Drop your 🚪 emoji and LIKE THIS VIDEO 👉 if this video gets to 10,000 likes my husband has agreed to do a declutter with me video. (My complete hoarder to minimalist journey here: th-cam.com/video/VeLg5rDNs-8/w-d-xo.html)
School papers tip: My parents started a tradition with their grandkids to have a bonfire at the end of the school year and burn their papers from school. It helps my daughter let go of them so much easier because its a fun event.
Not a great idea for German schools cause sometimes the teachers want all the papers etc from the school years before so it's best to keep school stuff for 3-4 years, especially in middle school.
@@jasminkln that is really interesting. No American school teacher has the time to look at students work from 1 grade ago, much less 2 or 3 grades ago, with the exception of major essays and science reports I suppose.
I love this idea!! I homeschool and the paper clutter is unreal at the end of the year. Every Scribble is precious to my kiddos lol I think they will be willing to part with more if we try this. Thank you!!
I have to say I really appreciate your transparency and the fact that you’re open about your emotions when decluttering. As sad as the circumstance is it’s nice to see authenticity
I think it's fun to take a picture of the kid holding their drawing/ painting or craft. They often are proud, and like showing what they did. It's fun to catch that in the photo. In my opinion it's more fun to both see the kid and the artwork together, than the artwork only. You often can declutter the things they crated after a while, or if it breaks. Then it's fun to keep the photo of the proud and happy kid. 😊
Your "cluttered" house is already 100 times better than any goal I set for decluttering mine. The most powerful lesson though, was seeing your wedding picture in the "letting go" pile. I have a lot to learn from you, and will make a point of going through every video you have on the subject. I have stuff accumulated for decades.. Decluttering will take a lot of effort emotionally and physically, as well as time, but I KNOW it is what I need do to set myself FREE. Thank you for your work.
Something amazing is the longer I’ve been decluttering, certain things I thought I’d never get rid of start to become less importantly me, and then I let them go! Currently though, getting rid of clothing has been tough for me.
A 40 minute video??!! I feel so blessed. You’ll never understand how much your videos help me. (It’s not that good ) lol but I even created a decluttering video myself because you’ve been such an inspiration. And I’m so happy that after 3 years - in a few months I will be cluttefree 100%
Congrats! I'm just starting and I'm 67 with a lot of health problems. If I survive amother 3 years and have successfully decluttered, I know it will improve my quality of life! 🙏😊🙏
We boil a full kettle of water, even for 1 cup, and then the balance of the hot water goes in a thermo jug for the next person who wants a cup of tea or coffee. That way the kettle isn't being boiled too often.
Marissa you are awesome. I love your videos. You are such a nice person. Thank you for letting us take part in your daily decluttering process. This is really personal. Not everyone would allow so many people to watch, while decluttering. Such a gift for me. And all the thoughts about it, you share with us. This is so precious...😘
Thank you for a fruitful decluttering session! After Divorce, it was much needed! I was gone 7 weeks and anything he could mess up he did! Water in liquor, honey poured in between boxes of pasta! I tackled while I listened to you! I did major decluttering in 2015 and sold what was In a storage unit!!! Was able to get a new pare of glasses to see with!!! My clothes need a small over haul and most all is hanging or folded neatly in drawers. I am getting a cat in a few weeks after she gets cares at the animal shelter! So I'm doing my best to organize yarn which is not out of control. I'm knitting a cat mat for her kennel! I'm retired and love being at home but want a small companion and she will be so much fun! I love your videos! Keep encouraging us to do well for ourselves and not someone else!!!
Wow, so toxic. I'm glad you're no longer with such a petty person. I hope that every time you see something petty and toxic he did to frustate you, you can realize how much better it is not to be with someone like that and it brings you peace. 🤗 It wouldn't hurt to document all those things too, that stuff can come in handy in a court case 😜
Thank you, I’ve had mental and physical paralysis all day & I just wanted to get ANYTHING done.. i decluttered 2 drawers in my bathroom that resulted in 2 bags of clutter removed from my bathroom 😭❤️
It's amazing when I go through decluttered spaces and find more items that I need to let go! It's give me more peace and simplicity to my life. I'm excited to see the number of subs to your channel keeps growing!!!! You're doing a great job, Marissa!!! Smiles from Texas...🚪
When you finally pair down and minimalize the clutter that starts to accumulate really stands out. I am noticing this as well. I have the main level of my home visually decluttered but I still have a basement and cupboards that need to be decluttered. Your channel is helping me tremendously!
This is so inspirational for me right now! I'm in the midst of my first real attempt at decluttering EVERYTHING and since I'm 6 months pregnant it's a bit crazy 🤣 but I know it will be worth it because I am watching you clean and declutter your ENTIRE HOUSE in the amount of time it takes me to just clean up the living room right now. And our place is tiny. I can't wait to declutter everything and simplify my life ❤ And yes I know this wasn't filmed all at once, probably over several days- but yes it takes me several days to clean our living room
I love how you (and your in-laws) go about gifts that no longer serve you or aren't as useful as you thought they would be and just give them back without any hard feelings. In my family the giving back of gifts or presents would be so bad received that everyone hangs on to those items for fear to hurt anyones feelings. I also would love to see a video about a memory box.
I would love to hear more about memory boxes. As of right now, my children have quite large memory boxes and I would appreciate advice on how to pare it down.
