HOW TO DECLUTTER THE "MAYBE?" & "WHAT IF I NEED IT?" STUFF! Declutter With Me!
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- HOW TO DECLUTTER THE "MAYBE?" & "WHAT IF I NEED IT?" STUFF! Declutter With Me!
This was a hard declutter! A lot of this stuff I've gone through before in the past, not knowing what to do with it, always 2nd guessing myself! I tend to do that a lot, it's almost force of habit! This is stuff that I have placed in the "maybe" pile throughout my decluttering journey. I created a lot of "maybe" piles (too many lol) in today's video we go through that stuff. Some stuff I've had for years, some stuff has recently been placed in the "maybe" pile, some stuff is sentimental! This is a real-life declutter with me, there are 4 steps that I share in today's video that have helped me to make decisions on these types of things. These steps have also helped me in defining my decluttering goals, however sometimes my emotions get the best of me & it's easier said than done, we're going to go through all of it in today's video. No matter where you are in your decluttering journey this video is for everyone & I hope that you take something away from it...and also have fun. Thanks so much for being on this journey with me friend! xo
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UPDATE: So weird, when I first uploaded the video the audio was completely fine, but the only way I could fix it was to remove about 45 seconds of the intro, so not much was lost but of course I would have tech issues. LOL. I really hope you enjoy the video, thank you so much for being here with me! 🥰
My wireless head set just got messed up after I was getting annoyed with stuff. Oops. Dang lame super powers of screwing up anything electric. 😂 Maybe your intro was too intense. ⚡
Girl, keep the plate and use it as a jewelry tray or candle tray! It’s precious to you! ❤
Or you could give yourself permission to keep it and get a plate rack ( holder, or whatever they are called) and use it as decor.
I thought the same ! It would make a beautiful jewelry tray!
Definitely progress ❤
It is so beautiful I agree! I think once she gives it a new purpose she would feel better about keeping it
was thinking the same! a new purpose where it brings joy again! jewelery tray or simply serving biscuits on it!
If it's a maybe, it's a No. Once I started using that criteria, it made my decisions so much easier. I also unfriennded that Justin Case guy 😅 Let it go!
This is so true! If im putting things in the maybe or for later bin, most likely its stuff that I actually dont really want or need. 100% agree! Also, I think its time for me to unfriend that Justin Case guy...he's kinda getting on my nerves 😆 Always so HAPPY to see you here with me friend! Lots of love xo
😂,,,so funny! I just heard that Justin Case ran off with Ida Speiser,,,
On your grandmother's plate: buy a plate hangar, find an out of the way spot where it won't get knocked off, and hang it up. It is lovely and that green (seems to) match your walls.
It's a really cute and pretty plate, but definitely does not match the green wall. I saw in another comment that she can use it as a jewelry tray and could be a great idea!
Dear Danni, one can keep arranging the chairs on the Titanic forever or one can say "my life must be more than arranging stuff" and release the stuff to the universe..
I LOVE this so much! this is so incredibly true! Life is more than constantly moving things all over the place all of the time. Usually if im debating on something, its best for me to let it go and let someone else find joy out of that item! I need to stop trying to force a place for the things that "I think I like" Thank you so much for watching & being here with me friend 🥰
Along the same lines, I’ve heard if it’s not an immediate “yes!”, it’s a no and time to release it.
I totally agree with what you have written.
Let it go!
I saved so much for so long. When we had more kids, nothing was really in good shape even though it had been washed, stored correctly, etc. It taught me so much: things are made to be used. Absolutely there are exceptions, but after a decade of living with less, I was ready to finally stop holding onto just in case things and 90% of my sentimental items that were in boxes.
I had some lovely stored clothes get damp from a water leak from the neighbours. I learned the same lesson. Nothing lasts forever. Use it and enjoy it, within reason. Nans China will not be used in this house with its hard as rock floors. Maybe the next one, with carpet. I can accept a few pieces will get broken, but I won't sacrifice it 😂
I watched to the end. Why don't you use the dishes you kept instead of packing them away? This way you can smile and enjoy it! My grandma had these 2 green juice glasses I loved and remembered them. I got them when she passed away. Every time I grabbed for them, I thought of her with fond memories. Sadly, they did eventually break. Yes, I was sad the day it happened, but you know what, I really enjoyed using them while I could. We all know glass items can/ will break whether they are used or packed away. Take them all out and just enjoy them. 😉
You are such an inspiration to me! I normally don’t comment, but that plate has SO much meaning to you, and if it were my grandma’s, I would hang it up. They have those plate hangers for like two dollars or so at Amazon..I would hang it where I could see it everyday…
Hi Danni Happy Easter. I say use the plate... For your morning toast, fruit snack at lunch or a slice of cake mid afternoon. Each time you use it, it will bring a smile and you remember why it has such sentiment to you ❤
All of my “valuable items” have been handed down from my parents, grand parents, great grandparents and even great-great grandparents. Each one is irreplaceable. They mean even more now that they have all
passed. ❤ your videos!!!!
