Decluttering a Container of Random Stuff
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- I'm using the 5 step decluttering process from my book, Decluttering at the Speed of Life, to declutter this container filled with random junk. You can use the process on any amount of mess, in any size space, and never make a bigger mess. Really.
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I’m the queen of containers and boxes of random stuff - every move - you just put it in that box ‘for now’ - every ‘quick clean someone is coming over’ created a Random box🙃now I’m finally at a point for the last 2 -3 months- after closing out my outside storage- to sorting- sigh - it’s time consuming- but ever morning I put boxes on my bed - so I don’t have a choice but to go through them - I don’t move very well - so I can’t always put things right where they belong - I have a box for every room on my bed and sort - end of day all goes back on the floor - I take one box and put the items - say to the bathroom and put them under the sink in a bin - sorting and organizing the rooms comes when I’m all done - I’m lucky that I live alone and can work at my own pace - thankful for motivation from your videos ❤
Dana Quotable: "Success doesn't mean you have to be done. It means that you've done something." LOVE this!
I had a basket by my fireplace for 3 years that I threw in a box when I moved. I finally went through it using your method and it took 20 minutes. 20 minutes! Well, 3 years and 20 minutes when factoring in Procrastination Math. ;-)
Procrastination Math!😮😁💜
The only Math I'm really good at. 🙂😢
Amen
@@littlesheetable SAME.
Your comment is so encouraging! I have time set aside this summer to go through stacks of boxes . . . I feel motivated and excited to start knowing it worked that well for you.
@@GoogleUser-wx8mw Update: I went thru 2 baskets of dog stuff--including stuff from my dog that died in 2012! Embarrassingly, so! [Shaking fist] Procrastination clutter! The "Take it there now" has also been life-changing. I sleep with a mouth guard and you'd think I'd remember it before I got to bed every night. Nope. NOW I "take it there now" after I brush, first thing in the morning so I don't HAVE to remember it every night. It's the little things! :-)
7:39 “Success doesn’t mean that you’re done …it means that you’ve done ..something’ love it
I appreciate that you follow the same steps regardless of the size of the clutter. Otherwise it’s too easy to end up with a bigger mess.
I like that your dress form has its elbow over the chair back. Just chillin'
I love it too!
I was thinking the same thing! 😄
I didn't notice until I saw your comment. So cute :)
My decluttering mottos:
1. “I’m not THAT poor.” = I don’t need to keep this cheap, imperfect yet useful thing.
2. “I’m not that person anymore.” I don’t need to keep stuff from my younger days. No one else is going to use nor care for them.
3. “There are many pretty things in this world.” = I don’t need to keep things even if they are cool or neat looking. There are other pretty things that I will want to take it’s place
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This is great. I will adopt this. I see all of these three being the reason for my compulsive hoarding. Coming from a background of relative lack, I see why that could be so
Thank you for sharing
“I’m not that person any more” - love that!
This is excellent ❤️
It’s the random stuff that I find the most difficult!
I hate random things. And my husband loves to keep and pile random things.
Same.
Yeah, random stuff, and doolollies are the worst.
@@annem1123Doo dads thingamajigs 😅
"My goal is to have less in the space than there was before." "The space is better than it was before" is success. 👍
This helps me a lot. "Better than before! I can stop now if I want to."
Dana, I have enjoyed your podcasts so much, but love that you have added weekly videos. Seeing you in action and the expressions on your face is priceless! Getting your son involved in the editing process is also an amazing idea. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your wisdom over the years!
I agree! Her videos are so much fun.
AGREED 👍
Dana, I love how incredibly normal you are. TH-cam is such a performance these days.
I have lost multiple family members. I have alot of their stuff. I have recently went through things. My sister is going to take it to our local cancer donation store. They were very happy to get them. I sent years buying things for my young younger years, I am letting that guilt finally. Thanks for your books and videos, blog, etc. You make a hugh difference in peoples lives .
