2-Day EXTREME DECLUTTER and CLEANING of Master Bedroom || BEFORE AND AFTER || Minimalism Journey
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How can I possibly have an extreme declutter at this point? Well, stuff collects in our bedroom and it's become a clutter mess. I just wanted to clean but got rid of all the stuff instead. Decluttering can be exhausting and hard to get through, especially an extreme declutter.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 The BEFORE
1:57 Starting to declutter
4:09 sponsor segment: Native
5:12 more decluttering!
5:22 putting clutter somewhere else does not deal with it
6:50 shred papers right away - not another day!
7:56 starting to declutter jewelry
8:58 mindset shift moment! Extreme Declutter time!
12:50 decluttering jewelry I have kept for 30 years!
20:52 decluttering jewelry from my mom and grandmom
21:27 vintage jewelry from 1943
22:35 selling jewelry box on Facebook Marketplace
22:42 I took a nap. Decluttering is exhausting! Day 2 begins!
24:20 moving the desks out
26:06 cleaning the nightstands
26:48 CLEAN WITH ME!
34:33 Hubby came home early
37:25 The AFTER
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I have never related to you more than when you were sweeping and you wiped your feet on your legs to remove the bits of debris off. Thanks for being normal! 😁
I was going to comment the same thing. I do that, can't stand the feel of bits on my feet.
I do the same! Lol!!!
Me too! I can’t stand having bits on my feet. Where does it all come from??🤷🏻♀️
me tooooo! 😂
SAME!!!
We put old beaded jewelry from my grandma into a clear plastic Christmas bulb and it’s now an ornament we hang on our tree. It doesn’t take up a lot of space and it brings good memories.
This is a great idea!! Thank you
I loooooove this idea 💡!!! So sweet!
What a great idea for heirlooms!
What a great idea!
I love this idea!!!
Call the fire department because Erica is ON FIRE 🔥 over here! 👏👏👏
😂😂😂
My Mama is in a nursing home. I collected old costume jewelry from friends and family (it was quite a bit) along with scarves and donated them to the nursing home. They set up an area the ladies could come to and put on jewelry etc to feel pretty. They could return it the next day, or if they became attached to the item could just keep it in their stuff. I got to see them doing this on a Valentine's Day. They were having so much fun getting all dolled up.
The barefoot clean off on the pant leg….classic!!!! ❤️🤣
“I can’t believe I’m showing you guys this!” That’s why I like you. You keep it real!
@The a Master you got this!
“I’m doing it”! “Basically I’ve been collecting trash”. “Today is the day”. “ So much room for activities”. I loved this video so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️.
Thank you!
The truest place on the internet. Massive kudos for showing the raw footage of the dog hair. Springtime shedding is no joke!
Sooo much dog hair.
I have 2 huskies and a new rescued German Shepherd mix who has never had regular coat maintenance and spends most of her time hiding behind the couch. I can't vacuum right now while trying to avoid further terrorizing her. So, yeah, the shed is real in here, so no worries there. You did motivate me to do cleaning this weekend, refresh the bedding, etc. Lila (couch hermit) probably also needs a bath before her spay next week, so wish me luck!
I have 2 dogs… totally understand the dog hair!!! So for me… that’s a normal cleaning day.
@@ambertarver1364 that helps me!
Take your jewelry you don’t want to a gold and silver buy and sell place and have them look at it before you donate and throw away. They’ll buy broken gold and silver jewelry as well as wearable jewelry. I recently got $100 for a few small pieces that were gold.
Yes, some jewelry stores use old broken jewelry to make new one, so your old jewelry might get a brand new life and make someone else happy.
You could also take it to a jewelry place where they melt the metals down if they are real gold and silver or contain real gold and silver and make a little money out of it for yourself and they will make new jewelry out of it for someone else.
Gold is over a $1000 an ounce. Have it checked b
I took all of my singles and broken stuff back in 2016 and made 900.00. It was just junk in my closet
Love love LOVE using your engagement ring box to hold the earrings you wore on your wedding day!
