Part of becoming minimalist has to be about not bringing stuff into your home. Decluttering challenge is fine but try a not shopping challenge. Your home is absolutely fine, by the way.
I really need to declutter my home, I’m 70 and I have a lot of stuff. I have all the Disney movies in VHS, I have no idea why I still have them other than memories. I applaud you doing this now at a young age because I find it very hard to now. ❤️
I wonder, how often Jay looks around one last time to see what's going to be different when he gets home.😂 Your home keeping enthusiasm is spectacular. 👍
I usually declutter things periodically around the house. But if you're in the mood, you could start with the desk in my office and then maybe the family room or pick a bedroom and don't forget the garage workbench. You might want to bring Cole along for the garage workbench. It's small but he knows a lot of good ways to organize tools. 😏😉🇺🇸
Your husband is an absolute saint. I couldn't handle it. More power to you. As long as everyone is happy. I need a house that looks lived in. Not dirty or cluttered,but lived in.
I know right? Jay probably hides his treasures in his folks basement. If I were Jay I be encouraging an organizational business to help clients declutter. I’m not hating Summer, just teasing.
@@HabitualButtonPusher If I were to visit them, I would have to leave a soda can or something sitting on the table. Just to watch the reaction. HE HE ...
In preparation for Christmas, I decided to change out a ‘small’ cabinet that a rarely used TV sits on. I’m ashamed (and yet delighted) to say we found a ‘surprise’ note one of our exchange students hid. He wrote a series of notes and hid them around the house before he left. We thought he wasn’t very sentimental when he left until we started finding these notes. It’s been 5 1/2 years since he returned home.
I am grateful to you Sumer for showing how to be organized to declutter or any other household project, this ensures you do the work and have a refreshing home environment.
Wow. I am tired from just watching you. You're home looks great. I bet Jay has to ask you where something is when he needs it. You probably touched it last lol. I need to be doing this too. Every time I start some projects of organizing all I end up with is another clutter somewhere else lol. Good luck
keep the ice packs a full freezer costs less to run than a empty one... I fill my freezers with water bottles when low and take out when I fill the freezer. with meats or veggies.
Hey Summer! My husband and I are both 68. We have been have so much fun clear out and organizing our home. It makes you fill so good to know you won't be leaving lots of unwanted stuff left behind if something happens to us. More older people should do this. Make it a fun time with your hubby!!! Thank you for sharing:-) Stay safe and healthy:-)
Refrigerator tip: Keep all your dairy up against the back wall of the fridge. Keeps them fresher longer. I keep all my milk and coffee creamers on the bottom shelf in the back. I know fridge doors are made with areas just for big jugs of milk, but if you're not drinking them fast enough, they can go bad.
Clothes, papers, books, and dust collectors ( trinkets and collectibles ) are the areas I need to concentrate on in my home. I will wait til after the holidays though so I don’t have put away Christmas collectibles, I’ll send them to a new home via Goodwill.
Funny, I thought I was the only one who uses a vacuum cleaner to clean furniture as well as floors! 😂 On a side note, you make torn jeans sing! Gorgeous! Envious of your husband!
One tip for the fridge (or the pantry) is using a lazy susan so you can spin it to grab things rather than reach to the back and knock everything over or have to move everything. You can get them at the dollar store (at least my local one)
I personally found that switching to a bottom freezer refrigerator made a difference in the amount of food that went bad. It's just so much easier to see everything without standing on your head to see the bottom shelf. Keep up the good work
Please think about getting rid of your Christmas/Holiday decor now and not wait 30 days to take it to the thrift store or donation center. Many won’t take Christmas decor after the holiday PLUS it will hopefully bless a family this year! I’ll take on the big challenge after Christmas. I’ve already taken a small load to my local GW this month.
