I DONT KNOW IM OVERSTUFFED !!

CORONA HAS NOT HELPED CHARITIES HAVE CUT THERE HRS AND , I HAVE RESCUE CATS TO TEND TO BEFORE I WORRY ABOUT THE STUFF DARN !!!

Indeed

@@gerryshafer5954 offer up. Put your stuff on there for free and see who will take it

I could use a small gym to just sort through my brother's storage bldg stuff. He and our mother passed away 3+ years now. I am just not mentally and emotionally ready to deal with it. I will not leave my niece this chore when I pass.

That's about what I said when the guy was asked to give one sentence to get people to clear it out: "Don't leave it for your family to handle."

You could've donated it to a bonafide charity. Burden? Please.

@@bethnorris1361 sounds like you never had to sort thru a deceased loved one’s stuff. It is an incredible burden aside from the emotions involved. Charities are not coming to your home to get things for the most part, especially now. They also don’t need to sort thru any worthless or damaged items, these charities have enough work.

been there done that.

Profound statement. I needed that. Thank you

But, wasn't he given his bed, his meals, everything w/o asking, by his mother?

i’m currently reading walden by him for school and it really changes the perspective on what kind of stuff you really have to have in life.

​@@erisstephens3086 ..What Richard said (comment above yours)

cool! you are a genius!

@@edp2506 ha! Not quite but thanks for the compliment.

I grew up with clutter and promised myself to be different, I did pretty good until I found myself alone, and kids are gone. Now my clutter is my friend I guess, but now I don’t want to leave someone to clean up my clutter, because I have been at estate sales where the people are overwhelmed trying to get rid of 30, 40 years of accumulated stuff. So I will work on this the rest of my life. Wish me luck. Ha! Ha!

@@marilyn48ful I wish you luck. If your experience is anything like those of the people I have helped, decluttering will give you a new lease on life, give you fresh ideas about what you want to do with the rest of your life. It's as if the clutter makes it impossible to see new directions.🧡

Best comment!

Yup. That happens. edit: then you have to buy it again.

Isn't That the truth! God bless grandpa.

respect to gramps

Great Comment!!

This was great, been searching for "how to declutter your house fast" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Vanonnor Tenhloe Equalizer - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my friend got great results with it.

This was great, I've been looking for "how to get rid of clutter when moving" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Vanonnor Tenhloe Equalizer - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my friend got excellent success with it.

Tyler Durden agrees

Ann Leslie, you are inspirational! Thanks for sharing!

Ann Leslie Your post is so inspiring. I too, am in the midst of decluttering a lifetime of collecting junk. I do not want to leave that burden to my family after I’m gone. I get so caught up with the sentimental objects, but I know my time is limited to get it done. You’ve inspired me to keep at it and do what I am able each day. Bless you.😊

Good for you, Ann! You have set yourself free from emotional baggage as well as physical clutter and that is not easy. Celebrate even small successes as you go forward. :-)

Ann Lesl

Thank you for inspiring all the people whom need to do the same tasks.

Good luck! Best wishes. You can do it.

@@xelamercedes Thanks.

Matt Paxton & Peter Walsh are good experts 👍

Could understate family in the same way. They're just humans.

Profound statement...

Well my stuff is my great great grandmas stuff... Hard to toss, and add the fact younger people have little interest in history, heirlooms ( no matter the value ) and photos, albums, are you kidding?. They don't even want to see their baby pictures. So on it goes. But I have not given up...my goal is to die with only a shoebox full of belongings, period!.

Keith, brilliant idea.

Where are you? I am in Southern California...

What bothers me is when I have to go buy some of the very items that I had gotten rid of.

@@asafaust8869 Or knowing you have an item that you need & can't figure out where you put it - in all your stuff!!??

@@asafaust8869 You don't get rid of stuff you are using! This is about stuff not being used, in storage, in closets, in piles, under the bed, in the back of cupboards, things you have forgotten you have.

My Mom passed away a few years ago, she was the neatest, cleanest person I knew. BUT, she collected glass objects, endless Crystal Vases, multiple dishes, cups, saucers, candles holder. UGH! A set of dishes that she bought in Europe that she never used....Granted, it was her 'thing' she loved it all...I've kept one or two items, but slowly sold 80% of it over the last few years. And did the same, gave each person that attended her memorial a small memento she had collected...It's been a process and allot of work.

