I watched that video and found a sense of peace about what minimalism really means. My husband of over 55 years passed in January, and I downsized to a one-bedroom apartment, which called for a lot of decluttering. Still, I had lots of new decor I purchased, and I felt as if I might have failed in any attempt to minimalize. But you reminded me that it is about what brings joy. Heaven knows I needed that joy! So, I am now comfortable with my many pillows and other "doodads" (yes, I'm Southern...lol) because they bring a sense of coziness to my heart. Other things, however, have now found new homes. We each must find our own path in this journey. I enjoy the calm, reasonable voice you share in your videos.
I have always been frugal but also I have hung onto everything that I would think could still be useful, or that I would be able to use sometime. I have books that I flip through and think I will read but never do because many of them were ones my husband bought. There are clothes that are too small but I have hung onto in the hopes I will lose weight. Actually that was not that bad because when my mother went into a nursing home she gained weight and could wear my old too small clothes. My husband grew up extremely poor, in a shack with no running water. He would get rid of nothing, and he also would buy nothing ( except books). I was the one to purchase all of the clothes and tools. I even made the decisions on big ticket items like a car. I still live in first house we purchased in 1971 and have all the same furniture. Besides all of the personal accumulated stuff from 53 years in the same home, there is stuff from my brother, husband, and mother that I have from when they died as well as inventory from my closed business. I did sewing and crafts for decades, so a lot of that is left. I kept thinking that I would get back to it when I had the time and I am still waiting for that to happen. I have 1000s of pictures and slides to go through. I did purchase a high end photo, slide, and negative scanner that can automatically recolor and clean up bad pictures. Now I have a lot of it digitalized photos organized in folders on the computer. My kids are amazed when they ask me for a particular picture from a trip or time in their life that I can within a minute or two find it and text it to them. These pictures are now grouped by year and subject. I made a game of it this year to start the purge. I set a goal of getting rid of 3000 items by the end of the year. They are sold, donated, or trashed and I keep track every day on a yearly planner and spreadsheet. I am also keeping track of the money I spend that is not for a normal bill. So far I have exceeded the 3000 items and am working on the next 1000. This is definitely a slow process but it is coming along. It is channels like yours that keep me motivated.
Not all minimalist channels have such a soothing voice and a comfortingly nice tempo. That’s the reason I like this particular minimalist channel of all the ones I have watched. ❤ NYC 1 bedroom dweller
You've helped me realize why I like this channel too! He's far more relatable! Tim, I can't wait to get rid of my work clothes, though I have a couple of decades to go! 😅
Tim, your video from a year ago changed my life! Due to health issues, I knew I had to let go of a lot in my home in order to make it easier for me to care for alone. The thing that stood out in your video (a year ago and now) was not minimalism, but rather, use of the word "essentialism!" Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me to let go of the clutter while keeping precious memories and things I actually really need as my focus. I parted ways with well over 50% of my lifetime accumulation of "things;" my home looks so much better, I feel better, I think better, I even sleep better. I began my journey about the time you dropped that first video, and I am ready to go back thru my home now for a second round and see what things I can let go of now that I thought were essential then but have proven otherwise.
I have been a minimalist for over 40 years. Right now I live in a 12 foot x 12 foot room which includes a kitchen area. Share a separate bathroom with two others. My space is cosy but not cluttered. Always makes me smile when people come around and their first words are "This looks lovely. I feel so relaxed" 😊😊😊
It's insane to me that filling up spaces like that has become the norm. It wasn't but a little over a century ago that people were grateful to have a handful of things. Just how quickly things have changed. The more that we have the more that people seem to be seeking out meaning and purpose too.
Not only were are grandparents' closets smaller, but their dishes are like a child's playset compared to what we use now. Our dog bowl-size coffee mugs are as big as their soup bowls. And our dinner plates are as big as their family-of-four serving plates. As a society, we are kind of like an out-of-control child in a candy store, I'm afraid.
A couple of days ago, my husband and I went for a drive into western New York. It was a less populated area than we live in. The countryside was beautiful. Over hills and through valleys. Small towns and farmland. Alot of space with no houses at all. But we also passed about 4 or 5 storage facilities. Looking at the space all around, I was struck by the fact that so much extra storage was needed. It's crazy. This country runs on people buying things. Sales pitches are everywhere. It is important to stay mindful all the time about purchases and not be swayed by the constant bombargement of sales pressure. And yes, we also have a storage unit! we have gotten rid of so much in the last 6 months... and that adventure continues.
Hi, Tim! It was this time last year that UA-cam told me about you and I was hooked from the beginning. Thanks for the inspiration and the encouragement to look at my life as a retired person, as the playground it is for me! Through letting go, I've actually found myself and am having a great time just doing things I've always wanted to do in ways I decide upon for myself. Not all decluttering is about stuff. In my case, it was also about the clutter in my mind and concepts I clung to that were never serving me, nor those I care about. It's a shame that I had to reach 65 to learn so many important truths about life and myself, but praise God He allowed me to get here! Thanks for the videos. I hope you are able to continue making them. Have a lovely day, Tim!
ok, Tim…next up for you is writing a book. You are an amazing communicator! I would read any essay you write. You leave us with an amazing sense of calm and centeredness with your words. More of this please !❤😊
Not only the less I need but the less I want. I don’t want to be managing all that inventory as I’m in my 70s. I don’t want anything on my floor except furniture legs. It takes me four hours to clean my house which really isn’t bad for a 1500 square-foot house by a 73-year-old.
