Dana’s method of decluttering one item for the item you want to put in an already cluttered place, works like magic. I’ve never heard this before from any one else and it really brings progress. Like Dana says “trust the process.” My house is better off every day.
I love put-it-there-now. Before I made piles to conserve my energy. Now, I look at it as collecting steps on my watch. And running up the stairs to making the trip shorter is a fitness bonus. On a marathon declutter day I did 2 miles.
Great idea! Moving keeps you motivated, I think. An object in motion, stays in motion. You don't find yourself, distracted & bored sitting among the "sorted piles".
This has been a game changer with my kids. I give them the choice to take it there now and put it all the way away, or stick it in the donate box. The things they really like get put away, and the other stuff leaves. It's amazing.
Back in the early 80s my parents got a car with aircon and a dishwasher. We were told that the aircon made the car less efficient and therefore wasn’t going to be used often and the dishwasher was only for the occasional dinner party. Give yourself permission to use these awesome things. We lived in a hot corner of the world too.
Gotta a new decluttering concept that works for me. As I go through my cluttered basement, garage and shed, I take one thing out and get rid of it. Man, what a difference it is making. Cleaning that one area is really helpful too, especially the floor area. It takes time when it has a accumulated over several years. So proud of the difference it is making.
I like having my books on display. At the beginning of the year I had a lot of books that were stacked two deep. I decided to declutter the library. I started by picking out the ones I knew I wouldn’t read again. [I’m calling this the trash/recycle step]. I sent them off to the local little free library. I picked out the books that I hadn’t read or couldn’t remember reading. I am working on the not read ones and will either read them or pass them on unread, if they don’t hold my interest. They are on shelf of their own so I don’t come across them unread ten years from now. Because they were on my shelves for years without being read, they are unlikely to be favorites. As I read them, a final decision is made. So far, not a single one has been a keep. When I finish this step, I am going to start rereading the series I collect with the plan that if I don’t LOVE them and want to reread it again, I will let it go. I started with somewhere between 1200 and 1500 physical books on my shelves. I have close to the same number of e-books, to say I am a book lover is an understatement. My goal is to die with as few physical volumes as possible so my survivors don’t have to deal with them. I have moved out about 400-500 (was counting but lost track). By the end of this year (when I finish the unread books). I will have no books double stacked on the shelves. The only “easy things” on the shelves were misfiled books and they went to where they belong. I am calling my unread books and the series I don’t care enough to keep, my “duh, donations”. So far Dana’s method has worked for everything I’ve used it on.
Wow. I had 2500 books (I’m an English major and an author), and decluttered them in the EXACT same way you describe!! Exact!! I now have approx 500… here is what helped me the most: I decluttered my large, deep bookshelf! The entire thing, which was just enormous. Then I replaced it with 2 small bookcases that can only fit one layer of books. Try it!
Re: laundry day, I’ve been doing this for years since following Dana, and it’s amazing! As the mother of a large family, I split mine into two laundry days- one day I focus on clothing, the other I get to linens, towels, etc. it’s amazing the difference it makes!
I've been decluttering with Dana since 2020. I still get overwhelmed and I have a lot less stuff than most people. I've decided I must have rock bottom clutter threshold!
Excited to say that I'm pretty sure hubs has heard me playing your content,cause he seems to be doing his own form of laundry day, on his most consistent day off work 😅❤🎉 He's the laundry guy & cook in the house. I manage the cleaning up & bills, shopping.
Still watching my favorite declutter queen after 4 years :). I have noticed plastic lids, spatulas, bowls, etc. will dry out and crack from the dishwasher drying cycle. I try to air dry whenever possible
Re: storage containers, we wash the glass bottoms in the dishwasher with the dry cycle. We hand-wash the plastic lids with gaskets and let them air-dry either overnight or all day long. As we live in eastern Washington State, they are always bone dry when we put them on the bottoms. We never have a moisture issue.
