Finding your Decluttering Motivation! (You're not lazy or un-motivated, you just need to know this!)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This season stuck at home has been hard on all of us! We would have hoped to use the time to get a ton done, but where does our motivation for decluttering go and how do we get it back? Today we'll talk about a simple tip that can make ALL of the difference!
See the replays from our Fall Guest Series here (including a fun visit with Cas from Clutterbug!): www.ithinkweco...
Facebook Live with Dr. Paul from Live on Purpose, Wednesday Dec. 2, 10:00am CST.
Submit questions for Dr. Paul here: forms.gle/3SpC...
(My top is from Macy's this season!)
V I D E O S M E N T I O N E D :
The psychology of self-motivation by Scott Geller: • The psychology of self...
How I Tricked My Brain To Like Doing Hard Things (dopamine detox): • How I Tricked My Brain...
Details for our Decluttering Support Group: www.ithinkweco...
H E L P F U L H O L I D A Y L I N K S :
EASY Minute to Win It Games:
• Christmas Minute to Wi...
Awesome Bundt Cake Recipes:
cli.re/bundt-c...
Make a Bundt Cake Gift Basket with Printable Recipe Card:
cli.re/bundt-c...
SUPER EASY Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses
• EASY Graham Cracker Gi...
Family Advent Devotional:
amzn.to/37ENbWd
EASY & Cheap DIY Photo Canvas (Make this for under $5!):
cli.re/diy-gif...
DIY Family Christmas Photos on your cell phone:
cli.re/diy-chr...
What Teachers REALLY Want for Christmas (written by a teacher!)
cli.re/teacher...
55+ Elf on the Shelf Ideas with Dollar Tree Props!
cli.re/elf-dol...
Start a New Elf on the Shelf Tradition (Special & Meaningful!)
• Revise your Elf on the...
C U R R E N T L Y R E A D I N G :
"Get Your Life Back" by John Eldredge: amzn.to/32M6I4k
Favorite Decluttering Book "Decluttering at the Speed of Life" by Dana White (A Slob Comes Clean): amzn.to/3cgHSNh
LISTEN FOR FREE ON AUDIBLE: amzn.to/2ItCr2f
🖤 FACEBOOK: / minimalmom
🖤 INSTAGRAM: / the.minimal.mom
M O S T P O P U L A R O N O U R B L O G R I G H T N O W :
Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake: cli.re/pumpkin...
Super Easy Peach Cobbler: cli.re/peach-c...
Transitioning baby from co-sleeping to crib: cli.re/co-slee...
DIY Self Watering Herb Garden: cli.re/self-wa...
BEST Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake: cli.re/chocola...
#minimalism #familyminimalism #minimalist
M O S T P O P U L A R V I D E O S R I G H T N O W :
57 Things We No Longer Buy: • 57 Things We Don't Buy...
How to Declutter WITHOUT Making a Mess: • How to Declutter WITHO...
FAVORITE Productivity Tip (ever!!): • How to create a "SUPER...
Eliminate Paper Clutter Video Part 1: • Eradicate Paper Clutte...
Organize Paper Clutter Video Part 2: • Simple Paper Clutter O...
THE TRICK TO SIMPLIFY YOUR KITCHEN QUICKLY: • Simplify your Kitchen ...
KITCHEN TOUR : • Minimalist Kitchen Tou...
MY MEAL PLANNING SYSTEM VIDEO : • Simple Meal Planning y...
📺 P O P U L A R R E L A T E D:
Why I became a Minimalist: • Why I became a minimal...
The Best Place to Start with Minimalism: • Best Place to start wi...
What to do when You get STUCK: • Decluttering Sentiment...
Video FAQ: • FAQ from Previous Vide...
*AFFILIATE LINKS! THANK YOU!!!*
..............
🛍 Affiliate links:
📷 My Camera (that I LOVE!!): Canon G7X amzn.to/2o9hWLi
⌚Watch: (also LOVE ;) Garmin vivoactive 3 (White & Rose Gold) amzn.to/2HPGFQr
🖤 Tripod: amzn.to/2MMFzHs
..............