My husband and I tried staying in a couple month-long vacation rentals after he retired in his early 70s. We loved the lack of clutter in the rentals and decided we should try to make our own home a similar relaxing retreat. We've achieved this. Now we feel less pull to flee our home in order to relax. Our son thanks us that we've cleared our home of the stored items that he would eventually have had to clear.
Just in the last 1.5 months we have decluttered over 500 objects (of all sizes but not any furniture). I have made about 5 or 6 trips to the thrift store with my large car trunk filled with donations. That's not counting several trash bags of stuff we got rid of and that's not counting things we have given to family and friends. I have been decluttering for the past 4 years since I retired as time permitted but I have found that I didn't declutter enough as I should have. I finally got my husband on board the decluttering train more than he was before. We still have more decluttering to do but it takes time to go through all the things. 🤣🤣 Sometimes trying to decide whether to donate, sell or give to friend/family member takes time as well. The journey continues. ☺☺
We all get caught up in the consumerism trap, justifying that it's why we work--to buy more stuff! Thank you for helping us find freedom from that trap. Your transparency is essential!
Wonderful that minimalism spurned creativity 😊currently my sister and I are decluttering the family home the emotional and all the decisions is brutal. But hopefully it will bring a sense of peace and creativity..but it's not easy...it takes faith and courage
Tim, we just love your videos, we roll laughing @ times, youre always upbeat & positive, very informative. Always a cute video when you have your mom in camera, bless her heart.
Let me be one of the early ones to help you towards your new goal. I don’t recall you saying you wanted to be a minimalist, nor do I. I just want to have the right amount of things so my house isn’t a burden for me or whoever has to clean it out (no children). It’s always helpful and comforting to listen to others going through the same process. Still not done and been at it more than five years. But very close to just having to “maintain.”
I’m with you, although I started 13 years ago there’s more to it than just maintaining. It seems like there’s always more. Every time I go to clean something out I go where did this come from? Are items mating in the spare room when I’m not watching. It dawned on me they were just things I wasn’t ready to get rid of in the initial passes. I’m not really bringing in more things.
Getting rid of kitchen utensils is a tricky one. I m not a big or frequent cook, but it's not like a NEVER cook, either. So once in a year, or every other year, the juicer does get used, or the whisk, or the ridiculoudly oversized, almost unusably big bamboo salad bowl, for my birthday garden party. Otherwise they are just gathering dust. But once a year, they make me so happy. And like this it's with many things. Hefty, spacious winter boots that I use for like,a week every other year when i m home in the winter and there is a snowstorm. If i didnt have them then, I d be out of luck! And like most of my things, they are of excellent quality, and weren't cheap, and I hate rebuying. Also, 2 spare duvets and blankets if once in a very blue moon I spontaneously have TWO guests staying over at once, in the wintertime. Just stuff like that. But my life would be so much sadder if i didnt have these lovely, super special occasions.
I've been following your journey since the beginning and rooting for you and your channel. Congrats on all you've accomplished and wishing you many blessings and adventures in the next year!
Yes, I remember the video! I’ve ever so slowly started to find bins and bags of stuff. Some may have financial value, some will be donated, some have decayed and are weathered. BUT, I intended to clear more. I’ve only gotten two done and I’m not certain how many (!) I will uncover! Onward through the fog I go! Love your posts!!!
My story is I’m nearing the age when we will downsize in a few years. We’ve always continually donated and sold what we no longer used. Our family has a “giveaway” box going most of the time- to challenge ourselves to let go of what we are “done enjoying” as we say. From the time they were talking toddlers just about to be in preschool, I’ve taught our daughters to say, “thanks for the good times!” before (without coercion!) donating something they didn’t want or need any longer. My goal as our kids are grown and will move out in a few years, is to downsize our belongings in our larger home in preparation to fit into a smaller home, so we don’t move all the unneeded items with us. Doing this pre-downsizing step is cathartic for me, even though we’ve been continually preventing overwhelm. Proves that point that keeping up the habits for essentialism keeps our lives lighter, free of taking care of so much stuff, and even arguments about putting away so much stuff so it’s not something to put away when company is coming, lol… Just a simpler life. It definitely makes a difference as I’ve gotten older, realizing that it isn’t the stuff that makes us happier, it’s the people and less stuff that makes life simpler and more meaningful.
You were profoundly instrumental in helping me. Your channel came around the time I encountered THE MINIMALISTS and the journey began. WHY I chose this path is exactly what you said. Essentialism. After dismantling my mother's life following her passing I chose to be different. Cash and carry. That's what my adult children will have. Nothing cumbersome and overwhelming.
