What stage of decluttering are you at? 👏🏼😍 Just beginning, getting faster every time we go round, death cleaning like me? ⭐ The list of Decluttering Stages and Questions is here!
Greetings Diane. I'm not sure what stage of dcluttering and simplifyng my home and life i'm at to be honest as i keep peeling off the layers after downsizing/ empty nesting . All i do know is your videos and support over the last few weeks have got me moving like never before towards where i want to be. Thank you from my heart for your cheerfullness and inspiration.
@@tinabarras6248 Good for you, Tina! the main thing is just to keep putting one foot in front of the other. We discover new joys of decluttering all the time!
Hello Diane... you are like a cheerleader for me! I am in basic downsizing too. We do not have any children, so death-cleaning is definitely in the mix of our decluttering/sorting out of things.
@@tinabarras6248 same here Tina, just keep doing it gradually, doesn't matter how long or short it takes, less stressful if you don't put pressure on yourself. 💖
Hello Diane, I follow you since 2017. I'am 58 years old . We are empty nesters, our children are 10 years older then yours. My Mom died in January and we moved in April, from a Bungalow with 110 sqm and 2000 sqm garden to an Appartement with 80 sqm. Your videos helped a lot. It is really freeing without a lot of stuff. I don't miss anything and I'am still decluttering. The longer I do the easier it gets. 🤗thank you
my landlord sent e mail last weekend that she was doing a dropoff at salvation army & told us we can add to it. I got rid of 2 more bags of christmas items, a few items of clothes, a kitcken item and a lamp. feels good to have some storage room. im death cleaning stage. my biggest part now is a shopping bag of photos i am taking pics, & transfer to flash drive.
Nice reminder about grandkids. We have one son and know several young adults who don't plan on having children. We've kept several things in anticipation for grands. A bassinet, toys, and books. Our daughter is expecting in the spring. We have just bought a new bassinet because the old one is musty and the new models come with storage and a changing table. I wish we wouldve passed it along when it was in better shape. The toys and books we moved from house to house and ended up decluttering all but our most beloved and things our current grands play with. I found out I have no idea what I'll use in the distant future, so now we let things go. We've decluttered every room except for our guest room and garage!! You've provided the motivation to do it in small sessions, and it made all the difference. Every little space decluttered was motivation to do more. In three months, our home has become organized, beautiful, and clean. We'll tackle the remaining spaces in the new year. Thank you! ❤
❤ It must’ve been sad not to use the bassinet you saved, but trends and standards change, safety requirements too. Many older toys and baby equipment isn’t as safe as it could be. And for many new mothers they both want to have the very best/safest they can and there’s a lot of pleasure in choosing something just right. As you said, better to pass it along while it’s in good shape.
Thank you for mentioning saving for grandkids. That's where I am right now. Decluttering of the things saved from our four kids. Combined with not able to and not able to adopt, our family is each grieving in our own way. Thankfully, before mom was in hospice, my brother and I were able to clear out her four bedroom home in a few weeks from all we learned from you and Dawn the Minimal Mom.
That’s sooooo weird! We found a caricature poster of me from about 25yrs ago in the Christmas wrapping paper (of course, where else?) last week! I’ve finally made a start decluttering my IMMENSE pile of paperwork today, listening to this video as I work my way through. I could really use your advice, a link to a past video, anything, please Diane! I have travel (documents & souvenirs), health, car, banking, pension, teaching resources, payslips, other work paperwork, leisure reading, student work, my own studies (academic & professional), miscellaneous, manuals, puzzles, books (fiction, poetry, non-fiction), …. Enough to fill a house easily, but it all needs to stay in my bedroom. I have unopened post from early last year & several long-expired vouchers. I’ve made a good start today with 3 trips to the recycling bin & 2 piles of shredding but now I have 10 small piles of paperwork to clear off my bed before I can get into it tonight. So disappointed in myself for letting it get this bad: there’s just so much of it I feel like I’ve lost myself in the past 7 years or so.