This reminded me of the video you and Cole did together a couple months ago where y'all discussed your similarities/differences, etc. I can see you and Cole have that same mental "organizational" gene. Whereas Cooper is probably the one with fast food wrappers in the backseat of his truck. 😂
I love a good clean out and reorganising my cupboards etc. I have lived in the same house for over 20 years and we have only had a handful of mice but we had a 🐭 mouse plague which lasted for about 6 months 😱...... So I cleaned every cupboard, drawer and corner of the house and yard now that they have gone..... But watching this has me itching to tidy a few cupboards so I am going to do the challenge along with you 🙂
Boy I could use you for my garage!! It scares me when I walk into it, stuff everywhere and it takes the fun out of doing a project because I can't find anything. You are good at this organizing stuff.
I moved to another appartment 2 months ago. Got rid of old things and stuff i diden't use. Feels like my shoulders are much lighter ! Things dosen't make you happier, it just complicate things.
I feel for you my wife put me thru the same phase I could not find anything after it was organized. But it was cool I just got more junk. (Having kids helped her anxiety)
I enjoyed your video Summer, I have declutterd some of my own stuff too, me and my brother got our Dad's house cleaned out, years ago when my sister Was in college, she lived in Vermilion SD and she worked down in Sioux City Iowa, have you ever been there? I haven't seen Daddy CS videos lately, is he doing alright?
Hi Summer. I saw you have open boxes of pasta items in your pantry. Im in Ohio and we get weevils if you dont keep your food sealed. Dollar Tree has locking storage containers perfect for pasta for $1. Wasting food by letting insects infest it is not saving money.
Love your barn door! My husband is a hoarder (😉)! To declutter, I have to have a hidden box to put stuff in and then get it.to town when he's not looking! 98% of stuff he doesn't miss! Thanks for inspiring!💚
Hmmmmm.....Getting rid of thank you notes with pictures on ,is something i would never do............... you're brutal girl 😱 But i still like you anyway ❤
@@sumgoodstuff9995 I put them in photo albums,fun to go back in time and see how people looked,fashion,glasses,hair..love it....also love pictures on paper more then the digital ones,so putting them on a usb stick or cd dont work for me 🙂But yes,i know i'm one of the last ones in the world to enjoy this...lol (sorry for the bad english)
There's hope for you yet. Don't put things back where you want them to be. That's being anal. Put them where you can find them. The order matters not. In our home we made it a rule that when getting off the couch when a blanket was used we fold the blanket before stepping away from the couch. It becomes habit after a few times. A good habit. Don't decorate for others. Decorate for the two of you. If that means in the BR then do it. It's your house. People will respect that. Don't be a people pleaser. It's not healthy. Don't store milk or eggs on the fridge door. It leads to early spoilage. Get wire bins for the freezer. Clean behind the fridge, especially the air vents. A clean fridge is a happy fridge. BTW, are you sure the light is actually going off when closing the fridge door? What if it never turns off? After all, it's always on when you open the door. Think about that. Those bunch of letters on the labeler are known as the Alphabet. 26 different letters. I think you will be amazed with how better organized and "stuff-free" your life will be.
On a more serious note . . . Please tell your brother Cole not to be disheartened by some of the comments I saw people leaving after his last video. Those people were never taught the childhood lesson of : If you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all.
Good Grief!!! I saw your comment here, so it made me look. Gosh, I had no idea so many folks felt that way. People love to attack when they smell blood in the water. It's shameful sometimes when people do that.
Also, good thing this is “my” time that I can do what I want with. Please be respectful about throwing around “starting family comments”. You never know someone’s situation that they are in.
Something that makes a home more peaceful is to not stick things on your refrigerator. Keep it clean and sticker free.
This is so true, you put words to what I’ve been feeling and experiencing ❤
Part of becoming minimalist has to be about not bringing stuff into your home. Decluttering challenge is fine but try a not shopping challenge. Your home is absolutely fine, by the way.
I really need to declutter my home, I’m 70 and I have a lot of stuff. I have all the Disney movies in VHS, I have no idea why I still have them other than memories. I applaud you doing this now at a young age because I find it very hard to now. ❤️
Your movies are probably originals, not edited for wokeness. They might be worth saving.
Some of those Disney VHS movies are worth money to collectors. Don't just toss them.
@@lefty0741 I am keeping them thank you
@@devilschild thank you I am going to keep them
That little tool box makes a great sewing or crafts supply box. I use two of those.
