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I’m sorry this probably doesn’t make sense to put my comment here, but it’s the only way I was able to comment today 😞 First - good for you on making your appointment! I am praying for you. A lady commented about being disabled and being tested for cancer. The things you said to her were so beneficial to me, as well. I am chronically ill with several different diseases and disabled as a result. My energy level many days is non-existent. But I try doing this in baby steps. Every step forward is still a step in the right direction. A step is a step! I just wanted to say thank you! You have helped me over the last year more than you know. I know it’s a lot of work for you, but please know how much you are appreciated. YOU ARE AMAZING!!! ❤
If all day cluttering is too much for people, please let them know that they can do only what hours they want when they want! Especially if energy limitations!, I go back to the course recordings and listen and declutter when I have some time and the energy. Works much better for some of us!
Canada is NOT boring! I think you, Dawn and Dana should have a contest. Folks who need assistance submit photos or video. Then the 3 of you pick someone and all 3 of you fly to that location and do a big decluttering/organizing event with that person.
I have a Special Needs Daughter and my elderly mom I take care of and with Medical Equipment for Both of them. It's hard to find a place to put EVERYTHING , and so stuff is put Somewhere and then have to be moved to get what I need. I can/ could use the help. Please help!!
I'm seeing a few chats of people struggling with messy neurodivergent kids. I just wanted to share that I have ADHD and was an INCREDIBLY messy child - unintentionally. I just didn't see the mess or clutter. My mum desperately tried to teach me differently but it did not work. It took growing up and going through experiences to learn it. Now I am super organized. You're not failing as a parent if you can't teach your neurodivergent child to take care of their environment. Give yourself and them grace. As long as you get them professional help, and lots of love, they will sort themselves out. If they're still 'a mess' after their mid-20s, then you can teach them structure because they'll have more bandwidth for it at a calmer, more attentive age.
i am 14 and clutterbug has helped me a ton with clutter and mess.. unfortunately ive tried to teach my mom about declutter and she doesnt care! she keeps buying boxes and i say you buy these everytime you go to the store, what are you putting in them? and she says random things. you wouldn’t have to keep buying them if you decluttered!! but she does not listen to me, and im still struggling with my room and my room is constantly stressing me out :( my mom doesnt help me but clutterbug has helped a ton :)
@@lovefortruth3414 I have ADHD as well. My husband too, our child is too young to be diagnozed yet. I feel you. The hard reality is: you can get yourself help to be with you, to question your decitions, but in the end you need to do the work. You need to decide how you want to live, how much time, money and work you want to put into it. Because it is your life. But some things may help you. Ask yourself what you like and what you need. E. g. I need a calming place to feel save, secure and to relax. So my home has a colour scheme with only a few colours. I love colours, but at home I need this relaxed, calmer place. A good friend of mine who has ADHD too said to me she couldn't live in my home. Her home is very colourful because that colours give her the power to get through her day. I love to visit her but after some time it would be too much for me. It really depends on what you need and want. You can choose colours, zone different actions like dining zone, cooking zone, sleeping zone... But you can zone for other actions like music, dancing, painting as well. Once you have decided which zones/actions you need you can put everything you need for it there. And you can combine some actions. E. g. you may need your bedroom to sleep at night. But at day you can use it otherwise. I personally found it helpful to watch different videos from different creators about Interieur Design to understand how they plan different rooms and styles. Try to make your life as easy as possible. And give yourself the grace you would give your best friend. It doesn't need to be perfect. It only needs to fit your life.
I got motivated while watching this video- I have been dreading my jewelry box for more than 7 yrs. The cats are climbing on it so I decided to just get rid of the box before it gets broken. I emptied it in 15 minutes. I kept only the few pieces of jewelry that mean something and the rest I packed up to donate. This was a whole lot easier than I thought!!!!!!
Oh my word. I’m crying. What you said to the person whose house is falling apart was sensational. Basically, if your house is falling apart, clean it anyway and bring in flowers. I grew up very poor. And your suggestion brought me to tears bc just those little things will bring love and gratefulness into the space. Brilliant!
Get the Take Your House Back/ all day declutter thing - best $94 I’ve ever spent! & Have been continuing to use the course replays & paying the $10/Year for the past three years which has been So Incredibly Helpful - It was a such a five-star DISASTER in my house beforehand & I have even been able to maintain it since then! Even adding in that I have recently had to declutter to downsize from 4 bedrooms 3 baths living room dining room media room kitchen to a 2 bedroom 2 baths - & I don’t do the Facebook thing, but it is still great without that! It has been so useful to replay the courses& the take your house back days - very very very Helpful!!! Especially with the blending of Cas, Dawn, & Dana’s styles of decluttering & organizing advantages in each style help in different ways - So Great!!! Thank you for the course, Cas!!!
I agree with you. The reason it works is because each of you has different methods. For me, your way of organizing has helped me immensely. Dana's container method gave me a better perspective. And Dawn's declutter more scares me, but it's a good encouragement to just get the job done. Enjoy your day 😊
Dear Cas, I have started to watch your videos over the 3-4 days. Started to declutter and clean for multiple hours every single day. I’m still learning all the concepts and techniques but I think I’m doing it correctly because things just KEEP coming out from every corner of my home. I want to say thank you for teaching such a fundamental life skill. I feel like I’m getting control back of my life. For so many weeks I was avoiding coming home from work because there was no space for me to rest at home. I had multiple emotional breakdowns and often blamed my in-laws for the state of our house. Today after so long I feel back in the drivers seat of my life. For so long I’ve been wanting to go back to school but I hated studying at home because there was too much stuff around me. No proper space to study, just clutter constantly everywhere no matter how much I cleaned. I see a light at the end of the tunnel finally. I will continue to declutter and create my sacred study space.
I enjoy your lives. I am like one of the people who mentioned that they're continuing to purchase things while trying to declutter. I have 20 plus years of things that I am trying to get rid of and organize. I have projects coming up with garden season and I see things that will help me to hopefully produce a good garden and me and spouse is planning on a cruise later in the year. Previously I was not participating in the care of my home I did some housework here and there but my husband was the main person contributing to the housework. I've turned over a new leaf since my mom passed away last year. She always kept her home tidy and cleaned. Right now I have boxes and reusable bags with things in the spare bedroom trying to donate or find a place for. Pray for me as I work on my home
I keep buying stuff too, while trying to declutter. I know that some of it will have to be decluttered sooner rather than later. Everything I buy is bought with the intention of making life easier or more pleasant for me, or more fun for my kitten. But I HAVE to stop. The space we have is the space we have - that, and no more. I have a new method for dealing with my purchases, which is that when they arrive, I must find homes for them. If I am unsure, they stay in a pile, and if I can't home them by the return window, back they go! So far, so good!