You are an inspiration Diane✨. I started decluttering fifteen years ago when my eldest two children were 0 and 1 years old. A recent move to a bigger home made me declutter even more and I have bought almost no new storage items, even though this house lacks the built in storage of our previous home. It feels so good to not be burdened by stuff 😊 When I look at my parents house, 170 sq. m2 stuffed to the rafters with unused stuff, I know I never want to leave something like that behind for my children. You are very wise to just keep the good stuff and move to a smaller place to enjoy city life even more 😊
I've been decluttering about 18 months. Kids are grown and have their own lives. My new focus is to downsize possessions so we can downsize to new smaller home. You are amazing, Diane 🎉🎉🎉 and a terrific inspiration to continue whittling away at things I don't need or don't use.
Thank you so much for acknowledging the fact that not everybody has or will have children/grandchildren. So many people assume and it can be a painful topic.
We keep a goodwill box available and add things almost everyday. It is just automatic now. We are also very mindful with this holiday gifting. I making all my Christmas cards from scrap materials in my art room . It has also upped my creativity doing this project.
Oh my goodness I cannot believe how many clothes you have gotten rid of!!! Your wardrobe looks so sleek and well curated now!!! Amazing Diane!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 xxx
Your videos always seem to just hit the spot! I’m having a big decluttering day, and you’ve given me just the lift I needed to put down my coffee cup and get to it!
I have been decluttering for about two years now. My plan is to stay in my large house as I love the area and I have remodeled everything to just how I like it. However, it is nice to not have every nook and cranny filled with stuff. So much easier to clean and maintain. I have been doing a modified Fly Lady routine and am loving it. Thank you for inspiring me to continue decluttering and finding more joy in being with friends and letting go of the things that have been holding me back.
Woo hoo! This was another very inspiring declutter. I am raising my hand to say that I've been here for a long time and I have watched your decluttering journey and I've seen how things have really changed for you. I am still in the middle of my decluttering journey - I've been decluttering for years - but I am now down to mostly sentimental items so I am taking things very slowly. You inspired me to let go of some sentimental items recently and it felt good to let them go. Hopefully someone else will love them as I used to. That said, I did a quick declutter of my makeup items and a few pieces of clothing, letting go of a few things that I was not going to use, and that felt really good, too. ❤
I've been packing up vintage items/antiques to take to a New Years Day Auction. I have a space of about 6 x 8 feet stacked up to the ceiling to get rid of. Hopefully I''ll make a few dollars too. The Onsie is funny. My 20 year old grandson and his friends wear them. So funny.
Thank you for your inspiration every week. I try to find something to declutter and it’s amazing that you can’t find something to declutter every week. We just buy too much stuff here in America. Thank you. You really bring me joy. I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family.❤
I'm in the early stages of death cleaning. I have made quite a bit of decluttering progress over the past year or so, but still have more work to do. You're always very motivating and helpful! Way to go with your own death cleaning! ❤️🧹📦
Today I'm having family over for our Thanksgiving meal. If I don't use any serving dishes, specialty utensils and platters for this occasion, I'll declutter them. Also, it's probably time to declutter my turkey roasting pan. The last 2 years I've ordered a pre-cooked turkey.
@ it took about a year after the youngest was out of the house before I got used to the quiet. Then I got tinnitus, so now the cicada noise keeps me company ☹️. But yes, I do enjoy having the kiddos grown, and added bonus that they all seem to be functional adults. 😁 The youngest is a world traveler and pauses his travels at home here for several weeks a few times a year. Which I totally enjoy.
I cleared the top bookshelf and brought some of the books to the library for their annual sale. I donated some books to a thrift shop, and some books had to be thrown away because of poor condition. I have been decluttering for two years. I have a neat and tidy home, but every closet, dresser, and storage area was full. I gave my daughter in law a silver plated flower basket that had been stored on that top shelf of the book shelf. I had not even seen that item for years! I told her that she was free to do whatever she wanted with that piece. It is so nice to have less stuff!
I’m two years in to a big Swedish Death Cleaning Declutter. Slow going but still going! I have two lingering piles that I want/need to address. Taking a look right now! Thank you for the ongoing inspo & support.🕊✨
I've been decluttering for years but there's always more to do. Sometimes there are things that you just can't face letting go of. I have slowly been collecting all the stuffed animals into one room and perhaps one day I will be ready to let them go. There's no urgency and I am giving myself permission to keep them for now.