Me, too. Half of my storage unit is old furniture and collectibles of other family who have passed away. The rest is box after box of old tax papers add supporting documentation that I haven't touched for 15 years. Yes, I have paid several times over their value. Goal: clear out the storage unit, have a shredding party, sell/donate the furniture. There are only 5 things in there I truly want to keep: my baby rocking chair, my lilac quilt, my aunt's teapot collection, my mom's handmade porcelain dolls, my teenage/college journals.
I would consider donating the dish too, then nothing else can accumulate in there. Unless of course, you love the dish. It's super cute! Your facial expressions crack me up! 😁
I think there are laws of the universe -- right after the one "an object in motion will stay in motion," an empty vessel will collect random junk, a flat table-top will collect random papers.
so true 👍!
You are helping me so much. I have very severe ADD and my house looked like a tip. It was so overwhelming. But using your methods (I also bought your book) I picked away at it in small segments I could tolerate and took before, during and after pics. I wish I hadn't had to wait until I was seventy to discover this. It was the last big thing on my bucket list - the one thing that seemed to invalidate and overshadow all my other life achievements and the one that I actually cared most about - because I just couldn't do it. I cannot thank you enough.
Starting with trash sets your mind. You’re not starting with the keep stuff. You’ve set your mind with letting go of...
I LOVE your sense of humor!!!! Your videos keep me on "the path" to decluttering and laughing through the overwhelming moments! Thank you a thousand times!!! ❤️
The dog hair made me crack up. As I am watching, I literally see hair falling off the corgi and the heeler is not far away. Love these videos and how you are not afraid to show real life mess!
So many gems in this
9:29 "It's BeTtEr."
"Let me save this for another time when I'm testing remotes."
"I'm down to just a few pieces of hairy money."
😆😂 This is the best method! Thanks Dana.
I literally paused your video and cleaned out two "misc" art bins. I hated taking things right where they belong but when I was done I was done.
Atta girl!❤💪❤
I love your honesty it's like a big hug every single time
Dear Dana I have you a thumbs up before I saw the video because I am so excited that you posted. God girl and God Bless.
Me too! There is a 100% guarantee that I will love the video
Your decluttering methods make so much sense!! And I love that there isn't a bigger mess at the end like it always has been for me when I'm done. Awesome video!! Thank you for sharing!!
I LOVE that scripture on your wall. 😊❤ You are so great for helping (EXTREMELY) ADHD people like me to declutter without getting overwhelmed! The older I get, the more I realize that ADHD is the chronic mindset of NOW. If I don't do it RIGHT NOW, it won't get done. If I don't write it down RIGHT NOW, I for sure WILL NOT remember it later. I am SO out of sight, out of mind. I need to apply these principles...take one item and take it where it belongs RIGHT NOW. I always end up sorting into piles on my bed, and inevitably, at least one of those piles won't get 100% handled and turns into a smaller pile somewhere else. Thank you so much! 😘💕❤
Yay! I've been cleaning out my bedroom. I'm doing the "take it where you'll look for it" plan and it's working. I'm getting something done and don't have a big mess. Thanks for all you do. You're awesome!
Hi Dana, I have been watching your videos and listening to your podcasts. I'm ordering your books this week! You have actually inspired me in a HUGE way!! I got up this morning and before I left my bedroom, I half filled a garbage bag for donate, found 2 bigger items to be donated, and started a garbage bag. I live in an apartment complex and we have a place for the donated stuff to go for others to use, so i don't even have to wait to get rid of it all! Yay!!
Because of you, I am actually looking forward to finishing decluttering my home! Thanks to you, i have a plan in place and it is so simple to follow...too many instructions drive me nuts. I have ADD and OCD so i need simple!! I've written down your two questions to take with me thru my home, until I have memorized them. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Your comment that each thing done is progress has helped me so much. Thank you! At 74, progress isn't as fast as it used to be!
Hang in there, Terry!❤
At first I kept thinking was this really necessary, but I persisted and am I glad! Because the reason I have a cluttered home is the inability to put things where they belong! Thank you for driving this point home!