I did a modified version of intuitive with my sentimental box. I realised that I didn’t like a lot of it and was only holding on to it because I’ve had it since the 80s. So I started asking myself am I just keeping it because it’s old or part of a collection. Once I put something in the donate box, I listened to my instinct about it and was actually a relief so it stayed in that box. It was 100% successful. ❤
While listening to you I have whizzed thru a bathroom, small office and a laundry cupboard. Not perfect, not completely done but much better.....great stuff...xxx
We love you Cas! So glad you made the appointment for the skin cancer. You’re in our prayers. Please keep us posted if you feel comfortable doing so ❤️
Thank you Cas. My youngest daughter help helped me declutter preCovid. She had moved from Australia to US and back so was ruthless about essentials. She didn’t get the decision fatigue that set in after a few hours, and we would argue or she would say I was being avoidant. We have recently found out we both have ADHD. Its allowed for very different conversations. I recently downsized after 25 years in a 3 bed house with studio on acreage to a 2 bed with large shed in our town. Everything had to come because the sale went through so fast. I'm six months in and the second bedroom is still full of boxes. And the shed is full. I've tried to stop bringing in new stuff thanks to you. I just did 25 Things you dont need. Now to tackle the huge amount of preserving gear. Boxes of jars. Saucepans. And furniture that belongs to my past. I love your style and your honest communication. My friends name for me is Cass. I'm 68 ❤
For the person who said that their house is very run down/has lots of things that need fixing I recommend watching videos by Remi Clog. She lives in the north of England and helps several family members who have major issues with messiness but also damp and mold, old and small houses, her aunt hasn’t had heat or hot water all winter… it’s the antidote for all the fancy spaces you tend to see on American channels. And her voiceover is very positive and encouraging. She talks a lot about doing what you can to get spaces tidy and clean even if there are other problems that can’t be fixed right now. Midwest Magic Cleaning also does cleaning in very un-fancy homes in the rural Midwest, some really hoarded, some just cluttered and run down.
A can of spackle isn't expensive. You can learn to do LOTS of DIY things on youtube. Even if it isn't perfect, it can be better than it was. Hang in there and you can use mistinted paint, fabric, and creativity to make things better.
Cas is the person that I most relate to for home peace. But Remi Clog is very helpful for us folk in the UK as a great many of us can't afford to heat our houses in the winters now, which causes damage to the structure and causes damp. We have to be vigilant with that.
I have successfully decluttered my very small condo. But I find one thing a day to get rid of by garbage or donation!! It's incredibly satisfying!! Thank you Cas. You have given thousands a new lease on life. You've shown us how to forgive ourselves. Hugs
Dana's container concept no mess method saved me. I was always very minimalist and still am for my stuff. I used to move a lot all over the world, just with two suitcases. That was while I was studying, so it was also always tiny studio apartments with zero storage space. So I really just lived with the essentials. But then I settled down and started having kids. And for whatever reason, everything is important just in case with them for me. It took less than a year to get completely overcrowded with baby/kids stuff. And it was such an over-thinking problem to get rid of any of it, since I always thought with everything one of the kids may still need it. Now I'm doing the easter egg method to maintain our space - great for toddlers and my ADHD self. Usually I do it in a fit of ADHD rage, roughly once a month when I feel overwhelmed and don't stop until 2 garbage bags are full, one with trash, one for donations. Takes 15 to 20 minutes and is so satisfying without making a mess. Because I'm 100% with you, gathering everything to declutter is an absolute nightmare. I tried that in the very beginning one time, and after gathering all our back then 1 year olds toys, I closed her room, and that pile stayed like that for several weeks, that's how bad it overwhelmed me - an entire room unusable. But I'm happy that I had that experience, because it made me look online for solutions and that's how I stumbled over you, Dana and Dawn - the three of you truly changed my life.
Take your house back is phenomenal. Best money I’ve ever spent. I’m about to renew for the second time. The FB community is incredibly positive, insightful, and supportive. Even if you don’t get started right away, the repetition and reinforcement really prepares you so that your mindset is in the right place when you do start. Highly recommend. ❤
I have done that too. I brought so much stuff to this house and so little furniture that I did scavenge what I could off the street. Recently my kind neighbours gave me their 6year old washing machine and I put my old one out on the street. But now I have to clean and declutter. As well I have to rediscover my artistic side. ❤
Having a friend for me is so much more motivating. You’re chatting while working so it’s not daunting. My best friend and I used to do it together and it helped so much. She’s very motivated when she cleans, so just having her chatting with me when I need to declutter has been fabulous.we don’t live near each other anymore so I just call her and put her on speaker so that helps me.
The live declutter aspect was GENIUS so whoever came up with that, wow.👌🏻 That basically is body doubling which is such a helpful technique to so many. (In my opinion especially if you have ADHD)
Thanks for all of your decluttering videos, I moved into a bedsit apartment almost a year ago now, and I have decluttered so much stuff that I didn't even know I had Thanks to your videos, keep em coming.
Been decluttering for a few years now and love it. Now I’m starting to look at what is practical in my home like I made a taller firewood box on castors for the lounge so I can clean under and around it and wheel it to the front door so I don’t traipse grass and mud inside and it’s safer. Also made a firewood shelter in the garage which holds 6 barrows full instead of keeping the barrows full of wood and unusable. These kind of things are making me feel calmer and next level organised.
Hi Cas! It's great to hear you talk about various ways to declutter. We're not all the same, and what works for me may not make sense for someone else 🙂
So so true. After a fiasco/fail trying to Marie Kondo all my clothing I switched to just plucking things from here and there for donation+. When I started to see a real difference I then started on half a closet, or a drawer or shelf. It's probably taken much longer but is far less stressful on me. I'm still not to the point of maintenence yet but finally things are much more manageable without crash and burn issues or worse, giving up.
Yes I am also very very thankful that she went through different methods because I have about 10 maybe even 15% of my clutter which is crazy is self-help books on organization skills I have severe ADHD and they are almost neatly in the pile to the left as you walk in my bedroom door but that does not count the ones that are in the bathroom sitting next to the bathtub and the ones that are on my kitchen table in my ever-growing Tower of clutter and also next to the recliner and the rocker because I can make my house go from Christine everything in place to looking like tornadoes and hurricanes went through every thrift shop in the five state radius then carried everything it sucked up from those places and dumped it in my house and that always happens whenever I get a wild hair and decide I'm sick and tired of living in clutter jumping over things everything's an obstacle course and finding 15 containers of course sea salt in pink and another three in white who am I finally grab everything out of my kitchen cabinets That's a lot of salt.
You made me smile at.a memory. About 20 years ago my brother cracked up at my 20+ books on simplifying life. Ya know what? I have 2 now and a very simple house. 🌻🍄
I’ve never heard it called “Easter egg” but that’s definitely my favorite method! I love filling bags especially the day before trash pick up. I’ve made the most progress with this method.
