Let's Declutter Closet #2 Together!

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  • We're back with another decluttering the closet video! I do apologize for the slightly longer run time. It has been chopped down from it's original 30 minutes. But I just couldn't cut any more.
    Find me everywhere I am on the Internet here: timchilders.bio.link.
    I started this channel in order to document life as it gets lived. It's about where I live, how I live, where I travel, why I travel, and so much more. Eclectic is a good word for the content to be found here. I hope you will come along for the ride!

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  • @ihatehandles111
    @ihatehandles111 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    You without a doubt could have made this 10-20 minutes longer. We love to see the process. You're doing great!

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      I’ll try out a longer video on the tool closet. I think it deserves it. :)

    • @bluejay5531
      @bluejay5531 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      yes I agree, it is helpful for those of us who are challenged with decluttering to see your process, as thoughts and as action steps.

    • @cinderellafan362436
      @cinderellafan362436 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I agree! Longer video to see the entire process is very helpful. Also it was nice to hear the title’s & authors of the books you recommended. I would also be interested in seeing a more in depth declutter of the tools - the reasons you let go of one item vs keeping another. Very interesting to see the thought processes. Please do not be embarrassed by any of this process, you are helping us all by sharing your journey. Thank you for sharing. Blessings! 😊

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Maybe part 1, short and part 2 with all the details? Just maybe

    • @cathtaylor2771
      @cathtaylor2771 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@TheNewRetiredMe that would be great, so sometimes I leave a video playing while I clean or do dinner
      .

  • @barbarastepp7077
    @barbarastepp7077 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Don't be embarrassed! I would bet MOST people have these kinds of boxes. Your kids should really appreciate you taking care of this NOW! We viewers appreciate you showing us that we're not the only ones with messes and for your ideas and encouragement.

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😊😊😊

  • @dsg3213
    @dsg3213 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    Cast iron pans are gold at Goodwill!

    • @sharonross4535
      @sharonross4535 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I love cast iron skillets. They are valuable. You can still buy them. They are healthy cookware.

    • @cinderellafan362436
      @cinderellafan362436 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I agree! Cast iron is gold! Donate.

    • @cindystuder9090
      @cindystuder9090 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes! All of ours are from the thrift store and we've reseasoned them.

  • @user-wl3yj9kj5u
    @user-wl3yj9kj5u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I have being decluttering for 3 years. Once I believe I had finished, I found some more. The first part of my life gathering things and the last part undoing the gathering.

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It’s never done. :)

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😊

  • @ohthankg-dforthebourgeoisi9800
    @ohthankg-dforthebourgeoisi9800 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Anything cast iron, donate! Definitely! It’s eternally useful to someone. 😊

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      agree!

  • @peggyparsons5003
    @peggyparsons5003 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "Out of sight, out of mind is no longer good enough"

  • @karenrouth2056
    @karenrouth2056 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Who else screamed ‘Nooooo!’ When he said the box with the lovely cast iron skillet was for the trash pile😳🙈🤣

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Everyone. LOL

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@TheNewReticorrect! 😂😂😂redMe

    • @bagobeans
      @bagobeans หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I did!! 😁

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😬 me...

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😅😅😅

  • @brittaschormann4554
    @brittaschormann4554 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Tim, with your sense of humor, you always make my day 😃

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Thanks! That’s high praise!

  • @lindaroyal8161
    @lindaroyal8161 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Excellent job of sorting and letting go.
    The 2 boxes you said were trash, misc. dishes, etc; those items could go to Goodwill or a thrift store instead of a landfill. Someone may collect or want the items.

    • @sundoesshine8583
      @sundoesshine8583 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Worked for GW, we're used to sorting what is good and bad. For ex the orange shoes have come back around and would sell.

    • @LeslieY66
      @LeslieY66 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agree, most all of the items stated as being trash could still be used by others. No need to have them go to a landfill when people out there can still use them.

  • @Rozeta1954
    @Rozeta1954 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Keep the cast iron skillet! They are wonderful.

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I have one. I don’t need two. :)

    • @joanndaprile9076
      @joanndaprile9076 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@TheNewRetiredMeThen you can donate it and someone who doesn't have one, or any skillet can finally have one. Please don't just throw out things that may be out of style but are perfectly good. There are many people who need those things especially in today's times. Money is so tight for many.