I use glass storage containers. I stack them with the lid on the bottom and sit the dish in the lid. Then another lid and a dish in that one. The lids are never snapped on.
Love it!!!!! I hear that you think you are over explaining there in the end. But actually some of us need that so seriously don't worry about it. Repetition is beneficial to jam it in for me. I love that easy question "If I were looking for this where would I go?" And then have it a question abt space. When in doubt this is often now my go to (i wish i always used it FIRST but am rather new with your method) Today I was decluttering, I had a coat and put it on and my daughter was like "this one is kind of worn" but I was "but it's long in the back like f ex if I have jeans I don't like the 'ass' of" lol. And she was "but then you have that one too, it's almost the same but nicer" pointing at a black one, and it was true. A more fancier version of similar style. Yet thinner in fabric... I was hesitating...... But then the question popped in my mind "If I were looking for this coat where...." and I just KNEW. I knew no way could I get rid of it. I do look for that coat, it may be a bit worn but because I wear it!!!! I may not have been wearing it often recently but it's a perfect in between coat (not too cold not too warm out). Then I put it on once more and it was SO comfy which made me instantly remember that the similar one is actually a bit tight around the shoulders but this is a coat I feel comfortable driving in (driving is often key: I dont want to tear it off my back or get annoyed when I have a thicker sweater under....) So my point is "Where would I look?" Was what did it for me. I knew I would LOOK and realized how great this coat is. One day I may even fix the hole in the lining of the pocket making my keys get lost inside it 😆
I had two sentimental boxes as a teen and went through them fortnightly along with my whole room. It was always tidy. It was great to learn my clutter threshold and tidy habits early. I was also frugal so only what I wanted came into my room. Unfortunately living with a hoarder who hated my cleaning efforts derailed me but I’m trying to get back to my natural instincts now I have a whole home to look after.
For glass food storage containers I only close 2 of the 4 latches and they must be perpendicular not across from each other that keeps the opposite corner cracked open so it isnt fully sealed. It works for square and circular containers
Dana your top or dress looks lovely the colour and the shape of the neck line really suits you. I use to listen to the three of you but have two or three physical health problems which have really made me feel down and apart from looking after my two dogs I have no energy or motivation to do even the basics l thought l would go back and start to listen to you again thank you so much l am going to listen to another video tomorrow morning and hopefully with your company start to get back in to some type of routine best wishes from Lynda ❤
🙋♀️ arthritis suffer here. I have had to accept that routines can get interrupted by bad pain days. Dayna one in one out organizing system has been life changing for me! I can stop at anytime. Even if I don't start again for days I have made progress. I love listening to her videos. It makes me think I'm not alone. Good luck to you!
Jerrylynn, you might have a food trigger for inflammation you could experiment and find. Like if the bad pain days are the day after you ate something. For me it was both diet soda and too much sugar or bread. A friend warned me about the artificial sweetener and I was indeed one of those people. I was left with the damage, but have not had pain or new swelling since I quit diet soda and limited sugar and bread. Those might not bother you, those were my triggers but I think they are common. I hope you feel better!
When I was in my strictest declutterring phase I made sure to let people know. Of course, just like children cannot resist touching wet paint, those who got lots of pleasure from gift giving could not help themselves from buying stuff which brought me to mind..Then I would say, Thank you so much, it’s lovely,,,,and I know exactly who needs one of these. How thoughtful you are.” Hugggggs. It sort of broke the spell.
Our kids are grown up and we have 9 grandkids. The adults don't exchange gifts any more... we just enjoy being together. I give the grandkids money. That way their parents can help them decide whether to let them get a specific item or put it together with other money they may get or whether to use it for an experience. My son used the money for his 3 boys to buy a kit for an outdoor rink kit (we live in Canada) in 2020. Their family enjoyed it so much and still use it most years (last year the weather was weird). Often our kids buy something for their nieces and nephews but that is up to them.
