UPDATE: I know what the mystery UFO was...check my other comment below this one 😂 and watch this video for more tips & ideas to organize & reset your life: th-cam.com/video/aHPLb7c8BIY/w-d-xo.html
Okay, so I found the word "Breeze Pro" on the plastic lid, and I searched it...Turns out that it's a v@pe lid or something. One of the flooring guys was a v@per, so the mystery is solved! Can't believe I kept it sitting around for 4 months. 🫠
@@AtoZenLife In the new year I'm planning to focus more on my health (exercising more) and mental well being. Plus I plan to keep up with my minimalist home and have better morning and evening routines.
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I use calanders to write in appointments and other things important. Have one in kitchen and office space. I have used paper calendars for decades. I books are in good shape, we donate to library drop off bin.
I am 62 years old and starting my journey of decluttering. My goal for 2025 is decluttering my small home. I want to enjoy the last years of my life stress free.
I'm 64 ( a very active 64 and not feeling my age at all , somehow...I'm vegan ...maybe that's part of it...) and trying to get rid of stuff. I am stufficated! I have two of my adult children living with us. It's hard because they came back with their stuff.
as a young senior with disabling health issues my later years won’t be stress free - 2024 was to have been the year for reorganizing my studio apt ahead of getting a walker - a word to the wise - don’t start a big job without thinking thru how it will end - I needed to raise everything from all the bottom shelves up as well as lowering everything from the top shelves down - yah oops - got these things “moved up / down” before going thru everything else in the middle shelves - so - hadn’t actually provided myself with the space for storing what I was keeping - my health tanked so for most of 2024 the living room space of my 350’sq studio apt has acted as a storage locker - for some jobs strategy is as important a part as is the removal of what you’re actually letting go of - if you’re not a driver don’t forget to add finding one to your to do list - here’s to a productive year - with maybe a little well earned celebration when we’re done 🇨🇦🙏
I'm doing a no-buy year for 2025. I started slowly in November and it's been going really well so far. I'm looking forward to saving up some cash and living more simply and making do with what I already own. 🎉🎉🎉
@leahnidas6123 good luck with your no-buy year. I'm going to start slowly with a no/low-buy January (allowing some expenditure to enjoy nice meals for our wedding anniversary and my birthday which both fall in that month!) and build from there.
Decluttering for handicapped: I'm 75 with arthritis. I scoot around the house in a walker. I used a sturdy, rather small utility cart to declutter. I used cooling racks zip tied, on the back and sides of the cart, an overlay - no cutting - to keep items from falling off the cart. I place a box in the back I my SUV and make several trips to fill the box. I deliver to Pet Pals thrift store and they unload. Previously, Items were taken off the top shelves and bottom shelves by family and placed at a level I could reach them to sort. P.S. I tended to leave the full cart a day or two then sorted. By then I was tired of seeing them and could make better choices to discard items. My family does NOT want my stuff. Any sentimental items I have given to them over time or during the declutter "adventure."
❤ This will be a wonderful gift to them when you are no longer around. They will miss you, but they will definitely not miss your stuff. You're right to do so now. Have a healthy new year!😊 🎉🎉🎉
Vor 2 Tagen habe ich meine Badschränke abgebaut, jetzt habe ich nicht mehr das Gefühl, keine Luft in meinen Bad zubekommen. Es fühlt sich endlich groß genug an. Im neuen Jahr werde ich weiter an alten Ernährungsgewohnheiten feilen, denn ich will mich nicht mehr mit stark verarbeiteten Lebensmitteln vergiften. Ich wünsche Dir und Deiner Familie einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. Grüße aus Berlin
Yesterday and today I did my kitchen. I emptied every cupboard, draw and the pantry and ended with 5 bin bags of both for rubbish and charity and my husband helped with the scrubbing and even re did the paint on the walls, ceiling and cupboard doors an wood work like doors an door frame. I have to say it feels amazing in there! ❤
I shred journals & old calendars. Boxes cut down for trash peel or cut address labels from boxes. Shred the address labels. I may be paranoid, but better to be safe.
I have a hard time getting rid of my journals. I write down my life story and experiences so that my progenitors can learn about me and my life one day. How did you let go of your journals and what was your process if any. Thank you.
@@AliceColtharpDean I have kept all my journals but declutter calendars and planners. Very happy to have those from 20 years ago. Keep what makes you happy.💕
I was gifted some stuff from 5 Below for Christmas that I don’t really need nor asked for. Going to wait a short while before getting rid of the gifts. I feel bad. I asked for a cast iron pan, but that was it. My parents don’t really grasp the idea of minimalism 😅
My mother in law used to do the same. They mean well and enjoy the whole process but we have no responsibility in keeping things in our home that we didn't want. Off to the thrift shops they'd go.
I just wanted to take a moment to say how much you've helped me this year. Even though I haven't been subscribed for the longest, the time I've spent in this community has made such a positive impact on my life-both at home and in terms of my mental clarity. Thank you so much for everything you do! I'm always eagerly waiting for your new videos and can't wait to see what you have in store next. Keep up the amazing work!
I have been doing a big declutter and tidy up during the week between xmas and new years. I only have a small apartment so there's not that much to do, but it just looked like a huge mess. Also it takes me awhile to tidy because I get tired very easily and need a rest every hour. I am almost finished and have decluttered quite alot and my place is looking much better 😄 Now I have a huge pile of stuff to be donated/given away. That feels like another big job to get rid of the stuff! Next year I really want to keep my place tidy and not let it get so messy again 😝
I have been watching your videos all year and you have been so helpful. I appreciate your story and videos. My goal for 2025 is to be able to clean my house everyday in less than an hour. Meal prep and cook homemade meals daily.
This past summer I started to declutter. The hardest part was getting rid of pictures, I spent alot of money on, on a past house. I moved, and having them on the wall just reminded me of what I had. I put them on the curb of my new place. It was all gone in literally 5 minutes. I took pictures before I did that. You know what I don't miss them. I now live presently if that makes sense. It went to a new home for someone else. I am on a decluttering journey for this new year 2025. I will just put things out for others to have that can use them. The bigger items I will sell. But once you just let go, it is freeing. I found your channel, great tips.😊
I have been going through all the books on my kindle for almost 10 years and I'm nowhere near done. It's so easy to accumulate digital stuff so now I just delete those books I didn't get into after the first chapter.
My goal is to declutter my entire house. Every room is full of stuff, and it's driving me nuts and affects my mood. I get started and then get discouraged.
When I start to second guess getting rid of so many things videos like this help me process everything and feel confident about making better decisions! I want to spend dang near nothing in 2025 and save money and live a simple life thats easy to maintain! I want my house clear and clean and easy to keep nice!