    • @hatchling88
      @hatchling88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Donating items that can be used by others is preferable to discarding, don't you think? Old iron skillets are sought after.

  • @SpeakTruthBeKind
    @SpeakTruthBeKind 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The bi-fold doors and any other building tools can be donated to Habitat for Humanity if you have a store in your area. Goodwill will take the kitchen stuff too even if dirty, please donate rather than throw those away.

  • @afdraftsrmandy3176
    @afdraftsrmandy3176 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    It must feel so good to clear all that stuff out. I'm glad you kept your mom's tree.

  • @ohthankg-dforthebourgeoisi9800
    @ohthankg-dforthebourgeoisi9800 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    It’s nice sharing decluttering with other people! Doncha think? It makes it a little less daunting. Decluttering, for some strange reason, makes me feel lonely. Watch someone else do it while I do it makes feel like a shared experience.

    • @perspectivematters9205
      @perspectivematters9205 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me too. An astute observation!

    • @ggebhard1
      @ggebhard1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I get depressed thinking of so many items from good times, in my past, being thrown away.

  • @daniellem5175
    @daniellem5175 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I cover my decorated Christmas tree with heavy duty black trash bags, works great! Cast iron pan put in the Goodwill pile! No worries about the video being over 10 min, we'll watch regardless!😊

  • @charleneh8374
    @charleneh8374 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Thankful that you didn’t RENT a storage unit! This is an inspiration!

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Unfortunately, I did for YEARS. 🤦‍♂️

    • @almamartinez3377
      @almamartinez3377 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I know a lady who rented a storage unit for 20 years until she realized she did not need the stuff and gave it away.

  • @sharonzotoff3975
    @sharonzotoff3975 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Love a good clearing out the "crap" video. It's kinda fun to see what other people hold onto...and for how long! lol!

  • @terryruiz7417
    @terryruiz7417 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I've been slowly but surely, going through my husband's and my home, sorting, donating, pitching! After 56 years of marriage, 44 of them in this house...oh. my! But, our lives have changed, and decluttering must be done. The hard part, my dad passed away in late 2021, and I am simultaneously going through my parents' home, my Mom, 96, and still living there. Things are going slowly, to say the least! You'll feel so good when you're done. I know I will!

  • @catherinehillier9155
    @catherinehillier9155 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    You’re fast once you start!!!!! Good for you ….. learned there really isn’t a need to pick through everything in the box once you get the gist of what’s inside - just made a decision and move onto the next. Thank you

  • @lindalorton4334
    @lindalorton4334 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I love the longer video with Decluttering so don't apologize. Personally, if I take the time to watch a video, I want to watch a 20 to 30 min video. I bet if you took a poll I wouldn't be alone. By the way, I am retired. Great job in your storage room.

    • @Kiki-wi7px
      @Kiki-wi7px 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      MANY of Us would prefer a "2" hr. Video on This ! ! !

    • @lindalorton4334
      @lindalorton4334 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Kiki-wi7px I agree! I really prefer the longer video too!

    • @anxylum
      @anxylum 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yep! Definitely agree. 😊

    • @SewManyThings
      @SewManyThings 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too!😃

    • @cinderellafan362436
      @cinderellafan362436 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I prefer a longer video as well. Thank you!😊

  • @susanblondefield1241
    @susanblondefield1241 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The sorting saga continues! My daughter and I thought we were almost done. But then there comes the more detailed sorting. And the boxes we moved to the garage, to decide to sell or donate… or do we want to keep anything? Decisions, decisions! It’s getting so easy though. We are loving the peace of essentialism. Keep going people! We can do this! And these videos are such an encouragement. Thank you again, Tim, for helping show us the way.

    • @nancybudka3282
      @nancybudka3282 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes! Essentialism.

  • @bluemoon6567
    @bluemoon6567 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Another interesting video. As I watched, I wondered what your vision was. Do you have an office space or reading area with a bookshelf where you can keep those books? Will one storage space be for actual storage (e.g., Christmas stuff), and another will become a workroom for your tools? I enjoy these videos because they tell the story of a newly retired man sorting through his past to try to find the path to his future. I especially enjoy your moments of insight and candor.

