3 Tips for Decluttering "Just In Case" or "Someday" Items

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@TheMinimalMom Жыл бұрын

@cathylombard964 Жыл бұрын

I think I have spent more money on replacing things that have been lost in clutter than replacing things I have donated. 🤗

@ittakesavillage5461 Жыл бұрын

Seriously this is beyond true 😂

@mommyof3758 Жыл бұрын

This is so beyond true. I didn’t even think of this! Thank you!

@galehunley7924 Жыл бұрын

Facts. Had to borrow a neighbor's caulk gun because I couldn't find either of the TWO that I owned...🙄

@emmyk1592 Жыл бұрын

💯 that’s me too!

@clairecrow7654 Жыл бұрын

This!!!

@shannonjenks4335 Жыл бұрын

My husband has such a good perspective on making mistakes that cost money. He says that it’s just tuition for life school. It’s normal to spend thousands on college or trade school to help us learn. Mistakes are some of the best ways to learn and paying tuition for it isn’t a big deal.

@celita8183 Жыл бұрын

Good concept to give yourself forgiveness. I always say before I purchase something, was the cost of this worth x amount of working hours? I'm not free of debt but I'll work a regular side job to keep it down and I wish I had the time back instead so you make choices to limit spending so you have more time. ⏳️ 🕐

@heatherreidhopper1086 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! I like this idea!

@SorchaRattigan Жыл бұрын

LOVE this!

@helenmak5663 Жыл бұрын

We have the same term, “pay tuition”, in Chinese community.

@claraslatesings9091 Жыл бұрын

Ooh I like this!

@antiantipoda Жыл бұрын

Borrowing is really a lost art. I went to exactly one wedding in the last decade, so I borrowed a dress from a friend who went to multiple weddings every year. She actually loaned her whole collection and I chose which one to wear. Another of her dresses had a broken zipper, so I took it off and put in a new one by hand. She LOVED it, because I fixed something she didn't know how to.

@modfarmgirl5671 Жыл бұрын

So good! The ice cream scoop example was so helpful. 7 years ago we had a house warming party, and a neighbor brought wine. I pulled out my juice cups and mason jars, but she was like, “You can’t have wine without a wine glass!!” So she ran back home and brought back a bunch of wine glasses and told me to keep them. I haven’t used them since. I think the feeling of someone else being disappointed that I don’t have something, keeps me holding onto them. This was just the video I needed to feel permission to donate them. Plus, if I ever need wine glasses for another party, I can always purchase them at a thrift store, then re-donate them afterwards. I have yet to see a thrift store that didn’t have about 50 wine glasses available at any given time.

@bonniestevens6932 Жыл бұрын

coffee cups also , renew the cups every few months, once a year..

@livingtheleaf360 Жыл бұрын

I drink wine from a half pint Mason jar 😂

@VeganPrepper Жыл бұрын

I've seen someone saying that they use the thrift store as a rental service. Go, buy the stuff, then re-donate. I thought that was a really good idea!

@laynemill Жыл бұрын

Although nice to gift you the wine glasses, imo the classier move would've been to just drink the wine in what you provided...

@pamelap.123 Жыл бұрын

@@VeganPrepper I try to do that with clothes, unfortunately, i tend to drop stuff on myself and stain them so end up sending them to textile recycle instead

@ellenhawkins128 Жыл бұрын

Just-in-Case Day should be a National holiday where everyone frees themselves of all the Just-in-Case items.

@bonniestevens6932 Жыл бұрын

AMEN!!!

@ellie448 Жыл бұрын

AMEN

@giseleweaver6520 Жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏🏼

@mary-elizabethcroy Жыл бұрын

Yes

@naytid Жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea! ❤

@muchadoaboutkovu Жыл бұрын

So interesting thing. I was giving away my baby stuff left and right to anyone I knew needed something. I thought we were done. Turns out we aren’t and I had urges of anxiety because I had given so much away… All I had to do was tell people I am pregnant and people are gathering things for me and keeping an eye out for whatever I need. It’s so incredible and humbling to see God work through people that I had helped by giving them my baby stuff. I don’t need to buy maternity clothes now and these friends are going to be saving us so much money. That being said-will I be giving my baby stuff away when we are officially done? Heck yes.

@ritadyer9295 Жыл бұрын

People can be very kind in different situations. When we ended up bringing a newborn granddaughter home with us because DSS took her from the parents, EVERYONE was more than generous helping us get started with a new baby! We were so grateful for all of the things we received. We still had a 2 year who wasn’t out of pull ups or diapers yet. So we had our hands full.

@TheMinimalMom Жыл бұрын

This is SO good and SO true!!!!

@AmyB4 Жыл бұрын

The same thing happened to me! The Lord is so good to provide for all our needs!

@lauraketola9628 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience with this! I just commented about baby items as well, and struggling with letting them go in hopes of having more children. I am encouraged by your reminder of how the Lord blesses and always provides. And what a gift it is to be able to bless others with what we have been given! Thank you

@rebeccaanne3083 Жыл бұрын

Same. I gave away all of it. When I mentioned we were going to have more my friends rolled up with car loads of things. Enough for 8 babies. I gave a lot away to our local kids closet.

@LdyCalvrt22 Жыл бұрын

Dawn, your ice cream example in the intro was super cute! I have to tell you about the time in high school we had a foreign exchange student from Denmark stay with us; one night I got ice cream out and while I was distracted digging around in the clutter filled drawers for the ice cream scoop and the special bowls, I turned around to find my Danish friend had “unpeeled” the box around the ice cream (it wasn’t the kind in a tub) and she had gotten a knife out and some small plates and SLICED two rectangular slices of ice cream off, put them on the plates and recovered the paper box around the ice cream. I was shocked and amazed at how clever that was! They looked like pieces of bread sitting there and she explained it’s so that the slice of cake can sit right on top of the ice cream slice and you get both cake and ice cream easily in each bite no need for bowls or a scoop! It was one of the many little culture shock moments where I learned lots of good a life lessons that I still remember to this day - especially as a mom trying to keep from falling into the “what if” trap and instead just keep it simple so I can be more present and enjoy the activity with my kids instead of preparing for it and/or dreading all the clean up required afterwards ✌🏼 thanks for all you do! You’ve changed my perspective on so many things!