I wonder, how often Jay looks around one last time to see what's going to be different when he gets home.😂 Your home keeping enthusiasm is spectacular. 👍
Probably every single day - ha!
I usually declutter things periodically around the house. But if you're in the mood, you could start with the desk in my office and then maybe the family room or pick a bedroom and don't forget the garage workbench.
You might want to bring Cole along for the garage workbench. It's small but he knows a lot of good ways to organize tools. 😏😉🇺🇸
Your house is beautifully maintained. Does your mom just love it that her kids are so tidy?!!
Your husband is an absolute saint. I couldn't handle it. More power to you. As long as everyone is happy. I need a house that looks lived in. Not dirty or cluttered,but lived in.
I know right? Jay probably hides his treasures in his folks basement. If I were Jay I be encouraging an organizational business to help clients declutter. I’m not hating Summer, just teasing.
@@HabitualButtonPusher If I were to visit them, I would have to leave a soda can or something sitting on the table. Just to watch the reaction. HE HE ...
@@davidplumm5394 I wouldn’t care haha :) I promise I don’t put things away 100% of the time
Make yourself a memory box. Put all the things you would like to save that have a place in
your heart.
Containers with tight lids are always better than open bags in preserving whatever is in them.
In preparation for Christmas, I decided to change out a ‘small’ cabinet that a rarely used TV sits on. I’m ashamed (and yet delighted) to say we found a ‘surprise’ note one of our exchange students hid. He wrote a series of notes and hid them around the house before he left. We thought he wasn’t very sentimental when he left until we started finding these notes. It’s been 5 1/2 years since he returned home.
WOW! You never cease to amaze me! You are the most organized person I know (virtually 😉)! Thank you for this great video!
The shape of your Christmas tree looks like a giant pickle. LOL
Haha! It was free lol!!
I am grateful to you Sumer for showing how to be organized to declutter or any other household project, this ensures you do the work and have a refreshing home environment.
Wow. I am tired from just watching you.
You're home looks great.
I bet Jay has to ask you where something is when he needs it.
You probably touched it last lol.
I need to be doing this too. Every time I start some projects of organizing all I end up with is another clutter somewhere else lol.
Good luck
You sound just like him 😂 but if it’s something he uses, I’m pretty good about telling him if it moved
I love organizing. I love watching you organizing. ❤
keep the ice packs a full freezer costs less to run than a empty one... I fill my freezers with water bottles when low and take out when I fill the freezer. with meats or veggies.
I love my things. I love watching those who do declutter. It's just not for me to do and I'm ok with that haha 😀
Summer u are the most organized person I know and your great at it🤷♀️🤗❤💯
Me too I been wearing the same pants for 3 days
Hey Summer! My husband and I are both 68. We have been have so much fun clear out and organizing our home. It makes you fill so good to know you won't be leaving lots of unwanted stuff left behind if something happens to us. More older people should do this. Make it a fun time with your hubby!!! Thank you for sharing:-) Stay safe and healthy:-)
Decluttering brings joy back in ones life. I got rid of 3 plastic totes of Christmas stuff. 😊 I'm looking forward to more decluttering.
I agree!!
Refrigerator tip: Keep all your dairy up against the back wall of the fridge. Keeps them fresher longer. I keep all my milk and coffee creamers on the bottom shelf in the back. I know fridge doors are made with areas just for big jugs of milk, but if you're not drinking them fast enough, they can go bad.
Thankfully jay always drinks them fast enough and I don’t drink milk ❤️ good tip though!! Thank you!
Dollar tree is now $1.25 on Virginia, they are slowly changing in all states by the end of January.
Ours is too :(
Clothes, papers, books, and dust collectors ( trinkets and collectibles ) are the areas I need to concentrate on in my home. I will wait til after the holidays though so I don’t have put away Christmas collectibles, I’ll send them to a new home via Goodwill.
Love that!
🙏🏻For the Cornstar. Bless you and your family. This too shall pass.
A month ago I cleaned my pantry. I was shocked at the expired food that I had. I really need to watch that.
There's a place for everything and everything in it's place.
