I absolutely wish my mom would have realized the threshold of what is too many clothes and toys 😅 I could NEVER keep my room clean as a kid and it was so overwhelming. Anytime we would tryyy to declutter she would guilt me with "I just bought you that! Or, "you never even wore this!" And I would end up keeping it. Never realized how much of an impact that has continued to have on me as an adult until I started watching your videos. You're amazing, Dawn!!! 💜 I cannot thank you enough!
Yeah, I also wished I knew this sooner, but better late than never :) Especially these past 2 years I have been so overwhelmed with managing our household and I really saw that this influenced my relationship with my boyfriend. I am very hopefull for the future now because I will have to spend less time managing the house and finally spend time on things that are really important to me. I am happy I can teach my future kids this at least so that this will hopefully not happen to them.
"I'm glad I have other talents because I'm not a good housekeeper." This is what I always thought of myself & it let me get away with not being a good housekeeper. Now that I've decluttered a lot of things, I now realize it was because I had too much stuff! Thank you so much for all that you share! Have a blessed day!
I have another tip I call it the clip board method, my husband always has multiply projects going on, but I realized that he really needed someone to set a limit to how many so he can focus and get them done. So I recently started the Clip Board Method, where in you X number of Clip boards and you can't have any more projects going then we have clip boards. It has helped keep him focused tremendously! He can organize them how he wants break down what he needs to do, etc; and he gets things done to completion so things aren't left out in Project Grave Yard with half finished things! I just love your channel it is so up lifting and you are so easy to listen to. Thanks Dawn
We do clipboards for the kids, but 100% should do them for the adults as well (instead of multiple clipboards for projects, one clipboard with a dry-erase list of to-do's to complete before gaining screen time or play with friends..) I LOVE the idea of clipboards for house projects for myself.. I do way too much all at once, get overwhelmed, and then drop all the balls. Thank you for sharing this Elizabeth!
@@kristinasetmour4667 Your welcome! I am glad it can help others. I an A List Queen or as my husband calls them Lizts...I have way to much going on in my head to keep track of projects i need it out of my head. Plus it really helps when you only have x amount of time you don't want to get into a huge project you can't complete but you can do maybe a few steps and stops.
@@Jesusisallandiamnothing Thanks! As God said I will give you a helper and compliment. So here I am. I am good at the things he isn't and he is great at the things I am not. Its a give and take!
This is a good idea and I really need it in my life. I have so many projects going on! But I'm not sure if I'm ready to limit them 😕 It's something I'm going to try and implement, thanks for the suggestion
My brother and sister-in-law stayed at my house recently and when my sister-in-law walked into my kitchen the first thing she said was, "Wow, it's so clean!" It hadn't been dirty before, but I had decluttered my kitchen since she'd last been over and had cleared most items from the counters. I think she just didn't know why it felt cleaner - she even said that it hadn't been dirty before. That has really spurred me on to do more decluttering.
It can be so flattering! A relative of mine who has spent a lot of time and money on renovating her house said that our house "makes hers look like crap." It's hilarious because we have outdated floors, cabinets, counters, etc...
I’m not embarrassed by my tiny house for the first time in years. Almost done working on the office now. No more working at the dining room table and leaving files scattered around. It’s just for eating now. What a concept!
mis-sent... THE biggest life improve (outside of Christian ministry.... but it's in the same flow!). I now find that 20 minute slots will pretty much sort any piles developing, which is kind of miraculous! G Ire
A declutter vocabulary phrase to add... peeling the layers of an onion! I started my minimalist journey seriously a couple of months ago. My husband and I have three older children and we’ve lived in our house for 27 years. For the most part I have completed the first pass/layer and have just started the second. I had to keep watching your videos to get past the hurdles you talk about...sentimental items, I paid a lot of money for that, I made need it later, etc. I started to get discouraged when I didn’t see a huge difference right away, but I’m not giving up. Thank you so much for the encouragement and support!
Run around your house taking pictures of every room, and closet. That way you can compare before and after pics. You'll be shocked how cluttered it was.
im trying this method now i gotta find something i cant take it i did the obvious and i did try on every article of clothes if it didnt fit it went but now im to the hard stuff and i am lost i cant decide what to keep what not to keep i like it all but i know its unrealistic to keep it all im talking years of clutter here borderline hoarder i have adhd and im a butterfly clutterbug so im a wreck im all over the place
@thecrazylifeandtimesofacra2629 Keep watching videos to help reprogram your brain before tackling the next area. I also have an ADHD brain, that is helping me. ❤️
Ms. Dawn is over here helping me get my life together. Love her! 😆 Really though, I'm graduating from Uni this summer and moving cross country, and the amount of organizing and downsizing she's helped me do has allowed me to get a smaller, cuter, more affordable apartment. Very emotionally freeing. Subbie forever. 💙
My friend sent me one of Dawn’s videos right after Christmas, 2022. Since then, I have made 6 trips to the donation center and bags upon bags of pure garbage and junk! I didn’t think my home was messy or really cluttered until I approached it with the tools Dawn has shared. It’s been LIFE changing! I feel like a de-clutter addict! Lol. Even my husbands like “your organizing again”? Every space is tidy and free of things I don’t use. I actually enjoy being in our master bath because all my items have a home that feels manageable. Even our shower/bath area has an appropriate space for the items we need for bathing. I could seriously go on and on. If I could encourage anyone with one thing it would be to just start. Pick one small area and I promise you will feel liberated! Another thing that’s helped me to keep going is watching a video each morning after my daily devo. I scroll through Dawn’s content and pick a video that looks interesting. It motivates me every time! Thank Dawn for all the time you’ve put in to help us enjoy the space we live in.
@@mrsp5713 hey better late than never. ☺️ Even in the last month since I posted this comment I’ve made huge strides! I can hardly believe I lived with all the stuff and clutter for so long. I’m glad you feel excited too!
I like the term "Clutter Threshold" that Dana coined. I've noticed that over the years the more responsibilities and tiny humans I have to take care of, the more my clutter threshold has decreased. I no longer have the time or energy to manage much inventory.
Expecting baby #4 this summer and the more kids, the less stuff we have in general. Mom can't manage it all so I have been ruthless with our material posessions..
I have discovered that more stuff never made me happier...just more burdened. It is freeing to be content to have what I NEED, and to spend my free time enjoying my family...not barking at them about messes like I used to do. The phrase, "Less is more" is so true!
As I listened to you this morning I thought about the middle of your onion, your surprise… God’s will, His plan for your life. A way He could use you that you were soft to and willing to share with others and in the process share His love. My mama used to say that with God you will have all you ever need and if you don’t have something you think you need, He will supply or show you that your need is Him not an item. I’m so happy you found your middle because that’s where new onions sprout, that’s all of us listening!! Your gentle encouragement and education and sweet delivery is priceless! Thank you for being obedient so that I can find the middle of my onion too!❤️😘🙏🏻
This is a terrific idea. My mom use to take half our toys and put them in storage and then switch them out when she thought we got bored with them. Who knew mom was ahead of her time. Lol. Thank you for sharing.