You did a great job, Danni. Just because you don't have a place right now for the things you really like, doesn't mean you won't in the future. You've talked about re-doing your kitchen, basement, bedroom and mud room. So perhaps the things you kept, will be displayed someday. AND, by the way, if you are Happy and Content, in my opinion, you are rich in all the right ways.
I love the idea of purging holiday decor- I've finally got mine exactly how I'd like it. Every holiday (and I only decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) I use literally every piece of decor in the bins. There's something satisfying about that- knowing I'm truly enjoying and using everything I own.
I started my holiday decluter after this past Christmas. Apparently a lot of things I have not used in years. It was a good feeling to just keep what I love and my current style ❤
I totally relate to the hesitation of the “maybe pile”. I started to put items in closed boxes and if I didn’t reach for it in whatever timeframe I set, I WOULD NOT open the box and donate it unopened.
Great job with that declutter pile! Someone is going to have the perfect spot in their house for those Easter items. Someone is going to love those dolls. You kept the items that have great value to you. I think you made great decisions. Pat yourself on the back! I recently went through some jewelry I had been keeping and decluttered the items I no longer cared about keeping. Now I'm able to have all my jewelry together, the more recent things with the older sentimental items. I decluttered some more things in my bedroom dresser and for the first time ever I have one completely empty drawer. Two drawers left to declutter! Onward we go! Have a fantastic weekend! 😊🐦
Dani, keep the plate. You love it, it’s one little plate, wrap it up in bubble wrap and stash it away! It’s fine!
I really appreciate you slowing the process down and showing the gruelling process of decluttering. I appreciate you showing how much thinking and emotion goes into deciding what to keep and what to move on. I agree somethings are so hard to let go of. In that case maybe just put it back for the next cull.
If its still there after three passes make yourself use it. Then see how you feel.
that is such a good point - nothing we have is really worth anything - if it was, we'd all be rich and would have someone else doing the decluttering for us...LOL
Hi Danni, if you love the plate, why not stand it upright on a shelf where you can see it? If you dont love it, just the memory, than let it go. But only you k ow how you feel :) Glad to see you're feeling better. 😊
Danni, please keep the pretty plate. As others have said, use it as a jewellery tray, candle tray, or you can hang it on the wall and use it in your newly decorated bathroom ❤
Sweetie you’re doing exactly what your mom does. Jamming your cupboards and closets, even your kids closets with junk you’ll never use. Let it Go!!!
Omg I am! Ive said this before, that sometimes there's things we dont necessarily see in ourselves that others see in us, I appreciate this so much because sometimes I dont recognize these things (or maybe I'm in denial LOL) but I am definitely more like my mom than I think I am. Yeah Im gonna have to do something about this 🤣....🥰🥰
I totally understand about the orchid. My grandmother passed away several years ago and I still have the blanket I was crocheting her for Christmas because I can't make myself finish it! Maybe one of these days!
You will when you're ready.
I realised that I had been doing things backwards. I would buy something that I thought was pretty and then try to find a place for it at home. Which resulted in me just moving it around the house from place to place. So now I let my house tell me what it needs. For example “I need a mirror for the bathroom”Then I go out and look specifically for that item. Then come home and put it up. I still struggle with not shopping for entertainment. It’s easier to keep my house decluttered by not bringing the item home in the first place. As well as learning to live with the idea that I don’t need to have every pretty thing I see. I can appreciate it in the store but then leave it there because it doesn’t work for the home I want to create.
I am glad you kept the mug your Mom got you from your first set of pretty dishes, and the saucer from your Gram's giant teacup. They are truly sentimental and beautiful!! 🙏 😍 ❤
Great video n tips as always. I struggle with getting rid of things, too. You are doing fabulous.
