DECLUTTERING and CLEANING day MINIMALIST
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- In this video I share a day of decluttering and cleaning after creating my online course. Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deal... - Enter promo code BENITA for 83% off and 3 extra months free!
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Good morning Benita! I have my 7 year old son at home with me, with stomach flu. When he watched your video, he grabbed a cleaning cloth and immediately started to clean around the house. You are such a good influence even for kids!
That's the sweetest I've heard! Give him a a hug for me!
9:35 "as I went through the rooms I picked up and put things back where they belong." That made me smile as the kitty was put onto the floor. xx
I was thinking the same thing when she said that as she moved the cat 😊
Same 😄
Was reading this comment just as it happened in the video! Dear little Mini, she's such a cutie!
Perfect comedic timing 😁🐾
I LOVE that you can put things out for your neighbours like that - how amazing! Such a great idea. And love how great Sweden is at recycling and not sending things to landfill 👏🏼♻️
It's the best!
I could sit and watch you all day....always encourages me to stay clean and tidy...oh but I enjoyed. Watching this afternoon as I have been cleaning and done ironing this morning. 👍 Everything put away ....very productive day. 🙂thanks for sharing. ...
The best feeling when everything is tidy, isn't it?
Same here 👋🏻
@@BenitaLarsson such a relief 😳
I love your approach to cleaning and organizing. I also love that the kitties get lots of love, especially when they are a lump in the blanket.
They are such good helpers 😅
It's so relaxing to watch you clean and organise your apartment. Thank you for your lovely videos!
Thank you so much for watching it!
I'm not sure why watching you clean and organize is so satisfying. I was concerned a couple times your kitty was going to be shut away in the closet or get behind the washing machine. Thank you for these videos and is inspiring. 1% of Swedish trash only going into the landfill is amazing. Thanks you.
Until recently I pride myself on decluttering and staying neat and today. Three days ago we moved house for the first time in 20 years and I’m ashamed of the amount of “stuff” we have. With all my tidy concealed containers and built in furniture I can’t fit everything we have in a bigger house! To my surprise my husband is culling his tools. The best way I’ve found to declutter now is have a removalist transport heavy items and transport the rest yourself to realise the volume of items one owns. We’ve been moving our own small items for a week now and still have more to go. The new house looks like Benita’s storage before sorting in every room. I’ve been asked if I’m stressed. I’m not, just overwhelmed. My hat goes off to all of you who have moved house. Onwards and upwards from here. Take care everyone and “Hi” from Sydney Australia.
A move can be a real eye opener for sure! Have fun getting settled in your nwe home though!
Simple pleasures in life, I get so much joy & happiness when my home is all clean and fresh ♥ Great video!
I'm so with you on that!
It’s amazing how calming it is to watch how you clean and organize. I have gotten many good ideas from your channel and have been prompted to declutter in my own life. Thank you for making these videos. I am from Winnipeg in Canada where we do have a recycling system. And I recently discovered a textile recycling centre where I am going to be taking worn out clothes and linens.
It's nearly 3PM in the afternoon but after watching you I feel refreshed and inspired to do more house work. Every time I watch you I want to do more and be more. Thank you so much for sharing your life.
Happy to provide some motivation!
Less stuff, more freedom!
Thank you for this awesome video 🙏🏼🌿
Glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed everything about this video. I keep a tidy low maintenance home, and enjoy organizing and perging items which no longer serve my needs. It is fascinating to me that I can derive similar satisfaction from watching you declutter and clean! Thank you Benita for the creativity and time you infuse into each video. Very much appreciated 🌼
I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
I'm not gonna lie, the thing that astonishes me the most is how you're totally fine with not wearing socks in the winter! I wear super thick socks and slippers from like October to March!
I do wear socks in winter but not all the time😊
Thank you so much, Benita, for showing the ups and downs of keeping a house clean and happy! I especially loved your choice of soundtrack this time, because it was a little whimsical, a little funny with the maybe…tuba to show it’s work and pleasure making a home? Whatever it is, I love your filming style with great camera angles and how you really show how your process goes. Your kitties also make it so funny and sweet, and I’m so happy for you that you are enjoying life, making inspiring films, and helping us do better! ❤️
I love the "kitty lump" in the blanket and how you were considerate with the vinegar smell and your kitty
I never thought about how clutter effects our pets! Thanks for the food for thought.
I liked this bit too 😊 Some cats live amongst clutter and hoarders happily...but not Benita's, her cats are obviously minimalists too!