Hello again, Tim. Honestly, your videos make so much common sense to me and obviously to many other viewers also. I am inspired time and time again to just buckle down and begin my decluttering but once again, I procrastinate. When I do take a look at a place or area of my home that needs decluttering desparately, I just don't know where to begin, there's so much 'stuff', as you so correctly mentioned about your own journey. For instance, I have so many dishes (Fiestaware to be exact) that hold so many memories and are coveted these days that although I have too many of them, I don't want to just donate and have no idea where or if I should sell them. I have loved Fiestaware since I was a little girl and my aunt had a set, which she later sold to me, so there's a good deal of nostalgia associated with these dishes. However, even as I read what I just wrote I hear in my mind, "they're just dishes after all". Of course, that's far from the only area of clutter and owning more than we need that is present in our home. I have enough yarn to begin a huge knitting circle and even a huge crocheting circle for that matter in which we could create lovely things indefinitely. 😂 Now how long did I think I was going to live in order to use all of this yarn, who knows, but it's overwhelming at this point in my life. Your words and thoughts are consistenly reassuring to me and they inspire me to feel as though maybe there is hope for me to 'just do it' and stop the putting off the task or feeling the overhwhelming of it all. Thank you for being there and being a positive mentor. 😊
Box the yarn all together...When you are ready "work " on it as a separate project. In my neighborhood there is a small group of friends and they meet in alternative weeks, share tea and cookies and they all kneet together. The final products are donated. Some into foster care families and some scarves to homeless people during the harsh winter nights. I am at awe with this group...So, you will use the boxes in your own time and way...but for now take them out of your way, just to clear your thinking 😊 Just my thought bubble
This is a beautiful space, it’s very calming and still feels like it is a lived in space. It has personality despite the grey tones. The wainscoting looks very nice and I love the use of family portraits in the closet to add in a more homey feel. I’ve only seen a few of your videos but I always love the sense of calm I get from hearing you speak. You seem at peace with your life and I look forward to learning more about your journey
I’m a 71 year old female and I totally agree with you. Over the last 10 years I have seriously decluttered and I’ve never lived a cluttered life. But the older I’ve gotten, I’ve found having a lot of stuff I didn’t need or use made me feel anxious. I don’t get rid of things that I use or things bring me happiness. I call myself minimalist.
How we got into collecting so much stuff is a mystery. My parent's home growing up was neat and tidy and pretty sparse with things. But somehow my generation got stung with buying more stuff as a pacifier. Why is that? My guess is one thing that did not exist for my parents were the big box and discount stores, or buying on the internet. Too easy to accumulate things we really do not need.
I like your word "essentialism" versus "minimalism". One of the things you said really stuck out. "Things you know longer need." I categorize possessions from worst to best: 1. OMG. What was I thinking when I bought this? What a waste of money. That's mostly furniture items, most of which I Gave away or paid people to haul away. 2. Things that did have use, but I now longer need. Mostly those are cookware. I was never an avid cook, but now I barely cook at all, and that works for me. I did go through my cookware a couple of years ago, but it's time to go through again. That's my last place to tackle in my current re-declutter. 3. Possessions that I could probably keep chipping away at. I did a pretty good job with clothes, especially as I'm retired. I love looking at nice clothes, but don't have impulse to buy them. 3. Possessions that I do love, and will make room for them. Marie said I could LOL.
How beautifully expressed, Tim. I'm one of your original viewers, and your videos are must-watch: inspiring, motivating, heartwarming, and big-picture. Thank you immensely.
I can’t believe i have been watching your content for a year. I follow two of your channels and enjoy them very much. I am definitely trying to declutter both my physical and mental space. Your conversations have helped that journey. Thanks for the assist.
Your previous video success was probably based on the title of your video. Also, clever use of meta tags or tags in general to catch a wider audience. I love the idea of reducing clutter.
❤ it! Been here for your journey this past year. I have mineralized over 9 years and never missed a bit of those material things. Your journey through the year has inspired many people to action. Life is so much richer with less material items. Personally there is a more peaceful and calm feeling within myself, my home and family. Good job Tim for your wise observations and continued message to perhaps millions. God bless you and continued success with your journey.
Tim, I love how you sum up your essentialism philosophy: it’s not about deprivation but rather about having space for what truly matters (to the individual). Thanks for the inspiration.
I watched your video a year ago while on vacation with my family in Pismo, CA and here I am again a year later back in Pismo listening to you talk about that video. Your video a year ago was life changing for me. Thanks Tim for the inspiration and encouragement over the past year to simply the things that were weighing me down. I retired in March of this year and you helped me prepare for the next chapter of my life.
Thank you Tim ,like a previous comment you helped me so much with your first program. I too was going through everything to move to my daughters. I had to let go of much from the last 70 years. A year later we are all fine.
I discovered you a year ago - love that video and this is a great follow up a year later. I decluttered my house big time a few years ago but still need to do more as I’m still hanging on to furniture I no longer use or need.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I share your videos with my friends who have or will be soon retiring. I have a few friends who are going to share your videos with their husbands who are not so keen about going through their things. As I go through my things, I am keeping what I really love. I asked my children years ago not to buy me anything I needed to dust (Family pictures do not count ...I want them!), then I asked them not to buy me anything. I'd rather have time with them. Again, Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
“You can never have enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.” -Eric Hoffer I’m in my 70s and I have been decluttering/downsizing for 30+ years, using multiple methods and gurus, but I find that your channel and that quote help keep me on track.
Hi, new viewer here, I love the fact you had the courage to drop that pebble in the pond, loved it. I'm going through the same journey, take care. Suze UK x
WOW…a year already! You have so much to be proud of! Your videos are a joy to watch and this one is no exception. That decluttering video was monumental as it spoke to so many people! What a great beginning for you!!
Hi from the uk. I’ve just discovered your UA-cam video channel. I am so much inspired by your absolutely calm approach to a newer meaningful life. I will most certainly watch your new life unfold in all your videos. I’m in my 70s and it’s now time for me to declutter and find a new living space in my life. I’ve already begun my declutterring journey but now and then I feel overwhelmed and confused with what I need to do. Although I sometimes feel I need help in sorting and throwing stuff out I realise it’s going to take time to do it. ❤
It took plenty of, well everything, time decisions work but we finally got ahead. .This is not a quick and dirty project. Meanwhile enjoy! People talk about the work it takes...but I enjoyed the process
Congratulations on getting the 100 mil view! And for posting consistent informational videos. I look forward to your videos and am amazed how the content just hits the mark each week. Well done and hope your 4th was safe and blessed. Thanks for sharing.