Dana I was tidying under a coffee table and found some miscellaneous pieces from toys. I was about to make a pile to put away later (which hardly gets done) and then I heard your voice in my head ‘take it there now’, nd I did. And it wasn’t even hard! So thank you!
11:54 “this is two different questions.” 😂 man we are the most adhd group of women on the planet. Every person she interacts with it constantly like ‘squirrel!!!’ 🎉 I know because I have totally done that “also, absolutely unrelated thing but I’m presenting it as if it’s a continuation of the previous sentence.” Move before
I bought your book to read while traveling to a conference. I have been following your UA-cam channel for about a year. You are my hero. I have decluttered, but a long way to go.
Like it or not , I'm frustrated w/ things my husband stores in our main floor (he has 70% of the full basement for his home work studio ) . I have already dealt w/ my things and continue to rid out unnecessary household ker-ap , his stuff is what creeps into spaces I've cleaned . He has the most clothing hanging space (and the largest chest of drawers ,yet he just wants to use the laundry closet as his closet because he doesn't put his clothes away upstairs) . He also stores dimensional lumber (and a table saw) in our casual dining space . I had a knee replacement last summer and will have another right before Thanksgiving.....I wore out my knees cleaning up after my husband , my son and doing grueling yard work (that most women don't do) for 40 years . I 'm going to see if part of the lumber can find a home in the basement walkout entry . I'm trying to clean and tidy as much as possible before the next surgery ....Ask me why I'm not motivated to pull out a Christmas tree this year (husband calls me Ebenezer ) - I think arranging a some greenery and some battery powered lights on our china cabinet and perhaps a wreath is more than enough.....
Sunk costs: I try to be kind to myself for realising that I didn’t know better at the time and thought I needed it at the time. Knowing I don’t need it now (times change) and knowing my clutter threshold is a relief.
I wash my clothes every second day and do the sheets and towels on other days when needed. This keeps me on track and I wear and need less clothes. This keeps one clothes horse busy and there are a few others for the sheets or clothes. I don’t need a dryer.
At work, we scan all paper contracts onto the computer. Legally we don't have to keep paper base documents, scanned and digital versions are legally acceptable.
Always keep at least one physical paper copy. If something happens, you'll be glad you had multiple ways to produce said papers if need be. I speak from experience. Unless, of course, you lose it ALL in a fire, flood, tornado, etc. Then you're just plain effed lol
@@katie7748 all digital files are backed up on two drives and the virtual Cloud storage. So nothing can be truly lost. We have too many clients to keep all paper documents
Book lovers: Once I realised I don’t read my whole collection 80s Dr Who books and only keeping them because they’re old and a collection, I was able to part with the ones I didn’t love. ❤
Yes! When stuff is “a collection” it can really blind you to whether you like all of it equally. Sometimes I’ll ask myself ‘if I was just going to keep 3 of these which ones do I like the best?’ and often I realize I only really love 1 or 2, or once the collection is broken up I realize none of it is so special any more.
You said this, I believe, in another video: there are some things that would be easier to declutter if we really realized that they were trash. That has been very helpful to me in the last two days. The thing might not be literally trash, but if it really serves no purpose for me, i need to get it out of my home.
Re: consumerism and decluttering instead I tend to buy mostly on Amazon so I like to review everything I bought in a year and see how much of it I still own vs decluttered already. Each year i buy less and less as a result. 😂 I got sick of seeing how much i spent for something that left me so quick.
I think that every time we go away and stay at a motel: wishing that the house burnt down while we were gone! Yeah, I might miss the photos or something, but really, how often did we look through them? Haha Only kidding. Or am I? 😮
Be careful who you say that to! 😆 Cass from Clutterbug told a story - she said something about “burning it all down” jokingly (figuratively, wondering if she should start over fresh) to a doctor and they took her seriously and made notes about her threats of arson 😱
@@olivemaycards yes obviously would never do that. It's just the overwhelming feeling of wanting less stuff makes you think that would be a quick fix ha ha. Definitely that would cause more distress than relief though.