I was inspired and had decluttered my candle storage a few weeks ago (I thought), but after hearing you talk about how crazy it was to put a candle back into storage if you didn't really like the scent, I went back in and decluttered again ... Candle scents I didn't like are now gone. Incense I've stored for decades - gone. Candlesticks I never burn - gone. Wax burners I haven't used in years - gone. Plug-ins I'm just storing - gone.... What's left now are all of my favorite candles. And I know exactly what I have because I can easily SEE everything now. ...I may revisit my medicine and lotions in the same way. I've gotten rid of SO much, but I know there's more purging to do. The process is getting so much easier now. Thank you for the inspiration! Another inspiration for me has been deactivating social media. It's designed to mine our attention. Although I didn't post often and only checked it out in the evenings from my laptop, it was time spent doing literally nothing for myself. Decluttering messages, like yours, have to sink in. So, freeing myself from social media, gave me the time to keep what you're saying in my thoughts. I'm happy to say that I'm getting super excited about all the positive changes I'm making.
I joined take your house back 2 years ago and renewed for 10 dollars at the anniversary because it works! I’m not in facebook but I love that I can work along with the live all day declutters just a couple hours behind everyone else through the course.
Thankyou! I love the intuitive technique. Here is my story - like alot of us - lots of stuff filling the floors and table tops with full expectation to organize and put away in its forever spot.....but guess what the forever spots are taken by the stuff I'm not using and havent in years. My neighbor was the catalyst with a request to do a garage sale (in two weeks) so I'm going through it all and using the intuitive - it is garbage, garage sale or keep. My "chaos" corner looks so much better. I wanted to share the wins - now the OMG - I have items I just cant inutitively part with but have been perfect cluttering grounds....these are the items my mother passed down to me and I know I will never be able to part with. I've been thinking of ways to use the two pieces of furniture effectively so they don't become the dumping grounds again
I did the yes/no when we helped my mom move. Then separated the yes into the two categories and the no into the two categories after you have the two piles. Yes/No helped decrease the anxiety. We got so much done quicker and less stressful for all of us. Also, once two piles, it's the would you buy again, do you love it, etc...questions. I have the list you use and that really helps!!
I’m so glad someone mentioned and you discussed it-about the house falling apart. For the longest time I had no money left for repairs-then my long term relationship ended and I shop therapied my way to high credit card debt. Some of that debt was a few things to transform my room etc and I love the room now!There’s some bad spots in the house but the main rooms I use I’m working on to make it amazing. I’ll be back to decluttering soon as I get spaces cleared and ready for repairs to happen.
I've been watching your "tough love" videos. I really wish there were more on youtube like that. And not oh im being blunt but still in a coddly way... But just, get off your ass are you really you going to live like that?! It works for me. It's the only thing that makes me feel shame in a good way to where its like yeah this is crazy i have to get it together. I saved this tiktok video the other day from a woman who was reacting to the really messy house cleaning tiktoks and she said "we need to bring back shame. And embarassment." And it just sounded so spot on. I think that's what SO many of us really need to hear. 🙌🏻
I really like the question, "can I live without it?"It reminds me of the urgency to clear my space and change my life. With a good end goal in mind, it gives me urgency ❤
I'm a professional mess maker ...for example while watering seedlings I dumped over the entire container of dirt into the kitchen sink! This is how I learned to get comfortable with cleaning, because I seem to make unbelievable messes on the regular.😅
Cass ... your tips have helped so much. I'm getting there slowly but surely. Whenever my arthritis allows me to do more than my daily non negotiable tasks ❤
Cass you never disappoint. I am sorry I missed your live. Love the idea of choosing a number to get rid of things. I use to use a timer w my son and students all the time. It was fun watching them want to beat the clock. BTW you look lovely in the lavender. (My fav color). ✌️💜✌️
I joined and you should too. this is the only thing that has ever worked. funny thing happened while I was decluttering. I found 4 decluttering, organizational books!!! I donated them, well all items are usually never in the same place, so as I continue to declutter [now because it's fun and very rewarding]. I found 2 more books lol lol those organizational and decluttering books just didn't work, but this programs with these 3 women does WORK!!!!!! even if you procrastinate and don't do it right away, you can go back and use it whenever forever. top shelf investment!!! run don't walk to order; you will not regret it.
I joined the Take Your House back a few months ago and I love it!! There are tons of videos and it’s well worth it! The combination of the expertise of these three lovely women is really life changing. Nothing compares to the knowledge they have.
I joined the ADD for the first time. I’m a work in progress. I’m still learning my way to improvement. Thank you Cas for your passion in helping us to be better. Can’t wait for the next ADD!! I will be working on my kitchen that it’s just remodeled. I want to be intentional in returning what I really need.
I needed to get rid of a lot more than I thought so that I had free space ready for life and projects. There’s always something that needs to be returned to someone, charity shop box, read when have more time / energy, tickets for something, washing at some stage of cycle. All of this stuff made my home messier if it was out somewhere thinking just a temporary home and place will be tidy once those tasks done!
I've been watching for years. Today, I came across your ADHD organizing video. It's ME! Thank you! That led me to your ADHD "confession" video! OMG. I almost cried. Your history is so identifiable. The story about sitting in the hall at school was MY fourth grade! I'm motivated to do many things. Especially to understand ME! You're a blessing to all of us. In 4th grade I knew the hall janitor better than anybody else. Shame on Mrs. T****son.
I’m so glad you made the appointment! I just watched that video this morning and it’s been on my mind anytime I’ve been awake today (sick & sleeping a lot) I was planning to add my harassment 😉 after watching this one, we are here cheering you on. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I call my method purgatory. The no pile gets a “time out” and gets taken out of the space. 6 months later I schedule a donation and go through the stuff. 99% goes but having a safe amount of time to live without it but still have it”in case” just works for me.
I did one of those things yesterday. I have been dreading. I cleaned and reorganized under the sink in my bathroom. It feels good to check that off my to do list after being on there for a year.
If your house is falling apart, it’s great to declutter so you can repair when you can. My ex-hoarder wanted to line the shed without decluttering so it was a case of just moving stuff from wall to wall. Totally ignored me about cleaning out. Now the house has space I’ve been able to paint and fix a lot of small things and it’s giving me confidence to get it all in order. Yes my house is lipstick on a pig but it’s so much better.
I joined it a year and a half ago. My house is still unreasonably cluttered - except a few spaces are not! And it makes me think about decluttering all the time. Creating movement, even how would this room function better, instead of guilt. In the end this week I decided because of my physical health it's too overwhelming so I'm going to hire somebody but if I hadn't joined the class I never would have considered hiring anybody. I found a person who loves decluttering and loves organizing and loves cleaning so how good does it get. I'm going to work along with them and we're going to use the tips and tricks that I've learned. And you know once you pay even if you've not used it very much that year it's only $10 to renew so I've already decided I'm a lifer. $95. I've invested $100 in a lot less productive ways.
Wanted to let you know, in case you wanted to fix it. ☺️ The very generous and appreciated printable Spring Cleaning Checklist from Top to Bottom gets cut off at the top and bottom of the page when it’s printed. Of course people can adjust that one page, but I’m sure you want it to print correctly, like all the other pages. Thank you so much for providing this and for free! Much appreciated! 😍
I always look forward to the ALL DAY DECLUTTERING. Always a great time. I have my Last room ready for April 27. My Catch all room dinning room Craft room. Excited to get to it! Took 3 years to get this room done.
