(Trina) our town has a free thrift store with a Christmas room. We have taken old, like new toys and decluttered holiday decorations for folks to "shop". It's also motivating to assist those in tough situations by decluttering items they have requested and passing them on. Thanks for the "took a header" story, mom!😂
My parents both died on Christmas Eve, 6 years apart. When I decorate, I put out their little tree, some pictures, and books to remember them. It has made the holiday more special instead of sad. Thank you for your wonderful videos!
You all have the sweetest family. That is my goal to go through my Christmas stuff on my grandma's that I realize I don't have to have. Now to get somebody to help me carry it up from the basement so I can get rid of it and get it out of here like you said before the donation places won't take it
My husband and I are in our early 60’s. He is a builder and we have moved many times over the years within the same town. Each time we have moved we have gotten rid of several things. But it always accumulates quickly again. The past few months I have gone through my closet and donated clothes, shoes handbags and etc. But today I have cleared out about half of our attic where so much has been stored. I called my daughter in law to come and look through to get anything she wanted and the rest I took to the Goodwill. I plan to finish the attic within the next 2-3 days. And again will have my daughter in law come and get what she wants. She was thrilled and so was I . I know once everything has been gone through in the attic, that the items I put aside to keep that I will go through again one more time. It was so satisfying to declutter these items. And as far as Christmas decor most of that fits in one box. I decluttered most of that last year. Thanks for motivation! 🙏❤️
Please tell mom thank you for blessing the care givers! I am a care giver of my 91 year old father and 86 year old mother and I also have a full time job! So I received your mother's blessing. It made my heart warm. Thank all three of you and your ministry!
I say that expression all the time about people whose voices I like but anyone younger than 20 wouldn't understand what "reading the phone book" even means. :)
One thing that has helped my husband de clutter Christmas decor ( he is way more into than me and came with way more of it than me) is that I keep showing him posts in our local "buy nothing" fb group of people requesting holiday decor that have left bad situations or have just been thrown curve balls by life but are still wanting to keep the holiday spirit for their families...knowing that you are helping kids have a Christmas makes us much happier to give...and when people ask for specific items it helps us focus on what to get rid of or maybe what we have multiples of kind of like a clutter scavenger hunt.
@@callieb9049 the buy nothing group has really helped me get rid of things. Lawn mowers...the stuff that maybe isn't always easy to get rid of at a donation center...even half used house paint... I mean the list goes on and on...and it is community building as well. As long as you don't bread the gifting part and get yourself in trouble. 😂 I guess especially with sort of sentimental or pricy items...k owing who is getting them seems to help.
I organize a Christmas event every year through a local charity and we support a number of families. At least 3 of them last year asked us to buy them a Christmas tree because that was something they couldn't afford. We also gave them ornament kits to make with their kids so they had something to put on the tree. They sent us pictures of their decorated tree. It was so sweet!
I just started decorating for Christmas. My daughter is 11 I been a single mother most her life we never had a place of our own. Holidays always been a sad time for me. Family never invited us over. I been married now for 2 years and we are starting our own family traditions together ❤
Have you thought about going to antique stores to look for very special ornaments? I have been a widow for 4 years and I think emotionally I am ready to start celebrating Christmas.
I used to love Christmas as a child, but got involved in a religion that did not celebrate Christmas or other holidays for a number of years as an adult. My husband was not involved in this religion, but he stayed with me because he loved me so much! His actions were truly that of a true Christian and he was such a good example for me that my eyes were opened about the many errors in the other religion. I am so glad and happy that the beliefs of that cult have lost the hold on me and I can celebrate Christmas at last without guilt!
@@lindanelsonwheeler1970 I think as a family me and my kids and step kids will make our own. That is a great idea also thank you. I'm praying for you that God will fill your heart with His joy🙏
Your mom is just precious....anyone who has had that much grief around the Christmas holiday... And, still bounce back with so much joy....is to be commended. Loved the way you did this video. And, may I say.... A VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU. 🙂🎄🙂
I did this last year, but due to COVID the opshops were not taking donations, but on the way out of the opshop I met a Mum with two kids going in. One of the kids noticed something in the box, so I said “I was going to donate all this stuff, but they wouldn’t take it, would you like it? “ They took it all, so they were happy and so was I! Win - win!
I love your mom’s tradition of reading all her Christmas cards on the 26th. Sitting drinking a special cup of tea and enjoying cards from those that sent you love. I see a new tradition in my home.
My husband is in the ICU. He is having a surgery. Since I love your channel I am taking a moment while waiting for him to come back to watch this new video. Wanted to share this with you because you never know how your videos can help someone. This is a relaxing video to watch during this stressful and uncertain time. Thank you.
My mom moved into a new home 2019 and so that Christmas she went through and separated the ornaments by person and let us take whatever we wanted and then she picked a few for her to keep and got rid of the rest. We collected 1 ornament each year for 5 people so she had a lot of bins…. Also she let me come shop her stuff that she wasn’t putting out before she decluttered- I grabbed a few things I knew where I wanted to use them (I think just a kitchen towel and oven mit that I was planning to replace anyway) it worked out well for us each. My mom still has a ton of decor so I’m hoping to help her declutter more this year as she sees what she didn’t put out the last two years- and this year we are planning to help her decorate so maybe I can help her get rid of more!) she still has around 25 tubs of Christmas stuff, but it was closer to 32 in 2019 so that’s progress!
I pre-purged my Christmas stuff, but feel like I’ll definitely still find items I don’t need or love as I decorate! I pulled out thanksgiving decor yesterday and was able to decorate in under 5 mins from “hey grab the thanksgiving bin” to “wow that was efficient!” And then today I found a piece I put out yesterday that I decided I really don’t love or have a space for, so to the donate box it went!