Profound! My new life mantra... Sucess doesn't mean you have to be done. It means you have Done Something.
Thank you Dana!
I'm loving the meta-communication with your son/videographer/editor! Thanks for another delightful and helpful video :)
I just recently found you, Dana, by going down the rabbit hole of TH-cam videos as I began my journey of minimizing my house. Your 5-step technique of decluttering works for me. The idea of not using a keep box is revolutionary to this professional procrastinator. Thank you for sharing your ideas.
Me, too...Dana K. White, where have you been all my life? I grew up in a mom and grandmom hoarding environment, so I inherited the hoarder gene. I collect yarn, books, and kitchen stuff and have paths from front door to hallway to bathroom/bedroom suite and from hallway to my rocker recliner, i.e., the main walkways. My husband and I have way too many clothes, a lot of which are too small, but I need help going through the boxes of clean clothes to weed out donatable items. Then I have to get rid of all the too-small clothes in my dresser drawers. But, I have to declutter the bags abd boxes in front of and along side of my bed. Oh, I don't sleep in the bed; I sleep in by chair in the living room. There's so much dust in the debroom that I have to wear a mask just to be in there since I am allergic to dust, yeasts, and molds.
Love your “Editor” he has your sense of humor 🙂
Acting on the decision has really helped me protect the work I’ve already done and get rid of the last 10 percent that always kept my house from looking the way I want.
I decluttered my coffee table basket while I watched! Thanks for the inspiration :)
I always enjoy your videos and your sense of humor!! Your decluttering videos make so much sense to me!!
Just watching you go through this with an actual process inspires me to put that process into use for one of the multiple spots in my home tonight. Thank you.
I LOVE this. I end up going as far as dividing into various boxes and then I have random boxes all over the place and don’t know what’s in them. I end up buying what I need when I need it when there is probably some in a random spot in my house. I think this is definitely the method for me.
I really like your method! My favorite part is the take it there now. In the past, I would put those items in a pile to deal with at the end. The problem was, I was mentally "done" at the end and didn't want to mess with putting it all away. You're a genius! :)
“I’m not THAT poor.”
This is what I tell myself when telling myself to throw away throngs like hairy brads, bent pins, stretched out hair ties and other less than perfect, yet maybe still useful things.
Our household specialty: the random box slash container.
Dana, I am so glad I found the video where my other mentors were telling us about the course we can buy made by the three of you. Since I was not familiar with you yet I checked your videos out at their urging and found out you and I are alike in sooo many ways! I am of course a new subscriber! I am going to look into buying both your books and I am feeling like I may even purchase the course because it may just be the very tool I need to tackle my cluttered LIFE! I love the way you clean without making a bigger mess! I am pretty sure that I don't start a lot of times because I can't get started and run out of time, energy or both, to complete my task so I don't start. Then it stays that way "YELLING" at me to get it done. Honestly I am being converted by these wonderful videos on youtube that are so helpful in my recovery. I count you as friend, Dana, THANK YOU!
There are others in the world like me. Oh thank God! Loved this video. With every object she explained how she felt.
Progress and only progress no matter how long you have to declutter. That's what I love about your method! And how you're always keeping it real. I've got a German Shepherd-Border Collie mix. Dog hair everywhere!
Little places are so hard to clean out, but you made it look easier (and more fun!) !! I love how you call them “doo-lollies” instead of “thingies”!! A lot cuter!! 💕 Thanks so much!!
Just used this concept yesterday with my oldest boy, for his pots of collections in his room! Explained the container concept to him.
You have the hands-down best decluttering method. I wish all the other decluttering gurus, many of whom I enjoy, would adopt your “take it there now philosophy.”
I love watching / listening to your videos while I do a pick up or declutter. Your books have changed my life and even my toddler is getting in on the act. Thank you so much.
