Who could argue "for decluttering" with that awesome system? 🎉

Yes !!! Not only do I use DVDs and CDs on the daily, I do not have cable, OR any streaming services other than normal old youtube. I'm currently re-listening to all my old mix tapes from the 80's and 90's (yes, CASSETTES!) and remembering all the love that friends put into making them for me. I'm decluttering some of them, but slowly, Swedish Death Cleaning style...

The sound quality of cd’s is also far superior to Bluetooth or streamed music too

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I have some DVDs I keep on my living room. These movies are only available as DVDs. They are not available for streaming. I am old person so I like old movies.

I love the buffalo category! Perfect description 🙌🏻

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Lisa! I am so freakin' happy for you, there is just nothing like loving being at home!!!! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa buffalo, can I steal that?

I’m laughing so hard, a buffalo that’s too cute.

Ha ha--another improving buffalo here! I leave a trail everywhere I go!

Hi Miss, it's so true! Cas is helping me so much, I am a visual thinker and now I know that's how I organize, knowing that i'm a butterfly helped so much. I had no idea about the different types!

That’s what I always tell my friends when they are decluttering. Put ALL the papers that you find into a laundry basket for later,don’t let it derail the rest of the room. Then on a Sunday afternoon,watch a movie that you’ve seen before (so that you don’t have to worry about missing details) with a trash can,shredder,and a few broad topics. Same advice for sentimental items or photos,do it AFTER sorting out the “catch all room”!

Thank you. This helps me tremendously.

What about pictures with several people in them? Do you put them in groups ? That’s where I get hung up!

Thank you for that! I've got 2 full large tubs to go thru. 🙄😏❤️

I only save th best of everyone in photo albums and flash drives unimportant pics go

Us too, on Feb 1st our favorite movies series we watch once a month was removed from the streaming service so I immediately cancelled it, not paying for it without those movies but so thankful I have them on dvds!

Great idea! You could organize your digital photos that way, too, if you're someone who doesn't want physical copies. I love the idea of having a collection of photos of my pets throughout the years and not having to sort through 30 years worth of unrelated photos to get to those ones. Plus, when I'm gone, people can easily see what category of photos they might want some of and chuck the rest instead of having to go through them all.

I love your ideas. I would like to see a pic of what your Amazon choice

@@judithcarrillo3157 RECUT MS 4x6 Linen photo albums is what I bought but it looks like ARTMAG Fabric Photo Album 4x6 is the listing that has all the color choices. And then I bought Better Office Products 48 mini photo albums pack of 6 for the smaller categories.

I just recently got diagnosed with adult adhd (they aren’t able to tell if I had it since childhood or came on last few years) but organizing my space has been super difficult the last few years. I have donated items and yet there still is so much left. And I can’t get to a lot of the items either I’m too tired or motivation is difficult - I’m trying and maybe these steps will help!

​@@sweetlady6059 if you have ADHD you have it. It doesn't develop during your lifetime. As you wrote you're diagnozed lately: I found out I have ADHD two years ago. The KZfaq channel howtoadhd was very helpful for me to understand why I can master very difficult things but can't do the easy ones everybody seems to do effortless. Knowing about how my ADHD functions helped me making my life easier. I'm sure it will help you, too. Maybe I should add that my husband got diagnozed two days after me with ADHD and our child (which is too young to be diagnozed yet) is very likely ADHD like us. So we're an ADHD family. Ask yourself what you really want to do in your life. What makes you feel good? What makes your day better? What do you really need to feel well? And what makes you freeze or feel bad? Anxious? For me I need peace and freedom for my head and thoughts, books, music (I have a piano and a violin), painting, sewing, crafting. We love puzzles, playing games and watch our DVDs. So these things are in our livingroom. But we don't need e. g. many clothes, shoes or makeup. I hate to decide what to wear. So I decluttered what I don't wear and don't love. (And this only!) My husband needs open shelfing, so we have all books, puzzles, games, DVDs in open bookshelfes in the livingroom. But I can't stand seeing clutter or too much stuff. So we zoned our home and what really helped me feel calm and peaceful is having a colour scheme in our whole home. This means: We have three to four colours we use in every room for nearly everything: white for most of the walls, our kitchen, our wardrobe, our couch. Birch for everything which is wood: our bookshelfes, beds, shelfes, ... And blue/turquoise and a few golden accents. Of course the kidsroom is way more colourful because of the toys. But our colour scheme helps even there. I have e. g. a music zone where my piano is. Our wardrobe is our dressing zone. We tried different solutions until it was functioning for us. Be creative. And don't give up. Give yourself time. You can declutter and have a better life. Concentrate on the positive things: what you want, what you need, what makes you happy. I wish you all the best! 🍀❤️

Thank you so much for your kind and loving words. You made my day. I appreciate you.