Your mom is a joy! Thank you LouAnn for having us in your home again! I've done it both ways: Pull everything out at Christmas time and purge - and then I've also sorted what was keep/donate in the summer time when it's hot and I just want to get through it as quick as possible. Both have helped with inventory. Blessings sweet sisters!
I actually helped my mom declutter her Christmas yesterday and we found piles of garbage too!!! Just forgotten about!!!! Now mom has really enjoyed decorating in vintage/retro Christmas and I think that is more timeless than trendy Christmas themes like farmhouse etc… I look forward to pulling out my same decor that has meaning and memories attached rather than starting all over into a new style every year!
I've narrowed my Christmas decor down to two plastic bins. I have decided that what I love most is natural greenery, pine cones, paper artwork my kids make and candles. And then the tree is what stands out, not all the ticky- tacky everywhere.
Since my children are over 40 and all my grandchildren are out of school except one, we do not decorate our home as we once did. Giving away our Christmas items that were special to my children and grandchildren has helped de-clutter my Christmas stash but has given great joy to the children and grandchildren when they got the Christmas item that meant the most to them.
I spent 2 hours today going through ornaments, testing lights, checking tree toppers and every ornament for damage, sorting them into categories, rewrapping bead garland, going through every single gift bag, gift box, tissue paper, name tag and bow for quality control, color coordinated the keeps and came up with quite the declutter pile. Created a theme and have everything good to go. Totally worth it!
Loved listening to your Mom, she is so lovely and funny! I do the same thing that your Mom mentioned, when I decorate for Christmas I put my regular stuff that's on display away (I don't have much) and only have my Christmas stuff out. Hope your Dad makes a quick recovery 🙏
Your mom is so sweet. What a blessing to live in a home on a farm. That is more precious than a bunch of stuff. It is also awesome to have a twin sister. Someone you can grow up with and talk with. God is so good and blesses us all in different ways.
OMG that is so cute that you used to switch bunks every birthday for a year :D and that you switched rooms with your brother to still be close to each other :))) Wow.
I am currently decluttering my Christmas stash for the first time ever. We hauled all 36 bins and boxes up from the basement. It wouldn't fit in one room. Chaos! But it will be worth it when I'm done with this round. I'm recording it to share. BTW...one box had a label: Christmas 1988. 😳
Way to get after it Melinda! Just helped octogenarian neighbors (+ their family) get them in a position to move near family on east coast. Fourteen (14) rubbermaid bins for Christmas in an attic area, I was flabbergasted! Combined, maybe ~1 bin of ornaments, stockings, things their kids had made that were important, and not simply consumerism run-amok
I agree with your mom when it comes to holiday decorating! Usually starting in fall, I bring out fall decor, very minimal, but I pack away in the empty fall boxes some everyday decor so we can enjoy the fall decor. When it is time to decorate for Christmas, I move the stored decor in the fall boxes to the now empty Christmas boxes and pack away fall. When I unpack decorations, I know what has not been used for a season or 2 and that happily gets donated. I have several boxes but happy to say it is all contained.
I use post it notes per Dawn’s suggestion from other videos… it’s been a game changer when sorting and decluttering 👍🏼 especially when you have to stop and come back later… at least for me 🙃
Besides dating Christmas decor boxes, it is a huge time saver to list what is in the box. It makes both finding items and putting them away go so much faster! Using bins that are all the same size helps with stacking, too.
It was lovely to see your Mum. Even tho I live alone I put loads of Christmas decs up, including ones that hang from the ceiling. It takes me a few days to do it all but I love it. My colour scheme is red & gold & it really brightens my pink lounge & dining room. I start putting my decs up at the end of November & don't take them down until after Jan 6th. I never understand why some people take them down on Boxing Day etc. I want them up for as long as possible.
Your mother is delightful. I love her idea of marking boxes with date. A "time will tell box" for Christmas. Great and motivating idea to put Christmas away.
I love visiting with you. Feels like the siblings I never had! Your mom is really getting comfortable in front of the camera and letting her sweet personality show through. Thank you for sharing.
Your Mom is the most precious lady! Christmas decor is to the hilt in my childhood home. It's rather insane but it's not Christmas without it! We try ever year to get some things consolidated, organized better, or minimize the collections. But the overwhelm gets to Mom and we push it off another year. I understand the emotions dealing with loss at the holidays. My Dad's brother died of Hodgkin's the year before I was born and buried on Christmas. My grandfather passed away the day after our family celebration. He had finished chemo and was doing awesome. His poor heart just gave out. And for crying out loud, most of our family dogs cross rainbow Bridge in November. My Mom doesn't let the sadness take away from the joy of celebrating the birth of Jesus. She's like Mrs Claus lol my Dad has spent some years feeling sad about missing his brother and also feeling sad about not being able to give us all the things. We've always told him he was crazy for thinking that we didn't have enough! We always got plenty- more than we deserved (ok, I deserved it all but not my older sis LOL)!!!