All of my children are grown with families of their own. I retired and sold my home and decluttered my entire hone. I bought a box for each of my children and put only the very special things and made each one a scrapbook. I gave them to them last Christmas. They were so thrilled! We went through their items and shared our memories. I think this was made it special because they just have a fancy box of memories instead of a bunch of boxes and paperwork
Ask your kids about the pieces you have in them, if they are not special now they definitely won't be special in the future. We grew up as a minimalist family of 8. Moving constantly. So for us we didn't have alot of space or opportunity to accumulate things. Which has been such a blessing in my life. When my mother moved back to her home country she gave me a small ziploc bag of childhood pics (20ish) and a stack of my report cards and multiple awards. That's all I had and now I only kept about 1/2 the pics and thats it. Im super happy I don't have to be burdened with so much stuff from the past. We have a large family and memories are always shared. So I don't feel any loss.
Honestly, it took me 20 years to recognize the fact that I could throw away my children's artwork without throwing away my CHILD from my heart. It seems dumb now, but it felt disloyal somehow.
I had scan the drawings i liked when i was in school ( i had one or 2 notebooks each year because i draw so much) Afther taking all my university or those drawings to recicle, i decluter months later my scans and get rid of most of those drawings ( i had some dresses i want to make someday, and i stay with one drawing that my history teacher asked me to do, i protect it profesionally this year and it lives now in my important papers)
That is SO well put. I am still hoarding my own childhood drawings due to a broken childhood, and to be honest it just triggers a lot of emotions and questions that aren't bringing me any joy. Thank you for wording this so nicely
WOW you were busy! I love what you said at the end regarding the fact that even minimalists will have clutter to deal with! As a large minimalist family (with 5 kids) it is a constant effort to stay on top of the intake; But the peace our simple home gives our family is so worth it! Love your channel!
I have significant arthritis and am waiting for hand injections. I took what you said to heart about no excuses. So while listening, I took everything out of one of my most used drawers, vacuumed and decluttered. Not a big project but now every time I open that drawer it feels good as opposed to the zillion times I have said I was going to clean it out. Done!
🚪! Thank you for sharing. It's hard to realize sometimes, that minimalism is an ongoing journey. I always have to remember myself, that it will never be in a finished state.
🚪 Again, you rock Marissa!! I’ve been living “minimalistically” at our cabin in the woods. We had to come in to the city for some appointments, including my hair donation/cut, and the house just seems too much! We’ll be back here in a couple of months. I’ll save this video to watch again then. I know that I will be getting rid of so much more at that time. I find myself, as I go sleep in the cabin, thinking of the many things back home in my house, that I can get rid of. Thanks to you, I feel truly motivated. Maybe sometime I’ll feel better about recording this process like you also encouraged me to try. Keep on keeping on dear Marissa!! 💕
It sounds like your silent to do list is growing, Wendy! Definitely time to give it a bit of a purge so you can sleep better at night, good luck getting it done in the future and thank you! ❤️
I can’t believe we won’t see your moonwalk socks this winter! You’ll have to improvise. I would love to see a memory box video. I got right to work after watching this video. Great Sunday motivation, Marissa! So many awesome comments on here. You’re clearly having a positive impact with your work. The best part is that your authenticity shines through!
I love your videos so much!! Your channel is my favorite. I can definitely relate to being emotionally attached to things. The hardest items to let go of are items of my only son. I sadly can't have any more children due to health reasons so I think it's triggering me to hold on even more to anything that I remembered him wearing, playing with, or things that he made. At the same time, I totally know that all of this "stuff" is keeping me from what is really important, making memories and spending time with the people I love. I am constantly shuffling stuff here and there and losing things...causing obvious STRESS!! My goal is to become a minimalist and I like that you are totally real about where you started and where you are now and your whole journey...that it isn't going to be easy but it's going to be worth it!
Aw, thank you so much for your kind words, I can definitely relate to what you’re saying! Sentimental stuff is tough to get through but so rewarding. Give yourself time and grace. ❤️
I love you so much Marissa! Your love for your husband and kids is so inspiring. Beautiful to see how you encourage them and countless others to truly value and care for their belongings with intention.
Found your channel a couple days ago and now binging every video.. of course had to declutter my already decluttered house too! Great content :) please do include videos on when you start learning German!
🚪Decluttering my home as we speak... starting with my clothes, pantry... and moving forward to the rest of the house. Thanks for the motivation and great advice!!! 🤗 Life, Love & Peace to All. 🌻💜🌴
I'm constantly complaining about our closets being too small and my office untidy (because of the closet-thing). But no, our closets are big enough, I've got to declutter! Thanks a million for you inspirational, practical and pleasant videos!
Great tips 👍😁, it's amazing how much people can accumulate, even when you are a minimalist 😳😳😳. I have to pack up my kitchen, laundry, pantry and storage room this coming week as we are ripping it all out, bringing down walls and renovating those spaces. I am sure that I am going to be shocked by how much we own 😳🤦. I need to do a whole house declutter, but it's going to have to wait until the renovation is done.
I started declutterring today 😊 I’m happy and emotional at the same time 🚪More to go. I don’t want to stop. Letting go will be hard for me because I’m a hoarder for 8 years.😅
Marrissa, please try to keep 2 copies of sentimental family photos etc. It's much easier as a child of 3 when parents pass, to not have to fight over pics and piece together the past and memories with only a few bits. More recently our dad died. My brother had to tell me a lot about our parents history. He took the paperwork and newspapers of events such as their wedding and engagement etc.
We downloaded all photos on SSD drive and giving photo’s to whoever is pictured in them along with an SSD drive for them as well, accept for the most precious pictures to be kept in an album. A thumb drive made of favorites to go into a digital frame for continued enjoyment;)
For the wooden floors you can get like a stick of hard wax in the same colour as your floor and you just rub it on and wipe with a dry cloth (they may be called wood vax repair kit or something similar) we used them on our floors and they now look amazing, removes scratches and small chips in the floor. Love your content :)
The checkbook cover was a good save. It can be a happy reminder for days to come. Hitting sentimental stuff smack in the middle of a general cleaning declutter can be so hard. I'm right there with you.