They’re both so much happier and calmer now that things are back to normal🙌🏻
Giving things away at your housing association/apartment building is such a Nordic thing. I'm Finnish and live in the UK and here buying anything second-hand or getting a donated piece is pretty rare and often seen as a sign of poverty. My British husband has also never gotten used to me opening the bedroom windows in the morning, whatever the weather! :)
I love that we're able to share amongst our neighbors😊
This was another great video. Knowing I was about to declutter my basement, a friend had sent me a few videos on decluttering from some very famous youtubers and they just weren't anywhere near as inspiring as yours.I went through your archives this weekend in search of your storage decluttering video. I really didn't want to do it but thanks to you Benita I was able to get my basement under control and looking pretty decent. It's a lot of work but I'll never let it get that bad again. Thanks for providing us with these well made videos that so mysteriously motivate us to want to do what we don't want to do!
Such a great idea with the neighbours donation location. And so organised! Would love to see that in more countries.
It's such a great system to have!
Your videos are inspiring...thank you! I am half Swedish, love cats, love organizing, so I am very glad to have found you!
Just wanted to say hello from the U.K 👋 I love your videos, I get anxiety at night but watching your videos in the evening relaxes me so much and even fall asleep with no problem. I take so much inspiration from you and love your content ❤️💖
I never realized what a terrible cleaner I am until I watched your video. Your attention to detail and endless energy is really impressive. Your home is simply beautiful!
I don't clean this thoroughly every week though. Did you see the dirty water after I scrubbed the grout? 😬
@@BenitaLarsson I didn't notice that I was too focused on how beautiful everything looks!
I finally have a Sunday at home with time to relax and revisit all of Benita’s videos!! Such great ideas that I use everyday! 👍
So nice to know that I'm not the only one who falls behind with decluttering and tidying during a busy season. Been working on catching up myself!
My dog has a toy box and I need to pick up toys a few times a day. He needs a variety as he gets bored easily. Each week I empty his box and get rid of any trash and give it a good wipe. When I put it all back he gets so excited to find new treasures he forgot about! Just like a little child. If for some reason I leave his mess out, his anxiety spikes. He gets into things he shouldn't. He becomes jumpy and cranky. So, I 100% believe that a tidy space is mentally good for both humans and our furry friends! I only wish he wouldn't try to attack my broom and vacuum every day.
I have two birds as well. One talks. Every time I clean in his view he says "thank you" over and over! It makes me feel appreciated!
Your hair looks lovely Benita! Have you lightened it? I hope you have a great week! 💞
I totally agree that pets like it neat and tidy too. Your dog and bird(s) sound so cute! I wish Mini and Bonus would thank me verbally too🤣
I did have it highlighted!
I like your home so much! Calm, simple and beautiful! ♥
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the motivation to get up and deal with some things I have been putting off! I always love to see your sweet cats.
Glad to provide some motivation!🤓
Watching Benita cleaning feels like cleaning my home, so I don't have to do it myself... just kidding.
I share the feeling, it's so good having a clean house. Taking a shower and relaxing after a long cleaning and tidying journey feels awesome.
Haha, cleaning so you don't have to!
Your home, the lovely light going in through those windows, your kitty and even your feet are all equally cute. Congratulations on your channel
Halfway through my cleaning and took a break for a cup off coffee and to watch this again - it's so satisfying and inspiring!
I love your videos, so calming and what a beautiful no fuss house you have. Sometimes minimilist homes can look boring but yours is lovely.
There is so much to do in a house…never stop. Such a big Cleaning day for you Benita. Hope your courses going well!
Thank you, the course is going great, such a good group who support each other so much!
So nice to have kitty supervisors/quality control officers!
Yes, they’re very diligent 😅
Always heartwarming to see how you love your cats. 😻😻 One was hiding in the blanket; it made you smile 😺
Benita Fabulous videos ( I have enjoyed Binge watching today) inspiring me for some more decluttering and cleaning projects tomorrow. The more I declutter the more I become a minimalist as I tire of cleaning around items. The items I get Joy maintaining around are the ones I want to keep. Thank you for All the Lovely Inspiration today and I look forward to your new place. Blessings finding it 💜
Lovely! Where did you find the brush with a long stick you used to clean your bathroom? Thanks in advance for your response.
All the info can be found here www.benitalarsson.com/blog/how-to-clean-sustainably
I love that your apartment building has a room for donations and giveaways. It would be nice to have something like that here (Im in Texas, US). Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching!
It takes one person to start a program like that, you can be that person.