I've moved around a lot and usually lived in small houses, so I've never had the space to store a lot of items that only get used at Christmas (e.g. whole sets of china, large decorations). Most of my decorating is focused on the tree - when I first moved into my own home, I could afford to buy a set of lights and a tree but had no money left for decorations, so the first year, I decorated with half a dozen mismatched decorations from my childhood and a bunch of pinecones sprayed gold and with ribbon loops glued onto them. Since then, every year I've added one new decoration, so my tree is now a visual reminder of so many people and places. Even though I've been collecting decorations for over 20 years, because they are small they still all fit into one box. For the rest of the house, I mostly decorate with plants - amaryllis (hippeastrum) bulbs, cyclamen and other bulbs/plants that flower at Christmas. Once the flowers are over, they can go outside and be grown on, ready for next Christmas, so they don't take up houseroom all year round. I have a nativity set and a few Christmas tealight holders - like your mother, I put other decorations away when I bring these out, so the house doesn't get cluttered. I also make 'stained glass windows' using acetate and tissue paper to decorate our windows - these are so cheap to make that they can be thrown away after Christmas, or if I want to reuse them the next year, they don't take up any space laid flat on the bottom of the decorations box.
Hugs to your mom for still celebrating the season. My maternal grandmother had similar loss and I lost my son last October 23rd. Faith gets you thru~ Thank you for sharing your lovely mom & her heart. (1) Trash (2) Gift (3) Seek out those that lost thru fire, theft, homelessness, orphans (4) Have a FREE yard sale of holiday decor & surprise people as they go to pay (gifted !!) (5) Donate whatever is left to charity.
When we downsized for moving a little over a year ago, we got all of our Christmas decorations into one bin. The only things that don't fit into the bin are a wreath we acquired last Christmas and our tabletop tree. When we were in Israel 2 years ago, we bought olive wood decorations, so that's been our theme. A few sentimental decorations get left in the bin, but that's it.
What a blessing your mom is! She is beyond precious. Thank you for sharing. I loved the "hoarder's heart". May God continue to bless you and your family ❤️
Your mom is hilarious ! I really enjoyed you talking to her about prior Christmas's. I like that she still loves Christmas even so much heartache came close to that holiday.
I have been sorting my decor ahead of the season so I can take it to the thrift shop in time for others to see it. When I go to get out Valentine’s decor, I sort Easter and Spring decor, when I go to get out Fall, I sort Halloween and Christmas. The stores want it a few months ahead. Less holiday decor has made me love decorating again. Also I take away the year round decor at Christmas.
Yay for the mention of @A Hoarder’s Heart - decluttering things when it truly feels “right” emotionally to do so has been so important in me making continual progress with decluttering, especially sentimental things 😊 no bad decisions = no regrets = keeping the momentum = lots more stuff in the long-run being let go of 💕✨ great video, a reshuffle and pick-up looks so less overwhelming, hopefully making the decorating much more enjoyable 😁
I love your Mom & how honest she is about tossing ice packs to your Dad. 😆 She sounds like me. I can handle a day maybe 2 of babying my Hubby but after that it's like that's enough. Too funny. Great job ya'll did on organizing the room. ;0)
Great video! Thank your mom for inviting us all into her lovely home. What a pleasure it's been seeing the 3 of you laughing and working together. Oh.....and great tips too. lol
I love your mom's tip of putting the year on the Christmas totes! That makes so much sense. My issue is that I put like things together & when I decorate, I need to go through all the different totes...
I try to get holiday decor on sale and take very good care of it. I remember what yr. I purchased things. Some I still love after 25 or more years. Being married 52 yrs. we accumulated a lot. We moved from a two story to a ranch and we got rid of a ton of decor, furniture, etc. I am 72 and last yr. I treated our home with new lighted swags for our two back windows and my theme was farm things. black and white, red truck with tree boxes and our old tree decorated. It wasn't a need but it made me feel young again. Merry Christmas,
One of the best Christmas hints I've ever gotten. Wrap a big box, I use a box that copy paper comes in, with Christmas paper. Wrap top separate from bottom. Put regular every day decor into box leaving room in your home for Christmas decor. Put the box holding the every day decor under the Christmas tree at the very back. Beautiful box. Easy to get to after Christmas. You could even use the same box year after year without rewrapping. I make sure to use a big beautiful bow and the box or boxes become Christmas decorations. Double duty.
OMG!!! I'm from Minnesota, and I so appreciate your Mom!!! She is just like my mother - she is awesome!!!!!! I just found your channel and I'm so glad that I did! :)
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Your mom is so sweet. She needs to be in more videos 😁🥰
I converted one of my bedrooms into a guest room. I use the closet to store all my seasonal decor. It is easier than getting it out of the garage. I declutter east season as I put away things as well as when I get the new season out. I always have a donate box in the room.
I very much enjoyed this video. Even though my Christmas decorations are organized, there is always room to donate some. I always decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving, however this year my son and family(including my two young grandkids) are moving out of the country the first week of December. I have been debating whether to decorate early and now….a big thank you for giving me permission to do so. Families evolve and sometimes it is sad, but for me, thank goodness for FaceTime 🎄
Thank you! I managed to persuade both sides of the family to do secret Santa gifts for the adults instead of everyone getting everyone something. This takes us from getting gifts for 9 people down to 4. I’ll take it! Baby steps. Thanks for the constant inspiration!
Congratulations on your purge! It gives me inspiration to start my own decluttering of Christmas stuff! Way too much and I don't even come close to using much of it.
My kids really helped thin out the Christmas ornaments and that will make taking down the tree much easier. The tree itself looks less cluttered! We kept what really mattered to each child. I also limit how much we have to three, specific, large, red and green containers. I only bought a couple of new things this year that I thought were super cute (Big Lots is my new Pier One!) and we will have the space for those. Now, if we could just minimize the gifts! Lol I’m like your mom. Other decor gets put away to make room for holiday decorations.
Your momma is the sweetest and love her personality! No wonder you ladies are so sweet and good. I’ve not had time to watch due to husband with covid etc but just watched and have missed your sweet personality. Merry Christmas!