I’m so ready to say hello to 2025. I always love the idea of new beginnings. This year I want peace and simplicity in my life. My husband and I are downsizing to a smaller home. It won’t be a huge downsize but we will have less garden and our driveway and lawn care will be done for us. I’m NOT going to move anything that I don’t need or love with me. I’m done with storing so much stuff that I never even look at. I wish you and your family a happy, healthy, safe and uncluttered new year.❤️🙏
Thank you Marissa for making decluttering seem more down to earth. Your jokes made me laugh (the handcuffs 😃🤭) and feel more lighthearted about decluttering. I've been a minimalist for a few years, but like you have moved homes & have felt overwhelmed. Needing to buy new items for the different layout & finding items I didn't need. I think 2025 is the year to feel cosy & peaceful in our new home ❤
I’m doing low buy 25. I will only buy to replace something that needs replacing. I stress NEEDS. If something breaks or gets used up. Good luck to all on this journey 🩷
We have just moved to our retirement home to the south. Our new home is just under 300 sq feet smaller than our previous residence. That said, our old residence had way too much stuff anyway. So we are working hard to reduce what we have to fit comfortably and without feeling like a hoarders home...a really big job.
I had no idea that there were rechargeable hand warmers! I work at an elementary school doing recess outside where it snows, and sometimes fill in for a crosswalk duty. When I saw this, I went right on to amazon and bought some.Thanks so much for pointing these out!🎉🎉🎉 have a healthy new year!
I was very proud of myself. I just decluttered everything I didn't need that was hanging around in my bedroom. From clothes to handbag straps to broken ornaments.
I’ve started selling nice but unwanted/not needed large items in my house. I want to see how long it will take me to save $1,000. Placing ads in newspapers was expensive and not successful. Advertising on fb marketplace has allowed me to reach a broader range of buyers at no advertising costs. Ty for your videos:)
A new season or new years is a great time to reinvigorate our decluttering efforts and also think about what we want going forward. At the beginning of my recent work break I did a full pantry/fridge/freezer(s) (yes we have 2) inventory and - sadly - had to throw away some mystery items from the freezer (I pride myself on not wasting food - I have a blog and everything! - so this was an effort to do). As annoyed as I was, it was a good reminder to a) clearly label everything before putting it into the freezer or leftovers section of the fridge, b) to meal prep and plan based on what we already have and c) to think about whether we WILL ACTUALLY USE something before putting it in the freezer for later. On the upside, doing this clear out before going to the market meant I knew exactly what we had, what we needed to restock, and meant I could take advantage of some store specials to create delicious meals because I knew what would go with what.
I went on a no buy in 2024 for skincare, makeup and bodycare and have not bought a single item in those categories and I still am going through bottles of stuff that I have been buying and stocking up since 2022. Will work through all of them in 2025 and once I am done, I will be mindful of what I purchase.
Omg I’m doing this week all the things in your list! I can’t agree more with everything. I can add little electronics, old phones and cables. Here in Italy we put them in specialized public trash containers.
That is really one of the main reasons help me get rid of stuff. The feeling or knowledge that someone else use it and is happy about it. So it is much more than just get rid of. It spreads joy and it gives me some joy and peace vice versa. And it shows more appreciation for the item as let it lying around somewhere else just to keep it, because it was a gift for example.
I am a work in progress! I started decluttering in the fall to become more minimalist. I try to do a little each day. Yesterday I was able to get linen closet and junk drawer done. It feels so good!
My goal is to declutter and be a minimalist in 2025. I have been getting rid alot of stuff and donating. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I watch your videos everyday!
Thank you for making my 2024 so much better, Marissa. You're such a huge help to me in simplifying my life. Binge watching your video was totally worth it. Until next year! 🎉 Happy New Year, Marissa and Zen family! ❤
I haven't even thought about goals for the year yet but shall do that after watching your video (typing while watching). I definitely love doing Ôsôji every year at this time going into the new year, to deep clean and get rid of all the things that I am not using or needing on top of what I already barely have! I read a lot of books mainly from the library, and I have found lately that I have given up on several books. If I am not drawn in the first 50 pages, I give up on it and move on. Much better usage of my time. As a certified life coach, I have totally used the wheel of life to help people out and am glad you are doing the same. Great video, as always! Another year of watching your videos has been wonderful!
@TheFunkyKitten I thought about that too. That said, I feel that some people get stuck on how to dispose of things responsibly & never start to declutter because of it.
Heads up- I have those same drawer pulls. I’ve lost a lot of good clothing to those. Haha. My shirts and pants pockets get stuck on them all of the time when I’m moving around and cooking. 🤦♀️ I have bruises from them. I picked them out, as I had cabinets/drawers w/o any pulls.
Hello from Norway! Doing some decluttering right now so great timing, thank you! 😃Next year I'm planning to tackle digital clutter. Some help with that would be much appreciated... Happy 2025 soon!
Those free calendars you get in the mail... I saw some in the freebie newspaper section at the checkout door at our public library. Your local library may allow you to leave them for others. I actually needed one and was glad they were there.
My mom put a small calendar in my Christmas stocking...clearly from a charity mailer. 😄 I have two page-a-day calendars at work because they make me happy (We Rate Dogs and Thoughts of Dog). For my actual personal calendar I use Google Calendar, and for my work schedule I adapted a calendar template in Excel and just print out one month at a time once I have my group's work-from-home schedule sorted out for the next month. I keep a copy in my cubicle and one on my fridge and they get recycled when the new one goes up.
@@allein1001 Yes agree, it comes in handy to print parts of the calendar out. I'd print parts of the calendar to track my kid's school/sports schedules and color coded for each child. It was what worked for me at the time as I didn't have a smart phone or home internet. The public library community resources are the best. 🙂
Our little local thrift store will set them out for free if anyone has extras. Our local bank always offers a couple choices we can have. I get just one to keep track of appointments on.
My/our goal is to continue to live in our 82 squaremeter appartment in the capitol of Norway, even though we are expecting our second child in May. We are hoping that we will continue to feel there is enough space for the four of us here by practising semi-minimalisme. Your tips and tricks are helping us towards that goal❤️
My goal this year is to make my life clutter free. How should one get rid of memorabilia of papers and photos? I started scanning them but still can not bring myself to get rid of the physical memories. My papers consist of tickets, journals, calendars, which I use and keep the one where my notes describe the things we did throughout the year, papers, family history documents of all kinds, including my notes, and more. I have containers of them waiting for me to scan them. I have started scanning already and still have more to go. I have a huge drive to keep all the scans. But I need to figure out what went wrong when I accidentally uploaded all my photos to google drive instead to the hard drive. I tried scanning or taking pictures of paper items, and then I felt good throwing them into the trash, but I still have a ways to go. I appreciate you pointing me to any videos you already have that could be helpful to me. Thank you for sharing your ideas and experiences.