What a difference! You do realize that you have 3 lamps on the left side ? ! I applaud your hard work. I went through my jewelry but need to get rid of more, cause yeah, don't need my teenage baubles! I'm 70!
Love how he just starts skipping around the room and says Activities! Lol
Name that movie!
@@EricaLucasLoves lol, no clue! My friends say I live under a very large rock! 🤣
@@EricaLucasLoves Step Brothers! 🤣 Love that movie!!! We are big Will Ferrell fans. My favorite part in that movie is when the family is singing in the car. 🤣
And the Oscar goes to Andy, for his remarkable performance as “Shocked Husband” in this video. 😌😂
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Andy's "reaction" was hilarious!😂😂😂
I loved how long this video was. A lot of times when I watch your videos I want so much more.
I had six hours of footage. 😂😂
Love this. Especially the jewelry part. Doesn't it feel so weird when you "wake up" from the "keep" phase and just... see things with less emotional attachment? 32 years with *one* earring, but not a second longer.
"room for bedroom activities"
Andy pauses and looks up.
"sleeping"
LOL
It looks so good!
What a wunderful idea, to keep the earrings for your daughter in that particular box. Make sure, that you insert a little note about the earrings and the box for her, so that she knows, what's up with both of them 💞
Great idea
"How did that end up in here?" is a sentence that comes out of my mouth frequently when unearthing/unboxing things. LOL! Very relatable.
I cleaned out my mother-in-laws home and my mother's home. I am determined my son is not going to have the opportunity to laugh at all the things I kept that he thinks are hilarious. I'm 71. It's time to minamilize.
I paused mid video and went and dealt with some photos and frames that I had been putting off for many years. It didn't even take that long to take care of but it was hanging over my head for so long. Decluttered 2 photo albums and 2 frames (kept the photos) and a huge portfolio I used once to get a job which I don't do any more. Thanks for the inspiration!
YES!!!! This made my day!!
No one is judging you Erica, this is actually why we love you! Real, relatable, and inspiring. Can't tell you the amount of self acceptance your videos help me to develop. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💜
I like watching you declutter more than others because yours feels more real. The frustration that you show is so relatable.
I donated all my costume earrings, and necklaces…. Now I only have my 14k and silver jewelry…
You did a great job….I remember when you decluttered your jewelry the last time, you struggled, but not this time, you were on a mission 😀
Your bedroom looks terrific, it will now be more peaceful
Andy likes to put his stuff on flat surfaces. A compromise is to let him put his stuff in the top drawer. Then he closes it and it's out of sight.
When my husband thinks we need a dog I will show him how much work a dog is . 😆
That’s what I do too! I was tired of seeing it on top of the dresser so I cleared a drawer for his dresser for his junk.
My husband does that too. He needs to see it. It is tough for me to understand but he lives here too.😁
@@sburwell75 this is true!
What an amazing difference! It looks so open and inviting. Andy's reaction on the stairs was priceless as was his antics in the bedroom. :) Thank you for being brave enough to show real life messes and struggles with the TH-cam family. You are such an inspiration to me. I love all of your videos, even if I don't comment all the time.
Love the fact that you have a safe place for your dog to rest away from the kids. I have four dogs and even though there is a lot of shedding and cleaning due to my babies, I wouldn't know what to do without them in my life.
Anyone else gather their significant other’s stuff in a bin for them when they clean? 😂😂
I do for sure
Yes, but usually it stays in the bin and never goes anywhere. LOL! It's okay, I'm married to an absent-minded professor (actually, a genius rocket-scientist/engineer), and usually about once a year I can pin him down and make him sort stuff. But I've come to accept a certain amount of clutter/chaos that I can't fix because it's his stuff. I just ask him to keep it in places I don't have to see all the time, like the nightstand drawers or the closet. But when those overflow, it's time to take care of it. He usually does it without much of a fuss, but he would never think to manage it on his own. In August we'll have been married 27 very happy years, so we have made it work. :-)
I have a random pile usually a laundry basket or shopping bag for every member of the house and i go through every room before i do a big clean and then just hang all their stuff on their doorknob or pjt it on their bed 😂 like sometimes i leave a note like "lets stop meeting like this" or "i was lonely and cold all by myself keep me with my friends" 😂 or the occasional "if im found on anothers turf again ill be sleeping with the fishes" most people are pretty good but if i havent got the bags back by shopping day i know they need a good kick up the bum to either declutter their stuff or a reminder on how to be a good steward of their belongings and blessings aka a clean functional home.
