We have told our adult children that they don’t need to give us gifts anymore, we have everything we need. They have respected this. As far as giving them gifts , we just give them gift cards and money so they can pick out what they really need. I like to keep things very simple. I like to keep my home uncluttered, it really helps my anxiety 😊
This is a brilliant idea. We give each other experiences as gifts like concerts, afternoon tea, dinner, cinema etc. it means we actually get to spend time together and make memories xx
I don't even like to do gift cards anymore because of the plastic waste and they're a pain to manage. I've always found it stressful to pick out presents for my parents so I took that burden off of my adult daughter. We agreed not to exchange gifts for the first time this past Christmas and it was still a special time that we spent together. I'm giving in other ways like helping to clean her apartment buying things she needed for it.
I feel the same way the more things in my house the more anxious I feel. We have four children and we’ve started giving them cash for Christmas. They can use us throughout the year for what they want.
"Recluttering." That's the first time I have heard that term, and it's a good one. :-) I used to settle for things that I was looking to purchase, which I would eventually end of getting rid of because it's not what I wanted. I don't settle any more. I either find exactly what I'm looking for or I don't purchase it. It's definitely about a mind-set and prioritizing change.
With gifts I got a lot of freedom when I heard that when you receive a gift that is the end of the transaction. You don’t “owe” the person anything more than a sincere “thank you.” After that, the gift is yours to own, regift, or donate. Anything provoking fear or guilt is NOT a gift.
❤ I am at the stage of moving around my “stuff.” It is exhausting! I love your rule of only having furniture that you can clean under. Moving furniture to clean under is beyond my capabilities now. What an obvious but unthought of fix. You are so encouraging. Please keep up the good work!🎉
I have family members who are very much about wanting to know if what they gave you is being used or displayed. It is frustrating. As my husband says, it’s not really a gift if someone still has a say in the matter. In my opinion, if someone gives me something, they release all rights to ask/inquire/pry after that. I’m just too passive to speak my mind and say this to the ones who need to hear it. 😑 😆 By the way, I love your videos! Catching up on old ones now that I found your channel! 😊
I agree with most of what you said except i like faux plants/stems to add colour and style to rooms especially bathrooms and bedrooms. I have the itch to switch and for me, it's uplifting to rearrange, it stops me from buying new items.
Hey if it stops you from buying more I’m all for it! 👏😍 for me I had so much and I found I was never happy with how it looked so I would move it around all the time and that how I know it was clutter
Love your idea of the Clutter Box ❤ I’m going to incorporate that into my space. And I liked how you spoke abt family and friends wanting to give you stuff, I’ve had that done to me also and here was my solution…I began telling everyone that I don’t want or need “stuff”. Whether that stuff was a gift or just generosity; but if they were going to gift me something, I’d tell them not to get me anything that was just going to “sit there”. I’d tell them to get me something that I’d use, and use right away, i.e. Snacks or toiletries 🧴 or perfume.
I agree with you, Becky, hushing a room takes at least a week or more. My husband will say, "Where is this or that? I answer just seeing if we can do without it. We are younger seniors and I just don't need or want stuff anymore. Lol some things I wonder why I even bought them. I love your last tip the best as well. Saying no politely doesn't make you a bad person. Enjoying my life is most important to me now than stuff. I just wish I had learned that at your age. ❤ ❤
I still think of all the time I wasted and money spent on stuff I didn’t want and don’t have anymore gahh makes me so annoyed but then I remind myself now is way better then never! 🤦🏼♀️😍hahah thanks so much for sharing your perspective! ❤️❤️
Another tip I thought of. I got into puzzles from last year and now I swap them with friends or buy from marketplace and then donate or share or resell on. Never keep them and I do one constantly on the go, changing them every month. I love Minimalism so much 🙏🇦🇺
Also on live plants, cause I went down the same path with artificial then live again- if you have some super easy to grow plant always kept in a jar of water it cuts back maintenance even more. I gave all my plants in soil to my sibling (cause I watered so infrequently they got scraggly). Then I put some cuttings in water. Works so much better for me, I just refresh the water as I remember every few weeks and they're always vibrant and pretty. No idea if they'll eventually die or be able to reproduce more cuttings.
