As someone who used to run donation drives for women in need, please do not donate anything you would not sell. The amount of torn clothing, stained underwear, broken things we'd have to pay out of pocket to get rid of (we were volunteers) was disheartening. And before anyone asks why we had to pay to get rid of garbage, we are talking tons.
I always ask myself “would I buy this second hand?” When deciding whether to donate or throw away. There are things that could go either way, so I do struggle sometimes, but it works for most things.
I completely agree. Recently my mom purchased a shirt that she realized had holes in it after she took the tags off that made it unreturnable. I also purchased a blender that looked new in the box only to find out it was missing the lid. Please be more considerate of what you donate!
I decluttered my home "onion peel style" section by section and I'm happy with the results. I'm really careful with what I bring in because having my house decluttered was totally transformative! I became more organized and less stressed, not to mention how easier it is to clean! I want to encourage everyone who wants to declutter because I was very materialistic and I was able to declutter once I realized that I didn't want my family to deal with all my stuff if something happened to me. Now I look at the things in a whole differnt way! Take care and wishing you a great week from Ontario Canada. ❤
I love love love this video! I want to declutter my home of 19 years which contains everything that we have acquired in 33 years. My husband passed 3 years ago and I feel ready to take on the decluttering challenge. I am going to start small and see how much I can declutter and organize throughout 2024. Thank you for this video which made my brain realize that I don't need to rush to get it done.
We did Declutter our house, garage and shed🎉🙌❤ 1 year and a half. Yes, 1 drawer at a time till you can handle more in one room. It works!!!😊 Pictures work great way to see the clutter 👁🧐 After you are done Decluttering then it's maintaining.
Keeping up daily with dishes and laundry is such a great place to start. Next, I focused on the place most people would enter the house. Like the front porch, declutter or clean as needed (like brooming off cobwebs, leaves etc.) then move onto the entryway or room you enter first and so on. This way when you come home it feels peaceful and inviting and when anyone who stops by or drops something off, is welcomed without any stress of the what wasn't done in the rest of the house.
Great suggestions and what I needed to read. I’m always cluttering up my entry and then I become embarrassed by it when I need to open the door. Thank you.
So motivating!! Slow but steady wins the race! I have been slowly decluttering and, while I have a long way to go, I feel the benefits already in our house! Thanks for the great videos to listen to while I clean and declutter! 😍
This year my motto was clutter free in 2023! I’ve made so much progress going room by room. I tend to work clockwise around the room too to bottom. I also have a home daycare. I have also been decluttering all of the toys. Slow and steady wins the race!
This came at the perfect time. I’m moving in 2025 and plan on a major declutter as I get ready to pack. My major issue will be going through my kids items they have left here and sentimental stuff. I hope you address these in this new 2024 series. Love your no nonsense approach!
Suggestion: sort your kids stuff, each into a bin/box, then either ask them if they want it or have them go through it, even if you have to send photos of the items, to help them decide. If it's things of theirs or other sentimental items you want to keep, set a container boundary, and only keep what fits into that container.
@@michelesusanne1 II was going to suggest the same thing. When my parents sold their house, my mom called and said they had a box of my stuff from when I was in school. I told her I didn't need it since I hadn't seen it in thirty years....then thought about it. I called back and asked if there were any albums in it. There were a few, including one that was made of a concert we had given when I was in band in high school. I asked her to pull those out and get rid of the rest. So don't feel bad about letting your children's old stuff go, especially if they don't want it either..:)
My husband and I decluttered last week while on vacation. The garage looks so good now and I cant believe how many pictures we have. We feel better b/c we got so much decluttering done.
This video is wonderful!!! Meets everyone right where they specifically are. I love the idea of "blessing someone else" - that always helps me when donating " good" items Making your home 1% better - such a gentle way to give yourself grace while still moving forward. Always rooting for you!
I stumbled upon one of your videos a couple of weeks ago and I want to thank you. You talked about how important it is to start with a room or place in general that may not be the prominent one but the one we need to put the rest of our stuff in place. I had one "mess room" where I would just put things "on hold" (for months) and had no space for other stuff. I started from there and it benefitted me a lot, so thank you.