Last year I was fairly new to decluttering and wasn't ready to tackle Christmas decor. But this year I went ahead with it. I decluttered clear glass ornaments which my fantasy self would have liked to craft into snowballs or potpourri balls, lots of flat wrap paper because I am going to gift bags (easier), and many glass ornaments which weren't really appealing to me anymore and had no room for on the tree. I also got rid of other Christmas decor I just wasn't using anymore because I had been adding to my snowman collection and using that exclusively. As an aside, I had tried to sell my very full, very wide Christmas tree a few years ago at a yard sale because I was running out of room in our livingroom and wanted a skinny tree. Because I wasn't able to sell it, and had nothing to lose, I decided to give it a 'haircut.' I took some heavy duty wire cutters to the ends of the branches (the branches are permanently hinged into the trunk of the tree), and shortened the branches until the base of the tree was about 2 ft around, and went up the tree tapering branches to give it the right shape. It worked and I was happy with the result. And because the tree is smaller in size, it's lighter weight when transferring it from the closet, and it takes less ornaments to fill it out. I was able to declutter my Fall and Christmas things soon after they began showing up in stores so that I could either sell at consignment or donate when people were already looking for new items. It's such a wonderful feeling to get my collection down to a more manageable size and lessen the guilt about not using all I had.
Your mom! I love her!! I have stories related to many Christmas items, too. Great memories- I really should tag certain things with a written note(or typed, depending upon the item) that describes the memory associated with that particular item.
Just watching this & your mom is so sweet. My mom's birthday is 12/22 she passed 12/23/17. 💙 I have some important Christmas decorations from growing up. I have downsized my decorations a lot but having the special ones & not a bunch of clutter is a good feeling .
I am glad you did this video. I have decluttered some last year ,but I still have way to much. I have 10-11 totes. I feel over whelmed decorating and I want to simplify my life now. My kids are grown but they still like to see my decorations and my grandchildren do to. I started decorating a little but are overwhelmed. 🎄
I ❤💚❤ this video w your Mom n watching the organizing in the background. Can't believe that only took 9 minutes. It seriously looked like you purged half of it. Shows you that organization is key, yes that's obvious but to see it in real time really hits it home. My Xmas is in 2 different closets so I need to organize better to store it in just 1 closet.
I love your mom. I have the same Christmas dishes from Kmart. I have had them for 31 years. We use them every year. We are moving after Christmas so I am going to get rid of what we don’t use. Your mom is so sweet! Great video
Mom LOVES Christmas because of the hope and joy connected with Christ - she will SEE those she lost again - and even though she may not connect the dots up front - the back of her brain has done the connecting for her...and she can keep it light and not so sobering and emotional.
Thank you so much for watching! Looking forward to hearing your favorite tips for decluttering holiday decor! We hope you have a great day! Dawn
Your mom is amazing! I love her ❤️
Last year I posted FREE Christmas decor, it went to a great home, made me feel so good
(Trina) our town has a free thrift store with a Christmas room. We have taken old, like new toys and decluttered holiday decorations for folks to "shop". It's also motivating to assist those in tough situations by decluttering items they have requested and passing them on. Thanks for the "took a header" story, mom!😂
I love your mom’s Christmas card tradition 💕 What a great idea!
@@rebekahdeere except for the part when she said she missed party invites🤣🤣🤣
My parents both died on Christmas Eve, 6 years apart. When I decorate, I put out their little tree, some pictures, and books to remember them. It has made the holiday more special instead of sad. Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Blessings to you and your family and the beautiful memories of your parents xo
My step dad lost his dad to a drunk driver on Christmas Eve when he was 3. It was always a hard day for him. My heart goes out to you.
My father was in the hospital dying of cancer over Christmas and died on my birthday the next day.
You will have to feature your mom more often.
My gosh. I'm sorry to hear that. 💔💔 What a beautiful thing you do as a remembrance. 🎄🎄
Dawn and Diana your mom is so darn cute , she seems like the sweetest woman she raised the nicest girls. I really enjoy your videos
Their brother seems like such a nice guy too.
Clearly, the apples do not fall far from the tree.
You all have the sweetest family. That is my goal to go through my Christmas stuff on my grandma's that I realize I don't have to have. Now to get somebody to help me carry it up from the basement so I can get rid of it and get it out of here like you said before the donation places won't take it
My husband and I are in our early 60’s. He is a builder and we have moved many times over the years within the same town. Each time we have moved we have gotten rid of several things.
But it always accumulates quickly again.
The past few months I have gone through my closet and donated clothes, shoes handbags and etc.
But today I have cleared out about half of our attic where so much has been stored.
I called my daughter in law to come and look through to get anything she wanted and the rest I took to the Goodwill.
I plan to finish the attic within the next 2-3 days.
And again will have my daughter in law come and get what she wants.
She was thrilled and so was I .
I know once everything has been gone through in the attic, that the items I put aside to keep that I will go through again one more time.
It was so satisfying to declutter these items.
And as far as Christmas decor most of that fits in one box.
I decluttered most of that last year.
Thanks for motivation!
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Please tell mom thank you for blessing the care givers! I am a care giver of my 91 year old father and 86 year old mother and I also have a full time job! So I received your mother's blessing. It made my heart warm. Thank all three of you and your ministry!
I adore the two of you. You feel like old friends. You could read the phone book and make me want to follow along. :)
You're so sweet Yvette -- THANK YOU!!!