Great ideas! I found figuring out what I like and don't has made a huge difference. Simple concept yes, but really has helped my home be more cohesive and less cluttered
We do travel a lot. I also hate remembering to water plants even when it’s seldom. We have faux plants but not too many. When the weather gets warm, we just take them outside and quickly hose them off. Then leave them outside to dry. Super quick and easy.
Yes I am the same and pets who like to chew on really plants of which a lot are poisonous to them. I love the look of plants but I’m just not in the right time of life to have them inside for now. My tip if you have to have fake plants because of these reasons is to get the ones with big leaves they wipe off really easily.
Hi. I subscribed last week and I’m loving your content! I’m currently in a situation where I’m feeling overwhelmed by clutter and honestly just feeling stuck. This video has given me some great tips and some much needed motivation to decide what to keep and what to get rid of. Thank you😊
Thanks so much for reaching out and joining our lil community 😍 I don’t think there are any of us here that haven’t been where you are right now but it sounds like your ready for a big change and that’s all it takes! Good luck getting your house and life back and Welcome!! 🤗
I’m exactly the same. I move things around all the time and drive my family crazy. It’s a perfectionism mindset I reckon. Annoying right. I was the same with the indoor plants too. Fake v real. I love your place! I still think the bottom long shelve could be removed. Would be so good just the two. It still looks cluttered with it. But I love everything else to a T! Good work sister 👍🇦🇺🙏
Did they help and work right?? I'm really trying to make my videos accessible for everyone but it is a new learning experience and I'm trying to make sure I am doing them correctly hahah Thanks for your help!!
One tip for live plants is set a "water plants" alarm on your phone to alert you one day out of the week, then check each one with a water meter. Water where necessary.
Decorate in two seasons...winter and summer!! Use pillow covers, duvet covers, shower curtain and towel set for display only!!! Use plain hand towels and hang them on back of door with your bath towel.❤❤❤❤
I'm considering taking all pictures down on my living room walls. I just want to make sure it will be cozy and not sterile. I do have plants all around.You're thoughts?
My Mom just did the same thing! I told her to live with it for a while and slowly bring back things as you feel like you miss them 😍She has decided not to bring any of them back so far haha Good Luck friend!
i disagree with moving things around. i only have a few things, but when i rearrange my house, it feels brand new and refreshed! i do this maybe twice a year.
It was a big red flag for me when I had many things and was moving them around never finding a place I was happy with them. So yes I agree, move your minimum decor around a few times a year is great if it refreshes the room but I was doing it because I had so much and was never happy with the way it looked
For my mental state I always make my bed in the morning, also if I don't do it first thing I won't do it haha I will forget and move on to other things
we have used a wall plug mount behind the tv for cords and we just use something called a Roku so it has all the channels we could want! Thanks for asking 😍
Did you ever consider if you might have AMSD? (Aka ADHD) 😊 There are just soo many similarities to you and me. I would actually be surprised if you don't have it 😅❤
I tried hushing rooms, and found i left it a week because i liked it that way. But then somehow as i continued hushing rooms, more and more stuff accumulated in my spare room and now I hardly can get in there!
I now ask when someone gives me something they don't need anymore - " Are you totally done with this?" Then I feel free to pass it on when I no longer need it 😊 Anne
I actually rearrange my real indoor plants constantly 😮 at least once a month I move them with their stands, shelfs and lamps 🤦 and most of the time the results aren't satisfying. So this cycle repeats again and again 😢 I started selling some of my plants. Hopefully I will get to the point when I have just enough plants
Thats why I mentioned because they are real and I have to water them and give them space to grow I buy a lot less and it makes me more intentional in buying them instead of buying a ton of fake plants because I know they wont die. It’s about holding myself accountable
We have told our adult children that they don’t need to give us gifts anymore, we have everything we need. They have respected this. As far as giving them gifts , we just give them gift cards and money so they can pick out what they really need. I like to keep things very simple. I like to keep my home uncluttered, it really helps my anxiety 😊
Same! It's all about knowing what your enough is and it sounds like you have a very good grasp of that ❤️❤️ Thanks so much for sharing!
