Decluttering 2021 I How do I as a minimalist still have stuff to declutter?
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I love that your building has a library, room to recycle and share items with neighbors! It’s brilliant!
It's one of my favorite things about living here!
This is what I was going to say! There are so many creative ways to rehome something.
I was thinking the same. Amazing idea
I used to live in a 29 unit building. When someone didn't want something anymore, they used to put it on the basement level, close to the trash door. You want, you take, and if by Monday morning it was still there, then the janitor putted it at the curb.
What happens with the stuff that people put in for their neighbors that does not get taken? Is there a time frame and someone whose job it is to make the stuff disappear when that time is up? I love the idea of that am trying to think of a way to incorporate it into our church community setting without being overwhelmed with stuff...
Thank you for asking about my health, I'm doing well ☺
Wonderful!
Am sorry don't know you're sick
So happy to hear that💜
Really please to see you are getting better.
Happy to hear you're well. You look great :)
You know, I lost interest in minimalism blogs after a couple years, but yours is the only one I still follow. You have something special to offer. My favourite thing about your decluttering videos is that you are very sensible and actually explain where all items go. I really admire your style and personality!
Aww, thank you so much!
I declutter my home every season, and I'm always surprised, if not dismayed, by how much I still manage to accumulate.
Isn't it just crazy?
Maybe you should change your perspective. I used to have declutters here and there, even after being a minimalist for a while. However, after changing some habits I no longer have to declutter, unless it is things that have to be replaced
@@KateinBlack Could you please share what change of perspective? How did you get to the next step and no longer need to declutter? Thank you!
@@aliceinwonderhouse4760 they are borring and not pleasurable haha. After three years of writing that comment I don't really have anything to declutter, some creams or jeans do not work for me right now and will go to my sister, but other than that nothing to declutter.
My perspective is that minimalism.is not about decluttering, if you have to do it constantly and you have a lot of things to declutter each time for me it is just a compulsive state of getting something in and then out. My perspective is that I need things and I like nice things and I cherish them. However, I do not need more that I have. Resources are scarce and contamination has never been worse
You’re fortunate to have a place to drop off your recycling and leave things for neighbors to peruse. Wish I had something like that!
It’s one if the best things about living here!
you should look up the buy nothing project
@@anastasia10017 thank you for your suggestion. I will search for a group near me.
Every time I see you declutter and reorganize, I get up off my butt and do the same. Thanks.
At work, (when were were going in to the office) we have a "free" table; where you can put things you no longer want, but coworkers might like/
The free table a great idea!
that's very good idea. i will suggest this when we will go back to office ! thanks for the tip !
Not going to lie, a little 'yay!' came out of my mouth when the notification came through! Hope you are well!
I am, thank you! Thanks for yay'ing!
The recycling room is such a great idea! Sharing what you don't need or want with neighbors is perfect for the environment.
Just received a lovely check from my local consignment shop where I take my gently used items I know will sell. I’m still amazed at the things I’ve bought that I just couldn’t live without at the time. It seems we spend decades accumulating and then teach a point when we’re just so tired if it all, it has to go!
What a great way to let things go!
That is wonderful that you can take care of all the things you don't want in your building. I love how Sweden deals with their trash and sorting of paper products and such. I wish more areas of the world would follow suit.
I love that too! So convenient!
I love that you have that for your neighbors to see what they could use
This is off the subject but I know you say you don’t cook but the food & salads you make look delish!! Would you be interested in going to the grocery store & taking us along?? I would find that so interesting & to see inside your grocery store would be great!! I’m sure many of us would love it!! 💗💗
It’s so pleasing that the recycle room, library and the shared items to neighbors are all very organized - so neat and clean and all within one building! Amazing.
There’s a group of neighbors who take extra care of it which is so nice!
Such a lovely idea, isn't it?
@@BenitaLarsson Now I want to move to Sweden!