Sometimes!
I do but also hubby has also junk drawer in his dresser and often put his stuff in there then it’s his job to go through it. Plus I was tired of seeing stuff piled up on top his dresser. 💜What a great idea to put earrings a in Tylenol bottle, also less likely to be stolen.💜👍
You KILLED it!!! I love how the I'M DOING THIS RIGHT NOW spirit sometimes just shows up and takes over ... applause for you!
Maybe donate the vintage jewelry to a local theater or theater school to be worn in plays or musicals. Your decluttering videos are very inspirational! Thank you💐
I looooove that you do these extremely tedious tasks like going through jewelry because that’s real life and it’s the kind of stuff my brain needs help with!
I especially love how she explains all of her thinking about each item. As a hoarder-in-recovery, this is exactly what I need to see/hear to learn and get better.
As you were sweeping all that dog hair I thought ..I can't believe she's showing us this, but so glad you did!!! So satisfying to get rid of so much clutter and dirt! You did an awesome job in there!!
Thank you for posting this! I often feel overwhelmed and ashamed for all my boxes of random clutter everywhere. We have a small house, so it really takes over at times. 2021 has been so busy, but now it's time to start taking charge of it. Thanks for the inspiration!❤
I do understand your thinking in going through your room. I have mine minimal and especially nothing under my bed. As well as if this is not the room it belongs in, then it is homed elsewhere. Amen!
Thank you for posting! I have found jewelry to be hard to get rid of, both emotionally but also truly to sell, give away, or donator bc no one wants costume jewelry. It’s so sad how much we spend on things that eventually tarnish and become trash. This has truly changed how I think about jewelry and what I buy now.
I just decluttered my jewelry as well - so freeing! Why have I been carting around things from country to country, that I've not worn or used for 35 years? Thank you for being you
I also just went thru my stand up jewelry box with 2 side doors, tops for earring, & 5 drawers. Thank u for the encouraging decluttering of my jewelry. Parted with over half...😀
You so deserve to have your own oasis to relax and rest and time for you as a couple. Thanks for the inspiration. My husband was watching and he challenged me to get my jewelry cleaned up/cleared out! Saturday's goal👍
Well done Erica!👍. Put the family jewelry heirlooms in a small plastic container (each wrapped in tissue paper) in your personal memorabilia box.. Then deal with it later when you have time and headspace to start organizing and researching your memorabilia.
Maybe empty the top draw of your dresser for Andy to put his stuff in that he tends to pile up on top of the dresser by the TV... That way the top stays clear.
I always comment, to help your stats and give tips. You deserve so many more followers... You have come so far since starting your channel! Not just in your decluttering, but with your mindset... Brilliant 👏.
You are awesome!!!! Thank you!!
That is exactly what my hubby does. It's his personal drop zone in the bedroom. I never even open his top drawer but the dresser top is always clutter free.
I love your videos Erica! I enjoyed all of the 38 minutes and your husbands kind reaction!
Sending you love! Thank you for giving me your time today.
i love how honest you are. we have spaces like that. also waaaw what a difrerence a year makes. you clean that jelewry like a boss! loved this videa thanks
YAY i missed your longer more relaxed old school erica videos!
Dont get me wrong i love them all but these are what got me to watch your videos the length and the relatability!!!
I remember watching your master bedroom declutter a year ago and i cant believe its been that long already what a crazy year!!!
I still remember the jewellery declutter and the furniture holding it all haha
Does andy still have his cigar box? For some reason that just popped into my head from that video this was before he was home and on camera and maybe he commented on the video idk but man it was like a blast from the past watching you do this video!