You my friend are the absolute SWEETEST! This made my week! Thank you so much for watching & being here with me, I appreciate ya so much! PS its definitely a process, we go at our own pace & do the best we can and thats all we can do, I learn something new about this journey & myself every time I declutter. Progress is progress & you're doing an AMAZING job! Hugs 🥰🥰
Hi, Danni! My friend, you are looking better. I hope you’re feeling better. That plate is gorgeous. Take a picture of it, front and back! At least you have the memory of it. I had a plastic baby bottle my daughter gave me the first time she was pregnant. I kept it for the longest time and finally realized I need to get rid of it. I took a picture of it and now I have space of other things. I’m glad you do these series of declutter. It will help lots of people. Hugs to all! Your friend from Michigan! P.S. Happy Easter!🐣🐰🐇🌷💜🥰🐣🐰🐇🌷 Also that meat grinder my mom had and made ham salad with it. She would grind the ham and mix in mayo and sweet relish. It was delicious. Good luck on that one!🥰
I am feeling so much better, thank you friend. My eye and speech is still a little off, but i m definitely recovering quite well YAY! And taking pictures is always a GREAT alternative to actually keeping the items, I always, always forget to do that and I've always thought that was such a great option. I need to start doing that more! And my mom used to make the same sandwiches, it reminds me so much of my childhood, those were so good! Lots of luv & hugs back, very HAPPY Easter to you & your family! 🐰🥰😘
My mom had that meat grinder too!
Yes, I enjoyed this time with you trying to work through the decisions. I have been slowly decluttering since 1994! Yeah, it takes time to process the emotions. It gets easier. Honestly, I don't remember most of the stuff I let go, unless I took a picture, but then I don't go through my photos...LOL. I got over the guilt feelings quick because reclaiming my space (and sanity) is so worth it. Freedom from stuff is priceless.
danni, thank you for the maybe video - i have a HARD time with sentimental stuff too. i broke my grandmother’s flower vase (a few months after my mama died) and was heartbroken. i was determined not to let it go even though it wasn’t salvageable so, after lots of looking, i found a duplicate on ebay! it’s not the same one she had but it reminds me of her and makes me happy. maybe you could do the same thing with your grandmother’s mug… i hope so. warm hugs from southern california 🩵
Dear Dannie you could use that beautiful saucer as a candle holder or in a gallery wall, as a trinket holder in your entryway, nightstand or in your kitchen to hold your jewelry as you wash dishes.
I would use the plate for all the things above. If I could make an addition, I would only have it out for a season. I would make it part of my spring decor…. Or have it out during my family members birthday.
Hi Dani, I did this to some plates, in my pantry, that I loved which were from my late Aunt
I would use grannys plate as a plate for hard soap in the bath room or in the kitchen, or as a plate for cookies or candy! I think the plate is a keeper, it´s really so cute.❤ Happy Easter to you and your family!! ❤🌿🐣🌿❤
Danni you did great!!!! You made wonderful decisions and such progress. ❤
16:05 If you’re so in love with the plate, I would get a wall plate hanger ♥️ hang it on the wall so you can see it and think of your grandmother everyday. Repurposing things to make them something else, is a great way to deal with things in the maybe pile ♥️
I think you did a fantastic job going through all of that! You got rid of sooooo much! You ARE allowed to keep the things that just make you happy! You don’t need a use for everything and you don’t need any other reason to keep them. You are doing a great job! Thank you for sharing those hard moments with us. I know for me, it makes me realize that I’m not the only one who feels that way. ❤❤❤
I would keep the orchid too! Good choice, it's super sentimental.
Always a joy to watch. Hope you and hubby are well! Have a great week. 😊
Danni, I am often on pins and needles when you are holding and gesturing with breakable items like this plate whilst having a monologue with us! Add upper midwestern winters and dry (read slippery) hands and its disastrous possibilities ahead. I’m with the others…keep the beautiful plate!!
Put the plate in your cupboard a use it for quiet times when you want to unwind or just need some me time for milk and cookies or sth if the like. It sounds like out of everything it’s the hardest for you to let go of.