I always admire this aswell. I also think it has something to do with the scandinavian culture. We're putting out a box with decluttered toys etc. regularly and people often throw their trash in it or throw the items on the floor. Very disapointing and sad
Different question, but I have been watching your videos for a long time on your cleaning procedures you follow. I live in a space as yours and want to have a cat and always wondered where and how you deal and place the cats litter box, so that your home is odourless from it. That is one thing that stops me from have a new cat. I did notice you have a door leading out and wondered if that is how you deal with it. Thank you.
The litter box is in the hallway, just outside my bedroom. They have the option to go outside but at their old age they mostly use the litter box, especially in winter. I don't find that is smells unless they just used it for number 2 but that smell also gets taken care of by the litter I use, Everclean.
Now that you have retired I hope you post a video every week instead of every two, I really enjoy them, not that it's all about me :-)
And I'm still working on the binge watching so I haven't even watched this one yet but I'm not looking forward to when I'm caught up.
I haven't retired though, it's just that now I only have one job instead of two😅
@@BenitaLarsson my mistake, yes, working and youtubing would be a lot.
Our Canadian hockey team play your Sweden ladies on Friday, good luck (kind of) LOL
Enjoy the rest of your week :-)
I really like your home and how perfect it is, you keep it so nice and so clean, organized, decluttered. Cute how the kitty follows you around while you are cleaning! The pretty blonde in you hair looks great, love that. Thank you for the video, always enjoy.
Thank you so much for watching!
I started watching your video, but paused it and decluttered my linen closet. I now have a box full of toiletries that will go to my local buy-nothing group. Thank you for the inspiration. I feel lighter already.
Your videos are so enjoyable and the cats makes them even better 🌺 all countries should learn from Sweden how to deal with waste
Always try to include MIni and/or Bonus if I can😅
Benita: If you enjoy this video please give it a thumbs up.
Me after seeing the cats in the video: Say no more 👍
Is everything OK with Bonus? I only saw Mini in this video (unless Bonus was the lump under the blanket!). I know both cats are getting older and I wish them long, healthy lives.
Just because both cats aren’t shown doesn’t mean they are not around😊
Very impressed with the off-camera plant rejuvenation at 7:52!
😂Brilliant.
You are so thorough with The Bathroom, you make me realize I may have missed areas to clean.
I felt relieved as you decluttered!
Oh yeah, me too! So incredibly relieved when I was done!😅
I tend to tidy things away as I'm going but occasionally, life throws things and I am short of time to pay attention to chores as much as I want. I love the feeling of sitting back and relaxing in my super clean home. It gives me so much satisfaction and I felt the same way watching your video...seeing everything put away in its place made me give a sigh of relieve for you. Enjoy your beautiful space Benita. 😄🥰
Thanks for the sigh of relief!🙏🏻
Dear Benita, I've been waiting for your video! I was already worried that soon I would have watched all of your videos 😅 They make me feel like that's OK to love minimal clean spaces 🤗 I have 3 kids and often the results of my cleaning are usually gone faster than I can clean up again, but still I need it to be clean around me😁 thank you so much for the inspiration 🌿
I totally get that! My cats usually spread the kitty litter as I’m putting the broom away 😅
Absolutely love to watch your videos Benita! I think your apartment is super cute and very clean. I wish that my midwest state could figure out how to get more into recycling at the level that Sweden is, it would make much better sense to use the trash for energy!
Your editing skills are perfect, great motivating video ✨
Thank you so much!😊
I'm sure people have talked about it, but I love the approach to the recycling being accessible both in proximity and ease of doing so. In the US, it is difficult to recycle textiles that aren't quite fit for donation if you live outside a major city, like us here in Iowa. (Hello from Iowa!)
The convenience sure makes it so much easier and I understand that trying to recycle in the States is a huge undertaking!
My best bit is at 10:52 when you walk out of your wardrobe, TRIUMPHANT!!! Well done ;-)
Your hair is looking pretty Benita. Loved this video
Must have made you crazy!! I'm not a minimalist but I hate mess. Love the kitties. So sweet. And, again, I absolutely love the way Sweden disposes of garbage and the fact that your apartment building has a room to give away things you are no longer using.
It was a trying time to have it this messy for sure😅
Where did you get those boxes on your shower wall and how do they adhere? Love watching you declutter. Thanks
They’re from Nichba and hang on screws in the wall!
You can't help but feel good after a productive cleaning session. It is very rewarding. 👏😊🌻
As has already been said here I love watching you clean and declutter it's so inspiring, but I also end up wanting some of the things I see in your apartment, for instance those blue and white multi design cups, are they still available? and what about that large basket Mini sleeps on ? And lat but not least the fake candles. My apt want let us use real ones and those look great.
Unfortunately I don’t have links for any of them.