@@texasmimi5566 I am always working on stuff in my garage and fixing and tinkering with things. I have what many consider clutter, which it is, until I use it. So you cant say dont get rid of stuff your using because you may use it in the future!

I know exactly the feeling. It’s truly empowering.

​@@teriw56I've told myself that same thing. What would I really miss if a disaster erased all my "stuff". I want to achieve that without the disaster.

+arif ali Well put!! I just saved your comment to help motivate me--I have ADD and lots of clutter : (

Truth! I agree baby steps or it gets overwhelming

Great way to do it!

Cheering for you! I am on my way to taking baby steps on decluttering my apt. I have started on my bedroom.

Start small and finish one area totally instead of jumping around. I found I didn't get overwhelmed if I didn't look at the whole room; today I will clean out the dresser drawers, tomorrow the closet etc going in order around the room. Finish one area completely, don't jump from one to another. Did my entire house using this strategy

Truth. Just got to get rid of it. Although with intention to sell, you wouldn’t and more would pile up.

Meh. I want to play basketball when it warms back up. I already don't own anything I don't use. And I'd rather not just fill landfills. That's why people donate.

@@a012345 exactly

I'd live to but my husband sees the empty space and makes sure he fills it! He's a hoarder and I'm a minimalist stuck trying to find places for his stuff.

​@cw2830 kinda in the same boat. I feel like the only saving grace are my two daughters who stay on top of him and if it comes from THEM (not me) he's more likely to purge...

Do you have a blog or website, I would be very interested to know the cons and pros of living in the RV, thanks.

Wow, I only wish. I'm 70 now. I grew up in terrible clutter, I hated and left at 16. Then, somewhere, it came about in MY Home. I think trauma has something to do with it. Many kisses, last was my husband of 17 years in 2010, left with dementia. I feel surrounded, imprisoned... not FREE. I've tried and tried but it's more overwhelming than... Ever. Wasted time stressing over it, family doesn't like it...idk How wonderful that you totally Freed yourself. I know it's not just me, bc I've said a long time Look at the storage sheds everywhere !!! .WHY But, is not how I wanted to live. Alone, with stuff... God Bless All 💙

@@roxybuell9898 Roxy, I'm sorry for what you've been going through, I have some hoarders in family history and my own problems (not out of hand, thankfully, not thanks to me, tho - finances are tough and husband is tidy) I just have incredibly hard time getting rid of my childhood and youth crap... Anyway I found _Psychology in Seattle_ here on yt, have an episode with an expert in hoarding, I think anyone should listen to, be it to get more empathy to others or to themselves... Look it up, it might at least help ypu feel a bit better Stay safe, all the best.

I lived in a small caravan for a few months, we don't need nearly everything we have.

Yeah when camping in a tent you feel free and wonder why you need all that stuff in the house.

I wish ours would do that. So much smelly, gross stuff there. Can't find anything. Can't even MOVE the hangers on the racks. Only walk in there to get movies or books the library doesn't have and I can't get free here. They're at least somewhat organized.

Rebecca Treeseed how big is a ton of compressed clothing?

I do the same

My Dad said 2 years, but the same benefits.

Some furniture is antique and worth alot some is not. Make certain that you get old furniture appraised before getting rid of it. I sold a vintage piece for way under market value and I'm still kicking myself about it.

it really feels good! I love seeing tables empty and clean except for one lamp. Closets that aren't stuffed to the gills are wonderful too.

Amanda H ~ exactly and I'm not fond of giving away clothes to 501 charities who pay their CEO big bucks.

Nelphoto- yes well you would feel good, you've been brainwashed by the richest to feel bad about "owning things."

@@Meekseek Life must be very dull being so cynical as you are. Lose the cynicism and choose instead to be happy. You can't be both.

Love that idea

This sounds great. Have you written this out anywhere for how you do this? I'm recovering from a hoarder home and try my best to not repeat the same patterns. I'd love to hear more on how people live well.

GUILTY

Just have one of those junk businesses haul it away. Most of our donations end up in landfills. Donating "stuff" is a feel-good but mostly useless act.

I want to be you when I grow up!!

