DECLUTTER and ORGANIZE with Me with a NEW RADICAL DECLUTTERING METHOD! (MINI RESET part 2)
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- Опубліковано 4 гру 2023
- Trying a new way of decluttering! In this video, I decide to declutter EVERYTHING first, then determine if anything needs to be pulled back as KEEP. Making a sweeping decluttering decision - declutter it all - saved me from 30 mini decisions!
Decluttering one drawer, one cabinet, or one space at a time makes it easier to manage stuff on daily basis. To start decluttering, I empty out the space, decide what I want to keep, then evaluate the unchosen items for decluttering, donation, keep, or trash. Join me as I declutter, organize, and clean one drawer and one cabinet in my kitchen today!
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For folks dealing with similar situations consider seeing if your municipality, city or county has a "hazardous" waste recycling program. Here we have one that accepts all the items shown (except rags, gloves, empty bottles) as well as painting supplies, light bulbs, and batteries. Some of that is in a "store" so others can use the items (free). A great place to start if you're considering using some of these before spending money only to learn it doesn't work for you. Keeps it out of the landfill, too.
I came here to say exactly this. Even if it does end up being thrown out, hazardous waste facilities are theoretically supposed to dispose of it in a more responsible way than the landfill.
I use a wet cloth to dust. Dry dusting never made sense to me... especially when you did it on a sunny day and can see it floating to new locations 😂😂😂
You persuaded me to abandon fancy window cleaners. This week I cleaned all my house windows, using warm water, dish soap, and vinegar. With a little polishing up at the end with kitchen roll, it worked a treat. Cheap, safe, simple and effective.
That is awesome!
I can't wash most of my own windows..They are up too high (like two and three stories) and I am old and short. However, all of the window washers we have had wash them have just used soap and water and squeegee. One especially liked Joy dish soap...,
Good for you. You've seemed like you are struggling to get back on track in your last few videos and these little de-clutter projects will help in a big way. It's a great inspiration. Keep up the good work.
One day at a time!
My mom used a steam cleaner on everything in the house, when I was heavily asthmatic as a kid. It replaced dusting as well as disinfecting, as the hot steam would bring forth all the dirt and dust, ready to be vacuumed without more dry dust in the air. And all without any chemicals added.
She used together with a cloth on couches, mattresses and carpets, too. Brought up all the dirt and killed the mites that often cause asthma. I should totally go back to her way of cleaning.
I will look into this as a solution. Great tips!!
@@EricaLucasLoves please let us know what you find! I just delved into dusting after decades, and it seems to build up quick but it was really blah dusting.
Hi Erica, your videos is one of the few that i watch that is true to minimalism, real life mess & clutter. And how much you've change from the old house to this one. Great mom, Godbless the fam.
I love all those candid moments in your videos where Andy or the kids walk by or you record yourself dancing! It makes me smile or gives me a chuckle. ❤ 😊
Hey Erica, I can absolut relate to make life easier, when it comes to asthma.
Not only cleaners, also cosmetic, candles, essential oils and some sort of cuttings from plants can be very triggering.
And yes, ofcourse the weather, allergens + dust in the air outside or inside can also have an effect.
I absolut appreciate that you are doing yourself and your kids a favor with going it of stuff which harms you.
If you have a recycling center nearby, they likely accept all of those cleaners in the hazardous waste disposal.
Thank you, sweetheart ❤ I got to enjoy 1/3 of my kids, my 5 y/o daughter❤, while enjoying you and yours❤ thank you for sharing your love ❤️ 🎉🎉🎉
I'm switching out my microfiber cloths with old cotton towels...cut them up, fold them to the size you want, a couple layers, zig zag edges. They are really good at cleaning. Dark towels show less stains.
I also use old towels to dry the dishes, these are all white so are easy to wash
Yessss!!! So I always buy white towels - I hate the idea of there being yuck stuff disguised by a dark colour and then me touching the yuck and I hot wash them every week and when they get holes in them I cut them up, zig zag stitch the edges and get a few more years out of them as cleaning rags. And because they’re 100% cotton I then cut them up into tiny pieces and put them in the compost. Makes me feel so thrifty
I try to buy only cotton clothing, and the perk of the is, when they retire (torn or stained) I cut them up into new rags that clean so well because they're already washed through and cotton!