This is a brilliant idea. We give each other experiences as gifts like concerts, afternoon tea, dinner, cinema etc. it means we actually get to spend time together and make memories xx
Me too I have 3 adults living here still and I only request time with them like a lunch or flowers/chocolates at the most. Not stuff.
I don't even like to do gift cards anymore because of the plastic waste and they're a pain to manage. I've always found it stressful to pick out presents for my parents so I took that burden off of my adult daughter. We agreed not to exchange gifts for the first time this past Christmas and it was still a special time that we spent together. I'm giving in other ways like helping to clean her apartment buying things she needed for it.
I feel the same way the more things in my house the more anxious I feel. We have four children and we’ve started giving them cash for Christmas. They can use us throughout the year for what they want.
"Recluttering." That's the first time I have heard that term, and it's a good one. :-) I used to settle for things that I was looking to purchase, which I would eventually end of getting rid of because it's not what I wanted. I don't settle any more. I either find exactly what I'm looking for or I don't purchase it. It's definitely about a mind-set and prioritizing change.
Such great points! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
With gifts I got a lot of freedom when I heard that when you receive a gift that is the end of the transaction. You don’t “owe” the person anything more than a sincere “thank you.” After that, the gift is yours to own, regift, or donate. Anything provoking fear or guilt is NOT a gift.
exactly!! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
Except a mother-in-law like mine was😅
@@bobchevallier8456 therein lies the rub.
❤ I am at the stage of moving around my “stuff.” It is exhausting!
I love your rule of only having furniture that you can clean under. Moving furniture to clean under is beyond my capabilities now. What an obvious but unthought of fix. You are so encouraging. Please keep up the good work!🎉
Aww so glad to help 😍 good luck friend 👏 thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
I have family members who are very much about wanting to know if what they gave you is being used or displayed. It is frustrating. As my husband says, it’s not really a gift if someone still has a say in the matter. In my opinion, if someone gives me something, they release all rights to ask/inquire/pry after that. I’m just too passive to speak my mind and say this to the ones who need to hear it. 😑 😆 By the way, I love your videos! Catching up on old ones now that I found your channel! 😊
Aww thanks so much for sharing 💕
Thank you for these tips. Im slowly but surely decluttering my house. I took 4 boxes to the goodwill today, lol!! ❤
That’s amazing and I know such a great feeling 😍👏👏
❤ I enjoy minimalism. Been decluttering on and off over 8 years now.
That’s amazing ❤️❤️❤️
With two little kids, I am on the brink of making the trash can my clutter catcher 😂 Seriously, though, I love the idea, going to try it!
I know it’s a lot with kids ❤️❤️ good luck friend!
I agree with most of what you said except i like faux plants/stems to add colour and style to rooms especially bathrooms and bedrooms. I have the itch to switch and for me, it's uplifting to rearrange, it stops me from buying new items.
Hey if it stops you from buying more I’m all for it! 👏😍 for me I had so much and I found I was never happy with how it looked so I would move it around all the time and that how I know it was clutter
Terrific & Marvelous job you still doing Becky. I own you a 100% score on it. ✅🥇🤑💰
Thanks 😊 glad you enjoyed it!
Love your idea of the Clutter Box ❤ I’m going to incorporate that into my space. And I liked how you spoke abt family and friends wanting to give you stuff, I’ve had that done to me also and here was my solution…I began telling everyone that I don’t want or need “stuff”. Whether that stuff was a gift or just generosity; but if they were going to gift me something, I’d tell them not to get me anything that was just going to “sit there”. I’d tell them to get me something that I’d use, and use right away, i.e. Snacks or toiletries 🧴 or perfume.