So true!❤️
I say that expression all the time about people whose voices I like but anyone younger than 20 wouldn't understand what "reading the phone book" even means. :)
@K Persy 😂
One thing that has helped my husband de clutter Christmas decor ( he is way more into than me and came with way more of it than me) is that I keep showing him posts in our local "buy nothing" fb group of people requesting holiday decor that have left bad situations or have just been thrown curve balls by life but are still wanting to keep the holiday spirit for their families...knowing that you are helping kids have a Christmas makes us much happier to give...and when people ask for specific items it helps us focus on what to get rid of or maybe what we have multiples of kind of like a clutter scavenger hunt.
Such a good point to bring up. People in need who will gladly take the decorations you no longer need shortly before the holidays.
What a great idea!!!
Oh man that comment made my heart happy
@@callieb9049 the buy nothing group has really helped me get rid of things. Lawn mowers...the stuff that maybe isn't always easy to get rid of at a donation center...even half used house paint... I mean the list goes on and on...and it is community building as well. As long as you don't bread the gifting part and get yourself in trouble. 😂 I guess especially with sort of sentimental or pricy items...k owing who is getting them seems to help.
I organize a Christmas event every year through a local charity and we support a number of families. At least 3 of them last year asked us to buy them a Christmas tree because that was something they couldn't afford. We also gave them ornament kits to make with their kids so they had something to put on the tree. They sent us pictures of their decorated tree. It was so sweet!
I just started decorating for Christmas. My daughter is 11 I been a single mother most her life we never had a place of our own. Holidays always been a sad time for me. Family never invited us over. I been married now for 2 years and we are starting our own family traditions together ❤
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Have you thought about going to antique stores to look for very special ornaments?
I have been a widow for 4 years and I think emotionally I am ready to start celebrating Christmas.
I used to love Christmas as a child, but got involved in a religion that did not celebrate Christmas or other holidays for a number of years as an adult. My husband was not involved in this religion, but he stayed with me because he loved me so much! His actions were truly that of a true Christian and he was such a good example for me that my eyes were opened about the many errors in the other religion. I am so glad and happy that the beliefs of that cult have lost the hold on me and I can celebrate Christmas at last without guilt!
@@lindanelsonwheeler1970 I think as a family me and my kids and step kids will make our own. That is a great idea also thank you. I'm praying for you that God will fill your heart with His joy🙏
That is a great idea, Josie G! Then you can pick and choose what you want and find special meaning in! You will create wonderful memories together
Your mom is just precious....anyone who has had that much grief around the Christmas holiday...
And, still bounce back with so much joy....is to be commended.
Loved the way you did this video.
And, may I say....
A VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
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Your moms tangent about taking care of your Dad was hilarious!
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I love the idea to decorate for Christmas and then donate the extras!
Me too!
I'm definitely do that this year!
I did this last year, but due to COVID the opshops were not taking donations, but on the way out of the opshop I met a Mum with two kids going in. One of the kids noticed something in the box, so I said “I was going to donate all this stuff, but they wouldn’t take it, would you like it? “ They took it all, so they were happy and so was I! Win - win!
@@annekent7350 That’s definitely a win win! ❤️☺️ Good job!!
I love your mom’s tradition of reading all her Christmas cards on the 26th. Sitting drinking a special cup of tea and enjoying cards from those that sent you love. I see a new tradition in my home.
I thought the same thing. Such a neat idea!
I think i will adopt this to and open them with kids on christmas morning!
My husband is in the ICU. He is having a surgery. Since I love your channel I am taking a moment while waiting for him to come back to watch this new video. Wanted to share this with you because you never know how your videos can help someone. This is a relaxing video to watch during this stressful and uncertain time. Thank you.
God bless you and your husband ❤
Blessing to you, that you are able to be there for him
Prayers for you and your husbands speedy recovery❤
Praying for a speedy recovery for your hubby ❤️
Your mom could help others in how to deal with grief during the holidays. 😇
My mom moved into a new home 2019 and so that Christmas she went through and separated the ornaments by person and let us take whatever we wanted and then she picked a few for her to keep and got rid of the rest. We collected 1 ornament each year for 5 people so she had a lot of bins…. Also she let me come shop her stuff that she wasn’t putting out before she decluttered- I grabbed a few things I knew where I wanted to use them (I think just a kitchen towel and oven mit that I was planning to replace anyway) it worked out well for us each. My mom still has a ton of decor so I’m hoping to help her declutter more this year as she sees what she didn’t put out the last two years- and this year we are planning to help her decorate so maybe I can help her get rid of more!) she still has around 25 tubs of Christmas stuff, but it was closer to 32 in 2019 so that’s progress!
I pre-purged my Christmas stuff, but feel like I’ll definitely still find items I don’t need or love as I decorate! I pulled out thanksgiving decor yesterday and was able to decorate in under 5 mins from “hey grab the thanksgiving bin” to “wow that was efficient!” And then today I found a piece I put out yesterday that I decided I really don’t love or have a space for, so to the donate box it went!
Your mom is a joy! Thank you LouAnn for having us in your home again!
I've done it both ways: Pull everything out at Christmas time and purge - and then I've also sorted what was keep/donate in the summer time when it's hot and I just want to get through it as quick as possible. Both have helped with inventory. Blessings sweet sisters!
I actually helped my mom declutter her Christmas yesterday and we found piles of garbage too!!! Just forgotten about!!!! Now mom has really enjoyed decorating in vintage/retro Christmas and I think that is more timeless than trendy Christmas themes like farmhouse etc…
I look forward to pulling out my same decor that has meaning and memories attached rather than starting all over into a new style every year!
Oh my goodness I love the tradition of tea and cards. How sweet!
Your mum is so cute. Love her sense of humour!
