It’s interesting how your two backgrounds behind where you’re sitting really show your two very different styles. Cass has so much neatly organized stuff and Dawn has a blanket over her chair and that’s it. Decluttering can work for anyone no matter what clutter threshold you have. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge, ladies. Love your content!
A new habit I have adapted when I'm out shopping is " where will this things home be". I am already thinking about the things in my house when I'm at Target or Walmart. I used to LOVE impulse buying, not now, since I think about the effort of finding it a home!
What helped me become more of a minimalist was dealing with my parents' possessions after they died. I had to clean and sell my childhood home in two weeks. My siblings and I kept 1-2 momentos. My sister did keep the family photo albums. I donated everything else. At that moment, I realized that I didn't want my own children to have to deal with my stuff.
Right there with you. My home and paid storage facility has mental and financial stresses. My in-laws& my single aunt passed away and we cleaned refurbished & sold their homes., My son's extra stuff From his apt. Then our daughter & family moving in with us. 7 of us and 3 kids toys....I'm now on meds!!!😎
I'm with you. I was never much of a hoarder, more of a purger. But then I had to clean out my Mom's house of 40 years to move her to assisted living. Both my sister and I living out of state. We had to do it in a few weekends. Then from assisted living to memory care cutting her living space by more than half. I've been trying to reduce everything gradually over the last 18 months. She passed away a month ago and fortunately, her apartment wasn't more than a few hours work. I started going minimalist 5 years ago and will never look back. I refuse to put my children through the same experience.
My mother in law is where you're at. She's a great person but is DONE with passing on artifacts. Her parents had a lot of flutter clutter then died. I am personally saddened by the loss of my husband's Grandpa's homemade things that our kids don't have access to 😭
Ladybug here!! Downsizing and moving after 50 years in same house. I have soooo many plastic storage bins that I had no idea I owned!! Much less had any idea what was in them!! Your video's have been eye opening for this old lady.
I am only 10 min into this and decided to let go of unused new craft items bought 3-4 years ago Always wanted yo try. Shuffled it each Declutter. Finally did it Oh and a few days ago A rage Declutter. Awesome ! Felt good. Good results Thanks ladies
My youngest daughter started following you gals over a year ago and her house is so easy to babysit at now! Even if cousins come over and they get into every toy, it takes not even 10 minutes to clean it up because everything has a spot, nothing is crammed in anywhere so it’s easy to find. It’s easy to help her with laundry. So minimal -icing has actually helped her out that way, because when I am over there it’s super easy for me to help with laundry, dishes, no frustration over things falling out of the cabinet at me when I’m trying to put it away lol
I love that Dawn. The realization of things being inventory has helped me release things that I held onto. I don’t want to spend my creative energy holding onto inventory that no longer suits me. Thank you 😘
I used to play “100 pickup” with our kids...a variation on the 5 min declutter...can be cooperative or competitive...5 min to see if you can find 100 items that need to be put back in their proper home (and yes it includes LEGO pieces)
Something that has helped us with bathroom organization is different, but may help someone. We have a tall wooden shelf (5 shelves that look sort of like a crate, and you could nail crates together for same thing) that one could easily make. On one shelf, it has washcloths and hand towels folded and put in long slim baskets. It looks nice and hidden. On another shelf, we have towels, another has baskets of use up items such as shampoos, dental, etc. This really helps hide the clutter and it looks nice. We don't have a closet for that and vanity can't contain it. It works well and it is not what you would usually see in a bathroom, but it is so functional now. Getting rid of excess too.
Excellent!!👍🏻I have learned SO much from the 3 of you! The SYNERGY of each perspective has given me hope! Dawn introduced the idea of inventory! I wasn't a slob , I just had WAY more than I could hide in my drawers and decorative boxes (Yes, Cas helped me understand my inner ladybug 🐞 💙 ! thank you Cas my ADHD "sister"! )! And in this stage of the progression of my disability, Dana has made a world of difference! I can't handle huge piles of stuff 😫! Unless I hire help (which I do when I can), I need to use Dana's system for lessening my inventory without making a bigger mess. I have limited energy and mobility so 🤷 her methods completed the trio of what I needed to move forward and believe in myself! Also, a SPECIAL expression of gratitude for helping us work through sentimental items! 💕
Listen forget the Cupid shuffle- I have done the Clutter shuffle for too long. I was so frustrated when despite having all the bins and totes…ALL the things for things. I hadn’t considered the FACT it was the AMOUNT OF THINGS! Since January of 2023, I have learned so much and have really grown my decluttering skills muscles and habits!!! Thank you so much for all of your help and transparency and genuine kindness! The hamster wheel is no longer spinning and the transformation from 20 years of a dumpster fire of all the feelings that go with allll the stuff is absolutely incredible!!!! I’m no longer mortified about people stopping by and the peace of mind and ease of doing anything is nothing short of miraculous! I’m now equipped with black contractors bags and donate boxes to tackle the basement. I’ve been working on the upper level and to think it all started with my junk drawer. Asking myself “Is this serving us in this season?” Labeling has been absolutely key! I’m super excited about the progress we’ve made as a family and individuals since wrapping my mind and heart around minimizing the inventory in our home! I was terrified in the beginning and now I’m actually feeling excited about this journey!!!
I used to love going to garage sales, consignment stores, and thrift stores. I loved the hunt but now that I’ve been decluttering and I understand my clutter threshold, I don’t really go to the sales or thrift stores very often. It was a shift in my hobbies and honestly, it was a little hard but I LOVE living with less now!!!
I used to be the same way! But I'd get home and the stuff often stayed in the bag or box untouched even though it was super cool when I found it. Now if I need something specific I'll hunt for it first at those places but try to stick to my need list.
Case…that is SO true! There IS something for everyone in this course! Different personalities…styles…levels of clutter…states of mind…ages/seasons of life…even life traumas that perhaps got us into our current situations…it ALL, somehow, relates! I’m guessing that you guys decided on naming the course “Take Your House Back” because “Take your house back, take your life back, take your time back, take your voice back, take your courage back, take your bank account back, etc…” was too long for the title! The “No, sorry!” I can now say, guilt-free…the opening of my front door without embarrassment…the money I’ve saved…are just a few ways my life has changed! You three are POWERFUL!
@@grandmasewhappyhomestead187 you could reframe it as: less stuff is less time cleaning/repairing it all. Pare down items you don't like/use, and display your treasures proudly, like exhibits in a gallery with the space, instead of everything being crammed in :)
You two ladies have absolutely changed my physical and emotional worlds for the better. I am gaining momentum and really feeling everything you speak of...as I listened I decluttered a cabinet and drawer in my kitchen. Gather two grocery bags full of glass jars, water bottles and insulated lunch sacks to be re-homed. I didn’t realize how many glass jars I’ve saved and certainly reuse, but the 10% goal I had turned into 60%- we don’t need all this for ourselves!