She has just completed the Beaujolais half-marathon in France where they were served steak and wine en route and there was even a rave party in a tent! Crazy half-marathon fun! Much more interesting than just running as fast as you can 😂😂
Hubby and I went through some VHS tapes yesterday! 😮 He kept a few faves but the rest are going to one of the only video rental stores left in our area. They either rent them out or sell them. We’re still doing the packing-without-moving for our carpet replacement and I’m sure that there will be more stuff going when we start putting things back in their rightful places. I can’t wait for this project to be finished because I don’t like the chaos that goes with it. 😵💫🇨🇦
I’m in stage 2 of decluttering and continue to declutter daily. Your videos have been instrumental in making daily decluttering a habit . I have a few more years before my husband and I are empty nester’s and ready to downsize, but, I will definitely be rewatching this series for inspiration 😊
🙋🇳🇱I am doing the same today 😊. We will be moving to a smaller house by the end of january. 💪 By the end of the day I will have one EMPTY attic🤩 The boxes that we will move to the new house fit in the garage for now. Hope they will all fit in the new house as well🚚. Downsizing is a real challenge. I'm decluttering and death cleaning, minimalizing the whole house right now. And with every single item I keep, I have to think where I could store it in the new house🏡Quiet a challenge.
I am in the final stages of decluttering and going through photos, decluttering and organizing them in order to pass them on to my kids. What they decide to do with the photos is up to them. This has turned out to be a time consuming and emotionally difficult job. I allow myself to just quit for the day when I have had enough for one session which normally lasts between twenty and forty minutes. Thanks for your continued inspiration.
I am as usual , l loving your day to day, and happy about of it. I have so much to do much of the same. Getting rid of stuff!! Last month we took some stuff to the Salvation Army resale shop. Every monday for a month.. wow! I am thrilled! Gd more to come!
Regarding the kids and grandkids questions, my approach is to take the comments in stride. The people asking aren't being unkind. When someone mentions it or if someone were to mention it, I say, "Oh, I'd rather someone else enjoy it now." You don't have to explain, and the subject always changes with no hurt feelings on either side. I'd rather no one ever feel like they have to walk on eggshells around me. Speak politely, and feel free to speak. That's my rule.
So inspiring and a little scary to think how much we will have to declutter if we’ll really downsize in a few years… 😮 But I do hope you’ll still be cheering me on then 😉❤
Thanks to your inspiration I was able to give away an old digital camera that I haven’t been using after I upgraded. Someone in my buy nothing group asked for one and it will hopefully now get some use again. It wasn’t easy, but I did it and feel good!
Those collections like the badges are tricky - it’s hard to see if they’re all equally special, or if they’re only special if all are kept. Or maybe just a couple can represent the whole. It’s the kind of thing I’d take a photo of to add to a scrapbook of memories and then maybe only keep a few, but I’ll be interested to see how you handle that. Also thanks for sharing the reminder that not everyone will have grandkids. Holding on for kids who will never be born can cause a lot of extra grief for people.
We will be moving and downsizing into a condo in Florida, which we already own. However we are staying put as long as my 92 year old mom is still here. We are slowly starting to think about downsizing. So far we have gotten rid of one Christmas tree and going through the ornaments today. Went through some Tupperware the other day and eliminated all pieces that did not have a fitting lid. For Christmas, I am giving my great niece, who is 6, my Dad’s childhood desk, which I also used. This is real hard to give away. My Mom and I talked it over and decided, it will still be in the family and she could use it now, not 20 years from now. Still hard.
Ha ha! That sometimes happens here too! After decluttering (for, say, 15 minutes), I reset my timer and spend 5 minutes putting things away and putting the donation box in my car. Only takes a few minutes but keeps the place neat and tidy! Good luck!
@DianeinDenmark Actually I'm really enjoy this season of life too. However my son and daughter in law moved much closer to us. Still an hour away. Now enjoying one day per week watching the grandchildren❤. Just as busy in retirement as my working life. Also volunteer one day per week in a "soup kitchen ". Loving life💕❤
Great point about grandchildren- my oldest was thinking about starting a family but now with the reproductive rights of women being taken away - she is terrified of becoming pregnant and now doesn’t want to start a family. This may change in the future but it is annoying when people keep asking me when I will be a grandmother or worse yet, when people ask her when she will become a mom. It’s such a touchy subject. LOL - I too have a photo like that of DH and I … I will have to post it on IG it was also done in The 90ies. 😂😂😂😂 not ready to let ours go yet 😂😂😂😂
I would research the buttons and poster value!!! I think as a collection it might be worth a lot more than you think!!! I winced when you took the poster out of the frame!! 🤔🤷
Diane, do you get overwhelmed by all the decisions of where to give all the things. I also don’t like the things sitting around and then making calls, dropping off etc.
