Decluttering "Completely Random Things" With My Mom
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My mom and I have been decluttering together since 2019! Here are some videos if you want to see where it all began. Thank you for being here and I hope you have a nice day.
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I love your mom. She has a natural sense of humor, and her little comments make me laugh. If you run out of stuff to declutter, I can send you some. I've still got too many knick-knacks.
I hate dust collectors.
Now that I get a dopamine high from decluttering and not shopping - I actually don't mind that the decluttering never ends and I'm helping others too! Much more fulfilling than shopping 😊❤
Same for me!! And if I do shop it’s one in one out!!
@@MsJujubee3 definitely!
So true! That is great you can help people too =)
That's a really good point about getting the dopamine from decluttering and not from shopping anymore. I hadn't realized that this is what's going on until I read your post. Now if only I could convince my mom of this. She's a major hoarder and retail therapy shopper. She hasn't made the connection between all of the clutter and stress that it's causing.
@@kathleenj1158 If she's an actual hoarder, therapy is needed but sometimes older people are still unwilling because of the stigma. You can work really hard on your own home and try to encourage her that way. For anyone with a consumption problem part of the way forward to a simpler home is reducing or completing stopping any shopping for anything that aren't necessities. You could try a personal "no shopping challenge" and tell her about it. With the average person - seeing another person's progress is motivating. That's sometimes not the case for hoarders. My mother is a hoarder and it can be like trying to run up a mountain during an avalanche
“Maybe a museum wants it” 😂 Your mom is so funny! Love these vids!!
Haha! We were guessing it was from the 90's LOL.
When my mom was decluttering she came across her mother's graduation dress from the early 1900's. A museum did take it. LOL
My journey is like your mom's! I keep going back and finding more! Your channel is the best❤
Very good job! I love your mother! 🫶🫶🫶
Thank you! 😊
You both are very pleasant people. You both look like very down to earth . solid individuals. God bless your mother daughter relationship.
Your relationship with your mom reminds me of the one I have with mine. And I'm here for it! 😊 I love your videos together!
I relate so much to your Mom, Kathy. For almost 2 months, my Hubby has helped me declutter my borderline hoarder sewing / craft room. I was shocked at all I had in that room. It's been completely cleaned out & painted & as we're reloading things back in there & I'm going through the stuff again & finding more things to declutter. It feels so good to let it go. 😊
Your mom throwing the sheets🤣🤣🤣
You're mom is the best!🖤 Loved her "anti-tripping workout!" Hilarious 🤣
haha! My parents are doing a work out class to stay healthy and I think that is something they do in the class. =)
You should have Mom on every video you post! She’s wonderful!
I really enjoy the flashback. You don’t realise how much we can accumulate. Well done Kathy.
Loved seeing the way back before pictures - getting rid of a few big things makes such a difference. Totally makes sense to get rid of the spices you don’t like and haven’t used for so long that they expired before some of the grandkids were born! Using them wouldn’t recoup or save money or save the earth anyway, and why suffer using spices you don’t like or that have no flavor? If I have newer spices I don’t like I offer them on my local Buy Nothing group, but no one wants 10 year old spices. Reminds me to declutter them as soon as I realize they’re not my fav.
Hello! I have been decluttering quite a bit over the past few weeks and it’s become a daily thing to consider whether I need or want certain items. It feels good to make space and add to my donate pile. Thanks for another fun video! 😊🐦
Thank you for being here!
Yay! great Kathy/Shannon decluttering video!! 💜♥ Mom has been doing so good with decluttering and inspiring us!
Yay! Thank you!
What did y’all do to erase the hard drive in that computer? BTW I just love your mom’s personality. So cute. Exercising, she could really lead a zoom class.
To erase a hard drive, you just need to reformat it.
Yes just reformat it =)
Love you guys! It is so evident how clean and refreshing your mom's house is now. It was nice back in the beginning but so elegant now. 🤗 I'm in maintenance mode but need an intervention regarding my pasta maker that I've never used. My fantasy self wants fresh pasta, my real self has a PB&J half the time for dinner. 😅
I think it is rather like an onion, except you never really get finished peeling off layers. Lol. Plus the fact that at least some new stuff is always coming in as well. Some things go obsolete (like old tech) and others just go obsolete to us personally. 😬
I declutter my spices when cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Been doing this since my children( 40 and 43) were little!
This is a great way to turn anything into a habit. Tie something you don't like doing or forget to do, with something you are already doing, and over time it becomes second nature.
I love that idea!
I can relate! I'm between your ages and love the videos with you two together! I'm moving from my empty nest 3 bedroom house to a 2 bedroom apartment! I'm excited to declutter another layer of stuff I won't need or have room for!!!
