30 Things You Can Declutter Now ☁ Minimalism and Decluttering
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- 30 physical things that you can declutter, or get rid of, right now.
PS - No need to comment about chords / cords (I blame tired Michelle) or the light background to text - will be mindful in future videos xo Much loove.
This video will hopefully be helpful for those of your who:
- Just want to get kick started with decluttering for the new year or for a bit of a fresh start - all of these things are super little and easy to discard of
- OR Have some problems with feeling guilt when you get rid of things. Most of the things don't hold much guilt, so they'll be easier for you to declutter.
QOTD: What's the easiest thing you've decluttered?
Most of the people watching this video would love to hear more ideas for things that they can declutter easily, so leave a comment down below of something that you've found you super easily discarded or got rid of when you were going through a spring clean or full decluttering process.
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This isn't a physical thing but I've recently unfriended a ton of people that I barely know on Facebook and Instagram and I felt the same catharsis as I would clearing my closet
100% with you there, getting rid of people you don't care about on social media is so helpful xoxo
muchelleb OR get rid of the social networking altogether! Such peaceful bliss and time saving!
Rebekah Webster I haven't got rid of social media all together but I've cut way back on it to like once a month, and no guilt for not jumping through someone's hoops.
I did the same a couple of weeks ago. Some of whom I finally came to Freely Releasing that have passed on to Glory. They will no longer post so it was time to just have them as a memory.
Rebekah Webster n
No you should USE the leftover paper in the half used notebook. Whenever a new semester starts in college, I tear out the old stuff and use the rest of the paper as if it were new and it's a money saver. I haven't bought paper or notebooks in 2 years
Felicia i was just about to write it, i had the best time recycling that paper to build new notebooks and now i just wish i had more old notebook to recycle :)
omg same XD@!
Fakename Fakesurname
Did you just use the other pages as they were, or did you do a diy with the rest of the notebook? If the latter, let me know if you have a tutorial video. I’d love to watch it.
"We need better things, not more."
-Daphne Guinness
I didn't buy my high school yearbooks, because I knew they would be wasted space.
at least you have the choice, in my school we're forced to buy them.
Ava Carroll that's so stupid it's your money how can they force you to buy it
Vanessa Roth I guess we’re just different. bc I think that is so sad that you thought they would be wasted space..
Thank you for going fast without too much talking! Perfect!
Please after digitizing your movies and songs back them up. I've had two hard drives die over the last 7 years and it's heartbreaking to lose a massive curated music collection or hard to find retro shows.
Yes, I agree with this! After loosing a lot of my photos a few years ago I now back everything up on a hard-drive!
Oh photos too, those really are irreplaceable. I even went as far as to scan in old journals so I'd feel better about letting the physical copies go. And then I lost them to data corruption :(
Oh my goodness, I could not imagine loosing my journal entries! So sorry that happened!
belladonna2007
I keep my important stuff on several clouds. For example, onedrive for documents, yandex disk for photos...
I love your videos! I just found it a bit hard to read the white text on the pale background here. thanks for the tips"
Thanks so much! Will definitely keep in mind for the next video xoxo much loove
The plastic hangers that i always said yes to when they ask "do you want to keep the hanger"
FrootKat - I have been trying to get rid of those dang blasted hangers and yet I cling to them. I even bought a lot of Huggable hangers which I do use and they are great Why oh why must I hold on to the crappy ones?
I know right?! I think it's maybe the thought that you don't want to just throw away something useful! You can actually donate them to charity shops so that you know they are being used :) otherwise just pack em all in a bag, and ask someone to recycle them for ya ;)
FrootKat - If you break off the clips on the skirt hangers, they make awesome bag clips in the kitchen. I like them better than actual chip clips. And they are smaller, so they take up less space in the drawer when not in use.
i LIKE this!!!! :)
Lmao.. true that
I took all the sweets that I didn't like (anymore) to work. My colleagues will eat anything! They're of great help in decluttering
Yeees! Such a good idea.