Royalty-free music used with permission from the UA-cam Creator Studio, Epidemic Sound and purchased from AudioJungle.net
THANK YOU for watching, we're SO grateful for you!!! See the replays from our Fall Guest Series here (including a fun visit with Cas from Clutterbug!): www.ithinkwecouldbefriends.com/2020/11/10/fall-guest-series/ I hope you have a really good day!!! - Dawn
Thank you, Dawn! I get stuck on the first question - am I capable? I subconsciously want to do things perfectly, but I know I'm not capable of doing things perfectly, so I don't do them.
WOW much needed... Also, I know it has been an escape for me... I love vicariously through you and others... because I don’t have the energy and pain overwhelms me! Thank you for :MY DOPAMINE RUSH! 😆
@@heidilarson5109 I tell clients "Progress" over "Perfection"... Strive to just doing a bit at a time... Maybe that will help you?! Have a great day. Blessings.
@@heidilarson5109 I totally feel the same way. I read somewhere "Done is better than perfect." I wrote it on a stickie. And added. "Just start."
Thank you! ❤️
Dawn, I am not a minimalist. I am probably a maximalist. I am not even really trying to declutter right now. But you know what? I just like you. And I especially like that you let everyone be themselves. You do not push. You just offer. I like that.
Exactly! That’s how I feel, too!
What a lovely thing to say!
YES!!! You are my dopamine provider!!!🥰
I'm so glad I got rid of my social media. All I have is UA-cam. I never thought of using it as a reward. Thank you for the idea.
I did the same 4 years back and I am so glad I did that. My life is so much better. I am more content and fulfilled instead of feeling like a loser looking at all the awesome things everyone else is doing.
I take breaks often but have really thought about deleting my accounts altogether. It is easy to fall down the rabbit hole.
I deleted the Facebook app from my phone and only login once every few weeks on my big computer... Other than UA-cam I have no other social media I would never have it any other way! Amulya has a good point, it’s fun to see what other people are doing and can certainly be motivating, but it’s so much more rewarding to be doing things yourself!
Utube takes the place of relaxing like someone would use a TV. I only come on utube when I have free time, I hardly go on Facebook, I’m not a person who enjoys reading, but utube is only when everything is done for the day, I do use it as a reward
I also put AirPods on and when I’m cleaning or decluttering, I listen to podcast
I did the same about 2 or 3 years ago, I got rid of social media. I feel so much better not having it. I just have UA-cam.
You have such a talent for motivating people!! Thank you for all your advice and keep it coming!! Best wishes from France. 😀
Ladies, don't listen to yourself : talk to yourself.
Aye to the Men!
Wow!
It’s like you knew I needed this. I was on such a good roll but kinda fizzled and I needed this to get busy again! ♥️
I know, that's exactly how I feel too. Very timely, Dawn, thank you 👍
I have fizzled a little bit, too. I have a box of craft supplies that I took on a scrapbooking retreat, and they are still sitting in my living room to be unpacked from over a month ago. And I have outdoor pillows sitting on a chair that need to be bagged up and put away till spring. My small dining room table is cluttered with coupons, bills, and sticky notes, and has been that way for a couple of months. It would probably only take me 20 minutes to get it cleaned off. Need to get er done!
Me too
Sometimes I diffuse lemon, orange and lime essential oils when I need the pick me up. They energize me and it cleans the air at the same time.
Marie Kondo says to change the environment when you feel stuck, so that is a perfect example!
Good point!!
Ahhh! The pure delight of zesting an orange on a January day.
Turn on some music ! That always helps! Everyone will get moving!
Dawn, what would we do without you?!? You're my FAVORITE UA-camr!!!
you always address the junk in our heads that stop us from being productive. Thank you sweet lady
I have to share this positive decluttering story from today. I’d purged through my Christmas decorations (though I was bummed I couldn’t get it down to one tote like Dawn!) and decided in advance to donate it to a family that couldn’t afford decorations this year. I posted on Nextdoor asking if anyone knew of someone who could use them. Not even an hour later, I had a private message from a mom of two who had lost her job in March and was having a hard time getting by on her husband’s income. I took the box to her doorstep this evening, and she’d left me a note thanking me profusely for the items. She said she wanted to pay me back and pay it forward once they could afford it. I replied to her on Nextdoor that I don’t want her to pay me back, and I thanked her for letting me give her those things. What a blessing it was for ME to get rid of 56 Christmas items and give them to her! Merry Christmas everyone! 😊🎁🎄
Wow! Your post not only touched my heart but inspired me. What a kind and wonderful gesture !