I've narrowed my Christmas decor down to two plastic bins. I have decided that what I love most is natural greenery, pine cones, paper artwork my kids make and candles. And then the tree is what stands out, not all the ticky- tacky everywhere.
Since my children are over 40 and all my grandchildren are out of school except one, we do not decorate our home as we once did. Giving away our Christmas items that were special to my children and grandchildren has helped de-clutter my Christmas stash but has given great joy to the children and grandchildren when they got the Christmas item that meant the most to them.
I spent 2 hours today going through ornaments, testing lights, checking tree toppers and every ornament for damage, sorting them into categories, rewrapping bead garland, going through every single gift bag, gift box, tissue paper, name tag and bow for quality control, color coordinated the keeps and came up with quite the declutter pile. Created a theme and have everything good to go. Totally worth it!
Loved listening to your Mom, she is so lovely and funny! I do the same thing that your Mom mentioned, when I decorate for Christmas I put my regular stuff that's on display away (I don't have much) and only have my Christmas stuff out.
Hope your Dad makes a quick recovery 🙏
That really is a handy tip. I get stressed with so much to look at (visual clutter), so i definitely will be trying that this year.
Oh, gosh, it is SO GREAT to see your mom and Diana today, I feel like I have spent time among inspiring friends!
So glad to see your mom talking on camera! I know she likes to stay off camera. However, she is very knowledgeable and inspirational!
Your mom is so sweet. What a blessing to live in a home on a farm. That is more precious than a bunch of stuff. It is also awesome to have a twin sister. Someone you can grow up with and talk with. God is so good and blesses us all in different ways.
OMG that is so cute that you used to switch bunks every birthday for a year :D and that you switched rooms with your brother to still be close to each other :))) Wow.
Love your mom! She reminds me SO much of a dear family friend. So nice to see her today! God bless your beautiful family! 💗
Aw your Mum is soooo sweet!
Love her honesty about her nursing skills! That had me laughing out loud!
Bless her ! X
I am currently decluttering my Christmas stash for the first time ever. We hauled all 36 bins and boxes up from the basement. It wouldn't fit in one room. Chaos! But it will be worth it when I'm done with this round. I'm recording it to share. BTW...one box had a label: Christmas 1988. 😳
Wow, what a job! Good for you!!
Good luck, you can do it!
Way to get after it Melinda! Just helped octogenarian neighbors (+ their family) get them in a position to move near family on east coast. Fourteen (14) rubbermaid bins for Christmas in an attic area, I was flabbergasted! Combined, maybe ~1 bin of ornaments, stockings, things their kids had made that were important, and not simply consumerism run-amok
Give away to those recently married or divorced, be cheap and give away as part of a xmas gift
@@wanda4573 I give all of the stuff away when I declutter. 😊
I have the teapot and cups etc for "Cup of Christmas Tea" and have a tea party with my grand daughters every year. Precious memories.
I just love seeing you sisters together and your mother is simply lovely too. Thank you fit inciting is into your lives!
I agree with your mom when it comes to holiday decorating! Usually starting in fall, I bring out fall decor, very minimal, but I pack away in the empty fall boxes some everyday decor so we can enjoy the fall decor. When it is time to decorate for Christmas, I move the stored decor in the fall boxes to the now empty Christmas boxes and pack away fall. When I unpack decorations, I know what has not been used for a season or 2 and that happily gets donated. I have several boxes but happy to say it is all contained.
Love it! Your mom is a hoot, quoting the Hoarders Heart and Dana White!!
Love stories ❤ I have the same book fir the cup of tea💚
That was so fun seeing your mom and talking about how special her treasures are!
You mom should have her own channel she's so sweet and so many of us can relate to her
I love your mom Dawn! She reminds me so much of the women in my family that I love so dearly! It must be a midwest matronly thing.
"Group like stuff with like stuff". I like the idea of sign usage!
I use post it notes per Dawn’s suggestion from other videos… it’s been a game changer when sorting and decluttering 👍🏼 especially when you have to stop and come back later… at least for me 🙃
Besides dating Christmas decor boxes, it is a huge time saver to list what is in the box. It makes both finding items and putting them away go so much faster! Using bins that are all the same size helps with stacking, too.
It was lovely to see your Mum.
Even tho I live alone I put loads of Christmas decs up, including ones that hang from the ceiling. It takes me a few days to do it all but I love it. My colour scheme is red & gold & it really brightens my pink lounge & dining room.
I start putting my decs up at the end of November & don't take them down until after Jan 6th. I never understand why some people take them down on Boxing Day etc. I want them up for as long as possible.
Your mother is delightful. I love her idea of marking boxes with date. A "time will tell box" for Christmas. Great and motivating idea to put Christmas away.
Your mother is so well spoken and full of grace! I admire her so much
You’re mom is so lovely. I love her traditions and how she cherishes her special items.
I love visiting with you. Feels like the siblings I never had! Your mom is really getting comfortable in front of the camera and letting her sweet personality show through. Thank you for sharing.
Dawn and Dana, I love your mom, she has an outgoing personality, and it's a delight to see how she interacts with you.
Your Mom is the most precious lady! Christmas decor is to the hilt in my childhood home. It's rather insane but it's not Christmas without it! We try ever year to get some things consolidated, organized better, or minimize the collections. But the overwhelm gets to Mom and we push it off another year. I understand the emotions dealing with loss at the holidays. My Dad's brother died of Hodgkin's the year before I was born and buried on Christmas. My grandfather passed away the day after our family celebration. He had finished chemo and was doing awesome. His poor heart just gave out. And for crying out loud, most of our family dogs cross rainbow Bridge in November. My Mom doesn't let the sadness take away from the joy of celebrating the birth of Jesus. She's like Mrs Claus lol my Dad has spent some years feeling sad about missing his brother and also feeling sad about not being able to give us all the things. We've always told him he was crazy for thinking that we didn't have enough! We always got plenty- more than we deserved (ok, I deserved it all but not my older sis LOL)!!!