I do that with mine all the time! Its like Christmas every two weeks or so when we rotate and the toddlers get to play with all the stuff they forgot about
The way my house is set up, I have a slot that my mail goes into. It is on the garage and goes in a box in the inside. I have a trash can that sits directly under it. I go through the mail and toss things that doesn't need to come in the house. I love it and helps to minimize paper.
Dawn, I love how you basically did an over view. This is so helpful to those people just starting to declutter or starting a journey to minimalism. It is so overwhelming to many. Use the resources you have listed. Follow some of these other friends that you have teamed up with… one step at a time. So many people want it to happen over night. It won’t… but the progress will happen and you will feel better every day. And… it is a continuous journey. I have the bin for donations as well. As time goes by, we realize we don’t need or use items. So bin with do not look inside is great!!! Thank you for another awesome video.
The memory bin reminds me of what my mom's generation used to do with cedar chests. They stored their keepsakes for the next generation after using it for a hope chest (for when they got married). GREAT concept, thank you!
@@ber1779 yes, long ago "hope chest" was where young women would store items that they were gathering/sewing to use in their home once they got married.
@@ber1779 Yes. Long ago it was also called 'glory box' (Australia). I remember a friend proudly displaying the contents of their hope chest; sheets, pillow cases, bath towels. 🌝
Just last night at the dinner table, we were talking about Dawn and one of her recipes. My (20-year-old) daughter said, “I’m going to get you a t-shirt with The Minimal Mom’s picture on it. You’re always mentioning her!” Another great video, Dawn!
@@Jessica_Jones Wow. As much as I agree with the whole concept of eating the frog, I guess I'm still not mature enough to actually do it (in my early 50's...sigh...). It's like all those other things that I know would make my life better if I just pulled up my big girl pants and did it. But the idea of being able to honestly wear that shirt...that might be the motivation I need!
I love these repetitions of classic concepts! Please keep in mind that people with some kind of executive dysfunction/mental illness need to feel as positive as possible for frog projects because even just one can exhaust them, they may not feel any satisfaction. So they might need an easy one or two first to feel up to it, or even help. ❤
I put every bill and paper I could on electronic delivery, set up links on my computer to the utility, phone or mortgage site, either wrote down the due date on a calendar or changed the due date to a easily paid time, and pay my bills twice a month on a payday with my computer links. I can easily delete any emails en masse and I don't have to shred anything! Saves me so much paper and time! I used to have two foot piles of paper in my house and now I only have some coupons, which aren't important. It was work to get it set up this way but now that it is done I wouldn't go back. No more lost paperwork and I know exactly when I will be paying everything.
Dawn, I’d love a full video on the memory bin. I have several large boxes full of memory bin type items (tons of photos, school papers, awards, birthday cards, journals, home videos, baby clothes, etc.) from my childhood on up through the years, including items for each of my 3 kids. I have a hard time deciding what is container worthy. I’d love to see you go through some similar items and show your thought process for choosing what stays and what goes. BTW, your channel has made the biggest impact on my decluttering journey! I appreciate you so much!
Frog projects. I have never heard that expression but I certainly know them. Every Monday I have a list of things to do and come Friday what is still left is things I hate to do like phone calls to make appointments. I don’t know why I dislike doing it as it is actually very quick and easy. Sometimes those phone calls stay on my list for 4 to 5 weeks 😂😂😂
One of my favorite quotes is from Mary Hunt..”Have what you need... and want what you have.” I’m sure she had you in her mind when she said it. Love your channel!
I think you are the most positive encouraging person I have "met" in a VERY long time. Thank you for your great videos. I LOVE your course. You three girls are super.
Well some thing just happened to me that I find very weird. I was carrying my phone from one room to another, and Dawn, you started speaking. I don’t know how that happened, but I guess I was supposed to listen to you. Thank you for motivation for the day.
Omg , I do not like to go through my paper clutter.. I do everything I can not to deal with papers . Try hard not to put on my island ,but I end up doing it 🙄
Thanks so much, Dawn, for your life-changing help and encouragement! I wish I could show you how big an impact you have had on my mom and me! My closet has been transformed and my kitchen feels peaceful! My mom has been inspired to just dive into things thanks to your frog projects advice and so much more! You have become our friend and our cheerleader -- God bless you and this priceless ministry! 🥰
Dawn, you have been such an inspiration. I've been working at this minimalism thing for years-starting with FLYlady and Marie Kondo. I learned a great deal from them, but I needed something to boost me over the hurdle. Then you said it. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. My mother and I were coupon queens and had a lot of "backstock". I had an epiphany when I heard you declare your dislike of inventory management. I don't like it, either! I hate trying to store and rotate 24 cans of pinto beans. I used them up and now I can get in my cabinets. My upstairs, which is the dumping zone, is now set up for me go up there this winter and really dive into the totes and decide what I'm going to keep and discard the rest, including the 6 totes of Christmas decor that I haven't used in years. My excuse has always been that I couldn't get to it. Well now I can, and if I don't use it this year, it will be invited to leave. I feel so much better, more successful, and even more "worthy", for having gotten all of the work done that I have in the last 12 months. hanks, Dawn!
THAT is for sure. It feels like 50% of my waking time is trying to develop systems for cleaning, mending, remembering, etc. it really does rob you of many better-spent hours.
@@JR-wt5pw Woo hoo!! Or should I say "ribbet ribbet"? I know, cheezy. Good for you! And now that you know the trick, maybe you won't get behind. Can you imagine how great that would feel?? 🙂
One of my biggest motivators is actually timing “Frog” projects so I can see how little time they really take. I also make a weekly “to do” list and pull from that daily because having a daily to-do list (other than Frog projects) stresses me out for some reason. Some weeks I can knock out the entire list in a day, but I not sure how motivated I’ll feel from day to day. This quarantine has zapped my motivation.
Maybe you just need a break! Take a week or two off. As long as you’re not reverting to bringing more stuff into your house, you’re not going to be any farther behind when you start again. “Everyone’s decluttering journey is different,” as Dawn often says! Maybe your particular journey will consist of stages - more like a relay race than a sprint or a marathon. You can do this! I know you can.
My oldest just turned 40 - being in the military we moved a lot so I had to keep everything in bins. For the kids bins I had a large Manila envelope by school year (everything that happened or that was important or special went into that folder). I still have these bins. It’s fun to look through from time to time when the kids come home.