@@dianadriverasbury9130 Such a lovely community that everyone can work together to make the lovely idea happen :)
I'm well-known as the minimalist among my friends so when I tell them I've cleared out more stuff, they can't believe it. This video shows how easy it is to accumulate papers, etc. Thanks again. It's always such a treat to see you've posted.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I usually watch TH-cam videos at 1,25 speed but never yours! I savor them and enjoy every second. Thank you! I hope you are feeling 👍🏽
Aww, you’re so sweet!
Every time you expressed your disgust about the useless mop, I laughed out loud! I live in Michigan; we were anticipating downsizing, but the pandemic hit and my adult daughter is living and working here again. Nevertheless, we have been steadily decluttering and it has helped keep us all sane!
Decluttering is therapy for sure!
Nothing lasts, Nothing is finished and Nothing is perfect- Wabi Sabi . Every time you declutter you grow, so when you stop growing then I suppose life has finished.
Many people don´t realize that being a minimalist isn´t just about having a few items, that is only the end result. It´s more about a mindset--adopting habits of getting rid of things continually and not adding unnecessary items to your life. This means using up things before you buy another (like not having 3 bottles of opened shampoo), thinking hard before adding another kitchen equipment you might use once in a while. In the end, you might have more items than what is considered minimalist, but you are still practicing minimalism. People like us used to be called "obsessive/compulsive" because of the constant de-cluttering and organizing, I´m glad our life philosophy has become popular now.
I watched another video where they used boxes like the one thrown away for using in organizing ties or underwear instead of buying the boxes. Especially if they are sturdy boxes. Just a thought.
That’s why I kept them for a while but I had no use for them after all.
Realizing something can serve me for years but then no longer serve me has really helped with decluttering. Also I'm no longer serving the item. What good is it doing in my closet? Best to pass it on for a chance at new life.
Yes, exactly, all of a sudden things have served their purpose and you can pass them along.
I have recently reached that very conclusion! I regard it as a significant mileston in my minimalism journey. Just because i loved and wanted something once, doesn't mean i always will.
Your apartment building reuse and recycle facility is just fantastic. TFS x
I know, it's the best!
It's such a rewarding feeling clearing out some clutter and so satisfying too.
So very rewarding and satisfying!🙌🏻
I’m sad to see the green glass bowl
go. 🥺 I always loved those pops of green; but you remain our inspiration, Benita. 😍 Thank you, and very glad to hear you are doing well🤗❤️❤️
My son took it over!
@@BenitaLarsson Well, glad to hear it’s still at a Chez Larsson. 🤣🤗
The joy of being a minimalist 🌻
It’s fantastic system to have a room where you can share items no longer needed. I hope you are feeling well 🌿
I love this system!
I have been binge watching your videos all day. I love decluttering and a minimal lifestyle. Currently decluttering and organising as I watch this.
That is awesome! Thank you for watching!
@@BenitaLarsson You are welcome. It's so heartwarming to read from you.🥰♥️❤️
I love that you have a library in your building where everybody can bring the books they no longer need. What a wonderful idea!
In my old apartment building we had an little area next to the front door where everybody left the things they didn't need anymore. That was so wonderful. Usually the stuff was gone within an hour :)
The things I left were pretty much all gone a couple of days later. Even the mop.😂
@@BenitaLarsson I am really curious if the mop will be back in the communal area again because people have the same problem with it like you had :D
Good thing you have a place to put your things to share your things with
I love that room!
I just love that you have a place in your apartment building for recycling, sharing and passing on. It's perfect! And I am so happy to hear, healthwise, you are doing well!
Always love your soothing voice. Take care
Thank you, so sweet!
No need to respond Benita, I hope that you are having a wonderful day today. I’m still sending healing vibes to you from America. I love getting notifications when you post new videos, they really make my day.
That was the one good thing about living in an apartment, being able to easily give away stuff. I am in a house now in small town and no where to take stuff. But then again there is so much space the landfill will never be full I think.
Minimalism is a constant process as things wear out or break or become unusable...the trick is to stay on top of it so all of that doesn't become clutter! Great Video Benita ...You look wonderful!
Thank you so much!