🚪 came across this whilst listening to TH-cam on a speaker whilst organising my room and moving into my brothers room! Such a good video, some good motivation!
I've been purging like mad lately as we're moving in a week. Downsizing from a 3 bed house to a narrowboat! Eek! Partner and I will have a studio where I can keep books, art supplies and hobby stuff (though I'm gonna get tough with myself and continue the purge, especially if I don't use things) What prompted me to reply was that after a big decluttering sesh today, I'm watching this video for encouragement and I'm wearing the same dress as you with my hair in a bun!
You totally motivated me to do a pass through my house, as it had been awhile. I was able to collect a paper bag of trash, one of donations, and a stack of books to try and sell. . I think the biggest thing for me was today I threw away my childhood keepsakes binder. I was a hoarder as a child and had stacks and stacks of my artwork, school work, important to me papers, etc. I remember working my way through them in high school and creating two keepsake binders of the most important things. In college I worked it down to one. And now I pulled out four pictures and trashed the rest. I don’t feel the need to cart it around with me any longer!
When we were in high school my husband had a part-time job with the school cleaning crew. One of the best, easiest ways they removed scuff marks from the floors was by wearing white soled tennis shoes while working and rubbing the sole of the shoe on the marks before they mopped.
Started to decluttering now.. and your videos help me giving me ideas. And now moving to another country will make me start fresh and live minimalistic. Thank you.
I used to use kitchen sponges for getting rid of marks on the floor. It worked extremely well in our classroom when there were lots of different shoes' marks.
Craft supplies were a big one for me too lol. I gifted all of the stuff I wasn’t gonna use to my brothers 3 kids and according to him, they’ve had a blast making stuff on the rainy days.
I do keep some old sentimental stuff *a small box or shelf for my kids to look at and play with. I used to love going through my mums stuff when I was little. 🥰
Watching this I was mentally going through my house so after this video it’s go time for me . You are so right it is an on going process or the clutter builds. I love the picture above your sofa 🛋 Etsy? We have neighbors above us same thing🤦🏻♀️ I love your channel 🤩 Thanks, Marissa
Good luck with your decluttering, Anna - the picture is from IKEA! I can’t ever find it on our website, so it might be sold out in our area, but maybe they have it in yours? 🖼
When you told us to get up and declutter with you i just got up and was like "yes ma'am", paused the Video thinking abaut where to start and now i'm building a tabel-shelf thing for the place under the TV and started organising the clutter in my living room. Things i didn't got done for weeks. So big thank you to you🖤
🚪Totally inspiring. Your videos have really helped me in so many ways You have helped me reflect on why I save things, spend money, make excuses and become more minimalist. When both my parents past away I would have given everything I had to get a little more time with them. it showed me what was really important.
You could put dividers into the top drawer of the kids' dresser. I use boxes, cut down, to separate my dainties drawers. Yes, I have too many socks, bras, panties, panty hose of various kinds. But dividers helps me keep them separated.
Hi I would like to see how I can make a memory box, thank you so much for bringing it up I am a sentimental person also so I think I should have one of those… thanks 😊 I really enjoy your channel, you’re a very honest person
Thank you, someone else made the same suggestion and I ended up doing it this past Christmas, along with old muslin wraps. You can seem them here ☺️ th-cam.com/video/G3Q-v9xTH2o/w-d-xo.html
A declutter was not in my plans today, but you always motivate me 💜 I think it’s time to actually tackle all that paperwork 🤦🏻♀️ 💪🏼 I appreciate you so much Marissa 🙏🏼
@@AtoZenLife everything basically lol! So far though we have done the garage, basement, linen closet, and kids rooms. Still to go kitchen, laundry room, our bedroom, storage room, and our bathroom.
🚪 thank you for the inspiration! 🤗 I'm decluttering too with two kids and lots of stuff in the basement. It takes a long time and I have to remind myself over and over again because my procrastinating self always forgets 😅
🚪I just started some serious decluttering of my life. Feels good and its creating a lot more calmness in my family and it's surprising me how much it's positively impacted my life already.
I've been decluttering and using your videos for motivation. We are downsizing and have collected lots of things we really don't need. My wardrobe still needs some work, but I'll go back to that again this month. ❤️❤️❤️ Loving this channel!!
Nice video with great tips! I always cut cards in many pieces and throw them in different trashbags during some days. I don't want anyone to puzzle the cards. Thank you for the inspiration!
Congratulations on letting go so many personal stuff including the fantasy self… major MAJOR accomplishments. I get so much inspiration from you for living the life NOW…
🚪 I love when you do your whole house decuttering! I’m there with you..finishing up my office area today…great job with your spaces!! Btw, I’ll be visiting Berlin in a few weeks and staying in the area close to Checkpoint Charlie. We’re hoping to hit many of the sights including a few museums. Praying for good weather, of course…Cheers!
I'm envious of your space 😍 so bright and spacious. My own space is smaller than your office 😅 with a tiny, shared kitchen and a shared bathroom. I love my home and my roommate but keeping it uncluttered is hard work! I haven't managed to create 'extra' space anywhere yet...
I just loved seeing the Naruto lunchbox the most since it's my favourite anime. But your videos are always so relaxing, me and my best friend always watch to get tips for when we move to our new home.