I jokingly texted a friend that I wish my uhaul got stolen while I was moving since it would make my life easier. I woke up the next morning to a broken into uhaul with 2 boxes, a suitcase, and several bags missing. Luckily most of the stolen items were mostly clutter like clothes I never wore. And I was able to fit all my stuff into a storage unit that I filled to the max. If the stolen items weren't stolen, I would've had to pay for a larger unit.
Consumerism season: Influencers send back a lot of their hauls and just use them in their videos so I don’t buy into them. I look at what I like and if it’s a worthwhile investment for me.
I decluttered, my children’s toys in stages. The only toy that my youngest ever asked about later was what we called a tubby toy. I think he would’ve been satisfied to see a picture of it, but who takes pictures of toys? So as a gag gift, I found one on eBay and gave it to him for Christmas last year. He said it was smaller than he remembered it.😂
I helped my adult son to declutter one day, he didn’t want to but we came across a couple of his toys I never thought he’d part with. Turns out he’s not sentimental so we took photos of them and they left home.
To the small business owner, is there someone who advises you on the contracts? I would imagine they might be a good person to ask. If you’re not getting legal advice on the contracts, this might be something to consider. If it was me, I would be nervous about the contracts being correct and nothing being missed.
My answer to Caitlin is to finish shipping your intentional Christmas list ASAP then remove cards from accounts. I’ll be reading books and working out more to spend less time online viewing ads and reels from influencers
I'm in a similar situation to your first questioner, it all comfortably fits, functionally, but it still doesn't "feel right". Don't know how to make it right 😕
For the person that asked about the glass storage containers and lids. You could put newspaper or paper towels in the container to draw the moisture. Just a suggestion. Then after a couple days take thep paper out.
I hand wash, and do as Dana suggests, containers air dry until completely dry, then get put away. I’ve not had a moisture issue in the 2-3 years since I switched to glass.
If you have all of the same type of container and same type of lid, this can be even easier. The lids can live in a mesh bag, hung by the glass containers. Standardizing containers and lids, especially ones where you can buy the containers or lids separately, so you never have extra junking up the space is very helpful.
No you wouldn't. I got something happen to all our things. I got it all back covered in .*#@ so I have had to spend 4 years cleaning restoring what could be saved. The rest had to go to recycling. I don't know if it made it. I paid a man with a van and he can't tell me where or even what went in his van. I would much rather just deal with the decluttering process without this so don't wish for something to happen.
I think shoes are definitely an example of why it's helpful to declutter to a specific container rather than trying to just pick your favorites. If you have a set container for shoes, you have to declutter down to what fits the container for shoes. Whether it's one of those over the door holders, a bin, or a shoe tray. Having a set container and not just a shoe corner really helps. Then, every time you buy shoes, you come home and have to get rid of another pair of shoes to make room or return them. Over time, you will start to think while you are still looking at them in the store if there are any shoes at home you are willing to get rid of to make space for them. And often, the answer being no will keep you from buying the shoes.
Dana’s method of decluttering one item for the item you want to put in an already cluttered place, works like magic. I’ve never heard this before from any one else and it really brings progress. Like Dana says “trust the process.” My house is better off every day.
"The clutter thresh hold is not what you prefer, it is what you can handle." Wonderful reminder! I needed to hear this today.
I love put-it-there-now. Before I made piles to conserve my energy. Now, I look at it as collecting steps on my watch. And running up the stairs to making the trip shorter is a fitness bonus. On a marathon declutter day I did 2 miles.
Great idea! Moving keeps you motivated, I think. An object in motion, stays in motion. You don't find yourself, distracted & bored sitting among the "sorted piles".
I guess on the flip end you could look at making piles at “collecting do
-laters” 😂 I do this way too much!
