can't imagine going up or down a flight of stairs every time I needed scissors!
I agree for stuff like that. But for most stuff it’s better to have designated area
I think it’s best to declutter by category but then put things back based on where we use them.
So I would gather all the scissors in one place to sort and see if any need to be removed but then put the keepers where they are used.
That way if you need 5 pairs of scissors you don’t end up with 9 because you don’t realize you have more than you need because you forgot you have others in another room or worse, buy more.
I agree. Scissors and a few pens/sharpie in several places in my home and Sharpie and a couple pens always in my purse. I use my Sharpie in the grocery store to write expiration date on packages so that my husband and I can see what to eat next and not waste food.
I need pens upstairs, one next to my bed, and some upstairs.
Reading glasses! A pair in every room 😂
The first decluttering book I read, ages ago, was "Clutter's Last Stand" by Don Aslett. It's motivating and very humorous. I find myself occasionally repeating this little poem from the book, regarding things to get rid of: "Something red, something dead, something underneath the bed/ Something gray, in the way, should have chucked it in the bay." 😄
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Yes, yes! I loved that book!!
Me too. I read it about once a year, the OLD one. It's about time I dragged it out, again. It's my favorite motivational book. Uncle Don is the bomb.
Clutters Last Stand! That was my first declutterring book also. Great book 📖
Don Aslett! His books helped me a lot!
My life has changed so much since I’ve been watching you for the last three years Dawn. I think there’s a huge link between consumerism and anxiety/ depression. I took your at home course with Dana and Cass. It was super effective. My home, papers, clothes and even garage are organized and decluttered now. Most importantly I’m free of guilt from undone tasks, unworn clothes, unused gifts, and the silent to do list. I feel mastery over my domain, and myself. The relief of anxiety is such a gift !! Being in control of my calendar, schedule, mail, finances, has all come from reducing the amount of possessions and our home is so peaceful. The energy I have now is so much more because I’m living with the right amount of stuff. Thank-you Dawn !!
Regarding children's toys... my 5 year old grandson is sure to want to play "grocery store" every time he visits. We have a kid's shopping cart that I bought at a garage sale, some old monopoly money, a used gift card and empty food boxes ( KD, cereal, cookies). We place 4 coasters to form a square as our scanner. If Grandpa's not around to be the cashier... it's self check-out. haha Kid's need very few toys to have fun. Just imagination.
My decluttering mantra for certain items like paperwork/documents is:
"If I die tomorrow, do I really want my loved ones to deal with this?"... and what if they trash without shredding if my social security number is on it or personal secret journals. I quit Journaling as it creates junk and it's embarrassing for someone to read my deepest feelings. They've been shredded or incinerated. It's of no benefit to me to collect anything except important sentimental photographs and lifetime documents like my birth certificate, etc.
I feel the same way about journaling! Everyone talks about how great journaling is, but if I die, I don't want anyone to read my thoughts. I thought I was just weird. 😛
I'm implementing this thinking too. I still need to write my thoughts out sometimes, but I don't collect it as I used to. I don't bother with nice journals anymore either. I realised that since I never go back to them, I write things down, this puts my thoughts and feelings in order, and then I shred the pages.
Your comment reminded me to continue with paper decluttering as there are still few boxes left to go through. Thanks.
It's like "Swedish Death cleaning " read up on that
Unfortunately, after our mother died, my sister and I were decluttering her things. We were already heartbroken, so that was such a terrible situation, because she keept everything! Every little thing we used to make , newspapers, magazines, books....we packed up 30 boxes, for donations and to give away, but after we looked around her apartment - everything looked the same!
So I firmly believe that is something you have to do yourself, spare your loved ones from doing after you are gone from this world.
@@erikastanger7848why would you think you were weird? That is an extremely common argument against journaling.
Unfortunately, it means you miss out on the myriad benefits of journaling that way. There’s another alternative - just write your thoughts on a cheap yellow legal pad to get them out of your head and organize them, and then shred them. Or type them into a password-protected online journal.