We always use a calendar so as a family we know what our plans are in advance especially vacation dates and sports games so we all know what is happening and not just me. 😅
There's so much wood in your house. I'm jealous. My goal for 2025 is to go on a vacation. I tend to procrastinate when it comes down to vacations but it is time.
My craft room is a priority to destash.I never could call it clutter. Scrapbooking to card making, now back to scrapbooking, never digital! But I need to get real with my huge amount of supplies.
I got rid of makeup, no more hair color. Gray is ok. Make my own cleaning supplies, Laundry detergent & homemade Lysol. Use white vinegar instead of fabric softener.
Im sticking to the one in one out rule. Im a lover of old vintage items. I realized having duplicate items just makes no sense. Really one kitchenaid mixer is enough. Why do i need two?
I'm decluttering a UFO next garbage week. A friend I had a falling out with last year made me a collage many years ago and I've never had a place for it. I have been constantly moving it around my room, and I already owned all the photos from it. I would have tossed it by now, but we only get garbage every two weeks. You also just reminded me to declutter a watch I purchased recently. It's digital and I keep on changing the time by accident since it's a touch screen. I also spent about an hour decluttering all of the subscription emails that I don't use. It felt amazing! I will admit that I bought my last piece of clutter for the year. I have been eyeing it for about 6 months and swore if it went on clearance, I would buy it. I've decluttered an insane amount and just discovered something I have that is similar no longer fits me, so a one in one out thing went on.
I don't do calendars either but I did need something that we could have up and let our schedules be up for everyone so I thrifted a 40'' x 60''-ish painting and removed the painting and created an undated calendar that I can fill in and keep up with our activities. I love it! It was large enough to include 2 months so I don't have to fill it out but every 2 months. I also added a to do list and store list for things we need from the store so if I go or my husband goes we aren't frantically trying to remember if we need something.
Kia ora (Hello) Marissa, i tell my whānau (family) you are my minamalist friend (they laugh at this) but it feels true. i am so inspired by your videos and have loved learning ideas from you. My home and mind is much more calmer which i love. Ngā mihi (Thank you) Ps i am keen on a video about your beauty routine, particularly your eyebrows!
Mostly I agree with your suggestions a few that don’t work for me. I don’t set goals. They are more of a hinderance than help. I do work on processes and procedures. I keep calendars, planners etc. I am surprised how often I refer back to them. Lastly, I keep books. Often, someone will be at our home, as they look at our book they’ll say “oh I’d love to read this book”, and then they will leave with a book. No return nesessary.
The food part is so relevant! I always hate throwing away food and it took quite some time for me to realize I must see it as a lesson on what not to buy anymore. Before that realization I kept the same things coming back in over and over and never actually used them / used them up. Not quite there yet in full, but I'm getting better at it. Decluttering food is a massive help when it comes to figuring out what I REALLY use, as I mostly just have things I use and not also all the things I won't anyways. Bad choices stick out so much more this way, when they're rare and not a large part of what's there already.
I completely get this, and what helps me is reminding myself that our bodies are not trash cans, just like our homes are not trash cans. Cheers and Happy New Year! ❤️🙏
I really want to enjoy the things I already have instead of buying new stuff in 2025. This goes especially for books and stationery which are my weak points. 😅
I have a small box for stationery and a shelf for my To Be Read books - I only 'allow' myself to get something new if there is space for it! I'm also reviewing all my books on GoodReads, and this has really helped me cut down - partly because by stopping to think about the book and how highly I rate it, I often decide that I don't want to keep it after all, but also, looking at how many books I read each year helps me be realistic about how many I can reread. For example, if you own 500 books and you read 100 a year, it will take you 5 years to reread all the books you already own...and that's without adding in the new ones! This has helped me cut down from 9 bookcases to 2.5 bookcases, and I'm hoping to be able to get down to 2 by the end of 2025.
I went through the "all important paperwork" cabinet yesterday. It seems that according to my husband, everything is somehow important. Yet, we did fill two huge bags. 😅
HI Marissa, big fan of your channel here. My 2025 goal is to declutter my garage, which is a huge undertaking. I'd love, please, any videos on tips and or inspiration or tactics as to how to best do this. It's a big undertaking for me and I'm reluctant but know I need to do it. Happy New Year to you and your family and thanks for your videos!
I've been in this constant state of decluttering in my parents house, I still live with them. Everytime I declutter something, my mom always manages to buy and add more clutter and won't let any shelves/drawers empty. She always stuffed things into places I've decluttered. But that's just how she is🤷 oftentimes I picked up literal trash like medicine that's expired in 2020. I slowly picking things around without her knowing, that's the only best way that works. Sooo the goals I have for 2025 is simply lessen things that laying around my parents house and make cleaning faster and easier, since I'm also the only one that's cleaning my parents house
This year for Christmas I planned ahead and got my shopping done in early November and refrained from buying stuff online, I still had to get a couple little last minute gifts but overall we kept it really low key. I tried to stick to consumables that would be fully used as opposed to objects that would clutter up. If i did get objects I stuck with bespoke, local made things that support small businesses and creative people. Its hard not to buy for pleasure when your brain has become accustomed to it but i plan on being more mindful in the future and im always working to get rid of stuff. I don't know what it is i just seem to attract a surplus of stuff, as soon as I clear space out it gets filled up again!
I'm sure you are on top of this but PLEASE watch the rechargeable items such as the hand warmers. A family member had a house fire Christmas day from a device that was fully charged but left plugged in and laying on a rug. Everyone was okay but it has displaced them until repairs can be done.
My resolutions for 2025 are finishing my big declutter and get a more regulated life. I’m not someone that loves to have a daily routine but I really need it for my health. I do have Crohn’s disease so it’s necessary to get a good night sleep, eat at regular times, eat healthy and do small tasks every day because my energy level is very low. Also my finances are a part that needs some more attention, not that I buy much stuff but I love to stock up foods and because I’m single I don’t really need all that much.
Use the wine bottle for serving water at dinner time. Toss the blow up mattress patches. Those are super cheap to replace, and is now a “just in case” clutter item. Small stuff like this trips me up from time to time. But if it’s not super specific, like a unique screw for an item, then it’s okay to let go.
I decluttered per your suggestion all the clothes that were telling me I am fat. I'm not fat but my 66yr old body just doesn't look good in certain styles.