In January I started a plan with Rachel from Nourishing Minimalism. She encouraged her viewers to get rid of 2022 items in 2022. She made a printout available with that many boxes to check. I have decluttered 850 items at the end of April. One third of the year gone and over one third of the way there. That is doable for this Death Decluttering disabled person. I could never do a marathon declutter in my condition. God bless those of you who can. Good luck! 🙂👍☘️
My goal was 2,500 items last year and my I thought it might be touch since I had already gotten rid of thousands of items. 3,145 items by the end of the year and 334 so far this year. We are down to bare bones, but I'm always looking to get rid of more!
@Queen...congratulations! That's a lot of stuff, but isn't it amazing when you start going through EVERYTHING how much you can part with. I also have been a wife, mother and homemaker for 48 years. It's amazing what you can accrue.
I just mentioned the two of you on Ceri the Crafter's channel, NOT KNOWING that you even knew each other. Then, the very next video I came across was THIS ONE!! I love hearing you both talk, and am writing down your WORKABLE and USABLE strategies. I've been watching the both of you for about two weeks, and I'm making slow but sure progress. I'm a Ladybug also and the tip that helped me the MOST is to grab a trash bag and just look for things that are trash. That has been SO helpful!! I also realized that I too was just "reorganizing," as opposed to decluttering, and that has also been a huge eye-opener. So far, my linen closet is about half done, just from throwing things away. Next will be getting rid of bleached or old towels and wash cloths, and having fewer or those and fewer sheets and pillowcases. You helped me realize that I don't NEED ten sets, especially since we are empty-nesters! Anyway, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU so much for helping so many people live a better, calmer life!
💕💕💕Good morning beautiful ladies, after several attempts, I have got my kitchen declutter,organized feeling great about myself, hubby is happy with what I have done, we both have had the flu last couple weeks, however we enjoyed the kitchen while being sick,YAY Yay, the flat services are killing me but I counting the days the flat surfaces are are clean, if I lay something down I talked to self about moving to there home or throw away, kitchen table has been 2 1/2 months, kitchen flats have been 2 weeks, thank you both & others for motivating me, I’m sharing with my sister your amazing video It’s the paperwork & flat surfaces that are challenging me, I need to get myself in order, thank you all so much
It is really helpful when you repeat the definitions of the bugs, since I can't remember them for the life of me. Macro, micro, visual, hidden. Thanks! I am different types in different rooms/purposes.
Actually Lindsey Lexus got me started when she was doing “ de cluttering what the minimal mom told her to” and “what Cass from clutter bug told her to”. Once I got started I de cluttered 856 things in 5 days ( all out of my things)
Storing my elderly moms treasures for her, as she couldn’t part with them when she moved to senior home. I know she’ll never be able to go through them. 8 medium moving boxes full. All I can say is I appreciate you and Dawn helping to get my own personal things in order
I hope you'll be in the group more this time! It's great to have the members support, but I wish you were there encouraging us along as well. I love it when you do lives. They are a huge boost! 😍
I think that’s why you see in hoarders homes and all the decluttering shows… people have tons of bins & organizing systems just added to the pile. It’s amazing how much I’ve learned from you (and applied what I e learned) these last few years 💜🦋
For everyone decluttering it is an on going process. You do a closet once and your brain just can't separate from things. Time to move on to an other part of the house and three weeks down the road look at what is in there again and see where your brain is that day. I have been at this for over two years. My children are in there 30's and I still have stuff that I was keeping for them or future grandchildren. Watching Cas has made me rethink things and allowed me new vision to the "stuff". She gave me permission to either give it away, sell online, or throw out. All I can say is take the weight off of your brain. Simplify your life. Less unimportant stuff will do that.
LOVED THIS! I'm not sure if someone already suggested this in the comments, but I saw a question about where to take items you no longer want. I've used my community Facebook "Buy Nothing" group a lot. If you have one, it's great! Post things as you pare down, and people just pick up from your front porch. So easy. No packing up your car. These things literally disappear off your front porch!
If we daily declutter for five minutes it makes a huge difference. Doesn't seem like it at the time, but it does. The best way not to have clutter is not to let it start in the first place. Finding an easy way to put it away is good too.
My 2 favorite ladies together!! Thank you so much…..I’ve slowly decluttered so many rooms…knowing I’m Ladybug has helped so much….Thank you again ladies!
To make long story short. I took care of my Mom right until she passed. I lived with her, but had no says of how she took care of the house. Now I bought the house and its a hot mess. I de clutter about 20 inches at a time. That means de clutter then organize and wash down. Once everything is in its place. I will wash it down again, and then paint. The organizing tips have been such a help. I just wish it wasn't this bad. I mean 60, 33 gal bags of clothing that went to Good Will. That had tags on them. 6 to 8 cases of plastic containers. I mean 22 x 18 size boxes. Plus about 150 boxes of what ever. I had gotten rid of. But at least my Mom was a neat hoarder. But I am listening to all your advise. To get me threw this! Thanks
When the kids were little I only decluttered toys when they were broken or outgrown. In retrospect it was too much stuff for the space and needed to declutter several times a year. Thanks for the chat 🧸
Wow. You hit the nail with the hammer with this tutorial video today. You answered all my fears on how to start and why I keep things. My walk in wardrobe has changed so much that I love it now. Thank you ,thank you, thank you 😊 from Australia 🇦🇺
YOu are already an inspiration to me. I started with my garage ...got pushed a bit but it got done. I filled a mini Skip with trash and it was liberating. No not all completely done as I find after a couple hours I got really tired and just wanted to get the junkk out. In the process found someone who came to see me as they want all my left-over fabric (I have a LOT as I make mascots and have to keep samples of fabric and colour) The craft stuff is a problem, but for that I have 12 big platic drawers that stack on top of each other and I put wood planks on top as the sewing surface. But they also need a clean-out. My daughter also suggested get the garage sorted and then when things in the house cannot quite be thrown out, take them to garage to sort later. BUT loads of trash bags are leaving the house. I also have tons of tols and while sorting the garage, found stuff I have been missing for um, years! It is alike a snowball effect, once you start, it encourages you to continue. I am recovering from cancer, so my energy levels are still low and I have to pace myself and that is a bit frsutrating as I always had loads of energy (basically why the house got into such a mess tha last 2 cancer years) But in remission and moving forward and getting my house back
Congratulations for being in remission woohoo that is fantastic. My sister had cancer seven years ago and she is been cancer-free so far. You're doing so much that's fantastic take care of you
@ Erika Cronje Yes ma’am! So thrilled for you to be in remission and on a decluttering journey. How awesome. I’m sorry you are struggling with energy, but just from your comment- you are strong. You’ve got this. 🙏🏻❤️ And you are so sweet to share what you have decided to get rid of.
If you impulse buy something, and realize when you get home that it was unnecessary, take it back! Don’t hang on to an item just because you bought it. Returning things that you truly don’t need isn’t a problem. Storing things you don’t need isn’t a solution, its a symptom of the problem of having too much.