OH.EM.GEE!!!! I LITERALLY JUST told my husband that I ate the frog! He asked me what frog? I said...cleaning the kitties water fountain. Mending is my other frog and I come into my craft room with this video playing on my phone...and you're talking about Frog projects!! This is the part that I would usually tell my husband...GET OUT OF MY HEAD! LOL Ty for reading my mind! LOL
I have changed our mail habits and this works for me. Mail never hits the table or any counter top, etc. It mostly goes into the recycle bin, I shred the parts that have our name and address on them immediately, or if it's a bill, then I write the check (yes, I am the only one who still does this), stamp it, and put it in my purse to be mailed the next day. No mail clutter -- ever!
So I’m a butterfly and my husband is a cricket. It’s been an eye opener! I’m so glad you mentioned it on another video. It’s helped so much with organising for both of us!
I'm a cross between a butterfly and a bumble bee and my husband thinks/ wants to be a cricket but doesn't follow through like Casey says happens alot w/ crickets. Just too in his head and never completes his organizing so it stays a hot mess. SMH BUT gotta love him... 🙄
Dawn, you support me in getting better in so, so many areas - not just in organizing stuff, in simplifying meal planning and paper organization, but also in being a parent and in nourishing relationships, including the relationship with myself. Thank you for all of your efforts, I highly appreciate everything you are doing for me (and the rest of the world 😉). Sunny regards from hot Germany ☀️😊
We are starting a new chapter in our lives. It's just us two now . I really wish I had this idea when my children were little. Now to start the process. Thank you so much for these ideas and plans.
When I think you can't come up with another great video, you do it again. I love you Dawn. I enjoy watching you and Tom bantering back and forth and also your videos with Diana. You guys are so real.
I ate a frog yesterday and the another one today!!! Also, I have two cars filled with stuff to take to donate! Thank you soooo much! Also, I sold a few large items on marketplace! Swing set, dollhouse and huge toy bin that held a ton of toys my kids never looked at! The toys are gone and so is the toy box! 🐸🐸 My daughter is mad I’m getting rid of things and wondered why I was motivated all of the sudden. I told her about this video and she said you must have brainwashed me somehow! Lol!!! She’ll be nine next week so she has no problem telling me what she really thinks! Haha! I’m so grateful! Brainwashed or not, that stuff is gone from my life!!!!
I loved this video, like a synopsis of all the things you have introduced me to. I do have a quarantine box. It’s a mesh hamper in my linen closet. I am always putting something in it, it is there if I change my mind, I’ve actually been using this technique for years while raising my kids. I don’t ever remember going back and taking anything out. When it’s full, I put the stuff in a black (important) garbage bag, and take it to donate. You’ve taught me the importance of a Sunday box, mine is cute, but not as sophisticated as yours, but just as functional. I keep it on my desk, closed as if it were a decoration, but everything I need is right there. Memory boxes, that took a little bit to evolve and curate, when I downsized, I already had a bin for each kid, with their name on it. It was easy to hand each adult child their box. For the most part, I don’t even think they knew about them, they were happy, and I had less stuff to move. Then there is the frog! Yuk! I have always made to do lists, and take great satisfaction crossing things off. Single working mom, four kids and three extras….that’s seven to keep track of. You taught me to recognize the frog in the mass of to do’s, and the benefit of getting that out of the way first. The other thing that I always did, I see you doing, but I do not see a lot of other mothers doing, is delegating chores to their kids. I was a home economist (really, I have a degree), this is how kids learn life skills and responsibilities. Life skills, like sweeping the floor or emptying the dishwasher are not punishments, they are part of contributing to the family. They need to be factored into their schedule. Everyone is given the same 24 hours in a day, how we use them is up to each one of us. Kids need to learn these things early, as I see you doing with your kids. You can’t throw these things at them when they are 14, and expect them to be happy. Start when they are 2. Put one toy away before giving them a second toy…. It just grows from there….
This is like your "Blinkist" version of all your big teaching points. 😉 This is the video I always come back to when I need a quick hit of direction and motivation.
Lol I just saw the toad at the end of the frog pictures, when you said frog projects will get *bigger and uglier.* I love toads. It's not ugly, they're so cute. 😅🍄🐸 6:25
Your memory bin has been an absolute game-changer for me! Thank you for introducing that to me AND everything else that has SO simplified my home! Grateful for you! ❤️
So I was thinking (this helped me) if there was a disaster or emergency where you had to leave quickly you would only take your essentials and I’m sure you would survive. So if you think what would I take if I had a day to pack then that might help you think about what you really NEED in your life. Also I love the quote “only have in your home what you know to be useful or believe to be beautiful” that could be different for everyone but covers everything 🥰. Thank you for all your encouragement much love xx
Today as I'm finishing this video, I'm gonna eat the FROG. My 2 memory bins, 1 drawer, and a shelf are going to be fearlessly be decluttered to one bin. Better for me, and certainly less for my family to deal with down the road. Thank you, always, for the encouragement .
Thats funny Sharon! I was watching a coffee prep video yesterday. The person preparing the coffee was using measurements in grams and milliliters. I was annoyed 😄because I had to look it up. The fact that it was 102° F here in Southern California(38.88....C)was driving me a bit batty as well.
I know this is an old post, but they help me get myself motivated when I get stuck. I was about 15 minutes in where you were talking about forgetting about your 'inventory'... Yesterday I opened a box and found $83 worth of stocking stuffers I bought from my Avon lady/friend in 2002, receipt included. Not in 2020, but nineteen years ago! I looked at everything, picked out three things worthy of keeping or giving, and marked the whole box 'DONATE'. Yay for me!
Went to Minnesota for a family weekend in June one time and OMG. I am from New Mexico and I’d much rather have our heat 😳 it is SO SO humid up there. It feels way worse than 90 degrees
I am so THANKFUL that I stumbled across your videos. I am pretty organized, but boy, do I have SO MUCH STUFF. I am always going through my closets and house, gathering things to donate to thrift stores and throw out other things. I still look around and find so much CLUTTER and JUNK/STUFF around my home. I live in a 3 bedroom house that is less than 1600 sq ft. and have 4 kids + 5 dogs. After my adult son moved out, I downsized my home (1 living/dining room, small kitchen, 3 bedrooms, and a loft-which now houses my two youngest sons, 2 bathrooms) before I knew I was adopting kids 3 years ago and I do not have the room to be a pack rat and the energy sucking anxiety each time I walk into my small cluttered home is not good. I am constantly organizing, purging, trying to de-clutter and my house STILL looks like a tornado hit it. I am super organized already with my kids' clothes and rooms plus the rest of the house. My younger kids' rooms, EVERYTHING is labelled and they ONLY have 7 days worth of clothes, underwear, socks, Pjs and those are placed in labelled bins. That has been a life saver for a couple of years. I rotate their clothes out between Spring, summer (only tank tops and shorts since we are in S. Texas), fall, winter. The rest are stored in labelled, plastic bins in the garage. Now I know that just organizing is NOT enough and just getting rid of stuff isn't quite working. I LOVE your videos and have been up all night listening/watching your videos and getting MORE clothes out of my closet. I will finish the other half of my walk-in closet tomorrow. I also LOVE that you are a Christian and PRAY on your videos. THANK YOU for your videos!