Brilliant.
Dried up nail polish !
Yesssss
add some nail polish remover and give it a shake :) that often brings life back into it if it's a colour you like
Good point! And old makeup too.
Where does minimalist donate their stuffs LOL. I'm Maximalist I want your stuffs.
Thrift shops! I always take huge bags full of things to my nearest thrift or charity shop when I declutter :)
Give me your address and pay for the shipping and I'll send you tons my old stuff :D
Ima Muuhai "Maximalist" hahahaha. Good one 😂
Ima Muuhai haha cute comment. come to my house you can take all the stuff I don't need.
Ima Muuhai 😝😝😝😝
I love all these tips except when it comes to birthday cards etc... I always keep the latest one from my last birthday from people I care about (family members, friends etc) so I have those peoples hand writing since paper notes are so few and far between these days! I lost 3 grandparents in the last 3 years and I'm very very happy I have a last birthday card from each of them now that they're gone! Hope that makes sense! :)
I got rid of my yearbooks! I'm 29... it made me feel awesome. Literally, who wants to remember those days...not me 💕
My kids toys broken and unused
Easily got rid of old towels, but I donated them to an animal shelter :)
Super easy to get rid of pictures of my bitchy in-laws. I just tell my husband the cat puked on them.
Serenity No
Serenity Now Thanks for the tip...if my husband puts any pics up of the in-laws I will encourage the cat to vomit on them 😊😊😊
Katie M
Best advice. lol
Ha Ha!
Aw I really liked this video but I would disagree about the old prom/formal dress and 5 year old half filled notebooks. For me reading through old notebooks and things I wrote years ago is so much fun, so I got 5 small/medium (like 40x40cm) clear plastic boxes and created different boxes for each 'time' in my life (like age 0-5, primary school, middle school, high school and age 18-21) and each box has birthday cards (only the really special ones) drawings, notebooks, even some other sentimental things like an old jewelry box I had when I was a kid and memorable schoolwork from those years. Then I just labeled the boxes and stored them together in the attic. It's a really organised, clean, minimal way of keeping my favourite memories while still being able to live my life without those things lying around my room. Just thought I'd write that in case anyone else wanted to keep those memorable things (but only the ones that truly make you happy!! :)) but still wants to live minimally; that really worked for me. But please for the love of god get rid of pens that don't work anymore!!! Haha
Hey :) Everyone's at a different level with what works for them - if this is what works for you then that's fab!! Thanks so much for the comment xoxo
That's a great idea! I don't have an attic and a really small flat, but I'll figure something out ;)
I'm with ya on the old notebooks. I have about a 9'' stack of them that I stood up btwn the wall and my bdrm dresser. My clothing's always a work in progress...getting WAY better. I don't even have any of that other stuff on the list.
livewithintention I have an accordion file thing and each file is one grade and there are other sections for birthday cards, photographs, and letters from my close cousin.
Does anyone know how to recycle old pens?
Easiest thing to declutter: people I followed on Instagram that I didn't even know! And getting some peace by turning off those stressful notifications! I've been social media notification free now for years and I can't recommend it enough☺️
Books that will never again be relevant to my life or that contain out-of-date information. That said, I do think it's valuable to keep an old dictionary around... at least if you are a literary person.
yes, because going through them looking for one word brings you the gift of others you didn't know were there, and because words' definitions ahve changed, or vocabulary disappeared in modern Google life. She's of a generation that never knew the deights of reading through dictionaries, or the pleasure of discovering a new word, that opens a door to new thinking...
I might be old skool but I actually still watch my old school tv series on DVD haha. So I'll never get rid of them! Also I am terrible on throwing out magazines.. I still have magazines from 2002 haha.
However things like my closet and our kitchen I declutter very easy!
Bailey Shafer That's actually very helpful! Thanks for the advice :)
Livelifelaugh What tv series do you have on DVD. Just curious. I love the old tv shows. ❤️️
Holly B I am Dutch so most tv series I owe are Dutch as well ;) I do have Desperate Housewives too though.
