How to Declutter your Whole Kitchen in 15 Minutes
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You will never make too many videos on kitchen decluttering.
How old are your cabinets? Did you do them yourselves? Mine are like 70's and trying to decide if it's worth redoing or saving for new. Your kitchen looks amazing.
Thank You for everything You do to us. Love from Poland ❤️
@@amyk6453 they redid themselves! She should have a video of them redoing their kitchen. Tom actually started on a Christmas day! 🤣
This morning…. My husband sakes me what are we going to do today?
Oh I’m going to clean and reorganizing our kitchen ( yesterday I did our bedroom)
He: did you Watch those minimal video’s Again ?!
Euhhhh Guilty 🤣
You inspire me thank you for your video’s !!!
I think it's important to note that minimalism only works when you don't go out and buy all new items of the same stuff you got rid off. Sometimes having all this new found space gives people the green light to shop for more stuff. A complete mind shift needs to take place...the idea that you don't really "need" all of this stuff, this stuff does not make you happy and it certainly doesn't validate your worth.
So true. I’ve followed several self-proclaimed minimalists over years and it blows my mind that they’ll often do “my favorite amazon finds” or similar videos…. Kinda feels like they actually prefer to shop and toss, like it’s all disposable. They buy impulsively then get rid of it when they don’t want to put it away. Instead of being happy with what they already have, or wanting less. Seems really backwards to me. I’m feeling pretty jaded about it now, but at least Dawn has such a sweet personality lol 😂
@@Melshed Yes I agree! Its important to remember that getting rid of stuff an give you the dopamine hit you crave too so we have to be careful that we don't get "addicted" to getting rid of stuff....and then buying new stuff to declutter. I do find some minimalist channels are veering in this direction which is frustrating. Whether its just so they have content or whether a mind sift hasn't been made I don't know, but sometimes I think companies must love the minimalist movement becuase it gets people into a cycle of more shopping!
Idk guys. It’s okay to buy things. It’s okay to make mistakes. Also, I think most of us already here are here bc we’re not natural wasters. And we need a little permission to dispose. Also, I’ve gotten myself to get rid of a lot of stuff by consoling myself with something new. Like I’ve gotten rid of a lot of heels that are well worn bc I convinced myself that I deserve this one new, quality pair. My old shoes were fine but I had too many but couldn’t get rid of them bc they were “still good”. Now I have wayyy less and I’m happier AND I got myself a new treat. But I don’t think promoting quality products is wrong. And I don’t think the lesson is to be wasteful. Just to be patient and kind with ourselves.
If I find I open up a space that keeps getting refilled with clutter, I like to put something in that new space that is peaceful to look at-- like an empty basket/bin, or that sentimental item that was in my basement that I wanted to bring out and display and enjoy! This turns off that "green light" for me
Totally agree!
My husband surprised me about a week ago. He does the cooking and I do clean up so we make joint decisions on what we have in our kitchen. I came into the kitchen and there on the counter was a pile of utensils he said we could donate to the thrift store. He did this on his own! No prompting from me. I hadn't even realized that we had so many duplicates of things. Very proud of him.
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My husband recently had me justify my decision to donate two extra pancake turners! I didn’t see a need for three. I do all the cooking. It satisfied him, lol!
@@elaineporter2311 i've done similar & told hubby that any pancake turners we keep after the first one are gonna be re-used as husband~whackers.😁
My husband and I simplified and donated a LOT of things while we were selling our house. Then when we moved into our new house we were surprised that we still had so much stuff that didn't need! We keep an empty moving box around to throw in things to donate.
A funny thing... We dropped off a load at good will earlier today and when we pulled up I spotted a moving box with my handwriting on it.
So how sad is it that we had so much stuff?? I just can't believe it.
@@CastledarkDweller27 I enjoy your sense of humor!
I used to hide all the dishes that I wanted to decluttered from my parents they saw the black trash bag and freakout 😂 we got into "discussion" I eventually convinced them that we don't need those few years passed and many "discussion" later... now our house is like a miminist always organized and clutter free bc we're constantly decluttering and keep reminding ourselves not to buy more things. They love all the compliments we've received how beautiful, spacious and organized our house is 😂...and we just donated 6 bags of clothes today.
Donating (sharing) is always a good thing! While some of us have way too much, others aren't so fortunate to have even :just enough". I think it's good to continually declutter as you do! That avoids much of the dusting too.
True I usually ask my mom if she needs plates. She happy to take them since she does do parties and sometimes having nice places to serve people unless it's a really big crowd.
I helped my parents declutter their kitchen and took a bag of food that I wanted to donate to a Buy Nothing Group because I didn't want it to go to waste but no one was interested. It ended up sitting in my kitchen for days giving me stress and finally I decided to let it go. Prioritizing your mental health is important!
Some people expect things for nothing and they are STILL fussy! You made the right decision. My dogs are my 'Buy Nothing Group' - very little food waste chez moi. And if they don't like it, it probably isn't very nutritious. Having said that, they love ice-cream...
You maybe would have been more successful dropping it at a food pantry.
I was going to do the same thing but I've been driving it around in my car for the last year. It's going in the trash today!
Wow, I can't imagine! Where I live it would've been gone in 10 minutes! For real. I've even seen people post opened bags of chips or whatever, saying they just didn't like them. So I guess it just depends on where you live. You did your best.. it's nice that you tried to donate first and sorry it didn't work out, but it's great you were able to let it go shortly afterwards!
@@jennifermiller8226 yes, just do it. (I know the deal) peace
I'm 40 and the thought of judgments from older women in my life pass through my mind as I look at my kitchen. Is that weird? I save things that THEY would have wanted me to save. I feel like I need to shed those thoughts and judgments abd declare MY KITCHEN IS MY SPACE. If I never use it, pass it to someone who will.
Free yourself ladies!!!
I'm trying NOT to be that older woman!
Your “Time will tell” idea motivated me six months ago to put every kitchen item I rarely use in a tub in my garage. I taped the date on the container. I have a calendar reminder for one year to revisit. Whatever I haven’t used will be donated. And to date, I have not needed. I should probably donate now! Thanks for your encouragement!