My issue with Marie Kondo is that if I threw away everything that didn't 'spark joy', I would have nothing in my home but books and plants 😄
I think it's the way it's phrased and her very cheerful nature that gets in the way of the general idea. When she describes it, I think of it more as "sparking contentment". At least that's what it feels like for me.
When I read her book, this didn't seem to apply to like just practical things, like say a screwdriver. I think it was in regards to what we are choosing to augment our lives with.
There is a companion book by Marie Kondo, "Spark Joy," in which she further explains and clarifies her methods. I recommend reading it, along with the first. It definitely helped me to understand the what-and-why of her techniques.
I think "spark joy" is possibly lost somewhat in translation. Obviously, there are lots of things in our lives that we need that don't "spark joy". But the absence of them would certainly cause irritation. It adds value to your life, even if it doesn't put stars in your eyes.
Additionally, the things that don't "spark joy" but we still need are unlikely to be the things we are really struggling to decide to declutter. I don't think anyone is in agony over whether or not to declutter their broom and dust pan bc it doesn't "spark joy". But if we have more brooms than rooms or floors in our home, then maybe it's worth considering which ones "spark joy".
Maybe it's more helpful to think of it like William Morris did: "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful". 🙏
@@mrsstrople I know she particularly mentions getting rid of any clothes that don't 'spark joy' and I remember thinking that if I did that, I'd get arrested for flouting public decency laws!
Dana K White's books have been most impactful. I own all of them as audio; I like that she narrates her own books.
Decluttering at the Speed of Life is a gem. It helped from getting me started with decluttering to turning habits into behavior modification.
I think I’ve listened through that book 3 times in total. Funny, insightful, creative and observational.
Dawn, I love that you are not wearing a black blouse all the time anymore. You look great!
Flylady’s Sink Reflections changed my life ❤️
Me too!!
Number one is in Proverbs chapter 31! Conviction when reading “she looks well to the ways of her household”! It’s what began the UA-cam search where I found you 🤗
Wonderful, finding the answer in God’s holy word.
“Decluttering from the inside out” was Essential for me to get over my stuff hang ups.
Quarantining my
Kids toys was the best idea when decluttering their toys. Out of a whole month keeping their quarantined toys in my closet; only one kid of the 3 asked for his missing truck. I gave it back to him and kept the bag for another month to just see if anyone else missed anything. Nothing was missed so i donated the toys.
If I feel overwhelmed with the decluttering task then how much more do my kids feel the same when they have an abundance of toys they barely play with but don’t know how to articulate it.
Also I’m an observant person so I notice what they play with and I was intentional with items i put in the quarantine bin in the first place.
The gifts one is so stressful and frustrating, because I have multiple people in my life that have literally asked me, “Where’s that thing I gave you?” I’m a minimalist and I love getting rid of things that no longer serve my current self, but I have to keep certain items not because I need or want them, but because people will go looking for them. One time, a family member gave me a bunch of photos of their youth that were taken in the 1970’s, and I thought they were now mine, so I went through them and chucked all the pictures of people I did not know. (I kept all the ones that had anyone I knew.) This family member later asked to look through the pictures, and was livid that I had dared to get rid of THEIR memories. Why’d you give them to me, then? Who keeps pictures of strangers?
Sounds like a boundary issue to me. There are times to keep things others have given you to keep them placated, but it's also okay to offer the items back and then donate of they say no, and also when they give you something ask "would you like to have back the ones I decide not to keep?" I'm in the process of enforcing new boundaries around this. People will try to give you less if they know you won't just hold onto it indefinitely. I'm sorry for what happened with your pictures, it sounds like that person really just wanted to store their things at your home.
I had a nephew send me a big box of old family photos out of the blue. A couple of months later, I received an angry phone call about why I hadn't sent them back. Like, what? If anyone sends me something I didn't ask for, I'm certainly not going to spend $40 in postage to mail it back, especially when my budget is tight. He's a trust fund baby; I'm not.
Yes, Dawn 85% less stuff = 85% more energy, joy, time, peace and money.
I would be SO careful about decluttering kids' things without them. My in-laws literally created my husband's hoarding disorder by sneaking things out when he wasn't looking. It took so long to get his trust for me to be able to declutter anything at all. He was so afraid.