I too love that your building has a library to exchange books. We have the same thing in my building in Canada and it is such a great idea. We have a couple of woman that keep it really organized for us and we just take whatever we want and leave books for others. You have the best recycling room and I love the idea of the shelves to leave things for others, excellent idea. We can post notices in our laundry room for anyone to purchase or give away.
We have a group of people who look after the areas and keep them organized 😊
@@BenitaLarsson It certainly looks so well organized and so clean. I wish in Canada where I live and the building I am in would take this measure. I am all for the recycling of garbage and also to leaving for others with books, clothing or household items, great for the environment too. All the best to you. Again, you are a calm uplifting individual and enjoyable to watch your videos and ideas.
Wow, I can't believe that you had anything to declutter, but you did! This is a great lesson for the rest of us, especially myself, who have things we are keeping 'just in case.' It does help me a great deal to have family members that like my 'discards.'
It’s crazy how things accumulate!
Omg you live in a dream, I love that you can share your things with others 🤍
Such a good idea..in my apartment building you are not allowed to leave anything in communal areas. I was thinking of putting a box of books by our letter box for giveaway and an old but good hoover..but whenever anyone does, they are quickly dumped. New washing machine next week … this is a perfect reminder to finish de cluttering my hallway … full of things we decluttered from the bedrooms and study. It’s quite a draining process letting go of things . They all have their history - but we don’t have big attics to keep old things , we apartment dwellers:)
I wish here in the US there were communal neighbor sharing and recycling areas like yours. That’s such an awesome idea. There might be some out here, but it’s definitely not common.
' ... no longer inspire me.' Those words about your magazine clippings really stood out for me. I realised I could be more mindful about letting go of things I'm not inspired by, but have held on to out of habit or not properly considering their place in my home. Thank you 😊 And also it's great to know you are doing well in your health. Xx
I’m so glad you found the video useful!
Thank you Benita for your very detailed imagery of items de-cluttered. It truly helps me think about categories I need to add to my spring cleaning routine. Elizabeth Ohio, USA
I’m so happy you found it useful!
Loved the idea of sharing your unwanted items with your neighbours - that’s a wonderful and generous concept x
I’ve gotten a few really good things from there!
I love the furry supervisor
I think decluttering is a never ending thing. Glad you are doing so well. Lovely video as always tfs 🥰🌵💐🌱🌞🏜️💗🥰🌵💐🌱🌞🏜️💗
It’s an ongoing thing for sure!
I continue to declutter on a weekly basis. Thank you! You are an inspiration. I have been a minimalist for years but have areas that need work. I let go of a large bag of clothing in good clean condition and a bag of shoes that are new but not comfortable.
Thank you so much! Uncomfortable shoes are the worst and just have to go!
That is so great that your building complex has a recycling room where you can pass on your items to your neighbors!
I love that room!
I can't believe it has been a decade. I remember reading your blog about it.
Love seeing Mini & Bonus as well 🥰
I’m always happy when they are willing to make an appearance too!😊
Wow! Your building has everything, self-contained! Great video! ❤️
It’s such a great building to live in!
I love that where you live has shelves where you can put things that may be of use to someone else. What a fantastic idea. Also…a library? Amazing. I love this video so much and it really has reminded me that I need to start to go through things again to make sure that I am only keeping things that I want or need. I still have too much but it’s getting better and it’s a process.
This is so good that you can share items with your neighbours.
I love that too!
I drop everything when I get notification you’ve posted a new video! 🥰
Yay, that makes me really happy!
I am AMAZED by the shared library and re-useables area of your building. This is such a great idea! Is this common is Stockholm? Thank you, Benita.
I don’t know his common it is but I’ve seen it in quite a few places!
building i lived in had similar and I live in Canada
Decluttering while living on your own is so much easier. I miss those days, lol. Friday I told my family to go through 4 baskets & 3 boxes of things. My mantra was, "your things your hands & out the door". A lot of grumbles but feeling is like a new home :)
Wow a building library!!! And shelves to up cycle 😍 AMAZING
It is pretty amazing!