I want to do this, but never open the box to go through it at a year. Just donate it if I haven't opened it, because then I'll think I need it. Haha. I haven't done this yet, but definitely need to.
This is awesome to hear!!! Great job, I hope it encourages others, too!
@Loribelle so true don't look inside if you don't open it just means you never needed it.
Thank you Dawn. You perfectly expressed my own feelings when you talked about the season of life. I closed a retail store and rented a storage unit for 3 years to mostly store stuff I didn’t want or need. This year I cleaned it out by tossing tons of it in the dumpster and bringing the rest home and selling it to friends for “free” with a donation to animal rescue. So far I have raised $2000 for the rescue from stuff I don’t need or want. Yay! The feeling of decluttering is the best ever. I love the Time Will Tell bin and will incorporate that idea into my organizing routine. Thx again for all your videos and help.
Watching you has changed my life and how my home functions! My friends and family actually tease me about how much I've gotten rid of! I am trying to get them to join me, but it's an uphill battle! Learning not to bring things in has taken me longer, but I'm doing great at it now. I go shopping, pick out items, and end up putting them back and leave with nothing. I don't usually actually need the items, and I'd have to get rid of something to make room in my new roomy cabinets and closets! Thank you for being passionate about this, now I am too!
Haha yeah the others will probably never understand unless they try it out themselves and realise how much easier life gets.
I get teased too but hey, my house is clean 😁
Good job! I have just started on the same path you are on.
I like the idea of decluttering when the kitchen is a mess. You can see what gets used and what doesnt. I should declutter my clothes on laundry day to see what clothes are left behind and not getting worn. I see it with my kids' clothes. I am washing and folding the same 5 shirts and what's in the drawer is always in the drawer.
Dana white suggests clothes that are put on the floor clean meaning you picked up the item and decided not to wear as well as clothes with dust lines on the shoulders
Excellent point! I will have to remember that about clothing. Thank you! 😃👍
Genius! Love your ideas! They make total sense. The stuff that keeps getting put on the counters or the table is for sure the stuff we're using the most.
Try the backwards hanger method for your closet. Works like a charm! With clothes in a dresser, I used the “time will tell” method by putting everything in boxes (a separate box each for shirts, pants, shots, pj’s, etc.) As I wore and washed each item, they were returned to the dresser drawers. Within one month, I knew what I wore and what I didn’t. My time will tell boxes went from 6 to 1. I did this method for both my warm/hot weather clothes and again for my chilly/cold weather clothes. Got rid of 50-60% of my clothes per season!
This is actually a great idea! 🤩
You’re not getting worked up, you’re getting passionate! It’s a big feeling and I’m all for it!
THIS!!!! kind of decluttering content is what is seriously lacking in this genre! Step by step, talk to me, walk with me through it all! Love this!!!
In my home, dishes piled up by the sink is not a sign that we have too many, we have one place setting for each family member. For me it is a sign that I'm having a chronic illness flare up and need to show myself some grace because I can't keep up. I still beat myself up because I have almost no tolerance for clutter, but then I give myself permission to use paper dishes and plastic silverware until I've recovered enough to catch up on the dishes. And my husband also helps keep up with the dishes too, he just tends to miss some of the awkward things like cookie sheets.
Also, the tip to give yourself permission to throw things out is huge. I'm very thrifty and I tend to hang on to glass jars, bottles and even food packages thinking I will wash it out and reuse it. Sometimes I am able to do that. But more often than not I get bogged down and then my kitchen is piled up with all these jars, bottles and old bread bags waiting for my attention. So, every once and a while I just go through and toss all of my thrifty projects that are hanging over my head.
I once read on another channel for someone with the same kind of thing (chronic condition with an eagerness to have a tidy sink) that she kept a dish tub under her sink to rinse and put dirty dishes until she had the energy to get to them. It’s not a huge solution but she said it helped to ease her mind from seeing the “clutter”. Maybe this could work for you too if you’re wanting it out of sight until you’re ready to tackle it?
I have a chronic illness too and this is the same for me! I want to be very eco but I think I might try the paper plates thing because my family suffer when I’m not well. Seeing the clutter and mess makes me feel stressed and guilty that I am unable to care for my home and family as I would like, that doesn’t help me get better. So maybe being a little less eco is balanced out on occasion. I love Dawn’s realistic and nonjudgmental approach ❤️
My mom's been ill since 1994 & I live close. I work daily at my place and hers - not only give ourselves grace and paper plates but give up on fantasy self that reuses all the glass etc. We do not have the capacity. That is how hoarding happens & it gets out of control commonly with ppl so bogged down with illness.
Sometimes when you buy something that comes in a box, like your pods, they take up less room in a basket or other container. So instead of two bulky boxes, they might all fit into one smaller container. (Preferably clear so you can see if it looks empty). Or you mix two varieties into one container, as an example. Not always, but it's something to try.
Yes, donate and let someone else rejoice in a great deal. If they resell it on ebay, more power to them. Your encouragement in these videos has helped me so much to realize the "excess inventory" and my "fantasy self" (love that concept!) are cluttering my life and my psyche.
Keep up the good work.
Definitely-she could have put them all in a small bin with her plates
I had a whole bunch of old baby stuff set aside to sell to our local baby consignment store for months. A friend had a baby recently.and I finally just reached out to her and asked if she wanted the items. I didn't make any money, but it felt so good to get rid of stuff as well as know it was getting new life from.someone who needs it. Definitely easier and more peaceful to just get the stuff out as fast as possible!
Blessing someone, the timing of it makes me think you were ment to hang on to it, for her
We have enough bowls, plates, and small plates for about 2 full days so we dont have to run the dishwashwr each night. They all match and are thin so they stack nicely in the cabinet. Find what works for you. For us, getting rid of all the mismatched dishes was a huge help. Thank you so much for all your encouragement!
Same! With two young kids, I know my limits. I just can't handwash the dishes as they get dirty. So I keep enough dishes for a full load. So helpful. Of course, I can fit more dishes in the dishwasher than my husband. Lol.
