Decluttering for our FUTURE SELF in Diana's Storage Room! (Decluttering Tips 2019)
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- For many of us, our home can become a time capsule of the past instead of a launching pad for the future, and a haven for respite. Today, let's talk about how we can declutter for our "future self", keeping in mind our future goals and seasons!
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THANK YOU for watching!! You can find the free printable question guide here: www.ithinkwecouldbefriends.com/2019/07/18/decluttering-questions-free-printable/
Last week I printed this out and laminated it for us to use when we clean out our garage.
Yesterday, my 19 was doing a deep room clean as preparation to move out. I put this sheet on his bed as a guide. When I checked in on him..... he said the sheet was the first thing he threw away! 🤦♀️🤣
@@jillcoleman2009 I also made myself 2 copies so I can refer to it!
I love what you said..."Use the filter of decluttering for our future selves instead of storage for our past hobbies and activities." Such an important distinction!
I started the tossing hobby items during the next season. Now I just don't buy it. It's a hobby decluttering. lol
"Someone will be so excited to get this and use it." That way of framing decluttering is so helpful.
I like how you started out your decluttering session with picturing how your life will be in the next 5 to 10 years. I don’t think I’ve ever asked myself this before. Very helpful thought process for decluttering. Thank you😊👍
Diana my youngest is 3 and he loves camping. Don't give up on that dream. 💖
We camped with small children. Probably some of the best vacations.
I love you both!! Thank you for bringing us in to your home Diana, and letting us see you work through a messy space. You are courageous! I can see how having a friend along can be so helpful!
I watch your channels several times a day and each time I ask God to show me more things to discard or donate. Thank you!, sisters!
I really love the videos where you two work together!!
“BEAUTIFUL” survival years. That’s a perfect reminder! Thank you!
My identical twin girls are only 4 months old but I hope for them to be close and have the wonderful, special relationship you two seem to share. So sweet.💖💖
I am the Mom that wears my 90's snow gear to play in the snow with my kids. NO SHAME at ALL!! I'm warm and that all that matters to me when I'm on the snow hill or making snowmen!!
I always love Diana’s attitude and perspective. Dawn is terrific, but feels like a calm professional to a newbie. Diana’s is like the rest of us; overwhelmed, uncertain, willing, but needs assistance. I really enjoy this series. 💜
I had green paint that was too bright. I took it back to the paint counter and they mixed in bright fuchsia, the opposite on the color wheel. It is perfect and everyone comments on what a beautiful green it is!
This gave me inspiration to tackle my walk-in pantry and office today! I'm a twin too, so it's fun to watch you two together!
Love that you show decluttering is always an ongoing process
I love how you use the term “will my future self use this?” “ will i actually have the time in a year or 2?” This is me with scrapbooking materials, I have a pile of Disney ones and have yet to scrapbook one of our trips. I do not want to get rid of them so I am now making it a priority to make an album! Thanks Diana and dawn for the motivation 💕
I had family take a month long camping road trip with little ones! The youngest turned one in the trip. You may be camping. Glad you held on to it. My family always camped and I have fond memories of it.
So wise to" keep things for our future", not things from the past that are no longer useful. RE: Christmas tree storage: We cover ours with a big bag and take it to our basement fully decorated and stored it until the next Christmas. Yes, you guessed it.. we are so happy to have a fully decorated tree waiting for us each year for the last several decades. We plug it in and enjoyed its beauty. I realize some homes don't' have the space and that homes with children, half the fun is to decorate, so this plan wouldn't work for them. But.. great for empty nests.
Funny enough I had a bright green paint too - I used it for the inside of my sons large closet and it was perfect. The bright color can help the darker space pop and when the closet is full of clothes it feel a bit more toned down. Plus I didn’t waste my money!
Great tip Rebecca 👍🙏
Excellent idea!
You can camp with babies! We took ours as newborns and when we had 3 under 3. I dont say that to scold or judge you but to encourage you that if its really important to you, you can do it. And its not terrible.❤️
Feels good to have floor space.