The way I think about purchases is: Unless you are able to return something for a refund, that x amount of money is GONE. Holding on to an unwanted item because you “don’t want to waste the money” doesn’t make sense, because that money is already wasted, whether the item is in the house or in the bin. And the cost of things is not only monetary, but they can also be costing us in joy, relaxation, space and peace of mind. So, not only keeping an unwanted item will not bring back the money you spent on it, but it will also keep “asking” things of you, and costing you in ways beyond the $$ value. Not sure this makes sense the way I’ve worded it, but I hope you get my drift. 😜
Lol, I quote my mom a lot when cleaning… when the kids hide things or take a mess and sweep it under the literal rug, I tell them “that’s not cleaning; that’s moving the mess!”
The money was beyond worth it. Realized yesterday that I haven't asked my kids to clean their toy room in months...the kids know how to take care of their stuff
I got magazine containers from Dollar Store, screwed one to each under sink cabinet door on the inside. One side holds brush, comb, product. The other is perfect size for blow dryer and straightener that I use everyday. Curling iron and blow dryer attachments are in a basket under the sink. The stuff I use every day is super easy to get out and put away.
Oh yes, I do shuffle a lot! I move stuff out too all the time, but gosh I still have too much. Paper is the hardest; and misc items you "might need one day". Thanks again for being so helpful, and adorable both of you!!
One day, I thought I'd get rid of "a few" things in my cupboards that I didn't use. I amazed myself by filling my entire kitchen table. Since then, I've gotten SO much better in the stores by thinking, do I need this? Usually the answer is no. It took seeing that pile to realize I've been a collector of useless stuff.
Both of you are amazing, I learned a lot from both of you! You both have a wonderful personality, an amazing energy and great ideas that saves me a lot of time and energy. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its soooo refreshing listening to you two wonderful guys talking about this topic that bothers my for years. Thank you! Could use a lot of your recommendations! Greetings from Germany
And by the way, my kids are so much better in decluttering than I am! Isnt that funny!? Sometimes i catch myself going through the stuff rhey want to get rid of asking them; are u shure you dont wanna keep this!?😣😩🤷♀️🤣
It is incredible to me that you are still expected to have a clean and tidy home, just like back in the time where women were housewives, and taught how to clean from birth. And yet, SO many people today are struggling to keep things tidy. Why is that? I think it comes down to a combination of factors: We have a higher income, and prices and quality plummeted. So we buy more things, because we can afford more things. At the same time, we have less time because in most households, both adults have to work fairly long hours, which means less time and energy to keep things clean and tidy. But I think the biggest reason is, no-one is actually taught how to clean or tidy. Think about it. When I was a toddler/child, my room could get pretty messy. But when we had to have company over, I was told to 'clean up my room'. Which, at that age, I knew meant to make my toys 'not visible'. The problem was, no-one had taught me a system to tidy, or how to maintain it. So for me, drawings went under the rug, and everything else was shoved into a closet, or under the bed. In totally random places, no categories whatsoever. But then my room was 'tidy' because no-one could see my things, right? And as soon as the company left, things came back out, because I was looking for specific things, and had no idea where it was. As hilarious as this child logic is, it is actually no wonder people struggle as they get older. Of course they start to understand systems to a degree as they get older. But with the ability to buy things, their development of self control in terms of what they buy, and noone teaching them about systems and decluttering - or the habits of when to do it. How on earth do we expect them to just automatically know this?
I've gotten rid of sooooo much, yet I still want to keep decluttering. I think it might be time to start organizing instead. I'm a ladybug though and struggling with cute organization for spaces that HAVE to be seen
I put things I HAVE to keep visible in *pretty* open containers... Inside my cupboards are all reused fruit&veg punnets, cereal boxes etc as dividers 😂
I got my 1st house ever this year and I have enjoyed both of your ladies channels. I now have a closet full of stuff to have my sister go thru for her and family members to go thru before I donate all the stuff they don't want. I'm still going thru stuff I had in storage so I watch ya'lls channels to keep me motivated!
I felt silly starting... but the reality is... clutter can be a problem in such a short amount of time.... I need the refresher videos... Thanks Take Care!!
A word of warning about using praise to encourage letting go of items. If the ultimate goal is for the child to WANT to let things go, because they are motivated from inside themselves to do it and see the benefits of living simplified, focusing on external motivation can undermine that. The praise teaches your child that the reason to let things go is to make mom happy and get all the praise good feelings, which they love to do. That praise won't always be there, and mom won't always care whether they have 1,000 items or 100,000 items. So praise works to get them to help *you*, but it won't do much to teach them to help themselves. It actually runs the risk of distracting them from all the benefits they can experience from living with less because they are so focused on doing it for you.
Love you both so much. 💓 you both and Dana keep me going daily to keep my house. 🏠 your all such an inspiration and keep me encouraged you keep it all so upbeat and fun. Love laughing 😃 with you while I work.
Thx so much for everything u ladies do!! I'm the type of person who puts on a cleaning/decluttering video n work away while its playing in the background... Sometimes it'll b dance party worthy! 😂 My older kids were just reminiscing about our cleaning dance parties (from 20yrs ago) of music cranked & chores were fun!
Just checking in to tell you that I got rid of 105 books and a handful of DVDs and CDs over the weekend. Not missing them at all. Still dealing with the paper clutter that I hope to recycle and not replace.
Also, I can attest to the praise of decluttering thing; I was not on a minimalistic journey with my first 4 kids. They’re messy, and have a hard time giving things up. My 4 to 2 year olds, I can ask them about “keep or donate?” and they usually have something to get rid of, and a reason. And they have less to begin with!
~18:00 Cass that insight about making an impulse-buy and then punishing yourself for having bought it, and how you are moving in using that feeling to help you not make the initial impulse buy, is so freeing! Thank-you! M
$94 is like $100 less than I paid for it. But NO REGRETS! Seriously. It’s worth the price simply for the paper decluttering, at least for me! The decluttering days are awesome too. I haven’t been that interactive with the Facebook group, but it was still worth it to me, because this goal is so important to me! I would pay double the price to be exposed to all this wisdom.
Dawn, we can see when you are distracted. Haha! I struggle with shopping particularly non groceries (don’t like that) and have for many years. Trouble now is “why did I buy this?” is a more frequent question. I buy for specific reasons. Not just because it’s pretty. Unpacking a delivery is now more of a mystery tour because my memory is deteriorating. I’m thinking I should make a list of what I’m adding to the cart and reason behind it. Like magazine holder an experiment to store bathroom items. A 22 to 23 diary to start in June to test a cheaper diary ($10 as opposed to the $100 diary I currently use.) Grey cube boxes to replace the ones disintegrated in the bedroom. Just a random list as I can’t remember what’s in the box. Fabric is my not so secret vice. My rules were I love it, buy it. Then I narrowed it down to I must have enough to make a dress or something. Then I was buying for outfits I would make for family members because they would love it. But they wouldn’t really (when I thought about it). So I narrowed it down to me. But I haven’t yet gotten rid of the fabric for outfits no one wants. They will never be made! Of course I’ve no room to sew! But I don’t always remember who it was all for either. Shame and guilt! Needed to share. Thank you.