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100% yes. I choose to have a few extra forks and spoons because they always fall on the floor mid meal but at the same time, I use the metal instant pot liner as a pot for the stove (eliminating one more pot) and it works great
Same idea for me to run dishwasher every other night. Also as part of decluttering is ridding of dishes that are not dishwasher safe, unless it is a regularly used item. Opt for dishwasher safe.
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Hi Dawn! I get unreasonably excited when you drop a new video....you just keep me so motivated! Thanks for being you!
You’re so kind! THANK YOU so much Amy! 🥰
@ Amy, ditto! I was just tidying up wondering if Dawn uploaded a new video...and then, VIOLA 🤗.
So agree!!!
And I can’t help it, I truly ‘love her too!’ And say it back when she says that. It wells up in my heart, and I can’t Not!
I have my kitchen done, but my office and paper life is what I’m working on! Saving pics to share when I’m there!
Yes I was excited too. Dawn seemed super excited for this one!
What I find useful with things like the guilt associated with throwing things out when they could have been donated/recycled/repurposed better is learning from it to make better decisions about what comes into my house in the future. Sometimes we need a pass to just get things out without finding the perfect solution to then be able to make better decisions in the future.
It doesn't seem like that is the spirit of the video though, it's all about short term what suits you now not long-term thinking
@@lauralaforge558 You can't learn from something you do in the short term to benefit you in future decisions for the long term??
Totally get it!! The lesson learned is that it was wasted and how to work on the over-consumerism that has been drilled into our heads since birth. You will carry this with you for future prevention!
As this video started I went to the kitchen to see if I could get rid of at least 1 thing. I posted a huge cooking pot on Facebook marketplace because I NEVER use it. I sold it within 30 minutes and that felt so good! Made more space in my cabinet and made 20$
I declutter often. Even if it’s only 3 things every now and then. Me and my husband are a young couple. (Married for 6 months) All of the greenery I bought for the wedding was taking up space in a closet. A few months ago I wouldn’t have gotten rid of ANY of it. I was holding onto it because it was used in our wedding. It held a special place in my heart. It served it’s purpose. I donated half of it to a friend that’s getting married soon. Going to use the rest to decorate throughout our home. Even though I’m very comfortable with letting things go.. there’s always a few things I have to work on and really decide if I need it. Thankful for your videos!
Congratulations! God bless you abundantly! I pray God's love, wisdom, and grace for you both. A long, long marriage for you! ❤️
@@lauraheyman2011 thank you so much! That is beyond sweet! God Bless you! 💜
That's the way to do it, stay on top of it so it doesn't take over. And priorities shift depending on what stage of life we are in.
@@TheOrganizedPineapple I agree 😊
Just a suggestion, you might think about emptying your k cups into the “toaster” bin and putting them into the easy to store area and leave your toaster on the shelf next to your coffee. Breakfast shelf!
That is a great suggestion...please come and organize my cupboards.:)
I thought that, too!!!! Put the Pods in the bin!!!
Dawn, I want to thank you for all your great help teaching us how to declutter! I can’t tell you how this has freed up my life. Today already I basically dump 3 boxes in the trash and put back only what I need! It looks so nice and pretty. Thank You, and God Bless you for showing us how to let Go 😃👍
Hard to let go sometimes but definitely worth it
Dawn, you are passionate because you know the benefits of decluttering first hand and you want everyone watching to do these things so they can just see for themselves how life changing it can be if they JUST DO IT!!! Don’t overthink it…ITS JUST STUFF!!
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Been following you for 2 years now and I'm still learning new things. The line "if it doesn't fit the season of life you're in right now" really rang true for me today. Thanks Dawn!
Same! I had heard it before, but today it really jumped out at me…helpful, for sure!
Please do more like this! I can’t begin to tell you how helpful and inspiring it is! I have 7 kids ages 4-14, and the clutter can quickly become overwhelming. I’ve been learning from you since Fall 2019, and today my house is more peaceful than it was then. Still a long ways to go, though, so please keep the decluttering videos coming 💕
Deep breath Dawn, deep breath. LOL I love your excitement. I will be going through my kitchen sometime in the near future. I'm 73 and I'm no longer hosting all the "big" family dinners. I am donating all the serving platters, dishes etc to my children to carry on. They win, I win. Hopefully I can get to that soon. We will be celebrating my hubbies "going home to be with Jesus" first anniversary next month. Still have tons of stuff to go through of his and then I begin on the rest of the house. God is faithful and He will see me through. I agree, live for today and for the season. We can't go back and we're not promised tomorrow this side of heaven. Bless you and all your family.
❤️ Blessings to you! Good attitude!
On trash day I always do a sweep through the pantry, freezer, and frig. It always feels so good! Society tells us we need a big kitchen, not me, I have a small kitchen and love it because the space keeps it simple!
I'm not a mom and don't have kids but this was still really helpful for me thank you so much
Same …. Well , no kids at home here … they are grown. Empty nester here. I benefit so much from Dawn’s tips & insights ! WishI’d known sooner, but it’s never too late, right ?
@@lizzabbott same here Lizzabbott. I’m getting so much done now with watching this channel.
I'm moving interstate in Australia and these videos have been really helpful.
Your videos very helpful but your talking way too fast for some of us actually this video caused me major anxiety Your so hyper and anxious but otherwise your tips are great 👍
@@tinawhite890 Tina, you can change the speed of the video. Look maybe on top of your screen and there’s a ‘wheel’ icon. Click on and make the vid slower.
Thank you so much for motivating me to declutter my kitchen as well as my whole house. This process has taken me months because we've lived in this house for over 20 years. I can't tell you how free I feel now that we're down to the basics. My brother and sister-in law were in shock when they came over the other day and saw what we've done. My husband's sister said she wished her house looked this clean. What a complement!!! The funny part is I keep finding other things to get rid of. I can see this is only the beginning of our new lifestyle and I love it. It's awesome having a place for everything and cupboards half empty. Life is good now thanks to your inspiration. Keep up the good work.