This has been a game changer with my kids. I give them the choice to take it there now and put it all the way away, or stick it in the donate box. The things they really like get put away, and the other stuff leaves. It's amazing.
Back in the early 80s my parents got a car with aircon and a dishwasher. We were told that the aircon made the car less efficient and therefore wasn’t going to be used often and the dishwasher was only for the occasional dinner party. Give yourself permission to use these awesome things. We lived in a hot corner of the world too.
Gotta a new decluttering concept that works for me. As I go through my cluttered basement, garage and shed, I take one thing out and get rid of it. Man, what a difference it is making. Cleaning that one area is really helpful too, especially the floor area. It takes time when it has a accumulated over several years. So proud of the difference it is making.
I like having my books on display. At the beginning of the year I had a lot of books that were stacked two deep. I decided to declutter the library. I started by picking out the ones I knew I wouldn’t read again. [I’m calling this the trash/recycle step]. I sent them off to the local little free library. I picked out the books that I hadn’t read or couldn’t remember reading. I am working on the not read ones and will either read them or pass them on unread, if they don’t hold my interest. They are on shelf of their own so I don’t come across them unread ten years from now. Because they were on my shelves for years without being read, they are unlikely to be favorites. As I read them, a final decision is made. So far, not a single one has been a keep. When I finish this step, I am going to start rereading the series I collect with the plan that if I don’t LOVE them and want to reread it again, I will let it go. I started with somewhere between 1200 and 1500 physical books on my shelves. I have close to the same number of e-books, to say I am a book lover is an understatement. My goal is to die with as few physical volumes as possible so my survivors don’t have to deal with them. I have moved out about 400-500 (was counting but lost track). By the end of this year (when I finish the unread books). I will have no books double stacked on the shelves. The only “easy things” on the shelves were misfiled books and they went to where they belong. I am calling my unread books and the series I don’t care enough to keep, my “duh, donations”. So far Dana’s method has worked for everything I’ve used it on.
Wow. I had 2500 books (I’m an English major and an author), and decluttered them in the EXACT same way you describe!! Exact!! I now have approx 500… here is what helped me the most: I decluttered my large, deep bookshelf! The entire thing, which was just enormous. Then I replaced it with 2 small bookcases that can only fit one layer of books. Try it!
We got our family mostly on board with food gifts instead of gifts you keep. It really helped and is also less stressful.
I feel like I need to visit Dana once a week...like a 12 step program! I need to hear this OFTEN and get a recharge~ Thanks Dana~
Re: laundry day, I’ve been doing this for years since following Dana, and it’s amazing!
As the mother of a large family, I split mine into two laundry days- one day I focus on clothing, the other I get to linens, towels, etc. it’s amazing the difference it makes!
I've been decluttering with Dana since 2020. I still get overwhelmed and I have a lot less stuff than most people.
I've decided I must have rock bottom clutter threshold!
Excited to say that I'm pretty sure hubs has heard me playing your content,cause he seems to be doing his own form of laundry day, on his most consistent day off work 😅❤🎉
He's the laundry guy & cook in the house. I manage the cleaning up & bills, shopping.
Still watching my favorite declutter queen after 4 years :). I have noticed plastic lids, spatulas, bowls, etc. will dry out and crack from the dishwasher drying cycle. I try to air dry whenever possible
Re: storage containers, we wash the glass bottoms in the dishwasher with the dry cycle.
We hand-wash the plastic lids with gaskets and let them air-dry either overnight or all day long.
As we live in eastern Washington State, they are always bone dry when we put them on the bottoms. We never have a moisture issue.
That blue looks great on you! 💙 ("Crapalanch" 😅... so true!)
I use glass storage containers. I stack them with the lid on the bottom and sit the dish in the lid. Then another lid and a dish in that one. The lids are never snapped on.
It's working great for me. No glitches. Thank you for doing this for all of us!
Love it!!!!! I hear that you think you are over explaining there in the end. But actually some of us need that so seriously don't worry about it. Repetition is beneficial to jam it in for me.