Great job ladies! Love your Mom, I'm 61 and I get what she is saying. TFS
I've moved around a lot and usually lived in small houses, so I've never had the space to store a lot of items that only get used at Christmas (e.g. whole sets of china, large decorations). Most of my decorating is focused on the tree - when I first moved into my own home, I could afford to buy a set of lights and a tree but had no money left for decorations, so the first year, I decorated with half a dozen mismatched decorations from my childhood and a bunch of pinecones sprayed gold and with ribbon loops glued onto them. Since then, every year I've added one new decoration, so my tree is now a visual reminder of so many people and places. Even though I've been collecting decorations for over 20 years, because they are small they still all fit into one box.
For the rest of the house, I mostly decorate with plants - amaryllis (hippeastrum) bulbs, cyclamen and other bulbs/plants that flower at Christmas. Once the flowers are over, they can go outside and be grown on, ready for next Christmas, so they don't take up houseroom all year round. I have a nativity set and a few Christmas tealight holders - like your mother, I put other decorations away when I bring these out, so the house doesn't get cluttered. I also make 'stained glass windows' using acetate and tissue paper to decorate our windows - these are so cheap to make that they can be thrown away after Christmas, or if I want to reuse them the next year, they don't take up any space laid flat on the bottom of the decorations box.
Your mom is awesome. I can tell ya'll have a great relationship. Like me and my mom. She is my best friend.
As much as you insisted otherwise, I knew you would someday write a book😊. Much success! Love your mom!
I love you mom's tip of putting a year on the box so you'll know the last time you used the items in that particular box.
Hugs to your mom for still celebrating the season. My maternal grandmother had similar loss and I lost my son last October 23rd. Faith gets you thru~ Thank you for sharing your lovely mom & her heart. (1) Trash (2) Gift (3) Seek out those that lost thru fire, theft, homelessness, orphans (4) Have a FREE yard sale of holiday decor & surprise people as they go to pay (gifted !!) (5) Donate whatever is left to charity.
When we downsized for moving a little over a year ago, we got all of our Christmas decorations into one bin. The only things that don't fit into the bin are a wreath we acquired last Christmas and our tabletop tree. When we were in Israel 2 years ago, we bought olive wood decorations, so that's been our theme. A few sentimental decorations get left in the bin, but that's it.
Ooh I bet those olive wood decorations are beautiful!
@@kpercy9952 They are, and so meaningful.🎄🎆
😂 I can see where you get your sense of humor! Your Mom is fun. 🥰
So glad to see your Mom again! She is so sweet!!!
I really enjoyed listening to your mom talk about the things that are special to her. :)
What a blessing your mom is! She is beyond precious. Thank you for sharing. I loved the "hoarder's heart". May God continue to bless you and your family ❤️
Your mom is a treasure! Thank you for sharing her with us!
Your mom is so lovely and engaging... a star is born!
Your mom is hilarious !
I really enjoyed you talking to her about prior Christmas's. I like that she still loves Christmas even so much heartache came close to that holiday.
I have been sorting my decor ahead of the season so I can take it to the thrift shop in time for others to see it. When I go to get out Valentine’s decor, I sort Easter and Spring decor, when I go to get out Fall, I sort Halloween and Christmas. The stores want it a few months ahead. Less holiday decor has made me love decorating again. Also I take away the year round decor at Christmas.
Yay for the mention of @A Hoarder’s Heart - decluttering things when it truly feels “right” emotionally to do so has been so important in me making continual progress with decluttering, especially sentimental things 😊 no bad decisions = no regrets = keeping the momentum = lots more stuff in the long-run being let go of 💕✨
great video, a reshuffle and pick-up looks so less overwhelming, hopefully making the decorating much more enjoyable 😁
I love that your mom watches A Hoarder's Heart and Dana K. White! 😊
I love your Mom & how honest she is about tossing ice packs to your Dad. 😆 She sounds like me. I can handle a day maybe 2 of babying my Hubby but after that it's like that's enough. Too funny. Great job ya'll did on organizing the room. ;0)
Great video! Thank your mom for inviting us all into her lovely home. What a pleasure it's been seeing the 3 of you laughing and working together. Oh.....and great tips too. lol
I love your mom's tip of putting the year on the Christmas totes! That makes so much sense. My issue is that I put like things together & when I decorate, I need to go through all the different totes...
I try to get holiday decor on sale and take very good care of it. I remember what yr. I purchased things. Some I still love after 25 or more years. Being married 52 yrs. we accumulated a lot. We moved from a two story to a ranch and we got rid of a ton of decor, furniture, etc. I am 72 and last yr. I treated our home with new lighted swags for our two back windows and my theme was farm things. black and white, red truck with tree boxes and our old tree decorated. It wasn't a need but it made me feel young again. Merry Christmas,
Your momma is just precious. 💙
One of the best Christmas hints I've ever gotten. Wrap a big box, I use a box that copy paper comes in, with Christmas paper. Wrap top separate from bottom. Put regular every day decor into box leaving room in your home for Christmas decor. Put the box holding the every day decor under the Christmas tree at the very back. Beautiful box. Easy to get to after Christmas. You could even use the same box year after year without rewrapping. I make sure to use a big beautiful bow and the box or boxes become Christmas decorations. Double duty.