I have fibromyalgia so I need to keep a decluttered house. On my off days I try to get the laundry & dishes done. Luckily our house is very minimal now.
Thank you Candice for a fabulous encouraging video. I'm moving house soon and have been decluttering since the beginning of the year, having done a lot in previous years. Still some to go. Donated more Christmas decorations last week. I've had some days when I've just cracked on, other times doing one drawer. Getting there and thanks for your encouragement ❤
Have a friend or family member come over to help or just to keep you company and motivate you to have a set time to declutter or set a day/time like you would for a regular appointment. Best wishes!
I so needed this! Love your channel and your advice. Would you consider doing a video on your minimal makeup collection? And maybe how you got to that point? That’s what I’m struggling with now, too much makeup and not knowing how to start pairing down. Thanks again for your channel!
I’m excited for your new series. I have started decluttering as I do daily tasks and it’s helped so much! Thanks for your tips- they are very much appreciated Candace!
Oh no worries!! My parents originally spelled it Candace!!! ;) They changed it one week later! I still have a christmas ornament with the original spelling!
I decluttered my home during LockDown in 2020 when I had nothing else to do. I am amazed at how easier it is to keep my house clean, yes day to day cleaning still needs done but when everything has a home and you put it there instead of just putting down. Anyone can come into my house at anytime and I am not embarrassed. I am not saying that I don’t still declutter it is an ongoing everyday do I need to keep this or get rid of it question!
I love your enthusiasm. When I feel a little bit tired I watch some of your lovely videos. In my own experience I think that the most important thing to do is to stop bringing stuff home. And then figure out what I really need and appreciate. I make up a plan in advance. The decisions are already made when I declutter. It's just to go and pick it up and remove it from my house. To hold every item and make a decision is tiring. I have been thinking about every category of items and made a decision once and for all. For example, table clothes, I don't have any period. Pictures on the walls, I don't have any. Books, I have books but I have a limit for how many and I have decided to only keep novels. Nonfiction books become outdated very quickly but a good novel will last for ever. .... I'm following you from Sweden.
I agree with you 100% about curbing your shopping!! It makes a HUGE difference! I try to see EVERY item I'm thinking about purchasing as a future piece of clutter! It has stopped me from buying SO MANY things I don't need!
🎉🎉🎉 Thank you so much for the inspirational video!!!!!! ❤️ I feel unmotivated sometimes from overwhelm and hearing your excitement on how good it feels when your done, your personal journey & mindset is just the motivation I needed ❤ Thanks again!!!!!!!! I really appreciate you ❤️
Local charities, sometimes churches. Some have sewing clubs where they upcycle things. Sometimes preschools or kindergartens will take fabrics for winter markets or crafting. Just ask. At least in Germany this works very well.
Hi C, I wish I would've found you when I was 10 years younger 😮. I'm now 50ish (sooo old) and my body is not helping me, ARTHITIS is beating me down. So since I live in constant pain I don't have the desire to do ANYTHING. My brain wants to but the pain tends to dictate how I get through the day. It sucks big time 😔.
Nope, I'm 64. Been disabled for years. Currently legs are pulsing in pain. But, it's all in your mindset. I refuse to give in. Take breaks, lots of advil, push yourself. Reward yourself. Pray.
I love this series!!! I think that 1% better each day is amazing to think about. I work FT and have a husband and kids and find I do the basics of cleaning and I haven't even found a consistent "deep cleaning" schedule....I find adding things to my schedule doesn't last long before I drop it and feel overwhelmed so I really want to glean suggestions how on how to do consistently and see this as a longer journey! Because that's the reality for me.
Deep cleaning tasks are SO tough to get to!!! I usually take one day a month (saturday usually) and give it a solid 2 hours, hitting all the pesky deep cleaning tasks that I struggle to get to!