Danni, well done on pushing forward and dealing with/decluttering the difficult maybe items pile. You did really well only keeping two small bins worth of items. With regards to the favourite cup you broke (the one for which you still have the saucer), why not search the chinaware replacement services on the internet to see if you can find a replacement cup. If you can’t find one, then just use the saucer as part of your spring decor and place either a decorative pillar candle on and put it in your entryway, or place your faux orchid plant on it (if it fits) and place it in your bathroom.
My rule regards items is that if something doesn’t have an immediate place in my home in which to place the item straightaway, then it has to go. I have a set space for stored sentimental items which is deliberately kept very small, and I have allowed a bit of extra free space for future items that I feel might become sentimental later. This is my boundary and nothing can be allowed to exceed this designated space. With regards to clothing I never keep maybe clothing because in my experience it always ends up being decluttered later when the clothing maybe bin is revisited. So now I don’t even have a clothing maybe bin. If you’re not wearing something get rid of it straightaway, unless it is something you keep and only wear as a special occasion outfit. I don’t keep sentimental clothing now at all, apart from three jackets, a waistcoat and a 3/4 length winter coat my mum made and hand embroidered for me.
Ok im back for the plate. When you held it up i thought its so pretty, just keep it! The issue is you know how much you loved the cup, but to me its only the plate. If you saw that plate on its own in the thrift store would you buy it, because its so dang pretty?
Give yourself time to grieve the cup and reorient the plate's purpose. Its not a plate to hold the cup anymore, its for something else now. I like the jewellery catch all idea. I think id its sitting on the shelf youll be reminded if the cup being missing too much. But if it has another use, you can enjoy it. If it breaks too, no big deal, it had a useful life.
I think thats how we honor these objects, give them a useful life.
I know my most valuable possessions have little to no monitory value. But to me it’s priceless. You’re doing a great job. I enjoy you thinking out loud.
I have replaced all of my kitchen towels for flour sack towels. The dry dishes so well dry super fast. I love them! It took forever for me to replace my last set that was stained up.
I’m glad you’re taking the time to look these things over 😊 I wonder with those orchids, when you look at them they remind you of your grandmothers passing in a sad way? As she didn’t get to see it, it’s not hers, so I wonder - if you did choose to let it go, it wouldn’t remind you of her in a sad way so other things of her would give you happier memories? Love the video ! Jenny 🇬🇧
Great video, Danni! I hope you are feeling better since last weeks video. 💜
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! Im doing a lot, a lot better, my eye and speech is still a little off lol (and my tongue is still a little numb (did I spell tongue correctly lol)... its so odd) but I feel way better, recovering quite well. Thank you so much for watching & being here with me friend. Hugs xo
@@danniraearranged Recovery will take some time, but you got this Momma Danni!! Good to hear that you are doing better. No go have that cup of coffee, lady! :)
@@danniraearranged I'm so glad you're feeling better! 😊🐦
I just recently came across your videos & watched several. Your a girl after my own heart. I’m a new subscriber. Keep your plate, at some point you’ll decide one way or the other this seems close to your heart.
Happy Easter, Danni & family👒🪺💐!
🎶Let It Go… Let It Go🎶
🤣🤣😆 okay we must have ESP! LMBO because no joke...i had that song stuck in my head throughout this declutter multiple times! HA! PS absolutely agree lol Appreciate ya so much friend, thanks for always being here with me 🥰🥰
It’s a beautiful dish. Don’t get rid of it. You’ll regret it. It’s small enough to store or put on table or wall. Its unique. No pressure. Not worth the stress. Or give it to your mother
I feel like-with regards to your sentimental items-you could perhaps benefit from a “Stuff Photo Album” as it doesn’t seem like simply keeping phone pics will do it for you. You could take pictures or draw images of some items and keep them in a photo album in or scrap book, write about your memory involving the item, and then donate all the things. Would be a great way to show appreciation for the items to let go of decluttering guilt.
I LOVE this so much! I have taken photos of objects in the past, but most declutters esp. sentimental / hard declutters I always, always forget to take pics and I think it is such a GREAT alternative then keeping the physical item. I really have to start doing that more, I think i get caught up in the emotion of everything & forget. Love the idea of doing a drawing and also adding a note with each pic. So special. Thank you so much for sharing, watching & being here with me friend. Lots of luv 🥰
@@danniraearrangedmy uncle took a few treasured items, and Mum took everything else😂. He showed me what he had and I took pictures because he lives 6 hours away, and he told me what each item was. I can look at the pictures and remember them that way.