I just find Dana’s voice so relaxing 😌
I was just doing that type of cleaning before I started this video. My ADHD brain enjoys the slight change, and I remind myself movement is good. Thank you for this vid!!
This method makes so much sense.
I do a container or drawer etc a day. Or even a couple and my house feels fresher. Makes me feel happy every time I open the drawers to these spots but what makes me feel even happier is that I know for sure that I'll be able to maintain it a lot better in the long run rather than everything going back to how it was 6 months to a year later.
The bonus to the “put it where it belongs right now “ method is that every item you put away is time saved from having to search the entire house for it later! Also, less arguments about who used the items last and what did they do with them. So much less stress in your home that cannot be measured but is priceless!!!
You are by far one of my favorites. You make me smile every time I watch one of your videos. Great inspiration!
Dana you are so funny I love your sense of humor and good advice. Thank you .LK 😁❤🙏
This was small but effective Dana, thank you. I sorted a little basket and bag that had been sitting for ages while watching you 👏👏👏
For me, I have found making little piles as I declutter the little container, ie, to go to the kitchen, to go to the bathroom cabinets, to go to my closet, etc. then, after I empty my bin, I put all my piles of thingies where they belong instead of ping ponging all over the house. It’s just faster that way for me :). I love your videos!
I'm laughing so hard , do lolli thingy's ( I think they're wire cutters ) that's so funny ...I love all your quotes.
My thought too!
LOL. Priceless and life-saving!! xoxoxo thank you!
Girl, you think just like me. It is so refreshing that to find help decluttering from you and the Minimal Mom. However, I am so overwhelmed with stuff that I quit again. My family is pressuring me. I need to get back to watching more of your videos.
I really appreciate your videos. You’re helping me loads. I bought your book on Amazon. Someone on a Facebook hoarding (collecting) group recommended your book :) you’re amazing. THANK YOU 💘🌈🥰
Thank you. While recovering from a chrushing foot injury.Ive been watching you. Since watching the bathroom drawer bit, I decluttered mine last week. After hopping to the garage for the first time in 5 months. Im grateful for my 15 year old boy laundry work. However, seeing many coins stuck in the bottom of the washer, I freaked.. Went looking for tools ..which I found in the clean bathroom drawer.
You are a godsend. May your life be uncluttered.
i was just thinking these days I'm so proud that I don't have a junk drawer! it' s one of the little things that I can keep organized in my house!
Lots of love 💕 to you Dana! Keep on keeping on!😎
I am almost below my clutter threshold! Watching this video and looking at a miscellaneous container that has been bugging me since August, I decided I am going to carry the container on my take it there now journey. Of course you said it later.
My container is empty!
I'm transiting from baskets in my room to my top dresser drawer. If it doesn't close, I know there's too much, but I can stack a basket to the sky with my jenga skills. 😂
I have those same skills stacking dishes in my dish drainer! If only it were an Olympic sport I’m sure I’d win the gold medal! 😁
Smart idea! I'm the same way.
I was once told if a space is full, don’t buy any more! Yet my brain doesn’t feel like the space is full enough, so I buy stuff. Vicious cycle...
@@SW-su5ho the container concept is helping. I had to adjust my mindset to limit my container to real ones. A pile on top of a dresser violates the container concept, even if it's in a cute basket. 😳
Girl, I have never met anyone who thinks like I do but you are my kindred spirit! I'm reading your book and am the same about time unawareness as well as things like the broccoli on the floor that the dog didn't want (from How to manage you home without using your mind). I call it visual white noise. If someone points it out, I can see it, otherwise it's just background hum.
Superb instructional lesson 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Yes - keep box - I do that. And you are right it avoids decisions 😂🙌❤️
That's it ,you never have to think about the remote again ✔✔✔.
Why is it so good watching someone declutter 🙊🙉🙈
Katrina (on my husband's tablet he prefers my iPad)
I wish I could use more thumbs up for your videos lol I love every single one of them
I super appreciate this method! When time and space allow, going marie condo on an area is great!! But sometimes (most times) my life doesn't allow for that!! Thank you!!