So happy I found your channel! You are so easy to watch and I love your personality! You come across as a normal gal just sharing what worked for you. You never comes across as a know it all! So helpful!!
Each one of these have changed my life! They might be simple concepts but take a big leap to put them into practice sometimes. I’m just so thankful that the minimalism went mainstream enough for me to learn about it. I’m even more thankful for you Dawn because you make it practical and help us recognize these mental blocks that get us caught up in our messes! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just watched your Gray area video and I love it so much that I need an entire gray area series for my entire house. It’s such an eye opener and I can’t wait to share with others. Thanks so much for that info.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Such enthusiasm and encouragement from someone in a nearby state. I realized that I've accumulated so much stuff over the years and am continuing to clean out and donate so that I can focus more on the important things. Your video was full of exceptional ideas to implement in our home 🏡. Keep up the great videos 🙂
During lockdown I was able to go thru closets, clothing, kitchen, loads of places in the house. Took two SUVs full to the brim to donate. What a feeling of relief to offload all those things.
I spent three days sorting out all my clothes and filling up five huge boxes. They are almost brand new clothes, which I never wore. I am now determined that if I try on something and decide not to wear it, it will immediately be gone into the donation bin. If it wasn’t good enough for today, it never will be good enough. Thanks for another great video. New sub here!!
I like to come back and watch these older vids, they are still super motivating, and usually I go and declutter a cupboard. I did my craft stuff yesterday and I was brutal with myself, got rid of 50% of my craft supplies. ouch. but i'm moving house again and i so tired of packing up this stuff i hardly ever use.
Love your videos. Thank you for summarizing quick tips from books, so we don't have to read the entire books. Buying and procrastinating actually reading the books is another downfall, so thank you for the helpful tips and summaries. Love your wholesome, down to earth Midwest family...❤️
You’d be so proud of me…I went through my serving dishes from my grandma/mom and donated the entire lot of it!! Inventory is exactly the word I need right.now! Thanks for your hard work, content and encouragement 🤗
I love that you put Do not look. My mom is famous for seeing my Donate box and wants to take a look, “just in case” 🤦🏼♀️ Noooo I’m going to start writing Do not look on my donate boxes!
Dawn you are so happy. I watch your shows after our morning rush of getting 3 little ones off to school and it helps get organized for the day and cheer up my attitude about the day after the morning struggle/ rush.
Loveeee these tips!! Love your personality! Thank you! I just hired an organizer to get me started as I’m super overwhelmed! But will be using your tips to do my own organizing soon. 💖
I really love your idea about taking care if the inventory in our homes. It ha been a time changer for me. Also by taking the Clutterbug quiz I found that I am a Ladybug living amongst FIVE Butterflies who have a very high threshhold for clutter. No wonder I have had such a difficult time keeping my home clutter free. Now I can finally adopt strategies to keep my home tidy. 💗 your channel!
Dawn I love your videos! These tips have been so helpful while I've been home with an injury. I've been able to pick away at a few of my cluttered spaces
I LOVE the ""Time will tell" basket! It eliminates the stress/panic of freezing my progress because I at that moment am not sure if I really will regret later getting rid of it now. It is such a relief when I go through the stack & can easily get rid of things that I am sorting through without any guilt. The coupons have already expired. The season has past & I can't plant any of the seeds or need any of the gifts/items in the catalogs. The decisions are made for me & I'm not longer paralyzed with fear or insecurity while going on with my day!!
I absolutely wish my mom would have realized the threshold of what is too many clothes and toys 😅 I could NEVER keep my room clean as a kid and it was so overwhelming. Anytime we would tryyy to declutter she would guilt me with "I just bought you that! Or, "you never even wore this!" And I would end up keeping it. Never realized how much of an impact that has continued to have on me as an adult until I started watching your videos. You're amazing, Dawn!!! 💜 I cannot thank you enough!
I relate...my Mom too!
Same here, too!
Ok. Forget it ..
I'm not going to talk about it
Yeah, I also wished I knew this sooner, but better late than never :) Especially these past 2 years I have been so overwhelmed with managing our household and I really saw that this influenced my relationship with my boyfriend. I am very hopefull for the future now because I will have to spend less time managing the house and finally spend time on things that are really important to me. I am happy I can teach my future kids this at least so that this will hopefully not happen to them.
I was that mom
Unknowingly 😭
Paused the video and made an appointment I’d been putting off. Thanks for the motivation!
"I'm glad I have other talents because I'm not a good housekeeper."
This is what I always thought of myself & it let me get away with not being a good housekeeper. Now that I've decluttered a lot of things, I now realize it was because I had too much stuff! Thank you so much for all that you share! Have a blessed day!
I totally agree with this statement. We are bless to have Dawn in our life to remind us to have less and manage it what we have better.
I totally agree and understand this.
This gives me hope, maybe Im a good housekeeper among los of clutter
I have another tip I call it the clip board method, my husband always has multiply projects going on, but I realized that he really needed someone to set a limit to how many so he can focus and get them done. So I recently started the Clip Board Method, where in you X number of Clip boards and you can't have any more projects going then we have clip boards. It has helped keep him focused tremendously! He can organize them how he wants break down what he needs to do, etc; and he gets things done to completion so things aren't left out in Project Grave Yard with half finished things! I just love your channel it is so up lifting and you are so easy to listen to. Thanks Dawn
That's a great idea! Well done for helping him like that. God bless you
We do clipboards for the kids, but 100% should do them for the adults as well (instead of multiple clipboards for projects, one clipboard with a dry-erase list of to-do's to complete before gaining screen time or play with friends..) I LOVE the idea of clipboards for house projects for myself.. I do way too much all at once, get overwhelmed, and then drop all the balls. Thank you for sharing this Elizabeth!
@@kristinasetmour4667 Your welcome! I am glad it can help others. I an A List Queen or as my husband calls them Lizts...I have way to much going on in my head to keep track of projects i need it out of my head. Plus it really helps when you only have x amount of time you don't want to get into a huge project you can't complete but you can do maybe a few steps and stops.
@@Jesusisallandiamnothing Thanks! As God said I will give you a helper and compliment. So here I am. I am good at the things he isn't and he is great at the things I am not. Its a give and take!
This is a good idea and I really need it in my life. I have so many projects going on! But I'm not sure if I'm ready to limit them 😕 It's something I'm going to try and implement, thanks for the suggestion
My brother and sister-in-law stayed at my house recently and when my sister-in-law walked into my kitchen the first thing she said was, "Wow, it's so clean!" It hadn't been dirty before, but I had decluttered my kitchen since she'd last been over and had cleared most items from the counters. I think she just didn't know why it felt cleaner - she even said that it hadn't been dirty before. That has really spurred me on to do more decluttering.
