When is it OK to get a bigger container?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- The thing that has changed my home more than anything else has been accepting the reality of the space that I have. I call it "The Container Concept." Declutter until stuff fits easily within the natural boundaries of my home.
Then answer isn't to get a bigger container, but that doesn't mean I can NEVER get a bigger container. In this video, I'm talking about how to know when it's okay to get a bigger container and how to choose the new container.
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I’m so glad you left the dogs in the video. 😊
Viewer who didn't even notice Dana was wearing pajama pants: ME!
I don't remember seeing her stand, so I apparently missed noticing the pajama pants, too. ❤
I have found that decluttering makes for many empty containers. It is amazing to me how many containers I have that are empty. As I go, for now the empty containers are in the garage until I know what containers I need and will use in the end. You have really have helped me. Your take it there now and not pulling it all out is a game changer for me. When I watch other people and they say pull everything out, I cringe.
I never in a million years thought I would be using actual nice plastic totes to take donations to the donation center and leaving the tote too!!! 🎉🎉😃
Me too re: pulling everything out. I almost had a heart attack when Marie Kondo said to put all of your clothes on the bed! No way! I’d just be drowning in those clothes forevermore!
@@vivianhudacek1556 Same here! I wouldn’t have enough energy to do all that and have it all finished by the time I had to go to bed 🛌
You Dawn and Cass are miracle workers! Thank you!
I cant make all that mess! I usually only have 1 good day to do the normal stuff so if I plan to clean and declutter I “take it there” and work per area! So much easier then pull it ALL out!
I LOVE how real you are! Period!!! Thank you for being real.
I love this idea and it was actually really clear because I didn’t have to think “what does she mean?” You just said it and I loved it!
I just knew the dogs would get edited out. So glad they weren't!!!!!!!!! Loved seeing them. Now I need to watch it again for the pajama pants. 😆
I freaking LOVE your delivery & personality!!! Keep unapologetically being YOU!
I find myself thinking of the drawer as the container and the cutlery insert as the organizer. In your book you are very clear that decluttering and organizing are different things. So I find myself thinking the container didn’t change, the organizing tool changed. Or maybe the container in the new house was bigger than the old house so the organizing tool needed to be bigger. Not that it makes a difference for I do so love the ways you have helped me wrap my brain around thinking about stuff. Thank you.
Good call -- I think that's a useful way to put it :)
Exactly what i was thinking
This made total sense to me! In this case, a bigger container was warranted, not to hold more stuff, but to be able to see the stuff you already have and make it easier to access. Which can also help you declutter! Very cool how that worked out! Thanks for making this video (and every video you make)! 😊💖
The rolling credits at the end of your videos are my favorite part. They crack me up.
I love your container concept! My baby sister once told me "don't be a shover and a stuffer! Be a carefully put placer!" (She is a naturally tidy and organized individual) this has helped me so much thank you!
I love the fact that you didn't edit out your fur babies! They are adorable. Thank you for sharing your incredible thoughts and ideas. I appreciate you!
The credits are always the very best part. Your son is hilarious. Thank you both for all the great videos.
I wish I knew you in real life. ❤️ You seem like such a genuine person. I love the container concept.
“…get-to-able…”
I love that. I NEEDED that.
It’s going on my list of “🤯” / favorite Dana terms - right along with procrasticlutter, crapalanche, dishes math, and doololly.
✊😄
Thank you for always being so down to earth, and for the real world, real time😅 way you explain and demonstrate things. ♥️♥️♥️
I have a similar silverware holder and periodically go through it to make it neater. I stack mine neatly, hubby tosses them in! But, hey, he unloads the dishwasher (and folds clothes!) so I live with 😃! And in Texas, we call it silverware whether it’s stainless, silver, or plastic 😂!
I call it silverware too. I grew up in Florida but I just love me some Texas!!
I learned to call it flatware when I worked in bridal registry, but no one knows what I’m talking about when I say flatware 😂
@@Smith-he6bg since you said that I will tell you that when I picked a pattern of flatware (stainless) with a surrogate mother I called it silverware and she said “I think you mean stainless”. I never forgot that and now 71 years old!!
@@glendaw5221 😂 it’s been 35 years and I’ve not forgotten either
I’m in the UK so I call it cutlery!
You crack me up! Keep on just being so real! Love the doggies joining in & even giving you a big hug.
I love the things the editor, your son, writes for the end credits. It just cracks me up. Thank you for the video and have a great day!
The funniest and best part of the video!
Dana, I am thoroughly enjoying your old videos. You are so great, and I love your humor.
You have helped me SO MUCH. I am working on the visibility rule and I can see a difference however, an outsider would think I haven't done a thing yet. Making progress.