Sounds like you made the mind shift I’ve been waiting for! So lucky you. I keep decluttering but still find it hard to let go of certain things. My main hurdle is thinking I may use it again. For example my large coffee pot thing, you know the ones they have at a church coffee get together. I bought it for a party over 10 years ago and have used it once since then. I know I’ll kick myself if an opportunity comes up after I’ve given it away and I’ll be wishing I still had it - you know? Ugh 😑
Almost finished our kitchen reno. I decluttered taking things out of kitchen before the demo + now I'm decluttering as I put items back in. Empty shelves + drawers are OK to keep empty!
I’ve got my deceased Mums things to process 😱 So grateful to lean on the lessons here 🥰
Me too. The "one in, one out" rule has really been working for me. Her things are comforting to me and it's easy to get rid of any of my dupes. I wish you success on your journey.
@@DarcieGlam Thank you. I’m thinking the same. I’m going to put all of my items together with what I have of Mums and decide what I want from there.
Hey Dawn, you helped me to start with decluttering my whole house. This video about "kitchen-stuff" reminds me, when you gave me all the motivation for the first step. It toke me mostly one complete week, to go through each tiny space, tackling each bit and piece, scrubb and clean and do some makeover and touch up for my kitchen.
Since I did that, it´s possible for me to upkeep my kitchen.
Sometimes when life is overwhelming me and I can not stay on basic routines, I need to this 2 steps:
Loading the dishwasher and then looking at all stuff which starts piling up and doing a quick and easy declutter+tidy routine.
And yes, the first time was "horrorble" - NOWADAYS it´s done in 10-20 minutes.
In some rooms, I need to peel my "Onion" again and again, till everything will be suiting my actual season.
Some rooms or topics were easier to declutter than others for me.
In the mainareas I´m fine and found "myself".
Hobby + Nostalgia are bit more intensive and I need multiple times, to go through this stuff.
With being that happy to feel each and every day, how massiv the influence on my mind is, to have the kitchen "set-up" in an simple and easy way, that it´s JOY to sit there after a quick 5 minutes cleaning and it could not be nicer ......
Only want say to people which just start watching this channel.
Please give it a shot and use Dawns methods for ONE ROOM in your house. When there is a lot and you have hard times, do it in small steps, but don't stop working on it. After you got this one room done, your mind learned so much and you got yourself so much "happy-hormones", that you can activate the memory of this situation, to gain the strength going further to the next room. It´s absolute worth it.
Greets from Germany
Thank you so much for this! It's exactly how I feel and your comment helps a lot. I've made some progress in some rooms, but, other rooms are extremely difficult and overwhelming (anything sentimental and memorabilia)
Oooh this is timely! My kitchen is a perpetual source of irritation and mess. I’ll be doing this declutter and watching this video again as soon as my toddler goes down for her nap. :)
I’m starting right now, do I really need 5 cafetières, no, I didn’t even know zi had so many, I need to free that storage and help myself to a simpler life x
Idk if this helps anyone. But where I live, people loving "shopping" on the curb. Lately I've just been putting items on the curb (anything I couldn't donate to charity). Last time I had a huge pile so I made a sign that said "free stuff, please don't make a mess." I took a pic and posted it in my local FB buy nothing group. Nearly everything was gone within an hour or two!! There's a lot of artists here too that repurpose items.. broken pottery, wood scraps, magazines, damaged books, toys, makeup.. you name it. So I just put everything I had out there (other than actual garbage of course). It was so much easier than taking to a thrift store, and it makes me feel better knowing someone can use those things instead of going to a landfill. In fact, it motivated me to declutter even more because I knew things would go to good use!
Thanks for reminding people of this option. I live on a country road yet I've put piles of stuff at the end of my driveway about 10 times now. Our local thrift store started really overcharging so I would rather give my stuff to someone who truly needs it. People are taking only what they need and leaving the rest for others to take. I've never had anything left after a few hours.
@@dena61965 The thrift stores here raised the prices too! It's gotten ridiculous. For example, I saw a pair of shorts covered in stains and snags for $8 wtf!? I guess because they were Nike? Idk but it's crazy. People who really need things can't even afford thrift stores now.
@@alliecatarts That is so very true. They price this stuff like it's treasured antiques. I wish more people who just put stuff on the road so we can all benefit. It's a great way to help each other out. I feel if I no longer need it why not just give it to someone who does. One person's "clutter" might be something someone else truly needs. Again I am so thankful you pointed that out in your comment. Maybe others will start doing the same. Take care. 🤗
I appreciate your videos so much, Dawn! They've literally changed my life! I used to have a terrible time with my kitchen always being cluttered and messy! I started watching your videos a few years ago, and since I made a move to a tiny house almost two years ago, I've been very picky on what I let into my house. When you started talking about how many pots and pans to keep, I literally counted up my pots and pans to 5! I was so excited lol. My kitchen is so much easier to clean thanks to your channel! I've simplified everything in my house, and life is so much better! I used to have three different sets of dishes in my last kitchen, because I have a lot of family that would come over often, but I hated how messy it made my kitchen and how long it took to clean up. Now, I just use paper and plastic when I have people over, and literally no one cares! Actually everyone can relax more because they're not worried that the kids are going to mess up my dishes! Again, thank you!
I've changed some traditions as well, we use fun thanksgiving paper plates and I am so much less stressed out about having 2 days of mess after Thanksgiving. Everyone is definitely more relaxed and it's not so stuffy. Thank you for sharing your story.
I decluttered my kitchen along with you earlier this year. Just did it a second time with this video. I didn’t think I had any more to declutter but was shocked to see a full donate box And trash bag filled!!
Thank you for getting me started on this journey. Giving myself permission To get things out of the house immediately has been life changing.
I screamed audibly when you sent that Vitamix out. I love mine, I use it all the time! Alas, someone will be extremely happy to get it.