Our boys had several big Lego sets they had put together as kids. I had stored them in boxes in tact. I've just gone through all of these and have them ready to give to our grandson. Some of these have parts that are no longer in tact. I so wish I'd had the instructions for these.
This is my year. With your advice, I am hoping to move out of my current situation and live on my own again. I need to severely downsize and save money. I know I will not be able to get a big place, and it'll probably cost way more than I pay now, but I'm just not in a good situation. Wish me luck. As a side note, I absolutely enjoy going through my old pens and markers to see what no longer works. I usually use old junk mail to scribble on.
Hi, in 2024 I downsized from a large apartment to very small house that cost me a bit more. But I love it so much! Feeling settled and doing it up to my taste. Good luck to you x
Great video, thanks so much for all the work you put in your videos, although I am not minimalistic or even close ..😂.. they inspire me to improve and simplify. 2025 goal? Keep downsizing, we are retired and empty nesters so it is about time to lighten the load Happy new year to you and your family 🎉❤
I’m going clean out other 2 bedrooms as when children moved out they didn’t take everything. Aarrgg Then hit the garage! Retired military and have moving boxes with 3, 4 or 5 moving stickers on them. I have a 2 car garage that’s never seen a vehicle in or a clean floor. Lol
Please talk about how to declutter old electronics and cords. Old laptops and tablets - how to erase before donating? Where to donate? And ALL those extraneous cords and cables - I hate adding to landfills if I can help it.
I really appreciate all your videos, your transparency with your past, and your continued milestones moving forward. I’ve followed your $ advice/budget this year and found it very helpful, especially using CIT Bank’s HYS acct. I’m debt free but always value your tips. Keep them coming please!
I would've kept the ceiling fan. 👍 As much as possible, I try to use ceiling fans, shade trees, window blinds, and strategic opening and closing of blinds to deal with summer heat. I'm going to be having a whole house fan installed soon, in preparation for summer. I had one in my house in Nebraska and it was very helpful.
As for single socks,I always keep them in a separate cotton bag and after a few laundries I match them with their pair.I mostly find the misding ones after a while.If I don't,I throw them away.
I'd like to practice the art of setting good routines/habits to replace bad habits. Declutter goals: 2 tubs of old photos from my dad, as well as my & my hubby's paper hoards.
Hello from Australia, My goal is to where my summer clothes and if I don't use this summer declutter. Look at my clothes and shoes per Season this year. Kitchen cupboards sort and take things to sell at the second hand markets. When people give me things it's their taste not my taste. Declutter sugar out of my life. Have face and body cream down to minimum.
my 2025 goal is pretty simple, but also pretty big. I'm trying to hit pause on purchases (of any size). Evaluate the actual need vs want. Put some space between me and the impulse. I honestly think this will be hardest with grocery shopping.
When it comes to skin care, makeup and hair products, I no longer buy things to 'try'. I purchase items I know I'll use from a company I trust - and have for 35 years. The products are natural and very high quality. I use the same philosophy when buying clothes. Buying inexpensive items often leads to waste. Fast fashion has taught us that. I'm far more selective now. The more I understand about how and where things are produced, the less I want to waste money on experimentation.
UPDATE: I know what the mystery UFO was...check my other comment below this one 😂 and watch this video for more tips & ideas to organize & reset your life: th-cam.com/video/aHPLb7c8BIY/w-d-xo.html
Okay, so I found the word "Breeze Pro" on the plastic lid, and I searched it...Turns out that it's a v@pe lid or something. One of the flooring guys was a v@per, so the mystery is solved! Can't believe I kept it sitting around for 4 months. 🫠
@@AtoZenLifeOh my goodness, too funny!
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@@AtoZenLife In the new year I'm planning to focus more on my health (exercising more) and mental well being. Plus I plan to keep up with my minimalist home and have better morning and evening routines.
I use calanders to write in appointments and other things important. Have one in kitchen and office space. I have used paper calendars for decades. I books are in good shape, we donate to library drop off bin.
Since I don't see a list - here you are:
1. 1:31 - Unidentified Floating Objects
2. 2:53 - last year's calendars
3. 3:37 - old planners/notebooks/journals
4. 3:52 - expired/unwanted coupons
5. 4:04 - old receipts
6. 5:49 - unused subscriptions/memberships
7. 6:52 - junk drawers
8. 8:34 - expired/unwanted food
9. 9:15 - unfinished DIY projects
10. 10:15 - spare parts/accessories
11. 11:02 - mismatched containers/lids
12. 12:03 - empty boxes
13. 12:44 - unwanted gifts
14. 13:20 - birthday/holiday/greeting cards
15. 13:29 - instruction manuals
16. 14:52 - kids' arts/crafts/paper clutter
17. 15:30 - worn out/unworn shoes
18. 16:02 - unmatched/holey socks
19. 16:09 - worn-out/stained underwear
20. 16:51 - duplicate items
21. 18:29 - unwanted makeup/toiletries
22. 19:37 - broken/outgrown toys
23. 20:00 - disliked/unfinished books
24. 20:45 - large furniture/decor/electronics
25. 21:55 - last year's goals/resolutions
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😊thx
Thank you ❤
I am 62 years old and starting my journey of decluttering. My goal for 2025 is decluttering my small home. I want to enjoy the last years of my life stress free.
@sheliadean9548 yeah, me too! Just had my birthday
@cherithornton-conner8230 happy birthday 🎈🎂
You’ve got many happy years left!
I'm 64 ( a very active 64 and not feeling my age at all , somehow...I'm vegan ...maybe that's part of it...) and trying to get rid of stuff. I am stufficated! I have two of my adult children living with us. It's hard because they came back with their stuff.
as a young senior with disabling health issues my later years won’t be stress free - 2024 was to have been the year for reorganizing my studio apt ahead of getting a walker - a word to the wise - don’t start a big job without thinking thru how it will end - I needed to raise everything from all the bottom shelves up as well as lowering everything from the top shelves down - yah oops - got these things “moved up / down” before going thru everything else in the middle shelves - so - hadn’t actually provided myself with the space for storing what I was keeping - my health tanked so for most of 2024 the living room space of my 350’sq studio apt has acted as a storage locker - for some jobs strategy is as important a part as is the removal of what you’re actually letting go of - if you’re not a driver don’t forget to add finding one to your to do list - here’s to a productive year - with maybe a little well earned celebration when we’re done 🇨🇦🙏
I'm doing a no-buy year for 2025. I started slowly in November and it's been going really well so far. I'm looking forward to saving up some cash and living more simply and making do with what I already own. 🎉🎉🎉
That’s fantastic to hear. We are planning some no/low buys for 2025 - let’s do this! 💪
Good for you!! Amazing work!!! 🎉🎉🎉
That's awesome, good luck to you! I'm doing a low buy with a couple of no buy months along the way.