  • @janelleespinosa6247
    @janelleespinosa6247 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It's so true, we collect so much stuff as we go, its unbelievable how often we should actually declutter!

  • @sharonross4535
    @sharonross4535 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You should reconsider the cast iron pan and keep it. You could cook outside with that if nothing else or see if the girls or a relative is interested in it. Good video. Shalom and God Bless you.

  • @LynsAlteredArts
    @LynsAlteredArts 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One thing that may make it easier than loading up your car and going to the Goodwill or Habitat or the dump or multiple places. It depends on where you live though. I live on a fairly busy corner in a large suburban area and I put stuff down at the end of my driveway with a big free sign. Usually it’s gone within 45 minutes. I’ve almost never had anything left over, very rarely.

  • @juliemix3373
    @juliemix3373 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Tim, I so appreciate you going through everything and sharing your thought process about each item. I'm glad you finally got all those things decluttered from your space.
    Cheers

  • @lydzphens
    @lydzphens 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mr. Tim, I envy you're getting it done! I had 3 storage units of items. Household as well as leftover items when I used to sell at flea markets. Plus the garage. I have closed up two units but still have one that is full and in a state we no longer live in. But on a positive note, I have gone through it the summers when I visit family, and have consolidated it, and it is now in a smaller unit. But with retirement in a few years, it gives much stress knowing it's there and needs to be dealt with. But I am happy to have already relieved myself of two units!

  • @thegoose8545
    @thegoose8545 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I’m guessing the shelves were 1 metre wide x 15 shelves. Excellent clearing of the cxxx! Also love the cardboard box decluttering. Get rid of it. The cardboard would stink if kept! I didn’t know you were in England at some point. I’m in the south east. Would love to see a possessions video/clothing/hygiene. Once it’s done, it’s done. Keep up the videos sir. Very cool and interesting

  • @kathrynpatterson7255
    @kathrynpatterson7255 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    You're inspiring me. I'm working my way through the sun porch of my home, which had become a de facto storage and junk area. I can see carpet now!

  • @vazlet
    @vazlet 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Barbie movie"😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 You are hilarious! And your daughter's pink/ruby platforms are back in style. They'd make a statement! Great video -Lety from Chicago

  • @simply.clutterfree
    @simply.clutterfree 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    For holiday decorations - I purge before and after the season now. When I get things out... there's usually a few decorations I don't love anymore that can be donated. And at the end of the season - there's inevitably a few things I never used or put out and I donate those too.

    • @hatchling88
      @hatchling88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, those are the best times to declutter Christmas stuff, before and after. Before, its the things that don't seem to want to be displayed this year... and after, it's the things that just didn't work well and I don't want to store, or they don't look great any more. Which reminds me... I REALLY need to go through the Halloween box in the attic before October.

    • @simply.clutterfree
      @simply.clutterfree 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hatchling88 You've nailed it! ❤️

  • @HumbleVoyager
    @HumbleVoyager 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    One of the hardest things to do when I first started the process of decluttering, was identifying trash. Once I got started I was ashamed to realize it was mostly trash! The big question: Why was I keeping trash? I may need analysis to find out! Thanks for the video.

  • @debnelson3979
    @debnelson3979 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Well done! Now, I'm off to declutter something. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @suewilkinsonmorrobayca6590
    @suewilkinsonmorrobayca6590 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I can relate to your bins full of useless stuff! You have inspired me to start the process of going through my many bins and getting rid of, hopefully, all of it. Thanks for sharing.

  • @almamartinez3377
    @almamartinez3377 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Please take this as a complement you are very funny as you explain the declutter process

  • @tmo3973
    @tmo3973 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love watching people go through boxes they've had in storage. It's like an archaeological dig! It's so good when we can laugh at ourselves for what we've saved.

  • @janicesaylor373
    @janicesaylor373 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Time to refresh your Christmas Tree for your new phase of life. So when you go back in to vacuum the broken ornaments strip the tree donate to goodwill. Online shop for a change in color in time for it to go back up in Dec. Show in your holiday video. We are hooked so we will be here. Hey keep the wheelchair you never know ...feet, knee or your mom may need. In my early 50s I found myself in one for 5 weeks having foot surgery.