I have done it before. I enjoyed it. I need to do it again. I feel like no matter what I fail at getting rid of stuff. I need the motivation. I need to take a day off work and do it during the week also.
I have been watching lots of decluttering channels, and have taken bits and pieces from each, which is making decluttering work for me. (Slowly, but surely.) I have definitely been benefitting from your tough love approach!
I have the next 10 days off work… my birthday is on the 26th so I am doing the course. I am so thankful for the payment plan. This is my birthday present to myself. I can’t wait to start later today.
I am more of a seasonal decluttered. June, July and August are great times to toss/declutter. Then I just try to maintain a neat space and don't overstuff any space. Helps to be tidy too. I cannot declutter without hearing my mom... a place for everything and everything in its place."
Cas, you have helped me so much! I love in a small home, but it's been just as hard to keep clean. I'm on disability and don't get alot of help with tidy from family. But, I got my house back (minus teenager room). Now I need to know how to clean the empty spaces!
I tried Dana's no mess de-clutter method in my bedroom closet for 15 minute a week ago, and wow! I was such a skeptic, especially since the squirrel Sundrome is strong in this one lol. But mow I'm a believer! So, next time I'm in that zone, I'm going to dedicate the entire 1-ish hour for that week's zone cleaning tackling that closet, 15 minutes at a time. I absolutey LOVED being able to walk away at anyvstep in tge pricess, and come ba k and either pick up at the dtep I left off in, or start at the furst step, and still see the progress without the piles.
Dana’s No Mess Method 5 step decluttering process ❤️ 1. Easiest of the easiest step- Trash. -No decisions to be made. Black trash bag is ideal so you can’t see what you throw away. -changes how I view the pile, gets me moving without any decision making..just throwing away obvious trash. 2. What in here do I already know where it goes (easy decision/obvious location)? Take it there now, one item at a time.- Something that already has an established home: laundry, kitchen stuff, cd’s, crafts, cleaning supplies, music stuff.. 3. Duh clutter. “Duh, why is this here?” If something obviously needs to go to donate box, just do it. 4. (Difficult stuff) One item at a time: if I needed this item where would I look for it first (instinct based)? Do not make a pile, take it there now, it guarantees progress! [You only ask if you can’t answer the first question.] (Reality check) If I needed this item, would it ever occur to me that I already have one (things you would do without or you’d go buy one: fishing line)? If I needed fishing line would it ever occur to me that I already had some, or would I buy more? If I would never go looking for it, I’d go buy another one, and end up with 2. That’s the opposite of decluttering, throw it out/donate. If in the future is it worth $5 to me to have this space decluttered (which was my goal) from now to when I might need fishing line? [Realistically if I wasn’t decluttering, I wouldn’t know I had fishing line and I would have bought another one anyway.] There’s only a 10% chance you’d have to buy that again anyway. [You’ve already moved everything out could see and get to without pulling everything out that was trash, easy to put in locations, or donate.] 5. Container concept: Consolidate- put scissors together, glitter together (forces you to touch each item) You’ll be able to get rid of Duh clutter and trash- “Oh I hate these scissors, they don’t work”. “Oh I have 27 makeup brushes, I don’t need that many brushes, I’ll get rid of 5. Now I have 22 brushes and they still don’t fit in the container.” Put favorite ones in first, until you’re out of room. Which ones do I like the least? Until the container is usable, and not packed tight. Which of these are more important to me, which ones deserve the space? Deal with one item at a time, scissors, paper, glitter. Never make a bigger mess, just make progress by one item at a time.
I’m starting to have a no job too small day. It’s a combo of take it there now and doing a small job. If I see a screwdriver out, I put it away and then see if there’s anything in that spot that needs doing or putting away. It’s great when you haven’t got the mojo for a large job and all the little things are getting to you knowing you’re making progress.
Re big pile of stuff, I kind of did this with hubbies stuff. I gathered all white socks in a big pile so he could see how many he had, didn’t really need to say get rid of some it was obvious he could let go of half! Same thing for white t shirts. Some methods work for small sections but good to have choices and not just blame yourself if you can’t get your one method to work in a particular area.
One thing that made a difference for me was asking the question " What is this room used for? Anything that doesn't belong there needs to get outta there!
This is so helpful! I feel like I need different approaches for different types of items. The method that works for my clothes doesn’t work for sentimental items or papers or whatever.
It's kind of like the "touch it once" method I used last time. I decide where it goes and put it there immediately. There are some containers to help minimize running around the house. I also used your "not everything has to be folded" method too.
Suggestion for a video- how to be a minimalist and fully enjoy hobbies that seem to need a lot of stuff(quilting and cross stitch). I'm sure there are others that easily cause accumulation- woodworking and sports and others. I've tamed my extra stuff around reading and gardening, so I know it's possible.
Total respect for trying to advance a charged hose. Those hoses can weigh more than me. Let me know if you have to do a fireman carry with a live person 😅
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I’m sorry this probably doesn’t make sense to put my comment here, but it’s the only way I was able to comment today 😞 First - good for you on making your appointment! I am praying for you. A lady commented about being disabled and being tested for cancer. The things you said to her were so beneficial to me, as well. I am chronically ill with several different diseases and disabled as a result. My energy level many days is non-existent. But I try doing this in baby steps. Every step forward is still a step in the right direction. A step is a step! I just wanted to say thank you! You have helped me over the last year more than you know. I know it’s a lot of work for you, but please know how much you are appreciated. YOU ARE AMAZING!!! ❤
The best money I've ever spent and I can't thank you all enough $10 a yr after is soo amazing
Just joined!!
If all day cluttering is too much for people, please let them know that they can do only what hours they want when they want! Especially if energy limitations!, I go back to the course recordings and listen and declutter when I have some time and the energy.
Works much better for some of us!
🤔 I'm seeing the price for take your house back as $597? Was there a super deal that I missed?
Canada is NOT boring! I think you, Dawn and Dana should have a contest. Folks who need assistance submit photos or video. Then the 3 of you pick someone and all 3 of you fly to that location and do a big decluttering/organizing event with that person.
I think this is a fantastic idea!!!!
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Yes me. I am in Northern Ireland
Wonderful idea!!!
I have a Special Needs Daughter and my elderly mom I take care of and with Medical Equipment for Both of them. It's hard to find a place to put EVERYTHING , and so stuff is put Somewhere and then have to be moved to get what I need.
I can/ could use the help.
Please help!!
I'm seeing a few chats of people struggling with messy neurodivergent kids. I just wanted to share that I have ADHD and was an INCREDIBLY messy child - unintentionally. I just didn't see the mess or clutter. My mum desperately tried to teach me differently but it did not work. It took growing up and going through experiences to learn it. Now I am super organized. You're not failing as a parent if you can't teach your neurodivergent child to take care of their environment. Give yourself and them grace. As long as you get them professional help, and lots of love, they will sort themselves out. If they're still 'a mess' after their mid-20s, then you can teach them structure because they'll have more bandwidth for it at a calmer, more attentive age.