I also love how once you got rid of stuff "that didn't belong here." There was room for stuff you liked but were unsure of. That really helps me from getting hung up on things I would like to use in the near future.
Once upon a year, I found a blog written by 4 mamas of 8-12 children each. Their consensus was if you aren't sure you will use clothes in 3 years, pass it on. Take into account gender, season, etc. That was freeing!!
Camping with little kids is actually really fun.
Crafting. Ahh. My fantasy self. I got yo deeply declutter and ONLY KEEP the stuff I REALLY WANTED! It was amazing!
Great tip for baby clothes! 🙏💕
We have five girls (2, 4, 6, 7, 8). It was finally so nice to start giving away all of our baby stuff once we knew our family was complete when we got to a total of 7. My best friend's other best friend has an almost 1 year old girl. I told her she would never need to buy anything...ever 🤣
Camping at age 5, also sleep overs and backyard camping.
Great video!
My little ones love backyard camping!!! They rarely made it out there "all night" but seriously free awesome fun and memories. 😍
Man camping is the ONLY affordable vacation we have with kids.
Minimalism has taught me the BEAUTY of camping with babies.
Gratitude Ranch What is “man” camping?
You're serious?
Fun and encouraging to watch.;) I am the queen of picking out the wrong paint colors! Whole cans! Love you both!
Love your utube show. I bet their is a lot of people wishing they had the specail friendship you and your sister -families have. The tips you give are helpful.
I’m glad you kept the camping stuff! We camp with kids/babies. It has different challenges but can still be fun!
It was inspiring to watch you guys do this. I loved your questions. I wish you had shared how long it took you two. It is very helpful to know if a project is an “all dayer” or done in a good morning. I am glad you posted this video
We cleaned out our basement and it felt fantastic! Thanks for showing us how easy it can be!
I laughed when you giggled about the exercise stuff. I can totally empathize with the implications of that. I held on to my last pair of running shoes for such a long time because I didn't want to admit that I hated running or gave up on running. I've been finding that this is a journey of coming to terms with who I really am. Enjoy your decluttered basement!
Congratulations on baby number 2!!! Would love to see a video with you,your husband and your one year old:)
Same here! ♡
Soon diana's whole house will be simplified & organized! Keep up the great work. Diana what's another room you'd like to tackle?!
Junk drawer is next! Dawn promised 😉
well done both of you! i enjoyed watching - and you’re both so level headed and fun with it.
We bring babies camping!! It can be done! Don’t wait! Such great family memories. ❤️
My husband recently cleaned out our dining room closet , where we store a lot of our kitchen items ( our kitchen is small). He had a huge box of stuff and asked me if I wanted any of the stuff he pulled out to purge? Guess what? I said no to all of it.... didn't even look in the box. He does all of our cooking ( he said my cooking made him fat) so I said if you don't use it lets get rid of it. It was a very large amazon box . So happy to have that closet purged out. Next plan is kids clothes, should be easy as 15 year old has grown out of most of it.
Glad you kept the camping gear. We took our first camping trip when the kids were 5, 3, 18 months. I was desperate for a scenery change!
Thank you for verbalizing even more questions to ask ourselves in addition to the printable. Your logic is so helpful. Keep it up.
I love your videos. I kept thinking about how you said to be tough on my stuff. And Now can I see myself using it in the next one to three years. So helpful. Thank you!
We loved camping with our babies. Took them all. starting at 6 weeks.
Decluttering for your future self. What a powerful statement. How many times have I kept something because I thought that I should keep it because I used to do that hobby or project. It doesn't mean that I won't pick up that hobby again, but in this season I need to be realistic about what I can and can't do or even have time/desire to do. I've let so much go in this past year that I feel so much better when I look around our home.
You can hang the camp chairs
Great job twin sisters. God as bless you both.