I have been on the downsizing journey for a while. I have done this in stages. With each move, more goes. I have gotten rid of things I never thought I would. But it's necessary and I don't need so much anymore.
You started your channel at a good time for some who were getting ready to retire or some who just retired or some who were retired for a while. You got everyone thinking what do I do with all of this stuff? You have helped by making your videos and reminded everyone that you can still have time for fun ❤
Congratulations, Tim! Been enjoying your content from the start. I’m glad you made a point of talking about how your creativity has sparked with less “stuff” filling spaces and basically bogging you down. I’m over here making small progress and needing to start in again. A return to my creativity is exactly what I’d like to see in myself, and this video was inspiring. Currently a right hand injury is challenging me to keep up on cleaning as well as my norm for the past week. Tonight I’ll be working in my kitchen (the best I can), and will include decluttering with my cleaning routine. I have had success doing it as part of maintenance in the past, and am anxious to do so again. Thank you as always for a great talk!
BTW, have you done a video about organizing photos? My husband and I enjoyed photography together and wound up with a gazillion photos. We scanned most of them, and many were already digitized because of our cameras. I have a filing system and backup system, but I really need to do something with them (downsize the number, etc.) And I find they never get viewed in their digital form. So many memories I don't want to lose!!! Thank you again for your videos. As I said, you are the voice of common sense in this "movement".
If you have found a scanner for photos, slides, and negatives that you think works well, would you mind sharing what that product is? I need to preserve mine and I have had concerns about buying the wrong thing and losing my money and efforts. Thank you!
@@eirenmist2301 It's difficult to recommend things because I have learned that mileage varies with each individual. All I am qualified to say is that we used the Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-speed Photo Scanning System and had success with it. We scanned hundreds and hundreds of photos with it. I honestly do not recall now about scanning slides and negatives. This is something for you to research and read reviews from other users. Mr. Childers might have insight into this, given his photography expertise.
Tim, I just noticed that somehow I was no longer subscribed to your channel so I re-subscibed and clicked the bell right away. I don't want to miss any of your videos. Hope others will check their settings as well. This has happened on other channels as well over this past year. UA-cam does strange things.
I'm 72, retired, and iIm doing, and have been doing the same thing. I would say I am obsessed with getting rid of stuff. Where do you donate everything ? How much do you throw out ?
As far as Donating Goes, you may want to Do "Research" on G.W. A lil' Info about Donating in General . . . Can No Longer Use Donation's as a Write-Off on Taxes. Some Did Not Do It anyway. It's been that way for yrs.
It's soooo easy to get attached to stuff. I felt like I was throwing a person out of my life when I threw an object out, the littlest object, because it was given to me or was passed on. It's just stuff I found out. I like using that journal called Throw It Away by Guru Notebooks for thinking through the process.
You are an inspiration, for sure. It’s definitely ‘dig down deep in your soul’ process of letting go…especially for a woman! Lol. (For this woman anyway). 🙂
I love this video and your decluttering. It's an excellent video. I enjoy all your videos. I hope to have as much empty physical space someday soon! I also hope to someday have a thriving channel like yours. In fact, I seriously thought about putting in for your creator award for the $500 - but decided I really don't need any more gadgets to make better videos. What I need is practice. So, while I, like others, love free stuff - I decided to not enter. More stuff is a trap - and I think it can hinder ones creativity. But, I wanted to say thanks for sharing your journey and generosity with us.
I’m what my daughter considers, elderly, that’s my only hint. The other day, I decided to clean out to drawers of a dresser in my living room of 700sqft basement apartment. That started a groundswell of pictures, in frames, and printed in the mailer they came in. Wow, what do you do with vacation pictures of scenery, hundreds, I’m not talking of family pictures, just scenery pics.
When my mother died, she had many pictures that weren't labeled. We didn't know who, what, when, or where! Try to identify and label the place, date, and people in the pictures you do intend to keep. Your family will appreciate it!
I have watched your videos and you have inspired me to get rid of things as one of my managers passed last weekend and the other is not sure what he is going to do. It’s family run for now. I am worried about the future where i am and since I am past retirement age and still working, (necessity,) I need to get rid of a lot of things. I did get rid of my old furniture and got a sofa recliner which is all I need. It is hard to get rid of things. I need to go thru my clothing and get rid of what I don’t need. If i have to move I hope to be rid of things I don’t need. I am worried about the future here so I needed the motivation to get started again. I hope they won’t sell (for another year at least) so hopefully that will give me time to be rid of extras. I also need to organize which would help.
Something I read from Joshua Becker that really resonated with me: "We don't buy things with money. We buy them with hours of our life."
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That quote really is from Vicki Robinson from the book "Your money or your life". Joshua takes credit for it but she wrote years before.
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I watched that video and found a sense of peace about what minimalism really means. My husband of over 55 years passed in January, and I downsized to a one-bedroom apartment, which called for a lot of decluttering. Still, I had lots of new decor I purchased, and I felt as if I might have failed in any attempt to minimalize. But you reminded me that it is about what brings joy. Heaven knows I needed that joy! So, I am now comfortable with my many pillows and other "doodads" (yes, I'm Southern...lol) because they bring a sense of coziness to my heart. Other things, however, have now found new homes. We each must find our own path in this journey. I enjoy the calm, reasonable voice you share in your videos.