I keep it very simple. I offer things to the ladies in my group and if they don't want them, off to the charity shop it goes! As long as things are passed on, I don't worry about finding the "perfect home" for them.
What stage of decluttering are you at? 👏🏼😍 Just beginning, getting faster every time we go round, death cleaning like me? ⭐ The list of Decluttering Stages and Questions is here!
Greetings Diane. I'm not sure what stage of dcluttering and simplifyng my home and life i'm at to be honest as i keep peeling off the layers after downsizing/ empty nesting .
All i do know is your videos and support over the last few weeks have
got me moving like never before towards where i want to be. Thank you from my heart for your cheerfullness and inspiration.
@@tinabarras6248 Good for you, Tina! the main thing is just to keep putting one foot in front of the other. We discover new joys of decluttering all the time!
Hello Diane... you are like a cheerleader for me! I am in basic downsizing too. We do not have any children, so death-cleaning is definitely in the mix of our decluttering/sorting out of things.
@@tinabarras6248 same here Tina, just keep doing it gradually, doesn't matter how long or short it takes, less stressful if you don't put pressure on yourself. 💖
I‘m on a good way….also death cleaning for downsizing. Greetings from cologne Andy
Hello Diane, I follow you since 2017. I'am 58 years old . We are empty nesters, our children are 10 years older then yours. My Mom died in January and we moved in April, from a Bungalow with 110 sqm and 2000 sqm garden to an Appartement with 80 sqm. Your videos helped a lot. It is really freeing without a lot of stuff. I don't miss anything and I'am still decluttering. The longer I do the easier it gets. 🤗thank you
You’re such a big inspiration to all of us
Even though I am not a big shopper or collector of things, I can always find something to declutter, and it always feels good!
my landlord sent e mail last weekend that she was doing a dropoff at salvation army & told us we can add to it. I got rid of 2 more bags of christmas items, a few items of clothes, a kitcken item and a lamp. feels good to have some storage room. im death cleaning stage. my biggest part now is a shopping bag of photos i am taking pics, & transfer to flash drive.
I love your fibrant energie. Very inspired, thank you
Nice reminder about grandkids.
We have one son and know several young adults who don't plan on having children.
We've kept several things in anticipation for grands. A bassinet, toys, and books. Our daughter is expecting in the spring. We have just bought a new bassinet because the old one is musty and the new models come with storage and a changing table.
I wish we wouldve passed it along when it was in better shape. The toys and books we moved from house to house and ended up decluttering all but our most beloved and things our current grands play with. I found out I have no idea what I'll use in the distant future, so now we let things go.
We've decluttered every room except for our guest room and garage!! You've provided the motivation to do it in small sessions, and it made all the difference. Every little space decluttered was motivation to do more. In three months, our home has become organized, beautiful, and clean. We'll tackle the remaining spaces in the new year. Thank you! ❤
❤ It must’ve been sad not to use the bassinet you saved, but trends and standards change, safety requirements too. Many older toys and baby equipment isn’t as safe as it could be. And for many new mothers they both want to have the very best/safest they can and there’s a lot of pleasure in choosing something just right. As you said, better to pass it along while it’s in good shape.
Thank you for mentioning saving for grandkids. That's where I am right now. Decluttering of the things saved from our four kids. Combined with not able to and not able to adopt, our family is each grieving in our own way. Thankfully, before mom was in hospice, my brother and I were able to clear out her four bedroom home in a few weeks from all we learned from you and Dawn the Minimal Mom.
I have small baby at home. Today I decluttered some clothes that I have been hanging on to, fantasy life clothes etc 😆 I feel so much better! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Diane! As always, your positivity is inspiring.