@ILoveFountainPensCdn Жыл бұрын

Silly Dawn...the ice cream container IS a bowl! 😂

@dannyh9010 Жыл бұрын

Funniest comment here!🤣

@17jmcmahon Жыл бұрын

This happened JUST today! At Easter dinner, we were ready for dessert. My husband asked me to grab the pie spatula. I grabbed a regular one instead. He said, "No, grab the pie one." I explained I had decluttered it, but the one I handed him would work just find. And it did!

@SheilaEnglish2 Жыл бұрын

That is so true about glamourizing the past. I’ve regretted donating a few things but inevitably I eventually realized that if I hadn’t decluttered them then, I would have by now. There is a reason we made the decisions we did in the past! Respect your past self.

@bslopiccolo Жыл бұрын

This just happened to me this weekend! For years I have wanted to buy a cake dome for my cake platter, but I just don't seem to take cakes places. But on Sunday I had to take a cake to my n-laws, and guess what worked....the plastic bowl from my salad spinner! Upside down without the strainer basket it was a perfect travel cover on the cake platter ☺️

@heathersmeather Жыл бұрын

I used to have a round Tupperware caretaker. It disappeared at some point (it was stolen during a move with other items ☹️) When I make a Bundt cake I think about how it would fit perfectly in that taker. Instead I frost the cake on the underside of a large lid that fits a large bowl. The bowl is my topper. Not ideal but it’s worked for over 5 years. 😉

@shirazman2958 11 ай бұрын

I'm decluttering my cake dome after this comment! Thank you for sharing

@traciefromSunderlanduk Жыл бұрын

I'm at a later stage in life (51), I live alone now with my 2 furbabies and my 3 kids visit often but my home is at a stage where its so easy to manage and to pull back to reset stage, love love love it, my housework I do as a routine but it honestly takes about 30 min a day to do it, never have to do any deep cleaning or seasonal cleaning. I definitely look at what I want to manage in my home and its more cosy now than it was before, home is always at a state that if a surprise visitor came it would look like I clean loads every day. It's even rubbing off on my kids in there homes. So wish I'd found this way of living many years ago but better late than never, I've been living this way since pandemic first hit and I'm never ever going back to old way, Justin Case don't live here anymore, he got evicted along with stuff I no longer needed or wanted to manage x

@bananaanna1373 Жыл бұрын

I’m 53 and don’t feel like I’m in the “later stage” of life. I’m in the midst of the big chunk of life called the middle.

@cassierittenhouse7351 Жыл бұрын

I'm 40 and feel nowhere near a later stage or that I'm even heading there. You are not at a later stage my dear! 🥰 Enjoy your life to the fullest and be present in it.

@traciefromSunderlanduk Жыл бұрын

@@bananaanna1373 oh I know yr right, sorry I have fibro so it just how my body feels 😅

@traciefromSunderlanduk Жыл бұрын

@@cassierittenhouse7351 I have fibro and that makes me feel like it, but I do know your right x

@TheOriginalLexa 10 ай бұрын

Funny story, but I literally went to school with a guy named Justin Case. I kid you not. His parents must’ve been horrible people!

@sarahgc434 Жыл бұрын

I’m frequently reminding myself and anyone else who is listening, “Feelings are NOT facts.” I legit jumped up when I heard you say it! 😂 RIGHT ON TIME! Thank you again for the opportunity to remember we are resilient enough to handle perceived risks vs. actual threats! ❤❤❤

@saramcintosh2183 Жыл бұрын

The comfort crisis! Perfect! I keep hearing about how terribly hard it is with inflation etc nowadays and then watch the people who are complaining get out their newest model iPhone and get into their 1 year old car and go into their house that has 3 bathrooms and 4 tvs for the two people who live there! I remember growing up and learning how to make do/fix things! I love your videos for sharing these things!💜

@basakuygun1379 Жыл бұрын

I also suggest calculating how much one sometimes spends on buying duplicate items because you cannot locate what you need in the clutter. Speaking for a friend:)

@psymompa Жыл бұрын

I just bought Easter cards again because I can't remember where I placed the discount cards I bought a year ago. Ugh, ha!

@TheMinimalMom Жыл бұрын

Lol, YES, I always forget that point because I don’t do it anymore (there is hope! 😉), but so true!

@LinKatHen Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 too true!

@jennellecocco7211 Жыл бұрын

We end up with so many damaged items because we never find proper homes for them, so by the time I go to use the item I realize I need to buy a new one anyway. Plus when my husband gets fed up with the clutter he stations it on the patio or in garage where it gets weather damaged.

@carahrachelle8256 Жыл бұрын

Yes...that would be my fiance. Real quick to just go buy something because he doesn't know where any of the 3 that he already owns are 😂

@victoriam8951 Жыл бұрын

I have gotten rid of thousands of items over the course of my life and especially the last few years, and there are certainly items I ended up repurchasing after decluttering. In fact, I’m pretty sure just about everyone does rebuy at lest one thing, it’s very normal - you can’t always predict what’s going to come up in life. I think many people assume they’ll have to rebuy many many things if they declutter, but in reality it ends up being very very few. For myself, I got rid of a sewing machine as I was decluttering my fantasy self who sews her own wardrobe (if only!), but then less than a month later I had all sorts of random things coming up that needed mending but hand sewing was just not cutting it. So, I repurchased the sewing machine knowing (instead of guessing or assuming, big difference!) that for our household a sewing machine is a need. So happy to have it back! Other than the sewing machine, there were a couple of books I repurchased (I re-read books a lot). But that’s it. Can count repurchases on one hand. Once again, that’s out of thousands of decluttered items! So, unless it’s something truly irreplaceable, my personal experience has shown that for myself it’s better to just let the item go, because the odds I’ll actually need it are very very small.

@celita8183 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate you sharing this very relatable post.

@JaneH3675 Жыл бұрын

I believe a sewing machine is a necessary item in any home. Its not clutter.

@lisam5744 Жыл бұрын

When my husband and I decided to get out of debt and came up with the six-year plan, we knew there was discomfort built into in because we were taking a lot of our income to pay down our debt. We never went hungry or anything, but a lot of the little extras weren't bought or were saved for. Plus as we go on we're living more simply and what is purchased (for the most part) is replacements/food/something that's needed. I'm finding the less you have, the less you find you actually need. It's been quite a journey coming from the 'buy, spend, buy' background I grew up in.