🚪 I had to search for this emoji 🤪 I love this zone approach, I might have to adopt it for myself as I hope to guide some friends on their decluttering journey. Thanks for your dedication and simple explanations that keep me on track 🥰
You should take a picture of your very well used coach wallet and show your Aunt exactly how much you loved and used it. I bet it will make her smile so much💗. It’s a wonderful memory for you both
Like you say, I'm learning that minimalism is not a just a goal, but an ongoing process that needs regular monitoring to remain my lifestyle. Things can creep in and accumulate faster than you think. I usually do a declutter once or twice a year. Going through my wardrobe this past weekend, I finally decided to let go of a lot of old souvenir t-shirts I'd been holding on to for sentimental reasons. They weren't in good enough condition to donate, and I'd never wear them in public anymore even if they did still fit (which they didn't). I usually don't get attached to things, but putting these in the recycle bin was HARD. I took pictures of them beforehand, so at least they still live on in my computer, just not in my closet. Then I took them out to the collection centre right away before I could change my mind. After watching your videos today, I mentally thanked those T's for the great memories they'd held for so long, and bid them googbye. Thank you so much for sharing that tip! 🙂👍
Loved the music!! Got me in the mood!! Thanks for a great video! I look forward to a declutter with your hubby as well as figuring out whether to donate or sell items!!!
Love your videos and attitude. Thanks for being so inspiring. What has helped me with scuffs from the floor in the past was school erasers (the white soft ones), or a ball of dried contact cement (super rubbery). Hope it helps!
New subscriber. I have years of Birthday cards and years of my kid’s school papers that I have a hard time parting with. He is now 16 and I have stuff from Kindergarten. You are motivating me. Thank you. 🚪🥰❤️
🚪 Currently decluttering garage and it’s side storage area which houses my grandparents’ belongings, children’s items, my sentimental stuff, multiple-holiday decorations... 😭. We haven’t been able to park in there for a couple weeks now. When finished, I need to go through my mother’s items my father set aside after she died. I was supposed to help him while he did it but couldn’t. I find your channel to be comforting because you’re so open about the emotions and sentiment...and you’re getting through it...I can, too 🌱💚🌱
Love your videos, so motivating and calming. Particularly like how you talk through your decluttering process, that is what is most helpful to me. Have you ever thought of doing a video on life as an expat in Germany? We are probably moving to Munich next year and I'm not finding too much about life in Germany that is not for very young people (we're in our late 60s). Thanks, Marissa!
🚪 Finally getting to the sentimental/paper clutter at 55. I've decluttered and sorted through years school papers (mine and my daughter's), cards, love letters, etc. Working on identifying the ones I most want and storing in a way that I can easily review upon occasion instead of six totes full of excess
Homedecor wise I am an eclectic maximalist, leaning into a goth home direction - so my place looks completely different from yours. However, besides homedecor I am trying to not have too many items and I am on a constant decluttering journey. So even if we probably have very different opinions on whats necessary to have, your videos are still very inspiring to me!
Drop your 🚪 emoji and LIKE THIS VIDEO 👉 if this video gets to 10,000 likes my husband has agreed to do a declutter with me video. (My complete hoarder to minimalist journey here: th-cam.com/video/VeLg5rDNs-8/w-d-xo.html)
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I recommend getting fountain pens they classy and you can just refill. Plus ink comes in glass
Love your boys bedroom!!❤
I love the “grab your boxes an bins and declutter as we go” recommendation! Great way to get us going;)
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School papers tip: My parents started a tradition with their grandkids to have a bonfire at the end of the school year and burn their papers from school. It helps my daughter let go of them so much easier because its a fun event.
Wow, great idea for this!
Not a great idea for German schools cause sometimes the teachers want all the papers etc from the school years before so it's best to keep school stuff for 3-4 years, especially in middle school.
@@jasminkln really? Wow! That's a bummer to have to hold onto so much.
@@jasminkln that is really interesting. No American school teacher has the time to look at students work from 1 grade ago, much less 2 or 3 grades ago, with the exception of major essays and science reports I suppose.
I love this idea!! I homeschool and the paper clutter is unreal at the end of the year. Every Scribble is precious to my kiddos lol I think they will be willing to part with more if we try this. Thank you!!
I have to say I really appreciate your transparency and the fact that you’re open about your emotions when decluttering. As sad as the circumstance is it’s nice to see authenticity
Thanks so much, Katherine! ❤️🩹
I think it's fun to take a picture of the kid holding their drawing/ painting or craft. They often are proud, and like showing what they did. It's fun to catch that in the photo. In my opinion it's more fun to both see the kid and the artwork together, than the artwork only. You often can declutter the things they crated after a while, or if it breaks. Then it's fun to keep the photo of the proud and happy kid. 😊
Your "cluttered" house is already 100 times better than any goal I set for decluttering mine.
The most powerful lesson though, was seeing your wedding picture in the "letting go" pile. I have a lot to learn from you, and will make a point of going through every video you have on the subject.
I have stuff accumulated for decades.. Decluttering will take a lot of effort emotionally and physically, as well as time, but I KNOW it is what I need do to set myself FREE. Thank you for your work.
Something amazing is the longer I’ve been decluttering, certain things I thought I’d never get rid of start to become less importantly me, and then I let them go! Currently though, getting rid of clothing has been tough for me.
A 40 minute video??!! I feel so blessed. You’ll never understand how much your videos help me. (It’s not that good ) lol but I even created a decluttering video myself because you’ve been such an inspiration. And I’m so happy that after 3 years - in a few months I will be cluttefree 100%
Aw, thanks so much! Wishing you all the best in getting to that 100% clutter free point. 👏🍀👏
Congrats! I'm just starting and I'm 67 with a lot of health problems. If I survive amother 3 years and have successfully decluttered, I know it will improve my quality of life! 🙏😊🙏
We boil a full kettle of water, even for 1 cup, and then the balance of the hot water goes in a thermo jug for the next person who wants a cup of tea or coffee. That way the kettle isn't being boiled too often.