I hear you when buying multiple items, and also with the mountain of fabric. My son told me to open my fridge or cabinet before shopping groceries and take a picture. Then you have that to refer to when shopping. Smart kid. I went through my fabric and sewing projects about a year ago. It was a hard task, but a very freeing one. I, too, had projects I wanted to do, because, heck! I was a sewist for goodness sakes! It means me taking a good look at myself and being brutally honest and real about what I actually wanted to accomplish and how long it would take me, and are these things even my style anymore?. The moment I placed the project materials in the give-away box or trash can, my heart was already lighter. I let my emotions lead the way to less guilt-ridden idea of my sewist-self to remove 7 large boxes of fabric and projects from my closet. I could even vacuum the floor of the closet when I was done! Yea, me!
I always enjoy the all-day decluttering. I have my alarm set, my coffee mug already in place on the keurig, lol. I am not a morning person, my energy level peaks at evening time…but I’ll be there anyway.
Yes, I’ve bought bins bins bins to deal with stuff. But I knew no better. I was from a home where we had barely anything because we were very poor. And while that sounds great and everything I never knew how to deal with stuff because I never had to. Then I got married, and I married someone who was predominantly raised by his grandparents who were from the Great Depression. They saved absolutely everything and their basement, which was the square footage of their whole upstairs was full and their attic was full and every drawer in the house was full. Their house…. It wasn’t a disaster….they kept it clean and organized but there was just stuff!! And that’s what he was used to and so that is what he has done. Myself, it’s hard for me to function with so much, so I would just put things in bins or cubbies or baskets but I would love to get stuff out of the way cause I can’t deal. He has a much higher clutter threshold than I do. So I have just been slowly getting rid of my own things and then also controlling the kitchen since that’s my area. It has made my life much easier even though other parts of the house bother me, I know that as long as I keep my stuff to a minimum then I have better function. But I don’t know that we’ll ever get rid of bins and totes because that’s his framework. And because he can handle the clutter he doesn’t see it as an issue.
Absolutely Love the idea of having a clutter coach! I've been working on my house for the past few months and it's been soooo slow going because I lack motivation and direction. I'm on vacation next week and am really looking forward to getting in there and taking back my 2 spare bedrooms after my kids have moved out! This course couldn't have come at a better time!
My mom could use and would appreciate your assistance with decluttering and organizing approach. She has had three back surgeries and the scar has just gotten longer with each one. She lives in a small rent adjusted apartment but struggles with how to set it up. While I have watched your videos it feels like reinforcement from you would be a blessing. Your videos are so helpful. It’s like spending time with a friend that’s on the same page.
I get stuck on "stuff shuffling" when it's stuff that seems to good to throw out but you know it would be way to random to send the thrift store as no one would want it......letting go of stuff you have kept for so long.
I’m working toward decluttering to a point where I’m not stacking… I’ve limited stacking to things I don’t use all the time, but I have room for improvement… baby steps 😉
At around 22:00 Cass talks about her hiding all the toys in her childhood home and I relate to that sooo much!!! 😣 so my kids' toys now are organised in bags and boxes that are so easy to put away instead of the lovely "museum display" in my room. Displays of toys are a fail!!! Oh! And we do rotation of the toy bags, a different one everyday 😉 even the 1yo can help throwing things in the bag
Hi :) in fact :) decluttering was not part of our childhood in general as generation was more on accumulating stuff :) to save stuff .. :) so for my parents it is felt hard at first when noticing I was letting go stuff and now they totally understand it :) but I never imposed them my point of view of course, with love and respect of what they offer and try their best all time :) thank you both of you for inspiration :)
Cass! What you said about clothing…that you are going to stand up for us and that you say,” enough is enough”. I totally started crying. I’m struggling with my body after having lost weight after baby number 3 in 2020. Then I got surprise pregnant again and am now back to my weight I was before I lost. It’s such a hard place to be mentally. And my clothing doesn’t make me feel good. I am hesitant to buy cloths now because I want to get back to my previous weight but I’m being bullied by my tight jeans. 😞
Essentialism book just gave me a recent phrase that I found helpful to declutter items I found out of purchased at a great price to resell. It was to cut your losses
I have lived in a fire damaged house for 9 years (minus 2 summers when I lived in camper). I can relate better than anyone the horror when the doorbell rings. I couldn't even plan ahead to clean house to have company....the house is that bad!
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It’s interesting how your two backgrounds behind where you’re sitting really show your two very different styles. Cass has so much neatly organized stuff and Dawn has a blanket over her chair and that’s it. Decluttering can work for anyone no matter what clutter threshold you have. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge, ladies. Love your content!
Dawn is too cheap to buy anything. Gets rid of all her kids possessions so she can say she's a minimalist.
A new habit I have adapted when I'm out shopping is " where will this things home be". I am already thinking about the things in my house when I'm at Target or Walmart. I used to LOVE impulse buying, not now, since I think about the effort of finding it a home!
Good for you!
That's awesome! Thanks I will be using that phrase.
I do this too. I have to admit my husband asked me that so many times when we were out pr I would send him a picture. Now I ask myself.
Same here we learn🌸
Same for me Megan. It is wonderful to be able to be in the clarity of reality re the items we have and the item we are considering... G Ire
What helped me become more of a minimalist was dealing with my parents' possessions after they died. I had to clean and sell my childhood home in two weeks. My siblings and I kept 1-2 momentos. My sister did keep the family photo albums. I donated everything else. At that moment, I realized that I didn't want my own children to have to deal with my stuff.
Right there with you. My home and paid storage facility has mental and financial stresses. My in-laws& my single aunt passed away and we cleaned refurbished & sold their homes., My son's extra stuff From his apt. Then our daughter & family moving in with us. 7 of us and 3 kids toys....I'm now on meds!!!😎
Good point
I'm with you. I was never much of a hoarder, more of a purger. But then I had to clean out my Mom's house of 40 years to move her to assisted living. Both my sister and I living out of state. We had to do it in a few weekends. Then from assisted living to memory care cutting her living space by more than half. I've been trying to reduce everything gradually over the last 18 months. She passed away a month ago and fortunately, her apartment wasn't more than a few hours work.
I started going minimalist 5 years ago and will never look back. I refuse to put my children through the same experience.
My mother in law is where you're at. She's a great person but is DONE with passing on artifacts.
Her parents had a lot of flutter clutter then died.
I am personally saddened by the loss of my husband's Grandpa's homemade things that our kids don't have access to 😭
@@deborahpetipas9365 just breathe. You got this 💘
Ladybug here!! Downsizing and moving after 50 years in same house. I have soooo many plastic storage bins that I had no idea I owned!! Much less had any idea what was in them!! Your video's have been eye opening for this old lady.
I am only 10 min into this and decided to let go of unused new craft items bought 3-4 years ago
Always wanted yo try. Shuffled it each Declutter. Finally did it
Oh and a few days ago
A rage Declutter. Awesome !