That’s sooooo weird! We found a caricature poster of me from about 25yrs ago in the Christmas wrapping paper (of course, where else?) last week! I’ve finally made a start decluttering my IMMENSE pile of paperwork today, listening to this video as I work my way through. I could really use your advice, a link to a past video, anything, please Diane! I have travel (documents & souvenirs), health, car, banking, pension, teaching resources, payslips, other work paperwork, leisure reading, student work, my own studies (academic & professional), miscellaneous, manuals, puzzles, books (fiction, poetry, non-fiction), …. Enough to fill a house easily, but it all needs to stay in my bedroom. I have unopened post from early last year & several long-expired vouchers. I’ve made a good start today with 3 trips to the recycling bin & 2 piles of shredding but now I have 10 small piles of paperwork to clear off my bed before I can get into it tonight. So disappointed in myself for letting it get this bad: there’s just so much of it I feel like I’ve lost myself in the past 7 years or so.
It sounds like you need to pat yourself on the back, for now you are able to make the effort. A lttle better is still better. Good for you.
You are an inspiration Diane✨.
I started decluttering fifteen years ago when my eldest two children were 0 and 1 years old. A recent move to a bigger home made me declutter even more and I have bought almost no new storage items, even though this house lacks the built in storage of our previous home.
It feels so good to not be burdened by stuff 😊 When I look at my parents house, 170 sq. m2 stuffed to the rafters with unused stuff, I know I never want to leave something like that behind for my children.
You are very wise to just keep the good stuff and move to a smaller place to enjoy city life even more 😊
Well done for not adding more clutter! And, yes, totally agree...I feel quite deflated when I see piles of "stuff" these days!
I've been decluttering about 18 months. Kids are grown and have their own lives. My new focus is to downsize possessions so we can downsize to new smaller home. You are amazing, Diane 🎉🎉🎉 and a terrific inspiration to continue whittling away at things I don't need or don't use.
Thank you Diane, continually decluttering even if it's just one item as you say. Always inspiring and encouraging as usual, thank you. 🎉🎉🎉
Exactly, Susan - all those single items add up and decluttering consistently makes it a healthy habit! Go you!
Thank you so much for acknowledging the fact that not everybody has or will have children/grandchildren. So many people assume and it can be a painful topic.
We keep a goodwill box available and add things almost everyday. It is just automatic now. We are also very mindful with this holiday gifting. I making all my Christmas cards from scrap materials in my art room . It has also upped my creativity doing this project.
Oh my goodness I cannot believe how many clothes you have gotten rid of!!! Your wardrobe looks so sleek and well curated now!!! Amazing Diane!!!! 🎉🎉🎉 xxx
LOL! Thanks, Lucie! I also spotted that when I was looking back at the video...space in the racks behind me! Ha ha!
THANKYOU ❤ needed some motivation this morning x
You're making great progress!
Your videos always seem to just hit the spot! I’m having a big decluttering day, and you’ve given me just the lift I needed to put down my coffee cup and get to it!
Been decluttering for the last three years. I'm really so much happier 💓 🎉😊❤
I have been decluttering for about two years now. My plan is to stay in my large house as I love the area and I have remodeled everything to just how I like it. However, it is nice to not have every nook and cranny filled with stuff. So much easier to clean and maintain. I have been doing a modified Fly Lady routine and am loving it. Thank you for inspiring me to continue decluttering and finding more joy in being with friends and letting go of the things that have been holding me back.
Woo hoo! This was another very inspiring declutter. I am raising my hand to say that I've been here for a long time and I have watched your decluttering journey and I've seen how things have really changed for you. I am still in the middle of my decluttering journey - I've been decluttering for years - but I am now down to mostly sentimental items so I am taking things very slowly. You inspired me to let go of some sentimental items recently and it felt good to let them go. Hopefully someone else will love them as I used to. That said, I did a quick declutter of my makeup items and a few pieces of clothing, letting go of a few things that I was not going to use, and that felt really good, too. ❤
You did great getting rid of things. I am decluttering all the time. Especially ho!lay decor.
I've been packing up vintage items/antiques to take to a New Years Day Auction. I have a space of about 6 x 8 feet stacked up to the ceiling to get rid of. Hopefully I''ll make a few dollars too. The Onsie is funny. My 20 year old grandson and his friends wear them. So funny.