That is awesome!
I love videos with your mom. I am just a couple yrs younger then her and can relate. I am retiring in two months and at that time will be going through our house and doing some de-cluttering. 🇨🇦
Watching the two of you is so entertaining. Your mom is a hoot. I love seeing how much fun she has with you.
Great job, Kathy. I’m in maintenance mode too, but am always finding something that I’m ready to let go. I won a very cute pink jar full of Hershey’s kisses at baby shower this weekend. I planned to give the candy to my little grand niece and I planned to keep the jar. Then I realized that I don’t need another jar vase and gave it all away. It feels so good to not have to find a place for the jar today! Thanks for the inspiration! 🎉
I feel like the more stuff your mum gets rid of, the younger she looks. Love her! :-)
Omg I have been keeping the aluminum bags for years even though I don’t eat meat 😂 and I bought an air purifier 3 years ago which I’ve never used because it’s too noisy. Thanks for this video!!
Love you both! I am the same now as far as I see something I will never use and just declutter it. I really take time making decisions when shopping on whether I will really use something or wear something. Thanks for sharing both of your decluttering journeys and especially the “why” behind the declutter item.❤
Thank you for being here! I hope you have a nice Sunday =)
Always enjoy the mom & me videos! Your mom is amazing, she has such a bubbly personality.
Good declutter!
Yea🥰 The Shannon and Kathy Show.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You guys are an amazing team. Reminds me of my daughter and us❤️ she’s 18yrs old and we have this incredible bond ( she’s our only child though)
I always sense so much love in the videos with your mum❤️❤️❤️
I watch the hoarders and the messes on the channel ‘Midwest magic cleaning’ and then go to your channel to find out how to declutter. Both help me keep things in control. Especially get excited when your mom is in videos!
Thank you! Great suggestions on what to watch. =)
Love you two together. Gives me the inspiration I need to keep moving forward with my home and all the items in it no longer needed or ever were needed in the first place! lol
You can do it!
So much fun to watch you and your mom together and to see how she is digging deeper and seems to be happy . Always enjoy seeing you Shannon buzzing around your home with your family .
Thanks so much! I hope you have a nice weekend.
I HAD THOSE REYNOLD HOT BAGS until I decluttered them last year!
Thank you for giving me the tools to help my older parents go through their home. It is so jam packed of stuff, but I go over once a week and we go through some boxes.
It has been such a great experience for me to have with my mom! ❤
Open your computer box and take out the hard drive disc and break it up so no one will get your info...
Always enjoy your decluttering videos especially when your mom joins you. The more the merrier as they say. Take care!
Thank you!
Glad you are both back again. Your home is looking much better with less.
Someone will be so thankful for that air purifier. We got a second hand one and it has helped my asthma so much - it even comes on holiday with us now!
That’s what I was thinking too, I would keep it to have clean air in the house.
@@SavedByGrace713. I'm very grateful that people who aren't using theirs donate them - we could never have afforded to buy one new, and it's literally been the only thing that's kept me out of hospital a couple of times. We are so thankful for the person who chose to get rid of the one we now have!
Another great video
It truly is a breath of fresh air
I can feel the light and airiness in her home🎉
Cheers from the San Francisco Bay Area
Make sure that you check all your spices online because information has come out that a lot of the name brands have heavy metals in them. Especially cinnamon. Make sure you get organic!
Thanks for the info!
I didn't know that about cinnamon. I use a lot of it. I will buy organic from now on. Thanks for the info.
The expired spices 🤣 I can totally relate! I recently purged and replaced my spices. Instead of a large bottle, I replaced them with the smaller bottles, that way hopefully I’ll use them quicker.
I love the interaction between you two as your mom declutters. I'm a member and the extra videos are fun and informational to watch. Thank you both!
Thank you so much for being here! I hope you have a nice Sunday. =)
@@shannontorrens1 😊Thank you!
Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well always love your videos and your Mom must go through my spices love from Eugenie your friend xxx 🌹💕🍁🌻
The Traditional(dark green) Mrs Dash is my favorite on chicken. ❤
I was gone with my daughter on vacation and came back to find this. I always LOVE watching/listening to both of you. It makes my heart happy. Thank you. Have a terrific week. :)
Thank you so much! We are happy to have you here and I hope you have a nice week too.