Felt good.
Good results
Thanks ladies
💕💕💕yes the easy put away to the easy to get to concepts are great for us elderly
And I'm sure it was Dawn's idea to charge over $500 she is so selfish.
My youngest daughter started following you gals over a year ago and her house is so easy to babysit at now! Even if cousins come over and they get into every toy, it takes not even 10 minutes to clean it up because everything has a spot, nothing is crammed in anywhere so it’s easy to find. It’s easy to help her with laundry. So minimal -icing has actually helped her out that way, because when I am over there it’s super easy for me to help with laundry, dishes, no frustration over things falling out of the cabinet at me when I’m trying to put it away lol
What an awesome compliment to your daughter! I bet she was thrilled to hear you say that ❤️
It's great you support your daughter in her efforts.
Great comment! Such a motivating thought to become so minimal.
You're wonderful ❤
My mum would never.. she's lucky to have you ❤
I love that Dawn. The realization of things being inventory has helped me release things that I held onto. I don’t want to spend my creative energy holding onto inventory that no longer suits me. Thank you 😘
At 1st I thought it sounded overboard but now after getting so sick of my stuff, I get it.
I used to play “100 pickup” with our kids...a variation on the 5 min declutter...can be cooperative or competitive...5 min to see if you can find 100 items that need to be put back in their proper home (and yes it includes LEGO pieces)
Something that has helped us with bathroom organization is different, but may help someone. We have a tall wooden shelf (5 shelves that look sort of like a crate, and you could nail crates together for same thing) that one could easily make. On one shelf, it has washcloths and hand towels folded and put in long slim baskets. It looks nice and hidden. On another shelf, we have towels, another has baskets of use up items such as shampoos, dental, etc. This really helps hide the clutter and it looks nice. We don't have a closet for that and vanity can't contain it. It works well and it is not what you would usually see in a bathroom, but it is so functional now. Getting rid of excess too.
Excellent!!👍🏻I have learned SO much from the 3 of you! The SYNERGY of each perspective has given me hope! Dawn introduced the idea of inventory! I wasn't a slob , I just had WAY more than I could hide in my drawers and decorative boxes (Yes, Cas helped me understand my inner ladybug 🐞 💙 ! thank you Cas my ADHD "sister"! )! And in this stage of the progression of my disability, Dana has made a world of difference! I can't handle huge piles of stuff 😫! Unless I hire help (which I do when I can), I need to use Dana's system for lessening my inventory without making a bigger mess. I have limited energy and mobility so 🤷 her methods completed the trio of what I needed to move forward and believe in myself! Also, a SPECIAL expression of gratitude for helping us work through sentimental items! 💕
Listen forget the Cupid shuffle- I have done the Clutter shuffle for too long. I was so frustrated when despite having all the bins and totes…ALL the things for things. I hadn’t considered the FACT it was the AMOUNT OF THINGS! Since January of 2023, I have learned so much and have really grown my decluttering skills muscles and habits!!! Thank you so much for all of your help and transparency and genuine kindness! The hamster wheel is no longer spinning and the transformation from 20 years of a dumpster fire of all the feelings that go with allll the stuff is absolutely incredible!!!! I’m no longer mortified about people stopping by and the peace of mind and ease of doing anything is nothing short of miraculous! I’m now equipped with black contractors bags and donate boxes to tackle the basement. I’ve been working on the upper level and to think it all started with my junk drawer. Asking myself “Is this serving us in this season?” Labeling has been absolutely key! I’m super excited about the progress we’ve made as a family and individuals since wrapping my mind and heart around minimizing the inventory in our home! I was terrified in the beginning and now I’m actually feeling excited about this journey!!!
I used to love going to garage sales, consignment stores,
and thrift stores. I loved the hunt but now that I’ve been decluttering and I understand my clutter threshold, I don’t really go to the sales or thrift stores very often. It was a shift in my hobbies and honestly, it was a little hard but I LOVE living with less now!!!
That is awesome!
I used to be the same way! But I'd get home and the stuff often stayed in the bag or box untouched even though it was super cool when I found it. Now if I need something specific I'll hunt for it first at those places but try to stick to my need list.
Cool yes so easy garage sales lol
Same, thrift stores and yard sales just don’t interest me anymore.
..because I bought them out.😒
Case…that is SO true! There IS something for everyone in this course!
Different personalities…styles…levels of clutter…states of mind…ages/seasons of life…even life traumas that perhaps got us into our current situations…it ALL, somehow, relates!
I’m guessing that you guys decided on naming the course “Take Your House Back” because “Take your house back, take your life back, take your time back, take your voice back, take your courage back, take your bank account back, etc…” was too long for the title!
The “No, sorry!” I can now say, guilt-free…the opening of my front door without embarrassment…the money I’ve saved…are just a few ways my life has changed!
You three are POWERFUL!
The hardest part for me is accepting empty space as a good thing! Getting past every cupboard being packed full!
I have found that to be my struggle here. I'm going to have rooms and areas better going to be so downsized it's going to feel like I just moved in.
Gretchen Rubin (Happiness Project / Happier Podcast) advises to have 1 empty shelf in your home :) I have 1 empty cubby in my Kallax unit
@@grandmasewhappyhomestead187 you could reframe it as: less stuff is less time cleaning/repairing it all. Pare down items you don't like/use, and display your treasures proudly, like exhibits in a gallery with the space, instead of everything being crammed in :)
You two ladies have absolutely changed my physical and emotional worlds for the better. I am gaining momentum and really feeling everything you speak of...as I listened I decluttered a cabinet and drawer in my kitchen. Gather two grocery bags full of glass jars, water bottles and insulated lunch sacks to be re-homed. I didn’t realize how many glass jars I’ve saved and certainly reuse, but the 10% goal I had turned into 60%- we don’t need all this for ourselves!
So amazing! Decluttering has changed my life too!
In January I started a plan with Rachel from Nourishing Minimalism. She encouraged her viewers to get rid of 2022 items in 2022. She made a printout available with that many boxes to check. I have decluttered 850 items at the end of April. One third of the year gone and over one third of the way there. That is doable for this Death Decluttering disabled person.
I could never do a marathon declutter in my condition. God bless those of you who can.
Good luck! 🙂👍☘️
Thanks for sharing!
My goal was 2,500 items last year and my I thought it might be touch since I had already gotten rid of thousands of items. 3,145 items by the end of the year and 334 so far this year. We are down to bare bones, but I'm always looking to get rid of more!
@Queen...congratulations! That's a lot of stuff, but isn't it amazing when you start going through EVERYTHING how much you can part with. I also have been a wife, mother and homemaker for 48 years. It's amazing what you can accrue.