Quarantine has definitely got me going to declutter and minimalize. Was on a roll in June and sold a lot of things that wasn't being used. I fizzled out and just started back up again. I by no means am I a hoarder, but have a lot of stuff. Watching your videos has helped significantly and I am grateful for you helping me get off my rear to get going again. Thank you so much!
I guess I'm not the only person who's stalled. I read an article along this theme. "There's no such thing as laziness, but there are unseen barriers." There's always a reason we're not doing what we want to be doing. I knew this. But I couldn't find the motivation to get back to decluttering. Thanks for the great tip.
WOW!
“Is it worth it”
You nailed it!!!!
I say that because I think my answer lately has been NO.
Here’s my rant: I am the only one decluttering (and that’s overwhelming & lonely). No one else seems to care if it’s done or not. And, if I don’t do it today or tomorrow or next month, who is going to care. Because sometimes, I don’t care either. Sad I know but it’s true for me.
“Is it worth it” morphs into “am I worth it”. Often times, my answer is no. 😔
I do however love the idea of using what I’ve been abusing (my phone lol) as a reward when I’ve accomplished something.
Girl, I feel you. I am the only to do that too. But her words of "Too much inventory to manage" has really stuck with me. Since others in my household don't seem to care or are too little to know the difference, I am the gate keeper in my household and I will say what needs to be decluttered. I also find it very refreshing when I can share with a friend what I am doing or before and after photos from the both of us. Its fun!
I totally sympathize with you, Jody. I have 3 teens and the hubby, none of whom are interested in decluttering let alone minimizing. When I clear out space it seems like someone fills it up soon after, namely my husband lol. It’s a process. It took us years to developed these habits so I figure it won’t change over night...or in a few months in my case. Hang in there, my friend. 🙂 Progress is progress even if it’s only one person out of five working on it.
@@heathersmeather reading this I totally had a flashback to 5 years ago when I started decluttering. My husband would fill up the brand new clean/empty spaces, so I started putting empty storage containers on shelves as place fillers 😂. The good news is that it may have taken several years, but my husband is finally seeing the value of having less inventory and is on board now with being minimal.
You ARE worth it!
I think these last 2 years of decluttering it has finally stuck with my hubby! We finally cleared out storage and now working through small areas that always fill up! Like dawn has said in the past it's easy to replace or repurchase missed items...we are finally current with having all the digital shows... disney plus, Netflix, amazon, and those few dollars a month replace hundreds of DVDs, books I try to do the x amount in x amount out then! And small bites at a time! One area a week or 15 mins a day! Some days I spend on the whole house then I'll go weeks before I feel like doing it again... it is exhausting!
Hello from Wisconsin! I've felt that for the last 10 years I've done a good job of not letting stuff pile up, but since I found your channel a few weeks ago, I think I've taken about 11 garbage bags of stuff to the domain center and it has felt so great! Thank you for motivating me again to take this next step. As I'm watching tv now I mentally go through my closets and cabinets trying to think of things to get rid of. Hope you're all staying healthy! 💜
I watch UA-cam vids while decluttering/cleaning house. Makes the tasks more fun, and makes me more likely to do them. Win/win for me! 😁
I do the same thing 😁
I love the idea of putting a reward for yourself in place when you accomplish a difficult task. I used to think the satisfaction of completing the task alone was enough to motivate me but no longer. Good talk about dopamine research at the end. I listen to you tube WHILE decluttering! That's so encouraging too 😁
I needed this today! I was on a roll with the decluttering before Thanksgiving, but after the holiday break got into a lag. LoL! I’m back at it today. 🙌 I love to listen to your YT videos while in decluttering. Getting helpful tips while I’m in the process is super motivating and keeps me going. 😁
Okay, you are putting the rest of us to shame! Thanksgiving was only five days ago! That’s not a very long slump! 😂😂😂
@@tgayer1 LoL! Well I decluttered all the kids clothes and toys, plus my whole closet and wardrobe, and part of my bathroom in 3 days and then nothing for 5 days so it felt like a set back. 😂😂🤣
Needed this ! Just thinking about this exact subject Wow Dawn your awesome🤯
Thank you, you're very kind!!!!