  • @karenc6582
    @karenc6582 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I had a room of similar boxes and things to declutter the past few months. I was amazed at how much was just trash and how it was taking up valuable storage space for years. Thankfully I've got rid of most of it now, as my mom passed away in May and now I have all her things to deal with. And I didn't need to put her things in storage, as I have room to deal with it. It just seems never to end, this decluttering process. So it's very helpful to see videos like this, to know one is not alone in this often overwhelming process, so thank you!

  • @LaLadybug2011
    @LaLadybug2011 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why are you thinking it has to only be 10 minutes? 20 is a sweet spot for me personally-LOVE long decluttering videos-they are so inspiring.

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was just a personal decision before I ever started the channel. It may morph over time. :)

  • @patcavasin5947
    @patcavasin5947 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I'll take the cast iron skillet...lol! We all have too much stuff. I've been clearing out stuff, little by little. My sons will thank me some day.

  • @abundantlyinspired
    @abundantlyinspired 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I say well done!! 🎉🎉Everything bit of unnecessary that we remove from our lives is less that clutters our minds. 😊 Such a freeing feeling to let it go.

  • @user-sh3wv6hu5j
    @user-sh3wv6hu5j 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have a house full of clutter. I think I don't get round to clearing my clutter because I feel bad about it. Watching you today has made me feel better and I will now have another go at sorting some of it out.

  • @robinwalker299
    @robinwalker299 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    That was awesome, you got rid of a lot of stuff!! This is very motivating thanks!!

  • @junemorling2470
    @junemorling2470 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love your videos longer the better you've helped me a lot thank you Xx

  • @josephdaly2015
    @josephdaly2015 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Well done on all you got rid of. The space is opening up nicely. Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💪💐🙏

  • @anitasimmons3599
    @anitasimmons3599 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My son has given me the best gift, by hanging a 8×8 foot pegboard on the garage wall and helping organize it. He has helped hall stuff out the door too.. I have been doing a similar process. I only have one parent left and cleaning out her appartment after she is gone will be so easy because she has always purged her belongings every time she moved. I am determined that my children won't have to dig through a mountain of junk when I am gone. Thank you for taking the time to create this video. Your video has given me motivation to keep decluttering.

  • @peggybaggenstoss3817
    @peggybaggenstoss3817 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    In summer of 2020 I couldn’t go anywhere due to lockdown so in July I put all the Christmas decorations in the den floor. I sorted through it all, gave the children their things they’d made or had as children. I then decorated two trees and put them in Christmas tree bags I’d bought at the Dollar Store. I boxed up what I wanted then everything else was sold or given away.
    About a year later I relocated and was thankful I had done that. Last year I decided to keep the trees out on display so I’ve covered them with long plastic bags from the dry cleaners.
    I feel so much lighter after downsizing and letting go of things that no longer served me.
    Keep the videos coming.

  • @rgvtexas8391
    @rgvtexas8391 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I have 1 or 2 of those cast iron husband tamers Tim. They last much longer than the husbands did. Also I'm very jealous of all that pegboard space you have. My sewing room is miniscule and I have a little bit of pegboard squares to hang stuff on. I, too am decluttering.

  • @Christina.Bassford
    @Christina.Bassford 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Enjoyed watching your sorting process. So easy to just let the sleeping pile lie.

  • @jerryduty901
    @jerryduty901 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    OMG cast iron is all I ever use. To me that was the most valuable thing I saw in all your stuff.

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I have a cast iron I use. I don’t need to clutter my space with another. 😂

    • @jerryduty901
      @jerryduty901 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheNewRetiredMe great thinking I thought you just didn’t use cast iron.👍🏻

    • @hatchling88
      @hatchling88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But please, if you find any more cast iron, donate it, don't trash it.

  • @T.T.M.60
    @T.T.M.60 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watching you declutter made me decide to go declutter some kitchen items I know I don’t need.,so thank you!

