Decluttering My Entire House...w/ the whole family 🥰
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- I don't know about you, but I love a whole house declutter. Feels like I'm starting life with a clean slate!
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Glass spice jars (6oz): amzn.to/3PYMFrw
Glass spice jars (4oz): amzn.to/3VX2P8H
All the kids books we have that are truly loved (I left off a couple that I don't recommend and will likely be decluttered in a few months 😉)...
Good Dog, Carl: amzn.to/3OHfF6q
The Snowy Day: amzn.to/3UGiY1B
Barnyard Dance!: amzn.to/3SA0htJ
Tickle Time!: amzn.to/3wclT8f
Belly Button Book!: amzn.to/49a1vmN
Huggy Kissy: amzn.to/3SF6JzR
We're Going on a Bear Hunt: amzn.to/3HWUae5
Corduroy: amzn.to/3HYiUmu
A Pocket for Corduroy: amzn.to/3I1yU6U
Runaway Bunny: amzn.to/4bApj4B
Goodnight Moon: amzn.to/42EDvWw
Blueberries for Sal: amzn.to/3OHgWKK
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: amzn.to/3uvid0J
How We Say I Love You: amzn.to/3Uyxo3X
The Story About Ping: amzn.to/4bB8M0A
Madeline: amzn.to/49rcfNP
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear: amzn.to/3uuNGA6
Guess How Much I Love You: amzn.to/3HXmZas
I Love You Through and Through: amzn.to/49sXg5p
My First Book of Patterns: amzn.to/49cMtMV
Shh! Bears Sleeping: amzn.to/42zyUEU
Roxaboxen: amzn.to/3SExMLL
Make Way for Ducklings: amzn.to/3HXnxgw
James Herriot's Treasury for Children: amzn.to/49cNRPD
A Little House Picture Book Treasury: amzn.to/49vY6OR
Squeak!: amzn.to/3OHoWvv
The Napping House: amzn.to/42DR2NU
The Biggest Story Bible Storybook: amzn.to/48dgw5V
Press Here: amzn.to/48jqgLU
We also have all the books that came with our Lovevery subscription (during the time we received it). Those books unfortunately aren't sold outside the subscription.
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Love love love what you said about the slippers: someone else will love them. But, why do we think that if we keep a gift, it somehow honors the giver? The reality is, we would never wish for someone to keep something that they hated or didn’t fit or whatever. But yet, here we are, keeping all this unwanted stuff. Great energy on this video. You lifted my spirits tremendously, as usual ❤ xoxo
Thank you Ursula! 🥰
Really appreciate you mentioning your priorities on God and relationships over excess and how to pare down in order to maximize those priorities ❤️🌷
Absolutely!! We’re beyond blessed to have Him.
I loved this too!!
Thank you for taking us with you as you declutter! I’m excited to see how you organize things. I feel like I’m at a good place with both, but I love new ideas! Have a blessed day 😊
Yay! Thank you, you too!
A friend once compared holding onto excess you can’t use (like the slippers, or just in case items) to the Israelites holding onto excess manna when God had already promised he’d provide the next day. The manna that was uneaten turned to worms overnight. She said keeping things boxed away and unused is forgetful and faithless. Our Father knows our daily needs. When we hold onto the excess, it too literally rots in our basements and garages. The elastic or plastic becomes brittle and breaks. The styles outdated. We can let go of the excess now, trusting God will meet us in our next season of new needs and sizes for our changing lives. ❤
Thank you for your channel. I love being able to see into your journey even though I don’t have any close friends nearby walking the minimalism path with me.
So beautiful and true.
I’m so moved by these insights. I’ve been repeatedly astounded by God’s provision in my life lately and it’s making me rethink so much of the excess I’m still hanging on to. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful metaphor. So true
Thank you for this reminder!!! ❤️
@chelseajones5977 would you be okay with me sharing a bit of this comment in an upcoming video?
Hello! Loving this channel and thanks for making it so REAL! Would like to know where you got those spice jars -the glass and bamboo tops.
Thank you! I got them from Amazon. The version I bought are no longer available, but I added a couple similar options to the description of this video (one 6oz and one 4oz). I have the 6oz. I LOVE them! They're large enough for most containers of spices from the store and they're easy to scoop out of with measuring spoons.
Great video. Love your book selections! It’s wonderful you share your faith on this channel and make it a priority in your life.
Take care.
Thank you so much!
We had to revamp our drop zone. The kids were getting bigger and able to get their own stuff on and off and also make a mess of the bins. So now we keep the back ups in a bin separate from the rest. That way they have to keep up with their own things and it's very minimal and painless. Nothing like expecting to have a second pair of mittens only to find that they lost that one too. Kids😂.