I Loved this Timely video - Right Now I have been building up for a Kitchen declutter as we are in a New Season…This video gave me the Boost I needed. Great thought also on the …see whats on your counters as helpful to give hints as to what you need to declutter…once a while back I asked myself just that question and multiple wooden spoons was a tell tale, i decided to keep my Best 5…Wow it has been Amazing the difference one item made. Now one thing more I am excited about that goes along with this is larger stuff, ( large bowls and cutting boards ) I have decided to get one Entertainment Box that we can pull out on Holidays and Special Parties and stop the extra multiple bowls or cutting boards on counter, when we only need them during these times. Thanks Again for the Timely Inspiration 🤩
This year, I’ve decluttered the majority of my house. My big take away: at first you’re gonna suck at it. You’re going to second guess yourself, get stuck, and have to come back to different areas. THATS OK. Putting in the reps helps to build confidence, and eventually all of the layers of that onion will come off. The 3 categories thing may be rough for someone just starting because you haven’t developed those skills yet (any kind of keep box becomes another pile later), BUT… this is a great strategy once you’ve been at it awhile and are working on those next layers. Dawn, great video. Nicely explained.
I struggle with throwing things out if they are useful. But I am getting better at it thanks to you!
I used Command strips to fasten a plastic box to the inside of my cabinet door for coffee pods. Open the door, pull one out, and there’s nothing to put away.
Genius!
@@laurahazel6884 I was going to say that!
love it
Dawn, after watching this I went through every drawer and cabinet in the kitchen and Decluttered 2 garbage bags of stuff and 1 box of Time will Tell stuff. Things actually fit now without being crammed full and are much easier to put away!
At a recent family picnic my husband was looking for the third set of tongs he was sure we had. I did not let him know that I had stuck those in my Time Will Tell box after one of your previous videos. I didn't think it was worth getting them out for just that one occasion. Shhhh!
I use ghee everyday for cooking eggs for the family in the morning. I also used the other day for Rice Krispie treats. It has a higher smoke point than butter so a little more versatile.
Ghee is the name for genuine purified butter! Butter gets no better than that and can be used for anything you use butter for, including buttering your toast or cooking. I think Dawn doesn't realize that!
My entire life got packed up 8 weeks ago and I’m waiting for it to be delivered to my new home! I consider it all quarantined and hope it will be easy to decide now! 😅
Family of five here in Texas. This is not about my kitchen (because I stay on top of that space since I starting this journey a couple of years ago), but this is about my family's chest of drawers. Over the past 2-3 weeks I have emptied all FOUR of our fairly large chest of drawers and reorganized all our clothes in our ample closet spaces. Now I'm partying with furniture that holds things!! Every layer of the onion of decluttering is so exciting and feels SO GOOD! Thank you for sharing your motivation! Now I have to go get a pot out of my kitchen to donate that I keep saying I'm gonna use, but don't. Thank you!!
Dawn thank you for taking the time to show us the 15 minute declutter. I've been trying to hard to declutter. I've removed so many things from our home and not bringing anything new in but it seems to multiply on its own. I've tried to explain to my family my goals and how I want things organized especially the kitchen but they think I'm coo-coo for cocoa puffs! My last adult son is moving out so I'm hoping it will be the boost needed to finish. Really? Why do adult kids move out and not take anything with them?? Ai ai ai🤔🤨
I did a pretty good job decluttering and now my son had to move back in!
They want a clean plate cause they are stressed by their own stuff so they leave it with you
When we moved out, my parents gave each of us six months to get our stuff or it was thrown out ... no ifs, ands or buts about it. It's your home, you make the rules.
I told all my adult kids, u have 1 month to take out what you left here. After that, it's gone. Turns out, they didn't want it either.
I love your enthusiasm for decluttering! I have watched many of your videos and each one is helpful and motivational. Thank you for saying it's okay to throw things away sometimes. I struggle with this but sometimes it's the only thing that saves my sanity.
I really liked the Picture in Picture. So illustrative and informative at the same time
Ok Dawn, you have been an INSPIRATION to me for a long time. I haven't gotten very far because I live with 7 kids and a husband who has been rather unhelpful in minimizing our home. However, last night I sat down and DREW pictures of each of my kitchen cabinets and how I WANT them to be organized. I haven't touched any of the items, I'm merely looking at what I actually use and making space for those things. It has been incredible for my OVERWHELMED mind! MIND BLOWN!! I feel so confident to take action now with my vision and plan already set in place. I will most likely tweak things as I get my hands on things, but I have more confidence in chucking things out that weren't in my vision, what I pondered and thought over. I'm so excited to get started!!
I gotta tell ya.....I am usually very organized......but also I have expanded my kitchen activities frequently and so much, that I am having to rethink.....items that I brought in a year ago. I also was a little ‘glum’ for a while....recovering from a car accident. BUT I love to cook.....which is one of my creative outlets!! So your channel is helping me to go ahead and decide on those 3 bins!!! I can do this now! Thank you!
I love that you allow yourself to throw away the someone-could-use-this stuff on occasion instead of wasting resources (water, gas and time) for someone else to dispose of. Smart.
This was very timely for me. I have a charity pick up scheduled for tomorrow. I just spent 2 1/2 hours boxing up and getting the stuff ready to put out tomorrow. I had been going through the stuff in my head, thinking, oh, where can I take this yarn so it will be used. These books should go to the library. After watching this video my mind set was, it goes in a container to be put out tomorrow, in the recycle bin, or the trash. The only thing that didn't get put out were some old towels and rugs, because I have a pet adoption center near me and I have to go to store in the same shopping center tomorrow so I put that bag in the car. Otherwise I quit looking for the perfect place to donate it. So thanks Dawn for this timely video.
I can now finally call myself a minimalist. It only took probably 4 years to truly find peace with what I have and change my mindset in what I buy. The mindset with everything was the biggest challenge. Thanks for everything, Dawn!!!
я уже и не помню, как я оказалась на этом канале, но я так рада что это случилось. При том что у нас нет абсолютно ничего общего с The Minimal Mom (страна, семья, религия и т.д.) - её помощь для меня бесценна. Огромное спасибо, Dawn!
Thank you. I was listening to this while I made breakfast. I am just cleaning up, and I just made an instant decluttering decision, based on your training.
I found you on “The Minimal Mom”, and recommend “Take Your House Back” membership to anybody who watches your videos. Well worth the investment.