Love this!!! Your choices are so much better for the environment too! At least some of those toxic cleaners go down the drain to our water supplies. Many people are unaware that few water reclamation centers do anything to remove chemicals and many pump the “clean” water into local waterways and onto the land. Way to go Ms. Erica!
Thanks! It’s been fun to learn more about this!
Great video Erica! I am learning so much from you and how to make decisions about what to declutter. Continue making these please!
Ok will do!
Norwex Enviro cloth & Window cloth cleans and sanitizes with water only. So you wouldn't even need recipes to make AP or window cleaners.
I love your “Learning, Loving, Reading.” ❤
I use white vinegar, eucalyptus oil, bicarb and my enjo cleaning cloths and that's it.
Lovely family moments..
Hi Erica, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your journey and Merry Christmas to you and your family 😊
Merry Christmas!
Love Dr. Bronners, vinegar, baking soda, and enzyme cleaners. Straightforward, non-toxic, simple. Essential oils for fun & extra cleaning boost.
Yes! Dr Bronners SAL SUDS for cleaning🧼 & laundry🧺--CASTILE SOAP for face😊,body🛀/cleaning 🧽! Best formulas on their website; then you adjust for yourself.
Thank you Erica! I always love listening to your thought process and logic throughout a project! I love this method, will have to try it on my next declutter...which will be our homeschool space!
This was a great reset. Knowing asthmatics, my daughter, her daughter, and a good friend, I'm sure this video will be helpful to many! But, also for me, as I'm interested in going a bit more natural with cleaning products. Thank you! And, certainly a way to save $$$ .I use Fels Naptha soap, a bar, for stain removal in laundry. Old remedy, works like a charm!
I liked the reverse declutter method for a change up. Seeing items in a new light might trigger getting rid of more. I do need to do under the sink cleaners again. Have a blessed week 🌻🍄
Behind in watching, but i just wanna wave back at Andy 👋🏻
And while i’m at it: Happy new year, i wish you all the best 🎉☃️
I am using up EVERYTHING - YOU!! turned me onto that book and I will use, once I weed out everything - when the $ is tight I just can't throw it out. I love that glass cleaner but know it is chemical central! I even use the hand sanitizers - all I bought during the 2020 panic - to clean the floor or counter and out it goes. If HORRIBLE smelling or old, I have held for our local hazardous waste disposal since as I use I have room to stash the items for now. Great job, as always, Miss Erica! 😊💞👏👍🙌
I love that thought process!
Love your channel ❤ I am in the process of Swedish Death Cleaning process, I related to your cleaning products 😮 and decluttered all and pulled back only what you use. I learned Hydrogen Peroxide vs Clorox will sanitize 😮 I have used the Castile Soap for years as shampoo, body wash and dishsoap. Thanks for sharing a new approach to decluttering going to try this method on other areas. Thanks for sharing the family moment with us, I enjoy how you include everyone in your decluttering journey ❤️
Thank YOU for being here today!
I used to have a cleaning job and we would use a well wrung out damp cloth for dusting which always worked well. No cleaning product needed if it’s just dust on a windowsill. Same with glass it doesn’t always need a cleaner, water and wipe with a cloth and then buff with a different dry cloth after works fine if it’s just dusty. Vinegar and water and then buff after if a little more grubby. The buffing part with a dry cloth is what really makes it shine.
What a beautiful moment at the end
I loved the candid footage, especially the impromptu drumming & dancing. It's obvious you have joy in your heart.
What a beautiful family!
Excellent declutter!!
Erica, Andy and Jack interacting priceless
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Oh my gosh Erika, hand to God this exact same thing happened to us yesterday the disposal clicked off and and stopped working. My husband goes to diagnose the problem and we discover all this bloated, wet packaging. The disposal have been dripping for who knows how long. And the water I guess on the cord tripped the breaker I’ve been meaning to tackle my under the sink for months, it took a broken disposal for me to do so
Erica, you and Andy are a great team! Definitely problem solvers. Loved it.❤❤❤
Wow! You just inspired me to clean out my cleaning supplies! I love this reverse method💗
This was so helpful to me! I've been thinking of making my own cleaners for a while. Thank you, also, for listing some of the resources you used for the "formulas." I'm so excited about this!!! Take care, Linda 🦋
Thank you for sharing. While listening, I wasn’t home, but I’ve decided you have the perfect format to make myself a plan to declutter my home, one project at a time. So I’ll be making playlist, that I can revisit over and over when I have time for a decluttering project. We’re getting ready to move, so this is a real plan, not just a someday plan. Thank you!!!