Amen :~)

Good job too help others with clothes

I need to move in with you

SockPuppet Granny Amen. I have a few! And when I say a few I mean a few on the hallway lol, pictures on the walls, that’s my clutter tolerance. I don’t even have a coffee table, I have a couple little ones that I can pull out if needed, I don’t have appliances that I use 4 times a year on the kitchen counter. I LOVE having room in my house to walk around, play with the granddaughters, (we pull their stuff out of the garage cupboard each weekend and then put it BACK when they leave). I hear you. It’s so pleasant when friends come over, we buss out the card table, play board games, people can MOVE AROUND and not feel stifled. Let it go! 💪lol

Small steps... works every time... it is all about the mind game...

Deferred decisions are exactly why I have piles. I TRY to " handle it once" like Steven Convey says. But when I can't decide, I pile.

Never saw much in the garage that WASN'T junk. And I had some good stuff in there.

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 most people where I live rather fill their garage with stuff and park outside. Ridiculous.

My biggest pet peeve is people in my subdivision parking on the street because their garages are full of stuff

I'm sorry to hear that.

Just do say two square meters every day. Be quick, no dillydallying or how you spelletjes it. Donated and recycle the same day.

Like Daphne said a lil at a time and no Dilly dallying. I know how you feel when emotional and physical and medical limitations get you to a point where you are so tired and before you know it...the day has past and you got a brain freeze just thinking about where to start or what to do when you try and start. I have chronic illness so I understand. Start with one area that doesn't need much work but is a functioning space. Say for instance your bed room closet or dresser drawers. (Even if it's a walk in). Take a big garbage bag for throw away items a small bag (donate bag) and what you keep you leave in closet. Start with one lil area. If you have extra bags laying around in closet just pirge the extra bags first. Don't touch things more than twice if you have to. Have hangers available if you are keeping and it needs to be on a hanger. Just hang it right up instead of putting it down and picking up again to hang. Think about do you like the item? If yes, is it your size and do you remember last time you wore it? Clothing, shoes, jewelry. If its your size, only keep if it just needs a button. If it's torn throw away. If you don't like it, put in donate bag if it's in good condition and theow away if it's not. Do your shoes the same way, scarves etc. Only keep in hand for enough time to answer the questions and keep moving. Do not start to remenisce. If you have a walk in closet, just do say all the loose bags or boxes first. Then maybe work on the over head area. Next time left part of closet. Then later that evening the right. Maybe only spend 45 min doing this per area. Before you know it, viola, closet done in a day or day and a half. Kitchen drawers too are easy. You don't need 3 kinds of knives different knives (3 pearing knifes, 3 carving knifes, etc) I'm purging my home right now along with mentally and emotionally purging. People places and things sometimes has just GOT TO GO in order to make life better for you. Be well...blessings.

Baby steps, and do not look at anything for to long or you will keep everything.

@@arswift2 great advice!

There’s definitely a difference. I’m not remotely hoarding, I’m simply too tired and stressed to deal with it. But if someone else came and asked what could go where, and they did the handling of it all, and didn’t try to go 1,000 miles an hour, but at a reasonable pace, I could do that and toss a great deal, and donate a lot as well. It’s just too much to do alone. I can’t stay focused. I just get anxious. If I could blink it all away, I would. I also say “if you can’t lay your hands on it, you don’t really own it”. I end up buying another because it’s easier than trying to find what I know I have….somewhere. You don’t own what you can’t find…but eventually it owns you, that’s for sure…

It's the same thing

Nor have I. I've made a few mistakes along the way, but they are minimal compared to the benefits of living decluttered.

Same. I started a radical decluttering 12 months ago. Bit of a blip due to serious illness in the family but no i haven't missed anything yet. When i had all the stuff i wouldn't be able to find it anyway when i needed it so would have to buy another! More clutter! My home is tidier and above all easier to keep clean. I'm also better off because i don't just buy something without real thought anymore.

I have only regretted getting rid of one item. I recently found a picture of the item I took before I got rid of it. I don't regret it anymore. It didn't look as good as my memory said it did.

I have. Every toy I owned from childhood and my grandparents stuff....would be worth a fortune now.😲

MiamiPush2theLimit I think your idea about gifts for children is spot-on I grew up with not a lot of money and a disabled sibling and my parents gave us small gifts but I don't remember probably 10% of those but I do remember all the Fantastic times they took us to cheap places and made us feel special and the daddy-daughter dates and all of those wonderful memories those last forever but stuff gets thrown away or broken

Very true and a great idea.

It works for friends too. Instead of giving a good friend a' thing' as a gift, consider instead giving an experience.... like take them on a day trip to somewhere they might otherwise not visit - you will both enjoy the shared fun and it becomes a cherished memory to be recalled between you in your future, or buy them an introductory lesson in a sport or hobby you suspect they might enjoy. These are all life-enriching experiences that stay in the memory long after the novelty of owning more "stuff" wears off.