New Jersey has eliminated single use plastic bags, except in certain circumstances. I always had 2 Kleenex boxes stuffed with two different kinds of bags, vegetable bags which are still allowed, and grocery store bags that are no longer allowed, on the counter. I realized they were each half empty. This never happened before the ban.
I use plastic bags when I’m peeling vegetables, cleaning up after dinner, and other uses. Aunt Millie taught me it keeps the garbage can from smelling. But now there are less of them, because of the ban.
Instantaneously, I combined them (Dana, thank you for the container concept), broke down the Kleenex box, and recycled it. Done.
Thank you for helping me learn how to declutter, so that decisions like this during my regular daily rounds are second nature.
I have more to do, and I’m grateful in September I will be able to renew (Take back your house) for a modest fee. But you have changed my life forever.
I just came back from 28 days overseas. The Car Service helped me with my luggage. And I looked around, and I liked what I saw. Is there still a dining room table and living room table that needs to be really gone through, and seriously decluttered, and homes found for papers?? Yes! But I set up the weekly Sunday basket before I left, and I’m committed to doing that.
My kitchen is in relatively good order. One of the spaces I have tackled repetitively. The decisions just get easier. I can get my hands in the drawers, and it makes cooking and clean up so much simpler.
Color me grateful.
I've done this so many times. Just little declutters make a big difference. It doesn't have to take all day.
I've lived in a fixer upper with no kitchen cabinets for almost 7 years now. Everyone is amazed at how I do it but it's because the inventory is low.
I even bake and decorate cakes so I've got all that stuff in my kitchen on top of the regular everyday stuff. This stuff works!
NO kitchen cabinets? How do you do that? I’d love to know!
@@carolynworthington8996 well I've used some random furniture and made it work.
I have a metal table, a corner cabinet meant for a TV, and a vintage hutch that's been in my family forever.
Then my husband found me a big media cart from a school for free on the side of the road. That thing is super strong and holds all my dishes, food storage containers (with the lids on), lunchboxes, silverware. It's actually pretty remarkable how much it can hold.
But definitely keeping things minimal is completely key.
We’ve lived in our fixer upper for 4 years now with no real kitchen. We have a makeshift kitchen in the basement using workbenches. We completely gutted our main floor ourselves and redid electrical, plumbing, and insulation. We finally have painted walls, flooring, and new appliances (not hooked up) now we’re ready for the cabinets.
Makes me feel better that we’re not only ones living like this.
@@kristigeiger3680 You should look up the UA-cam channel Farmhouse Vernacular. Paige has videos about designing an unfitted kitchen and what’s so great about it. You might like it.
@@cynthiafisher9907 thank you Cynthia! I will!
Love the demonstration videos! I have "after" pictures of cabinets in my kitchen but not the "before" pics. But my family keeps noticing each cabinet that's been decluttered. Our kitchen and dining room table have kept clear for a few weeks now! 🥳 Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for sharing Suzy that's great 👍
I really wanted to buy a waffle maker. I have a lot of food restrictions, so it's hard to find pre-made anything! Instead of being impulsive, I borrowed my neighbor's and after 4 tries (different batter, leaving the lid down longer...) I may have discovered that I can't make waffles lol! Thanks for the life changing advice you have given me over the past few years ❤️
That was a great idea!
I found a really good trick/place for all my extra tupperware boxes that I collected over the years!
They make GREAT DRAWER ORGANISERS!!! Especially junk drawers/stationary drawers etc etc
You can also donate them to places/ groups that do potlucks, for taking home leftovers!
Dawn, ghee is fabulous for frying your morning eggs with! You can use it in place of shortening, lard or butter. Delicious
Give the jar of ghee to Diane, it's used often in Indian cuisine. ☺️
I have 3 pans & 3 pots (small, medium, & large). Making something for myself, or my millenial wants a quick meal, I use small, he uses medium ( he is a giant, or I am tiny), if we cook a big batch of something together, we use the big ones. W & D are around the corner across from our panty. I have a rod over the machines with S hooks for them. Still easy to get out or put up. He works nights, I never know when I will be able to sleep, so we need to fix meals for our separate schedule. At 70 with arthritis, I can't reach tall cabinets, or bend knees sometimes. I do find your videos motivating and help me think through how best to organize things. My son & I had to move in together 2.5 years ago. Still working things out.
1. I'm amazed at how many 'ah-ha' moments your videos impart. Truly! I'm way older than you, but I NEVER would have come to these realizations without you leading me there. I love the concept of keeping only the items that serve the season of life that I'm in now. Perfect! Yes that pie maker used to be a huge part of my life. But it's hard to clean so I never use it anymore, so it needs to go.
2. I decided to do my kitchen declutter the week of our city's quarterly bulk trash pickup. That way I can put things that are useful out on the curb, and people *always* 'shop the curb' and pick them up before they end up in the landfill. (Also Bulk Trash Week is the best concept ever, and I can't believe more cities don't do it!)
3. You are adorable and I love watching your content, and I appreciate your tips SO much!!
My family FREAKED out when I did the pots and pans tip. I put the extra in the Time Will Tell Box. Over a month later, not missed at all, and i donated them. 👍🏼😂❤️
It’s so true that we have enough stress from outside our homes that we need a place of comfort and ease to come home to. I’ve yet to accomplish this but have high hopes.❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
It is awesome to me that it only takes ten minutes, at the most, to wash the dishes (by hand) and clean the counter and stove (glass top/flat) off, and be done with the kitchen. I leave them in the dish drainer all night, but it doesn't bother me. I try not to leave any dirty dishes in the sink. Wash them when you are done using them. I do this now because of you, Dawn. Thank you so much for sharing your time and family with all of us. ❤️❤️❤️
I found you TODAY! I watched 4 videos while I ate because I need to tackle my house 2 years ago! $350 yesterday to find out my cat has allergies. I have anxiety and so much fear someone will knock on the door. Panic. What if something breaks and someone has to come in. I could be without heat for a week before I'd let someone e in. I'm not a pack rat. Friends might disagree. I've been disabled and on crutches living alone my whole life. In pain 24/7. OK enough explains to not be embarrassed to even write this. I love love love my dishes. I've had the serving for 12! For 15 years. I they are pretty and they are heavy. I want corelle. Cheap corelle. I should sell them. a friend loves them and will be mad I donated them. But I am. Serving dishes. So muc too much. I stopped mid doing to say I just went under a full cabinet. Of everything there, there are two things I use. Time to decide I do not use my oven ZT ALL. I DO NOT BAKE. Never have, never will. I cook everything in my air fryer now. All my oven corelle donate. All but one cookie sheet - that I may use fir crafts done. All my stash of tea in case I have company who wants different tea. I drink Chai. I may have people over sometimes, but they do t drink tea. You today, let me throw out entire unopened boxes of tea. And how old is it anyway? I am letting myself throw away today. I have matching side chairs. I only want one. But I feel since they match I have to keep both or get rid of both. I'm donating ONE! They will not miss each other and the customer at habitat will never know there were two. I also have long covid. I need a simple house to clean. Bless you. I'm on it. Bag, donate and a small time will tell box. If time will tell is full, something moves to donate. If it's worth less than $15 to habitat, black bag.