I’m so very sorry for your loss. 💔
@@TheNewRetiredMe Thank you. He was a good man and a great husband. He's finally at peace and in no pain.
My condolences to you on your husband's passing. God bless you. ❤🙏
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You sir are the trusted, kind, sensible friend/boss/coworker/neighbor/man-about-town that everyone needs.
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I have always been frugal but also I have hung onto everything that I would think could still be useful, or that I would be able to use sometime. I have books that I flip through and think I will read but never do because many of them were ones my husband bought. There are clothes that are too small but I have hung onto in the hopes I will lose weight. Actually that was not that bad because when my mother went into a nursing home she gained weight and could wear my old too small clothes. My husband grew up extremely poor, in a shack with no running water. He would get rid of nothing, and he also would buy nothing ( except books). I was the one to purchase all of the clothes and tools. I even made the decisions on big ticket items like a car. I still live in first house we purchased in 1971 and have all the same furniture. Besides all of the personal accumulated stuff from 53 years in the same home, there is stuff from my brother, husband, and mother that I have from when they died as well as inventory from my closed business. I did sewing and crafts for decades, so a lot of that is left. I kept thinking that I would get back to it when I had the time and I am still waiting for that to happen. I have 1000s of pictures and slides to go through. I did purchase a high end photo, slide, and negative scanner that can automatically recolor and clean up bad pictures. Now I have a lot of it digitalized photos organized in folders on the computer. My kids are amazed when they ask me for a particular picture from a trip or time in their life that I can within a minute or two find it and text it to them. These pictures are now grouped by year and subject.
I made a game of it this year to start the purge. I set a goal of getting rid of 3000 items by the end of the year. They are sold, donated, or trashed and I keep track every day on a yearly planner and spreadsheet. I am also keeping track of the money I spend that is not for a normal bill. So far I have exceeded the 3000 items and am working on the next 1000. This is definitely a slow process but it is coming along. It is channels like yours that keep me motivated.
Wow! You are on a roll!
If you put a minimum of 5 items in a donate box every day,by the end of the year you will have a minimum of 1500 things out of your life. Painlessly.
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Not all minimalist channels have such a soothing voice and a comfortingly nice tempo. That’s the reason I like this particular minimalist channel of all the ones I have watched.
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You've helped me realize why I like this channel too! He's far more relatable! Tim, I can't wait to get rid of my work clothes, though I have a couple of decades to go! 😅
Right!?!. I could listen to him talk about paint drying..😂😂😂
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Tim, your video from a year ago changed my life! Due to health issues, I knew I had to let go of a lot in my home in order to make it easier for me to care for alone. The thing that stood out in your video (a year ago and now) was not minimalism, but rather, use of the word "essentialism!" Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me to let go of the clutter while keeping precious memories and things I actually really need as my focus. I parted ways with well over 50% of my lifetime accumulation of "things;" my home looks so much better, I feel better, I think better, I even sleep better. I began my journey about the time you dropped that first video, and I am ready to go back thru my home now for a second round and see what things I can let go of now that I thought were essential then but have proven otherwise.
Thank you so much for your story!
@@TheNewRetiredMe, likewise! You've been a huge part of my inspiration on this path!
Beautiful story! Essentialism is my magic word as well❤
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“Minimalism = letting go of things that no longer serve us”. I like that definition.
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I have been a minimalist for over 40 years. Right now I live in a 12 foot x 12 foot room which includes a kitchen area. Share a separate bathroom with two others. My space is cosy but not cluttered. Always makes me smile when people come around and their first words are "This looks lovely. I feel so relaxed" 😊😊😊
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It's insane to me that filling up spaces like that has become the norm. It wasn't but a little over a century ago that people were grateful to have a handful of things. Just how quickly things have changed. The more that we have the more that people seem to be seeking out meaning and purpose too.
It’s due to the commercialism and consumerism mindsets. We are being brainwashed.
So true. I consider the size closets in the two-flat my grandparents built to retire to in the early 1950s.
❤but we can find our way back 😊
Not only were are grandparents' closets smaller, but their dishes are like a child's playset compared to what we use now. Our dog bowl-size coffee mugs are as big as their soup bowls. And our dinner plates are as big as their family-of-four serving plates. As a society, we are kind of like an out-of-control child in a candy store, I'm afraid.
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Excellent, articulate video. Decluttering is often accomplished in layers and requires maintenance Bravo! 'Most freeing thing I've ever done.
Oops. Second most freeing thing I've ever done. I'm divorced. Decluttering is fairly painless though.
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A couple of days ago, my husband and I went for a drive into western New York. It was a less populated area than we live in. The countryside was beautiful. Over hills and through valleys. Small towns and farmland. Alot of space with no houses at all. But we also passed about 4 or 5 storage facilities. Looking at the space all around, I was struck by the fact that so much extra storage was needed. It's crazy. This country runs on people buying things. Sales pitches are everywhere. It is important to stay mindful all the time about purchases and not be swayed by the constant bombargement of sales pressure. And yes, we also have a storage unit! we have gotten rid of so much in the last 6 months... and that adventure continues.
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Hi, Tim! It was this time last year that UA-cam told me about you and I was hooked from the beginning. Thanks for the inspiration and the encouragement to look at my life as a retired person, as the playground it is for me! Through letting go, I've actually found myself and am having a great time just doing things I've always wanted to do in ways I decide upon for myself. Not all decluttering is about stuff. In my case, it was also about the clutter in my mind and concepts I clung to that were never serving me, nor those I care about. It's a shame that I had to reach 65 to learn so many important truths about life and myself, but praise God He allowed me to get here! Thanks for the videos. I hope you are able to continue making them. Have a lovely day, Tim!