Oh. I just rediscovered a gothic soap opera I used to watch back in 1967 called Dark Shadows. I found many episodes on TH-cam and am saving to buy the DVDs.
Holly B I love soap operas haha. I'm only 25 but yes I love old school soaps.. especially American ones :D
Photos of my ex-husband and his family.
I gave them to one of his family members.
LenoraForest 😂 I threw out all pictures of my ex husband and ones with me in it too. No regrets
And I opp...
100% the old yearbook things. Pitching my old high school yearbooks was one of the best decisions I ever made. I gained even more mental space than physical space. It felt like a huge weight off me to get rid of all those cringey high school memories. :D
I have been watching minimalism inspiration videos while decluttering my bathroom. Chucking old makeup I never wear ( I used to put a lot of eye makeup on eery day and now I use about 4 product for my face only) so I really don't need 100 colors of eyeshadow. Sending decorative items that don't match/don't hold sentimental or monetary value to goodwill. Feels really good to have less items, thank you for sharing and inspiring others to share their journey. Gotta start somewhere!
Don't throw away the school yearbooks. You are too young to know. They are worth keeping to review before attending high school reunions (refreshing your memory for names etc) and to show your kids one day when you have them that you were once young too and you will probably have at least one famous person in your year book. Great video otherwise.
the easiest thing I think I ever decluttered was my closet. I noticed a pattern in my wardrobe so i got rid of everything that didn't match my pattern or represented my old self that I disliked and kept only the clothes that represented the person i was going to become.
Loved the fact that you are straight to the point and don't ramble for ages ^^ great tips, thanx!
+Charlotte Malingri glad you liked the video! Much love xoxo
i agree, some other peoples videos never get to the point. they need to first learn to declutter the words they speak.
Very good list, all examples somehow apply to me... 🤔 Even the cooking books, the physical DVDs and the old magazines... 🙄
Justine Leconte officiel Oh Justine, I also watch you channel and this one! You and michelle are both amazing :)
I am a fan of you channel too Justine! I have already done all of what she mentioned without ever reading the book. But one item I can’t let go of is my High School yearbooks.
I majored in Textile Design and I couldn't believe how relieved I felt after throwing out all those little pieces of cloth that I kept around thinking they'd be useful for a project.
Really great tips as usual ! I think I've decluttered every thing you've mentioned ! I'd add gross and ugly jewelry, the little bracelets you kept, those earrings that have become disgusting ... basically all those shitty jewels that now smell like rat because you haven't used them or they've been wet for some reason and now they're all redish.
Old clothes from when I was a teen that I was meaning to "diet into" again was the easiest and most liberating thing to letgo. No more bad guilt whenever I look in my closet!
Teas that I hate the taste of, and food when from when I was going through a phase. Super easy to toss!
Great tips but I had a hard time reading the words. i know the font looks great just hope you can make them easier to see.
楊凱雲 yeah I think it just needs to be bolder
Hey, thank you! I'll keep this in mind for next time for sure :) xoxo
"kitchen tools you don't use" i'm thinking wooden spoons "everyone has been gifted" follows long list of things i have never even heard of that are clearly large electrical appliances... America is a foreign country sometimes!
+Josephine Winter I'm Australian 💖 It's a weird country. Lots of love xoxox
in love with your minimalist style!! this aesthetic is so pleasing thats why i love your channel, you're just such a chilled person :)
I remember a few years ago I went through a season of hard times and I kept getting things stolen from me. 2 laptops, clothes money. Then I had to suddenly move out and live in a much smaller space so almost all my furniture had to be gone in a matter of days, unable to wait for people to buy, I gave most of it away and the storage space I could afford was fairly small. I still thank God that this happened because it taught me that much of the stuff I had was just noise, not having a real use. Now that life is better I find myself holding on to things that I was once able to live freely without. Thanks for the inspiration. I do like having book though because screens irritate my eyes.