Today you created a very happy monster. I am one person but letting myself keep 4 mugs. Im being very kind to myself. And it's going in the car. And first thing tomorrow, donate so I can't change my mind. Done. Thank you! Wooden spoons? From 20 to 4. Again being kind. 4 different ones. The holders on the counter match my dishes. So they go. Done. I love you. My cat loves you. My back will soon love you. ❤. We never know who will say it in a way we/us will get it. You did it for me! Smile!
Thanks again Dawn! I know you have done other kitchen decluttering videos but this one was really concise and I liked hearing your passion for cutting down on our inventory. It is a HUGE help! We don't have to throw everything away. We just need to cut back.
Hi Dawn, I just wanted to thank you for your video and tell you how timely your video was. Recycling in my city is limited (only certain types of things, only 2 plastic codes accepted, etc.), so I have multiple recycling methods, including multiple sorting areas, taking things to multiple locations, etc. I started cleaning out my fridge this evening, and I just finally gave myself a pass to just throw stuff out, and not clean each container out, figure out which recycling method it could potentially go in, determine if I could make a meal from it tomorrow because I could maybe get another day out of that "almost" bad lettuce, etc. I finished doing the overdue fridge clean out and it felt great. Nothing was "growing" but i had several things I couldn't bring myself to just throw out, even though I wasn't using it. However, I was feeling bad about the "waste" and not doing all I could to recycle, stretch food, etc. I treated myself for accomplishing the chore by watching your video and was amazed and so blessed when you talked about giving yourself a pass day, where you prioritize your mental health and your ability to get done vs. not being wasteful, etc. I really needed that! While we don't want to be wasteful, I think sometimes giving yourself a bit of grace so that the job gets done is something that isn't really talked about enough when others promote decluttering. Its not about advocating for wastefulness, but just acknowledging that there can be an occasional day where one's ability to meet the end goal has to override the 5 minutes I spend trying to decipher the very faint plastic code (I'm looking at you ALDI!) barely imprinted under a label in the bottom of a container. So, THANK YOU for reminding me that one day of giving myself a bit of grace and throwing out a few things is not ruining the planet. But it may be saving my sanity. Love your videos and thank you for sharing your life with us! Amy
When I first found you years ago, I remember thinking man she has a lot of kids and a bigger house than me. I couldn't really relate to you because I was a minimalist with 1 baby. Now here I am with 3 kids and pregnant with number 4 and a growing house size and a lot more crap. Lol your videos have been so useful to me lately. Thank you so much!
Nah, I like hearing you get “ worked up”. It keeps focus on the forward motion of decluttering and the exhausting thoughts that go through my mind and keep me from just MAKING A DECISION. Thank you Dawn!
Your video today spurred me into letting go of a rarely used skillet, the large glass measuring cup I never use but kept saving for 'Justin Case', some food storage containers, and more! Thank you! I've decluttered my home thoroughly every 4 months for the past 3 years. Layer by layer.
Thanks to you yes, I have started to decluter but, I have chronic pain and try using the dishwasher everyother night. There are times when I just need the extra pots, pans, and others because I am bed ridden in pain. I am going about decluter slowly but, steady. Never will I consider becoming a minimist, but can have less than before.
I love how passionate you are about declutter is☺️
I love your comments on having a free pass day! I’ve told my husband that I do feel in some ways that some decluttering projects would happen much quicker and with less emotional strain if I could simply toss it in the trash. I know it may sound bad, but it just makes it that much easier!
I went through my food storage containers while watching your video. I finally decided to try storing them with the lids on! (Dana would be so proud!) I've always said I don't have the room but I ended up moving seldom used items out of prime real-estate and moved a few more things and then had the perfect cabinet for the food containers. I really think this might work. Thanks for the push!
I'd love more content on clutter creep! I feel like I've worked so hard and it's slipping back to my old ways! 😩
My sisters and I have been doing a decluttering challenge this month. The date = the number of items u have to toss/donate. You have gave me the ability to part with so many things. Thanks for your videos and what you are doing. My mother is a hoarder and that's not what I want to do. Your videos really make a difference!
I’m new to ur channel and loving it! God brought me to ur channel at a perfect time in my life. We raised 7 kids and often had 3 nieces and a nephew too. Now all have grown & moved out n the past 1&1/2 yrs and I’m desperately trying to downsize and live a more minimalist life. I’ve been in this attempt 2 yrs!!!!!!! Now I’m down to the hardest things to part with and your videos are like GOLD! We homeschooled & was the go to house for everyone’s friends. Our kids took stuff as they moved out, I sold and donated tons, tossed much as well, but still entirely too much still. The next haul seems to have me stuck…..I can see ur shared methods will help tremendously on this last leg if my efforts. God richly bless you and thanks so much for sharing.
I decluttered my kitchen this morning and this was very edifying!!! I still struggle with clothes but my goal is my closet next!
I moved five articles of clothing to the right daily until done. It took 2 minutes each morning. If it could be donated, it was donated. Never have had a closet like this and it stays that way, because when I get to the end of closet, I start over again when it starts acting up again.