Oh my gosh, just got to the bit of you cuddling the lump under the grey blanket, that is so sweet!!! 😍
Je me sentais énervée ce matin et ta vidéo a eu un pouvoir apaisant. Je me sens beaucoup mieux et pleine de motivation. Merci
I'm so happy you enjoyed it and feel motivated!
Bonjour Benita, de quel marque est le beau canapé gris dans le salon ? Merci d'avance et bonne continuation !
It's the Vanadis fro Danish brand Innovation Living!
Lovely as always. Just a curiosity: you said you usually clean with viegar in the bathroom, but because one of the cats was there you started with some dish washer and followed up later with the vinegar. What’s the reason for that? The cats don’t like vinegar? Do you have an unscented vinegar or is it the regular one that has a scent?
I would really like to transition to cleaning with vinegar but i don’t know anything about it. I would be interested in finding out the products you clean with differenet areas of your home. Thank you!
I wrote a blog post the other day about using vinegar www.benitalarsson.com/blog/how-to-clean-sustainably It can make you tear up because of the acidity so as a precaution I don't use it to clean when my cats are in my bathroom since I can't open a window in there to let fresh air in.
@@BenitaLarsson thank you for taking the time to answer! You are just lovely!
I love your storage room and how there is a place for everything! I also love your hair!
Thanks, had it highlighted recently. Gives so much more volume and texture to my very fine Scandinavian hair.
I saw a notification that yo had released a new video, I waited for my daughter to go to sleep and my husband to go to a concert so that I could sit on my sofa with my cat on my lapa nd watch this. I loved it as always!
Aww, that's so sweet, thank you!
Your kitties are the stars of the show. I’m still laughing over the one under the sofa blanket! And great video!
They always steal the limelight🤣
Mini was so adorable
That was such a relaxing video. I loved the part where Mini and Bonuses toys got vacuumed too. 😽
Yup, those get a once over too😊
Greta video, not sure I could clean my whole house in a day. I do half one day and the other half the next. I do vacuuming and floors in the same day.
My place is small!
@@BenitaLarsson your place is perfect! We have an older home 1200 sq ft built 1950 only one owner when we bought it. Small closets and one bathroom. I use the Bona brand set with Murphy oil soap for wood floors, rinsing the pad after every section then dip the pad in the clean solution. I use a pad to dry the floor after. One of our cats sleeps under a cover like yours, so funny to see a lump on the bed or chair when you come into a room, lol 😃
you‘re so inspiring for me for such a long time ❤️ thank you for sharing all your thoughts and tipps 🙏 i‘m on my way in that process of decluttering (live in a tinyhome) 👋🙌
I'm so happy you feel inspired by my videos, thank you!
Your voice is so calming... and I wished I could your your discount when I downloaded Surfshark 2 years ago!
Hi Benita, your lovely apartment seems to suit your lifestyle perfectly, and you also are fortunate to have a wonderful outdoor space for gardening and relaxing in the warmer weather. I am just curious as to why you have plans to move in the near future.
I love change and love moving. Not sure how near in future it will be though, I live in this particular apartment because of the outdoor space for my cats. They're both 16 though so in a few years' time I'll probably move.
Yes, as I too have a senior cat, I agree with you to put off moving. I admit to having some serious apartment envy when watching your videos! Thank you as always for your inspiration, you are wonderful ❤️
I love your videos, they are so inspiring. Where did you get the ceramic bowl with wood handle from the kitchen? It’s really beautiful.
It's a teapot! tidd.ly/33JFPkX (affiliate link)
@@BenitaLarsson thank you a lot, it‘s gorgeous
Thanks Benita for the video. Decluttering and cleaning certainly helps the mind. Have a good week.
Hi Benita, it was a long day and felt great to end the day watching your video to unwind😇 I love cleaning.
Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you Benita. I will continue my declutter even more so, as i have been having some health issues & place i live, land lord has not wanted to deal with termite issue. i understand, the house is old. she has taken care of everything but this. makes me nervous.
Oh, termites does not sound great! Hopefully it's not too serious.
New haircolour, looks great . Very beautiful 😍. Thank you for this video 🙏🏼💙
Thank you so much!😊
Always love your videos! They calm me down immediately. I'm curious about your dryer. Do you have to vent it outside? I noticed a vent on the front. In Canada, we have to have non-flexible metal tubes and use metal elbows and sleeves to connect it to the dryer and then the outdoor vent with silver electrical tape. I wonder if you had to do the same in Sweden.
Those are available too if but mine collects the water in a tank that I have to empty occasionally.