Marissa you are awesome. I love your videos. You are such a nice person. Thank you for letting us take part in your daily decluttering process. This is really personal. Not everyone would allow so many people to watch, while decluttering. Such a gift for me. And all the thoughts about it, you share with us. This is so precious...😘
Thank you for a fruitful decluttering session! After Divorce, it was much needed! I was gone 7 weeks and anything he could mess up he did! Water in liquor, honey poured in between boxes of pasta! I tackled while I listened to you! I did major decluttering in 2015 and sold what was In a storage unit!!! Was able to get a new pare of glasses to see with!!! My clothes need a small over haul and most all is hanging or folded neatly in drawers. I am getting a cat in a few weeks after she gets cares at the animal shelter! So I'm doing my best to organize yarn which is not out of control. I'm knitting a cat mat for her kennel! I'm retired and love being at home but want a small companion and she will be so much fun! I love your videos! Keep encouraging us to do well for ourselves and not someone else!!!
Wow, so toxic. I'm glad you're no longer with such a petty person. I hope that every time you see something petty and toxic he did to frustate you, you can realize how much better it is not to be with someone like that and it brings you peace. 🤗 It wouldn't hurt to document all those things too, that stuff can come in handy in a court case 😜
Thank you, I’ve had mental and physical paralysis all day & I just wanted to get ANYTHING done.. i decluttered 2 drawers in my bathroom that resulted in 2 bags of clutter removed from my bathroom 😭❤️
It's amazing when I go through decluttered spaces and find more items that I need to let go! It's give me more peace and simplicity to my life. I'm excited to see the number of subs to your channel keeps growing!!!! You're doing a great job, Marissa!!! Smiles from Texas...🚪
I want to see the husband declutter 👍
Let's go for 10k likes! 👍
I thought hey why would she want to get rid of her husband?? I guess thats what you get when you consume english content as a german :"D
same
When you finally pair down and minimalize the clutter that starts to accumulate really stands out. I am noticing this as well. I have the main level of my home visually decluttered but I still have a basement and cupboards that need to be decluttered. Your channel is helping me tremendously!
This channel his helping me so much too.
Ditto;) 🚪
This is so inspirational for me right now! I'm in the midst of my first real attempt at decluttering EVERYTHING and since I'm 6 months pregnant it's a bit crazy 🤣 but I know it will be worth it because I am watching you clean and declutter your ENTIRE HOUSE in the amount of time it takes me to just clean up the living room right now. And our place is tiny. I can't wait to declutter everything and simplify my life ❤
And yes I know this wasn't filmed all at once, probably over several days- but yes it takes me several days to clean our living room
I love how you (and your in-laws) go about gifts that no longer serve you or aren't as useful as you thought they would be and just give them back without any hard feelings. In my family the giving back of gifts or presents would be so bad received that everyone hangs on to those items for fear to hurt anyones feelings.
I also would love to see a video about a memory box.
Thanks so much 🤗 and the memory box video is here: th-cam.com/video/QKwR9fw5qN0/w-d-xo.html . Enjoy!
I would love to hear more about memory boxes. As of right now, my children have quite large memory boxes and I would appreciate advice on how to pare it down.
What helps me is taking a picture of things, so that I can still remember. So it's easier to let go.
All of my children are grown with families of their own. I retired and sold my home and decluttered my entire hone. I bought a box for each of my children and put only the very special things and made each one a scrapbook. I gave them to them last Christmas. They were so thrilled! We went through their items and shared our memories. I think this was made it special because they just have a fancy box of memories instead of a bunch of boxes and paperwork
Ask your kids about the pieces you have in them, if they are not special now they definitely won't be special in the future. We grew up as a minimalist family of 8. Moving constantly. So for us we didn't have alot of space or opportunity to accumulate things. Which has been such a blessing in my life. When my mother moved back to her home country she gave me a small ziploc bag of childhood pics (20ish) and a stack of my report cards and multiple awards. That's all I had and now I only kept about 1/2 the pics and thats it. Im super happy I don't have to be burdened with so much stuff from the past. We have a large family and memories are always shared. So I don't feel any loss.
We also made memory quilts after my parents passed. Feels like a hug. 🥹
I've just discovered your channel and love it so much. It's authentic and sincere!
Great job! I wish my "after" looked as good as your "before." Love your furniture. 🚪
Honestly, it took me 20 years to recognize the fact that I could throw away my children's artwork without throwing away my CHILD from my heart. It seems dumb now, but it felt disloyal somehow.
So true!!
I take pics of the artwork... and incorporate them into photo albulmns. 🌻💜🌴
I had scan the drawings i liked when i was in school ( i had one or 2 notebooks each year because i draw so much)
Afther taking all my university or those drawings to recicle, i decluter months later my scans and get rid of most of those drawings ( i had some dresses i want to make someday, and i stay with one drawing that my history teacher asked me to do, i protect it profesionally this year and it lives now in my important papers)
I needed to see this
That is SO well put. I am still hoarding my own childhood drawings due to a broken childhood, and to be honest it just triggers a lot of emotions and questions that aren't bringing me any joy. Thank you for wording this so nicely
WOW you were busy! I love what you said at the end regarding the fact that even minimalists will have clutter to deal with! As a large minimalist family (with 5 kids) it is a constant effort to stay on top of the intake; But the peace our simple home gives our family is so worth it! Love your channel!
So glad you agree - we need to get the family minimalism message out to more families right? 🙌
@@AtoZenLife absolutely!