This made me happy because, yes you're teaching us about decluttering, but looking deeper, this is you helping your sister get ready for another baby, easing her "nesting" mind, and I noticed you not only reaching the high stuff, but carrying the heavy stuff. You can see the sisterly love you have for each other!
Love this but seems too quick. Would love to have seen a few more examples of the decision making process. I just find that is the most helpful part.
Great video! Dawn, great choice to go back and get that sweater - it looks wonderful on you.
This is so important, to re-evaluate and let our past selves go. I developed some health conditions that resulted in my no longer being able to go backpacking/hiking. I kept my equipment for years, but it didn't feel good to keep dealing with my "past self" whenever I needed to move it around. Letting it all go actually felt freeing.
So inspired by this I tackled my husband’s shed today even tho it was cold. I loaded up the old shudders, empty boxes and boxes from electronics he had kept. It was so easy to grab easy items to declutter that wouldn’t over step in anyway. He has items nicely organized on the walls but had parents who were from the generation that kept everything. It a delayed decision making issue. We talked and I told him he has a nice space and I just want to see it be a more useable space that he can keep and find the things he uses regularly. There’s more that needs to be cleaned out but that’s a project I’ll let him do when he has time. I think he will be motivated by the removal of the excess.
Take your babies camping. Great for young families and your children will have wonderful memories. Nice video!
Funny story. I had printed out your cheat sheet " keep or not keep" . My husband, Tom thought it could also work for "Husbands". Heehee. I especially liked the last two questions on your list.
Love your videos, you girls are amazing 😉, can’t wait to see the rest of Diana’s house !
Another Diana! 👋❤️👍
We have taken our kids canoe camping (with some short portages) since infancy. I understand not wanting to camp with a baby, but my husband and I go together each fall that we don't have an infant; some quiet time in nature without kids.
I store out of season clothes in empty suitcases. Saves so much spaces, if you don't use them often.
Never move to the UK we don’t tend to have basements, just loft space which is hard to access. The idea of a storage room is just a dream to most people over here and garages are usually full of stuff leaving no room for cars.
Its when we unnecessarily store stuff we don't use!!! - Perfectly put!!!!
you and your sister are so cute! i love how honest you are about your height, im 5'2 also haha
These videos are very helpful and motivating! Thank you!!
My declutter process is continuous and gradual. It’s amazing how much I have gotten rid of but also how I keep finding more to purge. One day at a time 🙋♀️
Love your decluttering videos!!
I need those shelves in my garage and my husband to organize all his stuff on to them...lol. Tfs 💕👍😎
I'd love a storage room like that :D
You've got me thinking now about this small storage space in my basement. I like how you didn't go out & spend money on a fancy storage unit, you kept it simple & sorted out the unnecessary items. Great job!
Good tip create space for our future self
Books is our biggest struggle cause we are both teachers! Ahh! It is so hard to just say no I do not need this many lol
What a great video ! I always love when you bring us to Diana's house ! it's always better together ! i also love the idea for decluttering for our future self ! What a great mindset ! I really enjoyed this video ! I love seeing you during the week , Dawn!
Your guys are great! I have 3 sisters and you two remind me of us!
It's so nice to see other people's before and afters! Thank you for sharing!
I always get that overwhelming feeling at the beginning too, but find a little at a time and many passes through stuff helps. ( I also don't have a lot of time to do big spaces all at once). Thanks, ladies, for showing me how its done! Love you both!
Decluttering for the future self - that’s good. It is what I am doing right now, too. Soon a mother of two little children, maybe a third afterwards, I figured out, I will not have time to play with six gaming devices (Game Boy, PlayStation, Computers...) for the next years. I am happy if I can have an evening twice a month. So I will keep one or two I really like and sell the rest. The good thing with gaming devices is that you can sell them for a good price after years. Actually a few games are now more expensive than ten years ago when I bought them. They make place for crafting stuff for toddlers and more space for the little ones to jump around :)
The best thing about Tuesday!
Wow! That room looks great!