Could you make a video on social minimalism? Like fb instagram but also just your social life in general... I always get so jealous when my friends from high school all hang out together and I don't get invited, but at the same time I'm too busy living my own life at uni and can't be bothered, but I still feel obliged to feel 'connected' with those old people... does this make sense? :/ you always give the most sensible and realistic advice, hopefully you could help me on this one as well xxxxxx
Literally feel the exact same thing
Great quote: "Close some doors.. Not because you want to, but simply because they no longer lead somewhere."
It is better to be alone reading a great book rather than be in a loud company where nobody cares about your dreams & ideas ...
hyewon sa I totally relate
Delete your social media accounts unless they are your source of income, easy as that. It's a huge waste of time to scroll through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. It's also completely unnecessary to have, if you need to stay connected to someone you most likely already have their telephone number, email, Skype, whatever. Problem solved!
Try to ask yourself, do I like hanging out with them ? Maybe they are not inviting you anymore not because they don't like you but because your answer is always (or mostly) "no". Of course you don't have to say yes to everything but when someone ask you 2x and the answer is no, the person probably won't even bother to ask a 3rd time. I am a medicine student so you know, very hard to hang out with highschool friends all the time. But I do my best to keep contact with them, even if it's just calls or see them once a month. Or you can simply invite your friends if you feel lonely ! There is nothing wrong about that !
Now if you don't like those friends anymore and you want to turn the page, well I would suggest that you don't pay attention to them aka avoid the social medias, they can make you really jealous. But I think the best way to solve your problems is to face them not avoid them. So really think about the first question that I havz written ! 😃
Btw English is not my native language so sorry for grammar/spelling mistakes
I decluttered an old hobby I hadn't done in years and I never regretted it. It took up a lot of space and It was something I did perhaps twice a year. The space it gave me was so much better. Interestingly, I never refilled that space. It's empty and that brings me joy.
Old medicine is easy to let go off 8-)
My advice about the old old cards...
Take pictures and throw them respectfully away so you have all the memories and no clutter.
Same goes for kids arts and crafts, stuffed toys, baby clothes and other things that are of great sentimental value but have no place in your clutter free home :)
Vesna Žorž that's such a good idea!
I put the special cards in my books here and there. They become bookmarks when I reread, and sweet surprise when I or someone picks it up. O yes, I do have books, that's never going to change...
Gwir Galon That's such a good idea! And I'm with you on the books - I'll always have a collection. Buuuut I have over 500 and I'm thinking about paring way down and keeping only the ones I absolutely love, and donating the rest so someone else can enjoy them. It's a very scary thought because I've collected them over my entire life 😕
Christina Lynn super late reply, but perhaps selling them would be a good idea. At the same time, you get rid of the ones you don't want and get money to buy new ones (or save)
I was delighted when mama gave me all her pictures related to me (they had 5 girls) and she was 84 yrs at the time. I went through them and gleefully tore up the ones that I had hated for years! What a relief! My favorite one to finally rip up was my 3rd grade picture. My teeth were bigger than my eyes and my hair looked like I had been on the losing end of a fight with a fan. haha! Mama knew it was bad, but she did not want to "hurt my feelings" and bought them anyway! She offered me the money instead of getting the pictures and I was thrilled, but at the last moment she called the school and they told me (via PA) to get the gastly pictures- Ruined my day- a stack of ugly ducklings for $$$$$ haha ( I LOVE YOU mama even if you can't read minds!)
CDs were easy - books are hard. Sewing patterns were easy - fabric stash is hard. Costume jewellery was easy - scarves are hard. #thestruggleisreal
As soon as I graduated from high school I got rid of everything related to it because I don't want it to fill my place and bring me bad memories.
Thank you :)
Great video! Just a tiny observation: sometimes the background in your videos is too light and the white text becomes difficult to read. Congrats on your 40k!