That's so awesome! Way to go 😃
That is awesome!! I know that feeling too! Same happened to me
It can be so flattering! A relative of mine who has spent a lot of time and money on renovating her house said that our house "makes hers look like crap." It's hilarious because we have outdated floors, cabinets, counters, etc...
That's Kudos
Dopamine counts !!
@hollyb love that stiry
I’m not embarrassed by my tiny house for the first time in years. Almost done working on the office now. No more working at the dining room table and leaving files scattered around. It’s just for eating now. What a concept!
Congrats on a job well done!
I love the container idea. If it doesn’t fit we must omit
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Me too
Containers make it so much easier.
But but but...I might lose 10 pounds
love it!
What stuck with me was "inventory" and "manage". I hear those words every time I declutter. I have done 3 carloads so far.
You rock!
mis-sent... THE biggest life improve (outside of Christian ministry.... but it's in the same flow!). I now find that 20 minute slots will pretty much sort any piles developing, which is kind of miraculous! G Ire
Dawn has just said at the end of this video " Just keep ploughing through".
I can say it is THE big
It is such a different way of looking at our stuff. It has definitely made it easier for me to let things go too!
A declutter vocabulary phrase to add... peeling the layers of an onion! I started my minimalist journey seriously a couple of months ago. My husband and I have three older children and we’ve lived in our house for 27 years. For the most part I have completed the first pass/layer and have just started the second. I had to keep watching your videos to get past the hurdles you talk about...sentimental items, I paid a lot of money for that, I made need it later, etc. I started to get discouraged when I didn’t see a huge difference right away, but I’m not giving up. Thank you so much for the encouragement and support!
Run around your house taking pictures of every room, and closet. That way you can compare before and after pics. You'll be shocked how cluttered it was.
I see it like peeling layers of a onion....as well 😁
im trying this method now i gotta find something i cant take it i did the obvious and i did try on every article of clothes if it didnt fit it went but now im to the hard stuff and i am lost i cant decide what to keep what not to keep i like it all but i know its unrealistic to keep it all im talking years of clutter here borderline hoarder i have adhd and im a butterfly clutterbug so im a wreck im all over the place
@thecrazylifeandtimesofacra2629 Keep watching videos to help reprogram your brain before tackling the next area. I also have an ADHD brain, that is helping me. ❤️
Ms. Dawn is over here helping me get my life together. Love her! 😆 Really though, I'm graduating from Uni this summer and moving cross country, and the amount of organizing and downsizing she's helped me do has allowed me to get a smaller, cuter, more affordable apartment. Very emotionally freeing. Subbie forever. 💙
Hope you graduated as planned and that your move went smoothly 😊
This is like your Greatest Hits album 😂🎵❤️
Best Comment!!
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My friend sent me one of Dawn’s videos right after Christmas, 2022. Since then, I have made 6 trips to the donation center and bags upon bags of pure garbage and junk! I didn’t think my home was messy or really cluttered until I approached it with the tools Dawn has shared. It’s been LIFE changing! I feel like a de-clutter addict! Lol. Even my husbands like “your organizing again”? Every space is tidy and free of things I don’t use. I actually enjoy being in our master bath because all my items have a home that feels manageable. Even our shower/bath area has an appropriate space for the items we need for bathing. I could seriously go on and on. If I could encourage anyone with one thing it would be to just start. Pick one small area and I promise you will feel liberated! Another thing that’s helped me to keep going is watching a video each morning after my daily devo. I scroll through Dawn’s content and pick a video that looks interesting. It motivates me every time! Thank Dawn for all the time you’ve put in to help us enjoy the space we live in.
I totally agree-liberation!! I see I’m not the only one late to the party. 😂 but we’re doing this aren’t we?!!! Let’s do this!
@@mrsp5713 hey better late than never. ☺️ Even in the last month since I posted this comment I’ve made huge strides! I can hardly believe I lived with all the stuff and clutter for so long. I’m glad you feel excited too!
I like the term "Clutter Threshold" that Dana coined. I've noticed that over the years the more responsibilities and tiny humans I have to take care of, the more my clutter threshold has decreased. I no longer have the time or energy to manage much inventory.
I'm in the same mindset too! My threshold is very low these days thanks to tiny humans, pets, etc
Expecting baby #4 this summer and the more kids, the less stuff we have in general. Mom can't manage it all so I have been ruthless with our material posessions..
I have discovered that more stuff never made me happier...just more burdened. It is freeing to be content to have what I NEED, and to spend my free time enjoying my family...not barking at them about messes like I used to do. The phrase, "Less is more" is so true!
I can totally relate 💥🎯
My overall stress capacity
is overloaded
🤚 Same. My 4th pregnancy/child pushed me to my limit of "get the trash bags". I just can't handle the clutter anymore...
I love that you put the donation date on it!
I've heard another you tuber say that she puts an alert on her phone, so she gets notified when it's time to donate her quarentine box.
As I listened to you this morning I thought about the middle of your onion, your surprise… God’s will, His plan for your life. A way He could use you that you were soft to and willing to share with others and in the process share His love. My mama used to say that with God you will have all you ever need and if you don’t have something you think you need, He will supply or show you that your need is Him not an item. I’m so happy you found your middle because that’s where new onions sprout, that’s all of us listening!! Your gentle encouragement and education and sweet delivery is priceless! Thank you for being obedient so that I can find the middle of my onion too!❤️😘🙏🏻
A pack-rat married a pack-rat, and had 5 pack-rats…
You are changing our lives for the better!!!
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You can do it!! 🥳
This is a terrific idea. My mom use to take half our toys and put them in storage and then switch them out when she thought we got bored with them. Who knew mom was ahead of her time. Lol. Thank you for sharing.
I did that when my kids were young. It worked!
We put 2 garbage bags of toys in the attic and told our daughter to ask if she wanted something..never ask for ANYTHING
Mine did that too.
My mom did that too!! 🤣🤣 Until one day I saw a bunch of my barbies in her closet and totally ruined her system, lol.
I do that with mine all the time! Its like Christmas every two weeks or so when we rotate and the toddlers get to play with all the stuff they forgot about
I think of you every time I take a load to the charity shop/recycling centre! God bless Dawn! Thank you for my paired down house.
The way my house is set up, I have a slot that my mail goes into. It is on the garage and goes in a box in the inside. I have a trash can that sits directly under it. I go through the mail and toss things that doesn't need to come in the house. I love it and helps to minimize paper.
The concept of "inventory" was a game changer for me! Thanks for all your help and inspiration over the years, Dawn! :)
Dawn, I love how you basically did an over view. This is so helpful to those people just starting to declutter or starting a journey to minimalism. It is so overwhelming to many. Use the resources you have listed. Follow some of these other friends that you have teamed up with… one step at a time. So many people want it to happen over night. It won’t… but the progress will happen and you will feel better every day.