Are you missing a sister? ! The more I watch your videos the more I relate to you and your ways. Throw that utensil in the sink! And you did! Loving your channel.
It was so helpful to see you think & go through this process. Thank you! And I love that you left the dogs in!
You always make sense and I have taken away so many good ideas from you for now and in the future.
I started reading the book last night and it’s AMAZING! New ways of processing your “tried and true” messages. I’m flagging ever other page to share with my husband, my Mom, etc. Thanks Dana 😊
Awesome video Dana! Watching you actually having to make the decisions as you realised things still wouldn't fit, was hands down the best illustration of how the container concept should work. I can't wait to share this!!
Dana, I love the voice you do for those that are fussy with how you do things. This cracks me up every time.
Love your fur babies interrupting! I bought a stackable bamboo set to organize my dreaded bathroom drawer, and it works!! So much clutter is gone. Thanks for inspiring me and others!
Thank you! I came home from vacation and the kids did great keeping up the house. I still felt a bit overwhelmed. So…I told myself, “just do the dishes.” And, guess what? Everything came back into balance. It’s not perfect but It never is!!! Yay!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😊❤️
My dogs were sure looking around for the dogs they were hearing! Love that you kept that in. I so enjoy your videos!
I also have all your books, and I can't tell you how much you've helped me. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️👍🐾
Watching you (and my grown daughters) I lightened up in the cutlery all needing to be so neat in its slot. With less inventory it does. Or matter bc it fits. Extra fun watching you sass old me watching you “I know that’s gonna make y’all crazy and I don’t care”. Bonus was dogs snd pj bottoms cause this is TH-cam not Pinterest!
This was just so darn cute, even the naughty dog routine. Lol! Loved how you put your stuff into a bigger container then proceeded to declutter half of what you had! Not sure how that works, but it was a perfect answer to the question. 😅
The "live with it for a while" is a very good concept, I had some utensils that when I purchased I regretted at first because they weren't what I was used to using. The older ones were more narrow, lighter but kept bending at the stem whereas the newer ones were more solid, heavier but as I found over time didn't bend when using so they actually became my favorite ones to use.
Just remember that by getting a bigger container, it makes the “container” that the new”container” fits in (the room, the closet, the drawer) smaller. 😊
My dog heard your dog barking and was looking all around. 😂😂 I love your dogs in the background.
Had to re-watch the part where you reasoned with Cinder several times. Hilarious. Looking forward to more dog misbehavior, and especially your reaction, in future videos #comedygold ~ Lisa
training with love German Shepherds are extremely smart and know when you are loving them and when you are not.
I put wooden blocks behind the silverware organizer, prevents sliding .
I put stickies on the bottom of mine to keep it in the front of the drawer.
Cool ideas!
Love this! I have been trying to unpack from a move. I have been in the same problem with my flatware. I'm happy to know I can give myself permission to get a different container. I'm not decluttered enough so I am getting rid of things as I see what room we have in our house. I love you & have been following you from the blog years ago. You come across as so real and down to earth. You make so much sense to me & I feel like I finally have hope!
🤣 I love your disclaimers. My husband and I are both crickets so we do line up our silverware but when you were talking about how it might drive people like me crazy that you don't I was thinking "I can live with that but I could not open a package and just start putting atuff in it". It a great reminder that videos I watch are edited and I shouldn't assume that I know the whole story. Truly though I really love your honest and real life approach in your videos and your books. I think the one thing you've said that has had the biggest impact on me is the idea of "If I needed this would I even remember that I had one". It has helped me let go of so many things that I was keeping just in case because truthfully if I needed them I wouldn't remember that I had them at all.
As a multi-dog mom myself, the noise and furry interruptions are VERY familiar lol! Great video as always. I love the new container you found!
They don’t bother me, either! I don’t have a dog currently, but two cats, and love dogs as well. I actually like that kind of “interruption” :-)!
If rather have the dogs come and entertain me than the kids when I’m cleaning
I just got your new book! I love the format and size!!Read a few chapters already and love it. Thank you!
Love the pups! My cat meowed loudly for several minutes while I was trying to record an intro. Gotta love the fur babies.
Love the trick fork too!
Hope you're settling in really well to your new home Dana. Love and many thanks for all your care of us from Australia.
Just a big THANK YOU!
Our house holds 4 generaties worth off stuff.
Your methodes truly helpt us creating space in our home.
And the understanding that the proces Will not end, but Needs to become part of our routines, is eye opening.
My container that is too small is my whole kitchen. I feel like I have too much stuff because some of it lives in the office (neatly on a baker’s rack), but if I lived in an home with more than two lower cabinets, I wouldn’t feel like keeping a food processor that I do use a least a few times a month is too much. There is only so much decluttering I can do and still be a person who cooks actual meals. (And bakes as a hobby.)