Make that container into a planter! Then you can’t fill it up again. 😊
Herbs
I enjoy these videos best. I love hearing the reasoning behind your decisions, and that helps me in my own decluttering. I don't use your method, per se, but I still find these "talk through the process" videos very helpful....and motivating.
I'm so glad you're putting out new videos - you keep me motivated. And laughing!! Sorry if you're name is Brad! LOL
You're awesome!
I recently started watching your videos and listening to your podcast. Thanks for making videos and podcasts!!! They are HUGE help to me. So encouraging and practical info!
It definitely works to make progress. (Do something to make it better VS. attempting to complete something!)
Interruptions happens.
You’re killing me smalls!! 😂😂 so glad I found you!! You’re my soul sister!! 😂💖🙋♀️
If I'm doing a larger area, I can't look so easily to see if there are other items that go in the space of the item I have in my hand. I just use a box and at the end of the project I take the box around and do it then. But I know what your'e saying....... if I just do it as I go, then I don't have a box of items that belong in other rooms just sitting around if I don't finish in one go. My house is three levels and I have RA so I just do what works best. These vids are helping me so much! I have thought about the course, but that is a lot right now while buying summer camp items, etc.
I love your humor!!!
Thank you so much, I tried this and it worked. My kitchen table was always a catch all on one end. I got rid of everything in an hour, put away right away, throw, etc. This really worked, you are magic.
That would make a cute Easter basket!
I love this method. I'm never done so better is good!
Also, I have been reading both of your books. I love both of them! They are GREAT!
Your humor is everything 🥰🥰
Love it! I also love that the arm of your mannequin is resting on the back of your chair 😂 Great video! Your son has fine editing skills.
I'm in the take your house back program,I'm working everyday in my decluttering,THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT EASY!!
Me too! I love that course!!
Wish I could join that course.
I hope you can its great 👍😊
Booboo
Blippi
My husband had a ton of stuff in his two drawer night stand and so when I was getting him to only keep what he uses, I had him put all the excess in a container and place under the bed. Then I organized what he kept and it turned out nice. One day he pulled out the container under the bed and started going through it. I set up two shoeboxes for him to use: trash and donation. Now he was able to sort through the stuff and divide his excess up into the two boxes. Most of his donation I trashed and the other useful stuff we gave away to someone who takes anything. Generally, he wants to keep everything. So, this method worked for him. He still has more under the bed containers to go through.
Love your methods! I enjoy decluttering and organizing, but it’s always good to learn from others!
I love & appreciate you so much, Dana!!! Thank u4 what you do & 4 sharing yourself with us!❤👊❤💪❤
You have many good ideas. Please don't keep repeating yourself. You time and our time us precious.
Thank you for knowing my brain! Bless you for sharing and helping us press on and making us laugh!!
So funny your instructions to ‘the editing man’ 😂
Hello from Ohio! I love your style! Keep making videos.
Bless u Dana 🙏amazing method 💕
I love Just go ahead & do it !!
I love your process. I do this (test the remote right now) just to be done with things and deal with them right away. It’s an awesome process. And I love that there’s no mess to be dealt with afterwards
ThankYou Dana👍
I just wanted to say I really like that cache pot. It's so cute!
Oh my goodness I love you - there is a bunch of "hairy money - you are a blast!!!!!
Love, love, love "DUH, donation"
Couldn't have said it better! Love your videos!!! 🌝
Screw that I probably need and will regret throwing away yet I'm going to throw it away anyway. lol. Love it, this so me also. I feel like evertime I watch your video you get me, or maybe I get you. Oh heck, you know what I mean.
I have an old Crystal Light container that has all the mismatched screws that I keep in the garage. Very handy
As I was watching you, I glanced across the room and saw a similar container. I had no intention of doing it right now but thought “why not... I can eat and sort simultaneously”.... now it too is gone. Thank you! 😁