Hey, thanks! You weren't the only one who noticed, so I'll have to keep in mind for future - Thanks so much for the comment :) :)
I so appreciate how the tips you give in your videos are UNIQUE! I haven't heard most of these before.
I disagree about the kitchen items that are rarely used. Some of them I use around specific time of the year (e.g. juicer in the fall when apples and pumpkins are in season or some items that are used for Christmas or Easter dishes preparation etc. ). Generally, I don't think that following the rule "haven't used smth in six months - throw it away" works that well. Not only for kitchenware but for cookbooks and clothes as well.
About dictionaries - google is definitely not the best option! And professional dictionaries are not always available on the internet (if they are - usually in illegal form...). Of course, internet dictionaries are useful but sometimes they are just not enough.
Don't get me wrong - it's great to declutter your space but thinking ahead is also a good idea. I don't want to throw out smth and then regret it later or end up buying the same thing :/
For me decluttering is a two-sided process. On one hand it's about throwing out unnecessary & unused items, on the other, it's about purchasing things that will last me a long time so I don't have to buy and buy and buy...
Just chucked 3 bags full of old nail polish, lotions and accessories! They've been sitting around for at least a year untouched, don't miss them even a tiny bit. Can't wait to throw away the things you mentioned.
For me the easiest were my old notebooks and books in general. The feeling of letting them go, was amazing! I felt so much more free and happy when they left my personal space forever. I don't miss them now because I actually have never used them... story of my life.
A shower sponge, it gets full of bacteria and we shouldnt use it for too long.
When I left my parent's hoarder environment (I'm not kidding or exaggerating), I felt more clarity at having brought only a few items and decided to reduce my belongings that I had at home. No matter what you throw out that you think you might regret, eventually, you won't miss it. The regret I feel is usually toward things I gave away that I could have sold for money... but beyond being annoyed that I missed out on a sale, I also don't mind having given them to people. The item itself wasn't important. It makes what would have only been a cast off feel more like a gift. To those items you have sentimental attachment, it probably is more difficult. However, when everything becomes sentimental, you have a problem. My parents live in a house where everything is sentimental or vital, and little of it really is.
On my occasional visits to their house, I quietly get rid of things. They don't even notice.
Grimm Pseudonym b
My goddddd! My mom keeps EVERYTHING! On top of that, she has six children so the amount of toys in our house is disgusting haha. It drives me insane!
Happily watching this with none of this stuff to declutter anymore :)
I always get sucked in by big sales and end up with extra things I don't really need or won't use. I remember I bought these boots because they were 50% off and were similar to a style of boot I had always wanted (similar but not quite the same). I think I knew deep down they weren't quite right when I bought them and 1 year later after wearing them once I finally donated them. Ugh I'm annoyed at myself for it but I'm slowly starting to learn from my mistakes. Thanks for the great video!
This gave me so much motivation to do a massive clean out of the useless stuff I have laying around!! I try to declutter at least every few months but I just accumulate more stuff! Thanks for this video, it made me stop and think that not everything I own needs to be kept 🙃🙃
I'm happy you just got right to the point and the list :) So satisfying
I loved this video. But I don't agree with the dvd and vcd part they really helped me when my computer was broken :D
DVDs are the easiest for me! Never watch them anyway!
I'm glad I found your channel :)
Easy declutter: Two tubs of misc things that had been sitting under my bed for three years. Emptied them out and got rid literally everything apart from a sentimental pair of earrings and a sentimental bracelet.
old towels, bedding and mugs.
Our bathroom/beauty products was probably the easiest job! Literally spent 30 mins and threw half the stuff we had, put stuff that needed finishing in the shower to be used as we go before I am allowed to buy any new ones, so at least they don't get wasted!
I could just pinch myself. I have kept manuals for years and now that I think about it, I have never used them. I always have to remember to go back through them and toss the ones for the products I no longer own. I received a fondue maker. While it was a nice thought, I'm not really a chocolate fan, so I gave it away. Great video.