@trumax33 Жыл бұрын

The ice cream scoop is a touchy subject for me! (I know you just chose it as an example for today!) "Someone" in our household used the big spoons to scoop out ice cream. Every. Single. One. Now ALL the big spoons are straight. The curve is gone and they cannot be bent back into the right position. Every time I see those spoons, I'm reminded. Don't use spoons to serve ice cream!!! Ice cream scoops are made for a reason!!! 😉

@chrystalgreene892 Жыл бұрын

Same in my home

@Coco-zu9ob Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say that! My husband never waits for the ice cream to get soft enough and bends the spoon. Honestly how much space does one scoop take up?

@howardandconniehatfield5548 Жыл бұрын

Ah,the “just in case” syndrome. I’ve heard you mention it before but today it really hit home. The imagined scenarios I come up with while trying to declutter is amazing and listening to you today I realized they will never happen. Usually these scenes involve another person or persons as well as myself which makes it even more ridiculous. In the last year and a half I have buried my Soul Mate of fifty five years,had my brother move in to go through horrible cancer treatment at a nearby hospital and I moved to a different home. It has been very hard and when I listen to you lay these little jewels on me it is such a blessing, so thank you Dawn.

@TheMinimalMom Жыл бұрын

Oh Connie, I’m so sorry to hear all of this, it really does have a way of putting things into perspective, doesn’t it. Sending love to you! ❤️

@howardandconniehatfield5548 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dawn,for hearing my words.

@tamikocarter4310 Жыл бұрын

My condolences on the loss of your soul mate.

@cathycanen4411 Жыл бұрын

Dawn, here’s another perspective: My extra items are not saved for “just in case” scenarios, but because prices are climbing by the week! I buy extras of staples and put them away so they don’t cost so much the next time I need them. I don’t see this as clutter, but as being economically minded. Also, we live in a rural community, and I don’t want to drive to town to get something if I don’t have to, which would make the cost of staples even greater than they are on the shelf in the store.

@cindymilner6343 Жыл бұрын

Same here Cathy.

@daniellescrochet Жыл бұрын

I often buy multiples of staple items when I'm purchasing those items. It reduces the number of trips to a store I have to make. As long as you have room to store that item and you actually use them I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Especially when it's an item we use a lot of such as laundry soap or toilet paper. However, being more mindful of the rate that I actually consume items has helped me to realize I don't need 5 extra bottles of shampoo lying around taking up space. One is plenty. It's not really saving me money if I stock up on things I never use. Plus there's usually always some type of sale or deal you can find when you really do need to purchase more of that item.

@sinkintostillness 9 ай бұрын

If it adds value to your life then it's not clutter. I can't resonate with staples for example as I've used about 12 in 30 years, so even holding onto the stapler is a bit pointless to me. I do bulk buy items we do use though, I like to save money and stock up when they're on offer. I just make sure to restrict the purchases to where they will fit to store. Obviously location plays a key factor to lifestyle too. You're naturally going to hold higher inventory if you have further to go to get items. I just think that so many items are sold as single use items and we've forgotten to be creative and use what we have at times. For example the jobs of pizza cutter, egg slicer and peeler can all be done with a sharp knife.

@marciharrison8494 5 ай бұрын

Staples = basic items (generally for meals) kept on hand so you aren't running to the store for an ingredient or two every time you make dinner, bake etc. Reading through your comment, it is clear that you do keep staples on hand. 😉 I agree that having a space where those items are restricted to is a wise way to keep from buying too many extras.☺

@AmeliaUnleashed 3 ай бұрын

I read that whole comment as staples, like stapler staples and I was like: keep your staples, Cathy!! 😂

@chereederry7939 Жыл бұрын

This concept has been so freeing for me! PS, I decluttered my ice cream scoop a couple years ago and bought another after my hubby and kids bent too many spoons!

@joannevans2505 Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I’d never get rid of my ice cream scoop. I grew up in a house without one and we were constantly bending the handles of our spoons.

@AZHITW Жыл бұрын

@@joannevans2505 I found an ice cream spade at a thrift store, you could dig holes in the dirt that thing is so sturdy. It was donated by someone who bought it in Japan, I'm keeping it till I die. I donated my two ice cream scoops after I found the spade.

@lauramitchell6725 Жыл бұрын

@@joannevans2505 Exactly,too many bent spoons and hard ice cream. I have been to one Pampered Chef party in my life that a friend was hosting and I wanted to buy something for her sake. When the woman described how the metal handle gets warm by your hand and then glides through the hard ice cream,I was sold! I have loved this thing for over twenty five years!🙌🏻👍👏👌

@chereederry7939 Жыл бұрын

@@AZHITW the second one I bought is an ice cream spade! ❤️

@texasmimi5566 Жыл бұрын

@@lauramitchell6725 My daughter had one years ago. Her dad put it in the dishwasher, not knowing it couldn't go in the dishwasher, and ruined it. Don't know if she ever replaced it. I personally wouldn't buy anything that couldn't go in the dishwasher or washing machine, but aged into this mindset. BTDT. Now, I just want easy-peasy.

@colleennewman3292 Жыл бұрын

I love the idea of a $100 "in case I need to repurchase decluttered items" budget! Another great video. I've been slowly decluttering my newly empty nest and you've been so helpful. Thank you!

@marissabulso6439 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I didn’t realize I needed to hear someone say, “Yes, it’s a risk, but it has rewards and it’s okay if you make mistakes.” I struggle most with getting into the decluttering zone and giving away or throwing away something that cannot be replaced. Either something that isn’t made anymore or something sentimental. But I still think this philosophy applies. Because I will be okay. Even if I regret decluttering something, I will be okay. Better than okay, because the reward of living in a clutter free space is immense. Keeping it simple-chocolate ice cream is my favorite, and yes, I do love when it gets little melty!

@hollyday4628 Жыл бұрын

We recently cleaned my late MIL's house out to sell (in-laws moved in there in 1956 when FIL built the house). We got rid of a TON of stuff. But somehow we still have a garage and storage unit full of things we need to go through. Your channel is very helpful. But I am embarrassed to admit I now have 3 ice cream scoops. I had 2, but the one from her house was better than either I had. Guess I can now get rid of the two I had before. I will definitely be keeping one. But not 3. There, I said it out loud so I would actually do it. So many things to get rid of/donate/throw away. Hubby has some emotional attachment to this stuff, so that makes it even harder.