  • @LaLadybug2011
    @LaLadybug2011 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Came back to say-you are doing so great! I on the other hand....NOT so great! LoL. The kitchen items you labeled "trash" are not trash. Donate, donate, donate! There are people who have nothing, absolutely nothing and are starting their life needing everything to set up a home. And that color green has been popular for the last year. And lots of us don't care what the latest Instagram cool color is-we love what we love.❤️
    Would like to ask you to please consider finding another thrift store to donate to. Google what the CEO of Goodwill makes and you will be disgusted. People donate to his company, he turns around and sells it - sometimes for more money than it cost retail, and the employees make pennies. I stopped donating there many years ago and switched to faith based thrift stores in my community that use the money made for their mission projects. I also donate and shop at thrifts that employ people that are starting their life over. Their prices are all low, much much lower selling prices than Goodwill. Just my two cents and realize this could be something that other folks don't know about.

  • @karenlindsey9967
    @karenlindsey9967 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is just what I needed to kick off my second day of closet cleaning. First day (part of one closet) I got rid of three large trash bags of stuff. It’s like going on a (so far successful) closet diet. I feel lighter!

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      closet diet! that's just brilliant! will use that phrase!

  • @Franciso-so1bg
    @Franciso-so1bg 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You are making great progress. Keep it up. I was able to get in my little back shed today and moved a few things around and carried out quite a bit of stuff to get rid of. When I was done, there was quite a bit of extra room available. Slow and steady gets the job done.

  • @kaymojil7669
    @kaymojil7669 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    We love to see it!

  • @peggybaggenstoss3817
    @peggybaggenstoss3817 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your family will later thankyou for cleaning out your “ stuff”.
    I’m currently helping one of my daughter’s go through stuff at her house. In June her husband suddenly passed away. He had started sorting through his mom’s household stuff. My daughter is about finished with distributing things to her husband’s family.
    He had so many tools. A male family member will organize and sort them all out and decide what to keep and what to sell.
    As seasons change in the journey of life we need different things to function.
    So many people hang on to things thinking they’ll need something again when in reality they won’t.

  • @conniebueter9052
    @conniebueter9052 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Going through our 3000 sq ft house little by little. Selling some, donating some, gifting family some!

  • @KristinaGreenwood
    @KristinaGreenwood 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I personally enjoy seeing before and after photos/clips and the whole process, even if parts of the video are sped up. I mean if you're just standing there trying to decide what to do with an item for 5+ minutes, of course that can be cut. I think if viewers don't want to watch a long video, they can always watch part of it and come back to it later. You can always stretch one session of filming into multiple videos too. Post the shorter 10 minute version and the extended 60 minute version too.

  • @sharonfox5643
    @sharonfox5643 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wasn't going to comment anything because my weaknesses are tools, Christmas decoration and a lovely huge Christmas village collection. Since retiring I've made a lot of accessories for my village during the cold winter months. It takes up a lot of room. During the summer months I use a lot of tools to "get things done". I don't think I can part with any of them. Well, maybe some of the Christmas decorations but not the tools. Go easy on that video. I know I'm a woman but I really love having a tool when I need it even if it's just one time a year. Retired in Middle Tennessee.

  • @gloriaonesimus6244
    @gloriaonesimus6244 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Tim, it is the best feeling decluttering one's home, especially concentrating on all the storage areas. I have probably now removed around 80% of clutter from my home, and it brings me a lot of joy seeing my home now clutter free. Every item in my house has a home, and I am no longer buying new stuff to replace what has gone. Tim, I enjoy watching your decluttering journey, but decluttering tools... well...! 🙃
    If you download it, I will watch... LOL! Keep up the good work, and don't stop now as decluttering is addictive!

  • @cindytaylor698
    @cindytaylor698 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job! Moving those tools to one spot is smart.

  • @pinkroses135
    @pinkroses135 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have stuff in the basement I don't know why it's there too. My mom would tuck things away for later when that season or season of life was done and I started doing the same. Really most of that type of stuff needs to be dealt with on the spot instead of saved or procrastinated on. Just like containers being a waste of money most of the time. You live and learn.
    You get all the tools you need out and set up you could really get working on whatever you're aiming for

  • @PhilThach
    @PhilThach 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job, Tim! I think when I get serious about de-cluttering, there will be one of those huge dumpsters that they drop off empty and pick up full parked in my front yard for two or three weeks. That and I'll be working Saturdays during our subdivision's occasional community yardsales.