Awesome job Danni!!! Hope you are feeling better, you looked so much better today. Have been waiting for your basement redo, is that coming soon??? Thanks for sharing, alway enjoy your chattiness!!! 😘
Set a bin for sentimental. The bin is the boundary. Put your favorites in first. When it is full, something has to leave before you can save anything else. Dana K. White says it best.
When decorating for seasons or holidays. I will put away my everyday decor items to make room for the special seasonal items. Once the holiday is over, my everyday items come back out. If I try to make room for all my decor at once, the surfaces become overwhelmed quickly. If you really love a piece of seasonal decor, try swapping it out with those pieces. We can be minimal, yet still enjoy items during different times a year.
Good gravy, cheddar and biscuits 😅 love this sang, mine is Jes Louise lol, will be saying that to my after schoolers tomorrow for Easter hols their parents in work so, good gravy, cheddar and biscuits, they will get great laugh when say that 😂
For things like the plate, I take a picture and then write out all the memories of why it’s sentimental- you can put it into a special box pr photo album etc… and get rid of the physical plate.
It’s ok to keep the orchid 💗 my grandma just passed also and we’re about to go through her jewelry in July when I visit my family… I am excited because it’s something tangible and a memory to hold on to. My other thing that’s my favorite from her is a handmade quilt that hangs on a blanket ladder and no one is allowed to use 😂❤❤❤🙅♀️
Here's my opinion, not that you asked. Just from my own personal experience. If I've held onto something for years and haven't used it or displayed it, I'll either 1)declutter immediately or 2)put it in a box with a specific date (post-it note). When that date comes and I haven't taken anything out...do NOT open the box and donate it immediately. It's a done deal. No more going through it, no more going through the emotions, no more using up space for something that HONESTLY shows you it wasn't important enough to use/display. Stop the insanity. 😊❤
I always want your opinion! This is the BEST advice ever! I absolutely LOVE the idea of placing things in a box, set a date and if it hasnt been used/opened, no opening the box it just goes! That is brilliant. Takes the hassle and emotion out of second guessing and going through all of the emotions. My only issue is, I forget everything, seriously I have the worst memory ever and I would see the box and want to open it like a present 🤣🤣but seriously I love this! Stoptheinsanity! 1000% Always so HAPPY to see you here with me friend. Thank you 🥰🥰
Take a photo of the saucer and let it go! Memories are always there.
Such a great video!
I continue to pray for you as you recover❤
You are the best! Thank you so much, means so much to me frien. Lots of luv & hugs 🥰❤️
Utilize gma's plate for perfumes or jewelry ECT...
Love this idea!
The plate- you can get wall hanging kits to place it on the kitchen wall and have it remind you of gma everytime you"re in the kitchen or wherever you place it. My mom has a corner curio cabinet that she put all her small collectibles in, it worked for her. I have it now, she no longer needed it but I have nothing in there ...except my dad's ashes and some nice dishes. Point is maybe you just need a cabinet for all the sentimental stuff to be on display and out of the way and off your mind.
Just started watching, I have Covid the first time!! It's horrible... but watching you takes my mind off it!😊 I bought a wall hanging plate holder just get one for your grandmother's plate. Awww orchids were my mother's favorite flower she would have a few live ones. I don't have a green thumb.
Omg Covid is AWFUL!!! I never ever want it ever again, I had it once before (might have had it twice actually, but the first time was the WORST) I feel for you its seriously awful. I couldnt move from the couch for days, thank goodness when we got it, we didnt all get it at once. I really hope you feel better soon 🙏🙏🙏 Im glad I could take your mind off of it for a bit though.
I need to get some of those wall hanging plate holders I have another plate I want to hang too.
I love orchids, there so beautiful, I tried having a real one once and I thought i did everything right and it died pretty quickly. I dont have a green thumb, I wish I did. Most of my plants are artificial. Sending lots of luv friend. Take care ❤️
As you said, decluttering doesn't need to be perfect, there will always be items to which the rules don't apply. Give yourself some grace and keep the plate if it makes you happy. It's your choice how you relieve the pressure around the keep-toss decision. Either you decide to declutter it or you radically accept keeping it. That won't necessarily mean forever, either. You can decide differently any moment. Allow yourself to decide autonomously from any subconscious beliefs. Put it up to display and cherish if you like to look at it. And maybe someday you will want to let it go or never. Both is fine. But until then you've removed the pressure of taking a decision on it again and again and beating yourself up about the number of years and how you're not able to let it go.