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Less is more, for me! The older I get the less I need! Thanks, enjoy your channel😊
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Not only the less I need but the less I want. I don’t want to be managing all that inventory as I’m in my 70s. I don’t want anything on my floor except furniture legs. It takes me four hours to clean my house which really isn’t bad for a 1500 square-foot house by a 73-year-old.
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My husband and I tried staying in a couple month-long vacation rentals after he retired in his early 70s. We loved the lack of clutter in the rentals and decided we should try to make our own home a similar relaxing retreat. We've achieved this. Now we feel less pull to flee our home in order to relax. Our son thanks us that we've cleared our home of the stored items that he would eventually have had to clear.
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Just in the last 1.5 months we have decluttered over 500 objects (of all sizes but not any furniture). I have made about 5 or 6 trips to the thrift store with my large car trunk filled with donations. That's not counting several trash bags of stuff we got rid of and that's not counting things we have given to family and friends. I have been decluttering for the past 4 years since I retired as time permitted but I have found that I didn't declutter enough as I should have. I finally got my husband on board the decluttering train more than he was before. We still have more decluttering to do but it takes time to go through all the things. 🤣🤣 Sometimes trying to decide whether to donate, sell or give to friend/family member takes time as well. The journey continues. ☺☺
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Essentialist. I like that better. It brings more meaning and purpose to downsizing.
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We all get caught up in the consumerism trap, justifying that it's why we work--to buy more stuff! Thank you for helping us find freedom from that trap. Your transparency is essential!
Wonderful that minimalism spurned creativity 😊currently my sister and I are decluttering the family home the emotional and all the decisions is brutal. But hopefully it will bring a sense of peace and creativity..but it's not easy...it takes faith and courage
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Let me be one of the early ones to help you towards your new goal. I don’t recall you saying you wanted to be a minimalist, nor do I. I just want to have the right amount of things so my house isn’t a burden for me or whoever has to clean it out (no children). It’s always helpful and comforting to listen to others going through the same process. Still not done and been at it more than five years. But very close to just having to “maintain.”
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I’m with you, although I started 13 years ago there’s more to it than just maintaining. It seems like there’s always more. Every time I go to clean something out I go where did this come from? Are items mating in the spare room when I’m not watching. It dawned on me they were just things I wasn’t ready to get rid of in the initial passes. I’m not really bringing in more things.
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Getting rid of kitchen utensils is a tricky one. I m not a big or frequent cook, but it's not like a NEVER cook, either. So once in a year, or every other year, the juicer does get used, or the whisk, or the ridiculoudly oversized, almost unusably big bamboo salad bowl, for my birthday garden party. Otherwise they are just gathering dust. But once a year, they make me so happy. And like this it's with many things. Hefty, spacious winter boots that I use for like,a week every other year when i m home in the winter and there is a snowstorm. If i didnt have them then, I d be out of luck! And like most of my things, they are of excellent quality, and weren't cheap, and I hate rebuying. Also, 2 spare duvets and blankets if once in a very blue moon I spontaneously have TWO guests staying over at once, in the wintertime. Just stuff like that. But my life would be so much sadder if i didnt have these lovely, super special occasions.
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I've been following your journey since the beginning and rooting for you and your channel. Congrats on all you've accomplished and wishing you many blessings and adventures in the next year!
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Someone said something along the lines of "all this stuff used to be money ".... now that hit me hard...
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Yes, I remember the video! I’ve ever so slowly started to find bins and bags of stuff. Some may have financial value, some will be donated, some have decayed and are weathered. BUT, I intended to clear more. I’ve only gotten two done and I’m not certain how many (!) I will uncover! Onward through the fog I go! Love your posts!!!
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Watching that video brought me to your channel and greater enlightenment. I also like your travelogs of Chattanooga. 😊
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Been following your channel from that decluttering video! Enjoy your channel and congratulations on your accomplishments!
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My story is I’m nearing the age when we will downsize in a few years.
We’ve always continually donated and sold what we no longer used. Our family has a “giveaway” box going most of the time- to challenge ourselves to let go of what we are “done enjoying” as we say. From the time they were talking toddlers just about to be in preschool, I’ve taught our daughters to say, “thanks for the good times!” before (without coercion!) donating something they didn’t want or need any longer.
My goal as our kids are grown and will move out in a few years, is to downsize our belongings in our larger home in preparation to fit into a smaller home, so we don’t move all the unneeded items with us.
Doing this pre-downsizing step is cathartic for me, even though we’ve been continually preventing overwhelm. Proves that point that keeping up the habits for essentialism keeps our lives lighter, free of taking care of so much stuff, and even arguments about putting away so much stuff so it’s not something to put away when company is coming, lol…
Just a simpler life. It definitely makes a difference as I’ve gotten older, realizing that it isn’t the stuff that makes us happier, it’s the people and less stuff that makes life simpler and more meaningful.
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You were profoundly instrumental in helping me. Your channel came around the time I encountered THE MINIMALISTS and the journey began.
WHY I chose this path is exactly what you said. Essentialism.
After dismantling my mother's life following her passing I chose to be different. Cash and carry. That's what my adult children will have. Nothing cumbersome and overwhelming.