Thank you for your inspiration every week. I try to find something to declutter and it’s amazing that you can’t find something to declutter every week. We just buy too much stuff here in America. Thank you. You really bring me joy. I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family.❤
I'm inspired! Thank you!
Yay, glad I could inspire! Come back and let us know what you decluttered!
My husband and I are downsizing to move into a smaller home so your videos have been really helpful and inspirational. Thank you!!
I'm in the early stages of death cleaning. I have made quite a bit of decluttering progress over the past year or so, but still have more work to do. You're always very motivating and helpful! Way to go with your own death cleaning! ❤️🧹📦
Today I'm having family over for our Thanksgiving meal. If I don't use any serving dishes, specialty utensils and platters for this occasion, I'll declutter them. Also, it's probably time to declutter my turkey roasting pan. The last 2 years I've ordered a pre-cooked turkey.
❤️ empty nester here.
In a slow declutter maintenance mode.
Go you, Ruth! Are you enjoying being an Empty Nester? Hubby and I love our quiet days, though it's always nice to meet up with our kids!
@ it took about a year after the youngest was out of the house before I got used to the quiet. Then I got tinnitus, so now the cicada noise keeps me company ☹️. But yes, I do enjoy having the kiddos grown, and added bonus that they all seem to be functional adults. 😁
The youngest is a world traveler and pauses his travels at home here for several weeks a few times a year. Which I totally enjoy.
I cleared the top bookshelf and brought some of the books to the library for their annual sale. I donated some books to a thrift shop, and some books had to be thrown away because of poor condition. I have been decluttering for two years. I have a neat and tidy home, but every closet, dresser, and storage area was full. I gave my daughter in law a silver plated flower basket that had been stored on that top shelf of the book shelf. I had not even seen that item for years! I told her that she was free to do whatever she wanted with that piece. It is so nice to have less stuff!
I'm on the other side of death cleaning, downsized, and on declutter-maintenance. I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeee
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An inspiration, Denise! Rah, rah, rah!
I’m two years in to a big Swedish Death Cleaning Declutter. Slow going but still going! I have two lingering piles that I want/need to address. Taking a look right now! Thank you for the ongoing inspo & support.🕊✨
That's wonderful, Heather! Rah, rah, rah!
I've been decluttering for years but there's always more to do. Sometimes there are things that you just can't face letting go of. I have slowly been collecting all the stuffed animals into one room and perhaps one day I will be ready to let them go. There's no urgency and I am giving myself permission to keep them for now.
I have been decluttering for 2 years and I still have so much, so I will continue.
Running a half marathon in a dinosaur onesie, does it get any better than that?????😂
She has just completed the Beaujolais half-marathon in France where they were served steak and wine en route and there was even a rave party in a tent! Crazy half-marathon fun! Much more interesting than just running as fast as you can 😂😂
@@DianeinDenmarkthat sounds awesome!!!!!
Hubby and I went through some VHS tapes yesterday! 😮 He kept a few faves but the rest are going to one of the only video rental stores left in our area. They either rent them out or sell them. We’re still doing the packing-without-moving for our carpet replacement and I’m sure that there will be more stuff going when we start putting things back in their rightful places. I can’t wait for this project to be finished because I don’t like the chaos that goes with it. 😵💫🇨🇦
I’m in stage 2 of decluttering and continue to declutter daily. Your videos have been instrumental in making daily decluttering a habit . I have a few more years before my husband and I are empty nester’s and ready to downsize, but, I will definitely be rewatching this series for inspiration 😊
Doing the ground work now will stand you in good stead! Well done!
🙋🇳🇱I am doing the same today 😊. We will be moving to a smaller house by the end of january. 💪 By the end of the day I will have one EMPTY attic🤩 The boxes that we will move to the new house fit in the garage for now. Hope they will all fit in the new house as well🚚. Downsizing is a real challenge. I'm decluttering and death cleaning, minimalizing the whole house right now. And with every single item I keep, I have to think where I could store it in the new house🏡Quiet a challenge.
It will be so worth it in the end, Alida - sending you an extra "rah, rah, rah"!
I still have young kids but decluttering has helped make housework easier and less stressful 🙌
Thank you Diane
God bless you always ❤❤
You are so very welcome, Mary!