Love the ideas! Thanks so much for sharing 😍❤️
I agree with you, Becky, hushing a room takes at least a week or more. My husband will say, "Where is this or that? I answer just seeing if we can do without it. We are younger seniors and I just don't need or want stuff anymore. Lol some things I wonder why I even bought them. I love your last tip the best as well. Saying no politely doesn't make you a bad person. Enjoying my life is most important to me now than stuff. I just wish I had learned that at your age. ❤ ❤
I still think of all the time I wasted and money spent on stuff I didn’t want and don’t have anymore gahh makes me so annoyed but then I remind myself now is way better then never! 🤦🏼♀️😍hahah thanks so much for sharing your perspective! ❤️❤️
Another tip I thought of. I got into puzzles from last year and now I swap them with friends or buy from marketplace and then donate or share or resell on. Never keep them and I do one constantly on the go, changing them every month.
I love Minimalism so much 🙏🇦🇺
Great idea!! Thanks so much for sharing your ideas ❤️
Also on live plants, cause I went down the same path with artificial then live again- if you have some super easy to grow plant always kept in a jar of water it cuts back maintenance even more. I gave all my plants in soil to my sibling (cause I watered so infrequently they got scraggly). Then I put some cuttings in water. Works so much better for me, I just refresh the water as I remember every few weeks and they're always vibrant and pretty. No idea if they'll eventually die or be able to reproduce more cuttings.
Great ideas! I found figuring out what I like and don't has made a huge difference. Simple concept yes, but really has helped my home be more cohesive and less cluttered
Thanks so much for sharing!!
We do travel a lot. I also hate remembering to water plants even when it’s seldom. We have faux plants but not too many. When the weather gets warm, we just take them outside and quickly hose them off. Then leave them outside to dry. Super quick and easy.
Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
Yes I am the same and pets who like to chew on really plants of which a lot are poisonous to them. I love the look of plants but I’m just not in the right time of life to have them inside for now. My tip if you have to have fake plants because of these reasons is to get the ones with big leaves they wipe off really easily.
I organized our kiddos room and got rid of 3 industrial trash bags of toys and clothes. I love the clutter catcher idea for our kiddos ♥️😍
👏 great job!!
Hi. I subscribed last week and I’m loving your content! I’m currently in a situation where I’m feeling overwhelmed by clutter and honestly just feeling stuck. This video has given me some great tips and some much needed motivation to decide what to keep and what to get rid of. Thank you😊
Thanks so much for reaching out and joining our lil community 😍 I don’t think there are any of us here that haven’t been where you are right now but it sounds like your ready for a big change and that’s all it takes! Good luck getting your house and life back and Welcome!! 🤗
@@minimaleaseThanks for the encouragement and warm welcome❤️
❤ I'm hushing my living room tomorrow!
That’s awesome! Tell us how it goes ❤️❤️
I’m exactly the same. I move things around all the time and drive my family crazy. It’s a perfectionism mindset I reckon. Annoying right. I was the same with the indoor plants too. Fake v real. I love your place! I still think the bottom long shelve could be removed. Would be so good just the two. It still looks cluttered with it. But I love everything else to a T! Good work sister 👍🇦🇺🙏
Thanks friend! I’m gonna keep working on it over here too 😍
❤ I am wanting more bare space! Still decluttering! Want it more peaceful.
I had really helped me to be more at peace and calm so I hope it can help you too ❤️❤️
Very powerful video. Thank you. Tons of good ideas
So glad! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️
Thank you for the subtitles for non-English speakers 💖.
Did they help and work right?? I'm really trying to make my videos accessible for everyone but it is a new learning experience and I'm trying to make sure I am doing them correctly hahah Thanks for your help!!
One tip for live plants is set a "water plants" alarm on your phone to alert you one day out of the week, then check each one with a water meter. Water where necessary.
What’s a water meter? Haha thanks for sharing! I will look that up
What is a water meter
The 8th is really a wake up call ❤
Hope it helps ❤️ thanks so much for sharing ❤️
Great tips, thanks for sharing Becky 😊❤️
Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
Some great ideas - thanks for sharing and you are beautiful by the way !!