I recently started decluttering my closet, and the easiest thing to do was the hanging part of the closet - I got rid of over half of the clothes I had there, it was surprisingly easy to get rid of clothes I haven't worn in months 😂 I keep mainly jackets, dresses and shirts there, though. I wish it was that easy with T-shirts - it's winter now and I have no idea what I'll be wearing in the summer, so that needs to wait until summer…
I agree with the mugs! I hate it when they're too small haha
I disagree on quite a lot of your points, but one can always take what's useful to them and discard the rest. Even if you come to the conclusion that you don't agree on a point, you really asked yourself if and why you should keep it.
The easiest for me is CLOTHES! I purge my wardrobe every 2-3 months.
I threw my high school yearbook in the trash because I hated everyone anyway, so why would I want to remember any of them? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Old socks and underwear that I've had since high school, most of my scarves (I live in Florida, like honestly I don't need all these scarves), old books I'm never going to read again, old jewelry I never wear anymore holy SHIT, I had so much "hippie" jewelry and kandi that doesn't suit my personal style anymore, that was so easy to get rid of. The hardest thing to get rid of are all my journals. It grounds me to know how much I've grown and learned to cope with mental illness and to know that I'm still alive!!! Teenage me thought I'd be dead by now!! But here I am!! I will feel better getting rid of them when I no longer need them to validate where I am now.
Mysterious Chords. Would they be major or minor chords? 😂🎶
Ohana Haaa..Actually I don’t get this one...Chord? Did Michelle compose something? Or does “chord” mean something else? (Sorry. English is not my first language.)
Definitely minor! X'D
@@Aswhatitis Good question! A 'cord' means the thing you use to connect electronic equipment. A 'chord' means a combination of notes in music. :)
Old tennis shoes. I have my main pair and my back up pair, I don't need any more than that!
Fresh Vida but if you're a runner younbeed to get a new pair every 6 months or so (you can get rid of the old pair tho)
Martina Makek I'm definitely not a runner. Just lift weights and go on walks. :)
Converse shoes. I wore them about 3 times in total, hurt my feet so freaking much each time. I passed them onto a Converse-loving friend who wore them down to rags. Easy to do and I felt much better afterwards.
Great content! I need to throw out some old Halloween costumes... and the easiest thing I have ever thrown out was my old trophies. I actually took pictures of them so I would remember them, but they just hogged too much space.
Bras are the easiest for me to give away because I secretly despise them! Soon I'll be down to like 3 and then none! Haha~
I just accumulated of stuff that's going to be donated tomorrow. It's all just old clothes, stuffed animals, Disney dolls that I used to collect, old school supplies, old books, etc. It feels great getting rid of everything. I have so much organization bins that are now empty though. I think I should get rid of those too. And I didn't have a second thought about giving away any items. I knew I just had to do it.
Oh dear.... the lonely socks, clothes you want to alter, the bras that are unconfortable and the missmatching cups... you cought me on too many things here, thx for letting me know I'm not the only one having a hard time with getting rid of those pericous =p
Thank you su much for this very great and also ,from my standpoint, momentum video! 😊
Great tips! I always find the weird candle/ incense stick drawer really easy to declutter. (Or am I the only one who has one?). I'd be careful with the Birthday cards though, maybe keep one from every loved person. I love that I can read cards from my deceased grandma and I'm super sad that I don't have any left from my other one.
Congrats on 40k! This is just the start for you! You will be at 400k next year 😘
Topless or bottomless Tupperware! Old undies! Haha :)
Aww, thank you a whole ton!!! I hope so! Much love, thank you for commenting 😘😘
Kitchen utensils! I sorted them out, left the ones that i actually use and like and thought about how i can use one utensil for a few different things so i'm left with a nice small set and the rest i gave away!
Old coats and jackets! It was freeing and left so much space in my closet.