Thank you for this pep talk. I’ve been spinning my wheels with decluttering lately because of the what ifs. I feel inspired to just let go.
This was such a relatable episode! 😩 As I watched you struggle with the plate and the orchid, it occurred to me that I can save a few sentimental items that I can't part with and create a small display for each person (with a small photo). My spouse cut a nook in the wall above my desk and I keep photos of deceased relatives (I celebrate Dia de los Muertos, too) and I'm wondering if you can find a space to place your grandmother's things where you can see them and remember her. Just a thought ✌💛
Could you use the saucer as decor and hang it on the wall? It is very pretty.
The stuff on the tea cup and saucer looked like "museum putty" to me. Someone recommended it to me a few years ago. If you put it under things like vases, they probably won't fall over if you bump them, but if you pull on them really slowly you can still move them. The faster you try to move it the more it sticks but if you pull slowly it comes off. It helps keep cats from throwing your things off of shelves, or to stop things from slowly "walking" off of a shelf in a high traffic area that has a lot of vibration. It is also great for things like if your silverware divider is a little to small for your drawer and moves every time you shut it. Depending on the brand, you can also sometimes use it to stick cheep posters that you are not worried about getting ruined on walls that you don't want to or can't put tacks in. The poster might not survive getting pulled down, but usually the wall will do okay. It is like duct tape's gentler cousin. If duct tape can't fix it, museum putty probably can.
Hey girl, great video!!!!! I think your on the right path. Just take a deep breath, you can do this !!!! Love ya friend 😘
Have you seen the British show Sort Your Life Out? It’s excellent! They empty a whole house into a warehouse for the family to see how much they have and then they declutter. I’m watching it on UA-cam now. So good! 😊🐦
My daughters had dolls they sat in the loft for years. So out they went all 40 of them.😊
Honestly Im thinking of doing the exact same thing! Theres 1 doll I think im keeping & the rest are going... I think im keeping them because Im wondering if Zoey will change her mind later on, but I honestly dont think she wants them & thats the only reason I keep them. I think its time to say goodbye to all the dolls, there just collecting dust. LOL. Thanks for watching & always being here with me friend! xo
This idea just occurred to me: I think our kids will be more interested in the stories behind the sentimental objects rather than the objects themselves. You can take pictures of certain objects and write down the stories/memories of why the objects have meaning to you. Then donate the objects and create a photo journal for the pictures and stories to go in for your kids. This frees them from keeping old things but lets them learn about the people behind the objects. That would let them know those people a little bit more than just a regular photo album.
Yep, once my daughter was out of the doll phase, we decluttered all but the first baby doll. I had 2 porcelain dolls from my grandmother. I was not a fan, and they weren't worth anything, so we decluttered those as well. I loved my grandmother but didn't enjoy her collection.
16:37 keep that little plate its adorable !
Those dolls would have to go!!!
About that mug plate... I think you should use it till you're ready to donate it or give it to someone. Put fruit on it. Find a glass dome that fits it well enough to leave some cookies on it. Get a plate hangar and hang it where you'll get occasional joy from it because it's so pretty! Let your cell phone's search engine figure out; maybe someone is selling the mug online.
It’s all just boxes or bags of junk n stuff. You worrying about shuffling it around makes it even more important to get rid of it!
This is so TRUE!!! Shuffling it around & doing it over & over again, just makes things so much more frustrating & if there's something that is a constant frustration or a stressor, than its definitely time to go! Absolutely agree! Thanks for always being here with me Vivian 😘
Danni i have to admit that i too hang onto clothes too long. We only wear 10-20% regularly, but i think "what if these wear out and i can't find anything else i like"? So i store them til they're musty and then get rid of them.
You talking about hanging onto valuable things has made me realise where this comes from. There was a time as a teenager where i suddenly grew out of all my clothes but i didnt get any new ones until they were embarrassingly small. I went around with a jumper tied around my waist to hide it until finally my mother noticed about 6 months later!
Danni i think you and i and maybe others here have to trust that WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH. Them we can make appropriate decisions about these categories we get stuck on.