I just mentioned the two of you on Ceri the Crafter's channel, NOT KNOWING that you even knew each other. Then, the very next video I came across was THIS ONE!! I love hearing you both talk, and am writing down your WORKABLE and USABLE strategies. I've been watching the both of you for about two weeks, and I'm making slow but sure progress. I'm a Ladybug also and the tip that helped me the MOST is to grab a trash bag and just look for things that are trash. That has been SO helpful!! I also realized that I too was just "reorganizing," as opposed to decluttering, and that has also been a huge eye-opener. So far, my linen closet is about half done, just from throwing things away. Next will be getting rid of bleached or old towels and wash cloths, and having fewer or those and fewer sheets and pillowcases. You helped me realize that I don't NEED ten sets, especially since we are empty-nesters! Anyway, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU so much for helping so many people live a better, calmer life!
💕💕💕Good morning beautiful ladies, after several attempts, I have got my kitchen declutter,organized feeling great about myself, hubby is happy with what I have done, we both have had the flu last couple weeks, however we enjoyed the kitchen while being sick,YAY Yay, the flat services are killing me but I counting the days the flat surfaces are are clean, if I lay something down I talked to self about moving to there home or throw away, kitchen table has been 2 1/2 months, kitchen flats have been 2 weeks, thank you both & others for motivating me, I’m sharing with my sister your amazing video
It’s the paperwork & flat surfaces that are challenging me, I need to get myself in order, thank you all so much
It is really helpful when you repeat the definitions of the bugs, since I can't remember them for the life of me. Macro, micro, visual, hidden. Thanks! I am different types in different rooms/purposes.
I'm in Western Australia, and your channels have really helped me, thankyou so much
You're so welcome!
Actually Lindsey Lexus got me started when she was doing “ de cluttering what the minimal mom told her to” and “what Cass from clutter bug told her to”. Once I got started I de cluttered 856 things in 5 days ( all out of my things)
Way to go!
THAT is impressive 👏 👌 🙌. I haven't gotten that many items out in the 5 MONTHS I've been working at this.
You both have inspired me to declutter and organize, your a team! I love you both.
Yay! Thank you!
They are a great team they have helped me make a difference in my home in a new way
Storing my elderly moms treasures for her, as she couldn’t part with them when she moved to senior home.
I know she’ll never be able to go through them. 8 medium moving boxes full.
All I can say is I appreciate you and Dawn helping to get my own personal things in order
Glad we can help!
I can relate to this. I have part of my storage area in my basement,plus a storage unit. I don’t know where to start ☹️
Love you both so much! I’ve improved my house and myself so much since watching both of you for years. Hugs to you both ❤️
I hope you'll be in the group more this time! It's great to have the members support, but I wish you were there encouraging us along as well. I love it when you do lives. They are a huge boost! 😍
I think that’s why you see in hoarders homes and all the decluttering shows… people have tons of bins & organizing systems just added to the pile. It’s amazing how much I’ve learned from you (and applied what I e learned) these last few years 💜🦋
For everyone decluttering it is an on going process. You do a closet once and your brain just can't separate from things. Time to move on to an other part of the house and three weeks down the road look at what is in there again and see where your brain is that day. I have been at this for over two years. My children are in there 30's and I still have stuff that I was keeping for them or future grandchildren. Watching Cas has made me rethink things and allowed me new vision to the "stuff". She gave me permission to either give it away, sell online, or throw out. All I can say is take the weight off of your brain. Simplify your life. Less unimportant stuff will do that.
LOVED THIS! I'm not sure if someone already suggested this in the comments, but I saw a question about where to take items you no longer want. I've used my community Facebook "Buy Nothing" group a lot. If you have one, it's great! Post things as you pare down, and people just pick up from your front porch. So easy. No packing up your car. These things literally disappear off your front porch!
If we daily declutter for five minutes it makes a huge difference. Doesn't seem like it at the time, but it does. The best way not to have clutter is not to let it start in the first place. Finding an easy way to put it away is good too.
I did the all day declutter today and got so much done. I am so glad that I bought the course!
My 2 favorite ladies together!! Thank you so much…..I’ve slowly decluttered so many rooms…knowing I’m Ladybug has helped so much….Thank you again ladies!
Can’t thank you ladies enough for normalizing this. I didn’t realize how alone I felt in the struggle, til y’all
Glad we can help!
🤩 So excited to see you two together! 🤩
To make long story short. I took care of my Mom right until she passed. I lived with her, but had no says of how she took care of the house. Now I bought the house and its a hot mess. I de clutter about 20 inches at a time. That means de clutter then organize and wash down. Once everything is in its place. I will wash it down again, and then paint. The organizing tips have been such a help. I just wish it wasn't this bad. I mean 60, 33 gal bags of clothing that went to Good Will. That had tags on them. 6 to 8 cases of plastic containers. I mean 22 x 18 size boxes. Plus about 150 boxes of what ever. I had gotten rid of. But at least my Mom was a neat hoarder. But I am listening to all your advise. To get me threw this! Thanks
You're welcome!
Wow!
When the kids were little I only decluttered toys when they were broken or outgrown. In retrospect it was too much stuff for the space and needed to declutter several times a year. Thanks for the chat 🧸
Wow. You hit the nail with the hammer with this tutorial video today. You answered all my fears on how to start and why I keep things. My walk in wardrobe has changed so much that I love it now. Thank you ,thank you, thank you 😊 from Australia 🇦🇺
You're welcome!
You two together are the best!!!! Have both changed my life! Thank you so much 💖
YOu are already an inspiration to me. I started with my garage ...got pushed a bit but it got done. I filled a mini Skip with trash and it was liberating. No not all completely done as I find after a couple hours I got really tired and just wanted to get the junkk out. In the process found someone who came to see me as they want all my left-over fabric (I have a LOT as I make mascots and have to keep samples of fabric and colour) The craft stuff is a problem, but for that I have 12 big platic drawers that stack on top of each other and I put wood planks on top as the sewing surface. But they also need a clean-out. My daughter also suggested get the garage sorted and then when things in the house cannot quite be thrown out, take them to garage to sort later. BUT loads of trash bags are leaving the house. I also have tons of tols and while sorting the garage, found stuff I have been missing for um, years! It is alike a snowball effect, once you start, it encourages you to continue. I am recovering from cancer, so my energy levels are still low and I have to pace myself and that is a bit frsutrating as I always had loads of energy (basically why the house got into such a mess tha last 2 cancer years) But in remission and moving forward and getting my house back
Congratulations for being in remission woohoo that is fantastic. My sister had cancer seven years ago and she is been cancer-free so far. You're doing so much that's fantastic take care of you
@@grandmasewhappyhomestead187 Thank You!!
@ Erika Cronje
Yes ma’am! So thrilled for you to be in remission and on a decluttering journey. How awesome. I’m sorry you are struggling with energy, but just from your comment- you are strong. You’ve got this. 🙏🏻❤️
And you are so sweet to share what you have decided to get rid of.
@@veronicageorge7820 Thanks Veronca, still a way to go but this is the year of declutter :-)
Dawn your videos gave me permission to let stuff go! Thank you so much for that! It's been life changing
If you impulse buy something, and realize when you get home that it was unnecessary, take it back! Don’t hang on to an item just because you bought it. Returning things that you truly don’t need isn’t a problem. Storing things you don’t need isn’t a solution, its a symptom of the problem of having too much.