What if you're the neurodivergant kid in a middle-aged body 😢😂❤
Also a messy ADHD kid who grew up to have an organized home.
i am 14 and clutterbug has helped me a ton with clutter and mess.. unfortunately ive tried to teach my mom about declutter and she doesnt care! she keeps buying boxes and i say you buy these everytime you go to the store, what are you putting in them? and she says random things. you wouldn’t have to keep buying them if you decluttered!! but she does not listen to me, and im still struggling with my room and my room is constantly stressing me out :( my mom doesnt help me but clutterbug has helped a ton :)
@@lovefortruth3414 I have ADHD as well. My husband too, our child is too young to be diagnozed yet. I feel you.
The hard reality is: you can get yourself help to be with you, to question your decitions, but in the end you need to do the work. You need to decide how you want to live, how much time, money and work you want to put into it. Because it is your life.
But some things may help you. Ask yourself what you like and what you need. E. g. I need a calming place to feel save, secure and to relax. So my home has a colour scheme with only a few colours. I love colours, but at home I need this relaxed, calmer place. A good friend of mine who has ADHD too said to me she couldn't live in my home. Her home is very colourful because that colours give her the power to get through her day. I love to visit her but after some time it would be too much for me. It really depends on what you need and want.
You can choose colours, zone different actions like dining zone, cooking zone, sleeping zone... But you can zone for other actions like music, dancing, painting as well. Once you have decided which zones/actions you need you can put everything you need for it there. And you can combine some actions. E. g. you may need your bedroom to sleep at night. But at day you can use it otherwise.
I personally found it helpful to watch different videos from different creators about Interieur Design to understand how they plan different rooms and styles.
Try to make your life as easy as possible. And give yourself the grace you would give your best friend. It doesn't need to be perfect. It only needs to fit your life.
Oh, I love that!
I got motivated while watching this video- I have been dreading my jewelry box for more than 7 yrs. The cats are climbing on it so I decided to just get rid of the box before it gets broken. I emptied it in 15 minutes. I kept only the few pieces of jewelry that mean something and the rest I packed up to donate. This was a whole lot easier than I thought!!!!!!
And now you'll NEVER have to deal with that dreaded project ever again. Way to go!
@@kraesmom1 YES!!! :)
Thank you for making those appointments with your dermatologist and plastic surgeon! You’re such an inspiration to all of us, and we care!
Oh my word. I’m crying. What you said to the person whose house is falling apart was sensational. Basically, if your house is falling apart, clean it anyway and bring in flowers. I grew up very poor. And your suggestion brought me to tears bc just those little things will bring love and gratefulness into the space. Brilliant!
I agree! I’ve been there too.❤
Get the Take Your House Back/ all day declutter thing - best $94 I’ve ever spent! & Have been continuing to use the course replays & paying the $10/Year for the past three years which has been So Incredibly Helpful - It was a such a five-star DISASTER in my house beforehand & I have even been able to maintain it since then! Even adding in that I have recently had to declutter to downsize from 4 bedrooms 3 baths living room dining room media room kitchen to a 2 bedroom 2 baths - & I don’t do the Facebook thing, but it is still great without that! It has been so useful to replay the courses& the take your house back days - very very very Helpful!!! Especially with the blending of Cas, Dawn, & Dana’s styles of decluttering & organizing advantages in each style help in different ways - So Great!!! Thank you for the course, Cas!!!
Totally agree!!
Agree! Best decision I ever made 🎉
I agree with you. The reason it works is because each of you has different methods. For me, your way of organizing has helped me immensely. Dana's container method gave me a better perspective. And Dawn's declutter more scares me, but it's a good encouragement to just get the job done. Enjoy your day 😊
I'm SO glad you made the appointment for your nose, Cas. We DO need you, your family needs you, and we all appreciate you more than you know. ❤️
Dear Cas, I have started to watch your videos over the 3-4 days. Started to declutter and clean for multiple hours every single day. I’m still learning all the concepts and techniques but I think I’m doing it correctly because things just KEEP coming out from every corner of my home. I want to say thank you for teaching such a fundamental life skill. I feel like I’m getting control back of my life. For so many weeks I was avoiding coming home from work because there was no space for me to rest at home. I had multiple emotional breakdowns and often blamed my in-laws for the state of our house. Today after so long I feel back in the drivers seat of my life. For so long I’ve been wanting to go back to school but I hated studying at home because there was too much stuff around me. No proper space to study, just clutter constantly everywhere no matter how much I cleaned. I see a light at the end of the tunnel finally. I will continue to declutter and create my sacred study space.
You are so welcome! You can do this!
You are fricken AWESOME! Binge watching you while I Declutter, and you do have the power to change lives. Keep doing what you’re doing!
I enjoy your lives. I am like one of the people who mentioned that they're continuing to purchase things while trying to declutter. I have 20 plus years of things that I am trying to get rid of and organize. I have projects coming up with garden season and I see things that will help me to hopefully produce a good garden and me and spouse is planning on a cruise later in the year. Previously I was not participating in the care of my home I did some housework here and there but my husband was the main person contributing to the housework. I've turned over a new leaf since my mom passed away last year. She always kept her home tidy and cleaned. Right now I have boxes and reusable bags with things in the spare bedroom trying to donate or find a place for. Pray for me as I work on my home
I keep buying stuff too, while trying to declutter. I know that some of it will have to be decluttered sooner rather than later. Everything I buy is bought with the intention of making life easier or more pleasant for me, or more fun for my kitten. But I HAVE to stop. The space we have is the space we have - that, and no more. I have a new method for dealing with my purchases, which is that when they arrive, I must find homes for them. If I am unsure, they stay in a pile, and if I can't home them by the return window, back they go! So far, so good!
I did a modified version of intuitive with my sentimental box. I realised that I didn’t like a lot of it and was only holding on to it because I’ve had it since the 80s. So I started asking myself am I just keeping it because it’s old or part of a collection. Once I put something in the donate box, I listened to my instinct about it and was actually a relief so it stayed in that box. It was 100% successful. ❤
In my opinion, Dana's no-mess decluttering method is the standard-bearer. Truly. Just try it. Revolutionary.
While listening to you I have whizzed thru a bathroom, small office and a laundry cupboard. Not perfect, not completely done but much better.....great stuff...xxx
I have been apart of TYHB since y'all started. It has changed my life completely.
So cool. It is a fun group.
We love you Cas! So glad you made the appointment for the skin cancer. You’re in our prayers. Please keep us posted if you feel comfortable doing so ❤️
BTW saying the “before” & “after” is very motivating. ✌️💜✌️
Thank you Cas. My youngest daughter help helped me declutter preCovid. She had moved from Australia to US and back so was ruthless about essentials. She didn’t get the decision fatigue that set in after a few hours, and we would argue or she would say I was being avoidant. We have recently found out we both have ADHD. Its allowed for very different conversations.