Same 🎉
@leahnidas6123 good luck with your no-buy year. I'm going to start slowly with a no/low-buy January (allowing some expenditure to enjoy nice meals for our wedding anniversary and my birthday which both fall in that month!) and build from there.
Decluttering for handicapped: I'm 75 with arthritis. I scoot around the house in a walker. I used a sturdy, rather small utility cart to declutter. I used cooling racks zip tied, on the back and sides of the cart, an overlay - no cutting - to keep items from falling off the cart. I place a box in the back I my SUV and make several trips to fill the box. I deliver to Pet Pals thrift store and they unload.
Previously, Items were taken off the top shelves and bottom shelves by family and placed at a level I could reach them to sort. P.S. I tended to leave the full cart a day or two then sorted. By then I was tired of seeing them and could make better choices to discard items. My family does NOT want my stuff. Any sentimental items I have given to them over time or during the declutter "adventure."
Wish you a happy new year 😊🎉
❤ This will be a wonderful gift to them when you are no longer around. They will miss you, but they will definitely not miss your stuff. You're right to do so now. Have a healthy new year!😊 🎉🎉🎉
Vor 2 Tagen habe ich meine Badschränke abgebaut, jetzt habe ich nicht mehr das Gefühl, keine Luft in meinen Bad zubekommen. Es fühlt sich endlich groß genug an. Im neuen Jahr werde ich weiter an alten Ernährungsgewohnheiten feilen, denn ich will mich nicht mehr mit stark verarbeiteten Lebensmitteln vergiften. Ich wünsche Dir und Deiner Familie einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. Grüße aus Berlin
Happy New Year Marissa. I did my 25 item declutter yesterday. Even as a minimalist I ended up decluttering 51 items.
Wow William! 🤩 That’s quite a lot. Hope you have an awesome 2025. 👏
Yesterday and today I did my kitchen. I emptied every cupboard, draw and the pantry and ended with 5 bin bags of both for rubbish and charity and my husband helped with the scrubbing and even re did the paint on the walls, ceiling and cupboard doors an wood work like doors an door frame. I have to say it feels amazing in there! ❤
I love your super simple home design. It looks so peaceful and neat.
Thank you and happy New Year! 🙏🎆
Peaceful and chic ❤
indeed it is so neat, i love its wooden materials 🎉🎉🎉
I shred journals & old calendars. Boxes cut down for trash peel or cut address labels from boxes. Shred the address labels. I may be paranoid, but better to be safe.
I have a hard time getting rid of my journals. I write down my life story and experiences so that my progenitors can learn about me and my life one day. How did you let go of your journals and what was your process if any. Thank you.
@@AliceColtharpDean I have kept all my journals but declutter calendars and planners. Very happy to have those from 20 years ago. Keep what makes you happy.💕
I was gifted some stuff from 5 Below for Christmas that I don’t really need nor asked for. Going to wait a short while before getting rid of the gifts. I feel bad. I asked for a cast iron pan, but that was it. My parents don’t really grasp the idea of minimalism 😅
My mother in law used to do the same. They mean well and enjoy the whole process but we have no responsibility in keeping things in our home that we didn't want.
Off to the thrift shops they'd go.
I don't wait. They don't listen to me when I say I want nothing or gift cards, I won't worry if they ask where the gift went.
My mum loves gift giving but buys a lot of junk off temu. I’ve been a minimalist for 15 years so she knows I declutter the junk I don’t want.
Uhhh, I feel your pain! My family does the same. Next yr asking for gift cards and money!😊
I just wanted to take a moment to say how much you've helped me this year. Even though I haven't been subscribed for the longest, the time I've spent in this community has made such a positive impact on my life-both at home and in terms of my mental clarity. Thank you so much for everything you do! I'm always eagerly waiting for your new videos and can't wait to see what you have in store next. Keep up the amazing work!
I have been doing a big declutter and tidy up during the week between xmas and new years. I only have a small apartment so there's not that much to do, but it just looked like a huge mess. Also it takes me awhile to tidy because I get tired very easily and need a rest every hour. I am almost finished and have decluttered quite alot and my place is looking much better 😄 Now I have a huge pile of stuff to be donated/given away. That feels like another big job to get rid of the stuff!
Next year I really want to keep my place tidy and not let it get so messy again 😝
I have been watching your videos all year and you have been so helpful. I appreciate your story and videos. My goal for 2025 is to be able to clean my house everyday in less than an hour. Meal prep and cook homemade meals daily.
This is a fantastic, concrete, and very doable goal, IMHO. Cheering 📣 for you!
I want to do the same. How do you plan to do that?
Decluttering my parents home of over 63 years. Then going back to my home and continue working on Declutter.
This past summer I started to declutter. The hardest part was getting rid of pictures, I spent alot of money on, on a past house. I moved, and having them on the wall just reminded me of what I had. I put them on the curb of my new place. It was all gone in literally 5 minutes. I took pictures before I did that. You know what I don't miss them.
I now live presently if that makes sense. It went to a new home for someone else. I am on a decluttering journey for this new year 2025. I will just put things out for others to have that can use them. The bigger items I will sell. But once you just let go, it is freeing. I found your channel, great tips.😊
I aim to read the books I already have before buying new ones. I also want to finish all the small maintenance jobs around the house in 2025😊
I have soooo many books on my Kindle. Plus more on my wish list. I'm determined to read all the ones I already have downloaded.
I have been going through all the books on my kindle for almost 10 years and I'm nowhere near done. It's so easy to accumulate digital stuff so now I just delete those books I didn't get into after the first chapter.
My goal is to declutter my entire house. Every room is full of stuff, and it's driving me nuts and affects my mood. I get started and then get discouraged.
Me too!!! 😢
I'm currently on day four of the decluttering my home Don't forget those kitchen cabinets and drawers.
I'll be decluttering my husband. That will make a world of difference in the cleanliness and organization of my home. 😂
I bet 😂
Omg yes! Me too.
We want to move this year so decluttering is a priority to get house ready to sell.
When I start to second guess getting rid of so many things videos like this help me process everything and feel confident about making better decisions! I want to spend dang near nothing in 2025 and save money and live a simple life thats easy to maintain! I want my house clear and clean and easy to keep nice!