  • @simply.clutterfree
    @simply.clutterfree 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good for you for ASKING what your kids want and not just showing up at their door with random items. Lots of parents are guilty of not wanting to make the tough decisions (or would rather someone else declutters it) and passing that on to their kids. 😢

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There was a time I thought I knew what they wanted. That time as long since passed.

  • @sheriw53
    @sheriw53 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are motivating me. I retired a year ago and I decided to clear out over 40+ years of collecting stuff. I, like you, have been procrastinating. I live alone in a 2300 sq ft home and every room is filled. I start in my kitchen tomorrow! Keep up your videos!

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤

  • @judypeterson803
    @judypeterson803 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Font approval! 😄 Also, I should mention that I am impressed with your choice of cardboard boxes to store "crap" in for 20 years: McDonald's French fry boxes! I've worked at McDonald's for over 42 years so I'm taking that as confirmation I should be following you and another reason I'm enjoying watching your videos! I'm sure you think it's incidental, but it's a connection of some sort! Nice job decluttering; very quick decision-making. Very inspiring, thanks.

  • @sherrie9241
    @sherrie9241 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Decluttering has a mind of its's own.

  • @darlenebergantzel1534
    @darlenebergantzel1534 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love watching your videos. I get what you mean by keeping crap and wondering why. When I did the full decluttering, I came across stuff I didn’t even remember I had piled up in the garage and the junk room - an entire 10’ x 10’ (3 meter x 3 meter) bedroom. I applaud and encourage you for continuing on your decluttering journey.

  • @marymaryquitecontrary
    @marymaryquitecontrary 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good job! If you have a technical school in your area, they would probably be thrilled to have your tools and supplies. That might be the "carrot" that helps you part with those things freely and easily.

  • @thegoose8545
    @thegoose8545 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Like also how you’ve shrunk the book collection. Nice editing with the music too. Bin the Spare crockery. Keep the tools in one place. Then go through your tools/screws etc and get rid of duplicates.

  • @denisecarter5117
    @denisecarter5117 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Boy I would give the dishes to thrift store. Hate for good stuff to.go to the dump.

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🙃 maybe they were not good enough?

  • @cindyweeks
    @cindyweeks 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh you should see my basement yours is clean compared to mine I can’t get my husband to through out a thing makes me nuts and I want to get rid of so much and he hinders that.
    Thank for another great video and hey good tips and declutter process takes time so I can watch for 30 mins no problem so far I’ve learned alot from your journey to declutter 😊

    • @hatchling88
      @hatchling88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Boy, do I relate to that. Mine just won't go through things to help purge. It's partly laziness, partly "I might need it one day" or nostalgia. What he doesn't realize is I purge some of his stuff all the time and he never misses it. There are categories that I can't purge however, which are numerous and a problem.

  • @simply.clutterfree
    @simply.clutterfree 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I made a rule for myself that I passed on any book that I wasn't going to re-read. Then I realized I don't actually re-read books much - so now I have a handful of favourites and that's it. 📚

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      cool! we also keep art books and reference books at this time! finally...

    • @simply.clutterfree
      @simply.clutterfree 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@akontarini ☺️☺️☺️

  • @karenreneemarshall2006
    @karenreneemarshall2006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s always a pleasure when you link up from someone from the same city or state.

  • @mc5366
    @mc5366 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You're Making excellent progress Tim! Closets are good hiding spots for out of sight out of mind stuff. 😁

  • @dawnbrown4882
    @dawnbrown4882 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Noooo! Not trash, donate.
    I LOVED the green dish (not to mention the cast iron pan) I would absolutely buy that at a resale shop 😢
    Now I'm sad.

  • @eg1197
    @eg1197 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I donate all my books to Goodwill, Humane Society thrift shop, or Library. For home goods, it goes to Habitat for Humanity..old lighting fixture/cover, tiles etc Those shoes should be donated, ideas for 1960's costumes party. I hate trashing thing, because it could be someone treasures.

    • @hatchling88
      @hatchling88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Our library accepts book donations and they are then resold as a fundraiser.