I recently downsized after 25 years in a 3 bed house with studio on acreage to a 2 bed with large shed in our town. Everything had to come because the sale went through so fast. I'm six months in and the second bedroom is still full of boxes. And the shed is full.
I've tried to stop bringing in new stuff thanks to you.
I just did 25 Things you dont need.
Now to tackle the huge amount of preserving gear. Boxes of jars. Saucepans.
And furniture that belongs to my past.
I love your style and your honest communication. My friends name for me is Cass. I'm 68 ❤
For the person who said that their house is very run down/has lots of things that need fixing I recommend watching videos by Remi Clog. She lives in the north of England and helps several family members who have major issues with messiness but also damp and mold, old and small houses, her aunt hasn’t had heat or hot water all winter… it’s the antidote for all the fancy spaces you tend to see on American channels. And her voiceover is very positive and encouraging. She talks a lot about doing what you can to get spaces tidy and clean even if there are other problems that can’t be fixed right now. Midwest Magic Cleaning also does cleaning in very un-fancy homes in the rural Midwest, some really hoarded, some just cluttered and run down.
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A can of spackle isn't expensive. You can learn to do LOTS of DIY things on youtube. Even if it isn't perfect, it can be better than it was. Hang in there and you can use mistinted paint, fabric, and creativity to make things better.
I love Remi Clog, great points!
Agree Remi is so easy to listen to and very realistic
@@kraesmom1What is spackle, and whats it used for?
Cas is the person that I most relate to for home peace. But Remi Clog is very helpful for us folk in the UK as a great many of us can't afford to heat our houses in the winters now, which causes damage to the structure and causes damp. We have to be vigilant with that.
I have successfully decluttered my very small condo. But I find one thing a day to get rid of by garbage or donation!! It's incredibly satisfying!! Thank you Cas. You have given thousands a new lease on life. You've shown us how to forgive ourselves. Hugs
Dana's container concept no mess method saved me. I was always very minimalist and still am for my stuff. I used to move a lot all over the world, just with two suitcases. That was while I was studying, so it was also always tiny studio apartments with zero storage space. So I really just lived with the essentials.
But then I settled down and started having kids. And for whatever reason, everything is important just in case with them for me. It took less than a year to get completely overcrowded with baby/kids stuff. And it was such an over-thinking problem to get rid of any of it, since I always thought with everything one of the kids may still need it.
Now I'm doing the easter egg method to maintain our space - great for toddlers and my ADHD self. Usually I do it in a fit of ADHD rage, roughly once a month when I feel overwhelmed and don't stop until 2 garbage bags are full, one with trash, one for donations. Takes 15 to 20 minutes and is so satisfying without making a mess.
Because I'm 100% with you, gathering everything to declutter is an absolute nightmare. I tried that in the very beginning one time, and after gathering all our back then 1 year olds toys, I closed her room, and that pile stayed like that for several weeks, that's how bad it overwhelmed me - an entire room unusable. But I'm happy that I had that experience, because it made me look online for solutions and that's how I stumbled over you, Dana and Dawn - the three of you truly changed my life.
I love Take Your House Back and renew every year! It's totally worth it. You will be amazed in what you get done.
Take your house back is phenomenal. Best money I’ve ever spent. I’m about to renew for the second time. The FB community is incredibly positive, insightful, and supportive. Even if you don’t get started right away, the repetition and reinforcement really prepares you so that your mindset is in the right place when you do start. Highly recommend. ❤
I have done that too. I brought so much stuff to this house and so little furniture that I did scavenge what I could off the street. Recently my kind neighbours gave me their 6year old washing machine and I put my old one out on the street. But now I have to clean and declutter. As well I have to rediscover my artistic side. ❤
I am so glad you booked the appointment with the doctors The thought you would let it grow floored me.. You made my day, Cas!
Having a friend for me is so much more motivating. You’re chatting while working so it’s not daunting. My best friend and I used to do it together and it helped so much. She’s very motivated when she cleans, so just having her chatting with me when I need to declutter has been fabulous.we don’t live near each other anymore so I just call her and put her on speaker so that helps me.
The live declutter aspect was GENIUS so whoever came up with that, wow.👌🏻 That basically is body doubling which is such a helpful technique to so many. (In my opinion especially if you have ADHD)
Thanks for all of your decluttering videos, I moved into a bedsit apartment almost a year ago now, and I have decluttered so much stuff that I didn't even know I had Thanks to your videos, keep em coming.
Been decluttering for a few years now and love it. Now I’m starting to look at what is practical in my home like I made a taller firewood box on castors for the lounge so I can clean under and around it and wheel it to the front door so I don’t traipse grass and mud inside and it’s safer. Also made a firewood shelter in the garage which holds 6 barrows full instead of keeping the barrows full of wood and unusable. These kind of things are making me feel calmer and next level organised.
Hi Cas! It's great to hear you talk about various ways to declutter. We're not all the same, and what works for me may not make sense for someone else 🙂
So so true. After a fiasco/fail trying to Marie Kondo all my clothing I switched to just plucking things from here and there for donation+. When I started to see a real difference I then started on half a closet, or a drawer or shelf. It's probably taken much longer but is far less stressful on me. I'm still not to the point of maintenence yet but finally things are much more manageable without crash and burn issues or worse, giving up.
Yes I am also very very thankful that she went through different methods because I have about 10 maybe even 15% of my clutter which is crazy is self-help books on organization skills I have severe ADHD and they are almost neatly in the pile to the left as you walk in my bedroom door but that does not count the ones that are in the bathroom sitting next to the bathtub and the ones that are on my kitchen table in my ever-growing Tower of clutter and also next to the recliner and the rocker because I can make my house go from Christine everything in place to looking like tornadoes and hurricanes went through every thrift shop in the five state radius then carried everything it sucked up from those places and dumped it in my house and that always happens whenever I get a wild hair and decide I'm sick and tired of living in clutter jumping over things everything's an obstacle course and finding 15 containers of course sea salt in pink and another three in white who am I finally grab everything out of my kitchen cabinets That's a lot of salt.
You made me smile at.a memory. About 20 years ago my brother cracked up at my 20+ books on simplifying life. Ya know what? I have 2 now and a very simple house. 🌻🍄
I’ve never heard it called “Easter egg” but that’s definitely my favorite method! I love filling bags especially the day before trash pick up. I’ve made the most progress with this method.
No 2 minutes and I‘m crying jet. Your voice is so understandable. Thank you for being in this world.
I was inspired and had decluttered my candle storage a few weeks ago (I thought), but after hearing you talk about how crazy it was to put a candle back into storage if you didn't really like the scent, I went back in and decluttered again ... Candle scents I didn't like are now gone. Incense I've stored for decades - gone. Candlesticks I never burn - gone. Wax burners I haven't used in years - gone. Plug-ins I'm just storing - gone.... What's left now are all of my favorite candles. And I know exactly what I have because I can easily SEE everything now. ...I may revisit my medicine and lotions in the same way. I've gotten rid of SO much, but I know there's more purging to do. The process is getting so much easier now. Thank you for the inspiration!