I love watching your videos. You're a big source of inspiration for me so thank you Benita
Big hugs from France 🇫🇷💖
Thank you so much for always watching and commenting! Merci!
Don't you wish you were Benita's neighbor? She always gives away so many beautiful things. ;)
No! I don’t want that temptation. I’m trying to get things out of my house like she does. If I keep bringing stuff in because it’s “free”, I’ll never have a zen space like hers. It’s about changing our mindset.
You are so relaxing to watch. Thank you.
Hello Benita! I love the common area where you share items with your neighbors - that is such a great idea! So wonderful - in Sweden they burn 99% of the trash and convert to energy - simply amazing! I always want to get up and clean right after watching your videos - I feel very refreshed 😄 I love the color of wood on your floors - we have a lot of ceramic tile in our house warmed up with throw rugs - but easy to clean :) Our IKEA store has some brand new storage bins and different items for getting organized - excited to check them out. One habit from you that I did apply and keep up is - tidying once a week - it does help lighten the clean when I am doing a deep clean. Thank you again for compiling the lists that you have for reference to purchase some of the items you have - I can usually google search and find the items that are the same (different price) or similar - I am in Canada!😄❤😄
Glad you enjoy the videos! Thank you so much for watching!
What brush do you use for the shower tiles with the long Handel
I wrote a blog post about what I use for cleaning. You can read it here www.benitalarsson.com/blog/how-to-clean-sustainably
I usually clean the shower just before I use it myself as I'm yet to manage doing it without getting hot and sweaty myself. You have a lovely home. Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
That's a really good idea, because it is a bit of a workout!😅
I love your videos! Where did you purchase your cute cat bed, shaped like a cat, in the color white?
I got it on Ebay almost 18 years ago. Try googling Whiskas cat head bed. They sometimes pop up.
@@BenitaLarsson I saw cat head Whiskas cat bowls on Ebay from previous promotion; hopefully the cat head bed will eventually pop up again.
Always such a thoughtful cat mom, not wanting to use the vinegar in the shower until your fur baby left. Great video, thank you for sharing as always!
Hi Benita! Live for your videos. Thanks so much for your dedication to them. I have a very practical question for you - where do you keep your toothbrush and toothpaste? Until now I had a mirror cabinet where we kept ours but I'm about to move to a more classic apartment where such cabinet wouldn't fit well... In the spirit of keeping the bathroom decluttered (at least visually 😅) curious to know would you hide such items. Keep up this great public service!
I keep mine in the cabinet above my washer and dryer. It's the onlly storage I have in the bathroom and it holds everything.
Phew! You have so much energy! I’d have to do either one room or one chore per day.
As always, so inspired, Benita!
Lovely video as always! I admit I'm jealous of your country's approach to trash and wish we'd adopt a similar process here in the US.
I'm curious if you ever take anything from the neighborly sharing rack or if you just leave things there. ;)
I do take things from there! I've found a great basket, a wooden box and quite a few other things. I sometimes take items and then bring them back the next day after realizing I don't need them after all😅
@@BenitaLarsson Hahaha! I had a feeling that'd be your response. ;)
Love your 'spring cushion' Xxx
HAHAHAHA! 9:37 Put the cat away! Love it!
Haha, not decluttering her😅
I love the music in this piece ❤
18:16 yeah 👌🏻 i would like to see what you declutter, and WHY. that would be so interesting to me
I have shared that in the past but this time around it was more about getting props out of the house😅
9:38 "...I picked up and put things back where they belong," as you put that fluffy thing on the floor. Lol.
I loved that scene with Mini! So cute but amusing too.
She's the cutest😊
Thanks for your video,wow lots of cleaning and organizing in your apartment. Surprised that you still had so much decluttering to do. Makes me go through my stuff again too, you never know what you will still find.
Lots of it was props for the course and I'm so happy to have it all out of the house!
Great video--thank you! Can you tell us how your building maintains the recycling room? How are the unwanted things disposed of? Who takes them away? Is there an "expiration date" on donations? All the best from a fan in snowy Chicago!
There's a group of people that have volunteered to look after it. After they've seen things on the shelves for a while they move those to the bulky trash. That gets emptied by an external company regularly.
Hello Benita!
I like your stick to clean the shower, can you tell me where you bought it?, do you use a special brush for showers/tiles?
Thank you 🤗
Here’s a blog post about it www.benitalarsson.com/blog/how-to-clean-sustainably
You do such a great job cleaning and organizing your home.Really like your large bathroom!,was wondering if your kiddies would like to sleep in the smaller wicker baskets as well.
They have tons of options and usually don't like the ones I provide. They much prefer finding spots themselves.