I’m so ready to say hello to 2025. I always love the idea of new beginnings. This year I want peace and simplicity in my life. My husband and I are downsizing to a smaller home. It won’t be a huge downsize but we will have less garden and our driveway and lawn care will be done for us. I’m NOT going to move anything that I don’t need or love with me. I’m done with storing so much stuff that I never even look at. I wish you and your family a happy, healthy, safe and uncluttered new year.❤️🙏
Wishing the same to you and your husband as you downsize in 2025! ❤️🙏
Thank you Marissa for making decluttering seem more down to earth. Your jokes made me laugh (the handcuffs 😃🤭) and feel more lighthearted about decluttering. I've been a minimalist for a few years, but like you have moved homes & have felt overwhelmed. Needing to buy new items for the different layout & finding items I didn't need. I think 2025 is the year to feel cosy & peaceful in our new home ❤
I’m doing low buy 25. I will only buy to replace something that needs replacing. I stress NEEDS. If something breaks or gets used up. Good luck to all on this journey 🩷
We have just moved to our retirement home to the south. Our new home is just under 300 sq feet smaller than our previous residence. That said, our old residence had way too much stuff anyway. So we are working hard to reduce what we have to fit comfortably and without feeling like a hoarders home...a really big job.
Would have loved that calendar. Beautiful homes ,but I love my small house.
I had no idea that there were rechargeable hand warmers! I work at an elementary school doing recess outside where it snows, and sometimes fill in for a crosswalk duty. When I saw this, I went right on to amazon and bought some.Thanks so much for pointing these out!🎉🎉🎉 have a healthy new year!
Happy New Year and hope you love them…my kids are obsessed. 😂🙏❤️
I was very proud of myself. I just decluttered everything I didn't need that was hanging around in my bedroom. From clothes to handbag straps to broken ornaments.
I’ve started selling nice but unwanted/not needed large items in my house. I want to see how long it will take me to save $1,000. Placing ads in newspapers was expensive and not successful. Advertising on fb marketplace has allowed me to reach a broader range of buyers at no advertising costs. Ty for your videos:)
I’m challenging myself to do this in the months ahead…stay tuned ✌️☺️
Exercise and healthy eating are a couple of my goals!
A new season or new years is a great time to reinvigorate our decluttering efforts and also think about what we want going forward. At the beginning of my recent work break I did a full pantry/fridge/freezer(s) (yes we have 2) inventory and - sadly - had to throw away some mystery items from the freezer (I pride myself on not wasting food - I have a blog and everything! - so this was an effort to do). As annoyed as I was, it was a good reminder to a) clearly label everything before putting it into the freezer or leftovers section of the fridge, b) to meal prep and plan based on what we already have and c) to think about whether we WILL ACTUALLY USE something before putting it in the freezer for later.
On the upside, doing this clear out before going to the market meant I knew exactly what we had, what we needed to restock, and meant I could take advantage of some store specials to create delicious meals because I knew what would go with what.
I went on a no buy in 2024 for skincare, makeup and bodycare and have not bought a single item in those categories and I still am going through bottles of stuff that I have been buying and stocking up since 2022. Will work through all of them in 2025 and once I am done, I will be mindful of what I purchase.
A refresh always helps for a new beginning of anything. I hope that you and your family stay warm. It's going to get very, very cold next week.
Dear Marissa, Happy New Year. Offered topics - how to avoid buying things and how to be resistant to market tricks.
Omg I’m doing this week all the things in your list! I can’t agree more with everything. I can add little electronics, old phones and cables. Here in
Italy we put them in specialized public trash containers.
@@Angyyyyy I wish the US did that. They want us to recycle but make us pay.
That is really one of the main reasons help me get rid of stuff. The feeling or knowledge that someone else use it and is happy about it. So it is much more than just get rid of. It spreads joy and it gives me some joy and peace vice versa.
And it shows more appreciation for the item as let it lying around somewhere else just to keep it, because it was a gift for example.
I am a work in progress! I started decluttering in the fall to become more minimalist. I try to do a little each day. Yesterday I was able to get linen closet and junk drawer done. It feels so good!
My goal is to go through and organize and hopefully get rid of a lot of things, and work on getting better at saving money and buying less
Happy New year 2025 to everyone 💙❤️ love you all 🌷 I already did some declutter yesterday on the last day of December 2024 🌞keep up the good work 🫶👍
My goal is to declutter and be a minimalist in 2025. I have been getting rid alot of stuff and donating. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I watch your videos everyday!
Thank you for making my 2024 so much better, Marissa. You're such a huge help to me in simplifying my life. Binge watching your video was totally worth it. Until next year! 🎉 Happy New Year, Marissa and Zen family! ❤
Love reading your comments here and so happy to hear my videos have been helpful to you… any video in particular you’d like to see in 2025? 🤗🙏❤️
I haven't even thought about goals for the year yet but shall do that after watching your video (typing while watching). I definitely love doing Ôsôji every year at this time going into the new year, to deep clean and get rid of all the things that I am not using or needing on top of what I already barely have! I read a lot of books mainly from the library, and I have found lately that I have given up on several books. If I am not drawn in the first 50 pages, I give up on it and move on. Much better usage of my time. As a certified life coach, I have totally used the wheel of life to help people out and am glad you are doing the same. Great video, as always! Another year of watching your videos has been wonderful!
@Marisa, maybe an episode on how to properly dispose and donate stuff. Recommended places, etc.
I think that would too tricky as it depends on city/country. Local charity shops and recycling centres aren’t too hard to find for each individual 👍🏻
@TheFunkyKitten I thought about that too. That said, I feel that some people get stuck on how to dispose of things responsibly & never start to declutter because of it.
A big theme im carrying into 2025 is using and enjoying what I have before buying new!
Happy New Year Marissa!
Happy New Year, Beth. 🤗
Happy New Year to you 🎉
Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
Happy New Year to you and waving 👋 from chilly 🥶 Chicago! ❤️
Heads up- I have those same drawer pulls. I’ve lost a lot of good clothing to those. Haha. My shirts and pants pockets get stuck on them all of the time when I’m moving around and cooking. 🤦♀️ I have bruises from them. I picked them out, as I had cabinets/drawers w/o any pulls.
Yup. They'll catch in the pockets of your clothes as you move along the counter.
I cringe every time I see those draw pulls 😂.
Hello from Norway! Doing some decluttering right now so great timing, thank you! 😃Next year I'm planning to tackle digital clutter. Some help with that would be much appreciated... Happy 2025 soon!
Thank you for the suggestion and Happy New Year! 🎆🙏❤️
Okay, but that ".....something elllllse???" about the handcuffs absolutely sent me
It’s probably from the trauma I had living next to a run-down park in Chicago…you wouldn’t believe the stuff lying around there 😳🫣
Same 😂
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us ❤❤❤
I did a big cloths declutter last month. It felt so good.
My 2025 goal is to lose weight (20 pounds would be great) and go on declutering slowly (600 items in 3 years).