My trick is to narrow things down to one container: 1 accordion folder of cards and important documents, 1 vacuum bag of Halloween costumes, 1 box of cd's and dvd's, etc etc. After 6 months or so I throw out extras stuff that I still haven't used.
Old roasting pans and anything to do with cooking meat and our old Parmesan cheese grater. (We became vegan).
I'm really happy you popped into my feed :) Subscribed straight away !
My old art and craft supplies. GOODBYE! lol
Super great video! I love declutter tips!
I adore your videos, everything in this one was so on point. To answer your question, it's not easy for me to declutter anything... but I've gotten very good at minimizing my hygiene products and using all the extra up rather than throwing them away.
im never getting rid of my cd's or vinyls! 🙄 I've got a vinyl record player and I listen to my cd's and vinyls almost every day.
Love marie kondo too....if it doesn't spark joy, goodbye!!! Your videos are much more detailed....thanks☕💋
To be honest, the easiest thing for me to throw away were old birthday cards, letters, etc that I received over time from family and friends. I know it sounds weird, but it was such a relief to get rid of all that paper.
I'm the same with the mugs, thought I was the only one!
dried out nail polishes & mascaras!
Yeees xoxoxo Thank you for the comment!
I decluttered my digital photos. You know those holiday photos with random buildings and people you don't even remember ;-)
Magazines, and clothing that I have not worn in the season that has passed. Since summer is sadly half way through, I will be getting rid of the few items that I had not worn in this season.
Great video! I've personally pretty much decluttered all of those already but I can still work on them. By the way, it's cords and not chords :)
Thanks so much for the comment - woops, my bad re. the spelling error. Have a great day :)
I love how you're so quick with the tips! I hate videos where they talk for 2 minutes about that one tip.
I'm keeping my birthday cards they make me feel loved
I agree with everything except the yearbooks. I reference them somewhat often (LOL) prob too often. Great vid!
Lots and lots of fabric scrabs, I told myself I'd need for a sewing project some day
I just donated a whole bunch of fabric scraps yesterday. Maybe I need to consider letting go of the sewing machine I never use.
Josie Myers or maybe try using it more, who knows, you could be a sewing genius and not even know about it yourself~
Just Coni justme I've been doing the same thing, actually
obvious..preschools, refugee houses where they'll be used for real...artist collectives, to start with. Anyone who does quilting..
Old hand bags that you put aside in the closet
Yes! I run off one hand bag and one clutch type bag now and it suits me fine! xoxox
Cherry Ramone YES.
Cherry Ramone Yes! I used to be so proud of my handbag collection and then I realized I only actually used 3 or 4 of them. I donated the rest and it felt really good to let them go. And I've saved so much money by not buying any more.
my receipts I throw them without any single thought
Going through mountains of papers, I found that by pure laziness, I had saved junk mail for months. Those were easy to throw out.
I enjoyed your video. When you mentioned about socks without the mates. I solved the problem by buying white socks in pack and try to have about 20 pairs. That doesn't sound like getting rid of things. I wear socks without shoes in my home, and having several good pairs allows them to wear out slower. If I lose one I put the sock aside in the drawer and if another one is lost or worn out. It can be matched up.
I'm doing the same with grey and black socks! 👍
I started decluttering my phone from apps and pictures about 2 year ago and I found it WAY easier than I thought it would be to delete apps like instagram and snapchat
papers notebooks and old written cards forsure, by the end i have like a recycling bin filled with stuff
I think getting rid of stuffed toys is the absolute hardest because, even tho this is really embarassing, my inner child is crying and telling me I'm betraying the the toys... 😰
Chloe Daniels : It's the eyes.
I get that. They are there for you to cuddle when you are alone and you can feel a sense of loyalty to them if they gave you comfort. Donating them to charity - if they're in good condition - can give them another chance to be loved. I now have only one stuffed toy and I could never part with her, a beautifully made bulldog, given to me by a dear friend during a tough time in my life and she wears my friend's fine scarf. Lady Marmalade is a keeper!