@maggierose97 Жыл бұрын

I just decluttered 3 casserole dishes. I never make casseroles but it was when it occurred to me that if I ever did need to make a casserole I could use an 8 x 8 pan and cover with aluminum foil. That made it easy to get rid of the casserole dishes.

@cindytaylor698 Жыл бұрын

When I was a little girl I loved swirling my ice cream in the bowl until it was melted enough to become smooth and creamy. Thanks for reminding me of a great childhood memory. 🥳

@user-lz5qu5vk1p Жыл бұрын

Nothing will ever stick with me more than Tom’s previous and hysterical Justin Case cameo 😂 I can’t even hear the phrase in any setting without smiling thinking about that video lol

@shamama1834 Жыл бұрын

Me too! 😂

@bethstratton3391 Жыл бұрын

Dawn, I completely agree that borrowing things is such a good idea. Also, if you have other family members you could agree to buy items between you that are necessary and share them. This could apply to tools, gardening equipment, party bowls and dishes, decorating supplies or large pieces of kitchen electrical equipment e.g. cake mixers or bread makers etc. I want to add that you offer great advice and I like the fact that you back up your advice with studies or additional information.

@ritadyer9295 Жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@ritadyer9295 Жыл бұрын

My sister and I used to have a few clothes we passed back and forth like that. There were a couple of dresses she had bought at goodwill and they were good quality. We passed them back and forth for 20 years. Lol!

@susanshuffield8628 Жыл бұрын

Our family always shared tools growing up, along with labor, with my uncle and Grandpa - we all worked to build them a house, then we all worked to build us a house!

@beccaboo785 Жыл бұрын

We have just started doing this with board games amongst friends. It's nice because you get to experience a new board without the commitment of buying it and not knowing if you will like it or not

@bethstratton3391 Жыл бұрын

@@beccaboo785 Yes I like sharing board games too.

@aprilhoover3481 Жыл бұрын

The $100 Boo-Boo Budget idea is brilliant! It's a hard limit, like the container concept. It closes the open-ended "what if?" question. I can boo-boo up to $100 and it will still fit in my budget! Thank you!

@alisa4220 Жыл бұрын

Only recently, I identified my fear, as it was masked as "being prepared." God wants us to be prepared, but I loved that you presented fear as imaging the future without God there. Honestly, I find myself still trying to balance being prepared and remembering that God's got me. I still have a whole lot of junk to get out of my house... it's been a slow process. Thank you for the encouragement! ❤

@dhawk766 Жыл бұрын

I so appreciate you. My garage is FULL of just in case stuff…99% of it given to me by other people decluttering. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Well today is trash day so my hubby and I decided we would work on the garage until we got a van full of donations and filled the trash can. We filled the van and the trash and 2 recycle bins!! Next week on trash day we will do it again…and again and again until we are done. I can’t believe all the trash we were storing. Ugh!!

@iheartshaneandjeffree Жыл бұрын

Dawn! I was just watching another video of yours when I got the notification. Just wanted to say thanks for changing my life, I’ve only been doing this for a few weeks, but you have taught me so much. You’re an amazing wife and mother! I have a 9 year old son and gave birth to a baby boy on March 11. Along with my boyfriend we are very much enjoying this environment you have gifted us with. Things that never even crossed my mind. You have changed my way of thinking and I hope millions of subscribers come your way in the future. You deserve it 🖤

@elizabethcomposto3994 Жыл бұрын

She is still changing my life 3 years later ❤

@tgayer1 Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethcomposto3994 Me too!

@kimleffler38 Жыл бұрын

I have decluttered 77 boxes of things from our home over 2 years. It feels so good to have room in closets and dressers. I did declutter a pizza stone a year ago. I stopped making pizza when I became gluten free. I have a very severe allergy to wheat and gluten. So at Maple Weekend a customer told me they had a gluten free pizza recipe that was great. When I got the recipe it called for a pizza stone. Well my husband said you can’t take your money with you so go ahead and get another one. So I did and the pizza was great. I thought well I’m supporting our local grocery store. I find that decluttering has made me more aware of purchasing items. Thank you Dawn for your great videos. I absolutely love them. 😊

@shannona5377 Жыл бұрын

Every Tuesday now feels like mini Christmas.😁 Dawn, I always look forward to your videos.❤❤❤

@reginaoverton5657 Жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel. I’m 65 years old a have suffered for years with ADD and have recently been diagnosed. Your posts have helped me get rid of clutter and get organized. It’s a work in progress , but I’m making small victories every day! Thank you!!

@trishbishop3923 Жыл бұрын

Oh my, this is so me! I constantly says “just in case” or “I’ll deal with it later”. I’m also finding that I’m just moving things around within the house and not actually getting it OUT of the house. Keep challenging me to think and not continue to react!

@getliftedup2905 Жыл бұрын

I’m so thankful for you! You add such VALUE to families across our nation and the world! Love to you and your precious family!!!

@simmiedavissimmiesings8185 Жыл бұрын

I tell my mom about you and your husband doing the Justin Case skit all the time. She is 93 and a professional hoarder. 😂 she always laughs , and I hope it helps her a bit.

@-living4jesus4ever- Жыл бұрын

Great way of explaining this freedom!!! You’re a gifted communicator, Dawn. That’s a gift from the Lord. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. ❤

@laury-pf5qc Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dawn for another great video. My family of 4, we are extremely minimal. We have free space in our wardrobe, linen closet, kitchen cupboards. It is a great way to live. It only takes me about 1 hour to completely clean our 4 bedroom house. That’s everything including bathroom. My young children are learning from us but the advertising still gets to them sometimes. We’ve been minimal for about 5 years, there is only 1 thing in all that time I regret decluttering. It was a Christmas craft that my eldest made in kindy. After a few years I thought I’d let it go. But then his younger brother made the same craft in kindy and I wish I’d had them both together. Solution - I got my eldest to make another. Not exactly the same but still from a snapshot of his childhood and a lesson learnt by me that it’s ok to hold onto a few sentimental items that our kids have made. It’s all a learning process. But the amount of things I have decluttered and never thought of again, and also stopped buying so much, it’s all so worth it. 😊

@StephanieGiese Жыл бұрын

I think this video gave me the permission I needed to let go of a very nice pair of designer high heels I’ve been holding onto just because I felt like I “should” have a pair of black high heels. I have less than ten pairs of shoes, so I’m not really excessive in that area. But in reality, I’ve been to a wedding, a funeral, and through the holidays in the past six months. Plus, we go to church regularly and I’ve literally never worn them. (Actually, I put them on to go to the funeral and immediately took them off and chose something else because they are uncomfortable.) My daughter is in her school chorus and they wear black dress shoes, so I’ll see if she can use them and if not I’ll pass them on to a thrift store.