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Hello again, Tim. Honestly, your videos make so much common sense to me and obviously to many other viewers also. I am inspired time and time again to just buckle down and begin my decluttering but once again, I procrastinate. When I do take a look at a place or area of my home that needs decluttering desparately, I just don't know where to begin, there's so much 'stuff', as you so correctly mentioned about your own journey. For instance, I have so many dishes (Fiestaware to be exact) that hold so many memories and are coveted these days that although I have too many of them, I don't want to just donate and have no idea where or if I should sell them. I have loved Fiestaware since I was a little girl and my aunt had a set, which she later sold to me, so there's a good deal of nostalgia associated with these dishes. However, even as I read what I just wrote I hear in my mind, "they're just dishes after all".
Of course, that's far from the only area of clutter and owning more than we need that is present in our home. I have enough yarn to begin a huge knitting circle and even a huge crocheting circle for that matter in which we could create lovely things indefinitely. 😂 Now how long did I think I was going to live in order to use all of this yarn, who knows, but it's overwhelming at this point in my life.
Your words and thoughts are consistenly reassuring to me and they inspire me to feel as though maybe there is hope for me to 'just do it' and stop the putting off the task or feeling the overhwhelming of it all. Thank you for being there and being a positive mentor. 😊
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Box the yarn all together...When you are ready "work " on it as a separate project. In my neighborhood there is a small group of friends and they meet in alternative weeks, share tea and cookies and they all kneet together. The final products are donated. Some into foster care families and some scarves to homeless people during the harsh winter nights. I am at awe with this group...So, you will use the boxes in your own time and way...but for now take them out of your way, just to clear your thinking 😊 Just my thought bubble
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This is a beautiful space, it’s very calming and still feels like it is a lived in space. It has personality despite the grey tones. The wainscoting looks very nice and I love the use of family portraits in the closet to add in a more homey feel. I’ve only seen a few of your videos but I always love the sense of calm I get from hearing you speak. You seem at peace with your life and I look forward to learning more about your journey
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Mass donating is the best and quickest way to get things out. Gifting is often bad because we simply transfer our problems
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I’m a 71 year old female and I totally agree with you. Over the last 10 years I have seriously decluttered and I’ve never lived a cluttered life. But the older I’ve gotten, I’ve found having a lot of stuff I didn’t need or use made me feel anxious. I don’t get rid of things that I use or things bring me happiness. I call myself minimalist.
I don’t get rid of things that I use or things bring me happiness. - I agree
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How we got into collecting so much stuff is a mystery. My parent's home growing up was neat and tidy and pretty sparse with things. But somehow my generation got stung with buying more stuff as a pacifier. Why is that? My guess is one thing that did not exist for my parents were the big box and discount stores, or buying on the internet. Too easy to accumulate things we really do not need.
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I like your word "essentialism" versus "minimalism". One of the things you said really stuck out. "Things you know longer need." I categorize possessions from worst to best: 1. OMG. What was I thinking when I bought this? What a waste of money. That's mostly furniture items, most of which I Gave away or paid people to haul away. 2. Things that did have use, but I now longer need. Mostly those are cookware. I was never an avid cook, but now I barely cook at all, and that works for me. I did go through my cookware a couple of years ago, but it's time to go through again. That's my last place to tackle in my current re-declutter. 3. Possessions that I could probably keep chipping away at. I did a pretty good job with clothes, especially as I'm retired. I love looking at nice clothes, but don't have impulse to buy them. 3. Possessions that I do love, and will make room for them. Marie said I could LOL.
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How beautifully expressed, Tim. I'm one of your original viewers, and your videos are must-watch: inspiring, motivating, heartwarming, and big-picture. Thank you immensely.
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I can’t believe i have been watching your content for a year. I follow two of your channels and enjoy them very much. I am definitely trying to declutter both my physical and mental space. Your conversations have helped that journey. Thanks for the assist.
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Your previous video success was probably based on the title of your video. Also, clever use of meta tags or tags in general to catch a wider audience. I love the idea of reducing clutter.
I’m one that found you last year. Your channels have become my favorites!
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Thanks for the inspiration. I just donated a bunch of clothes to the Veterans and I'm so glad to have less stuff to live with in my closet.
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❤ it! Been here for your journey this past year. I have mineralized over 9 years and never missed a bit of those material things. Your journey through the year has inspired many people to action. Life is so much richer with less material items. Personally there is a more peaceful and calm feeling within myself, my home and family. Good job Tim for your wise observations and continued message to perhaps millions. God bless you and continued success with your journey.
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Tim, I love how you sum up your essentialism philosophy: it’s not about deprivation but rather about having space for what truly matters (to the individual). Thanks for the inspiration.
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Decluttering puts me in a Zen like state! Joan
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Clutter drives me crazy x well done. I remember watching your video
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Welcome back! Love the way that closet turned out.
So practical, but still enjoyable
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Well as we age we do different things and have different interests and different capacities so maybe am not there yet but am sure I'll get there soon.
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It has only been up 20 minutes and already has over 150 views, I believe you have another big one!
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I’ve enjoyed following your channel this year. You are quite a teacher😊
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I watched your video a year ago while on vacation with my family in Pismo, CA and here I am again a year later
back in Pismo listening to you talk about that video. Your video a year ago was life changing for me. Thanks Tim for the inspiration and encouragement over the past year to simply the things that were weighing me down. I retired in March of this year and you helped me prepare for the next chapter of my life.
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I was there at the beginning (your bedroom video) and I have still been here on my continuing journey. Thanks for continuing your journey.
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yes indeed. this is the first video i watched of T N R M. then you decided to do the other which i watch daily thank you Tim
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Thank you Tim ,like a previous comment you helped me so much with your first program. I too was going through everything to move to my daughters. I had to let go of much from the last 70 years. A year later we are all fine.