Another inspiration for me has been deactivating social media. It's designed to mine our attention. Although I didn't post often and only checked it out in the evenings from my laptop, it was time spent doing literally nothing for myself. Decluttering messages, like yours, have to sink in. So, freeing myself from social media, gave me the time to keep what you're saying in my thoughts. I'm happy to say that I'm getting super excited about all the positive changes I'm making.
I joined take your house back 2 years ago and renewed for 10 dollars at the anniversary because it works! I’m not in facebook but I love that I can work along with the live all day declutters just a couple hours behind everyone else through the course.
Thankyou! I love the intuitive technique. Here is my story - like alot of us - lots of stuff filling the floors and table tops with full expectation to organize and put away in its forever spot.....but guess what the forever spots are taken by the stuff I'm not using and havent in years. My neighbor was the catalyst with a request to do a garage sale (in two weeks) so I'm going through it all and using the intuitive - it is garbage, garage sale or keep. My "chaos" corner looks so much better. I wanted to share the wins - now the OMG - I have items I just cant inutitively part with but have been perfect cluttering grounds....these are the items my mother passed down to me and I know I will never be able to part with. I've been thinking of ways to use the two pieces of furniture effectively so they don't become the dumping grounds again
I did the yes/no when we helped my mom move. Then separated the yes into the two categories and the no into the two categories after you have the two piles. Yes/No helped decrease the anxiety. We got so much done quicker and less stressful for all of us. Also, once two piles, it's the would you buy again, do you love it, etc...questions. I have the list you use and that really helps!!
I have craft supplies, I need to make decisions about them because I’m moving everything into a new she shed. Thank you!
I’m so glad someone mentioned and you discussed it-about the house falling apart. For the longest time I had no money left for repairs-then my long term relationship ended and I shop therapied my way to high credit card debt. Some of that debt was a few things to transform my room etc and I love the room now!There’s some bad spots in the house but the main rooms I use I’m working on to make it amazing. I’ll be back to decluttering soon as I get spaces cleared and ready for repairs to happen.
Thanks for sharing!
I've been watching your "tough love" videos. I really wish there were more on youtube like that. And not oh im being blunt but still in a coddly way... But just, get off your ass are you really you going to live like that?! It works for me. It's the only thing that makes me feel shame in a good way to where its like yeah this is crazy i have to get it together. I saved this tiktok video the other day from a woman who was reacting to the really messy house cleaning tiktoks and she said "we need to bring back shame. And embarassment." And it just sounded so spot on. I think that's what SO many of us really need to hear. 🙌🏻
So glad you are having it taken care of.
I really like the question, "can I live without it?"It reminds me of the urgency to clear my space and change my life. With a good end goal in mind, it gives me urgency
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I'm a professional mess maker ...for example while watering seedlings I dumped over the entire container of dirt into the kitchen sink! This is how I learned to get comfortable with cleaning, because I seem to make unbelievable messes on the regular.😅
Cass ... your tips have helped so much. I'm getting there slowly but surely. Whenever my arthritis allows me to do more than my daily non negotiable tasks ❤
Cass you never disappoint. I am sorry I missed your live. Love the idea of choosing a number to get rid of things. I use to use a timer w my son and students all the time. It was fun watching them want to beat the clock. BTW you look lovely in the lavender. (My fav color). ✌️💜✌️
I joined and you should too. this is the only thing that has ever worked. funny thing happened while I was decluttering. I found 4 decluttering, organizational books!!! I donated them, well all items are usually never in the same place, so as I continue to declutter [now because it's fun and very rewarding]. I found 2 more books lol lol those organizational and decluttering books just didn't work, but this programs with these 3 women does WORK!!!!!! even if you procrastinate and don't do it right away, you can go back and use it whenever forever. top shelf investment!!! run don't walk to order; you will not regret it.
I joined the Take Your House back a few months ago and I love it!! There are tons of videos and it’s well worth it! The combination of the expertise of these three lovely women is really life changing. Nothing compares to the knowledge they have.
Love you Cas! Yes we need you!
We all need each other❤
I joined your TYHB course and it's been so worth it!! Life changed for the good!!
I joined the ADD for the first time. I’m a work in progress. I’m still learning my way to improvement. Thank you Cas for your passion in helping us to be better. Can’t wait for the next ADD!! I will be working on my kitchen that it’s just remodeled. I want to be intentional in returning what I really need.
The all day declutter was life changing 🎉I can breath and deal with life once again!
I needed to get rid of a lot more than I thought so that I had free space ready for life and projects. There’s always something that needs to be returned to someone, charity shop box, read when have more time / energy, tickets for something, washing at some stage of cycle. All of this stuff made my home messier if it was out somewhere thinking just a temporary home and place will be tidy once those tasks done!
I've been watching for years. Today, I came across your ADHD organizing video. It's ME! Thank you! That led me to your ADHD "confession" video! OMG. I almost cried. Your history is so identifiable. The story about sitting in the hall at school was MY fourth grade! I'm motivated to do many things. Especially to understand ME! You're a blessing to all of us. In 4th grade I knew the hall janitor better than anybody else. Shame on Mrs. T****son.
Totally do Take Your House Back! In the class 2 years, I don’t push hard but after a while of watching me do this, even my husband is on board.
I’m so glad you made the appointment! I just watched that video this morning and it’s been on my mind anytime I’ve been awake today (sick & sleeping a lot) I was planning to add my harassment 😉 after watching this one, we are here cheering you on. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I call my method purgatory. The no pile gets a “time out” and gets taken out of the space. 6 months later I schedule a donation and go through the stuff. 99% goes but having a safe amount of time to live without it but still have it”in case” just works for me.
I did one of those things yesterday. I have been dreading. I cleaned and reorganized under the sink in my bathroom. It feels good to check that off my to do list after being on there for a year.
We do need you. I wish I had a friend like you.
If your house is falling apart, it’s great to declutter so you can repair when you can. My ex-hoarder wanted to line the shed without decluttering so it was a case of just moving stuff from wall to wall. Totally ignored me about cleaning out. Now the house has space I’ve been able to paint and fix a lot of small things and it’s giving me confidence to get it all in order. Yes my house is lipstick on a pig but it’s so much better.
I joined it a year and a half ago. My house is still unreasonably cluttered - except a few spaces are not! And it makes me think about decluttering all the time. Creating movement, even how would this room function better, instead of guilt.
In the end this week I decided because of my physical health it's too overwhelming so I'm going to hire somebody but if I hadn't joined the class I never would have considered hiring anybody. I found a person who loves decluttering and loves organizing and loves cleaning so how good does it get. I'm going to work along with them and we're going to use the tips and tricks that I've learned. And you know once you pay even if you've not used it very much that year it's only $10 to renew so I've already decided I'm a lifer. $95. I've invested $100 in a lot less productive ways.