I love that easy question "If I were looking for this where would I go?" And then have it a question abt space.
When in doubt this is often now my go to (i wish i always used it FIRST but am rather new with your method) Today I was decluttering, I had a coat and put it on and my daughter was like "this one is kind of worn" but I was "but it's long in the back like f ex if I have jeans I don't like the 'ass' of" lol. And she was "but then you have that one too, it's almost the same but nicer" pointing at a black one, and it was true. A more fancier version of similar style. Yet thinner in fabric... I was hesitating...... But then the question popped in my mind "If I were looking for this coat where...." and I just KNEW. I knew no way could I get rid of it.
I do look for that coat, it may be a bit worn but because I wear it!!!! I may not have been wearing it often recently but it's a perfect in between coat (not too cold not too warm out). Then I put it on once more and it was SO comfy which made me instantly remember that the similar one is actually a bit tight around the shoulders but this is a coat I feel comfortable driving in (driving is often key: I dont want to tear it off my back or get annoyed when I have a thicker sweater under....)
So my point is "Where would I look?" Was what did it for me. I knew I would LOOK and realized how great this coat is.
One day I may even fix the hole in the lining of the pocket making my keys get lost inside it 😆
I had two sentimental boxes as a teen and went through them fortnightly along with my whole room. It was always tidy. It was great to learn my clutter threshold and tidy habits early. I was also frugal so only what I wanted came into my room. Unfortunately living with a hoarder who hated my cleaning efforts derailed me but I’m trying to get back to my natural instincts now I have a whole home to look after.
Some of these questions really resonated with me. Thank you! And "crapalanche" had me laughing so hard!! 😂
Me too!😂
For glass food storage containers I only close 2 of the 4 latches and they must be perpendicular not across from each other that keeps the opposite corner cracked open so it isnt fully sealed. It works for square and circular containers
Dana your top or dress looks lovely the colour and the shape of the neck line really suits you. I use to listen to the three of you but have two or three physical health problems which have really made me feel down and apart from looking after my two dogs I have no energy or motivation to do even the basics l thought l would go back and start to listen to you again thank you so much l am going to listen to another video tomorrow morning and hopefully with your company start to get back in to some type of routine best wishes from Lynda ❤
🙋♀️ arthritis suffer here. I have had to accept that routines can get interrupted by bad pain days. Dayna one in one out organizing system has been life changing for me! I can stop at anytime. Even if I don't start again for days I have made progress. I love listening to her videos. It makes me think I'm not alone. Good luck to you!
Jerrylynn, you might have a food trigger for inflammation you could experiment and find. Like if the bad pain days are the day after you ate something. For me it was both diet soda and too much sugar or bread. A friend warned me about the artificial sweetener and I was indeed one of those people. I was left with the damage, but have not had pain or new swelling since I quit diet soda and limited sugar and bread. Those might not bother you, those were my triggers but I think they are common. I hope you feel better!
When I was in my strictest declutterring phase I made sure to let people know. Of course, just like children cannot resist touching wet paint, those who got lots of pleasure from gift giving could not help themselves from buying stuff which brought me to mind..Then I would say, Thank you so much, it’s lovely,,,,and I know exactly who needs one of these. How thoughtful you are.” Hugggggs.
It sort of broke the spell.
Wow. Harsh.
Thanks, Dana K. & Question Askers! Continued decluttering & organization while packing my closet spaces for an upcoming move... 😊♥️
Our kids are grown up and we have 9 grandkids. The adults don't exchange gifts any more... we just enjoy being together. I give the grandkids money. That way their parents can help them decide whether to let them get a specific item or put it together with other money they may get or whether to use it for an experience. My son used the money for his 3 boys to buy a kit for an outdoor rink kit (we live in Canada) in 2020. Their family enjoyed it so much and still use it most years (last year the weather was weird). Often our kids buy something for their nieces and nephews but that is up to them.