She is!!! 🥰
Ditto!
Dawn this changed my life!!! Thank you!! I had a box of paper in my closet. I'd walk by and in my head I would think that box has complicated paper and I won't know what to do with it. I even took it out to deal with and it sat out for days and then put it back😭 Then I watched your video and took that box out. I knew I could do it and that it would be worth it. I would spend time sorting a bit each day until it was done. All the time I was working on paper I was never afraid or discouraged. I'd spend some time on it by sorting it out on the floor into categories and take a big pile of shredding to the shredder. Each day the amount in the box got smaller and I gained more confidence. It took a few days but even that was not discouraging because I knew I could and that it would be worth it. Thanking the Lord for you and your video!!🙏🤩
I just finished our family's last space to declutter.
Thank you for your tips, guidance, and encouragement to stay motivated.
God bless you & your beautiful family❤
Wow! Congratulations
🥳 I hope I can say this soon too! My goal is to clear by December 31st... not to perfection but clearer, calmer, happier! 🤲🏼🤗
@@wildminders2233 thank you! It really does feel good. So much easier to take care of our home, and really does give us peace. Stick with it! So worth it in the end.
God bless & Happy holidays❤
@@mamabear4576 Thank you x I’ll let you know how it all goes 🙏🏻
We are a family of 7 and I'm almost always pretty much caught up on laundry because I started rewarding myself that if I'm doing laundry I can watch you youtube.
Really good idea. I think I will try that! Thanks.
Yes! I’ve been trying to cut back and this is a good thought process. Also, that shirt/scarf combo looks beautiful and cozy on you all at once! Love it!
I got really good with decluttering and then hit a plateau and lost enthusiasm and motivation. I think it is hard to get the family on board with it when you lose the energy /motivation yourself. My daughter is 11 and a hoarder like I used to be ...are all 11 year old kids hoarders?
I think so! 😆 I go through my kids rooms at least twice a year and I have them touch each toy/object as we are going through them and ask themselves if they really use it. After awhile my oldest started realizing how much she kept but didn't use. We also have little talks about the money that was spent and then the toy wasn't played with ( usually a toy she bought with her own money). I think it has helped her make better decisions with her money and keep things that really make her happy. Now my younger daughter is a different story. She'd fill a whole house with all her stuff. She doesn't want to get rid of anything, ever lol
Mine is as well. It's overwhelming!
You can go into your YT settings and set a usage reminder. Just set it for the length of time you’ve decided on as your usual reward. When you’ve reached that limit, YT stops whatever you’re watching and gives the reminder with an option to stop or “Dismiss” the alarm and keep watching. I live alone, am retired, and have nothing to stop me from just being on YT all day! So this comes in handy. When I get the reminder, I decide whether to stop and pick it up later where I left off (TIP - if it’s not a channel you subscribe to and get notifications for, save to watch later or you may never find it again 😂) or whether I’m so close to being done I can finish my video. But you have to stay on top of that and not just slide in into the next video!
Great idea! Also, you can go to “Library “ and then go to “History “ and it will bring up the videos you have watched, starting with the last one you viewed. It makes it easy to pick back up where you left off if you forget to save to “watch later.” 😊
I've been listening to a lot of podcasts, and only listed to them when I'm on my feet, either cooking, cleaning, yardwork, laundry, etc. Because they are long - 45min to an hour+ , and I feel like I can multitask while listening.
Now it's such a routine, I feel like I can sit down if I turn on a podcast!
Needed this today! Between breaking my tailbone and then my daughter coming into contact with a positive covid contact (we are all negative, but she needs to still self isolate) I feel soooo unmotivated and constantly feeling down! Today I am getting back on routine and doing what I can!
Dawn I watched your video with Diane about turning off social media. I did it over thanksgiving and I could really tell a difference not checking it all the time. I also wanted to thank you for the motivation to declutter my Christmas decorations. I got rid of 70% of my stuff and it feels awesome.
I love your family - Diana included! Your videos are so perfect for me.
I love to declutter. It clears my head and makes me feel light and FREE!