How heartbreaking! Did he ever confront them or ask about his things growing up? Just wondering if there would be warnings with my own children
@@aliesefitch1099 He is going to be 70 this year, so he was growing up in the 50's, a different time. Now, in 2024, he would probably be on the spectrum. So, he remembers more than the average person, and therefore missed things most kids would forget. His parents just dismissed anything that wasn't important to them.
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I’ll be 68, and have had collecting and hoarding tendencies and even full blown at times, I get him. Bless your heart, for understanding and loving that part of him❤
Yes, I had a friend whose mother used to do that - she would come into school in tears on the day she knew her mother would be decluttering because she was so afraid of losing something precious.
I enjoy reading. Holding a book, moving from spots inside or out, writing in it if I own it. The whole shebang. Blinkist is like the book reviews we had to hand in for school. Sure it saves time but a lot of the pleasure is missing.
Do authors get paid for someone getting their best ideas? Or does all the $$$ go to the condenser?
@@HistorianMom Good question!
Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up was the first book and probably the best one I've read. But I don't use all the techniques she mentions and I use much smaller categories than Marie Condo does. If I put all my clothes out it would be overwhelming and take me three days to do it, but if, for example, I just simplify it by using a smaller section like looking at all my shoes together then I can curate them easily in a quick time frame.
Yourself and a number of other content creators on youtube have really kept me going with decluttering. I also struggle to do all the housework, I have a disability, and having a cleaner come in once a fortnight also keeps me more accountable. I had my daughter help me with my clothes last year and that was wonderful, I was able to make quick decisions, categories items quickly and she took the donations to the charity on the way home. She also kept a few things for herself and was complemented while wearing one of my tops, at work, the following week. It certainly increased my feeling of wellbeing.
Peter Walsh’s Let it Go is sensational for dealing with sentimental clutterz
The #1 book that CHANGED MY LIFE and made decluttering achievable is an older book called "Messie No More," by Sandra Felton.
(You can buy it used for 5$.)
It addresses the most important thing, UNDERSTANDING the CORE REASONS for clutter.
It's an excellent STARTING POINT for when clutter is OVERWHELMING you, and how-to books just don't help.
I read it multiple times over the span of years until it became a permanent part of my soul.
❤ I owe a great debt to that awesome little book.
I read Simplicity Parenting many years ago and it is a jewel!
But I worked with my kids to remove their toys. I know 2, unrelated, people who are hoarders and it's linked with their moms getting rid of their stuff when they were kids.
He has a podcast too.😊
What a delight to see my book Minimalista featured here! Thanks so much Dawn! xoxo
Dana K. White has helped me along with you and Cas.
Those are my three “gurus.” Listening to these three women share their experiences, foibles, struggles, and wisdom has changed my thinking & my home. ❤
One BIG aspect . Is the sheer size of our homes .
Dana’s concept of take it there now is completely different in my moms house of over 2000sq feet vs my cabin of 400 sq feet.
I worked in a library when I started declutterring before I moved on minimalism. That’s the time Joshua Becker’s book the minimalist home came out and it really was the push I need to rethink everything in my home. I found your channel a couple of years ago which helped me go even further!! Thanks so much for your guidance and how to really think about what’s NEEDED in a home.
One of your best videos to summarize your key points. Thanks for pulling it all together for us.
A friend had sent me a book titled "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Big". Hysterical! But, I began to realize clutter and body clutter are related. Holding onto "stuff". Began to lose weight while decluttering but it is a slow process for me.
_The More of Less_ is what finally taught me exactly how to go about deciding what to keep and what to declutter - I read the entire thing in one day, and 2 1/2 months later I got rid of 11 large boxes of stuff in one sitting: half got dropped off at one of the reservations in South Dakota, the rest went to the thrift store near my parents. We got a tax write-off of well over a thousand dollars that year for that load alone - donation receipts are 100% worth getting!!
That’s interesting. I never ask for that receipt.