MiamiPush2theLimit if I buy an item I donate two items

@@teresasjackson2233 Yes!! That's the trick. I have been doing that for several years now and it works. Btw, I was shocked by the statistic mentioned in this video that the market for hiring people who advise "clutterers how to declutter is a BILLION dollar industry. Amazing!

I've been thinking about the last sentence in your comment. If you need an object to have a memory maybe you could use a blank book or have a computer file in which you record the memory that goes with the object and then give the object away if there's no other reason for keeping it. Too I'd like to offer this idea: if you have to have an object or item to keep the memory associated with it, maybe that memory isn't so important anymore and it might be time to be more involved with the present and create new memories.

Lori L what I have done since I’m the same way is take a picture of the item then keep a journal and attach the picture and right a paragraph about the memory of that item!! I was able to part with so much stuff and still I can look back and remember 😊

Are the memories happy ones? Do they make you feel better? I have watched these shows and people say what you are saying but what they are remembering is sad or terrible. If the memory it triggers is sad you need to get rid of the object. They have more power than you think.

I understand the health issues making it difficult to physically move things out. Maybe photos of most of the items that trigger happy memories will suffice so you can let go of the items themselves.

Wow that is very deep. I wonder are you getting treated for the memory problems? I have that too. I’m getting a 3 hour assessment on Thursday. I want to get a diagnosis and a plan if there is one. Fir me having too much stuff makes me more confused. I’m only keeping the sentimental stuff. Most of it is clutter

My brothers cleared out our parents home in 2 weeks after our Mom passed. ")

momof2 Perhaps they were not attached to anything as that is very fast. It took my parents over a year to clear out my grand parents house. Whilst they were alive I kept telling grandad to wear the nice stuff we had all bought him but he kept saving it 'for best' and nan too wore the same old stuff. It all ended up being given to charity. They went through the War so valued and took care of things but they told us not to buy them anything. They valued our time visiting more.

Fourthgirl Well done! Doesn't matter how long it has taken you the point is that you did it. Some people can just chuck stuff but others of us need to go thru snd sort it and let go emotionally. I hope you enjoy the freedom and space.

I think of those in the nursing homes, that came from big farmhouses, that just had a stand with shelves and a drawer and shared a closet with another resident. For myself, being the only family member left, I had junk from decades to get rid of, takes a lot of energy and many hours from one's life handling thousands of objects. It's hard to find anyone to come for junk even when it is free, they have their own junk to contend with, I guess.

Fourthgirl - well done!

What an excellent idea

What a great idea! I'm helping someone declutter, so I'll be doing this for her.

Hope you are enjoying life now 💕

Join a kindness group; a medical clown, visit little kids , visit hospitals, join a charity group. Doing acts of kindness is the most fulfilling and rewarding.

Good luck to you, Vani! You will be/are an inspiration to your child(ren). *Today is the first day of the rest of your life!*

Absolute truth. I've done it for years until i realised the stuff i was buying to fill a hole was just filling up my house, emptying my bank account and i was still miserable. Stuff does not make you happy. Wish i'd have realised that 20 years ago!

@@equisader I totally understand! I have gotten much better with acquiring things, but it's a struggle. I buy for others as well 😔

Absolutely true 😥

I buy things like toys that hold memories because we are just memories.

Bet there's some money to be made.

poodlegirl55 same here. I would pick up one thing and come up with 3 reasons I should keep it. I might gain weight. I might lose weight. They might come back in style. I might not have money to buy new ones if I needed. All kinds of excuses. I would frustrate myself, waste 15 minutes with one item and give up

Yes...I might wear it. Try my method it worked. Takes all the drama out of it. I DIDN'T wear it in a year, bye-bye. Took 5 minutes.

What a great idea!

I've been using the if I didn't wear it in a year method for years now, but then I kicked it up a notch by keeping clothing space in the closet to 2 ft of space. If I purchase anything that doesn't fit into that space, I have to purge or sacrifice something to take out so the new item can stay. I've only had 2 ft of clothes in the closet for 12 yrs now. Feels GOOD.