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Sooo Good! Profound Living is a good term. Personal curation indeed.
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I discovered you a year ago - love that video and this is a great follow up a year later. I decluttered my house big time a few years ago but still need to do more as I’m still hanging on to furniture I no longer use or need.
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Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I share your videos with my friends who have or will be soon retiring. I have a few friends who are going to share your videos with their husbands who are not so keen about going through their things. As I go through my things, I am keeping what I really love. I asked my children years ago not to buy me anything I needed to dust (Family pictures do not count ...I want them!), then I asked them not to buy me anything. I'd rather have time with them. Again, Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.
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“You can never have enough of what you don’t need to make you happy.” -Eric Hoffer
I’m in my 70s and I have been decluttering/downsizing for 30+ years, using multiple methods and gurus, but I find that your channel and that quote help keep me on track.
Also, lots of good advice in Elaine St. James’ Simplify Your Life books
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Just a random video idea.... Could we get a video with the girls and what they think about your minimalism and youtube journeys? Mom too!
Maybe! We will all be together at Thanksgiving. I’ll see if they are ok with it. :)
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That video (and all of your videos) has inspired me so much! Thank you for all you do.
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Hi, new viewer here, I love the fact you had the courage to drop that pebble in the pond, loved it. I'm going through the same journey, take care. Suze UK x
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WOW…a year already! You have so much to be proud of! Your videos are a joy to watch and this one is no exception. That decluttering video was monumental as it spoke to so many people! What a great beginning for you!!
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Hi from the uk. I’ve just discovered your UA-cam video channel. I am so much inspired by your absolutely calm approach to a newer meaningful life. I will most certainly watch your new life unfold in all your videos. I’m in my 70s and it’s now time for me to declutter and find a new living space in my life. I’ve already begun my declutterring journey but now and then I feel overwhelmed and confused with what I need to do. Although I sometimes feel I need help in sorting and throwing stuff out I realise it’s going to take time to do it. ❤
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It took plenty of, well everything, time decisions work but we finally got ahead.
.This is not a quick and dirty project. Meanwhile enjoy! People talk about the work it takes...but I enjoyed the process
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Congratulations on getting the 100 mil view! And for posting consistent informational videos. I look forward to your videos and am amazed how the content just hits the mark each week. Well done and hope your 4th was safe and blessed. Thanks for sharing.
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Love this video Tim, I can't believe it has been one year since that video ! Time flies !
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Congratulations, Tim! Been enjoying your content from the start. I’m glad you made a point of talking about how your creativity has sparked with less “stuff” filling spaces and basically bogging you down. I’m over here making small progress and needing to start in again. A return to my creativity is exactly what I’d like to see in myself, and this video was inspiring. Currently a right hand injury is challenging me to keep up on cleaning as well as my norm for the past week. Tonight I’ll be working in my kitchen (the best I can), and will include decluttering with my cleaning routine. I have had success doing it as part of maintenance in the past, and am anxious to do so again. Thank you as always for a great talk!
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I haven’t yet. It kind of fell through the cracks. But I’m trying to get back to it soon.
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@@eirenmist2301 I haven’t bought one yet. But will definitely share it when I have it.
@@eirenmist2301 It's difficult to recommend things because I have learned that mileage varies with each individual. All I am qualified to say is that we used the Epson FastFoto FF-680W Wireless High-speed Photo Scanning System and had success with it. We scanned hundreds and hundreds of photos with it. I honestly do not recall now about scanning slides and negatives. This is something for you to research and read reviews from other users. Mr. Childers might have insight into this, given his photography expertise.
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Tim, I just noticed that somehow I was no longer subscribed to your channel so I re-subscibed and clicked the bell right away. I don't want to miss any of your videos. Hope others will check their settings as well. This has happened on other channels as well over this past year. UA-cam does strange things.
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As far as Donating Goes, you may want to Do "Research" on G.W. A lil' Info about Donating in General . . . Can No Longer Use Donation's as a Write-Off on Taxes. Some Did Not Do It anyway. It's been that way for yrs.
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Agree, I've always been a minimalist, but letting go of sentimental items was particularly difficult with my recent move.
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I love this video and your decluttering. It's an excellent video. I enjoy all your videos. I hope to have as much empty physical space someday soon! I also hope to someday have a thriving channel like yours. In fact, I seriously thought about putting in for your creator award for the $500 - but decided I really don't need any more gadgets to make better videos. What I need is practice. So, while I, like others, love free stuff - I decided to not enter. More stuff is a trap - and I think it can hinder ones creativity. But, I wanted to say thanks for sharing your journey and generosity with us.
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Where were you when I needed you years ago? ;-) However, you are inspiring me now.
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My sister scanned ALL her pics and has them stored on photo disks.
My parents had tons of scenery pictures. They looked at them and just tossed them. Since no one was in the picture it had no value to them anymore.
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I have watched your videos and you have inspired me to get rid of things as one of my managers passed last weekend and the other is not sure what he is going to do. It’s family run for now. I am worried about the future where i am and since I am past retirement age and still working, (necessity,) I need to get rid of a lot of things. I did get rid of my old furniture and got a sofa recliner which is all I need. It is hard to get rid of things. I need to go thru my clothing and get rid of what I don’t need. If i have to move I hope to be rid of things I don’t need. I am worried about the future here so I needed the motivation to get started again. I hope they won’t sell (for another year at least) so hopefully that will give me time to be rid of extras. I also need to organize which would help.
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