Ultimate Decluttering & Minimalism Mega Video: Simplify Your Life

I cant' believe I listened to you ramble about your decluttering/life experiences for NEARLY an hour. But I did. I felt like I'd dropped in for a cup of tea and a chat with a friend. You weren't on screen conducting a class, giving a lecture, or teaching me how to declutter. We were just talking. Thanks. I'm going to be watching more of your videos. I hope they are all like this--casual and friendly.

My problem is that just about every time I would get rid of something I'd held onto for YEARS in case I needed it, and got rid of it, within only DAYS, I ended up needing it! 😳😫🤯🤪

When I wanted my late partner to declutter an area I'd say: "Bet you can't find five things to donate." Goal oriented men can't resist a challenge and HUNTING for five things to get rid of is a goal not a declutter job.

We need to bring back garage sales!! I feel like that was the previous generations way of keeping clutter at bay without feeling wasteful

I worked on decluttering for years, off and on. Then we moved from a five bedroom house to a two bedroom house. My house is now pretty decluttered, but it was traumatic. I’m exhausted and we still hauled too much stuff to the new house. Don’t do what I did and wait until you move to declutter! Thanks for sharing!❤

This probably sounds a bit strange but lately I am concerned about when I move someday. I live in an apartment and I don’t plan to be here permanently and when I think about moving, and family helping me , it gives me a sense of dread and anxiety. They’re are a lot of daily aggravations in having so much STUFF. Thank you for such sensible advice. I really appreciate it and you make a lot of sense. ❤

Here’s my dilemma. I fully embraced Swedish Death cleaning and it was liberating! Then my daughter got a divorce and moved in with me and brought a ton of stuff. I think it’s harder to deal with after the big decluttering I did. But, I can’t imagine what it would look like if what this place would look like if I hadn’t gotten rid of my stuff.

A kind reminder: Reduce (the consumption) Reuse Repair Upcycle Recycle Sell Donate 🌍❤️♻️ 🌍❤️♻️ 🌍❤️♻️

What's nice is, when u declutter, it's nice to say...I know where that is! When someone asks for it. 😊

I have noticed that it is much easier to see someone else’s clutter and how it truly looks. I tend to overlook mine and become comfortable with my clutter. Therefore I think it helps us by helping another person declutter.

Going through the clothing, if the hamper is overflowing, that's the BEST time to go through the wardrobe. What's in the hamper is used the most. It's amazingly easier to have the 'most used' items separate from the decluttering time where they will return. I think I've mentioned that before but it COULD help someone who gets overwhelmed, looking at the ENTIRE task of doing it after those clothes are cleaned and mixed back up with what wasn't worn.

I’m half way through, one thing I want to add about decluttering anyone, especially children's stuff, that’s what my mum did when I was about 3-5yo. She decided that some of my toys are damaged so I should not have them. She threw away my and my sisters favourite toys which was never communicated to us beforehand. (And before that my baby bottle, I wasn’t emotionally ready to say bye to, no one told me that this is about to happen). This wasn’t the only thing that led to it but definitely added to the lack of security I felt my whole childhood. As a child I remember not trusting my environment… and this was the first situation. Both me and my sister are bitter about it 30 years later 🫣 don’t do that to anyone.

I got 5 plus truck 🛻 loads out of my house when I started decluttering a month ago! It took me 2-3 weeks to do my whole house and now a month later… I took another truck load today!! I feel great!!!! My kids are better, my husband! It’s wonderful!!

Inheritance of family heirlooms carries a huge sense of responsibility. I'm honored to have been entrusted with these super-special items. However, purging them is overwhelming.

Great advice! If I don't know where to start. I put the names of the rooms on small pieces of paper then I close my eyes and pick one that is the room that I start in.

Clutter is a roommate that never leaves the house, has access to every room and pays nothing toward the rent.

Thank you so much. I've started sorting through papers left over from my husbands death. I have 2 teenagers and a toddler so I can't afford to have clutter everywhere. Thank you for helping me start working through my mess😊

When we were a family of 5, a 2600 sf home and a 3 car garage was filled to the gills with stuff, I was stressed about it, but then, there were no videos like this to tell me this was a real thing. When the kids left one by one and we moved to a smaller home, we got rid of so much. So I think after my next 2 moves where our homes got smaller and smaller, I removed allot more from my home. Almost too much 😮. Then came these videos! There are some areas that I still could be re-declutter but these were the final push to feel comfortable in my home. For me, this really has been a 9 year journey. And I am so much happier! Your videos are so inspirational and I appreciate that you are a minimalist that likes decor ❤. Minimalism can cross a line if not done right. A home is us and should reflect who we are and I learned that by removing family photos wasn’t for me and put them back out. I needed to allow a couple of necessities on my counters.😊

Ive been slooowly decluttering over the past five years. I've gone through books, clothes, stuff kids left with me when they moved out, the kitchen, etc. then, my mom passed away and left a two bedroom condo full of stuff. My sister and I have whittled things down quite well, but there's still "stuff" and i feel like my minimalism journey has hit a wall. We're down to the things that carry emotional weight and it's daunting.

I had to move March 2020 to make room for a warehouse. I moved in with my son. We rented a Uhaul and packed it. Son's car broke down, so I drove him to work and picked him up after. Our home is 95 miles from previous place. Meantime, professionals busted in the door and started hauling stuff away. Then homeless drug addicts moved in. We drove back and found my son's truck and some family antiques were gone. Great Grandpa's rocker was sitting in the yard (over 100 yrs old). I didn't unpack for over 2 years. I didn't want to know what was gone. I baked a pie last week and asked my son if we still had a pie server because it was sticking. Realized it was one of those things that needed to be replaced. I'm 71 and have serious heart problems. Now I get out of breath after working for a short while. I am throwing stuff out (or donating) anything my son probably doesn't want or need. (My stuff not his.) Swedish Death cleaning!