Just found you today…. Wow what a lovely lady you are and you have a beautiful family. I can relate and you are very relatable… I’m off to binge watch some of your previous videos keep being you xxx
So glad you spent time with me!
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Merry Christmas to you and your family Erica.
Merry Christmas!
Great job sorting! One of my goals in decluttering is to reduce the boundaries as well. so if I have 5 bins I seriously need to reduce that number of bins to half of that or less. Then getting rid of the bins, keeps me from loading up again.
Great job.
Im a professional cleaner. The easiest, cheapest all purpose cleaner is; chose a dishsoap you like, put a squirt at the bottom of a spray bottle, fill with water, thats it. Can use it on everything including glass. I use this method for work and home. Be careful with vinegar, its acidic acid and will eventually ruin surfaces and seals especially in the washer. People have a tendency to overuse it.
Hi Erica 😊I love you I think you are brilliant. You really calming to watch Xxx
Erica you are doing such a good job, amazing journey! I have a ton of cleaning supplies. I need to be more intentional. ❤
Great job
I use a spray bottle with just water when I dust. I feel like a touch of water makes a difference. Glass cleaner is very toxic as are most cleaners. It was fun to see you get rid of poison today! : )
Some day, I will arrive in Annapolis and see if I can meet you and Andy and, of course, the kids (if permissible). You two are some of my favorite people on UA-cam. I have reached out before to you Erica, via email, and your responses have been so nice, kind, and helpful. Thank you for all of your content. I have been here pretty much since you started.
I did so reading on Dropps and decided that they weren't for me. The negatives of a few outweighed the positives of many.
As a fellow asthmatic, i have greatly reduced my symptoms by removing almost all cleaning agents from my home as well. No glass cleaners! No bleach! I use a homemade isopropyl alcohol cleaner for pretty much everything aside from my kitchen counters as it can etch the stone. I also removed all things with fragrances from the home. Hoping that more people come to this conclusion like we have! Great work & I enjoy this type of video.
Your entire family is so much more laid back since you've been on your decluttering journey. Even Andy, who's always been pretty zen seems happier.
All the ways you've improved your lives is so great to see!
This is brilliant! I think if I used this method of - decluttering everything and only taking what I need back - I would be much more successful in minimising!!
I like how your keep pile looks more eco than the throw away pile. Good decisions, better for your health and home x
Sadly with asthma smells triggers caughts…
One of my cleaning product spray bottle mix with dish soap and water.
Thank you for the motivation 😁
Same with me about that glass cleaner!
Great decluttering! I’d say it’s best to open a window whenever you’re cleaning, especially if using more than one cleaner as they can interact and create dangerous gases 🫧
Erica I loved this video I've been going through the same process but haven't got to the cleaners yet I'm going to try the Dr Bronners. I also swapped out paper roll for organic bamboo terry towelling cloths, I'd resisted this for a while thinking they wouldn't work. I made about 15 and really only needed 3 maximum. I made them in cream then regretted the choice of colour . They rinse completely clean I can scrub our old rayburn with them or wipe up tomato based sauces and they rinse back to cream immediately and they dry quickly and never get smelly. I would 100% recommend trying them. xx
Wow you made them! How cool!
Would love to see a video of you making the cleaners you use, and showing how/where you use each one. Thanks!
Yes 🙌 I’ve been low-tox/very simple will alllll cleaners for probably a decade now. I can’t even walk down the ‘cleaning’ aisle in stores or I get headaches. Definitely not worth it for the smell and the marketing claims … for hormonal/skin/respiratory/etc etc etc risks 👏
I still only just use thieves cleaner concentrate for 99% of cleaning
Im asthmatic too... apparently anything from an aerosol spray can/bottle will trigger asthma issues. Its something in the propellant that affects us 😥. So if i get any cleaners (or moms hairspray bc omg 😵) i will get the pump type or those trigger kinds like you mix yours into 🥰. I hope everyone is well, and thank you for another great video!! 💕💕
Really like your realism. 1054am
I switched to sulphate free shampoo and I kept the old shampoo to use as detergent to clean around the bathroom. One small squirt on the sponge is plenty, it's very concentrated
I am sensitive to essential oils. I clean just with dishsoap, alcohol, vinegar and water. I don’t need it to smell, I open the window when using vinegar, and that‘s it. Exception is toilet cleaner, I just need that to prevent stains.