@@Carolyn-qd8mj The ones my mom gets have the donation center/organization name on it (or some other equivalent label), and then she fills them out with the items and values (which she has already written down on a list at home, so she can fill the receipt out after she drops the items off - she writes them down on the home list as she puts them in the donation boxes/bags). Not sure if that's how it works at all donation centers/organizations, but that's at least one way it can work.
@@SnowySpiritRuby. Thanks, I might try that.
I really liked her book - and blog, I think? However I got stuck on her concept of only having one bag, one pair of shoes. At least I think that was her, it’s been a while. I like the idea of making a “pass” and potentially getting rid of more on another pass in the future.
@@Carolyn-qd8mj _The More of Less_ is by Joshua Becker.
I appreciate the principles and suggestions you've shared on your channel. It's a great service to help people you've never met. On one author's point of view today, I strongly disagree. Along with some other commenters, I think it's harmful to remove your child's belongings without their knowledge or input. I like to think of it this way: how would you feel (as an adult) if you came home to find that some well-meaning friend or relative had removed all of your belongings that they deemed unnecessary? I'd be shocked, hurt, and angry, and I think most people would. Children are people, too, and have preferences, feelings, and needs just as we do. I think it's much wiser to teach them principles of decluttering, show by your own example of how you decide what to keep or get rid of, and patiently guide them through the process. To me, it's not the end of the world if they have a lot of possessions, but it could really disrupt their world if you break their trust by taking away their automony and sense of self in that way. The message they could get is that their needs and wants don't matter at all, and I don't think that's worth a less cluttered home.
I agree 💯%! I think back to my childhood and how my things would disappear,or get broken by someone else, or borrowed (even with my permission) and never returned. And no one ever apologized ! I felt so disrespected. I felt like I didn't matter because my possessions didn't matter to the people in my family. I think the suggestion to cull some excess toys and put them in a box is a good one. If there is something special they miss, it's still there. After 6 months to a year, have them go through the box and choose what to get rid of. You lose nothing as a parent and they are treated as people deserving dignity. That's HUGE!
Thank you for the book suggestions. Here is how I dealt with "What about gifts?". I told the few people that we exchanged gifts with, that going forward, we would not like to receive any more gifts. In the future, we would celebrate special days with meals and togetherness. Some people were happy with this approach, and a couple were not as happy, but everyone has respected my wishes. i have not missed receiving gifts even a little bit, but I have greatly enjoyed the meals and togetherness. I really have everything that I could possibly want in the way of possessions. I could never have too much fun with loved ones.
I would not miss the gifts at all.
Another concept from "Clutter's Last Stand."
I love Gary Chapman's book The Five Love Languages. Like you, I replaced material gift exchanges with shared experiences (e.g., meals/movies/put-put golf). This worked well for me because my #1 love language is quality time. Unfortunately, one of my friends has a #1 love language of gifts, so she didn't like this change at all.
"It's All Too Much" by Peter Walsh is very good.
The books that have inspired me the most is Decluttering your home in 15 minutes a day, Decluttering at the speed of sound, The life changing magic of tidying and Spark joy.
Marie Kondo got me started on my minimalism journey so many years ago. And Simplicity Parenting was great...i read it many years ago when I first became a parent. Since then you've inspired me Dawn!
The first book that really got me thinking about having less was called Stuffocation by James Wallman. It really struck a chord with me and after that I read Marie Kondo. It just took off from there. I was never a hoarder and often found myself decluttering, but after this I was unstoppable.
Loved that book. Still re-read it occasionally for inspiration!
Moving all my office equipment into one space (instead of some in the office and some in the kitchen) was so helpful. It avoids repetition and saves space
The books who have help me most are your workbook Decluttering your Home in 15 minutes a Day. And Decluttering at the Speed of Life, and Swedish Death cleaning.
Is that 15 Minutes a Day, by Dawn?
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What helped me the most is YOU! My neighbor and I quote you to each other!
Joshua Beckers approach resonates with me the most. The life I want to live is my key motivation. Loved this video idea.
My favorite book was "Is there life after House work by Don Aslett. He recommends decluttering first but he was wonderful for me. He has written many books. T/u Dawn. You too are wonderful...
This was a very good episode!! I actually learned something new/saw some new ideas. Thank you!!!