And… it is a continuous journey. I have the bin for donations as well. As time goes by, we realize we don’t need or use items. So bin with do not look inside is great!!! Thank you for another awesome video.
I appreciate the idea of putting the date on the bin!
Thanks for cheering us on - I like hearing that "it gets easier."
The memory bin reminds me of what my mom's generation used to do with cedar chests. They stored their keepsakes for the next generation after using it for a hope chest (for when they got married). GREAT concept, thank you!
I have a memory bin in my hope chest that my dad made for me on my 16th birthday. ❤
@@annadingman1530 Is a hope chest a place to put stuff for when you get married? As in you hope to get married?
@@ber1779 I consider it more as hoping to use the items when you get your own place.
@@ber1779 yes, long ago "hope chest" was where young women would store items that they were gathering/sewing to use in their home once they got married.
@@ber1779 Yes. Long ago it was also called 'glory box' (Australia). I remember a friend proudly displaying the contents of their hope chest; sheets, pillow cases, bath towels. 🌝
Just last night at the dinner table, we were talking about Dawn and one of her recipes. My (20-year-old) daughter said, “I’m going to get you a t-shirt with The Minimal Mom’s picture on it. You’re always mentioning her!” Another great video, Dawn!
She's our Oprah. 😄
Haha! I'm still tempted to make a shirt that says, "I eat frogs for breakfast" 😂
@@Jessica_Jones Wow. As much as I agree with the whole concept of eating the frog, I guess I'm still not mature enough to actually do it (in my early 50's...sigh...). It's like all those other things that I know would make my life better if I just pulled up my big girl pants and did it. But the idea of being able to honestly wear that shirt...that might be the motivation I need!
I love "I'm not the bad guy, my house is only so big" 😂❤
You are so precious to me! Thank you for your amazing work on TH-cam!
Glad to be your internet friend xx
You’re the only person I watch the WHOLE video without skipping
I love these repetitions of classic concepts!
Please keep in mind that people with some kind of executive dysfunction/mental illness need to feel as positive as possible for frog projects because even just one can exhaust them, they may not feel any satisfaction. So they might need an easy one or two first to feel up to it, or even help. ❤
i agree
I put every bill and paper I could on electronic delivery, set up links on my computer to the utility, phone or mortgage site, either wrote down the due date on a calendar or changed the due date to a easily paid time, and pay my bills twice a month on a payday with my computer links. I can easily delete any emails en masse and I don't have to shred anything! Saves me so much paper and time! I used to have two foot piles of paper in my house and now I only have some coupons, which aren't important. It was work to get it set up this way but now that it is done I wouldn't go back. No more lost paperwork and I know exactly when I will be paying everything.
Dawn, I’d love a full video on the memory bin. I have several large boxes full of memory bin type items (tons of photos, school papers, awards, birthday cards, journals, home videos, baby clothes, etc.) from my childhood on up through the years, including items for each of my 3 kids. I have a hard time deciding what is container worthy. I’d love to see you go through some similar items and show your thought process for choosing what stays and what goes. BTW, your channel has made the biggest impact on my decluttering journey! I appreciate you so much!
I ESPECIALLY appreciate this video! It's like all your key tips in one place. Thank you!
Frog projects. I have never heard that expression but I certainly know them. Every Monday I have a list of things to do and come Friday what is still left is things I hate to do like phone calls to make appointments. I don’t know why I dislike doing it as it is actually very quick and easy. Sometimes those phone calls stay on my list for 4 to 5 weeks 😂😂😂
Great book! I read it years ago, got excited last year when Dawn mentioned it. Your local library might have it
Your time will tell basket was a game changer for me! ❤️
This is one I don't do yet - but I'm determined to start one tomorrow!
One of my favorite quotes is from Mary Hunt..”Have what you need... and want what you have.” I’m sure she had you in her mind when she said it. Love your channel!
Ooh, I like that!
Really like this idea! My kitchen and clothes can accumulate almost by magic.
I think you are the most positive encouraging person I have "met" in a VERY long time. Thank you for your great videos. I LOVE your course. You three girls are super.
Well some thing just happened to me that I find very weird. I was carrying my phone from one room to another, and Dawn, you started speaking. I don’t know how that happened, but I guess I was supposed to listen to you. Thank you for motivation for the day.
When you were talking about paper clutter, I felt like you were talking about me. I had no idea other people have this problem!
Omg , I do not like to go through my paper clutter.. I do everything I can not to deal with papers . Try hard not to put on my island ,but I end up doing it 🙄
I just finished a frog project weekend. My life has been transformed into a wonderful, simpler and cleaner one since finding you ❤❤
I didn't realize how many suggestions you've given I have been doing until I watched this video. Loved revisiting these ideas. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much, Dawn, for your life-changing help and encouragement! I wish I could show you how big an impact you have had on my mom and me! My closet has been transformed and my kitchen feels peaceful! My mom has been inspired to just dive into things thanks to your frog projects advice and so much more!
You have become our friend and our cheerleader -- God bless you and this priceless ministry! 🥰
I like the donate box with the date on it and the don’t look in it message!!!!!!
"I'm not the bad guy, it's the container!"
💜I love that!!!💜
TIME WILL TELL BIN, was a game changer for me. LOVE THAT IDEA, been using it for months and it actually works. THANK YOU.
Dawn, you have been such an inspiration. I've been working at this minimalism thing for years-starting with FLYlady and Marie Kondo. I learned a great deal from them, but I needed something to boost me over the hurdle. Then you said it. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. My mother and I were coupon queens and had a lot of "backstock". I had an epiphany when I heard you declare your dislike of inventory management. I don't like it, either! I hate trying to store and rotate 24 cans of pinto beans. I used them up and now I can get in my cabinets. My upstairs, which is the dumping zone, is now set up for me go up there this winter and really dive into the totes and decide what I'm going to keep and discard the rest, including the 6 totes of Christmas decor that I haven't used in years. My excuse has always been that I couldn't get to it. Well now I can, and if I don't use it this year, it will be invited to leave. I feel so much better, more successful, and even more "worthy", for having gotten all of the work done that I have in the last 12 months. hanks, Dawn!
I live in arizona and it will be 117 today. Mid 90s is so amazing 👏for us
But Dawn has high humidity. Much different feel to the heat.
Y’all are right on that humidity! I live in North Carolina, near the coast and 100% humidity all the time and mostly 90’s all summer 🥵
I love this video!! The only term I would add is the silent todo list, it really helped me. Thanks for being such an inspiration to us all 🥰
THAT is for sure.
It feels like 50% of my waking time is trying to develop systems for cleaning, mending, remembering, etc.
it really does rob you of many better-spent hours.
Ugh! Frog-Projects totally weigh me down. But you’ve motivated me! I’m headed to that desk NOW♥️Thank you!