I always enjoy the videos with your mom...great job on more decluttering! Very inspiring! 😊
Hope you removed the hard drive from the computer tower it stores all your information
Hi Shannon and Kathy - My husband and I sold our home of 35 years, downsized and moved closer to our kids. We both had parents who were keepers so we had lots of practice when it came to decluttering. In my own situation I didn't struggle with sentimental keepsakes but felt guilty getting rid of quality clothing. It was hard but I've whittled my wardrobe way down; nothing in totes or stored away. We moved way too much stuff so it's an ongoing process. Shannon, you get the same look on your face my daughter does when I ask, "Do you want this? It's still good!"
Aww nice to see you both and continuing to excercise those decluttering muscles 👍😊. Motivates me to keep at it.
You can do it!
I love laughing with your Mom! She is the best!
My husband is always very reluctant to get rid of anything. He hasn’t noticed yet but yesterday I turned around hangers in his closet of shirts and pullovers I haven’t seen him wear in quite a while. I turned around FIFTY ONE HANGERS! I’m interested to see how long it will take him to notice and if he will be more willing to let some of these things go.
I LOVE this idea! My hubby doesn't see any reason that he needs to get rid of any of the 9 dark blue t-shirts, or the 6 long sleeve burgandy t-shirts, or the 10 dark gray/black t-shirts he owns; in reality he only wears about 1/2 of them. I think this will be on my to-do list tomorrow while he is working. :) (51 hangers! That should be fun!)
Another idea I’ve heard is to box them up and date them. If he asks for one of those items in six months, you can get it out but chances are he won’t.
My husband has a HUGE drawer of tshirts and jeans I’m wanting to do this with.
Beyond that, the man has a whole closet of running gear downstairs and hasn’t run for over four years ☹️
Love seeing your continued progress. You're keeping me motivated. I'm way better at 58 than I was at 48.But I still am trying to reduce even more.
Hi, I've been waitung for a video with your Mum to give you an update, if you recall your Mums swedish death cleaning really inspired me to get rid of bags and bags of clothes.
Ive been refining my style and have sent off 2 bags to sell, hopefully they like them, if not they're off to the thrift store. I'm almost down to a wardrobe where I wear eveything. If you have too much you forget its there.
The big thing is hubby decided to renovate the garage, and got rid of a literal truckload of trash! He was shocked at stuff he'd forgotten he owned, or had deteriorated into uselessness.
Next stage is decluttering and reorganising the rest. He's a little overwhelmed, but I've been encouraging him "you'll feel so much lighter", "it looks worse than it actually is". He even rang me up today to tell me they were discussing decluttering on the radio!
His style is to get stuck into it and do a whole heap at once. I can do both, a drawer here or cupboard there, to keep things moving, problem is the pile will sit there til hubby gets the motivation... I have to keep the faith i will get my patio back 😂
Hey Shannon, I love your hair! The curls are defined and it looks light and airy! Do you mind sharing what hair products you use? 😊
I love your mom, she’s a hoot!!!
Love you both. You are so positive and realistic. In my own declutter journey, I find that I am getting much better at letting go, and much better at not letting new stuff back in. My clutter tolerance has gone down and I am doing mini clutters more.
Great job! I hope you are doing well.
I used the Reynolds hot bags and was so disappointed when I could no longer buy them! I wish I could have the ones you threw away!!!
Thanks for sharing what you decluttered. Kathy has really done a phenomenal job. Please do a Q and A. Have either of you regretted anything you have decluttered or repurchased anything? What areas would she suggest starting to declutter, first? Have you inspired other family members or friends to decluttered their homes? The two of you together are always my favorite videos..😊
Hello Michele, We are saving your questions and my mom and I will do a Q&A soon. =)
I have been watching your mom transform her mindset since the first video, she is so much happier.
Love it when your mom’s on!
Nice job! I am doing the same...maintenance declutter!
Wonderful!
Good maintenance declutter!
Great to see you both working together, my Sunday treat
Thank you!
😂😂 Lord Jesus! Hearing "Windows 7" makes me feel much better about my laptop from 2009 that I inherited in 2016 lol. She's about to get retired. I'm putting it off by watching this video 😂
Ive been decluttering for months now and your so right its such a nice feeling. Its nice you guys can declutter together. God bless you guys 🦋🤗
I keep instructions for all my appliances, if I declutter I always make sure to include those instructions. You two are so much fun, thank you for sharing your lives!
That is such a thoughtful gesture
Every time I listen to you. I get up and start decluttering. 😂. Need to keep going. I will get there.
Thanks so much for having your mom on. I’m closer to her age and I get so much inspiration from her decluttering.
I would keep the Brother printer. It's reliable. You won't have issues with it clogging. The older Brother printers are more consumer friendly. I can reset mine, so I can actually use the drum until it needs replaced or a toner when it is actually out. Newer printers are going to subscription-type printing (especially HP--stay away from HP!) and a lot of other stuff to make you pay more for less prints. Print does not smear either. Laser is great for printouts that need to be saved or legal documents. I also use mine for foil projects. There is a special foil that adheres to the black toner when run through a laminator. The cards and other projects turn out so pretty!