Goodbye Things is my absolute favorite book! I am glad you recommended it because it is such a great read. I have listened to it countless times. ❤
Such a great summary! Simplicity Parenting really helped me clarify the "why" of decluttering and simplifying in regards to the type of relationship I want with my kids. Too much stuff (clutter, overscheduled) gets in the way. I loved that book!
Just wanted to encourage others who maybe don't particularly like to read non fiction. I haven't read any decluttering books but I've decluttered my entire home. I did listen to Dawn discuss the various books in other videos. ❤❤
Keep the memories and lose the stuff is a great book, I absolutely loved it!
I love you Dawn!! So thankful for your friendship 👯♀️♥️
Believe it or not, my journey into minimalism didn’t come from any books. I stumbled across Joshua Becker’s blog. From there I fell into Francine Jay and Courtney Carver’s blogs. Then I just kept rolling into Leo Babauta, The Minimalists, etc. I jumped over to UA-cam and found you and a few others. I don’t own a single book on minimalism. I did borrow a few from the library though. We just recently moved into a 950 sq ft duplex and had a 26 ft moving truck crammed full. This is a 3rd move in 4 years and I purge with each one. Everything got offloaded into the garage and now even my husband is onboard with purging out more stuff. We spent the last 8 months traveling and it’s really eye opening how little we really need.
Excited to watch this!
The Life changing magic of tidying up, Let it go, and The gentle art of Swedish death cleaning have truly impacted my life. Great video, Dawn! ❤
This was such a good one for me as a book lover! I have been decluttering my kindle. Yup. I don't need to keep all of those books if I'm not going to reread them!
I love the idea of the legacy list. I did spend some time clearing out duplicate pictures, and have passed on at least 50 photos! And I thought I was basically done decluttering, and I was, basically, but somehow the pictures stayed after Mom, my brother, and Dad died. I even waited a few days until I had time to write a letter to 2 of my granddaughters with the pics I sent to them. That's ok! I shredded about 20 that nobody would want. Now my pictures are in control. It's the 3rd time in my decluttering years that I've done pictures, and I might be done with the layers now. Matt Paxton's book is small but powerful!
I also hope you bought some of those physical books on Thriftbooks.
I also have exactly zero toys from when I was a child. My son has 2, and they were hand carved for him. I think my daughter has one doll, and I don't think my other daughter has any. Point is, they don't usually matter for long. I do have a few books.
Thank you for this video! I love reading about this topic and added several of these books (the ones I hadn’t read yet) to my reading list.
Excellent video idea. Thank you for the reviews.
I listened to Goodbye Things three times, and it greatly inspired me every time - for the whole time it took me to listen to it! Great book!
This was a great episode!
Did you read: CLUTTER’s LAND STAND
That book was really good.👍🏼
Yay Dawn, this is one of the best videos you’ve made! Love all the summaries of these wonderful books! Thank you! 🥰🙏💖
I didn't see SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Julie Morgenstern in your collection. Her process has been huge for me, especially the step of naming a theme to help get unstuck and provide direction. And examining what the stuff means to you --- the psychological need it has been serving -- so that you don't recreate it unconsciously.
Years ago I read Julie's book "Organizing from the Inside Out". I set up my kitchen using her principle of storing things where you actually use them, and 25 years later, it's still functioning quite well. Thanks for reminding me of her books! I'll look them up again to help with my current decluttering/organizing projects.
@@jeanettehansen4852 Another gem of hers! I love her inside out sensibility. When SHED came out, it was originally titled When Organizing isn't Enough, SHED Your Stuff and Change Your Life, or something pretty close to that. Cheers!