Yes you can't declutter once and it's done sadly... you need to declutter at least every 4 months x
I have significant arthritis and am waiting for hand injections. I took what you said to heart about no excuses. So while listening, I took everything out of one of my most used drawers, vacuumed and decluttered. Not a big project but now every time I open that drawer it feels good as opposed to the zillion times I have said I was going to clean it out. Done!
Started a memory box for each of my three kids yesterday! ❤️🥰
Sending you and your family love from France!! 🤩😘😘
We are so on the same page, Helene! 👍 waving 👋 from Germany 🇩🇪
@@AtoZenLife I would love a video on memory boxes especially for kids!
🚪! Thank you for sharing. It's hard to realize sometimes, that minimalism is an ongoing journey. I always have to remember myself, that it will never be in a finished state.
🚪 Again, you rock Marissa!! I’ve been living “minimalistically” at our cabin in the woods. We had to come in to the city for some appointments, including my hair donation/cut, and the house just seems too much! We’ll be back here in a couple of months. I’ll save this video to watch again then. I know that I will be getting rid of so much more at that time. I find myself, as I go sleep in the cabin, thinking of the many things back home in my house, that I can get rid of. Thanks to you, I feel truly motivated. Maybe sometime I’ll feel better about recording this process like you also encouraged me to try. Keep on keeping on dear Marissa!! 💕
It sounds like your silent to do list is growing, Wendy! Definitely time to give it a bit of a purge so you can sleep better at night, good luck getting it done in the future and thank you! ❤️
I can’t believe we won’t see your moonwalk socks this winter! You’ll have to improvise. I would love to see a memory box video. I got right to work after watching this video. Great Sunday motivation, Marissa! So many awesome comments on here. You’re clearly having a positive impact with your work. The best part is that your authenticity shines through!
I'm doing my 4 declutter but it is last one .😁🚪 We have only 30%left and all is what we use and need for every day.
Yes, we want a video about the memory box.😍
Noted! 📝 😆
I’ve just started to declutter a week ago. I have miles and miles to go. Thanks for your honesty.
I love your videos so much!! Your channel is my favorite. I can definitely relate to being emotionally attached to things. The hardest items to let go of are items of my only son. I sadly can't have any more children due to health reasons so I think it's triggering me to hold on even more to anything that I remembered him wearing, playing with, or things that he made. At the same time, I totally know that all of this "stuff" is keeping me from what is really important, making memories and spending time with the people I love. I am constantly shuffling stuff here and there and losing things...causing obvious STRESS!! My goal is to become a minimalist and I like that you are totally real about where you started and where you are now and your whole journey...that it isn't going to be easy but it's going to be worth it!
Aw, thank you so much for your kind words, I can definitely relate to what you’re saying! Sentimental stuff is tough to get through but so rewarding. Give yourself time and grace. ❤️
I love you so much Marissa! Your love for your husband and kids is so inspiring. Beautiful to see how you encourage them and countless others to truly value and care for their belongings with intention.
Thanks so much for your kind words 🤗
Found your channel a couple days ago and now binging every video.. of course had to declutter my already decluttered house too! Great content :) please do include videos on when you start learning German!
Lol, ditto! Also garnering lots of useful tips and inspiration for comments;) 🚪 😊
🚪Decluttering my home as we speak... starting with my clothes, pantry... and moving forward to the rest of the house. Thanks for the motivation and great advice!!! 🤗
Life, Love & Peace to All. 🌻💜🌴
I'm constantly complaining about our closets being too small and my office untidy (because of the closet-thing). But no, our closets are big enough, I've got to declutter! Thanks a million for you inspirational, practical and pleasant videos!
Wonderful, cheering you on! 📣
Great tips 👍😁, it's amazing how much people can accumulate, even when you are a minimalist 😳😳😳. I have to pack up my kitchen, laundry, pantry and storage room this coming week as we are ripping it all out, bringing down walls and renovating those spaces. I am sure that I am going to be shocked by how much we own 😳🤦. I need to do a whole house declutter, but it's going to have to wait until the renovation is done.
I started declutterring today 😊 I’m happy and emotional at the same time 🚪More to go. I don’t want to stop. Letting go will be hard for me because I’m a hoarder for 8 years.😅
Marrissa, please try to keep 2 copies of sentimental family photos etc. It's much easier as a child of 3 when parents pass, to not have to fight over pics and piece together the past and memories with only a few bits. More recently our dad died. My brother had to tell me a lot about our parents history. He took the paperwork and newspapers of events such as their wedding and engagement etc.
We downloaded all photos on SSD drive and giving photo’s to whoever is pictured in them along with an SSD drive for them as well, accept for the most precious pictures to be kept in an album. A thumb drive made of favorites to go into a digital frame for continued enjoyment;)
For the wooden floors you can get like a stick of hard wax in the same colour as your floor and you just rub it on and wipe with a dry cloth (they may be called wood vax repair kit or something similar) we used them on our floors and they now look amazing, removes scratches and small chips in the floor. Love your content :)
Thanks for the tip, I’m getting so many good suggestions I’ve got to make a note of all of these. 🤗 And thanks for watching!
The checkbook cover was a good save. It can be a happy reminder for days to come. Hitting sentimental stuff smack in the middle of a general cleaning declutter can be so hard. I'm right there with you.
The painting/picture-I have been looking where to get that. I love it. The trees in fog.
It's an IKEA piece that's 3 years old - not sure if you can find it anymore, but worth a shot!
@@AtoZenLife Thank you so much for your reply. I love your channel.
🚪 came across this whilst listening to TH-cam on a speaker whilst organising my room and moving into my brothers room! Such a good video, some good motivation!