Please consider doing more long total room declutters like this theyre my favourite! Perhaps you could work you way top to bottom floors and finish with the basement makeover?
Lots of love
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Your most inspiring video EVER! I love that you don’t try to show us a “parade of perfection”-just the hopeful, nitty-gritty reality of it. Great leadership.. And we’ve ALL been there (dog fur, etc.), so it was nice to just have it 1.) be “okay”, and 2.) DO something to change it. Your whole room has had a wonderful makeover and so worth it. Empty spaces are calling me onward. I’m going to go be a copycat now. Thanks again!
Don’t forget to clean the fan. Mine always gathers so much dust. It throws around allergens. Check underneath your bed for dog hair. You will sleep better. Nice job.
Can someone please explain the science behind this?I thought that “a rolling stone gathers no moss”.😖🤣😩😂🤔😅
As a fellow canine cohabitator, dog hair is expected. Hopefully most viewers will understand and give you some grace. You are doing amazing!
I so identify with the pet hair! We have cat tumbleweeds and when I vacuum I’m pretty sure I have enough fur to make him a baby brother😺
I say that when pulling out the bed to vacuum, “ I think I just found another kitten”🐱 😅😂🤣
You going through that jewelry was amazing. I remember when you hit it before. The change in your minimalism level of decluttering in such a short time is astounding to me. You really kick butt. Seriously. I am amazed!!!
Wonderful! I know showing yucky stuff is not exciting but really needs to be seen (by me) to realize that I’m not alone in ignoring that stuff! We have carpet that I would love to get rid of and yucky stuff just collects at baseboards and in the rug at baseboards. Vacuuming doesn’t get it up and I have to do the wet rag thing to wipe rug and baseboards just to get it up. Since I have a bad knee I have to sit and scoot around to get that done…yeah, I’m not doing that every week! So nice to hear your thought process on decisions you make. It really helps me because apparently I’m an emotional sorter/decision maker. And I’m finally realizing that and need to think, not just emotionally react to my clutter. You are helping me with what questions to ask myself in order to get items out of house. Thank you and have a great vacation!
One trick I learned is using the vacuum instead of the broom- that way the dust gets “sucked up” instead of flying around the room. It saves me time too!
I find your piles of decluttering and shredding and cleaning so inspiring. We've pared down a bit lately but every time I watch you do it, I want to run through the house and find another spot to declutter. I'm totally decluttering something/somewhere this weekend. Thanks Erica!
Erica I just amazingly love you and your channel! I live on another side of the planet... but struggle to the same things! Two kids, one husband, one dog, and.... 8 moves for this decade. This February we moved with 38 boxes. Wish you will enjoy the same freedom and happiness!
The struggle is real.
Going down the rabbit hole is good sometimes. Way to go and I feel you with the dog tumbleweeds. No judgement here. Thanks for the smiles and laughs!
Great clean out!!! What about putting a nice basket on the lower board of Andys nightstand? He can have as much stuff as fits in it and it will look so much more tidy!!
Tylenol bottle = Genius! “Use what you have!” One of my favorite principles! You rock!
Won't get stolen either!
I did this exact same thing about a month ago. I went through my huge multi-drawer jewelry box, and only kept the items I wore or had special meaning. I bought a new small box from Amazon, it basically looks like a silverware box. It fits nicely in the top drawer of my dresser. It feels contained and preserved. Love it.
Truly appreciate you sharing your life with us! Bonus points on putting the wedding earrings in the engagement ring box. Your worries about showing real life mess with pets is unfounded. I appreciate your being real and honest with us! I have long hair and shed alot. So we can't blame it all on the pets! Lol. Enjoy your vacation!
I would recommend a small travel jewelry case that you can use just all the time ( not just when you are traveling). Keeping the stuff in the plastic tubs might damage/scratch it when it’s jiggeling around in there. They are like 15$ an amazon. You would also finally know where all your jewelry goes and can just keep it in your closet.