I like that idea. I have been really trying to cram cleaning to M-F even though I work FT and have kids in sports I just wanted the weekends to be fun and family but I could see setting a side a couple hours once a month towards this. Sometimes I feel like so much of my mind wanders around planning for things (the how and when) that I feel like I'm consumed by it and if I had a simple plan like this I could free up that space in my brain for things like self care! @@FancyThatwithCandice
Maybe try decluttering by category...floral fabrics, solids, stripes work your way through everything by TINY category. Do the same thing with the crafts. Allow yourself 3-5 "someday projects" and prioritize getting these done FIRST! Put the rest of what you're not using but plan to in a bin. Only have ONE bin. This forces you to only keep your favorites!! Good luck!
We usually give 2 gifts from santa and 3 from mom and dad + a stocking. We don't buy any "filler items" (things that will get played with once then thrown away or broken). We try and give open ended gifts and things that can grow with the child! I'll be posting a christmas gift list video SOON!
As someone who used to run donation drives for women in need, please do not donate anything you would not sell. The amount of torn clothing, stained underwear, broken things we'd have to pay out of pocket to get rid of (we were volunteers) was disheartening. And before anyone asks why we had to pay to get rid of garbage, we are talking tons.
Great reminder. I can’t believe what some will donate. Thank you for speaking up about this.
I always ask myself “would I buy this second hand?” When deciding whether to donate or throw away. There are things that could go either way, so I do struggle sometimes, but it works for most things.
I completely agree. Recently my mom purchased a shirt that she realized had holes in it after she took the tags off that made it unreturnable. I also purchased a blender that looked new in the box only to find out it was missing the lid. Please be more considerate of what you donate!
I decluttered my home "onion peel style" section by section and I'm happy with the results. I'm really careful with what I bring in because having my house decluttered was totally transformative! I became more organized and less stressed, not to mention how easier it is to clean! I want to encourage everyone who wants to declutter because I was very materialistic and I was able to declutter once I realized that I didn't want my family to deal with all my stuff if something happened to me. Now I look at the things in a whole differnt way! Take care and wishing you a great week from Ontario Canada. ❤
I love love love this video! I want to declutter my home of 19 years which contains everything that we have acquired in 33 years. My husband passed 3 years ago and I feel ready to take on the decluttering challenge. I am going to start small and see how much I can declutter and organize throughout 2024. Thank you for this video which made my brain realize that I don't need to rush to get it done.
We did Declutter our house, garage and shed🎉🙌❤
1 year and a half.
Yes, 1 drawer at a time till you can handle more in one room.
It works!!!😊
Pictures work great way to see the clutter 👁🧐
After you are done Decluttering then it's maintaining.
Keeping up daily with dishes and laundry is such a great place to start. Next, I focused on the place most people would enter the house. Like the front porch, declutter or clean as needed (like brooming off cobwebs, leaves etc.) then move onto the entryway or room you enter first and so on. This way when you come home it feels peaceful and inviting and when anyone who stops by or drops something off, is welcomed without any stress of the what wasn't done in the rest of the house.
Great suggestions and what I needed to read. I’m always cluttering up my entry and then I become embarrassed by it when I need to open the door. Thank you.
So motivating!! Slow but steady wins the race! I have been slowly decluttering and, while I have a long way to go, I feel the benefits already in our house! Thanks for the great videos to listen to while I clean and declutter! 😍
I love this!! I could feel your encouragement coming through my phone!! 👏🏻💪🏻
This year my motto was clutter free in 2023! I’ve made so much progress going room by room. I tend to work clockwise around the room too to bottom. I also have a home daycare. I have also been decluttering all of the toys. Slow and steady wins the race!
Amazing!! I love your motto! Maybe a motto for 2024 is, I will not "store" in '24!!
This came at the perfect time. I’m moving in 2025 and plan on a major declutter as I get ready to pack. My major issue will be going through my kids items they have left here and sentimental stuff. I hope you address these in this new 2024 series. Love your no nonsense approach!
