10 GENIUS Decluttering Tips from Clutterbug I WISH I'd Known Sooner!
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- 10 GENIUS Decluttering Tips from Clutterbug I WISH I'd Known Sooner!
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Today let's talk about the AMAZING Cass from Clutterbug, organizing and decluttering expert. Her decluttering tips are practical yet outside the box, helping make decluttering your space both approachable and fun. Here are 10 genius decluttering tips from her that I wish I had known sooner! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Very true! If I declutter even a drawer, I’ll go by it multiple times & open it up to peak. It’s motivating!
I love Cass too!
I loved when you said thank yourself TODAY for letting go of the just in case items
Always rooting for you and your success
Thanks!
I love the Easter Egg hunt decluttering. Now that I'm in the maintenance stage, it's the only way I declutter (for the big decluttering in the beginning, it definitely was Dana K White's no mess decluttering method though). The Easter Egg hunt decluttering is so fast and avoids making messes, which is such a benefit with small kids around. Plus it's also a great method to get small kids involved in decluttering. Roughly once a month I ask them what we can say bye bye to and the 4 year old actually comes and brings things that are broken, are missing pieces, etc. The 2 year old is mostly bringing what she finds scary but she slowly learns to identify trash (she is now so proud to be the one responsible to check if markers are still working, I even explained it to her that it's a bit like looking for easter eggs 😊 and yes, I actually give them their easter egg baskets to do this - it's small enough not to be overwhelming for them and they always fill it up (plus easy enough for me to go through it and make sure they don't try to get rid of their sister's things, which definitely is a thing with little kids)
Please do an intro playing the piano😊 We set a goal of using up already bought toiletries & sample/hotel products before buying anything new. It's been eye-opening how much we have and what products we like and actually would buy again. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you for mentionning, how important it is to finalize the decluttering by physically removing it from the house.
Otherwise, the stuff just is moved to another space in your environment. 😎🙌💟
That is shuffling, organizing the clutter! Cas says It is not a kitten that we need to find a new home for! She says we waste money buying condos (storage) for our clutter
I am encouraged on your channel. Thanks for not referring to religion. It is much appreciated. ❤
It's really hard to find a channel that doesn't bring their religious views , isn't it
I follow a declutterer who used to constantly drop a little religious reference in her videos. She wasn’t in your face with it, but it was definitely there. It would always elicit an eye roll from me, but her content was good, so I’d largely ignore it. She’s really toned it down recently, thankfully.
Cass is the best. I have learned alot from all my you tube girls. Thanks for all you do.❤😊
Can you show us how you did your hair in this video? It's so adorable! I just love it!!!
Love your hair super cute but you always look pretty in your vids
Right on! I’m doing one box @ a time. Cas suggests working on it for @ least 15 mins. Or more if we like. It does make a difference & is not so overwhelming!!!
Another great tip and I can't remember where I heard this BUT if you have a lot to declutter and you want to start don't worry about donating and having it sit around the house or garage where it can sit for months on end just throw it away - donating can come later.
Definitely
I heard this from Clutterbug and Dana K White. They give permission to throw donatable stuff away to ger it out of the house
so true. i think i heard this at the minimal mom. have you done this yet? I thought so many times this would be so relieving as it would make things much quicker but still got hesitant
I first heard that from Dana K White and it finally got things moving for us when I first started decluttering. We live in such a small apartment, that every time there were a couple boxes of donations, I had to stop so things wouldn't start to be in the way (for a while I even started to put donations in the bathtub and then it wouldn't be usable for weeks). With small kids, I was just relying on my husband to help get the donations out and he just wouldn't do it. He kept saying that it's a waste of his time, that thrift stores don't want our trash. So I started looking into it after hearing Dana K White suggesting to throw things when first getting started and feeling overwhelmed.
Turns out that he was right! Look into it, there are plenty of articles online about thrift stores not wanting to discourage donations but being exasperated with what people donate nowadays. They even call it a new generation of people who donate who don't know what is an acceptable donation. Many donation centers have the trash right next to the donation drop off. Clothes: 50% end up immediately in the trash and in the end it's 85% that ends up in landfills! The saying one person's trash is another person's treasure is nonsense, that trash doesn't even make it into the sales rooms. I read that two of their major problems are that quality has declined so much things are just not made for resale anymore and that this "new generation" of people who donate just don't know what items are simply single use items, just not intended for a second life. So their trash costs have gone up by 150% which is actually a big problem for them. What they are actually looking for are new or very gently used items - so essentially the stuff people try to sell themselves.
Key for a more sustainable life is NOT donating, it's buying less stuff in the first place and actually using it. In the end, we just donate to feel better about ourselves and to tell ourselves that the stuff we built an emotional connection to, will have a second life. It's actually freeing to see things as they are and helped me far better to let things go - I'm literally holding onto trash, not stuff/clutter.
Now, I just donate what I would sell myself (I don't sell stuff that brings less than $ 20 or is complicated to ship, so those things are perfect for donations). I no longer donate clothes because after the initial declutter, the things I'm not wearing are gone and instead, I buy much less and wear things until they're worn and torn. I do make an effort to bring stuff to the proper recycle places now that the waste isn't overwhelming anymore. So decluttering made it possible to live a more sustainable lifestyle but not by donating.
@@ronjab4586 Thanks for this. I live in a small condo with no real storage space. We get a dumpster delivered a few times a year that stays for a day or three. the next one should be in June and I want to have some stuff ready up to put in it by the time it comes. I just need it out.
Hi, I can totally relate to what you're saying. I'm following Cass' channel for a long time as well as "The Crafty Organizer" and a few more. I read Marie Kondo's books over and over. Cas and Norrine had the biggest impact. When I started decluttering I felt the overwhelm until the guts cramped.
Then, I finally got started, with the clothes. Yes, I've spent money on items, thinking of them as investments. What will a banker tell you if say an investment is on the losing track? Get rid of it to corral the loss. Clutter is damaging, a loss to your mental health. As a bonus I learned what I really love and wear and what like to be surrounded by.
I do not follow Marie Kondo to the T, but rather in a loose fashion.
So I can proudly say "I did it my way!" Thanks for the hints, though.
Sometimes, there are real life events that out of seemingly nowhere mess with my plans because they need to be taken care of now.. Which can throw me off. And I feel exhausted after having been forced to deal with those things. My remedy is sitting down with a comforting drink (no booze, mind you) like hot tea or a cup of coffee, sip it and sort my thoughts, at what point was I interrupted and where do I want to be with the task today. It brings me back on track.
I like the phrase “setting yourself up to be a more mindful shopper.” I like that. The two things that hold me back (I’m working on it!): I spent money on it and I feel wasteful if I get rid of it and the “I might need it some day” mindset. But I’ll start thinking of “setting myself up to be a more mindful shopper” and start parting with stuff I don’t need or like anymore. Thanks for the video.
A great, helpful video Candice - thank you! xo 😘
Hi Candace loved your video.They are good ideas I too love Cass.I like the shopping your closet tgat is a good one.Keep the videos coming.
Genius tips & genius video! Thanks so much!! 💜
Great video
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Have you taken her clutterbug quiz?? I am a ladybug! 😊