Did you get it done? Did you have to eat the 🐸? 🤢
@@VioletJoy I did!-ONE of the frog-projects that is!😂-There’s a few there, but I’m determined, one frog at a time!
@@JR-wt5pw Woo hoo!! Or should I say "ribbet ribbet"? I know, cheezy. Good for you! And now that you know the trick, maybe you won't get behind. Can you imagine how great that would feel?? 🙂
Good for you!
One of my biggest motivators is actually timing “Frog” projects so I can see how little time they really take. I also make a weekly “to do” list and pull from that daily because having a daily to-do list (other than Frog projects) stresses me out for some reason. Some weeks I can knock out the entire list in a day, but I not sure how motivated I’ll feel from day to day. This quarantine has zapped my motivation.
Maybe you just need a break! Take a week or two off. As long as you’re not reverting to bringing more stuff into your house, you’re not going to be any farther behind when you start again. “Everyone’s decluttering journey is different,” as Dawn often says! Maybe your particular journey will consist of stages - more like a relay race than a sprint or a marathon. You can do this! I know you can.
My oldest just turned 40 - being in the military we moved a lot so I had to keep everything in bins. For the kids bins I had a large Manila envelope by school year (everything that happened or that was important or special went into that folder). I still have these bins. It’s fun to look through from time to time when the kids come home.
I am glad to have found your channel. I have been working on decluttering our house has gotten out of hand. But we are making progress.
OH.EM.GEE!!!! I LITERALLY JUST told my husband that I ate the frog! He asked me what frog? I said...cleaning the kitties water fountain. Mending is my other frog and I come into my craft room with this video playing on my phone...and you're talking about Frog projects!! This is the part that I would usually tell my husband...GET OUT OF MY HEAD! LOL Ty for reading my mind! LOL
I have changed our mail habits and this works for me. Mail never hits the table or any counter top, etc. It mostly goes into the recycle bin, I shred the parts that have our name and address on them immediately, or if it's a bill, then I write the check (yes, I am the only one who still does this), stamp it, and put it in my purse to be mailed the next day. No mail clutter -- ever!
So I’m a butterfly and my husband is a cricket. It’s been an eye opener! I’m so glad you mentioned it on another video. It’s helped so much with organising for both of us!
I'm a cross between a butterfly and a bumble bee and my husband thinks/ wants to be a cricket but doesn't follow through like Casey says happens alot w/ crickets. Just too in his head and never completes his organizing so it stays a hot mess. SMH BUT gotta love him... 🙄
Dawn, you support me in getting better in so, so many areas - not just in organizing stuff, in simplifying meal planning and paper organization, but also in being a parent and in nourishing relationships, including the relationship with myself. Thank you for all of your efforts, I highly appreciate everything you are doing for me (and the rest of the world 😉). Sunny regards from hot Germany ☀️😊
We are starting a new chapter in our lives. It's just us two now . I really wish I had this idea when my children were little. Now to start the process. Thank you so much for these ideas and plans.
When I think you can't come up with another great video, you do it again. I love you Dawn. I enjoy watching you and Tom bantering back and forth and also your videos with Diana. You guys are so real.
I ate a frog yesterday and the another one today!!! Also, I have two cars filled with stuff to take to donate! Thank you soooo much! Also, I sold a few large items on marketplace! Swing set, dollhouse and huge toy bin that held a ton of toys my kids never looked at! The toys are gone and so is the toy box! 🐸🐸
My daughter is mad I’m getting rid of things and wondered why I was motivated all of the sudden. I told her about this video and she said you must have brainwashed me somehow! Lol!!! She’ll be nine next week so she has no problem telling me what she really thinks! Haha! I’m so grateful! Brainwashed or not, that stuff is gone from my life!!!!
I loved this video, like a synopsis of all the things you have introduced me to. I do have a quarantine box. It’s a mesh hamper in my linen closet. I am always putting something in it, it is there if I change my mind, I’ve actually been using this technique for years while raising my kids. I don’t ever remember going back and taking anything out. When it’s full, I put the stuff in a black (important) garbage bag, and take it to donate.
You’ve taught me the importance of a Sunday box, mine is cute, but not as sophisticated as yours, but just as functional. I keep it on my desk, closed as if it were a decoration, but everything I need is right there.
Memory boxes, that took a little bit to evolve and curate, when I downsized, I already had a bin for each kid, with their name on it. It was easy to hand each adult child their box. For the most part, I don’t even think they knew about them, they were happy, and I had less stuff to move.
Then there is the frog! Yuk! I have always made to do lists, and take great satisfaction crossing things off. Single working mom, four kids and three extras….that’s seven to keep track of. You taught me to recognize the frog in the mass of to do’s, and the benefit of getting that out of the way first.
The other thing that I always did, I see you doing, but I do not see a lot of other mothers doing, is delegating chores to their kids. I was a home economist (really, I have a degree), this is how kids learn life skills and responsibilities. Life skills, like sweeping the floor or emptying the dishwasher are not punishments, they are part of contributing to the family. They need to be factored into their schedule. Everyone is given the same 24 hours in a day, how we use them is up to each one of us. Kids need to learn these things early, as I see you doing with your kids. You can’t throw these things at them when they are 14, and expect them to be happy. Start when they are 2. Put one toy away before giving them a second toy…. It just grows from there….
I like all the new b-roll shots 😊
I'm really trying to apply all of this to our home, and I can't thank you enough for what you do!
This is like your "Blinkist" version of all your big teaching points. 😉
This is the video I always come back to when I need a quick hit of direction and motivation.
Lol I just saw the toad at the end of the frog pictures, when you said frog projects will get *bigger and uglier.* I love toads. It's not ugly, they're so cute. 😅🍄🐸 6:25
Your memory bin has been an absolute game-changer for me! Thank you for introducing that to me AND everything else that has SO simplified my home! Grateful for you! ❤️
So I was thinking (this helped me) if there was a disaster or emergency where you had to leave quickly you would only take your essentials and I’m sure you would survive. So if you think what would I take if I had a day to pack then that might help you think about what you really NEED in your life. Also I love the quote “only have in your home what you know to be useful or believe to be beautiful” that could be different for everyone but covers everything 🥰. Thank you for all your encouragement much love xx
Today as I'm finishing this video, I'm gonna eat the FROG. My 2 memory bins, 1 drawer, and a shelf are going to be fearlessly be decluttered to one bin. Better for me, and certainly less for my family to deal with down the road. Thank you, always, for the encouragement .
I’m melting at 75 😂. Ps. Had to google F as here in the U.K. in c so wasn’t sure what anyone was talking about. Loved the video Dawn xx
Thats funny Sharon!
I was watching a coffee prep video yesterday. The person preparing the coffee was using measurements in grams and milliliters. I was annoyed 😄because I had to look it up.
The fact that it was 102° F here in Southern California(38.88....C)was driving me a bit batty as well.