I've been purging like mad lately as we're moving in a week. Downsizing from a 3 bed house to a narrowboat! Eek! Partner and I will have a studio where I can keep books, art supplies and hobby stuff (though I'm gonna get tough with myself and continue the purge, especially if I don't use things) What prompted me to reply was that after a big decluttering sesh today, I'm watching this video for encouragement and I'm wearing the same dress as you with my hair in a bun!
You totally motivated me to do a pass through my house, as it had been awhile. I was able to collect a paper bag of trash, one of donations, and a stack of books to try and sell.
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I think the biggest thing for me was today I threw away my childhood keepsakes binder. I was a hoarder as a child and had stacks and stacks of my artwork, school work, important to me papers, etc. I remember working my way through them in high school and creating two keepsake binders of the most important things. In college I worked it down to one. And now I pulled out four pictures and trashed the rest. I don’t feel the need to cart it around with me any longer!
This is great inspiration! Thank you so much!
-I’d suggest putting your futon in font of your sofa like an ottoman 👍🏼
When we were in high school my husband had a part-time job with the school cleaning crew. One of the best, easiest ways they removed scuff marks from the floors was by wearing white soled tennis shoes while working and rubbing the sole of the shoe on the marks before they mopped.
Started to decluttering now.. and your videos help me giving me ideas. And now moving to another country will make me start fresh and live minimalistic. Thank you.
I used to use kitchen sponges for getting rid of marks on the floor. It worked extremely well in our classroom when there were lots of different shoes' marks.
Craft supplies were a big one for me too lol. I gifted all of the stuff I wasn’t gonna use to my brothers 3 kids and according to him, they’ve had a blast making stuff on the rainy days.
Nice! 👏
I do keep some old sentimental stuff *a small box or shelf for my kids to look at and play with. I used to love going through my mums stuff when I was little. 🥰
Watching this I was mentally going through my house so after this video it’s go time for me . You are so right it is an on going process or the clutter builds. I love the picture above your sofa 🛋 Etsy?
We have neighbors above us same thing🤦🏻♀️
I love your channel 🤩 Thanks, Marissa
Good luck with your decluttering, Anna - the picture is from IKEA! I can’t ever find it on our website, so it might be sold out in our area, but maybe they have it in yours? 🖼
You're by far my favorite minimalist vlogger. Thanks for your beautiful, inspirational & motivating videos.
When you told us to get up and declutter with you i just got up and was like "yes ma'am", paused the Video thinking abaut where to start and now i'm building a tabel-shelf thing for the place under the TV and started organising the clutter in my living room. Things i didn't got done for weeks. So big thank you to you🖤
🚪Totally inspiring. Your videos have really helped me in so many ways
You have helped me reflect on why I save things, spend money, make excuses and become more minimalist. When both my parents past away I would have given everything I had to get a little more time with them. it showed me what was really important.
🚪Lots of Life transitions. Looking forward to doing this for along time, taking baby step. Ready to jump all in...
Thanks a lot, dear Marissa! You are my motivator!
You could put dividers into the top drawer of the kids' dresser. I use boxes, cut down, to separate my dainties drawers. Yes, I have too many socks, bras, panties, panty hose of various kinds. But dividers helps me keep them separated.
I love how calm your house feels (even through the video). I wish my house was much closer to this feeling. I'm trying!
Great video! I'm amazed by how much you got rid of! Very inspiring! :)
I started decluttering on and off recently and the best and easiest way for me to part with things i love is to take photos of them to remember ♥
🚪FIRST COMMENT! Can't wait to declutter along with you after church, but wanted to say hi LOL!
Yay! Number one fan, right here lol. 😆 Thanks for watching and loved YOUR declutter video the other day.
Hi I would like to see how I can make a memory box, thank you so much for bringing it up
I am a sentimental person also so I think I should have one of those… thanks 😊 I really enjoy your channel, you’re a very honest person
You can use cute fabric samples as wrapping paper for gifts. Chic and eco friendly!
Thank you, someone else made the same suggestion and I ended up doing it this past Christmas, along with old muslin wraps. You can seem them here ☺️ th-cam.com/video/G3Q-v9xTH2o/w-d-xo.html
A declutter was not in my plans today, but you always motivate me 💜 I think it’s time to actually tackle all that paperwork 🤦🏻♀️ 💪🏼 I appreciate you so much Marissa 🙏🏼
🚪🚪🚪🚪 totally been on the decluttering kick! Thanks for sharing! 😊❤️👏🏽
Wishing you lots of motivation! What have you been working to declutter lately? 😊
@@AtoZenLife everything basically lol! So far though we have done the garage, basement, linen closet, and kids rooms. Still to go kitchen, laundry room, our bedroom, storage room, and our bathroom.
🚪 thank you for the inspiration! 🤗 I'm decluttering too with two kids and lots of stuff in the basement. It takes a long time and I have to remind myself over and over again because my procrastinating self always forgets 😅
Definetly sentimental declutter and memory box 👍 thank you for the video very inspirational love your videos !
Love this!!! 🚪 Been decluttering for a year. Feels much better!
🚪I just started some serious decluttering of my life. Feels good and its creating a lot more calmness in my family and it's surprising me how much it's positively impacted my life already.
🚪starting our decluttering journey! Can’t wait to have less! Love your content!
I've been decluttering and using your videos for motivation. We are downsizing and have collected lots of things we really don't need. My wardrobe still needs some work, but I'll go back to that again this month. ❤️❤️❤️ Loving this channel!!
Oooh, good luck with your downsizing! Thanks for watching! 👏
Watching from Toronto, Canada. Thanks to you! It’s my day off this Friday and will start to declutter.