While an Epson ink tank is very economical and color, you need to print on a regular basis or print a sheet with lots of colors at least once a week. Otherwise, it may clog and/or develop less than optimal printing. The print can smear too especially if a drop of water gets on it. Print will fade over time too. Keep the Brother or at least keep it in the family--it's worth holding onto. At least put it in the "time will tell".
Enjoyed the video. I am an older adult too trying to downsize and declutter, but I still have my Brother laserjet printer. I paid less than $100 pre-Covid. Now it's double in price. The ecotank went up quite a bit too. I ended up with the 4700 for around $200. Now they are almost double that too.
Flour and cake mixes can grow these spores that I’m sure can be fatal. I’m not taking chances with food.😩
Oh my! I will be sure to check all my old cake mixes. Thank you!
@@shannontorrens1you’re welcome.🥰
Yes, I can attest to this! I had a pancake mix that was expired and thought it would be fine but later that night I had a terrible case of food poisoning!
I love you both, you have done such an amazing job with declutettering, especially your mom, she is a sweet lovely lady with a natural sense of humor!!😘😍
Thank you so much!
Spices develop fungus when expired.
I love you mom when she is doing her thing with you. Made me think about some stuff to get rid of.
Your last video inspired me to go through my physical photos. I've been a minimalist for five years now but it never occurred to me to thin out my photo albums. Yay for only keeping what you love.
Love it when you 'de-clutter with your mum Shannon! I'm currently helping my parents de-clutter, it's a long on going process as they don't throw anything away. I'm always encouraging but it can be frustrating too. Life just feels better with less. I look forward to more content with your mum in the future x
Thank you for such a great video. It gives me encouragement! God Bless you both!❤
Your mom is absolutely delightful! I love her sense of humor. Major kudos to your parents for their decluttering accomplishment! Before and after images are amazing.
I hope you dumped out the spice and re-cycled the glass containers. Target stores will accept glass for re-cycle. They have bins right inside the doors.
We have a recycle bin too. Thanks. =)
That shirt really brings out the colour of your eyes, Shannon!
I love that your mom will do anything for a laugh... she almost busted out the Running Man at the end of her work out!
Your mom's house is very beautiful!! She is also beautiful, humorous. Love her. It's a great gift for your children to have such grandparents near them.
Great job mama you have done a fantastic job clutter free yippie🎉❤
Shannon, Love this channel! Great job!! Your Mom could have her own stand up comedy spot!! Love her!! 😂🤣
Spices! I know what I'm going to be doing today.
Yay! I think this is overlooked in most homes. When I first started decluttering I found spices that were from 2011 LOL.
I do have to say that there is nothing wrong with old spices in general. They only possibly lose their potency but don't taste bad.
I love your mom so much! ❤
This morning, I decided I will not wear any of the dresses I had in my closet. Hadn't worn them in over a year. Donated!
You guys are adorable 😍 💕
Thank you for being here!
I enjoy these videos with your mom so much and this realistic , maintenance decluttering.
Love when your mom makes a video appearance, please treasure her! Moms are the best!
Your mom is wonderful. You are very blessed!!
Instead of using area rugs to prevent footprints on carpeting, take off your shoes at the door 🚪 will result in a cleaner home.
My parents don't wear shoes in the house =)
@@shannontorrens1 We wear slippers that are only for the house. We were wearing shoes in the video though. I think rugs are just a habit from older times.
My mum and I are always so happy when we see your latest video is one with your mum! ❤
Way to go ,Kathy!
Great job again, Kathy! I always love watching you both declutter. I have put my foot down on bad sheets, too. I no longer keep ones I don't care for. As far as spices go, I go through mine 2 times a year. Don't you hate it when you try a new spice and don't care for it? It's a bummer.
Unpacking today from a short trip. I did some thrift store shopping while I was gone. Today I'm putting things away I bought and getting rid of other things they are replacing. One in one out.😊
Love❤ your videos and your mama ❤
We bought an air purifier for forest fire season.. one thing that is a nice to have.
I'm actually kind of sad to see your mom's decluttering journey coming to an end! I'm happy for Kathy that the house is easier to manage, but sad for myself...maybe she could relapse....just kidding...love your channel! 😊 ❤ 😊
I absolutely love watching you and your mom together! What fun you must have and the memories are priceless! You both continue to inspire me and make me laugh along the way of my own decluttering journey! Thank you and blessings!