Definitely a tricky thing! We've decided to store some things that we don't use very often up in the attic, labeled + easily accessible, so that helps make our day-to-day space more functional. But we were also able to add a lot of shelving on one wall to be most of our food + pot storage.
And definitely, prioritizing things you actually use! If that means that the office maybe can't hold as many things (because it has to be kitchen overflow), that is okay too :)
Yes! Small kitchens are an issue! One of the things we had to do when we moved in here was to put the refrigerator in the dining room, because it wouldn't fit in the kitchen! (They are divided by a wall) so in the refrigerator spot, we added a thrifted lower cabinet & a bookshelf perpendicular to each other. Worked for many years!
That's been replaced by a rolling cart with a stainless counter top, which can be pulled out, houses all the appliances, like the food processor & vac seal unit, use the appliances on that counter top then put the appliance back on the shelf, & push back into place. Can wheel it to the sink, or into the dining room, wherever I need it to go! And, we even added a power strip to the cart, so multiple appliances can be used at the same time, and just plug the power strip cord into whatever nearest socket!
It's a total game changer!
@@mrsducky3428 How cool! Those sound like some great solutions! :D
@@mrsducky3428 We just put our refrigerator in the dining room, too! I love the extra space in the kitchen, and I love having the fridge close to the table. It's also still very close to the stove and sink.
@@AmythefirstA makes a huge difference!!
You, your videos and the info within are amazing! However my favorite is the end usually, where we get the inside scoop! Lol So fun! 💜
New container looks great! If that were my drawer I would turn the silverware tray around so that the items used less often are towards the back of the drawer.
Notes at the end were hysterical-had to slow it down to read it. Like the new divider.
Reid's editor comments are priceless!
I love your pups in the video- added bonus! Great video as usual!
Dana, It made a lot of sense! Also, your outfit and hair, were so cute!
I think it's also helpful to keep in mind that just because you have extra space doesn't mean you need to fill it up (in a general sense). The more items you keep, the more you have to maintain, which takes more time and energy.
Gotta brush up on those knife throwing skills. Don’t want to stab the camera man🤣 perfect answer to the question. Love your take on decluttering. You are an inspiration.
I Love your puppies wandering around behind you 😍! And I find myself also being Very Careful since I've been watching you. Funny to go through a store and pass up the tote and bin areas without buying one.🤯
The best KEY to this video is when you said you lived with it for awhile --to be sure this drawer didn't need to be used for anything else... EXCELLENT and important principle - living with it for a while.
Missed money-making bonus for you, Dana - an affiliate link to the cutlery tray! It is beautiful, flexible and you know you’re going to get questions about it! 😂
Love your videos! Thanks to you and Reid - I appreciate y’all! Especially loved this one being able to see you go through the steps for yourself in (almost) real time.
Loved Cinder's visit!!!
Love the angle of this , very clever. The video bombing of animals very realistic !
I found that I could fit more utensils in the dividers when I stacked them neatly, and some point one way and the rest point the other direction :)
Wow this is great to show that bigger containers don’t always solve the problem. Very helpful thanks! Your container needs to use your space effectively and then the container limits what can fit inside.
Love what you did! I always enjoy watching your videos and learn so much from them! 💕
I LOVE your furry babies…the Shepard is doing it’s job when barking….. You are so beautiful Dana, I know your husband tells you that😘. Your new home seems to be full of calm space! LOL!! Never saw any pj’s on you when you stood up!
I have that exact silverware sorter and I love it!
Are you getting skinner? Looking good Dana! Love the doggies!
Your dogs are so adorable.
You had me at HELLO BEAUTIFUL GSD!
You are so wonderful Dana!
Haha, I had a good laugh when your dog kept barking. She needs to be in more videos with you! Love the new container and you are right; how you put your utensils in drove me crazy but hey! I'll live. ;)
Just commenting to say that I LOVED seeing (and hearing, lol) your doggies!!
Love seeing your two dogs!
Love expandable cutlery trays. I use those in my junk drawer too. I have 3
Sender was in agreement with you about the bucket of pens.😄 It makes sense to have the container as the limit. I have collected so many pens over the years, that I've discovered a lit of them have dried out. I thought, how many dag gone pens do I actually use at a time anyway? Thank you.
I have this exact drawer organizer! It’s amazing!! I love how it fits everything and no room for extra junk!
Love that you left the dogs in the video.
I totally didn't notice the pj's ! 🤣
LOVE love love your dogs!!! ♥️🐶♥️🐶♥️
More dogs in the videos, please! They’re adorable!!!