@debbielee93 Жыл бұрын

I am so glad you break these things down like you do. For us ice-cream happens often so I had a different problem. I had 2 scoops neither of which could be washed in the dishwasher so I went out and bought a new one that could and tossed the other 2! Another area is a good knife is far better than 15 gadgets to slice and dice with.

@Alison0305 Жыл бұрын

I love the hundred dollar budget concept. I’ve heard some people suggest that if it’s under 20 dollars, get rid of it because it’s “only” 20 dollars. But as someone who has to live very frugally, I’ve spent less than 20 dollars on most of my possessions outside of furniture and appliances, so 20 dollars being a per-item budget is intimidating and just feels unrealistic

@christinastephenson356 Жыл бұрын

Dawn, i just absolutely love your channel. I had finally decided to tackle my mountains of clutter, and your videos are like a breath of fresh air. I just feel like I am capable with your encouragement, and more importantly, that my cluttered home doesnt mean that im a failure. I can choose to focus on the positive steps im taking to take back my home and life! I have already decluttered most of my kitchen, my wardrobe, and my kids wardrobes. And I'm not done yet! I feel like a weight has been lifted. Thank you for inspiring this messy mom to take control once and for all.

@sherihepworth8253 Жыл бұрын

Last year, I threw out several photo albums. I was the only one saving extended family pictures. I told no one. I only kept the albums with my children. I sort of wish I’d looked through them before tossing them, but it’s too late now! That is a declutter that can’t be replaced.

@Trwanddon Жыл бұрын

Love your videos. I have changed some of my attachment to stuff, but I am a product of my era. I still love setting a beautiful table-whether for myself or fam and friends. I can't let go of my amazing dishes and silver. I know no one wants them now, but they make me so happy. But my wardrobe has been cut by 80%. Wish I'd have done that long ago. My deceased husband got pushed out of our walk-in closet and stored his stuff in the guest room. it makes me ashamed.

@texasmimi5566 Жыл бұрын

Your comment really touched my heart. Of course keep what is useful and precious to you, and makes you happy. Decluttering is for those who have too much stuff not being used, that is cluttering up closets, storage units, rooms, that the owner wants to NOT have their loved ones have to take care of when they pass. Your ashamed comment brought tears to my eyes. Please forgive yourself, the past is the past. We all grow and learn and change each decade of our lives. Please live your future in contentment, and continue to enjoy your useful, beautiful things.

@Trwanddon Жыл бұрын

@@jackietobergte5256 Thank you. Yep! He never held anything against me. You are right. Your response was very helpful.

@heidicase3840 3 ай бұрын

I was 45 minutes into someone else's decluttering video and I was SO discouraged I wanted to give up even trying! Less than 2 minutes into this and I'm spurred on to go declutter more. Thank you for your sweet yet challenging way of pushing us to get it done. You have been a smiling force in my battle with clutter.

@user-oy8kk4hh4t 3 ай бұрын

She really is the best ‼️

@koala2464 Жыл бұрын

This came at the perfect time. Thank you. Now….declutter. It’s also funny about the Ice cream scoop and creating perfect round ice cream scoops. I live off grid in Australia. People probably already think I live minimally but prior to our move, I was a hoarder. I halved what I owned to make the move from a 4 bedroom home with granny flat to a one bedroom home that is 10.5 meters by 5.5 mtr home. So I still “look like” a hoarder. After 7 years of living with less and less, some days even electricity or water, we have had to learn to be frugal, thrifty and clever with what we do have available, or from the tip 😂 Love your videos over the years. They have been so helpful to me. I am very grateful to you. 🙏

@lauramitchell6725 Жыл бұрын

My only suggestion about the borrowing is,if you have to borrow something repeatedly and it’s not from your close relative,then just buy it. As the person who owns the large thirty cup coffee urn, large electric roaster,folding tables,etc.,etc.,etc., it gets old to have to shlep up to my attic or down to my basement to get these items,then stand perched while I wait for the item to get picked up or even have been asked to drop it off! (I’m getting to the point where it might just go in my next yard sale,oh well)🤷🏼‍♀️

@zgirl3995 Жыл бұрын

My experience is people get annoyed when I want to borrow things so I stopped and now enjoy having the things I need when I need them. I don’t have the network of family and friends to make the borrowing thing work.

@jadefetzer4190 Жыл бұрын

We’re about to embark on a phase of life where we take our three kids from a 1900 sq ft home in CA to a travel trailer on my in laws ranch. I get to put this idea in to practice and see it benefit us on a daily basis! Thanks for this 😃

@RelishThisMoment Жыл бұрын

Can we have a Just-in-case the sequel?! With Tom PLEASE pretty please?! Lol It's so funny and true and relatable lol 😂❤

@teriw56 Жыл бұрын

Love you & so fun when Tom shows up.

@ShoshanahDeborah Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dawn! This touched on my biggest fear in my decluttering journey. Thank you for bringing it to the surface and making it less scary! 😊❤️

@Kelly404029 Жыл бұрын

“Everyone wants to feel needed and important!!” Yes! I will add that to my Dawn list along with “It’s not the potion, it’s the motion!” As Christ followers, we should live outside the norm. Thank you!!

@pippas5808 Жыл бұрын

I box up anything I'm not sure about and leave it for a while - if I can't find something else to substitute for it, or the substitute doesn't work, then I can fish it back out of the box. And if I do make a mistake, I can usually find a replacement in a charity shop (thrift store). And give yourself permission to keep stuff that you don't use that often but do find hard to substitute when you do need it. For example, I need to serve icecream maybe a dozen times a year. Yes, I can serve icecream with a spoon, but I find it really painful on my hands. So I'm happy to make space for the scoop in my drawer so serving icecream doesn't have to be really painful. But I've been happy to get rid of the little icecream dishes and use ordinary bowls instead, because that substitute works just fine.