Great to hear you’re doing well in health.
Watching you decluttering is so enriching. I think it all starts with bringing the unessentials home. So I’ve made it a habit not to buy or bring unwanted stuff home. Also, decluttering seems to be life-long. Like you, this WC check has to be seasonal & I enjoyed decluttering a few times a year.
Definitely appreciate the trash point where one can leave the unessentials in categories. It’s easier to find things for those who need it. Great idea. Thank you!
Decluttering is an ongoing process for sure!
You're an inspiration to me!! I'm a beginner minimalist, and I love studying your lifestyle of conscious consumerism.
Aww, thank you! I’m so happy if you find inspiration on my channel!
Well done! I’m inspired to declutter now. I love how there’s a place for everything in your building recycling center and neighbors can benefit from your efforts. ♥️
One if my favorite things about living in this apartment!
Thank you for the lovely video. I'm now retired but where I worked most of my life, we had a bookcase in the office kitchen. All of us would bring books we no longer wanted to keep at home. It was such a great idea!
We have that in our office too! Nobody’s physically there during the pandemic but such a nice idea!
I could watch you all day, so happy I found you!
I am going to set up a re-homing shelf in my building. I've lived in places with them in the past and at the very least they are a nice way to build community.
That’s s great idea!👍🏻
I love that your building is very eco friendly and has library.
Love the neighbour share! This is the future
One of my favorite things here!
You motivated me to get busy again. I have things that need to go.
Yay, go for it!
Inspiring! I love how you've organized and filmed the decluttering process, in itself that was so helpful, and enjoyable to watch. Thank you, Benita! 💕
Thank you so much for watching!
As usual a very good quality video with lots to learn thank you very much
Glad you enjoyed it!
So inspiring, as usual. My friends consider me to be a minimalist and I suppose I am compared to them but I have things that have also creeped up -- I need to purge. This was good to watch.!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Love how you can share your unwanted items with your neighbours Benita.A big declutter of our garage this week Yayyy!!xx
Ooh, garages and utility rooms are my favorite! Have fun!
I love how you ha e recycle and reuse area in your apartment itself. We have to drag every thing to 3 different place in the US.
When I lived in houses that was the case too! I love this set up!
Yay I am so happy when I see notification! Thank you for this I feel again cluttered even though it’s ten years of trying to live light. Maybe it’s stage of life parting with another layer. Sending love from Canada in a snowstorm here today!
Thank you so much for watching again!
Such a great idea to have a place where you can share things with your naighbours!
You have a library in your building! Oh how lucky you are. Heaven 😍📚📖
Happy to hear you are doing well. I also did a little Spring declutter and was able to remove three bags of items I no longer use. That feels so great!
It’s so satisfying, isn’t it!
🇬🇧 Such a great idea with the recycling in your building with the books, unwanted items and normal recycling 👍
Yes, I love that so much!
Last week I finally got rid of all of my clutter that was still left from my move.. i gave away 3 bags of valuable items to a friend whom suddenly had a whole new interior haha and the rest I brought to the recycling centre, it felt SO good! I’m definitely planning to keep my storage box more organized now and not just throw random stuff in there.
It’s so freeing, isn’t it!
I always love seeing your apartments giveaway room! Such a great idea!
I love that room so much!
Great to see you. I did a "spring cleaning" a couple of weeks ago, I was amazed how much I decluttered. I am an extreme minimalist by most people's standards. Things just seem to grow out of nowhere. Thanks for a great video. Glad you're doing well. You look great.💐
Isn’t it the weirdest thing how stuff just creeps up on you?
@@BenitaLarsson Yes, sometimes I think stuff multiples all by itself.
I laughed out loud when you said towards the end “and a useless mop set” 😂😂
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Bonjour Benita, I noticed the yearbook from the école française! Chouette!
Yes, I went there for 12 years!
@@BenitaLarsson quelle chance! 😘
So funny Benita we are sisters! I bought the same mop because of the neutral colours and three it out cause it had no way of working!!!😁😁😁
Glad you are looking so healthy. I would have loved that pile of clothing!!