I adore your videos!
You’re making my eye twitch….. I stack my spoons (big/small), forks (big/small) and knives…. set of 8. I actually found a compact silverware caddy and a knife caddy that fit into a small drawer (Target, XOXO brand). It helped me realize how much space I was wasting with a bigger silverware caddies. I do use those bamboo expandable thingies for other items.
Aaaah, the dog hug 🤗😍
You are soooo good at explaining things!!!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE REID’S COMMENTS AT THE END!!! Cinder 🥰
I Love the end notes
Are those Dawn's old earrings?! FYI... Loved the new book, Dana, and appreciate your continued encouragement through the decluttering process!
Great editing notes from Reid! 😄 Loved the realtime demo. I pre-ordered your new book and am eagerly waiting for it to make its way to my indie bookstore way up here in Vancouver, BC
You make the most sense to the way I think. Thank you
🤣🤣🤣 dogs got other plans
Lol growling at your dog. 😂😂😂😂
Love the advice, puppies, & comments at the end. I was so focused on your advice and how I would apply it to my home that I didn't even notice that you were wearing your pajama pants. Good choice to leave it in because we are all real. That's what we love about you.
I loved this video! I don't need things to go the same way or neatly either. Thanks
Get-to-able! Thank you Dana 😁
I also like to swap containers, when I feel like my needs are changing. Oftentimes it happens for me with hobbies. When I indulge into a new one (or spent more time than usual with an old one) and I need to store more supplies I pair down hobby items that I spend less time with and swap their spaces.
I LOVE containers! 😁 They are so CUTE, efficient, beneficial, affordable. Containers are like puppies, i've never seen one i don't like. 😉
Guess you could call me a container hoarder!
I have waaaay more containers than inventory to put in them.
I never noticed the pajama pants!
I love your dogs. Also, great info on the topic of when and if to get another container. I’m a container kinda girl. As I declutter so many containers are set free. Interesting paradox.
But, now, I am using up the containers that I freed with stuff that had no containers. The container system mostly works in my home. But, this is a farm, so space is not the problem - putting it where I want it is the problem 🙂 Sometimes, ends up in the workshop building or huge barn - but getting much better and I am now motivated to climb the ladder - almost 80 and disabled to get down all of the containers and shipping boxes that I have saved and organized and donate a lot of it. Yes, I save shipping boxes because they are specific to the item that you might have to ship back some day UGH! Yes, I have had to pay for boxes and internal organizers to ship some things back for repairs.
I recently decluttered my discolored flatware and substituted another set I already had. I love the look of your bamboo Do-Lolly but for me I still cant justify the price!
Glad you left the parts with Cinder in (made me laugh). Also got a few chuckles from your scrolling comments at the end. :D
It’s interesting that your new container, was actually less roomy than your old one, even though it looks bigger. The advantage is that it spaces your utensils out for easier grabbing. Love the dog! Love your response! 😂 Perfect timing.
You are changing lives here. Seriously. The concepts arent hard but they are not the way people like us usually think. We need the container limit method explained to us.
I have SO MUCH STUFF. It's a burden. I am about to do some serious cleaning and decluttering. I want to feel happy andnlight and know it isnt earth shattering if i get rid of something and realize i actually need it and rebuy something.
My downfall was we moved from a house we lived in for 17 yrs. My kids grew up there. I didnt realize how hard that was going to be. Leaving that rental. Yes we rented the same house ALLLLLLL 17 yrs until we bought our home. We then bought a 1974 time capsule and had to renovate EVERYTHING. Our stuff was in totes and boxes for almost a yr. I didnt even have a kitchen for over 10 months. I had a big white room with a fridge. No sink, no counters, no stove or cooktop. During that time i gradually bought more kitchen stuff for my kitchen as it was constructed. The end result is extreme clutter and double everything. I am even now 6 yrs later, trying to declutter. Ive been thinking and realized the ONLY things i want to keep from the old kitchen at our old house is my cookie sheets. Ive baked cookies every year since my kids were little on them and i live them. I have fancy new ones and i use those for everyday use but for cookies i revert to the old ones. They just work better. Im going to really declutrer that kitchen because it really makes me crazy because it has too much stuff i never use. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS.
You are literally making our lives better. Thank you so much.
Yes! 🤣 As a cricket it was driving me nuts that all of them where not tidy and that you didn't COUNT them all to make sure you had the same amount of everything.
That's funny. I figured she had a wad of them & it would probably be enough for her family. 😄 But now that I think about it, I counted mine to make sure I have a complete "set".
Love your puppies! I know the feeling of trying to work and the dog starts barking.
I also use accents when I’m talking to myself. 😂