@kristintaylor3025 Жыл бұрын

Dawn! I had what I think is an insightful thought after watching this video. I realized there is something new I like to have "just in case": EMPTY SPACE! My cupboard of cups and dishes is now almost half empty. I leave it that way. It actually makes me happy. And I look at that space where glasses used to be (before we broke them all), and I think that space is there "just in case" we find glasses we really like, but in the meantime my husband and I just use the kids' plastic cups contently, and I don't know if we even need glasses because we are living without just fine. I now leave empty space in my food cupboards too, instead of packing them full AND letting the food spill out onto countertops and into other spaces. I used to have a bunch of "just in case" ingredients that I was waiting for the perfect moments to use. Now I keep our staples and leave empty space between. I buy other ingredients only when I need them. I love having that empty space there because I love being able to get to my food easier without having to pull everything out of the cupboard and put everything back. But the empty space also serves a "just in case" purpose. If I host a big family dinner I need to buy a bunch of food for, I have space where I can put that food away for a few days instead of it sitting on the countertop. If family comes to stay with us, and they happen to buy food while they are here, now there is space to out that food away instead of it living on the countertop. The empty spaces are serving me better than the "just in case" food did! In my kids' rooms, we have cut back on clothes a lot, and their dresser drawers stay half-empty now. I did not feel the need to fill those spaces, and guess what? They also served a "just in case" purpose. We ended up having a family member unexpectedly need to live with us while in our small house for a few months while healing from a surgery, and I was able to comfortably move all my daughter's clothes into the empty spaces in my boys' dresser when we made her room available to our family member. Altogether giving up one of the three rooms in our house has not really been uncomfortable, which I could not have imagined a little over a year ago before I discovered your videos. I am so glad I have been making more room throughout parts of my home "just in case," even though I didn't fully know at the time that was what I was doing, lol. I can think of more examples of empty spaces I've been leaving around my house and how they were temporarily useful during the holidays, family visits, or during a project I needed to do, but I've already been long winded enough. I was just feeling very passionate about this concept, though in fact I have technically been passionate about it for months now, I just hadn't articulated it in these terms before.

@chiarad4080 Жыл бұрын

I love that idea ! Empty space feels good and is so useful !

@julietteferrars3097 2 ай бұрын

My family has struggled with this for generations. My grandpa grew up in the Great Depression and learned to hoard everything. My grandma on my other parent’s side would also hoard, just like her mom, and she even had a drawer of old plastic deli meat and yogurt containers. It’s been hard breaking out of this generational fear and holding onto “what ifs”, but I’m gradually getting better after becoming self-aware.

@debiulmer3672 Жыл бұрын

I’ll never forget the first time I came home from target where I bought items to replenish things I ran out of and I walked into the bathroom and there was an empty shelf to place everything on. That empty shelf gave me a feeling of victory that I’ve never felt before. So I guess clutter is the feeling of defeat and an empty shelf it’s a feeling of victory.

@crterwil Жыл бұрын

Love this. And yes as I get I older I want less stuff to manage. And I really appreciate your comment about this is the safest time to be living. So many times in the past few years I have been tempted to really “prep” and while I have a few extra things on a separate shelf the thought of prepping for 2 years, one year even 6 months totally overwhelmed and suffocated me. Thank you and God bless you for being the voice of calm and reason and reminding me where to put my trust.

@cookshackcuisinista Жыл бұрын

There are a number of items that I do not use very often such as a pizza cutter and a noodle maker and a few other things but what I have found is to have a small container on one of the shelves in the cupboards and everything that I use once in awhile, including an ice cream scoop, and the guard for my stand mixer are housed there and not taking up space in my everyday drawers in the kitchen. The funny thing about ice cream scoops is that we never had one growing up, we just used a huge serving spoon to dig into the ice cream bucket! And we never had ice cream bowls, but my mother had fruit nappies which also could be used for occasional ice cream treats.

@marapowell8659 Жыл бұрын

As soon as you mentioned the butter bell I knew I had to comment. I bought one and couldn’t believe it when I found my butter was MOLDY! I didn’t even know butter could do that, GROSS! So I got rid of it. A few years later I was looking to replace our plastic butter dish with something nicer and when talking to my mom she brought up a butter bell. I told her I was familiar with them. Then she told me she tried one and her butter molded! Glad to know it was t just me. We now keep a small glass bowl of (salted) butter with a lid on the counter, and a typical rectangular butter dish in the frig with unsalted that is more for cooking, putting in pasta, or a pan, etc. We also made it clear that if you finish the butter in either dish that it needs to be washed before you put new butter in.

@lisaholderby3031 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Glamorizing things is what I’m guilty of 🙋‍♀️ Thanks for putting a name to it!

@puppiedaze6765 Жыл бұрын

She got the Pioneer Woman butter dish. It looks good and matches the ice cream bowels! I’ve started in my closet. It’s change of seasons, so the perfect time IMO. Thanks Dawn!

@ritadyer9295 Жыл бұрын

I just ordered a deeper one like she already had because my kids and husband make a mess with the one we have. This way the butter shouldn’t be being scraped over the sides as badly. Says it will hold 4 sticks.

@SheilaEnglish2 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too 😄 I was of the opinion she should get a second one like the one she already had - but Pioneer Woman dishes are so cute and if it makes her happy it was the best decision.

@bonnierainwater4484 Жыл бұрын

I noticed it immediately as well! Lol. It IS cute, sitting up there on the open shelf.

@cmck2021 Жыл бұрын

Is it a thing to have a butter dish like that? I don't eat butter. We use butter for baking. But, I don't have a butter dish. lol

@moongirl8807 Жыл бұрын

@@cmck2021 yeah most people use it to spread on bread or toast😊and if you have a butter dish you can manage the butter better since open sticks (or blocks in my country) are a bit messy

@meganvester8819 Жыл бұрын

This was so good!! I am so afraid I will declutter something I will need however I feel so good when I am creative and can figure out a different solution to something I need. And I love the $100 budget idea!! It’s like a mental safety net 😊

@jonealbravosongs Жыл бұрын

I feel like I’m getting Minimal Mom Certified! I totally struggle with “what if I need this syndrome”. What you say is SO true!! My home is doing great! Once I get my dishes problem resolved, realistic and functional, I feel like I will be “certified”. Gonna keep watching!! You are my dishes and laundry body double!! Thank you!