I leave my container lids on a towel for the seal to dry before putting it on the container for putting away.
Dana I was tidying under a coffee table and found some miscellaneous pieces from toys. I was about to make a pile to put away later (which hardly gets done) and then I heard your voice in my head ‘take it there now’, nd I did. And it wasn’t even hard! So thank you!
11:54 “this is two different questions.”
😂 man we are the most adhd group of women on the planet. Every person she interacts with it constantly like ‘squirrel!!!’ 🎉 I know because I have totally done that “also, absolutely unrelated thing but I’m presenting it as if it’s a continuation of the previous sentence.” Move before
I bought your book to read while traveling to a conference. I have been following your UA-cam channel for about a year. You are my hero. I have decluttered, but a long way to go.
Like it or not , I'm frustrated w/ things my husband stores in our main floor (he has 70% of the full basement for his home work studio ) . I have already dealt w/ my things and continue to rid out unnecessary household ker-ap , his stuff is what creeps into spaces I've cleaned . He has the most clothing hanging space (and the largest chest of drawers ,yet he just wants to use the laundry closet as his closet because he doesn't put his clothes away upstairs) . He also stores dimensional lumber (and a table saw) in our casual dining space . I had a knee replacement last summer and will have another right before Thanksgiving.....I wore out my knees cleaning up after my husband , my son and doing grueling yard work (that most women don't do) for 40 years . I 'm going to see if part of the lumber can find a home in the basement walkout entry . I'm trying to clean and tidy as much as possible before the next surgery ....Ask me why I'm not motivated to pull out a Christmas tree this year (husband calls me Ebenezer ) - I think arranging a some greenery and some battery powered lights on our china cabinet and perhaps a wreath is more than enough.....
Thank you Dana ❤
Sunk costs: I try to be kind to myself for realising that I didn’t know better at the time and thought I needed it at the time. Knowing I don’t need it now (times change) and knowing my clutter threshold is a relief.
I love that shirt on you!! Color, design, etc. ❤
I wash my clothes every second day and do the sheets and towels on other days when needed. This keeps me on track and I wear and need less clothes. This keeps one clothes horse busy and there are a few others for the sheets or clothes. I don’t need a dryer.
At work, we scan all paper contracts onto the computer. Legally we don't have to keep paper base documents, scanned and digital versions are legally acceptable.
Always keep at least one physical paper copy. If something happens, you'll be glad you had multiple ways to produce said papers if need be. I speak from experience.
Unless, of course, you lose it ALL in a fire, flood, tornado, etc. Then you're just plain effed lol
Oh! Also email them to yourself!
@@katie7748 all digital files are backed up on two drives and the virtual Cloud storage. So nothing can be truly lost. We have too many clients to keep all paper documents
@@katie7748 Storing a copy in the cloud is another alternative
Book lovers: Once I realised I don’t read my whole collection 80s Dr Who books and only keeping them because they’re old and a collection, I was able to part with the ones I didn’t love. ❤
Yes! When stuff is “a collection” it can really blind you to whether you like all of it equally. Sometimes I’ll ask myself ‘if I was just going to keep 3 of these which ones do I like the best?’ and often I realize I only really love 1 or 2, or once the collection is broken up I realize none of it is so special any more.
Yay!!!🎉 Thank you ☺️
You said this, I believe, in another video: there are some things that would be easier to declutter if we really realized that they were trash. That has been very helpful to me in the last two days. The thing might not be literally trash, but if it really serves no purpose for me, i need to get it out of my home.
Re: consumerism and decluttering instead
I tend to buy mostly on Amazon so I like to review everything I bought in a year and see how much of it I still own vs decluttered already. Each year i buy less and less as a result. 😂 I got sick of seeing how much i spent for something that left me so quick.