When I was homeless due to having to leave my violent husband I had one holdall of clothes and toiletries but it was so liberating. However, due to the stress of divorce I became really ill and put on weight. Once I got my stuff back and a new place to live I ended up becoming a hoarder. Plus being ill meant I had time for hobbies so ended up with more stuff and paying for storage for 4 years. I am now sorting and Decluttering and using up what I have but it's taken me 9 years to recover and I hope the purge will help my energy levels and health. It can be a long process but learning to value yourself and your life is more important than putting a value on things.

I am a genius and I do not have a cluttered desk, or any other area of clutter. Why? Because I'm a genius!

REALLY?!? All "geneses"--which means 'origins,' or 'coming into being'--have cluttered desks? How can something intangible have a cluttered anything???? By the way, not all GENIUSES have cluttered desks, not by any means.

ABSOLUTELY!!! IRS gives better deductions than you make in a sale also

True donate it and write it off. You can go online to say Easter Seals and use their guidlines for an idea

D.N. - Always thought having a garage sale would be fun, but not anymore. For one thing, I understand you need lots of help because; (1) There's a lot of theft by people who come to your sale; (2) No matter what you price an item, the "professional" garage sale types want to negotiate. So, you spend all your time talking to people who want to buy your item for 50 cents rather than one dollar.

D.N. -- Years ago, I stopped going to garage sales because prices high, but MAINLY because I can't believe how many people put out their stuff without bothering to clean it up, first. I'd be so embarrassed to do that. It often looks like people just took junk from their garage that has been sitting for years, full of dust and dirt, and it's not as if they price it low. And, btw, have you noticed (in the US) how NO garage sales have books for sale? At most, they have childrens' books. Decades ago (I'm old), that was not the case. Nowadays, it's a sad commentary on the fact that people don't read. (And, no, I don't think these people are holding onto their books; they've never had any).

@@arx754 Lots of book owners donate their books to libraries, charities, etc., rather than sell them. That is what we do and most of my friends to that too.

i go to goodwill to purchase things i need.like shoes or winter clothes

@@kauntroap6339 I find really neat accent pieces....cute kitchen aprons...picture frames....stuff like that...my friend in NY area finds REALLY cool stuff ...probably because the garment factories donate...

Heaven Marie ..... I Know what you are saying, so therefore, exactly the Reason, for Helping Other's, with What YOU have.We really only Need so much.

verrrrry true...

My sentiments exactly!!!!

Well said....growing up with out many things can certainly feed the clutter monster....

Not me. I like my stuff a lot better than I like my family, who has proven they can't be relied on repeatedly. People like that are about 50% of the reason there are so many drug addicts and alcoholics.

I've never understood that. Maybe get rid of the junk and get a nicer car? :) I have a Dodge Challenger with a HEMI. There's NO WAY it's going outside.

Sounds like a Good Plan

Tim Fronimos old books and magazines like your National Geographics can be recycled placed in to bins at your local landfill.

Tim, I don't have a storage space (any more) but I do have stuff that I need to part with. Your comment is mine. It is the memories of the stuff that makes it hard to part with it. I've started taking photographs of some of it and find that makes it easier to part with the stuff. I have no one to pass the stuff on to. Good luck to you, my friend.

@@billwilson5341 I was thinking the same thing. If we have pictures of our "things" we can still look at the pictures and have those memories without hanging on to those things that take up valuable space, cost money if you pay for storage, and cause anxiety. My memory isn't so great and I always think I have to hang on to something to keep the memory. Taking a picture of it is a great idea!

Tim Fronimos ......Take a Pic of the Sentimental item's, Donate item's NOT being used.Add-up WHAT you Spend on a Storage-Unit.You could SAVE that money, or BUY something NEW, with that money, holding onto thing's that you'll Never USE again.Good Luck !! ☺

Take in one bin with you....what ever fits in it, and you can close the lid on it determines what is most important to you, then get rid of the rest, or hire someone to do it for you.

Stupid comment ^. No one is forcing anyone to part with their money to buy stuff they don't need.

Brilliant remark.truth spoken!

@@billwilson5341 while that may appear true and reasonable to some,the subliminal manner in which consumption is fed is very real.

Personal responsibility!