You’re a smart cookie! I’m going to have to remember that tip!
Your mom is so sweet. Bless her ❤️
Your mom is hilarious! I am smiling ear to ear this whole presentation!
OMG!!! I'm from Minnesota, and I so appreciate your Mom!!! She is just like my mother - she is awesome!!!!!! I just found your channel and I'm so glad that I did! :)
Your mom is so sweet. She needs to be in more videos 😁🥰
What a lovely reference to Hoarder's Heart! Your mum is so lovely.
Your all's mom is so precious.
I always love seeing you two together in videos!
It was so nice to hear from your Mom! Such a lovely lady!
I converted one of my bedrooms into a guest room. I use the closet to store all my seasonal decor. It is easier than getting it out of the garage. I declutter east season as I put away things as well as when I get the new season out. I always have a donate box in the room.
I very much enjoyed this video. Even though my Christmas decorations are organized, there is always room to donate some. I always decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving, however this year my son and family(including my two young grandkids) are moving out of the country the first week of December. I have been debating whether to decorate early and now….a big thank you for giving me permission to do so. Families evolve and sometimes it is sad, but for me, thank goodness for FaceTime 🎄
Thank you! I managed to persuade both sides of the family to do secret Santa gifts for the adults instead of everyone getting everyone something. This takes us from getting gifts for 9 people down to 4. I’ll take it! Baby steps. Thanks for the constant inspiration!
Your Mom is adorable! And your mischievous laugh always makes me giggle!
Love your mom! She is fun and has so many wise tips/ideas.
Christmas decor has been a 10 yr journey for me. From 40+ bins down to 5 this year!
Congratulations on your purge! It gives me inspiration to start my own decluttering of Christmas stuff! Way too much and I don't even come close to using much of it.
That is amazing progress!!
My kids really helped thin out the Christmas ornaments and that will make taking down the tree much easier. The tree itself looks less cluttered! We kept what really mattered to each child. I also limit how much we have to three, specific, large, red and green containers. I only bought a couple of new things this year that I thought were super cute (Big Lots is my new Pier One!) and we will have the space for those. Now, if we could just minimize the gifts! Lol
I’m like your mom. Other decor gets put away to make room for holiday decorations.
Your momma is the sweetest and love her personality! No wonder you ladies are so sweet and good. I’ve not had time to watch due to husband with covid etc but just watched and have missed your sweet personality. Merry Christmas!
Your mom is so SWEET!!!!!!!
This video makes me miss the fam!! Love your mom and dad. 💕
Love your mom's home, so picturesque ❤
Last year I was fairly new to decluttering and wasn't ready to tackle Christmas decor. But this year I went ahead with it. I decluttered clear glass ornaments which my fantasy self would have liked to craft into snowballs or potpourri balls, lots of flat wrap paper because I am going to gift bags (easier), and many glass ornaments which weren't really appealing to me anymore and had no room for on the tree. I also got rid of other Christmas decor I just wasn't using anymore because I had been adding to my snowman collection and using that exclusively.
As an aside, I had tried to sell my very full, very wide Christmas tree a few years ago at a yard sale because I was running out of room in our livingroom and wanted a skinny tree. Because I wasn't able to sell it, and had nothing to lose, I decided to give it a 'haircut.' I took some heavy duty wire cutters to the ends of the branches (the branches are permanently hinged into the trunk of the tree), and shortened the branches until the base of the tree was about 2 ft around, and went up the tree tapering branches to give it the right shape. It worked and I was happy with the result. And because the tree is smaller in size, it's lighter weight when transferring it from the closet, and it takes less ornaments to fill it out.
I was able to declutter my Fall and Christmas things soon after they began showing up in stores so that I could either sell at consignment or donate when people were already looking for new items. It's such a wonderful feeling to get my collection down to a more manageable size and lessen the guilt about not using all I had.
Your Mom is a HOOT!!
Excellent organizing girls.
Enjoyed your video.
Your mom! I love her!!
I have stories related to many Christmas items, too.
Great memories- I really should tag certain things with a written note(or typed, depending upon the item) that describes the memory associated with that particular item.
One of my favorite videos. It's so enjoyable to spend time with family and hear their stories. This was motivating, for sure.
Bless her ♥️, it takes a strong woman to over loss that close to Christmas. She is so cute ❣️
Just watching this & your mom is so sweet. My mom's birthday is 12/22 she passed 12/23/17. 💙
I have some important Christmas decorations from growing up. I have downsized my decorations a lot but having the special ones & not a bunch of clutter is a good feeling .
I am glad you did this video. I have decluttered some last year ,but I still have way to much. I have 10-11 totes. I feel over whelmed decorating and I want to simplify my life now. My kids are grown but they still like to see my decorations and my grandchildren do to. I started decorating a little but are overwhelmed. 🎄
I love to see families doing projects together for Christmas !!🎄 🎅
I ❤💚❤ this video w your Mom n watching the organizing in the background. Can't believe that only took 9 minutes. It seriously looked like you purged half of it. Shows you that organization is key, yes that's obvious but to see it in real time really hits it home. My Xmas is in 2 different closets so I need to organize better to store it in just 1 closet.
I just love your mom...she seems so sweet!
I love your mom. I have the same Christmas dishes from Kmart. I have had them for 31 years. We use them every year. We are moving after Christmas so I am going to get rid of what we don’t use. Your mom is so sweet! Great video
Mom LOVES Christmas because of the hope and joy connected with Christ - she will SEE those she lost again - and even though she may not connect the dots up front - the back of her brain has done the connecting for her...and she can keep it light and not so sobering and emotional.