Those free calendars you get in the mail... I saw some in the freebie newspaper section at the checkout door at our public library. Your local library may allow you to leave them for others. I actually needed one and was glad they were there.
My mom put a small calendar in my Christmas stocking...clearly from a charity mailer. 😄 I have two page-a-day calendars at work because they make me happy (We Rate Dogs and Thoughts of Dog). For my actual personal calendar I use Google Calendar, and for my work schedule I adapted a calendar template in Excel and just print out one month at a time once I have my group's work-from-home schedule sorted out for the next month. I keep a copy in my cubicle and one on my fridge and they get recycled when the new one goes up.
Thank you for the tip! 🙏
@@AtoZenLife Thank YOU for the 25 tips for 2025! 😊I got some actions done while listening to you.
@@allein1001 Yes agree, it comes in handy to print parts of the calendar out. I'd print parts of the calendar to track my kid's school/sports schedules and color coded for each child. It was what worked for me at the time as I didn't have a smart phone or home internet. The public library community resources are the best. 🙂
Our little local thrift store will set them out for free if anyone has extras. Our local bank always offers a couple choices we can have. I get just one to keep track of appointments on.
wow....I really feel like I needed allllll of this information
I would love cleaning and cleaning product tips. Thank you for all you do! Happy Holidays!🎄
marissa, in your last video you mentioned that you did some fun movement challenges. can you make a video about that?
My/our goal is to continue to live in our 82 squaremeter appartment in the capitol of Norway, even though we are expecting our second child in May. We are hoping that we will continue to feel there is enough space for the four of us here by practising semi-minimalisme. Your tips and tricks are helping us towards that goal❤️
You might also find Madisun Grey here on YT helpful. She lives in a VERY small home with her three young children and her husband.
My goal this year is to make my life clutter free. How should one get rid of memorabilia of papers and photos? I started scanning them but still can not bring myself to get rid of the physical memories. My papers consist of tickets, journals, calendars, which I use and keep the one where my notes describe the things we did throughout the year, papers, family history documents of all kinds, including my notes, and more. I have containers of them waiting for me to scan them. I have started scanning already and still have more to go. I have a huge drive to keep all the scans. But I need to figure out what went wrong when I accidentally uploaded all my photos to google drive instead to the hard drive. I tried scanning or taking pictures of paper items, and then I felt good throwing them into the trash, but I still have a ways to go. I appreciate you pointing me to any videos you already have that could be helpful to me. Thank you for sharing your ideas and experiences.
We always use a calendar so as a family we know what our plans are in advance especially vacation dates and sports games so we all know what is happening and not just me. 😅
It’s good to have everyone on the same page 🙌
There's so much wood in your house. I'm jealous.
My goal for 2025 is to go on a vacation. I tend to procrastinate when it comes down to vacations but it is time.
Isn’t it wonderful? Wood is so warm and cozy feeling. 🥰
My craft room is a priority to destash.I never could call it clutter. Scrapbooking to card making, now back to scrapbooking, never digital! But I need to get real with my huge amount of supplies.
I got rid of makeup, no more hair color. Gray is ok. Make my own cleaning supplies, Laundry detergent & homemade Lysol. Use white vinegar instead of fabric softener.
Copper foods can help with natural hair color
Im sticking to the one in one out rule. Im a lover of old vintage items. I realized having duplicate items just makes no sense. Really one kitchenaid mixer is enough. Why do i need two?
For me, it depends. We have two thermomixes, but we use both. We may have breaks, or at times only use one, but they both do get a workout.
Literally hung up 2025 calendar and tossed my 2024 calendar right as i turned on this video. I do like having one in the kitchen that i can look at.
I'm decluttering a UFO next garbage week. A friend I had a falling out with last year made me a collage many years ago and I've never had a place for it. I have been constantly moving it around my room, and I already owned all the photos from it. I would have tossed it by now, but we only get garbage every two weeks.
You also just reminded me to declutter a watch I purchased recently. It's digital and I keep on changing the time by accident since it's a touch screen. I also spent about an hour decluttering all of the subscription emails that I don't use. It felt amazing!
I will admit that I bought my last piece of clutter for the year. I have been eyeing it for about 6 months and swore if it went on clearance, I would buy it. I've decluttered an insane amount and just discovered something I have that is similar no longer fits me, so a one in one out thing went on.
i always love when u reference anime 😂 ty for this video!!
Naruto fan for decades and spreading the love to the next generation. ✌️😂 Thanks for watching and cheers!
I don't do calendars either but I did need something that we could have up and let our schedules be up for everyone so I thrifted a 40'' x 60''-ish painting and removed the painting and created an undated calendar that I can fill in and keep up with our activities. I love it! It was large enough to include 2 months so I don't have to fill it out but every 2 months. I also added a to do list and store list for things we need from the store so if I go or my husband goes we aren't frantically trying to remember if we need something.
Kia ora (Hello) Marissa, i tell my whānau (family) you are my minamalist friend (they laugh at this) but it feels true.
i am so inspired by your videos and have loved learning ideas from you. My home and mind is much more calmer which i love. Ngā mihi (Thank you)
Ps i am keen on a video about your beauty routine, particularly your eyebrows!
I am good at getting rid of things but could never be a minimalist. I love creating a warm, cozy home.
Mostly I agree with your suggestions a few that don’t work for me. I don’t set goals. They are more of a hinderance than help. I do work on processes and procedures. I keep calendars, planners etc. I am surprised how often I refer back to them. Lastly, I keep books. Often, someone will be at our home, as they look at our book they’ll say “oh I’d love to read this book”, and then they will leave with a book. No return nesessary.
Great video. Thank you and Happy New Year to you and your family❣️
The food part is so relevant! I always hate throwing away food and it took quite some time for me to realize I must see it as a lesson on what not to buy anymore. Before that realization I kept the same things coming back in over and over and never actually used them / used them up. Not quite there yet in full, but I'm getting better at it. Decluttering food is a massive help when it comes to figuring out what I REALLY use, as I mostly just have things I use and not also all the things I won't anyways. Bad choices stick out so much more this way, when they're rare and not a large part of what's there already.
I completely get this, and what helps me is reminding myself that our bodies are not trash cans, just like our homes are not trash cans. Cheers and Happy New Year! ❤️🙏
@@AtoZenLife that's exactly the phrase I use as well!
That phrase has changed my relationship with food. The food was already wasted, using my body as a trash can when I’m already full is just self harm.