Summer I find that if you use the book shelving type of method in your freezer, crazy but it works
Funny, I thought I was the only one who uses a vacuum cleaner to clean furniture as well as floors!
😂
On a side note, you make torn jeans sing!
Gorgeous!
Envious of your husband!
It could be depression too after being so busy and now in the house too much. Too much time to think!!
Thankful I don’t deal with depression ❤️
One tip for the fridge (or the pantry) is using a lazy susan so you can spin it to grab things rather than reach to the back and knock everything over or have to move everything. You can get them at the dollar store (at least my local one)
Summer you should just do what makes you happy
This does make me happy ❤️
I personally found that switching to a bottom freezer refrigerator made a difference in the amount of food that went bad. It's just so much easier to see everything without standing on your head to see the bottom shelf.
Keep up the good work
Someday would love to have one!
Please think about getting rid of your Christmas/Holiday decor now and not wait 30 days to take it to the thrift store or donation center. Many won’t take Christmas decor after the holiday PLUS it will hopefully bless a family this year! I’ll take on the big challenge after Christmas. I’ve already taken a small load to my local GW this month.
Already got rid of it :)
This reminded me of the video you and Cole did together a couple months ago where y'all discussed your similarities/differences, etc. I can see you and Cole have that same mental "organizational" gene.
Whereas Cooper is probably the one with fast food wrappers in the backseat of his truck. 😂
He’s tidy too :)
Barn doors for the win!!!
I love a good clean out and reorganising my cupboards etc. I have lived in the same house for over 20 years and we have only had a handful of mice but we had a 🐭 mouse plague which lasted for about 6 months 😱...... So I cleaned every cupboard, drawer and corner of the house and yard now that they have gone..... But watching this has me itching to tidy a few cupboards so I am going to do the challenge along with you 🙂
I’d love to have you join!
I admire you for this, that is such a great idea
Awesome declutter and organizing video. Extremely motivating. 😊
Boy I could use you for my garage!! It scares me when I walk into it, stuff everywhere and it takes the fun out of doing a project because I can't find anything. You are good at this organizing stuff.
Thank you!!
Nice Job!!! A clean house, is a happy house😊
I did a major purge last spring. I need to do it again this year.
Cheering ya on to that minimal/declutter finish line....👏
Thank you!!
I moved to another appartment 2 months ago. Got rid of old things and stuff i diden't use. Feels like my shoulders are much lighter !
Things dosen't make you happier, it just complicate things.
It’s the best!! And great job!
I feel for you my wife put me thru the same phase I could not find anything after it was organized. But it was cool I just got more junk. (Having kids helped her anxiety)
I’m sorry about your wife’s anxiety
Summer you remind me of Audry Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's where she had a cat but she didn't have a "cat" and the cat... now watch the movie!
I’ve been doing this same thing and I’ve been brutal about it but man it feels good 😊
I agree!!
Why use a dirty floor vacume on furniture you want to clean? It's better to invest in a hand held small vacuum that's clean.
It doesn’t bother me :)
My sister had her wallet stolen from a backpack purse. I won't use them! Crossbody for me!
I have been building a tiny house I love your show I've been watching it for a long time but I don't really say much I just watch but you're great
Thank you!
Oh do I hate de-cluttering. 😔
Hi Chef Jay ! 💙
poor Jay , he cant find anything now
I like your videos. Would like to see new ones from your dad
You're ready for a change ? 😱
Girl ! Didn't you pretty much just change everything in your house ?
😉😂
I’m always changing something lol!
@@sumgoodstuff9995 the only thing constant is change.
( that's an old saying I just made up )
Hello Summer
Salut. Have not seen any recent posts on channels. Hope all are well. Let us know, please? Blessings.
Old school label maker
Hi Ollie ! ❤
i bet hes wondering where he put those mini christmas trees
👍🏻👍🏻
Starbucks mug might be worth some money.
I wish I had gotten as much done as you have! 😕
Hey Summer would you ever consider a accent wall?