Suggestion: sort your kids stuff, each into a bin/box, then either ask them if they want it or have them go through it, even if you have to send photos of the items, to help them decide. If it's things of theirs or other sentimental items you want to keep, set a container boundary, and only keep what fits into that container.
@@michelesusanne1 II was going to suggest the same thing. When my parents sold their house, my mom called and said they had a box of my stuff from when I was in school. I told her I didn't need it since I hadn't seen it in thirty years....then thought about it. I called back and asked if there were any albums in it. There were a few, including one that was made of a concert we had given when I was in band in high school. I asked her to pull those out and get rid of the rest. So don't feel bad about letting your children's old stuff go, especially if they don't want it either..:)
My husband and I decluttered last week while on vacation. The garage looks so good now and I cant believe how many pictures we have. We feel better b/c we got so much decluttering done.
That's amazing!!!
You are truely inspirational. ❤
Love it, dishes laundry and one hit. I can do that 😊 ty pov is pivotal at times, b4 and after pics can be mind blowing and so motivational
This video is wonderful!!! Meets everyone right where they specifically are. I love the idea of "blessing someone else" - that always helps me when donating " good" items
Making your home 1% better - such a gentle way to give yourself grace while still moving forward.
Always rooting for you!
So happy this was encouraging!!! I often get overwhelmed when I compare to others, that's why I think focusing on progress is key!
I stumbled upon one of your videos a couple of weeks ago and I want to thank you. You talked about how important it is to start with a room or place in general that may not be the prominent one but the one we need to put the rest of our stuff in place. I had one "mess room" where I would just put things "on hold" (for months) and had no space for other stuff. I started from there and it benefitted me a lot, so thank you.
Wish I’d have taken a before picture a few years ago. That would have been gratifying!
I hope you make this a series. I’m loving the suggestions on decluttering. Thanks.
Stay tuned!!! The series will run the whole of 2024!!
I love doing before and after. Helps so much!
I have fibromyalgia so I need to keep a decluttered house. On my off days I try to get the laundry & dishes done. Luckily our house is very minimal now.
Having things highly simplified makes a HUGE difference when it comes to cleaning!! I totally agree!
Thank you Candice for a fabulous encouraging video. I'm moving house soon and have been decluttering since the beginning of the year, having done a lot in previous years. Still some to go. Donated more Christmas decorations last week. I've had some days when I've just cracked on, other times doing one drawer. Getting there and thanks for your encouragement ❤
Have a friend or family member come over to help or just to keep you company and motivate you to have a set time to declutter or set a day/time like you would for a regular appointment. Best wishes!
Thank you for your realistic inspiring videos! ❤
I so needed this! Love your channel and your advice. Would you consider doing a video on your minimal makeup collection? And maybe how you got to that point? That’s what I’m struggling with now, too much makeup and not knowing how to start pairing down. Thanks again for your channel!
I’m excited for your new series. I have started decluttering as I do daily tasks and it’s helped so much! Thanks for your tips- they are very much appreciated Candace!
Eek I think I spelled your name wrong! I’m sorry!
Oh no worries!! My parents originally spelled it Candace!!! ;) They changed it one week later! I still have a christmas ornament with the original spelling!
I decluttered my home during LockDown in 2020 when I had nothing else to do. I am amazed at how easier it is to keep my house clean, yes day to day cleaning still needs done but when everything has a home and you put it there instead of just putting down. Anyone can come into my house at anytime and I am not embarrassed. I am not saying that I don’t still declutter it is an ongoing everyday do I need to keep this or get rid of it question!
I LOVE that you have been able to see the blessing of a decluttered home! I used to be embarrassed for people to come over, too!! No more!!
Looking forward to this series! Thank you!
Thanks for this. I needed this boost. I CAN do this in 2024!
I love your enthusiasm. When I feel a little bit tired I watch some of your lovely videos. In my own experience I think that the most important thing to do is to stop bringing stuff home. And then figure out what I really need and appreciate. I make up a plan in advance. The decisions are already made when I declutter. It's just to go and pick it up and remove it from my house. To hold every item and make a decision is tiring. I have been thinking about every category of items and made a decision once and for all. For example, table clothes, I don't have any period. Pictures on the walls, I don't have any. Books, I have books but I have a limit for how many and I have decided to only keep novels. Nonfiction books become outdated very quickly but a good novel will last for ever. ....