@brittanys.7191 Жыл бұрын

I loved the Justin Case character! So funny!!! So true about our items. We adapt! We get through the “crisis” of not having the item. One time I did accidentally declutter my daughters stuffed animal that was precious to her and we got it back! That’s the only time I went back for something I donated lol. It’s a rare feeling lol

@celita8183 Жыл бұрын

We left stuff out for the AM Vets pickup and accidently they grabbed a work bag w a uniform, shoes and ID badges inside that never made it inside our place for some reason was left on the porch. We called them and asked them to please return it and thankfully they were able.

@ginadowd1713 Жыл бұрын

I am really ramping up the borrowing skills! My sister lives less than 2 miles away, and we swap things weekly! It is terrific. No money or space wasted!🎉😊😊

@celita8183 Жыл бұрын

Having family is a blessing. I hope to build this kind of network one day in the future.

@kemaramsey724 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to you and your camera charging cord story I did not throw our camera cord away 2 weeks ago. I was cleaning out the den closet and already had it in the garbage bag with some other cable cords and I was like wait I think I know what that one actually is! Saved! Thank you. And Moose Tracks is my favorite. 😂

@JayP-kd5rc Жыл бұрын

I have found cords like that and not been able to figure out what they were for. I hate that! Now, I put a label around the cord when I get it.

@kemaramsey724 Жыл бұрын

Great idea!🙂

@16CowWife 9 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite episodes, because Dawn is so happy, 😀 smiling, fun voice, and normal !

@jaimepiano1985 Жыл бұрын

I have my grandparent’s ice cream scooper, it’s solid and I have so many happy memories of ice cream with them 😊 I just cleaned out a bunch of extra glassware though, and the cabinet feels so so much better!! I love these ideas!

@aspencordoba3204 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this perspective! I haven’t decluttered since I shipped my stuff back from the Caribbean and ruthlessly decluttered. I have thought of uses for some of the things I got rid of, but your right I didn’t repurchase them. You gave me the confidence to keep decluttering! 😀

@callieobriant272 Жыл бұрын

I do not ever worry about the items I've decluttered - except for when company is over and asks for that item. For example: we do not use paper towels anymore. I just keep a basket of retired towels. I never think twice about it and actually LOVE not having paper towels. But, when people come to visit and start looking for the paper towels I feel so embarrassed that I don't have them. 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Telcomvic Жыл бұрын

Ok, let's talk about my "just in case" experience. When I retired in 2007, I packed up all my work clothes, nice slacks, blouses, jackets, etc. ( I don't wear dresses/skirts.) I was planning on a casual/jean type retirement. A week later, my aunt passed away. Thank goodness I still had those bags of clothes. I don't have an "off the rack" body and trying to replace them would have cost quite a bit with getting appropriate clothes purchased and altered. If I could even find someone to do the alterations in time. So, I keep 2 funeral outfits in my size in the closet at all times. You just never know. Bonus: you can also wear them out to dinner if you get invited to a nice restaurant for Thanksgiving by your nephew. 🙂

@leighs3439 Жыл бұрын

I love this idea- saving 1-2 of an item but getting rid of the other 12-15!!

@naomirankin214 Жыл бұрын

You can also do a cost benefit analysis. Suppose two years from now you have to spend $33 to replace an item you gave away. Would you have been willing to spend 16.50 a year to gain the rest, relaxation, peace of mind and extra free time that comes from having an uncluttered home?

@loraemmons5945 Жыл бұрын

Favorite ice cream- maple walnut & i usually use a mug. portion control and my hand doesnt get cold

@belindan4974 11 ай бұрын

Haha. You just made me get up for a bowl of ice cream. 🍨 mint chocolate chip, pralines and cream, jamoca almond fudge, chunky monkey, rocky road, etc. 😜 You are such an inspiration and I’m so impressed with your house (envious really) of your attitude and outlook on how you live (lifestyle) and how you’re so consistent. 👍🏼 I need to start decluttering again. 🥴 Thank you! 📦🧺🛍️🗂️👖👚🧥🧣🥾👡📼📠📚😖

@cristinahendrix1461 Жыл бұрын

The best thing about decluterring is finding things you had forgotten you had. I decluttered the garage attic recently and found a favorite stained glass outdoor light fixture that for some reason we never hung up. It's up now and I'm enjoing it immensely. Thanks for all your tips and encouragement!!

@ellef4812 Жыл бұрын

I eat keto ice cream and I always put it in microwave for about 30 seconds to melt it somewhat. I love it halfway melted! Another great video, Dawn! 😊

@maryssaann Жыл бұрын

So glad I ran across this comment! I love the protein ice cream (can’t think of the name of the brand) but the waiting period for it to soften is horrible 😂 first world problems I guess! But that’s such a good idea 😊

@cassandrahorning3621 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos Dawn! Yes, I really enjoy my ice cream melty😁 In fact, sometimes I pop it in the microwave to hurry up the melty😂

@42ayla 10 ай бұрын

A lot of what's in my house was kept because we didn't have a lot of money and couldn't afford to replace something if it was tossed. That meant lots of storing things and adjusting like items to make do. We're still not rich but no longer worried about being able to pay for the necessities which has given me a freedom to purge in a way I never could before. Very liberating.

@edithgarcia4930 Жыл бұрын

The “I love you “ at the end made me tear up.❤ thank you, we love you too!😊

@Smar47 Жыл бұрын

Bittersweet mint (or as most call it, chocolate chip mint)…that’s my favorite and firm. Thank you…each video I watch helps me declutter just a little bit more. Love your positivity!

@MrsRichardArsenault Жыл бұрын

You’re so cute (I love that you threw the ice cream out cause you didn’t have the scoop 😂) and so right! We can make do, we just choose not to most times! I loved the just in case video 😂. Thank you for the tips and making decluttering like a game and something I look forward to doing now, which I never in a million years would have thought I’d ever say ❤

@germainelowe5637 Жыл бұрын

I’m going to jump in here with my favourite ice cream which is Strawberry cheesecake. 😋 As for decluttering and minimalism my husband and I have always enjoyed a clutter free home. Not always doable when we were raising our four children. The number of transfers we had over the years, made it necessary to offload all the unnecessary items before we moved on. And now that we are retired decluttering continues to be an ongoing process. There’s this sense of relief once we make the trip to Value Village and drop our items off. And as silly as it sounds I will go into the spaces I’ve reorganized and I get this sense of a “feel good moment.” And thank you so much Dawn for all your sensible and practical advice, which makes me a more intentional shopper. ❤

@sherryyost786 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Helix. Thanks Dawn for the reminders about "just in case" items. Your videos are always helpful and encouraging.