I loved when Diana walked in and felt the sense of space. I’ve noticed that every time I’ve clear a cluttered space my kids always dance and run through it! Btw...Diana your skin and hair look awesome! Pregnancy agrees with you! (Maybe a boy!) 🧐🤭
Camping with babies is fun!!!! The older cousins thought it was so cool to help the littles potty train.... Yes.... Sitting out in the open...🤷
Im inspired... once I get my front entryway done, I'll take another stab at the dreaded basement storage room. 😊 Great job ladies!!
Would love to see you and tackle a super cluttered space or overwhelming pack rat basement.
Timely for me 😄 another great Video!
great job you two! love this declutter inspo!
This is so timely for me because I just moved, and guess what I started working on today...the storage room! Thank you ladies! I love seeing your relationship in action. You’re so cute together!!
Thank you for the motivation to tackle my storage room😬😬😬 But, I can proudly say that when I pulled out fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving decor (which was just two boxes👍🏻) I was able to get rid of a lot of Halloween items! After Thanksgiving I’m sure I’ll get rid of stuff out of there too and I can probably get it all down to one box! And last Christmas I only put out what I truly love and got rid of the rest. Now for all the bins of schooling things!! 😔
I like that you explained the thought and decision-making processes as you went along. Helpful for me.
Awww I wish I had a sister ❤️ #OnlyChild 🙈
Lety from Chicago ❤️
L V me too! It’s so good to see them together #onlychildheretoo
Only child here too! 😫
2 brothers, no sister. Would be nice to have a sis!!!
Camping with babies is awesome actually. Mine just laid and stared at trees like mobiles...lol. plus if your breast feeding...easy! Just a thought. Good job & definitely helpful to have the Minimal Moms help.😍 ....now will you fill it back up with Baby essentials? I wonder if you have all the things or go minimal? It gives me anxiety thinking of all the things people buy for 1 little tiny human. LOL. ❣️
We are super minimal... we’re working on a baby essentials video 👍💕🤰
Camp chairs can go on top of suitcases. Please label boxes!
Looks great make me wanna do my basement
I camped with my 2 year old this year and he loved it!!!
I'm so glad you didn't get rid of the camping stuff! Camping with babies is actually awesome :)... give it a try ...you might just be very surprised! We have camped with all 4 of our babies starting when our first was 4 months old. You don't have to take a tonne of stuff for them, but I do recommend a wide camping pad for nursing mamas and a nice cozy sleep sac for baby (because they will not say in there sleeping bag! lol).
So inspirational!
This was fun to watch. Thank you!!
I absolutely love when u r both together!
rainy days!!
Always love your ideas and inspiration. I'm glad Diane kept the camp items. I've camped pregnant, and my girls w bottles and in diapers. My oldest even learned to potty training in her "magic potty" :) while camping!! It looks like Diane has a home sized inflatable bouncy house. I used to set it up in my living room (great for days). Also set up many tents or camping fun days in the living room too. I miss those days, my kids are highschoolers now.
Motivate me as always!!!
Need LOTS of prayers my heart is hurting so bad as my Jonah (grandson who is terminal with cancer) has started running a fever that I think is tumor related!!!
This is so hard!!!
Thank You my friend!!!
Bravo!!👍
Uuhgg! God bless you girls! You did it. Basement storage is tough. Remembering lugging it down the steps little by little and now it gets hauled up all at once, Load it in the car, drive it around and find a nice drop off place. 🤮 (I think I should have taken a nap before commenting! Lol)
What a blessing! I usually go and help my sister also. It makes organizing a fun activity! Your space looks great!
Future me - 5 foot 8. What a card you are!! Thanks for sharing.
I need to go through the garage so I plan on replying this video for motivation. I dred the amount of stuff needing to be donated and how to fit them in the car.
Multiple trips! And then you don't have to do it all in one day.
That was a great video of purging and knowing what is good to keep for each person.
Jessica Smith TV on youtube is great exercise with very minimal equipment and some short videos. Great for moms 😁
Ty Diana! You too are awesome!❤🎯🙏