I'm not type A and I'm disabled, I'm AuDHD. I thought it would be impossible for me to have precise homes for my stuff. But it's way less work. I only have to think about where to put each thing once, or maybe a couple times if the first place doesn't work well. It's so much easier and so much less work. My brain is so tired and scattered but my hands can often just reach out and grab things because they're always in the same spot
I moved my bin of rags away from the fridge so I kept punching the fridge for like 2 weeks when I needed a rag lol. It requires no brain power
@@no_peaceit's wonderful you have found a solution that's working! ❤❤❤❤
I love this for you! I’m not neurodiverse but I get neurological fatigue with medical issues. The ability to just “go get it” on a bad day has changed my life giving me so much peace and grace on the worst days. I’m having a good day today and it was amazing to find the “birthday bin” and put away the party hats cluttering the room. I felt silly making that bin 2 months ago. I felt loved and proud as I zipped them to it today 🙌 my daughter asked for a specific doll, I went to the “time will tell” soft toy bin in the basement and found it in 1 min flat. She felt so loved and I felt so efficient.
Another great video. Hearing your voice got me off the couch and folding laundry 👍. Love you too ❣️
Your comment reminded me I have laundry that needs to come out of the dryer
Very good episode!!!
Thank you for sharing these books! Great ideas! Love watching I subscribed ❤
My house looks like your now, Dawn! I'm constantly decluttering and I LOVE the PEACE & HAPPINESS it brings! I love the book, "Let It Go" by Peter Walsh
When I declutter my kids' toys, I don't completely get rid of them. They just get boxed up and go out of rotation. When my kids ask for certain toys, I assure them that they are in the toy closet and that they can still play with them if they're willing to trade for a different toy. The only times I truly throw things away is if they're trashed, broken, or OBVIOUSLY never ever played with.
I had a 3 shelf unit. 3 toys on each shelf. I rotated them every week...left the favorites of ge week of course. Also a basket of 4-5 books in the bedroom. plus a bin of many " cars, trucks anything with wheels" behind a door, IN A CABINET.
Everything could be put away in 3 minutes.
Outdoors, 3 big toys n basket of small outdoor plastic stuff. Again, could be lined up in a minute. I kept rotating toys from a spot id cleared in laundry room upper cabinets that was out of sight to kids.
Yay! I love Joshua Becker's books. His style of writing is great! I always go back to them.
Great video, btw. I appreciate your book reviews which helps me narrow down what’s applicable to me. AND I’m thinking pretty strongly about purchasing Blinkest - I like the idea of the format.
"Take it there now" is a great concept, but if one is blessed with a rather large living space (like me), one would spend a whole lot of running from A to B to C.
I have a basket sitting on my stairs that travels up and down with me as I go about my day, and I toss things into it that need to get moved to another floor. Yes, the basket sometimes ends up sitting on that other floor for a few hours/days, waiting to be emptied, but it works better for me than running up and down the stairs for every misplaced item I find.
I used to save EVERYTHING. The past few years, I've started getting rid of things. I still have a lot of stuff... but it all makes me happy. I've rarely met scrapbook paper or yarn that I haven't liked. Although I did walk out of Michael's today with nothing... I have realized that my grandkids won't want my junk, and also I don't think we'll be on this earth much longer anyways, so why save stuff?
I found you Dawn after reading Jennifer L Scott’s books and learning about her 10 item wardrobe. I started watching her UA-cam channel and she mentioned you and others who were espousing paring back their stuff. I went down the rabbit hole and haven’t looked back. I like the way you all give credit to each other.
Love your new pillows :)
I love those writings.
Yay! A minimal mom video :) I'm really enjoying your podcast too!
Thank you so much! 🥰
I love that any one of these books or a combination could be the key that unlocks the freedom and possibility of owning less.
One of the books I recently decluttered was the Marie Kondo classic lol! Such a relief to clear that space! 😊
The way you cracked the spine of that book at 6:11… concerned and frightened sideways glance. Hugging my 3 remaining hardcover books.
I love this! I’ve just recently been made aware of Greg McKeown’s books Essentialism and Effortless. These are wonderful too. I have the physical copies, but if you can listen to them on audio, I really recommend. I have them on audio from my library.
Thak for this Great Video and summary. Hugs from Madrid❤
We wanted to go oversea and I did a thorough decluttering before - knowing which item I could buy again there - to fit everything in the container. We didn't go and I bought a lot stuff back because I needed it and use it since. We have a little homestead and I can a lot. This is my life. But when I am getting older and will not be able to do all this work anymore: THEN I will get rid of these things. I will not leave my girls with my wool and fabric and canning gear. But for now: I use it.