I’ve got a jewellery roll from Amazon that is supposed to be for travel but is perfect for everyday and slips in my draw nicely. I didn’t need even a small box but the roll is perfect because it has necklace holders too xx
Yes, and that would also prevent someone from tossing them out thinking it is a bottle of expired Tylenol.
I use one of those little plastic box with lid and dividers for jewelry (I have 95% earrings). Not fancy but it works for home and travel
So many favorite parts to this video, but I LOVED when you say “Thanks, Minimalism! Love, Erica”. So cool! Way to power through!!
An amazing declutter video, loved it.
One extra item I'd declutter is the upper lighter standard lamp, it traps so much dust! The other one I'd keep and put on a spare wall over a chair that you can sit in and read or to put your socks and shoes on. It would make your bedroom a cosy. Plus a huge rug under your bed!!!
Sorry I could help but do a bit of interior design on your room 😉
Great video, love how Ranger comes to check on you all at night. You surely deserve your vacation, your handsome husband is so supportive. Have a safe wonderful blessed vacation ❤
That looks great! So satisfying to watch you take back your space!
From one allergy suffer to another. A vacuum does not cause the issues that sweeping with a broom does. Bedroom is looking good 👍
Thanks! I was afraid of breaking the vac with legos.
Oh my gosh; I loved the overwhelmed/stress face, breathing and then “I’m In it.” When dealing with the box of random papers. Lol awesome. I hate stacks of paper to file and sort- blehhhh...You did so much!🎉✨👏👍🥳👊
A great way to Single reuse earrings is use them as push pins for a Cork bord .
Your decluttering muscles: 💪💪💪
You have come so far. You rock.
I actually like the idea of keeping your jewelry in the Tylenol bottle for travel, as a security measure. If a thief gets into your motor home or hotel room, they are far less likely to take that, where they would grab a small jewelry box.
First thing I thought of too.
Erica, my fav video EVER. I watched you sort your jewellery in your previous house and was willing you to declutter more. SO SO impressed with your decluttering decisions this time. Way to go girl 😘👍
Hi Erica! Try a lint roller on your lampshades. We have three dogs, hardwood floors, and struggle with the pet mess as well. A lint roller (esp. one designed for pets) works wonders on the surfaces where dog hair settles OFF the floor... like lampshades! Great video, thanks for sharing!
CHOM CHOM!
Erica, do not apologize for dog hair, dust or sentimental things. You are a busy Mom with an active life. Love your channel. You are Honest! You have motivated me to take care of one of my dust bunny homes. Keep going. You have done a great job
26:22 had the same issue with cat hair all the time. As moving furniture is frustrating i put some of my furniture on really slim rolls, to make it easier to move it and therefore easier to clean
Simplify!
You could use the jewellery stand for office supplies, make up, taxes receipts (we have a drawer for each active year), or for photos to sort by year, and so on. Simply because it's called one specific name, doesn't mean, it has to serve that one specific purpose. Make the system work for you.
Thank you truly. I'm in the process of doing my bed room and I needed this motivation. Erica, you never disappoint honestly. Love watching the decluttering journey and you and I are exercising or decluttering muscles together AND THOSE MUSCLES ARE STRONG NOW! LOVE IT!!! LET'S GO!!!