Good luck Anna! 🍀
@@AtoZenLife Thanks a million to you! Keep doing what you do 💕
Nice video with great tips! I always cut cards in many pieces and throw them in different trashbags during some days. I don't want anyone to puzzle the cards. Thank you for the inspiration!
Congratulations on letting go so many personal stuff including the fantasy self… major MAJOR accomplishments. I get so much inspiration from you for living the life NOW…
I stopped this several times to get rid of stuff as I thought of it. Thanks for the clarity!
So glad you were able to get your video up!
Me too, thanks Helen! 🙌
Perfect because today was the day! Cleaned up and ready to take in the week.🚪
🚪 I love when you do your whole house decuttering! I’m there with you..finishing up my office area today…great job with your spaces!! Btw, I’ll be visiting Berlin in a few weeks and staying in the area close to Checkpoint Charlie. We’re hoping to hit many of the sights including a few museums. Praying for good weather, of course…Cheers!
I will keep my fingers crossed that you have good weather, thanks for watching and cheers! 🇩🇪
@@AtoZenLife thanks so much!
The part about the wallet. Sooo with you. Thank you. Decluttering & listening now & it's really helping 😊
I'm envious of your space 😍 so bright and spacious. My own space is smaller than your office 😅 with a tiny, shared kitchen and a shared bathroom. I love my home and my roommate but keeping it uncluttered is hard work! I haven't managed to create 'extra' space anywhere yet...
I just loved seeing the Naruto lunchbox the most since it's my favourite anime. But your videos are always so relaxing, me and my best friend always watch to get tips for when we move to our new home.
🚪 I had to search for this emoji 🤪
I love this zone approach, I might have to adopt it for myself as I hope to guide some friends on their decluttering journey. Thanks for your dedication and simple explanations that keep me on track 🥰
You should take a picture of your very well used coach wallet and show your Aunt exactly how much you loved and used it. I bet it will make her smile so much💗. It’s a wonderful memory for you both
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Pls do the memory box video, i'd love that! Lots of Love to you and your family 🧡
Memory box: yes, please! Thanks. 😁
Like you say, I'm learning that minimalism is not a just a goal, but an ongoing process that needs regular monitoring to remain my lifestyle. Things can creep in and accumulate faster than you think. I usually do a declutter once or twice a year.
Going through my wardrobe this past weekend, I finally decided to let go of a lot of old souvenir t-shirts I'd been holding on to for sentimental reasons. They weren't in good enough condition to donate, and I'd never wear them in public anymore even if they did still fit (which they didn't).
I usually don't get attached to things, but putting these in the recycle bin was HARD. I took pictures of them beforehand, so at least they still live on in my computer, just not in my closet. Then I took them out to the collection centre right away before I could change my mind.
After watching your videos today, I mentally thanked those T's for the great memories they'd held for so long, and bid them googbye. Thank you so much for sharing that tip! 🙂👍
My hubby and I just finished decluttering part of the garage! The process never truly ends, but that's OK - it has become strangely enjoyable. 🚪
Big hands up to you and hubby! 🙌
For the marks on the wood floors, try rubbing a walnut over it. Works like a charm on sodden furniture and should work on wood floors as well :)
Loved the music!! Got me in the mood!! Thanks for a great video! I look forward to a declutter with your hubby as well as figuring out whether to donate or sell items!!!
Thanks Natasha, looking forward to your videos as well 😆
Love your videos and attitude. Thanks for being so inspiring.
What has helped me with scuffs from the floor in the past was school erasers (the white soft ones), or a ball of dried contact cement (super rubbery).
Hope it helps!
New subscriber. I have years of Birthday cards and years of my kid’s school papers that I have a hard time parting with. He is now 16 and I have stuff from Kindergarten. You are motivating me. Thank you. 🚪🥰❤️
I've used Magic erasers to remove scuff marks from my wood floors. Worked really well!
I LOVE your couch and kitchen chairs 😍😍
I love decluthering videos!!
,🚪I declured my pantry and baking supply storage while watching this video🙌great inspiration
Yes please everything possible about emotional/sentimental declutter.
🚪 Currently decluttering garage and it’s side storage area which houses my grandparents’ belongings, children’s items, my sentimental stuff, multiple-holiday decorations... 😭. We haven’t been able to park in there for a couple weeks now. When finished, I need to go through my mother’s items my father set aside after she died. I was supposed to help him while he did it but couldn’t.
I find your channel to be comforting because you’re so open about the emotions and sentiment...and you’re getting through it...I can, too
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Yay!!! What a nice treat for a Sunday morning 🌄
Thanks, Melissa! Enjoy and have a great Sunday ☀️👍
Love your videos, so motivating and calming. Particularly like how you talk through your decluttering process, that is what is most helpful to me. Have you ever thought of doing a video on life as an expat in Germany? We are probably moving to Munich next year and I'm not finding too much about life in Germany that is not for very young people (we're in our late 60s). Thanks, Marissa!
🚪 Finally getting to the sentimental/paper clutter at 55. I've decluttered and sorted through years school papers (mine and my daughter's), cards, love letters, etc. Working on identifying the ones I most want and storing in a way that I can easily review upon occasion instead of six totes full of excess
Homedecor wise I am an eclectic maximalist, leaning into a goth home direction - so my place looks completely different from yours. However, besides homedecor I am trying to not have too many items and I am on a constant decluttering journey. So even if we probably have very different opinions on whats necessary to have, your videos are still very inspiring to me!
Good luck with your decluttering and finding the right balance for your home! ✌️❤️
Marissa you inspire me! God Bless you 💕