OMG Sprayway kills me! I was the same way! I trashed it immediately!
It was awful
@@EricaLucasLoves Agreed!
I am ready to do the same in my house! I am going to start using more of peroxide/vinegar/baking soda, trying to keep it clean also!!
Oh no! Get that mold gone!
I think you’d love Branch Basics!
You’re doing so good with getting rid of the harsh chemicals. Have you looked into how food can impact asthma? I think there’s a lot to be done on that front. I don’t know your diet but the standard american diet do cause a lot of harm. Also fabric softener and scented laundry detergent is usually a no go. I’m sure you’re already aware of this but I felt I had to share because I care about you. Also I’m not a troll 😂
I found out that a pumice stone works beautiully to clean the oven. (Avoid the glass.) This was a game changer for me.
Get an oven liner we have one and havent had to clean our oven in over a year. The few small spills we have had are super easy to clean up on the spot
Great decisions! If you like Dr Bronners Castile Soap, you should try Dr Bronners Sal Suds. You can clean just about anything with it - just different concentrations for different cleaning jobs. You can use it to wash clothes, dishes, the walls, floors, stainless, etc. It's really amazing. I clean houses professionally and I use it for just about everything.
I have found since I stopped by using aerosols ( 10 or more yrs). My asthmas is so much better And good for the B world too
Yes! I think this is now my course of action too
Saw somewhere to put baking soda in sink drain and pour in white vinegar. Follow up with boiling water. Don't know how much it really helps but I love watching the bu bubbling.😂
I would like to comment on that bottle that you put aside after you put aside the brillo pads. That is the best spray bottle on the market. Not the product inside but the bottle itself is made so that the tube that is inside runs down the inside of the bottle right where the liquid is and the sprayer is really high quality. It always works and works for years and years, refill after refill . Mine was a 409 bottle that I've had for probably 10 years but I've used it with homemade concoctions for probably at least 9 of those years.
I need to do the same
Looks great! My only concern would be storing heavy things I use often in a high cabinet. I would personally prefer to have those things under the sink or in the closet with the vacuum, or even in the bathroom or garage. Maybe because I’m a shorty, I just never put anything in a high cabinet that I need a stool to see, that would hurt if it fell. I keep my paper towels up in those. 😬
I’ve already run into that issue 😂 I need a new home for the every day sprays.
I'd love for you to share your cleaning recipes!
Oh ok!!
@@EricaLucasLoves Especially how to control the shower grossness without burning your nose holes - LOL!
I’m an Aussie so I don’t know what the Brillo is. But if I have a pot that has burnt food etc on the bottom I just use bi-carb soda and either a microfibre cloth or a scrub mummy. It works great with just a little elbow grease 😁
Great job switching to not only environmentally safe but health safe cleaning products. I was thinking you could clean out and keep a couple of the bottles to use with your home made products but you already have what you need. The only thing I would change is using microfibre clothes, they are extremely bad for our environment. Maybe read up on those and make a decision for you 😊. Love the ending of your video and time with your son.
What do you use? I’ve recently learned that they are not the best choice and I’m wondering what to switch to.
New sub🎉-I use newspaper for windows/glass/mirrors [like my mom did (what’s old is new again-& I’m 78)]; various rags-terry, cotton,blends-you’ll discover what you like best!
I just decluttered our cleaners and after research dropped off at household waste center. YAY!!!
Nice thanks!
I’ve found large lazy Susan’s with a small ledge works best for me. That way I can spin it and find all I’m looking for. Bins just didn’t work for my organization. Good luck
Yes! I have 2 lazy Susan’s under my sink for all my cleaning supplies. So handy and easy to get to everything.
When I dust I just use water and a cloth. For window washing, warm water with vinegar and a little dish soap in it.
I try to avoid chemicals and look for vegan products. Homemade products etc.
Awesome! The simple option is often the best
I keep all my kitchen cleaners in that same Rubbermaid container you use to catch your drips, lol!