Omg that was a marathon job you did there but it was absolutely worth it. Well done 👏 and take a bow 🙇♀️ Have a wonderful trip. Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💐
When donating necklaces I have found if I string them on a straw they do not tangle. Just a tip if you have straws. I’d keep the small jewelry box for your things. 🤷🏼♀️
I felt so good watching this video! First, I love how real you always are- Thankyou! Second, it was so uplifting and inspiring watching you clean snd how beautiful the room looked afterwards. I felt like I could breathe easily and it looked so peaceful and inviting. You worked really hard, especially the going through your jewellery box. I’m really impressed and inspired. You are wonderful Erica ❤️
I inherited so much jewelry from my mother-in-law when she passed and I don’t wear any of it. I hardly ever wear jewelry anyways but hers is not my style at all. It’s been taking up a lot of room in my jewelry drawers and I’ve now decided to box it up carefully and put it aside for my future daughter-in-law and possibly granddaughters. The pieces are very exotic from India and I know my husband will never let me sell so the I think my best decision is just to box it up so it declutters my space for jewelry that I may wear. So happy I got the inspiration from this video.😊💖
Erica! 🧡 One of your videos at the beginning of your journey was the first video I ever commented on - the first comment I left anywhere in the whole internet because I was so moved and proud of you. At some point I dropped off, having my home in order. And now, you guessed it, I slipped and am wanting to get back on track 😊 Who do I turn to? Erica!🧡 Now binge watching and again, as back then, I am moved, inspired, motivated, so proud of you. You are real, authentic and non-judgmental and you really help me. Thank you for being vulnerable - I think that is so so generous 🙏🏻🧡 Thank you, thank you, thank you. May you be blessed. oh and by the way: lovely to see hubby on screen these days 🧡 You are a cute couple 😘
Oh the engagement ring box with the earrings idea is GENIUS! Good job mama
It was great to see such a dramatic before an after. Your hair was up and you really meant business. No indecisiveness in this video. Great job on getting rid of useless jewelry and getting the desks out of the master. Donate the jewelry even if you might get a few dollars for it. Be gone with it and save your mind. Your hair was up and you really meant business. You're a true inspiration. I loved Andy's switch in mood when he saw the results in the bedroom. Now more space for bedroom activities. So cute!
Definitely bring all your items you want to donate to a jeweler... you might be pleasantly surprised that some costume jewelry actually has significant value. And you have all those nice boxes to organize them! Put your rosary in one of those nice boxes to protect them.
I would reuse the nice antique jewelry box to hold your things instead of the red box. Also the diamonds can scratch each other when they are in the Tylenol bottle. You might want to keep the jewelry box that stands and lay out your nice pieces that you are keeping in there along with the Bibles wrapped in acid free tissue so they can breathe - keeping in your tall jewelry chest would be a nice place to lay out and display your treasures rather than hanging from a closet rod or being tossed in the box…just a thought
Amazing video Erica. I love how honest and true to life you are, your videos make you feel like we’re a friend who’s popped over to help you clean! Loved it! More like this pls! :)
Bedroom looks great 👍🏻. Get those pictures and mirror on the wall before the weekend and remove at least one of the standing lamps to be completely done. Anyone who has pets in the house totally knows the pet hair challenges. Luv how supportive your Husband is, even when he gets surprised.
You get stronger every time you de-clutter. Looks great. It's ok to have blank walls and floors. So easy to take care of now.
I have kept my engagement ring box. There is something special about it because it evokes a memory of that day that the ring itself does not do. I am glad you saved it and added an even greater significance to it.
Erica you inspire me. Whenever I need to reduce and declutter I watch one of your videos. Thanks fellow reducer!
You know those boxes of paper? I have approximately 24 boxes of paper to go thru and deal with. Eeeek! It takes work to get your life under control!!!
Relatable! For me my paper was strewn through boxes aka 2 decades worth and its also mostly sentimental so i just condensed it all into 5 YES FIVE 😱 100Litre plastic storage tubs i bought to organise all my storage stuff long term like xmas tree etc and protect it from pests water etc anyway i just started going through it because sentimental is the last category when decluttering and its still hard but i worked up muscles and comfort my taught pack rat mentality by scanning everything that way i still get to "keep" it without having the physical item and its allowes me to part with easily 4 times more things by scanning or taking a photo than i would have otherwise especially as the beggining stages i was able to get rid of like 80 percent of each category when otherwise i wouldve gotten rid of maybe half even in a rage purge type super great a decluttering mode. So yeah good luck! Papers THE WORST. and its not big so its not as satisfying and its takes way linger than other stuff and even if you only have 1 box you can fit hundreds if not 1000s of papers in thay so you have to make sooo many decisions even if it doesnt look like it so make sure to go easy on yourself. I consider it a great paper day if ive gotten rid of or "processed" a magazines worth of paper an amazing day if ive done a books worth and friggen awesome heres a reward miracle type session if ive gotten like a brand new stack of printer paper amount done. There are a lot of photo albums ive managed to do as well and they tie in with sentimental and paper and ive managed to chuck about 3 photos for every 20 i keep which isnt a lot but i remind myself ive gone through my wardeobe about 20 seperate times and in some cases gotten rid of half of it in one sitting and even to this day while its 90 percent amazing i still have things i can declutter here and there so yeah surprisingly i was pretty great at dexlutterinf more physical sentimental stuff but the little like tickets and papers and school books and art remain hard the process is the most hellish part but i give myself "grace and space" tell myself i can come back in a month or a season and allow myself rest because you cant force sentimental declutter since SOOO much of it is more like therapy and like emotional baggage and not just physical so allowing time to process emotions and sit on them and do the declutter in layers is really the best bet.