I know this is an old post, but they help me get myself motivated when I get stuck. I was about 15 minutes in where you were talking about forgetting about your 'inventory'... Yesterday I opened a box and found $83 worth of stocking stuffers I bought from my Avon lady/friend in 2002, receipt included. Not in 2020, but nineteen years ago! I looked at everything, picked out three things worthy of keeping or giving, and marked the whole box 'DONATE'. Yay for me!
I have just started this video and I know for sure that I have a couple of dresses that have to go.
Always my favorite videos on TH-cam!! Thanks for your joy, positively and encouragement to simplify stuff, Dawn! 💕
Thank you! After 6 months of watching your videos, I might be ready to start 😂
Great video as always but the 'I love you' at the end was just what I needed today:) Thank you and I love you back!
Again I have to thank you for sharing these concepts. This community has given me the tools and permission to keep our inventory down!
Went to Minnesota for a family weekend in June one time and OMG. I am from New Mexico and I’d much rather have our heat 😳 it is SO SO humid up there. It feels way worse than 90 degrees
I currently have a "quarantine" stack of clothing in the spare room! Enough is enough & I have been avoiding the clearance racks...mostly.
One of my favorite videos you’ve ever done! Fantastic Dawn! 🎉
I am so THANKFUL that I stumbled across your videos. I am pretty organized, but boy, do I have SO MUCH STUFF. I am always going through my closets and house, gathering things to donate to thrift stores and throw out other things. I still look around and find so much CLUTTER and JUNK/STUFF around my home. I live in a 3 bedroom house that is less than 1600 sq ft. and have 4 kids + 5 dogs. After my adult son moved out, I downsized my home (1 living/dining room, small kitchen, 3 bedrooms, and a loft-which now houses my two youngest sons, 2 bathrooms) before I knew I was adopting kids 3 years ago and I do not have the room to be a pack rat and the energy sucking anxiety each time I walk into my small cluttered home is not good. I am constantly organizing, purging, trying to de-clutter and my house STILL looks like a tornado hit it. I am super organized already with my kids' clothes and rooms plus the rest of the house. My younger kids' rooms, EVERYTHING is labelled and they ONLY have 7 days worth of clothes, underwear, socks, Pjs and those are placed in labelled bins. That has been a life saver for a couple of years. I rotate their clothes out between Spring, summer (only tank tops and shorts since we are in S. Texas), fall, winter. The rest are stored in labelled, plastic bins in the garage. Now I know that just organizing is NOT enough and just getting rid of stuff isn't quite working. I LOVE your videos and have been up all night listening/watching your videos and getting MORE clothes out of my closet. I will finish the other half of my walk-in closet tomorrow. I also LOVE that you are a Christian and PRAY on your videos. THANK YOU for your videos!
You are so right about those Frog Projects giving me a boost! The days that start like that are usually my most productive. Thanks for sharing!
So happy I found your channel! You are so easy to watch and I love your personality! You come across as a normal gal just sharing what worked for you. You never comes across as a know it all! So helpful!!
104 to 105 this week here in So Cal! I love your videos, they have helped me down scale and take my home back. ❤
Each one of these have changed my life! They might be simple concepts but take a big leap to put them into practice sometimes. I’m just so thankful that the minimalism went mainstream enough for me to learn about it. I’m even more thankful for you Dawn because you make it practical and help us recognize these mental blocks that get us caught up in our messes! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I just watched your Gray area video and I love it so much that I need an entire gray area series for my entire house. It’s such an eye opener and I can’t wait to share with others. Thanks so much for that info.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Such enthusiasm and encouragement from someone in a nearby state. I realized that I've accumulated so much stuff over the years and am continuing to clean out and donate so that I can focus more on the important things. Your video was full of exceptional ideas to implement in our home 🏡. Keep up the great videos 🙂
6 items on the to-do list.
Caring for the people we love #1
During lockdown I was able to go thru closets, clothing, kitchen, loads of places in the house. Took two SUVs full to the brim to donate. What a feeling of relief to offload all those things.
Thank you Dawn for being my SparkNotes on minimalism terms.
I spent three days sorting out all my clothes and filling up five huge boxes. They are almost brand new clothes, which I never wore. I am now determined that if I try on something and decide not to wear it, it will immediately be gone into the donation bin. If it wasn’t good enough for today, it never will be good enough.
Thanks for another great video. New sub here!!
I ordered 2 of the Sunday baskets. One for me, one for my hubby. 😁
I like to come back and watch these older vids, they are still super motivating, and usually I go and declutter a cupboard. I did my craft stuff yesterday and I was brutal with myself, got rid of 50% of my craft supplies. ouch. but i'm moving house again and i so tired of packing up this stuff i hardly ever use.
Love your videos. Thank you for summarizing quick tips from books, so we don't have to read the entire books. Buying and procrastinating actually reading the books is another downfall, so thank you for the helpful tips and summaries.
Love your wholesome, down to earth Midwest family...❤️
I will get memory bins for my husband and I to manage the special things we have been keeping.
You’d be so proud of me…I went through my serving dishes from my grandma/mom and donated the entire lot of it!! Inventory is exactly the word I need right.now! Thanks for your hard work, content and encouragement 🤗
I love that you put Do not look. My mom is famous for seeing my Donate box and wants to take a look, “just in case” 🤦🏼♀️ Noooo
I’m going to start writing Do not look on my donate boxes!
Dawn you are so happy. I watch your shows after our morning rush of getting 3 little ones off to school and it helps get organized for the day and cheer up my attitude about the day after the morning struggle/ rush.
Loveeee these tips!! Love your personality! Thank you! I just hired an organizer to get me started as I’m super overwhelmed! But will be using your tips to do my own organizing soon. 💖
I really love your idea about taking care if the inventory in our homes. It ha been a time changer for me. Also by taking the Clutterbug quiz I found that I am a Ladybug living amongst FIVE Butterflies who have a very high threshhold for clutter. No wonder I have had such a difficult time keeping my home clutter free. Now I can finally adopt strategies to keep my home tidy. 💗 your channel!
Thanks Dawn for your consistent practical advice! Blessings to you and your family!
Dawn I love your videos! These tips have been so helpful while I've been home with an injury. I've been able to pick away at a few of my cluttered spaces
I LOVE the frog project idea!!! You're videos bring so much joy to my day :)
I LOVE the ""Time will tell" basket! It eliminates the stress/panic of freezing my progress because I at that moment am not sure if I really will regret later getting rid of it now. It is such a relief when I go through the stack & can easily get rid of things that I am sorting through without any guilt. The coupons have already expired. The season has past & I can't plant any of the seeds or need any of the gifts/items in the catalogs. The decisions are made for me & I'm not longer paralyzed with fear or insecurity while going on with my day!!
Yes, yes, yes! ALL of these tools have helped us transform our home ❣️