This is so real, lol. I feel like I'm reorganizing every three months as my kids grow and mature!
@@papertownhome I know what you mean. We literally just filled a bag with outgrown clothes in November. And here we are again. I buy the kids clothes twice a year, a summer wardrobe and a winter one, and my middle son needs clothes in the middle of the season. Every time. I finally came to that realization yesterday. And it's kind of annoying to do a middle season update. Plus he is like 1/2 a size smaller than his brother so I have multiples of the same size (boys are Irish twins) so that stinks. It throws a wrench in my capsule wardrobe shopping planning for the kids, but I have to make do with this fact and just figure it out.
Love this! ❤
Any tips on decluttering books and toys? I only have one child but plan to have more and im holding on to everything because I don't know what to purge. I think books are a bit harder than toys as well because they all seem valuable and have something to teach.
I definitely need to make a video about kids' books! They're tricky. Here's what I can share for now...
I've focused on keeping books that fall into two categories: Charlotte Mason or Maria Montessori.
Charlotte Mason recommends books with engaging stories, beautiful ideas, vivid imagery, and characters that inspire curiosity and nourish the heart, soul, and mind.
Maria Montessori suggests content with realistic plots, natural depictions of people and animals, everyday photographs, beautiful illustrations, and informative non-fiction.
These two approaches don’t completely match up, but together, they cover the range and quality of books that my children and I love. Having these categories has helped me let go of extras that don’t fit.
Now, though there are lots of books that fit both Mason and Montessori styles and it's easy to end up with too many. Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, recommends keeping only one or two books available for kids under 8, with another 10-12 on a nearby shelf. For example, you might have two on their nightstand and 10 on a shelf. I’ve started keeping four on the shelves in our play area and 10-12 in a basket in the kids' bedroom. The rest I now store in my office closet for rotation. Payne recognizes that too many books can overwhelm young kids, making it harder for them to read. Also, kids tend to want to revisit favorites over and over. That’s been true for my kids.
Another idea is to keep a small collection of absolute favorites and visit the library every couple of weeks to bring in new books. Depending on the quality of your library (ours isn’t great), you might need to make a book list beforehand and submit a request.
As for toys, that’s what my next video will be about. I’m digging into whether educational toys are really essential for kids' development. I won’t specifically cover what to keep if you’re expecting more kids, but I plan to do some community posts answering other questions about toys so I can address it there. The video will definitely offer some principles and a decluttering strategy that you might find helpful for your situation.
@@papertownhome thanks so much for taking the time to answer. Good food for thoughts. I'm also trying to raise a bilingual child, so I have books in two languages, which adds to the chaos! We do have quite a few books out at once, and sometimes my daughter does want to re-read the same few books from the library which makes me think - do I buy it? Or do I just wait till it's available and borrow it again. I suppose if they can't focus on that many books maybe it's worth just waiting and reborrowing
Decluttering is being intrinsic in an extrinsic world. It'd not really about the amount of stuff, it is the relationships.
Absolutely!
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Another GREAT video! Thank you. Question for you.... where did you find that chair? It is exactly what I'm looking for. I found one on Wayfair that looks similar. If you say thrift store I'm going to cry 😉
Just to make sure, are you talking about the plaid chair? If so it’s from the IKEA Stocksund line, but I just looked it up and it seems to be discontinued. 😭 But if you Google IKEA Stocksund you’ll find other companies doing similar designs or you might be able to find one through Marketplace. Hope that helps!
YES!!! Thank you very much 🥰@@papertownhome
Loved the decluttering & I share many of your values apart from the “God” thing.
So glad you’re here! 🥰
Brilliant video as always. So satisfying to watch and then get up and do more decluttering thanks to you. Hugs from UK xxxxxxxxxxxx
Glad you enjoyed! Love that it inspired more decluttering for you!
I couldn’t get past the throwing away of an entire bottle of blue dish detergent. If I can’t get rid of your stuff you can imagine how difficult it is for me to get rid of mine.
I’m so sorry you’re struggling with this process. I hope you’re able to find some gentle guidance that fits for you. In case you haven’t come across her channel, I highly recommend Dana K White. She’ll likely challenge some of your thinking, but she also has a decluttering approach that tends to help people who have a harder time with it. You’re in my thoughts and prayers!
I feel ya I had to throw out half bottles of hair stuff I never use ! It’s hard but girl it has to be done ! I try to tell myself stop buying products that don’t work !
Thx you!
Where did you get the cabinets in the family room?
Menards. They're not super high quality, but they don't get heavy use like kitchen cabinetry.
@@papertownhome Thank you!
Back again for another look at those doughnuts...lol.... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Haha 😂 love it!
Thanks! LOved what you said at the 9 minute segment part.
Yay! Thanks for watching!
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