  • @aileentoomey9627
    @aileentoomey9627 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Decluttering videos are actually relaxing to watch. I got in a nap listening to you waiting to take my flight home. The heavy load lightens.

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😊😊😊

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r หลายเดือนก่อน

      😊

  • @stephaniecranston8134
    @stephaniecranston8134 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just went through my dresser and cleaned up my bedside table. Another bag of clothes gone. It is so nice to have things so tidy in there. Still a long way to go, but seeing progress does me a world of good. I bet you feel great looking around your new tidy closet.

  • @lindachurch4555
    @lindachurch4555 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Gotta love the red shoes!

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

  • @debbiequilter
    @debbiequilter 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great progress with your decluttering. I’m a procrastinator also. I have a broken pilates machine to deal with. I could fix it but it just takes up so much room. Longer video would be great. I can’t wait to see what you do with your treadmill. Lol 😂

  • @daisydukes8252
    @daisydukes8252 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love your daughter’s red ( pink?) shoes! They look Y2K vintage to me.

  • @MissFlutterGirl
    @MissFlutterGirl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m here for a longer decluttering video. 😊

  • @judyczarnecki4903
    @judyczarnecki4903 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We ditched our Christmas tree a couple years ago - we inherited a ceramic tabletop tree (the old school kind with the plastic "lights") from my late mother-in-law and that's our tree now. I still put up the Christmas stockings and a wreath on the door but that's pretty much it for holiday decor. We just don't need it and it's so much to dust & keep clean & tidy.
    I'm really enjoying your decluttering journey and it's motivating me to keep going with my own!

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love my Christmas tree and I keep it, but the ornaments are insane...So, off to the ornament "thinning"

    • @hatchling88
      @hatchling88 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I finally got rid of a 9 foot tree... half the lights didn't work and changing them out would have been an incredible chore. I put it out by the curb and it was gone in a half hour. Now, I have a little 4 foot tree in an urn that's easy to deal with. I also have two table top trees I like to put up, each in its own box. I have collectable ornaments... not sure where or how to deal with them... too good for Goodwill, so I may find a more upscale thrift store for them.

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      the ornaments are a tough thing to declutter. My grand-aunt used her Waterford Christmas ornaments for what she declared her last time she was decorating her tree. After Christmas lunch she attached an ornament in every gift . The children got to pick up their own. The rest went into few boxes and as people were living the picked up as many or few as they choose. The rest went to her daughter's car to be donated. The tree was put out by the curb. We went as far as vacuum the carpet. She was so happy because she did chose how to end her "Christmas Decorating" era. I still hold on to this ornament and every year, I let children pick up an ornament from my tree as big, heavily decorated trees run in our family. When I decide not to decorate anymore, I hope that I will able to repeat what she did and I really hope this will be left as a memory to the next generation so they can claim it as family tradition. @@hatchling88

  • @nancylanderson8012
    @nancylanderson8012 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job and I now feel more motivated to start to tackle the basement.

  • @scientificexplorergirl3374
    @scientificexplorergirl3374 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I retire this coming February and am so looking forward to sorting through everything. We inherited my husband's parents home and we have many generations of accumulated "stuff" and am tired of our house being a warehouse (especially the basement)! I enjoy seeing your process.

  • @datwistyman
    @datwistyman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've only just found one of your videos today's and I'm looking forward to watching these videos. I do have 3 car's and heaps of crap around the house.
    I don't think I will part with my car's because I use them all often and I enjoy them. So I think that because I enjoy them it's not bad to have them Lol I hope you can help me part with the crap I never use ❤
    I think I should get rid of the crap I don't need but enjoy the things I like like my car's.😊

  • @fredk9999
    @fredk9999 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed your TH-cam “behind-the-scenes” presentation. Thank you

  • @greatfinds7576
    @greatfinds7576 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! You're the man! Just a suggestion: the melon colored shoes are worth a Google lens search. They may have some value if your daughter wants to do a little research.

  • @akontarini
    @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    just keep going...doing wonderfully well

  • @nancycarroll9501
    @nancycarroll9501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tim, you are doing great and inspiring me to declutter my space!