@@EmmaAppleBerry My boxes were accumulated over many years too. Now that I am retired I have the time and energy to catch up!
I have been wanting to clean out my jewelry for the longest time...this was the motivation I needed!!!
This video was awesome, good for you decluttering things that you’ve held onto for so long! And I love your husband’s reaction. Whenever I clean or declutter, I drag my husband over and present it like I’m the Will Smith meme haha
Thank you so much for faithfully praying your journey! Every single video inspires me to declutter, and this one is no different! Often after watching one of your videos I go through a cupboard, a drawer, or something and see what I can find that we no longer need.
You make it look easy! I know you have built those decluttering muscles and that is where I want to be, too. Your thought processes make so much sense!
Our solution to dusty/cluttered nightstands: got rid of the nightstands altogether 😂
I put my phone/glasses/tea on a ledge on the side of the bed and I clear that off every morning, no matter what.
Got smart LED strips and hid them behind the bed for when we want to read.
I've been thinking of using a 1 foot long wall shelf instead of a night stand. That's all I need.
I had to LOL at "family heirlooms" followed immediately by tossing them.😆
Erica, I am so proud of you!!! You have built up some serious decluttering muscles! I love your Tylenol bottle hack! That is genius! I put a couple of Command hooks on my closet wall and that is where my necklaces hang. That way they are out of the way but easy to get to and won't get broken. Your bedroom looks fantastic! It's so peaceful and serene. Way to go!!!!
Amazing job! It looks so peaceful and calm now 🙂
You did an amazing job! So proud of you with the jewelry, especially. Look how far you and Andy have come ❤️ Congratulations!!
Wow that’s tough stuff to go through. I’ve been doing my jewelry box lately but this is next level. Thank you for the inspiration!
This motivates me so much! I love that you kept the engagement ring box and put your wedding day earrings in it. I could see you struggling with getting rid of it and I'm glad you kept it. To me.. things like that it's worth keeping and now you found another purpose for it. Plus I think it would make it even more special when you give it to your daughter and tell her the story behind it.
😂😂😂😂😂 you mild me with Tylenol bottle my mom used my kid’s kinder surprise thingi 🤣🤣🤣 love your videos from Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and please pray for us
What a difference!! Vintage Erica at her best!! The clear out of the jewelry stand was THE BEST! Well done! (I hope you dust mopped under the bed and dresser while you tackled the rest of the floor to complete the cleaning! )
Thanks for inspiring me to clean and declutter one room while watching and listening to you!! I appreciate your channel and vibe.
I loooved the jewellery declutter! I used to own over 30 pairs of earrings before starting minimalism. I had everything well organised but it wasn't realistic, I don't even wear earrings on a daily basis. I donated most of it when I started minimalism. Now I still own more jewellery than what I wear (especially not going out) but It's 20% of what it used to be, it's better and it has reduced decision making. Go, Erica! 🙌🏼
Erica I love you so much! How did I get this far down the rabbit hole? 🤣. I feel ya! I recently decluttered my jewelry also. It felt like I shouldn’t get rid of it because it was mine but then I was like “I don’t wear this” “I don’t even like this anymore”. I also donated my large jewelry box. ❤️
You inspired me to stop the video and go and declutter a closet! Thank you! Oh and I went back and watched the rest of the video! Fantastic!