I'm following you from Sweden.
I agree with you 100% about curbing your shopping!! It makes a HUGE difference! I try to see EVERY item I'm thinking about purchasing as a future piece of clutter! It has stopped me from buying SO MANY things I don't need!
So clever.❤
Very motivating! Going to hop on today’s activities & then watch this one again.
So happy to hear this was helpful!
Loved this video
LOVE THIS VIDEO ❤❤❤
🎉🎉🎉 Thank you so much for the inspirational video!!!!!! ❤️ I feel unmotivated sometimes from overwhelm and hearing your excitement on how good it feels when your done, your personal journey & mindset is just the motivation I needed ❤ Thanks again!!!!!!!! I really appreciate you ❤️
I'm so HAPPY to hear this was motivating!!! YES!!! It is worth all the effort!! You can do it!
Where can I declutter fabric and batting that I bought for quilting and sewing projects?
Local charities, sometimes churches. Some have sewing clubs where they upcycle things. Sometimes preschools or kindergartens will take fabrics for winter markets or crafting. Just ask. At least in Germany this works very well.
Thanks for your helpful suggestions!
Very encouraging
Great video😊
Thank you 😁
Hi C, I wish I would've found you when I was 10 years younger 😮. I'm now 50ish (sooo old) and my body is not helping me, ARTHITIS is beating me down. So since I live in constant pain I don't have the desire to do ANYTHING. My brain wants to but the pain tends to dictate how I get through the day. It sucks big time 😔.
Nope, I'm 64. Been disabled for years. Currently legs are pulsing in pain. But, it's all in your mindset. I refuse to give in. Take breaks, lots of advil, push yourself. Reward yourself. Pray.
I am sending you so much love. Just focus on 1%, even if this is as simple as clearing off one item from your nightstand each day.
I aim to go to Goodwill every Saturday with at least one bag to donate
Just don't go inside the store to look around though.🫣
@@charmingintrovert3240 you’re right! Luckily,it’s a satellite drop off location, so I drop off and go 😂!
Love the idea of HIT!
I love this series!!! I think that 1% better each day is amazing to think about. I work FT and have a husband and kids and find I do the basics of cleaning and I haven't even found a consistent "deep cleaning" schedule....I find adding things to my schedule doesn't last long before I drop it and feel overwhelmed so I really want to glean suggestions how on how to do consistently and see this as a longer journey! Because that's the reality for me.
Deep cleaning tasks are SO tough to get to!!! I usually take one day a month (saturday usually) and give it a solid 2 hours, hitting all the pesky deep cleaning tasks that I struggle to get to!
I like that idea. I have been really trying to cram cleaning to M-F even though I work FT and have kids in sports I just wanted the weekends to be fun and family but I could see setting a side a couple hours once a month towards this. Sometimes I feel like so much of my mind wanders around planning for things (the how and when) that I feel like I'm consumed by it and if I had a simple plan like this I could free up that space in my brain for things like self care! @@FancyThatwithCandice
My biggest problem is my craftroom/sewingroom. It always ends up so cluttered
Maybe try decluttering by category...floral fabrics, solids, stripes work your way through everything by TINY category. Do the same thing with the crafts. Allow yourself 3-5 "someday projects" and prioritize getting these done FIRST! Put the rest of what you're not using but plan to in a bin. Only have ONE bin. This forces you to only keep your favorites!! Good luck!
How do you celebrate Christmas with your kids and give gifts while being a good minimalist? Just taking notes 🙋♀️📝
We usually give 2 gifts from santa and 3 from mom and dad + a stocking. We don't buy any "filler items" (things that will get played with once then thrown away or broken). We try and give open ended gifts and things that can grow with the child! I'll be posting a christmas gift list video SOON!
Hi!!!
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Thank you for watching!