  • @leokreiser3028
    @leokreiser3028 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tim, I enjoy your videos. I also enjoy your sense of humor. My hat is off to you for all your efforts! Good Job. R. K. ❤

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😊😊

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤

  • @Theresa-jq3dw
    @Theresa-jq3dw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Great video. If you don’t host Christmas and don’t love the Christmas tree you could get rid of it, just a thought.

    • @Mari-Yamame
      @Mari-Yamame 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I didn't decorate for Christmas last year, didn't miss it at all. I also quit giving gifts, my grown kids appreciate the money instead.

    • @nancybudka3282
      @nancybudka3282 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lash is King in our family too. @@Mari-Yamame

    • @nancybudka3282
      @nancybudka3282 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kash…dang spellcheck

  • @befana001
    @befana001 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    👍 Thank's for sharing!

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      👍

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤

  • @Jen.O
    @Jen.O 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wait a minute! When you say something goes into the "trash" pile, you really mean "thrift store", right? Because I'd hate to see those re-useables go into your local land fill even if you do think no one would like them, someone will. As a veteran of many thrift store drops, I want to suggest you look into the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore--they can take those bi-fold doors, tools and other garage type stuff off your hands. One more tip, find a nice charity thrift store that funds something you feel worthwhile--I'm sure there's several local shops waiting for the spoils from your next declutter event.

  • @dobycorder3206
    @dobycorder3206 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ooo, want to see the tool episode so I can show to hubby. He doesn’t care about Christmas, that’s my job. Books are so hard to part with. Putting like stuff together helps me find and toss duplicates.

    • @akontarini
      @akontarini 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am laughing so hard on this one...just doubles? you are so much better than me!

  • @lrx54
    @lrx54 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m so proud of you! Maybe the channel was a motivator, but whatever the reason I know you’re feeling great about the whole process 🌻👍🕊️🕊️

    • @kzZnAT0r
      @kzZnAT0r หลายเดือนก่อน

      😊😊😊

  • @profbeth
    @profbeth 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe instead of trash (for books and cookware) they can all go to Goodwill? Might be if use to someone... Love the idea of ' a long obedience in the same direction':-)

  • @David_Arteman
    @David_Arteman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love that Estwing drywall hammer!

  • @wandaray7332
    @wandaray7332 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've got to say Tim, I was relieved to find out that "the shoe" from your thumbnail was not/is not yours😅
    Also, I wouldn't mind longer videos, kept at or under 30 minutes.
    You are doing great with the decluttering. Will we ever get to meet your Mother?
    May God Bless you & keep you healthy & safe!!

  • @Kiki-wi7px
    @Kiki-wi7px 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    W-I-S-H the Video would've been at LEAST "1-2" Hrs. ! ! "De-Cluttering," "Purging" as well as "Organizing" are FUN to Me.🙂 Watching 👀 Other's Do It is too. I'm in the Backround . . . "Trying" to Help.😃 We are in our " 70's." You Only NEED So Much STUFF ! ! People should "Count" Each and Every Item just In "1" Room. You'd Be AMAZED. It Seem's that "Intension's" are Really Actual "Dillusion's" sometime's. Ex: Exercise Equipment. We have "4" Exercise Machine's and a Big Ole' Tanning-Bed in an Extra Room. All They have Really Been are " Dust-Collector's." Most People Have a Walker, Crutches or a Wheel-Chair . . . Just In Case. Many are In Need and Can't Get Them. To Me, They are Like an " Omen." Christmas STUFF . . . If People Have Kid's, it is Really Much More Understandable to Have More. The Question that I've Alway's Pondered Upon is, WHY Don't People "Celebrate" (So to Speak) Each and Every Day of LIFE that They Are Given, By just Being H🙂PPY, JOYFUL and ENTHUSIASTIC. (Thanking GOD For It Is a Given.) Then there are Those Dreaded but Necessary (Or NOT) T-o-o-l-'s . . . OMG ! ! A Tough One When we're NOT In "Agreement" with a Spouse or Significant Other.😬 Truly, It Is S-O-O F-R-E-E-I-N-G to NOT HAVE All the CRAP. (STUFF)

    • @TheNewRetiredMe
      @TheNewRetiredMe  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’ll do a longer video on the next round. Thank you!