The Fear of Yo-Yo Decluttering
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In this video, we're going to talk about the fear of yo-yo decluttering. We'll explore the reasons why it's so hard to declutter and the strategies you can use to overcome your fear of decluttering and recluttering.
Specifically, I dig into my journal supply stash and how I recluttered this category.
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I realized I don't have to be a curator of the history of an American housewife. I have been collecting things off of Freecycle or the thrift that were older womens' crafting supplies, cookie cutter collections, cookbooks, vintage fabrics or clothes that didn't fit, etc. My mantra has become "I am not the Smithsonian: I do not get taxpayer money to house all the Americana.
Mantra: If I forget I own it, I clearly don't need it.
My auntie said “Eliminate and concentrate.” Creative people see possibilities in everything and that can stop us from focusing and following through.
I often feel that if we don't declutter that initial thing that's overwhelming (books, craft supplies, journal supplies, kitchen tools, whatever), we can never get to a place where we can find out what really sparks passion, and have the mental and physical energy to lean into it. Sure, you could have kept that stuff "just in case," but if you had maybe it would have continued to drag on you and you never would have been able to do the thing that you're doing now that brings you so much joy.
My mantra: I am moving across the country to where my grandchildren live, with a carry-on suitcase and a small backpack. I am NOT, at least at this time. But, I am slowly preparing for that anyway. 😉 My mantra used to be: I’m selling the house and it needs to be ready for viewings. I was not planning to sell. I guess I just have a good imagination.
I guess it looks on the outside like you've re-cluttered your journaling supplies but to me you look like you've refined your hobby (journaling) and combined it with something else you love (bible study). That basket isn't full of lots of different types of empty journals to try out like it used to be, it's full of bible study aides and supplies for a specific purpose.
One of my decluttering mantras is: If it’s not a heck yes, it’s a heck no. It usually works well for me when I am going back and forth about whether to keep something.
Limitations breed creativity. I think it was good of you to let all the previous journaling items go. It allowed you to get a fresh perspective and zero in on what you really wanted to bring back into your life.
Your hair looks Ah-Mazing! Go curly girl!
A gentle minimalish question: when did began to believe you needed stickers and vellum to effectively journal? All that's really needed is a thing to make a mark and a thing to make a mark on...a pen and paper. Anybody can draw the simple designs found on stickers. Your drawn "stickers" will get better and better if you draw one every day. It's kind of a meditative three minutes during your journaling time and you will always have the perfect sticker.
I don't remember if it was Joshua Becker who said it or if I just came across it after finding him but one "mantra" I try to go back to over and over again is Love people, use things because the opposite doesn't work. It helps me remember my priority is people and the things in my house are meant to be used.
My mantra is "like with like". I only keep any paperwork in one place in my house, I have a baking center in my kitchen with food items, baking pans etc. My craft room is in zones with sewing, yarn and paper crafts. It makes it easier to find things and to see when you are starting to have too much. When I lived in a big house I kept cleaning supplies in all three bathrooms, the kitchen and the laundry room. Now I have a cleaning cart on wheels and I move it around. I wish I would have had that in the big house.
I am finally getting rid of scrapbook supplies that I have not used for 10 years. I am feeling so free as I donate them. If I return to the hobby I will do it differently anyway.
Your best video!❤❤❤. Your words hit home, the way you talk through the psychology of guilt and change is PHENOMENAL. Please repeat this method in future videos, maybe others are slow learners like me. I am moving soon and plans went from renting a Uhaul to only taking what I can’t live without. Your channel is a joy, I’m so thankful Minimal Mom Dawn recommended your channel. ❤
I have several mantras. I use the one that fits when I need it. My main one: "I don't want to dust it or the box it's stored in." That reminds me that I don't want things sitting around, collecting dust, because I won't dust things or move things to dust the surface. And it also reminds me that if I keep the thing and store it in a box or a bin, I'll have to dust that bin. I won't dust the bin, so that means a dusty surface. So if I keep it, it has to be "dustworthy". It has to be worth my time and energy to dust. If I love it enough to keep it, I will give it the love it needs. I will dust it. I'm still working on my first major purge, but this has helped me let go of many things.
So relatable, especially for this time of year, when I am looking at buying planners and supplies for next year. The amount of choice is overwhelming, but ironically what helped me is going to Michaels and Jo-Ann and seeing how junky and disheveled the stores in my area are (due to lack of staff). And I stand there in the planner aisle and think, I do not want to bring this mess into my life! 😃
I have really struggled with my yo-yo re-cluttering of books. I decluttered SO MANY boxes of books over the last few moves (12+ years) and through beginning my simplifying process. But, recently I have been collecting books again. I tend to get down on myself for this re-cluttering, but I'm realizing that this, too, is growth. When I decluttered all of those books, I was in a season of needing less - less stuff, less to do/read, less pressure on myself. My kids were small; I didn't have the energy to read more than the few favorites I kept to read again and again. My kids were small; I didn't have the energy to constantly clean up their books, and they preferred if I read the same ones over and over again anyway. Since 2020, when my oldest started elementary school, we have been homeschooling. We have collected reference books and beginning readers, along with books our library didn't have that helped enhance our learning in a unit study or specific area of learning. And we have collected a lot of new curriculum books, trying to figure out our learning styles, teaching style, homeschool style. I also started making reading a priority again as I had the energy for it, and as I realized how much digital time in the evening disrupts my the quality of my sleep. I'm realizing that this is a process; constantly redefining boundaries for those books that add value, rearranging and donating as we learn what works and what doesn't for us. I need to give myself grace to walk through the process and not feel like this is a failure, but an opportunity for growth, learning to set boundaries, getting to know myself and my kids better and leaning into our preferences and values to cultivate a book collection that helps us thrive. And, remember to check the library before I do anything else!
Yes I would enjoy a decluttering mantra video. Personally I like the saying "If in doubt...throw it out!" Of course I don't throw much away. We sell or donate instead.
My mantra is, "If it's not a hard yes, it's a hard no." -the Minimal Mom
Because you decluttered this category last year, you were able to reignite your love of journaling. It absolutely makes sense! Enjoy it, yo-yo and all 🥰