Lol. I chose to watch this video while I was chopping veggies for supper.
Wasting time. A few months ago I found that facebook actually has an embedded timer and I set it for 5 minutes. I have not tested this but I think it goes longer than that(hello conspiracy theories out there)so I started setting my phone for 5 minutes every time I went on because it is addicting. Just being aware of it helps. I have always used the kitchen timer because I don't like doing dishes. I set it for 10 minutes and work only on the kitchen during that time, when it rings I am usually so close I finish. so I like the idea of screen time as a reward. I've also noticed youtube videos are getting longer, I wonder if the creators have more time or think we do, but I skip the long ones. I don't want to get stuck and waste more time.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! Extremely helpful insights, advices and tips!
I pause my Facebook app when I feel like I've spent too much time scrolling. Every time I go to open the app, it tells me it's paused until the end of the day. I can un-pause it if I really wanted to, but it prevents me from mindlessly opening it out of habit!
I've been trying really hard to tie UA-cam videos to doing cleaning and organizing tasks and I really feel like it works now if I could only convince myself that Pinterest needs to be tied to something late at night oh I don't know like sleep. Seriously I allow myself to relax and scroll Pinterest and all of a sudden it's 2:00 in the morning.
Can you please do one of these for people with ADHD? Our brains work a bit differently and dopamine has a bit of a different effect.
She had talked about in older videos doing an area for 15mins! Set a timer... 15mins is plenty long to clear a shelf or drawer and you do that once or twice a day for however long it takes you to get through your house! I try to do it by room! And get a room done in an hr!
Theres a Chanel on youtube "how to adhd" i recommend checking it out if you don't already know about her. She's not really about being minimalist more on how are brains are different and ways to work with it rather then against it.
On the decluttering, Try asking a friend to help you, and just pick out a little bit to do. Having a box to around helps too, just make sure you get out when its full.. thats the hard part haha.. hope this helps :)
Thank you for all the skills you learn us! Can you make a movie about tidy during the day and what to do with all smal prodjects I or my kids start and want to finish in the next days? they need so much space.
Thank you for this I have been feeling unmotivated lately and I needed some ideas and different ways To power through it.
Yes I like it! The reward😄
Also enjoyed Joshua.B latest on gratitude, gives us a dopamine release aswell I believe!
This is ME!! I get overwhelmed by paperwork - Oh Dear Jesus save me! So I sit down and do geneology, which I love but . . . it derails the rest of the day! I have been wondering what in the world is wrong with me. Guess it is time to rewatch the paper declutter video.
I always feel I can help someone if I keep it, and give it to them. My marriage is on the rocky’ s because of this.
I take stuff from my family( really nice stuff),and go through it, it just does make it to the people I intened for it to. So it in the garage.....😭😭😭😭😭
My 5-year-old was watching this with me and got up mid video to go clean off the kitchen table (which is a disaster) by herself. I took the time to finish the video, but now I'm going to go get dressed and post some toys and things online for sale, because I've been procrastinating on that for a few weeks!
Update: It's all been posted and the massive barbie house with loads of barbies is SOLD!!!
“Slimed” -such an accurate description of what that feels like! Great video 💛
Just found you a week ago. I'm ALL in! Love how authentic you are!! (I'm watching you on UA-cam right now instead of doing my homework--and I'd rather go declutter something than do homework!) Really am ready for a huge shift in how I handle stuff and my life. Thank you so much!
Decluttering can be a reward for finishing homework!
Thank you for sharing that video...that was amazing.whatever content you do decide to talk about, I feel like that was exactly for me
I watch UA-cam or listen to podcasts while washing up. We don't have a dishwasher and, tbh, I enjoy my time quietly pottering in the kitchen.
Puttering? 😊
@@peggyprose Pottering is the word I use, being British, but it means exactly the same. In my case, washing pots and pans, sweeping the floor etc. A fairly gentle end to the day, and I get to listen to my favourite UA-camrs.
@@lesleyking5583 Thanks for sharing!😊👍
@@peggyprose I thought so, too, but I like the word "pottering" better. I also enjoy it, either way you say it.