Rosa that is amazing! I just can't believe how people get on board, my kids just came up and they did such a bang up job upstairs!!!! I just want to cry with gratitude! Have an awesome day honey!!!!

awesome sauce!!!!!!! What an idea!!!!!

That is a fun idea!

"Nice crap" haha. Yes to books and tapes and cds and dvds!

I call it home maintenance... Tools, light bulbs, batteries, chemicals, garden tools, etc

I don't have much on my counters, but I do have a small area that's my "baking center." My Kitchen-aide mixer is on the counter and everything I need for baking including pans, bowls, measuring cups, flour, sugar, etc. are located in the cabinets and drawers above and below the mixer. It's been a game changer for me because I used to hate lugging everything to a counter space by my sink to bake, so I just wouldn't bake. Now everything is together and I actually enjoy baking now.

I want some things out of sight, but others I want them out. My kitchen counter is usually empty, I need to see the free space, but 1) the L corner has a tower on shelves of little appliances that out of sight I'd never use again like a toaster or juicer b) towels hanging everywhere because it's clean, it just needs to air out a bit, so why should I put it back or put it to wash? And no decorative anything except the flowers on the window and paintings on the wall. Counter space is precious. I already have my appliance tower (it's also my coffee corner and where the water cooker lives), the micro, and a holder for spatulas, big soup spoons, whisker and etc whatever you call them and... that's already too much. No more. No fancy pretty cook book, no vase with fresh/dried flowers, no nothing. The rest I need empty because I cook.

If you’re keeping the memory box in the attic you might want to put some silica gel packs in the tote to absorb moisture so that paper memories don’t get mold on them.

I have scissors in: main bathroom, kitchen, family room, and where I store wrapping paper

I have scissors in my car (center console) to open boxes & bags when I go to P.O. (small town, no mailbox at house).

One serious question though: if those items are actually special, then why weren’t they given prominent placements in YOUR house. Why aren’t they being used every day in YOUR house? If you have to keep it in storage, then it’s just excess crap (even if used to belong to a relative). If you really liked it, it would be on display IN YOUR house

And I would say - if you are willing to do that for your grandkids - I would tell them they have to go through and look at everything at least once per year and say if they still want it.

Also, for your grandkids, the chances are they’re never going to be maximalists like the culture of the last few decades has been. Minimalism is the thing now, but Quality Minimalism. So save beautiful crystal glasses, in sets of 2 or 4, or even just one, if you have them. They don’t need all 16. Same with real Silver silverware. They’re going to want it, but also they’re going to have to do maintenance on those pieces. They last a lifetime if cared for, but if you’re gifting too much, it’s too much inventory to do any of those pieces justice. So. A set of 6 or 8 forks, 6 or 8 spoons, and like 2 butter knives. Don’t give more than that because they don’t need them piled in their sink the rest of their lives, you know? They don’t need the guilt that comes with a full set. But it’s getting more difficult to obtain things that will last now. And china too, sets of china used to be all the rage but no one wants it now because it’s not microwave safe. But the generation that’s growing up now is appreciating that people put thought and effort and skill into making beautiful thing, and that’s a culture that has gotten lost. The thing is, they don’t need 10 dinner plates and 10 salad plates. They need maybe 8 total, or even just 2 or 4, and it’s actually better if they’re all similar in size but not matching. Small plates are more useful than large ones.

​@@strawberrylove5684 You have an excellent point. For example; I'm in the process of trying to explain to my dad that if I didn't see my mom actually wear the jewelry my mom has, it really has no meaning to me.

I think it is gross. Pet dander/hair is always flying around even after I sweep. 😂

Same here. My dad stopped over so I missed the live but I'm here for the replay 🎉

You're welcome!

Woo hoo!