Happy Easter Danni!💐🪺👒
Happy Easter Friend! Hope you & your family have a wonderful Easter 🐰💐❤️
@@danniraearranged I’m invited to my Italian-American daughter-in-laws family for Easter Sunday! Fun Food Festivities ❤ u Danni
"Forcing a space for an item" is such a good realization to make. This will help me in my decision making process.
As far as being hard to let go because you’re not rolling in dough I
Understand. Times for our family in our younger years were hard due to family health issues but we made due an our kids learned more from being in a family that had to work harder and scrimp an save, make do, treasure your family not the things…. Time making memories is the most precious gift you can have with your family,
Hey! I did a reverse google search with a photo of your plate. Your "friends" mug might be available to replace via ebay or estate sales. You can keep the saucer in a memory box with the photo.
THANK YOU Danni! Needed this! 😅
I can't keep favorite mugs either they always get broken recently I got those clear insulated mugs at Costco they didn't last a week seriously 2 broke in the sink and 2 broke in the dishwasher 😏 That mug plate is pretty you could get some pretty pump bottles and put dish soap in them and use it by your kitchen sink on the plate and put your scrubber or whatever on it too .. or you could hang it on a wall .. or put a pretty plant on it or candle I get what the point of it is but it is a spark joy peice and it can be still used and appreciated 😊
the realization that just because ive had something for a long time or that it’s something i or someone i love made doesnt inherently make it sentimental has been huge for me! theres sometimes absolutely zero memories attached to something i was keeping because it was “sentimental” but really it was just something i was so used to having around but didnt even use or really enjoy!
"Maybe stuff". Oh, you're coming for ME now. We grew up to never get rid of something "good", because you might need it and then you'll have it. Keeping it saves money. It's so hard coming to terms that we don't have to be the keepers of the stuff. We don't have to be the stuff's parent or museum and take care of it.
Those nails!!! Love them!!!
The plate has the maker/pattern on the back. You should be able to find a replacement cup with that information! If I could have zoomed in, I would search it for you.
How my brain works. On the black oval sign, "I wonder if it's magnetic. You could put magnetic hooks on it and it could hold necklaces." I am of NO help.
The cup and saucer were stuck together to be safer on display. If she stacked them, they were studier. They don't rattle when on display like that.
Oh, thank heavens the binoculars ended up in the keep tub. I was sweating those the whole video!
I know that was a tough sort for you. You did a great job, wonky eye and all! I'm glad it's on the mend.
keep the plate ... and make a pictureframe for it... show it like art on the wall???
Sending love, hugs and a GOD bless you
Danni, girl keep your grandma plate it's very cute and special...i say start using it, buy yourself another big coffee mug to go with it...also you can use it as your own desert plate
Excellent work!
Danni❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I was praying for you yesterday!!! I left a prayer for you on your last upload 😭 girl my heart is for you! I’m glad to see you are doing better from the looks of it, but wow, I was genuinely just watching the first five minutes of your last video with like concern and was like “Oh my girl, are you okay? 😟”
Love you and care for your health. You’re a blessing to so many and I’m sure others would agree, we want you to take care of yourself ❤❤❤❤❤we love you!!!!!
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Oh my gosh fraaaand you are the SWEETEST! just luv & appreciate ya so much! Thank you! Im feeling much, much better, still have speech issues and my left eye isnt blinking correctly still lol but im recovering quite well, yay! But seriously you are the best, that means so much to me! I hope you & your family have the best weekend and a wonderful Easter. LUV YA right back!!! Sending lots of luv & hugs 🥰🥰🥰😘😘
Danni - You didn’t love the plate, you loved your grandmother and the mug - and you have a video with you ACTUALLY enjoying the mug…
Great job, Danni! You are really coming along in your journey. If I can't find a place for it in my home, but it holds sentimental value, I take a pic and donate. I have a folder of sentimental pics. Then I think of how wonderful it will be to pass it on to bless someone else too. 🙂
I remember the first time you brought out that orchid you were going to give your grandma. You even admitted it doesn't go with your decor. Question: Even though it reminds you of your grandmother, do you want to hold on to something that she never got and reminds you of her passing? ❤