I also live in Minnesota with kids and I invested in some good winter outdoor gear because we STILL NEED to go outside if we can't go to the gym or indoor play spaces. It's not even an option for us to stay indoors all winter. We will bundle up and go out every weekend. Spending time outdoors is strongly linked to decreased depression. I treat it as the counter balance to screen time.
And then sometimes.... I’m just being lazy and putting it off
Dawn! I found you a few weeks ago and your videos and Cas’s have reinvigorated my motivation to declutter and get my house back! I spent the day yesterday decluttering and quarantining clothes that are too small and have been breaking my heart for 3 years.
I cannot tell you what a blessing this is. Thank you for reminding me that I AM CAPABLE!!
Merry Christmas 🎄
Dawn, you are such a good speaker! Do you follow notes or can you just remember what you want to say? I know that you're passionate about this topic so I'm sure that helps with the flow but seriously, you are an excellent speaker and your videos are so easy to watch!!! You also do a great job with filming and editing. Great videos! I reward myself with UA-cam videos when I am working. It motivates me to get up and do the work and it helps me to keep going. I have a degenerative issue with my back and I have a lot of pain, being up and working hurts. Apparently dopamine is also a natural painkiller so this makes total sense why it helps me. Thanks for the great video!
Dawn and Diana were in radio for a while.
Hey, I was unsubscribed from you. I definitely didn’t unsubscribe. I just happened to see this video on my home page, but it wasn’t under my subscriptions. Anyone have this happen?
Yes. It happens frequently. 🤔
What a great idea to use UA-cam or FB as a 15 minute reward! Super motivator! ❤️
Also ... love your outfit today! So cute!
Wow! Fantastic presentation of information! I find often, too, with making our videos on our channel that I put if off because I don't feel capable of creating what I want to do. But reminding myself that it's worth it is such a great motivator. I agree, we need to talk to ourselves and communicate with ourselves that what we are doing is worth it and will have great payoffs in the end. And I agree, that we get so much more reward in our brain activity by being online vs doing real life tasks. Thanks again for all the great information!
I love this tip! Reframing and rewarding.
I needed to hear this. I had to move my mom to assisted living at the end of 2019. I had the task of clearing out her house. What a job that was! I have never seen so much stuff! Donate, sell & pitch. Trying to figure out what she may still need or want, I now have a lot of her stuff at my house. The clutter causes too much stress. But I literally look at it and my mind just shuts down. After watching your video I realize I've been on my phone way too much! I'm going to use your tips for motivation. Thank you!
Praying for peace and strength as you deal with those items. It is a tough task, but well worth it in the end. Still, it won’t be a dopamine rush. Maybe put on some music or something that makes you happy while you sort? Either way, I will be praying you can make it through. 😊🙏🏽
Check out "The Clutter Fairy" here on UA-cam. She has lots of great content on decluttering for older family or estates.
My mom and I had to do this with my grandma and it's either in our basement or a storage unit. My mom never wanted to go through it. Fast forward my grandma passed and it's been even more difficult for my mom. I wish you luck in handling everything because it's something we're still trying to do.
When my parents passed away, I did not actually have to sort everything in their house, I just had to pick out what I wanted to keep and then haul it over to my house. A lot of boxes and furniture ended up in my small living room and dining room, and it was just debilitating. I watched TV and played on the internet to avoid looking at it. I’m so thankful to be on the other side of that. Blessings to you as you go through this. You can do it!
@@tacos_are_life Thank you!
This was so timely! I have felt all that stuff you talked about. Interestingly enough, I was preparing some acorn squash to make soup from it while I was watching this! So I got a win win while listening! This is my 2nd Christmas since I started decluttering with you and when I decorated the house last night I used fewer items than I had the past year (and I felt I decluttered those Christmas items good last year!), so I will be decluttering more in that area. Thanks for all you share Dawn, your talks to me on UA-cam really has helped!
I totally loved this video.. I was struggling to clean out the deck and I wanted to get rid of everything but but my partner wanted to hold on to this huge pile of old stuff. I now realized that pile has stopped my motivation it’s a literal road block preventing me from moving forward.
I’m interested in what varieties of shoes you own! As someone also from the Midwest and therefore at the mercy of bipolar weather, what kinds of shoes do you keep around? Do you keep both rain boots and winter boots? Sneakers and less sporty casual shoes? What about for the kids? I’d love to see a video or even just a post about it. Thanks!