I really want to enjoy the things I already have instead of buying new stuff in 2025. This goes especially for books and stationery which are my weak points. 😅
You can do it! 🙌
I have a small box for stationery and a shelf for my To Be Read books - I only 'allow' myself to get something new if there is space for it! I'm also reviewing all my books on GoodReads, and this has really helped me cut down - partly because by stopping to think about the book and how highly I rate it, I often decide that I don't want to keep it after all, but also, looking at how many books I read each year helps me be realistic about how many I can reread. For example, if you own 500 books and you read 100 a year, it will take you 5 years to reread all the books you already own...and that's without adding in the new ones! This has helped me cut down from 9 bookcases to 2.5 bookcases, and I'm hoping to be able to get down to 2 by the end of 2025.
I went through the "all important paperwork" cabinet yesterday. It seems that according to my husband, everything is somehow important. Yet, we did fill two huge bags. 😅
HI Marissa, big fan of your channel here. My 2025 goal is to declutter my garage, which is a huge undertaking. I'd love, please, any videos on tips and or inspiration or tactics as to how to best do this. It's a big undertaking for me and I'm reluctant but know I need to do it. Happy New Year to you and your family and thanks for your videos!
You should do a video on managing paper clutter!!!
I've been in this constant state of decluttering in my parents house, I still live with them. Everytime I declutter something, my mom always manages to buy and add more clutter and won't let any shelves/drawers empty. She always stuffed things into places I've decluttered. But that's just how she is🤷 oftentimes I picked up literal trash like medicine that's expired in 2020. I slowly picking things around without her knowing, that's the only best way that works. Sooo the goals I have for 2025 is simply lessen things that laying around my parents house and make cleaning faster and easier, since I'm also the only one that's cleaning my parents house
I secretly trash his stuff all day long lol
This year for Christmas I planned ahead and got my shopping done in early November and refrained from buying stuff online, I still had to get a couple little last minute gifts but overall we kept it really low key. I tried to stick to consumables that would be fully used as opposed to objects that would clutter up. If i did get objects I stuck with bespoke, local made things that support small businesses and creative people. Its hard not to buy for pleasure when your brain has become accustomed to it but i plan on being more mindful in the future and im always working to get rid of stuff. I don't know what it is i just seem to attract a surplus of stuff, as soon as I clear space out it gets filled up again!
I'm sure you are on top of this but PLEASE watch the rechargeable items such as the hand warmers. A family member had a house fire Christmas day from a device that was fully charged but left plugged in and laying on a rug. Everyone was okay but it has displaced them until repairs can be done.
My resolutions for 2025 are finishing my big declutter and get a more regulated life. I’m not someone that loves to have a daily routine but I really need it for my health. I do have Crohn’s disease so it’s necessary to get a good night sleep, eat at regular times, eat healthy and do small tasks every day because my energy level is very low. Also my finances are a part that needs some more attention, not that I buy much stuff but I love to stock up foods and because I’m single I don’t really need all that much.
Use the wine bottle for serving water at dinner time. Toss the blow up mattress patches. Those are super cheap to replace, and is now a “just in case” clutter item. Small stuff like this trips me up from time to time. But if it’s not super specific, like a unique screw for an item, then it’s okay to let go.
I decluttered per your suggestion all the clothes that were telling me I am fat. I'm not fat but my 66yr old body just doesn't look good in certain styles.
Our boys had several big Lego sets they had put together as kids. I had stored them in boxes in tact. I've just gone through all of these and have them ready to give to our grandson. Some of these have parts that are no longer in tact. I so wish I'd had the instructions for these.
This is my year. With your advice, I am hoping to move out of my current situation and live on my own again. I need to severely downsize and save money. I know I will not be able to get a big place, and it'll probably cost way more than I pay now, but I'm just not in a good situation. Wish me luck.
As a side note, I absolutely enjoy going through my old pens and markers to see what no longer works. I usually use old junk mail to scribble on.
Hi, in 2024 I downsized from a large apartment to very small house that cost me a bit more. But I love it so much! Feeling settled and doing it up to my taste. Good luck to you x
Calendars are great for those of us who do not journal.
Great video, thanks so much for all the work you put in your videos, although I am not minimalistic or even close ..😂.. they inspire me to improve and simplify. 2025 goal? Keep downsizing, we are retired and empty nesters so it is about time to lighten the load
Happy new year to you and your family 🎉❤
I love hoarding boxes! Lol. I have so many that are super nice😅
I’m going clean out other 2 bedrooms as when children moved out they didn’t take everything. Aarrgg
Then hit the garage! Retired military and have moving boxes with 3, 4 or 5 moving stickers on them. I have a 2 car garage that’s never seen a vehicle in or a clean floor. Lol
Please talk about how to declutter old electronics and cords. Old laptops and tablets - how to erase before donating? Where to donate? And ALL those extraneous cords and cables - I hate adding to landfills if I can help it.
I really appreciate all your videos, your transparency with your past, and your continued milestones moving forward. I’ve followed your $ advice/budget this year and found it very helpful, especially using CIT Bank’s HYS acct. I’m debt free but always value your tips. Keep them coming please!
That’s wonderful to hear! Our HYSA accounts were super helpful when we were saving for the new house, glad to hear they are helping you as well. ❤️🙏
I would've kept the ceiling fan. 👍 As much as possible, I try to use ceiling fans, shade trees, window blinds, and strategic opening and closing of blinds to deal with summer heat. I'm going to be having a whole house fan installed soon, in preparation for summer. I had one in my house in Nebraska and it was very helpful.
You have an adorable voice!
12:54 ❤ that mug 🙈
Unique and a lot to learn
Keep going ❤from India
As for single socks,I always keep them in a separate cotton bag and after a few laundries I match them with their pair.I mostly find the misding ones after a while.If I don't,I throw them away.
I'd like to practice the art of setting good routines/habits to replace bad habits. Declutter goals: 2 tubs of old photos from my dad, as well as my & my hubby's paper hoards.
Hello from Australia, My goal is to where my summer clothes and if I don't use this summer declutter. Look at my clothes and shoes per Season this year. Kitchen cupboards sort and take things to sell at the second hand markets. When people give me things it's their taste not my taste. Declutter sugar out of my life. Have face and body cream down to minimum.
my 2025 goal is pretty simple, but also pretty big. I'm trying to hit pause on purchases (of any size). Evaluate the actual need vs want. Put some space between me and the impulse. I honestly think this will be hardest with grocery shopping.
When it comes to skin care, makeup and hair products, I no longer buy things to 'try'. I purchase items I know I'll use from a company I trust - and have for 35 years. The products are natural and very high quality. I use the same philosophy when buying clothes. Buying inexpensive items often leads to waste. Fast fashion has taught us that. I'm far more selective now. The more I understand about how and where things are produced, the less I want to waste money on experimentation.