Bill Wilson Not forcing exactly but making a need for buying. Furniture and white goods used to be made to last several decades not just one or less. Where does all the broken stuff go? Not all is recycled. Stuff and clothes are mass produced and of less value Eg stone washing jeans. It's just wear and tear before they have been worn, even more stupid are ripped jeans. Levi originally made jeans as robust work wear. No longer. I was annoyed that my £50 Fat Face jeans wore a hole after only 6 months. I will mend them, eventually! Had to buy another pair! But jeans should last for years. Another reason why women buy more clothes is our fluctuating body shape and it's so very difficult to get a pair of trousers or jeans to fit if you have hips and a bottom. British made clothes used to be better made and fit pear shaped ladies like me. Nowadays with everything outsourced and made overseas the patterns seem to be for the Asian shape of slim legs, no bottom but too much fabric on the stomach area. Even chains known for quality like M+S no longer produce decent stuff. Perhaps we will have to go back to making our own clothes but sewing machines aren't what they used to be either. I hope the younger generation who live minimally due to travelling will turn this madness around. For myself I am in the process of Letting Go snd using up. Old clothes make great quilts but patchwork fabric is big business especially in America. I love it but it rather defeats the object using new fabric. One company has rake over the whole town wirh fabric shops. It's great to have choice but today we gave too much.

Did you sell your stuff?

I strongly agree-I am going to make this change I just decided

doesn’t work for me

Right

@@Littleathquakes It worked for me

Yes and no. If you get great points, it's worth it to use a card. You get cash for buying stuff *you never carry a balance on.* So, free money. You can put any restrictions on it you want. Like they lock it down over 100.00. Kids should learn all about cards early and how it works. I did. Nothing teaches them about money and percentages like THEIR money. I guarantee you, they'll know % better than they get at school when you tell them, "Oh, your own business? That's 15% in taxes...." and put that away for them right off? Use it for school or a down payment on THEIR house when they grow up. Make damn sure the house is THEIRS, not a wedding gift. They'll be divorced soon enough. Make sure that other person never lived there a day after marriage (yes, it's from Day 1). Then, they can never touch it. Plus, all the deductables are in one place, on a statement. Easy to file. Easy to find.

Agreed. My uncle kept a great collection and we all are so glad he did. Takes up several barns, and not one person resents it or sees it as a burden, but as an amazing memory for us all. But he did carefully choose what he kept, it wasn’t chaotic, random bits of anything and nothing, but well-chosen things, and took good care of every single piece of it. We highly value it.

Clutter is clutter no matter how much its worth or how neatly its stacked

Great stuff Tim and congrats on all your achievements. Any you tube channel coming up perhaps?😉

@@carolinesergon347 Thanks Caroline. Probably after the New Year.

Wow, that's fantastic. And hope it keeps going well for you.

Mawmaw Sue Wait - does that mean one pair of shoes? One purse? Do you need more than one pressure cooker?

Ding Ding Ding But i grew up between a profectionist mother and younger sister...they drove me bat crazy. At 58, i have purge and down sized many times...But recently married a wonderful man that is also a genius chemist. He and I have many talents and hobbies...mo stuff. So here i sit with no bloomin idea where to start and im exhausted just thinking about it lol

Ugh that is exactly what I am 😥

Its like you know me

@@zenscout recruit him ! & think together about deleting contemplated projects with low probability

FIRE SIGN

photo not= thing!

Or just keep it.

What is a sandwich machine? I don't think I've heard of that unless it has another name.

@@smithsmith9379 It is a product designed to fix a problem that doesn't exist..well for me. You take 2 pieces of bread and butter the outside and put cheese inside. Then you put it in the machine, it toasts it and cuts it into 4 pieces. We were given the machine by my in-laws, it sat for 5 years in the cupboard and then migrated to a garage sale and somebody else's house.

Thanks, you learn something every day :-)

Absolutely!!! I did a major clean out of my Christmas decorations. It's my fav time of year and my fav decorations!! I went from 8 big plastic totes and cut it down to 4. I was so proud of myself!!!! Lol

I think the woodwork stuff is fine! You USE it. I do crafts myself, I have them neatly put away, but you don’t do it EVERY DAY, you know? It doesn’t mean junk it. I mean, woodworking is projects. Unless you haven’t used it in like 5 years, and you’re truly never going to again. I’m on your wagon about Xmas stuff. It gets collected over the years, then you use less after awhile. That’s my project this year when I put away. If it didn’t get used THIS year, goodbye!

I have a rule: if it doesn't pertain to the car or something like patio furniture or bicycles or something out of season, it doesn't go in there. Period. And I have very big cars. I feel safe in them because if "today's the day" for a horrible accident I sure don't want to be in a Smart car when that happens. :)