I enjoyed your video Summer, I have declutterd some of my own stuff too, me and my brother got our Dad's house cleaned out, years ago when my sister Was in college, she lived in Vermilion SD and she worked down in Sioux City Iowa, have you ever been there? I haven't seen Daddy CS videos lately, is he doing alright?
I have! And yup!!
Lool,snake away!!
Hi Summer. I saw you have open boxes of pasta items in your pantry. Im in Ohio and we get weevils if you dont keep your food sealed. Dollar Tree has locking storage containers perfect for pasta for $1. Wasting food by letting insects infest it is not saving money.
I had to google a weevil because I’ve never heard of such a thing! Thankfully we don’t deal with bugs in our pasta!
I wonder if you caught yet that you have ‘craft room’ listed twice!! Hey, you’re down to 29 !!
Ha! I didn’t notice but I do now!!
drives him nuts
What are your thoughts on prepping- ?
I’ll need a little more context to what I am prepping for :)
I love your video editing on your brothers channel.
🙏 Just wanted to wish you and your family a very Merry and Blessed Christmas Holiday and always. 😎 Lord-Jesus-Christ dot
What is your Poshmark store"? I would like to follow you!
It’s linked in my description:) ❤️
It appears like you were living pretty minimal to begin with.
Getting there :)
he will prolly buy a couple more now
You got a haircut 💇🏻♀️
I did!
Love your barn door! My husband is a hoarder (😉)! To declutter, I have to have a hidden box to put stuff in and then get it.to town when he's not looking! 98% of stuff he doesn't miss! Thanks for inspiring!💚
Hmmmmm.....Getting rid of thank you notes with pictures on ,is something i would never do............... you're brutal girl 😱 But i still like you anyway ❤
100% out of curiosity, what do you do with them? :)
@@sumgoodstuff9995 I put them in photo albums,fun to go back in time and see how people looked,fashion,glasses,hair..love it....also love pictures on paper more then the digital ones,so putting them on a usb stick or cd dont work for me 🙂But yes,i know i'm one of the last ones in the world to enjoy this...lol (sorry for the bad english)
If Jay preaches on Sunday, why don’t you go to show support to him? Just wondering.
I do! Church is at 8 am. I didn’t film this til later. He also has two jobs - one I cannot attend :)
If you really want to change you could get a dolphinectomy
There's hope for you yet.
Don't put things back where you want them to be. That's being anal. Put them where you can find them. The order matters not.
In our home we made it a rule that when getting off the couch when a blanket was used we fold the blanket before stepping away from the couch. It becomes habit after a few times. A good habit.
Don't decorate for others. Decorate for the two of you. If that means in the BR then do it. It's your house. People will respect that. Don't be a people pleaser. It's not healthy.
Don't store milk or eggs on the fridge door. It leads to early spoilage. Get wire bins for the freezer. Clean behind the fridge, especially the air vents. A clean fridge is a happy fridge.
BTW, are you sure the light is actually going off when closing the fridge door? What if it never turns off? After all, it's always on when you open the door. Think about that.
Those bunch of letters on the labeler are known as the Alphabet. 26 different letters.
I think you will be amazed with how better organized and "stuff-free" your life will be.
On a more serious note . . .
Please tell your brother Cole not to be disheartened by some of the comments I saw people leaving after his last video.
Those people were never taught the childhood lesson of :
If you can't say something nice then don't say anything at all.
Good Grief!!! I saw your comment here, so it made me look. Gosh, I had no idea so many folks felt that way. People love to attack when they smell blood in the water. It's shameful sometimes when people do that.
I appreciate it, Dale. 😁😇
All you do is declutter and counting every piece of trash is just crazy. Watching you drives nuts
Rose, if my videos don’t make you happy you could kindly not watch.
There is a pill for this!
You my dear need to start your family, you have WAY to much time on your hands. Counting how many items you throw away--really.
I am doing a declutter challenge :) so yup, I’m going to count to see what I get rid of.
Also, good thing this is “my” time that I can do what I want with. Please be respectful about throwing around “starting family comments”. You never know someone’s situation that they are in.
@@sumgoodstuff9995 I hope you will accept my apology, you are absolutely correct, it was very inappropriate.