Sal suds and water cleans just about anything. I don't like baking soda as I find the residue is annoying to get rid of. Isopropyl for sanitising. Ecostore unscented washing powder and that's it. I have read that scented candle, reeds and plug in scents are extremely toxic and apparently we should go easy on essential oils too. Nothing like soap, water and fresh air. Great grandma knew😊
I have never seen anyone with so many cleaning Omg
Yeah, the auto store sold me the Sprayway because i wanted a good glass cleaner. I am not ashmatic but that stuff makes me choke and it did not work very well on my windshield
9:42 you can swap Affesh tabs for Eco Gals they have both dishwasher and washing machine tabs. 👍🏼
I’m jealous you can reach those upper cabinets. 😂 I get rid of cleaning items that smell awful also.
Ha I feel like I can’t reach them very well.
I sometimes watch those women who go in and clean these horrible gross houses for free and they use like three cleaning products and most people with fairly clean houses use 25. And your example of the leak under your sink, which is a common thing, is why those hoarder houses get irreparably damaged.
Yes G! Merry Christmas!!
A wonderful video! I thought it was just me gagging on commercial cleaners, even "eco" labeled. Just beware of anything "lemon scented" as it can exacerbate asthma symptoms.
Oh I will now!
Erica, congratulations on getting all those extremely toxic cleaners out of your house. So many people buy these products which are often so bad for your lungs, nasal passages. eyes and skin; especially anything found in an aerosol spray canisters. It is far better to use simple natural products and often far cheap as well. I agree with you that it is amazing how much you can clean around your home with baking soda, soap, vinegar, lemons, salt and water.
Have you looked into Force of Nature cleaners? I have been using them almost exclusively for over a year now. You make your own cleaning solution with a plug in ionizer device + tap water+ a capsule of the Force of Nature cleaner. I get mine direct from them, but I have seen them at the Container Store as well. Besides that, I have my Dropps for laundry, Dr Bronners castile soap for hand soap refills, and Sals Suds for just about everything else (one drop in my carpet shampooer is all I need. it's crazy).
They’ve popped up in my social feeds… my phone is listening to me 😂
@@EricaLucasLoves scary, but at least it is being helpful by recommending non toxic stuff 🤣
I only use the spray away on the outside windows. I also could not breathe using it indoors. You made me laugh so hard a few times. I have a really hard time with anything perfumed. Most of what I use is unscented/fragrance free. I use branch basics for most cleaning but have a few things I have not been able to part with because nothing works as well to me.
My husband has asthma and I can't use that window cleaner or anything Mrs. Meyers. Her products might be more natural but the scents are overpowering. Anything in a spray can is worse, I switched to lemon oil from furniture polish. To me burning scented candles, Glade plug ins, or any room freshener sprays are even worse for asthmatics.
Yes!! I’ve tossed all our candles too.
I react to most cleaners. I’m surprised how very little it’s needed to clean. I found a dish soap I don’t react to so dilute it and use it to clean a lot. ECOS dish soap. Walmart has it $ 2.73
I want to try SalSuds
Every time I buy a product *most* people love like in UA-cam cleaning vids, it’s awful for me. I cannot handle the smell for most and they cause me to cough horribly (Method disinfectant spray I’m looking at you). Just as a tip - magic erasers while probably not nontoxic, work wonders on light colored walls and don’t smell.
People in my local Facebook Buy Nothing group takes all kinds of stuff like these cleaners. But I also sometimes just toss it, not worth it to go through all the effort.
Peroxide is good for a gargle,
Don’t forget the baking sofa
Have you ever heard of or looked into Norwex? I have very few cleaners in my home now (and I make those as well). I use Norwex cloths for windows, stove, floors, mirrors etc. Please take a moment to search them. I wash my windows with water and dry them with a window or polish cloth. No smells at all. All I use is water as they contain "baclock". *BacLock is an antimicrobial agent solely intended to protect and self-clean the cloth by inhibiting growth of odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew.
Vinegar is natural disinfectant 😊
I don't know if you will see this message, but how do you clean your oven non-toxicly?
I would be very interested in a natural solution. Thanks!
It was my 2023 resolution to use all the cleaning supplies that I have and not buy more till I’ve gone through them
I always say “clean doesn’t have a smell.”
Yeah, the auto store sold me the Sprayway because i wanted a good glass cleaner. I am not ashmatic but that stuff makes me choke and it did not work very well on my windshield. Zep wall cleaner did not work on my walls but I'm pretty sure i have cheap flat finish paint (i rent)
I'm not asthmatic either, but since I stopped using heavy fragrance stuff, I gag on the strong chemical smells as well