Omgoodness I've almost wished everything would just burn down too 😂
I think that every time we go away and stay at a motel: wishing that the house burnt down while we were gone! Yeah, I might miss the photos or something, but really, how often did we look through them? Haha Only kidding. Or am I? 😮
Be careful who you say that to! 😆 Cass from Clutterbug told a story - she said something about “burning it all down” jokingly (figuratively, wondering if she should start over fresh) to a doctor and they took her seriously and made notes about her threats of arson 😱
@@olivemaycards yes obviously would never do that. It's just the overwhelming feeling of wanting less stuff makes you think that would be a quick fix ha ha. Definitely that would cause more distress than relief though.
@@olivemaycards Not to mention phones and other devices always listening...
I jokingly texted a friend that I wish my uhaul got stolen while I was moving since it would make my life easier. I woke up the next morning to a broken into uhaul with 2 boxes, a suitcase, and several bags missing.
Luckily most of the stolen items were mostly clutter like clothes I never wore. And I was able to fit all my stuff into a storage unit that I filled to the max. If the stolen items weren't stolen, I would've had to pay for a larger unit.
Consumerism season: Influencers send back a lot of their hauls and just use them in their videos so I don’t buy into them. I look at what I like and if it’s a worthwhile investment for me.
I decluttered, my children’s toys in stages. The only toy that my youngest ever asked about later was what we called a tubby toy. I think he would’ve been satisfied to see a picture of it, but who takes pictures of toys? So as a gag gift, I found one on eBay and gave it to him for Christmas last year. He said it was smaller than he remembered it.😂
I helped my adult son to declutter one day, he didn’t want to but we came across a couple of his toys I never thought he’d part with. Turns out he’s not sentimental so we took photos of them and they left home.
To the small business owner, is there someone who advises you on the contracts? I would imagine they might be a good person to ask. If you’re not getting legal advice on the contracts, this might be something to consider. If it was me, I would be nervous about the contracts being correct and nothing being missed.
Looking good today Dana 🎉❤
Hi Dana, in my family we have a wish list for xmas gifts, love from southamerica
Thank you!
My answer to Caitlin is to finish shipping your intentional Christmas list ASAP then remove cards from accounts. I’ll be reading books and working out more to spend less time online viewing ads and reels from influencers
I'm in a similar situation to your first questioner, it all comfortably fits, functionally, but it still doesn't "feel right". Don't know how to make it right 😕
For the person that asked about the glass storage containers and lids. You could put newspaper or paper towels in the container to draw the moisture. Just a suggestion. Then after a couple days take thep paper out.
I hand wash, and do as Dana suggests, containers air dry until completely dry, then get put away. I’ve not had a moisture issue in the 2-3 years since I switched to glass.
If you have all of the same type of container and same type of lid, this can be even easier. The lids can live in a mesh bag, hung by the glass containers. Standardizing containers and lids, especially ones where you can buy the containers or lids separately, so you never have extra junking up the space is very helpful.
No you wouldn't. I got something happen to all our things. I got it all back covered in .*#@ so I have had to spend 4 years cleaning restoring what could be saved. The rest had to go to recycling. I don't know if it made it. I paid a man with a van and he can't tell me where or even what went in his van. I would much rather just deal with the decluttering process without this so don't wish for something to happen.
Agreed!! I always tell people to be careful what they wish for.
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Stubbed toe bonanza 😂
how about shoes…. i guess this is great for anything but im like-awe- these are cute…and these are cute…
I think shoes are definitely an example of why it's helpful to declutter to a specific container rather than trying to just pick your favorites. If you have a set container for shoes, you have to declutter down to what fits the container for shoes. Whether it's one of those over the door holders, a bin, or a shoe tray. Having a set container and not just a shoe corner really helps.
Then, every time you buy shoes, you come home and have to get rid of another pair of shoes to make room or return them. Over time, you will start to think while you are still looking at them in the store if there are any shoes at home you are willing to get rid of to make space for them. And often, the answer being no will keep you from buying the shoes.