When I declutter I have a box on the attic where mostly all the decluttered stuff goes. Some things leave the house immediately without "parking". The declutter box: only when I need to use things again, they are allowed to leave the box. Otherwise the whole box leaves the house after one year without a second thought or look.
And I love the idea of having only one tweezers and one nailclipper. But as long my children lived at home I was always searching for MY items... I had to hide them and NEVER lend.😂 Now that two of them are gone it' s getting better.
Great video! I really appreciate seeing fresh flowers throughout your home, it is such a touch of beauty 😊
I’m going back in. This was excellent, Dawn! I’m so glad I’ve got some laundry to fold because I wanna hear all this over again.❤️
I own several of these books. Purchased House Rules because I saw it on your video a few weeks ago.. My favorite so far is Sink Reflections by Fly Lady. Really enjoy reading decluttering books.
Dawn, this has been one of the most motivating and helpful videos for me personally!
I think it is best to have a space for everything and declutterring when the space is full. We had an IKEA shelf unit with 6 boxes. Before Christmas my daughter knew she had to empty one box, to make space for presents. She was fine with that, and we took the toys to the charity shop. If she was uncertain about giving away anything it went into the wait-and-see box in the garage. The box was closed and the date written on it. Anything in the box could be retrieved (as long as it fit into one of the 6 toy boxes) but if the box was not opened, in 6 months it went to the charity shop. She would have been very upset if I had decluttered her toys without her involvement.
That’s a whole lot of decluttering books, thanks for summing them up for us.
Great video! I enjoyed it so much!
Thank you :)
Lol. I prefer “exact” space. Mostly Bcuz I just don’t like having to rifle through a bag or bin of stuff to find the one thing I need. So it comes out with purses, luggage, drawers etc having all sorts of smaller nooks and dividers. Lol. Just like if I’m out and about, I don’t want to have to “fish around” for the keys or the lip balm or whatever else I need immediately in that moment. I joke abt being able to find stuff blindfolded. But not so absurd as how many times do we need to find something in the dark or while driving and so on. Or like with tools. You lose focus on your tasks when you have to pause and go find a thing you need for the job. Lol. I find this particularly useful for smaller items. (It’s so easy for them to get lost or just be harder to find etc).
Lots of good tips and a nice round up of the decluttering books!
I love getting glimpses of the living areas in your home. It is so peaceful looking.❤
Thank you, Dawn!
Simplicity Parenting is life changing. I purchased it in 2010 when it first released. I immediately changed the environment we lived in and never looked back. I often gift this book to new parents.
Thank you, Dawn! ❤
I love you and your honesty...you have helped me to declutter more and my house and my husband is loving it ☺️
Thanks to you, Dawn, I've read a few of these! Thanks for the suggestions! 🥰
As a kid I was always really good at getting rid of things. I would have been really upset if my mom came in and took my things and hid them or got rid of them. I think once your kid is in elementary school they should really have a say in what stays and what goes. If the kid isn’t good at getting rid of things than next year try this method but I would talk to them first and see if they would actually be willing to get rid of stuff because you might find the kid has a very clear idea of what they want and don’t want. I’ve always been better at getting rid of things and staying organized than anyone else in my entire family and growing up I would clean my room and rearrange the furniture for fun.
Exactly the same with me. Yes, rearranging my bedroom quite regularly by myself, with my bed made every single day. I would do this and organize, and tidy for fun.
I've read Goodbye Things 3x, and loved it and got more out of it every time, thanks to hearing about it for the first time on your channel! Thank you!
Such a valuable video! Thank you so much Dawn for summarizing all of these inspiring ideas for us.
Thanks to you I have been a Blinkist Premium member since your last sponsored video and I just love it!
It feels so cool to listen to an interesting new concept and learn something while doing my daily chores.
I will check out your recommendations and am looking forward to the insights :)
Excellent video, Dawn!
Thank you so much for sharing this content! I was curious and I saw that they do have the audiobooks for some of the books you've mentioned on Spotify Premium. 🤗 Can't wait to listen to these audiobooks as I continue my decluttering journey. 🥰