Thanks! I's happy to help when I can 😍
❤❤ thanks Becky for this video! Xx
Aww so glad! Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
❤ Great reminders, Becky 😊
Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks so much for joining!! ❤️
Decorate in two seasons...winter and summer!! Use pillow covers, duvet covers, shower curtain and towel set for display only!!! Use plain hand towels and hang them on back of door with your bath towel.❤❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing your ideas!
could you please name the film on Netflix you mentioned? 🙏🏻
you're so pretty!
Aww thank you ❤️❤️
I'm considering taking all pictures down on my living room walls. I just want to make sure it will be cozy and not sterile. I do have plants all around.You're thoughts?
My Mom just did the same thing! I told her to live with it for a while and slowly bring back things as you feel like you miss them 😍She has decided not to bring any of them back so far haha Good Luck friend!
@@minimalease thank you!!!! I love your home and channel. I appreciate you taking the time to respond and for the encouragement to try it!
i disagree with moving things around. i only have a few things, but when i rearrange my house, it feels brand new and refreshed! i do this maybe twice a year.
It was a big red flag for me when I had many things and was moving them around never finding a place I was happy with them. So yes I agree, move your minimum decor around a few times a year is great if it refreshes the room but I was doing it because I had so much and was never happy with the way it looked
Some are saying not to make your bed right away, to let it air and dry after sleeping in it all night. Thoughts?
For my mental state I always make my bed in the morning, also if I don't do it first thing I won't do it haha I will forget and move on to other things
i have now stopped buying decor for our home its a nice feeling :) we have two real plants and to small fake one which my husband wanted lol ! x
That’s wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
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Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
I will tell people that I will find a home for the things I do not want. I have only had one person keep the stuff.
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Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
I have three gorgeous plants, because I don't want to look after anymore, you have to repot them, feed them, and water them.
I have 5 and I totally agree! I gave away a few in the past year because it was becoming more work then I wanted to take care of them hahah
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Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
Where are your electronics for your wall mounted tv? I love the shelves, but mine would have cable boxes, routers, dvd, wires, etc all over.
we have used a wall plug mount behind the tv for cords and we just use something called a Roku so it has all the channels we could want! Thanks for asking 😍
Artificial plants are ..easy.. to clean!!! Just toss them in the shower twice a year.❤❤❤❤ voila
Probably because I have dogs, mine needed to be cleaned a lot more then that
Did you ever consider if you might have AMSD? (Aka ADHD) 😊 There are just soo many similarities to you and me. I would actually be surprised if you don't have it 😅❤
Yes! I do have ADHD 💕
@@minimalease LOL 🤣🤣🩷🩷
I tried hushing rooms, and found i left it a week because i liked it that way. But then somehow as i continued hushing rooms, more and more stuff accumulated in my spare room and now I hardly can get in there!
Thanks for sharing your experiences! That’s awesome ❤️❤️
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Thanks so much for sharing ❤️
I now ask when someone gives me something they don't need anymore - " Are you totally done with this?" Then I feel free to pass it on when I no longer need it 😊 Anne
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts ❤️❤️
I actually rearrange my real indoor plants constantly 😮 at least once a month I move them with their stands, shelfs and lamps 🤦 and most of the time the results aren't satisfying. So this cycle repeats again and again 😢 I started selling some of my plants. Hopefully I will get to the point when I have just enough plants
Wow! So insightful ❤️ thanks so much for sharing!
What does your husband think about you hushing a room?
My husband thinks i have lost my mind.
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You still have to dust off real plants 😮
Thats why I mentioned because they are real and I have to water them and give them space to grow I buy a lot less and it makes me more intentional in buying them instead of buying a ton of fake plants because I know they wont die. It’s about holding myself accountable
Just put the plants, flowers etc. In the shower. Let them dry in the tub!!! Voila ❤❤❤❤
Yes a few fake i guess ok
But not too much 😅
That’s great! Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
I HATE the subtitles!
Thanks for the feedback ❤️
I actually love them 👍🏼
I often really need them if there is to much noise around me. Always use them on my telly too!😄
I love the subtitles…
Chiming in to say I loved having them.
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Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
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Thanks for sharing friend ❤️