@ninabaker2970 Жыл бұрын

The "replacement budget" is brilliant! 🥰

@mariannehewitt6605 Жыл бұрын

Just as I thought I had watched your videos to death and there was nothing more you could teach me about decluttering. Think I will use the ice cream idea if I help others to declutter, and the budget idea is awesome! Thank you Dawn! ❤ X

@texasmimi5566 Жыл бұрын

IKR? She never fails to amaze me with her content, always useful, encouraging information that is NEW!

@mariannehewitt6605 Жыл бұрын

@@texasmimi5566 absolutely! I'll just have to watch her forever 😍

@ericarutter7770 Жыл бұрын

I love how you approach the topics in a psychological matter. It really helps understanding the “why” of holding on to items. Thank you! ❤

@elizabethcomposto3994 Жыл бұрын

You never cease to amaze me! Mind blown 🤯 I’ve learned something new on every one of your videos for the past 3 years!

@shaunadumelle1624 Жыл бұрын

I love aldi's expensive ice cream with the black label, the chocolate and I like it hard, but I also don't mind mixing regular chocolate ice cream to make it kind of shake/malt like.

@stephanieb6212 Жыл бұрын

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bought things I already own because I can’t find it, so if I occasionally rebuy something I’ve decluttered, I’m probably still ahead of the game because now I can find the things I need.

@sherylvalentiner6115 Жыл бұрын

Thanks SO much for this reminder as I’m always decluttering (a lifetime of things). I appreciate your taking the fear out of the process. Bless you. 💜

@shannona5377 Жыл бұрын

What. Great way to demonstrate/articulate how you save by decluttering and spend/sacrifice by not. What a great video Dawn.

@abbymcelroy4248 Жыл бұрын

Literally just talked myself out of a bowl of ice cream but I couldn't let Dawn eat it by herself 🤣 I don't know that I've ever turned down a bowl of ice cream but if I were buying for myself, it would be Blue Bell chocolate, homemade vanilla or cookie two-step 😋 and I've never had to debate about getting rid of my ice cream scoop as it's a permanent fixture in our home 🤣

@r.p.9829 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried butter crunch yet? Oh my goodness..its good..😁

@abbymcelroy4248 Жыл бұрын

@@r.p.9829 Oooh! Not yet but so much for any weight loss goals🤣

@nonnieTerri Жыл бұрын

Came across this video as I was taking a break from decluttering/cleaning the basement. Great reinforcement!

@susankultys7745 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dawn! I love Tuesdays. So great to see you. I have done decluttering, and continue. This was so helpful for me, I feel better having choices. Keep your great videos coming. I love you too.

@melissasaint3283 Жыл бұрын

~ SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND~ when one borrows an item, one is graciously being loaned it from a person who DOES house and maintain these items, be they kitchenware, gardening tools, picnic blankets, folding chairs, a baseball and glove, etc. And when you are trying to be minimal, the chances you will need to rely on certain people around you for this goes up. So...don't forget good etiquette in that regard! It will support good relationships as well as maintain your ability to borrow needful things. Try not to frequently borrow over and over from the same person if possible. Try not to ask to borrow an item they are likely to need themselves at the same time, as some people were socialized to have difficulty saying "no" until they resent you enough to be rude or avoid you. Use common sense. Don't ask to borrow folding chairs when they are also about to host a holiday, for example. Better to request that one of your guests bring folding chairs. Apply that line of thought to everything. Do not borrow a beach umbrella for a couple weeks of hot summer weather. Be sure to return the items promptly and in good condition. That goes without saying, right? But many people, including those who would say "oh, of course!!" ....don't actually do that. I know one committed declutterer who has a beautiful, clean, semi-minimalist home. Everyone admires her for it....and absolutely no one will lend her anything. They make excuses and apologies. This is because she begs for the item, Uses it for the occasion or need, doesn't return it right away, quickly forgets she borrowed it and then throws it in the trash or gives it away to someone else, often within a month! If you loan her something, there is a 50% chance of you will never see it again. If she is busy or stressed (it's the holidays, for example) the chances are higher that she will throw it out She has literally thrown away costly items, even kitchen items that were family heirlooms, and always insists she has returned them already, or forgets that she borrowed them at all. DO NOT BE THAT WOMAN. Make notes of what items you borrow, Post it where you can see it, and return items within days of when you used them, clean and in good condition. If an item is damaged, replace it or ask where they would like it to be cleaned/repaired and insist on paying for that, no matter how polite the lender is about saying "it's fine." And if you borrow semi-regularly with the same person, or if you borrow a really important item that would have been expensive to buy or rent, be sure to provide some perk in addition to the verbal or written thank you they are owed (a baked good they like, a five dollar gift card for coffee, etc) This is important ***especially*** if you have decluttered to the point that you never have much that your neighbors, friends or relatives need to borrow. Enjoy your cleaner, less stressful home while also making the people around you whom you can you rely on in the lurch, feel appreciated! It's a win-win.

@RMFtheclumsy Жыл бұрын

Oh, that's so true. Wish that our neighbor who banged at the door at 6 a.m. to borrow a can opener (no hello's, excuses but "we're so hungryyyy") would read this. But she wouldn't. Because pigs can't read.

@leahkarp29 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Melissa Saint, you've outlined so many good things in your post. Don't become a minimalist at someone else's expense!

@vasgarcia Жыл бұрын

Mint chocolate chip, preferably with the massive chunks of chocolate. But I put it in a tall cup with a little bit of milk. Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but it's the best way to eat ice cream. 🤷‍♀

@diannawelty4483 Жыл бұрын

I do look forward to Tuesday at 12 central time. I am so encouraged by your videos. I keep working towards my goals.

@nicolerinaldo9546 Жыл бұрын

You have such a gift of explaining. Every time I watch your videos I get a light bulb moment. This video had so many little ones. My brain kept firing "OH RIGHT." YES!!!! Thank you again Dawn a billion times over!!