The way I think about purchases is: Unless you are able to return something for a refund, that x amount of money is GONE. Holding on to an unwanted item because you “don’t want to waste the money” doesn’t make sense, because that money is already wasted, whether the item is in the house or in the bin. And the cost of things is not only monetary, but they can also be costing us in joy, relaxation, space and peace of mind. So, not only keeping an unwanted item will not bring back the money you spent on it, but it will also keep “asking” things of you, and costing you in ways beyond the $$ value. Not sure this makes sense the way I’ve worded it, but I hope you get my drift. 😜
Lol, I quote my mom a lot when cleaning… when the kids hide things or take a mess and sweep it under the literal rug, I tell them “that’s not cleaning; that’s moving the mess!”
The money was beyond worth it. Realized yesterday that I haven't asked my kids to clean their toy room in months...the kids know how to take care of their stuff
I got magazine containers from Dollar Store, screwed one to each under sink cabinet door on the inside. One side holds brush, comb, product. The other is perfect size for blow dryer and straightener that I use everyday. Curling iron and blow dryer attachments are in a basket under the sink. The stuff I use every day is super easy to get out and put away.
I love you two, thank you for all you do!
You're so welcome!
Oh yes, I do shuffle a lot! I move stuff out too all the time, but gosh I still have too much. Paper is the hardest; and misc items you "might need one day". Thanks again for being so helpful, and adorable both of you!!
You both have transformed my life in ways I could never have imagined! 🎊🎉💖
Love Dawn, I have her spiral “declutter your home in 15 minutes a day” workbook I’m trying to work through it now!
Very excited for the live Saturday! Great hanging out with you ladies.
Listening to you does make a difference to my mindset. Thanks very much for all your videos. 👋🇦🇺🙂💓
One day, I thought I'd get rid of "a few" things in my cupboards that I didn't use. I amazed myself by filling my entire kitchen table. Since then, I've gotten SO much better in the stores by thinking, do I need this? Usually the answer is no. It took seeing that pile to realize I've been a collector of useless stuff.
Dawn you gave me permission to get rid of gifts and sentimental items people gave me!💐
i love the tagged comments you put on the screaen when referencing! unique!please keep it up!
good video
I love the two of you together! you are both my two favorite "organizing" experts! 💜
Yes!!!!! That’s my goal. I hate saying no to people coming over because I can’t/don’t know how to keep up with EVERYTHING.
I love Dawn and Cas together ❤ I don't know how many times I watched their first collab during lockdown
I know this video is one of the older ones . but I still watch it over again!! So inspirational love you both so much! :)
I felt Cas’s emotion when she talked about the clothing declutter. Can’t wait to get to work!
Both of you are amazing, I learned a lot from both of you!
You both have a wonderful personality, an amazing energy and great ideas that saves me a lot of time and energy. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for this video. It was inspiring and I went through this shoe pile I've been avoiding for a very long time. Thank you!
Its soooo refreshing listening to you two wonderful guys talking about this topic that bothers my for years. Thank you! Could use a lot of your recommendations! Greetings from Germany
And by the way, my kids are so much better in decluttering than I am! Isnt that funny!? Sometimes i catch myself going through the stuff rhey want to get rid of asking them; are u shure you dont wanna keep this!?😣😩🤷♀️🤣
You're welcome!
You two are my FAVORITES!
I love you guys! Can't wait till Saturday. It will be my third all day declutter.
Woohoo!
I love you guys so much! You are a lovely bit of sunshine.
It is incredible to me that you are still expected to have a clean and tidy home, just like back in the time where women were housewives, and taught how to clean from birth. And yet, SO many people today are struggling to keep things tidy. Why is that?
I think it comes down to a combination of factors: We have a higher income, and prices and quality plummeted. So we buy more things, because we can afford more things. At the same time, we have less time because in most households, both adults have to work fairly long hours, which means less time and energy to keep things clean and tidy. But I think the biggest reason is, no-one is actually taught how to clean or tidy.
Think about it. When I was a toddler/child, my room could get pretty messy. But when we had to have company over, I was told to 'clean up my room'. Which, at that age, I knew meant to make my toys 'not visible'. The problem was, no-one had taught me a system to tidy, or how to maintain it. So for me, drawings went under the rug, and everything else was shoved into a closet, or under the bed. In totally random places, no categories whatsoever. But then my room was 'tidy' because no-one could see my things, right? And as soon as the company left, things came back out, because I was looking for specific things, and had no idea where it was.
As hilarious as this child logic is, it is actually no wonder people struggle as they get older. Of course they start to understand systems to a degree as they get older. But with the ability to buy things, their development of self control in terms of what they buy, and noone teaching them about systems and decluttering - or the habits of when to do it. How on earth do we expect them to just automatically know this?
I agree.
I've gotten rid of sooooo much, yet I still want to keep decluttering. I think it might be time to start organizing instead. I'm a ladybug though and struggling with cute organization for spaces that HAVE to be seen
If you want to declutter more, then do it!
I put things I HAVE to keep visible in *pretty* open containers... Inside my cupboards are all reused fruit&veg punnets, cereal boxes etc as dividers 😂
I got my 1st house ever this year and I have enjoyed both of your ladies channels. I now have a closet full of stuff to have my sister go thru for her and family members to go thru before I donate all the stuff they don't want. I'm still going thru stuff I had in storage so I watch ya'lls channels to keep me motivated!
Awesome!
I felt silly starting... but the reality is... clutter can be a problem in such a short amount of time.... I need the refresher videos... Thanks Take Care!!
A word of warning about using praise to encourage letting go of items. If the ultimate goal is for the child to WANT to let things go, because they are motivated from inside themselves to do it and see the benefits of living simplified, focusing on external motivation can undermine that. The praise teaches your child that the reason to let things go is to make mom happy and get all the praise good feelings, which they love to do. That praise won't always be there, and mom won't always care whether they have 1,000 items or 100,000 items.
So praise works to get them to help *you*, but it won't do much to teach them to help themselves. It actually runs the risk of distracting them from all the benefits they can experience from living with less because they are so focused on doing it for you.
It's so good to see you again!
Regarding the onion! Each layer of decluttering makes me cry 😢
I really enjoyed this video. I consider you both to be my best Friends. I love you both so much!!!
Love you both so much. 💓 you both and Dana keep me going daily to keep my house. 🏠 your all such an inspiration and keep me encouraged you keep it all so upbeat and fun. Love laughing 😃 with you while I work.
Thx so much for everything u ladies do!!
I'm the type of person who puts on a cleaning/decluttering video n work away while its playing in the background...
Sometimes it'll b dance party worthy! 😂 My older kids were just reminiscing about our cleaning dance parties (from 20yrs ago) of music cranked & chores were fun!
Just checking in to tell you that I got rid of 105 books and a handful of DVDs and CDs over the weekend. Not missing them at all. Still dealing with the paper clutter that I hope to recycle and not replace.