Taking pics I swear is one of the BEST alternatives to keeping the physical item, ive done that before in the past, but I think, esp. with sentimental stuff/hard items, i get so caught up in the emotions that I always, always forget to take pics. I have to start doing that more! And I asked myself that same question, It is such a reminder of me not giving her that item and more than anything it makes me sad. Plus it is definitely not my personal style, I really do think its time to part with that item. I'll take a pic and let it go in fact Im gonna do that in the next video. Its time! Thanks so much for always being here with me friend. Lots of love xo
@danniraearranged Totally get it. The emotions are hard to navigate through even now. I am just further in my journey. You are an amazing person! And I appreciate you! 💖
Happy Easter! ☺️ 🩷🐇
Mittlerweile bin ich glücklicherweise soweit, dass ich Dinge schön finden kann, ohne sie unbedingt haben zu müssen. Ok, fast immer. Manchmal greife ich doch zu, um mich dann zu Hause zu fragen, wo das gute Stück seinen Platz haben soll. Wenn ich Glück habe, kann ich es zurückgeben, sonst spende oder verschenke ich es. Es ging eigentlich nicht um das gute Stück, es war ein Ersatz für etwas anderes, was ich vielleicht nicht erkennen konnte. Und zu Erinnerungsstücken: für mich ist z.B. ein kleines Werkzeug, mit dem mein Vater und ich zusammen gearbeitet haben, so viel wertvoller als was weiß ich. Eben, weil mein Vater es in der Hand gehabt hat. Allerdings habe ich nicht alle seine Werkzeuge aufbewahrt...😊 Du bist sehr reflektiert auf deinem Weg und sich trennen von etwas braucht unterschiedlich lange. ❤liche Grüße Gaby
Gaby I couldnt agree with you more! I love this comment! One of the best parts of being more minimal and being on this declutter journey, its made my home so much more manageable, its so nice to be able to find things easier because everything (well most things lol) has a permanent home. Its wonderful. I do however have a very difficult time trying to force items to fit somewhere in my home, I think if Im having to move things around over & over, its just not an item I really want. And I totally get where you're coming from with memorabilia and sentimental items, the tools your father used is special, its sentimental and I relate to that so much! Those types of items are hands down my hardest items to go through. Some stuff I know its time to part with & other stuff it just brings me joy so I keep it. You are so sweet & i appreciate ya so much! Thank you for being here with me friend. 🥰
I love those bunnies so much Dani!
Been looking for something like that…
Wishing you and your family a Happy Easter.
How are you feeling Rae, I seen your last comment, I hope you're feeling better & doing okay 🙏
Hope you and your family have the best weekend and a very wonderful Easter. Lots of luv friend. ❤️
I’ve been sick 5 days now. Family got sick before and after me. We’re all resting. Doing ok but it’s obnoxious and bad timing. We will do our normal traditions for Easter as well as we can and then have a party in a few weeks for a redo.
Danni, have you thought of having a yard/garage sale? Maybe, ask your neighbors if they want to do a "block" sale? Just a suggestion
I've thought of doing garage sales so many times lol I actually kept stuff in boxes at one point to have one, but eventually I knew I wasn't going to take the time to actually do it, I didnt realize how much work goes into a garage sale. A block sale would be really cool though, I've never thought of that. I feel like as a group might be easier. LOVE that idea. Thanks so much for watching & being here with me friend. xo
Great video. ❤❤❤
You did so great! ❤
You did great!
I stopped caring about having a style to my home. It's eclectic, and I keep and decorate with what I like. It leans a little more Traditional, with Mid Century and Farmhouse touches. However, I am not sticking to any rules. I have new and old items intermingled. Keeping my spaces light and airy is my goal.
Today I dropped off two large trash bags of used towels and blankets that they will share with area animal shelters. 🥰
I take a photo of the things I have trouble letting go of emotionally . Like you don’t have many high value things but really the memory isn’t the thing it’s within you . Just to let you know I rarely if ever look at these photos . When I’m sat in a place waiting for say a drs appointment I go through my photos on my phone and get rid of them . X
Put a hanger on the plate and put it on the wall
As I am sitting here, watching your video. I am looking at our corner shelf. Every shelf has items from my parents. Mom passed away 2002. Dad passed 2018. You have the same feelings and thoughts as I do. When I look at things I have. It's not any money value in them. Only sentimental value. I do not have anything expensive at all. My wedding ring set didn't even cost much. I do not want expensive stuff. What I have that was my parents. None of it holds money value. Thank you for your video. I took alot of what you said. And, I am going to put it to use. I hope you and your family have a great Easter weekend. Remember Jesus Christ is the reason we have something to celebrate.