Wanted to let you know, in case you wanted to fix it. ☺️ The very generous and appreciated printable Spring Cleaning Checklist from Top to Bottom gets cut off at the top and bottom of the page when it’s printed. Of course people can adjust that one page, but I’m sure you want it to print correctly, like all the other pages. Thank you so much for providing this and for free! Much appreciated! 😍
Oh thank you! I'll fix this!!
Love these new ideas
Easter Egg MAY BE MY METHOD!!!! Thanks, Cas!
You have the best sayings, Cas! 😊
I always look forward to the ALL DAY DECLUTTERING. Always a great time. I have my Last room ready for April 27. My Catch all room dinning room Craft room. Excited to get to it! Took 3 years to get this room done.
I have done it before. I enjoyed it.
I need to do it again. I feel like no matter what I fail at getting rid of stuff. I need the motivation.
I need to take a day off work and do it during the week also.
I have been watching lots of decluttering channels, and have taken bits and pieces from each, which is making decluttering work for me. (Slowly, but surely.) I have definitely been benefitting from your tough love approach!
I have the next 10 days off work… my birthday is on the 26th so I am doing the course. I am so thankful for the payment plan. This is my birthday present to myself. I can’t wait to start later today.
Wonderful!
I am more of a seasonal decluttered. June, July and August are great times to toss/declutter. Then I just try to maintain a neat space and don't overstuff any space. Helps to be tidy too. I cannot declutter without hearing my mom... a place for everything and everything in its place."
Cas, you have helped me so much! I love in a small home, but it's been just as hard to keep clean. I'm on disability and don't get alot of help with tidy from family. But, I got my house back (minus teenager room). Now I need to know how to clean the empty spaces!
Congratulations on your certification, that's amazing! I also love that you're training for volunteer firefighter ❤
I joined the TYHB!!! I've been wanting to join for three years. I decided to make the commitment now.
Yeah!!! Can't wait to declutter with you!
Hi from Michigan! Excited for this chat
I tried Dana's no mess de-clutter method in my bedroom closet for 15 minute a week ago, and wow! I was such a skeptic, especially since the squirrel
Sundrome is strong in this one lol. But mow I'm a believer! So, next time I'm in that zone, I'm going to dedicate the entire 1-ish hour for that week's zone cleaning tackling that closet, 15 minutes at a time. I absolutey LOVED being able to walk away at anyvstep in tge pricess, and come ba k and either pick up at the dtep I left off in, or start at the furst step, and still see the progress without the piles.
I take what works for me from each of your methods!
The all day declutters are amazing I highly recommend the take your house back course
I love those too!
It's so worth joining the course‼️
Not to mention who else let's you renew annually for just $10❣
Oh my gosh!!!! Thank you for making the appointment for the cancer on your nose!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Dana’s No Mess Method
5 step decluttering process ❤️
1. Easiest of the easiest step- Trash. -No decisions to be made. Black trash bag is ideal so you can’t see what you throw away. -changes how I view the pile, gets me moving without any decision making..just throwing away obvious trash.
2. What in here do I already know where it goes (easy decision/obvious location)? Take it there now, one item at a time.- Something that already has an established home: laundry, kitchen stuff, cd’s, crafts, cleaning supplies, music stuff..
3. Duh clutter. “Duh, why is this here?” If something obviously needs to go to donate box, just do it.
4. (Difficult stuff) One item at a time: if I needed this item where would I look for it first (instinct based)? Do not make a pile, take it there now, it guarantees progress! [You only ask if you can’t answer the first question.] (Reality check) If I needed this item, would it ever occur to me that I already have one (things you would do without or you’d go buy one: fishing line)? If I needed fishing line would it ever occur to me that I already had some, or would I buy more? If I would never go looking for it, I’d go buy another one, and end up with 2. That’s the opposite of decluttering, throw it out/donate. If in the future is it worth $5 to me to have this space decluttered (which was my goal) from now to when I might need fishing line? [Realistically if I wasn’t decluttering, I wouldn’t know I had fishing line and I would have bought another one anyway.] There’s only a 10% chance you’d have to buy that again anyway. [You’ve already moved everything out could see and get to without pulling everything out that was trash, easy to put in locations, or donate.]
5. Container concept: Consolidate- put scissors together, glitter together (forces you to touch each item) You’ll be able to get rid of Duh clutter and trash- “Oh I hate these scissors, they don’t work”. “Oh I have 27 makeup brushes, I don’t need that many brushes, I’ll get rid of 5. Now I have 22 brushes and they still don’t fit in the container.” Put favorite ones in first, until you’re out of room. Which ones do I like the least? Until the container is usable, and not packed tight. Which of these are more important to me, which ones deserve the space? Deal with one item at a time, scissors, paper, glitter. Never make a bigger mess, just make progress by one item at a time.
I’m starting to have a no job too small day. It’s a combo of take it there now and doing a small job. If I see a screwdriver out, I put it away and then see if there’s anything in that spot that needs doing or putting away. It’s great when you haven’t got the mojo for a large job and all the little things are getting to you knowing you’re making progress.
Hi Cass. I am truly overwhelmed!
Baby steps. Start with trash...boxes, packaging, wrappers, etc.
Hi from Prince Edward Island!!
Hello fellow Islander!
Re big pile of stuff, I kind of did this with hubbies stuff. I gathered all white socks in a big pile so he could see how many he had, didn’t really need to say get rid of some it was obvious he could let go of half! Same thing for white t shirts. Some methods work for small sections but good to have choices and not just blame yourself if you can’t get your one method to work in a particular area.
One thing that made a difference for me was asking the question " What is this room used for? Anything that doesn't belong there needs to get outta there!
This is so helpful! I feel like I need different approaches for different types of items. The method that works for my clothes doesn’t work for sentimental items or papers or whatever.
TYHB is the best❣
I learn from all 3 of you all the time. The All Day Declutter is truly magical...even on rewatch if you can't make it live❣
It's kind of like the "touch it once" method I used last time.
I decide where it goes and put it there immediately. There are some containers to help minimize running around the house.
I also used your "not everything has to be folded" method too.
THIS Is Super. HELPFUL NEED VIDEOS LIKE THIS😊
Glad it was helpful!
I heard recently that overwhelm comes because of perfectionist thinking. Lower the bar. :)❤
Suggestion for a video- how to be a minimalist and fully enjoy hobbies that seem to need a lot of stuff(quilting and cross stitch). I'm sure there are others that easily cause accumulation- woodworking and sports and others. I've tamed my extra stuff around reading and gardening, so I know it's possible.
I'm so glad you made that appointment!
I personally love the "no mess" method! From Dana.. this is a quick way to start decluttering. Don't like the Konmari method... super overwhelming!
Hi from London ❤ 🦋
Yay! So happy you made the scary appointments. Sending you love and big hugs!
Thank you so much!!
Total respect for trying to advance a charged hose. Those hoses can weigh more than me. Let me know if you have to do a fireman carry with a live person 😅
🎉I'm 18 most into the group.
No regrets, just lessons learned.
Craptacular!😂😅🤣 You're so hilarious! Sending hugs from Ottawa.❤🌷
I'm glad you made your appts. Thanks for sharing everything.