Also, I can attest to the praise of decluttering thing; I was not on a minimalistic journey with my first 4 kids. They’re messy, and have a hard time giving things up. My 4 to 2 year olds, I can ask them about “keep or donate?” and they usually have something to get rid of, and a reason. And they have less to begin with!
~18:00 Cass that insight about making an impulse-buy and then punishing yourself for having bought it, and how you are moving in using that feeling to help you not make the initial impulse buy, is so freeing! Thank-you! M
$94 is like $100 less than I paid for it. But NO REGRETS! Seriously. It’s worth the price simply for the paper decluttering, at least for me! The decluttering days are awesome too. I haven’t been that interactive with the Facebook group, but it was still worth it to me, because this goal is so important to me! I would pay double the price to be exposed to all this wisdom.
:)
Dawn, we can see when you are distracted. Haha! I struggle with shopping particularly non groceries (don’t like that) and have for many years. Trouble now is “why did I buy this?” is a more frequent question. I buy for specific reasons. Not just because it’s pretty. Unpacking a delivery is now more of a mystery tour because my memory is deteriorating. I’m thinking I should make a list of what I’m adding to the cart and reason behind it. Like magazine holder an experiment to store bathroom items. A 22 to 23 diary to start in June to test a cheaper diary ($10 as opposed to the $100 diary I currently use.) Grey cube boxes to replace the ones disintegrated in the bedroom. Just a random list as I can’t remember what’s in the box.
Fabric is my not so secret vice. My rules were I love it, buy it. Then I narrowed it down to I must have enough to make a dress or something. Then I was buying for outfits I would make for family members because they would love it. But they wouldn’t really (when I thought about it). So I narrowed it down to me. But I haven’t yet gotten rid of the fabric for outfits no one wants. They will never be made! Of course I’ve no room to sew! But I don’t always remember who it was all for either. Shame and guilt!
Needed to share. Thank you.
I hear you when buying multiple items, and also with the mountain of fabric. My son told me to open my fridge or cabinet before shopping groceries and take a picture. Then you have that to refer to when shopping. Smart kid.
I went through my fabric and sewing projects about a year ago. It was a hard task, but a very freeing one. I, too, had projects I wanted to do, because, heck! I was a sewist for goodness sakes! It means me taking a good look at myself and being brutally honest and real about what I actually wanted to accomplish and how long it would take me, and are these things even my style anymore?. The moment I placed the project materials in the give-away box or trash can, my heart was already lighter. I let my emotions lead the way to less guilt-ridden idea of my sewist-self to remove 7 large boxes of fabric and projects from my closet. I could even vacuum the floor of the closet when I was done! Yea, me!
I always enjoy the all-day decluttering. I have my alarm set, my coffee mug already in place on the keurig, lol. I am not a morning person, my energy level peaks at evening time…but I’ll be there anyway.
Yes, I’ve bought bins bins bins to deal with stuff. But I knew no better. I was from a home where we had barely anything because we were very poor. And while that sounds great and everything I never knew how to deal with stuff because I never had to. Then I got married, and I married someone who was predominantly raised by his grandparents who were from the Great Depression. They saved absolutely everything and their basement, which was the square footage of their whole upstairs was full and their attic was full and every drawer in the house was full. Their house…. It wasn’t a disaster….they kept it clean and organized but there was just stuff!! And that’s what he was used to and so that is what he has done. Myself, it’s hard for me to function with so much, so I would just put things in bins or cubbies or baskets but I would love to get stuff out of the way cause I can’t deal. He has a much higher clutter threshold than I do. So I have just been slowly getting rid of my own things and then also controlling the kitchen since that’s my area. It has made my life much easier even though other parts of the house bother me, I know that as long as I keep my stuff to a minimum then I have better function. But I don’t know that we’ll ever get rid of bins and totes because that’s his framework. And because he can handle the clutter he doesn’t see it as an issue.
Less is easier to manage for sure.
I love the realness of this convo! Preach!!!
P.S. the take your house back course is totally worth it!
Glad you like it!
Love you both! So much great insight. Always feel like a good pep talk from you ladies!
I love yous two, Cas & Dawn!!! 🙌🙌🙌
❤ from the UK! Xxx
I seem to be at the buy to solve the clutter. I am so glad you both are so helpful. Thank you!!!!
I love the Take your house back course!
Also you ladies looks great! Cass that deep red looks great on you.
I just renewed yesterday for $10. Yay!!! Thank you thank you thank you!
You guys are a great team!
Absolutely Love the idea of having a clutter coach! I've been working on my house for the past few months and it's been soooo slow going because I lack motivation and direction. I'm on vacation next week and am really looking forward to getting in there and taking back my 2 spare bedrooms after my kids have moved out! This course couldn't have come at a better time!
Same.
My mom could use and would appreciate your assistance with decluttering and organizing approach. She has had three back surgeries and the scar has just gotten longer with each one. She lives in a small rent adjusted apartment but struggles with how to set it up. While I have watched your videos it feels like reinforcement from you would be a blessing. Your videos are so helpful. It’s like spending time with a friend that’s on the same page.
I get stuck on "stuff shuffling" when it's stuff that seems to good to throw out but you know it would be way to random to send the thrift store as no one would want it......letting go of stuff you have kept for so long.
That's super common.
I’m working toward decluttering to a point where I’m not stacking… I’ve limited stacking to things I don’t use all the time, but I have room for improvement… baby steps 😉
At around 22:00 Cass talks about her hiding all the toys in her childhood home and I relate to that sooo much!!! 😣 so my kids' toys now are organised in bags and boxes that are so easy to put away instead of the lovely "museum display" in my room. Displays of toys are a fail!!!
Oh! And we do rotation of the toy bags, a different one everyday 😉 even the 1yo can help throwing things in the bag
Can’t wait! I’ll be catching the replay. We are having a crawfish boil Sat.
Alright Cas, you convinced me! I signed up for the course :)
Hi :) in fact :) decluttering was not part of our childhood in general as generation was more on accumulating stuff :) to save stuff .. :) so for my parents it is felt hard at first when noticing I was letting go stuff and now they totally understand it :) but I never imposed them my point of view of course, with love and respect of what they offer and try their best all time :) thank you both of you for inspiration :)
Cass! What you said about clothing…that you are going to stand up for us and that you say,” enough is enough”. I totally started crying. I’m struggling with my body after having lost weight after baby number 3 in 2020. Then I got surprise pregnant again and am now back to my weight I was before I lost. It’s such a hard place to be mentally. And my clothing doesn’t make me feel good. I am hesitant to buy cloths now because I want to get back to my previous weight but I’m being bullied by my tight jeans. 😞
Essentialism book just gave me a recent phrase that I found helpful to declutter items I found out of purchased at a great price to resell. It was to cut your losses
I have lived in a fire damaged house for 9 years (minus 2 summers when I lived in camper). I can relate better than anyone the horror when the doorbell rings. I couldn't even plan ahead to clean house to have company....the house is that bad!