I saw her comment on someone else’s question about this on another video and yes they do have a few different pairs of shoes each including rain and snow boots due to where they live. :)
She said they keep “every day” shoes such as sneakers on a shelf under a bench and the boots in a closet.
Excellent video. Perfect timing. I went through my place & donated 3/4 of my things. I still have a little bit more to do, but have lost motivation. I would rather watch You Tube or play a game on my phone or curl up & read.
I have motivation-just not the physical ability or help to do it. If I could hire someone, I would! I’m suffocating 😜
@Julie Wolf.… So let's hire you a helper! I have become a near neat-nick...not all the way but having a young lady who organizes well and who goes through the place like a hurricane has set me on the path of no turning back!
Well now I know why my Christmas decorating is only half done, and the other half is all over the house. I’ll just spend one more hour here, and then........yup I’m going to get it done. Today. For sure.
This UA-cam channel has become my new *news/fb/Instagram* replacement... 😆 as I would rather hop on here and be filled with decluttering motivation and faith based content from you and Diana!Dawn you’re doing such a great job!!! 👏🏼❤️
Dawn you're so right, I'm really hard on myself when it comes to my clutter because I CREATED IT. But I feel like I make excuses for myself too. I work very hard more mentally NOT PHYSICALLY like Tom lol, so when I get home I just want to mentally relax and we all know how fast tbe weekend is over just by running the normal chores. So I have to try real hard to get motivated and actually do something.
My favorite video of yours ever. The first question I ask myself though is "Would I rather do something else?" ha! Anyway, thank you for this.
I have recently started working on minimizing and I find your videos so practical and aspirational in a real life way.
Loved seeing you intro after so long I was missing it “hi I am dawn from minimal min I am married to Tom and we have four kids ages 6 through 11” ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
It is amazing that you used Scott Gellers video. I work in behavioral change around safety and use that video to show how we can change our mindsets and how behaviors can be changed with different rewards.
Love this video, i'm going to do it. Thanks Dawn. Watching your channel is my reward.
Discovered your channel a few weeks ago at the beginning of the massive declutter/deep clean project I’ve been doing. It’s been very helpful.
And you’re right, as the house is getting to be a nicer place to live I am feeling better about myself.
As to using my phone for motivation, I joined a declutter group on FB and we post our before and afters and motivate each other. I get a dopamine hit from the “ atta-boys” I get. 😁
Dawn what UA-camrs do you go to for minimalist inspiration ??
I needed this video as much as I need a dopamine hit !👌
Thank you!!! Its so true in what your saying! I aways do the reward thing to myself to get things done round my house 🏠
Thank you for help!!! ❤💖❤
Slimed describes so well how I feel when I realise I just wasted an entire hour on cat video's and gender reveals... I am going to watch that dopamine video for sure.
You are absolutely right! What a lovely idea. Thank you for all you do Dawn.
Hmm are you a fly on my wall? I started religiously watching you as well as Natalie Bennett and it has helped me tremendously!
How is Diana doing? I remember that Sunday she wasn't feeling well.
I always have a hard time with motivation as my hormones change throughout the month. At some points I am unstoppable....then....as the days wear on it fizzles....
Thank you so much for your videos!! You have been such a motivator for me to get rid of so much of our stuff. Your channel is a HUGE blessing!!
Dawn makes decluttering unDAWNting 😁
I’m gonna try make it a habit to ask myself these questions when i keep pushing up certain things 😬🙏🏼.
Thank you for all that you do!! You have guided me through getting rid of about 75%of our belongings. Btw-we had an organized house before but getting rid of the visual clutter and most of the stuff in our closets has had an amazing effect on the calm feeling in our home. So-thank you for being such a blessing.
I use audio books to reward myself while doing dishes and laundry and other house work. When I have an interesting story to listen to I actually get a little excited to do laundry! It's the Pavlov effect for sure. 😊
You're right...".decluttering is worth it...one millionth percent"...I've been thru my house several times...and,
STILL, I feel there is more to go thru...right now,
I'm going thru music.
If you know anything about musicians...they have quite a bit of music...it's like a hobbyist...MANY tools and supplies...it's ALOT.