Love all your suggestions. Your videos are what inspired me to start the process of decluttering the kitchen, which I've done.
Suggestion: why not buy a reusable K-cup so you're not throwing so many away, plastic to landfills.
Probably cheaper to use your own coffee than to buy it prepackaged.
I really love the verbiage around the season you are in! Life changes, our children grow, we don’t need/ use the same things we did 15 years ago. I’ve changed many things in my kitchen/ laundry over the last year and it works so much better for us now. Thank you and love watching your videos!
We started redoing our kitchen a year ago and had to take everything out in order to paint and clean the cabinets. For weeks I had only the most essential daily items in my kitchen, and my husband asked how I was liking my "minimalist kitchen" 😜 thing is, I LOVED it and although I was happy to get some of my stuff back, I let go of a ton. What a fun wake up call! Now stuff has crept back in (so fast!) and I find myself missing the simplicity. Amazing timing, I'm feeling like we need a refresh! ☺️
I sometimes take decluttered items to use at work, like office supplies, kitchen items for our kitchenette, etc. This weekend I cleaned out the junk drawer and took an extra tape measure and a packing tape dispenser to work.
This video was just what I needed to keep going with my kitchen declutter. Started 2 weeks ago but got "stuck" but now I'm motivated to keep going. Thank you Dawn! 👍😊😘
Dawn, Your video’s are so inspiring! I decluttered my kitchen several months back (nearly a year or so ago?) after watching one of your declutter tutorials and it has changed my life. I found what you said to be true about not missing the things I never used and loving the fact that I have room for everything I do use. It is easy to clean up my kitchen and I removed things from my counter top because I now have room to put the toaster and blender away in the cupboard. I forgot how beautiful our backsplash is that we never saw because appliances were there blocking the view. I do have more peace. To be honest, I do have two or three drawers that I have to keep an eye on, or unwanted things find their way in, but I know without a doubt how to get rid of things and not feel guilt throwing, donating or putting them in the undecided bin. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!
Dawn I watch this one everytime I clean my kitchen. Thank you sooo much for being honest and real. We need more of you.
Hands down this is one if the best videos you’ve done!!! Thank you Dawn!!! Love seeing your realistic home and watching you. It really really helps!!!
I love how many eggs you have setting on counter. Most people do not know you do not have to refrigerate. Would love to have a few chickens for fresh eggs.
You DO have to refrigerate store bought eggs, though. They have been cleaned and therefore no longer have the bloom intact and will not stay fresh on the counter. Fresh eggs with the bloom intact can be stored outside of the refrigerator.
Last year I joined your Take Your House Back group. I severally decluttered my kitchen. Not as hard as you did, in that I live alone. I do take care of my grandsons though, so I saved enough dishes for them and the occasional times I might have the whole family for dinner. I didn’t save 5 full sized plates though. I saved only 3 (for the adults).
I mainly cook with my cast iron frying pan and my instant pot.
I’m a butterfly (Cass!). I wish I could figure out how to flit around like a butterfly with a bit more organization.
When it all falls apart, I look at my kitchen and SEE all that I’ve gotten out. Truly looks like a butterfly’s kitchen! I need to check out the DIY Mommy’s channel to see how she handles her kitchen!
You are correct, it is so easy to fill the house w/stuff! With a large family, you gotta have boundaries! Although I do have to admit our dog doesn't buy into the decluttering idea... we find his toys everywhere, kitchen floor (no surprise here), window sill, table, couch, his bed, our bed...you get the picture. I also use the 15 minute technique. When I was working I put a timer on & spent 15 mins on each room, amazing what can be done in that time!
You’re amazing, Dawn❣️ Thank you for helping us feel normal and also giving us permission to let go of the guilt. xx
A little over a year ago, I started my journey to minimalize ‘stuff’ in my house. It’s still a work in progress, but I reduced the dishes and flatware to only what I need between running the dishwasher. I load the dishwasher after each meal, but it doesn’t run every day. I used to have 12 place settings in my cabinets - now I only have 4. The other 8 place settings are stored in protective boxes in the garage for the once per year that I host either Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner.
This is what I am planning to do. Keeping only a few plates out on a regular basis so the stack can never get too big.
Oh, so helpful! My SEASON has definitely changed from having raised 5 children and some grandkids to now just being the 2 of us and everyone else in different states. Having cooked large mexican meals for over 40 years with the last 16 years it’s just been the few of us here (brother and sister live near us) and I still have the huge pots and pans that were needed for large family cooking. Making 50 dozens of tamales to feed the masses and freezing the extra for later use --those days are gone! I have a stack of different dishes of at least 8-10 (cause you need to feed the masses you know, lol, but rarely visit!🙁. I’m 72 years old and I’m not even strong enough to pick up some of those heavy duty huge cast iron pans and dutch ovens anymore! You, young lady, have opened my eyes to the reality of my SEASON and the end of my cooking for large amounts of people. Nothing sad about it because that is life and I have accepted that. I will now find some young families that would like to carry on with the traditions of cooking. I have plenty of tiny, to me, pots and pans that even include a tiny dutch oven that I will now just use in my every day cooking and my now understood reality! Thank you!
Thank you 🤗🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I am (again) in the middle of a kitchen decluttering. To postpone the start, I went surfing on my phone and bingo - landed on your video. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 for “contaminating” me with your spirit/method confident, focused, super. fast and efficient. God bless you!
Another great video, Dawn! And yes, agree that the kitchen being decluttered is so key to being able to address the other spaces in our homes. Thumbs up!!!
These are my favorite videos ❤️ It got me up off the couch, into my kitchen and put a few mugs in the trash and some holiday plates in a donation bin ! Make sure this gets on TMM group, so inspiring 😍
My hand held Emersion blender is priceless for me. It is awesome when blending sauces or soups.
Oh my goodness!! I am so excited to have found your channel!!! I am getting older, 55 and just need to de clutter because my health is getting worse. Absolutely about feeling unsafe and more anxiety when it's messy and cluttered!!!
Thank you so much!