Haha, such a useless thing!
In apartment building I've lived in, there may not be a central room to "share" items, so typically I'll just put out a bag or box in the lobby, with a "free" sign above.
Are all apartments like that where you live, with large recycling center, shelves to swap items, and a library? That is amazing!
I think some recycling facilities are required but the library and give-away shelves are a choice my home owners’ association made.
@@BenitaLarsson it is a beautiful thing to see a decision so thoughtful of others. I just found your channel and am already inspired. Thank you for inviting us into your home.
I just donated two shopping bags of clothes. I was surprised because I only have a small wardrobe but there were still items I didn't wear.
It’s odd how it keeps accumulating, isn’t it!
Hope you are still feeling well. You look great! Its going to be time to make the rounds of our home and see what should be decluttered. I love that your apartment building has the library to exchange books and magazines. We don't have that where I live, but I do take advantage of the free little library boxes. We have 3 of them around town.
I saw an ad for the slender mop and considered purchasing. I'm glad for your honest review and will stick to my current steam cleaner.
Yeah, that was not a good purchase.
I plan to purchase a steam cleaner this summer. Can you suggest a brand to buy?
I sometimes post a bunch of broken thinks for free pickup all together at facebook marketplace etc. and often someone is picking them up e.g. for an art project.
I’m a minimalist too but just when I think I’ve decluttered everything I find more “stuff” to let go of. Right now it’s books. They were great ones but I know I won’t re-read them. I passed them on to friends. Only keeping reference/non-fiction books.
I agree, that’s the way to go!
Gracias
I LOVE the recycle room!!! As a mixed media artist, that would be so ideal to have a place to find materials to use in my art. And, maybe have fun upcycling some of the odd items and redonating to the room for someone else to enjoy!
Very satisfying video! Just yesterday I did my first declutter for 2021. I counted every item of clothing I had (47) and realized that I literally have 9 hooded sweatshirts. What?!! I realized I was keeping them because of the bands they represented which I love. So I cut off the music logos/artwork from the back of the sweatshirts and I am making a nostalgic band blanket :)
That’s such a great idea! I made a pillow with my ex husband’s sailing shirt emblems once 😄
Love the recycle and share room in your building!
I have just started watching ur videos. Liked the place in ur apparent where u can leave ur recycle things. 😊
Such a great space to drop things off in!
Benita now more than ever I really wish I was a neighbour in your block I have always admired that circular concrete plant pot💕 And I also need to replace my broken plastic egg slicer and was just looking to buy pasta tongs😢
I ask myself this everytime I clean... “where did all this sh😵t come from”
I just took two car fills of donations and I feel like there is still more.. thanks for the inspiration to keep going, and knowing I’m not the only one who has this problem. I especially like when you go through your clothes.. I have a really small minimalist wardrobe but I find there are always items I can get rid of.
Haha, yes, where does it all come from?
My big struggle is that I don't have a place to drop things I declutter. But your video inspired me to try harder!
I had that problem when I lived in my houses too. Recycling and donating was so much harder!
Love the recycling idea in your apartment!! 🤗 Glad you’re doing well too. ☺️
I love it too!
I am amazed that you still find things to recycle, I can learn so much from you! I have the same Marimekko tableware , also in the sääpäiväkirja variant, but I find myself using the white ones much more often.
I just wish there was a soup bowl that went with it!
@@BenitaLarsson Yes, right? I don't like the deep plate at all so I use the bowl that you show in this video for soup.
the muji mop set is a great alternative if you are still on the hunt for a new one :]
I have one in the bathroom! It’s quite narrow though so I wanted something wider for the wood floors.
So satisfying. Like your new plates. Glad you are doing well.
Thank you so much, love having a nice set after those scratched ones!
I was going to order the same mop, so Thank You for your honest opinion of it. I too am quite tall and would have been quite annoyed as well.
Oh, you would not have enjoyed mopping with it.
Dear Benita, this video brought a spark of joy into my life today... thankyou x
Thank you so much for watching it!