I am in the final stages of decluttering and going through photos, decluttering and organizing them in order to pass them on to my kids. What they decide to do with the photos is up to them. This has turned out to be a time consuming and emotionally difficult job. I allow myself to just quit for the day when I have had enough for one session which normally lasts between twenty and forty minutes. Thanks for your continued inspiration.
I am as usual , l loving your day to day, and happy about of it. I have so much to do much of the same. Getting rid of stuff!! Last month we took some stuff to the Salvation Army resale shop. Every monday for a month.. wow! I am thrilled! Gd more to come!
Brilliant, Cynthia - slow and steady wins the race!
Regarding the kids and grandkids questions, my approach is to take the comments in stride. The people asking aren't being unkind. When someone mentions it or if someone were to mention it, I say, "Oh, I'd rather someone else enjoy it now." You don't have to explain, and the subject always changes with no hurt feelings on either side. I'd rather no one ever feel like they have to walk on eggshells around me. Speak politely, and feel free to speak. That's my rule.
So inspiring and a little scary to think how much we will have to declutter if we’ll really downsize in a few years… 😮
But I do hope you’ll still be cheering me on then 😉❤
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.Take care b safe
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We r empty nesters to
Have a lot to declutter little by little..Thank Diane..
Thanks to your inspiration I was able to give away an old digital camera that I haven’t been using after I upgraded. Someone in my buy nothing group asked for one and it will hopefully now get some use again. It wasn’t easy, but I did it and feel good!
Those collections like the badges are tricky - it’s hard to see if they’re all equally special, or if they’re only special if all are kept. Or maybe just a couple can represent the whole. It’s the kind of thing I’d take a photo of to add to a scrapbook of memories and then maybe only keep a few, but I’ll be interested to see how you handle that. Also thanks for sharing the reminder that not everyone will have grandkids. Holding on for kids who will never be born can cause a lot of extra grief for people.
We will be moving and downsizing into a condo in Florida, which we already own. However we are staying put as long as my 92 year old mom is still here. We are slowly starting to think about downsizing. So far we have gotten rid of one Christmas tree and going through the ornaments today. Went through some Tupperware the other day and eliminated all pieces that did not have a fitting lid. For Christmas, I am giving my great niece, who is 6, my Dad’s childhood desk, which I also used. This is real hard to give away. My Mom and I talked it over and decided, it will still be in the family and she could use it now, not 20 years from now. Still hard.
Made me think about cushions and cushion covers that were in a chest on the landing. They can go to the recycling centre
Diane any tips please for the basket for put away. I seem to fill them up but never get round to going through them 😅
Ha ha! That sometimes happens here too! After decluttering (for, say, 15 minutes), I reset my timer and spend 5 minutes putting things away and putting the donation box in my car. Only takes a few minutes but keeps the place neat and tidy! Good luck!
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Oooo, snap, Yasmindias! I love Empty Nester life!
@DianeinDenmark Actually I'm really enjoy this season of life too. However my son and daughter in law moved much closer to us. Still an hour away. Now enjoying one day per week watching the grandchildren❤. Just as busy in retirement as my working life. Also volunteer one day per week in a "soup kitchen ".
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Great point about grandchildren- my oldest was thinking about starting a family but now with the reproductive rights of women being taken away - she is terrified of becoming pregnant and now doesn’t want to start a family. This may change in the future but it is annoying when people keep asking me when I will be a grandmother or worse yet, when people ask her when she will become a mom. It’s such a touchy subject. LOL - I too have a photo like that of DH and I … I will have to post it on IG it was also done in The 90ies. 😂😂😂😂 not ready to let ours go yet 😂😂😂😂
I would research the buttons and poster value!!! I think as a collection it might be worth a lot more than you think!!! I winced when you took the poster out of the frame!! 🤔🤷
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I am an empty nest for 16 years thinking of downsizing and death cleaning I have give all my jewelry to my 2 daugthers books is my problem💔
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@ Diane thank You for all your lovely films ❤️
Blankets and old towels can be dropped off at animal shelters 🙂.
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Diane, do you get overwhelmed by all the decisions of where to give all the things. I also don’t like the things sitting around and then making calls, dropping off etc.
I keep it very simple. I offer things to the ladies in my group and if they don't want them, off to the charity shop it goes! As long as things are passed on, I don't worry about finding the "perfect home" for them.
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