BUT, I'm getting the victory...YEAY...YES..SO WORTH IT!!
One point, I felt you brought out that I wanted to mention....is when we feel stressed over this project...we ZONE OUT...IE.
UA-cam videos.
I heard a sermon this morning about when it "gets hard"...we run.
I realized for the first time ...this is SO TRUE... but, your question was, "is it worth it?!?"
YES, IT IS !!!😀
I love your messages, and your sweater/scarf! Are they 2 separate pieces, or attached? Thanks again for the encouraging words 💙
Thank you so much for having this conversation. I lost my motivation and I have found myself on my phone more. Then I feel guilty at night when I go to bed. You’re amazing ❤️
We are all the same right?!
@@rosiehoy4736 Yep!
Any chance you could do a video on strategies for decluttering for those with ADHD? Much appreciated. Love your videos.
I REALLY needed this. Not only in my house but my health. This JUST changed my way of thinking in a major way.
Exactly a year to took on a large weigh loss journey, I lost 50lbs in 9 months. Then I fell of the wagon HARD and gained 10 back in the last 3 months. I started back on the 1st but now I’m going to ask myself, it’s it worth it? Was losing the original 50 worth it? Is it worth binge eating brownies? Etc. And am I capable? Am I capable of NOT binge eating the brownies? Capable of going to the gym 3-4 times a week again?
Is it worth it! Lots of hard work and nobody in my family believes I'll do it. I'll be in this group for a looooonnnnng time! I have a list and just need to do it. In 5 minute increments!
Wonderful info. However some of the “easy” dopamine hits cause subsequent “crashes” of anxiety and depression because doing the hard work that “earns” dopamine also provides supportive hormones that allow the dopamine affect to last longer. 😀. The accomplishment provides more than dopamine. It’s amazing. And that’s a huge contributor to the anxiety and depression pandemic. Too much easy dopamine. Hard work dopamine comes with other “dopamine supportive” hormones. Equals happier longer.
Hey! Love your videos.
I’m a mental health professional and your idea is great, especially when you do the reward(listening to a video, etc) WHILE you’re cleaning. If we do it after, it can just encourage us to rush. Doing the fun thing during the activity gives that little extra dopamine hit like you said
Dawn you’re so funny 😍 First the Bundt tins and now you’re telling us to stop watching UA-cam 🤔😆
Joking aside, Yes, this is a great way of getting things done. As ever, thank you 🙏🏼 Love you! x
I unknowingly have these exact same questions with a big project at our apartment I'm doing lately. With decluttering I never seem to ask myself those questions.
thanks for pointing it out in this video!
1. Go outside anyway- what do they say? "there's no such thing as bad weather"- dress for the weather.
2. Women- be aware of your cycle- our hormones have more impact on us than we realise, we have active motivational days (ie day 5-10), and we have days where we snap more easily (ie day 25). Maybe you could track your motivation while trackin your cycle, and see how it impacts you.
My husband likes the fact that I'm decluttering. Our goal is to reduce to only things that fit into a Shuttle bus camper. He's decluttering his own stuff now. When we retire, we want to spend most of our time visiting parts of the US, Canada, Mexico, and South America we haven't seen.
I watch your videos while I do dishes and fold (yes I fold 😉) my laundry. It makes me look forward to cleaning up! And a clean kitchen is great too. Double dopamine hit! 😂 Thanks for being awesome!
I'm thinking this is probably one of the best of your videos !! Dopamine is why I watch organizing and sewing You Tube videos instead of decluttering. Use it as a reward. Genius!! Thank you. although I do not like that I am a junkie.
Good video. I’m getting dopamine listening to you and I just decluttered bag while listening. It’s what’s working for me. 😂
I watch videos, yours and others and declutter at the same time. I see how much I get done whilst watching a video. This works for me.
I always love your leather drop earrings! Where did you get them? Ps, LOVE watching your channel!
I try and do one plastic bin at a time.
Sometimes I do two.
But I at least know I did one bin.
Check out my poetry short videos,
If you like poetry. I'm doing Christmas ones now.
Dawn, WHERE did you get this scarf? I like scarves, but want something that isn't so chunky and is more lightweight.