Smart!

I LOVE that! I think I'll find one with wheels so I can easily push it from room to room, depending on where I'm working. Perfect! Thanks.

That’s a great idea!

Oooooo GREAT idea. Thank you!

Wow this idea is fab!

In January, a friend and I made a checklist for things that we do each day. It was originally meant to show us just how much we do all the time, but never give ourselves credit for. But, I am a bit of a slob, so it helped me to get things done, so I could get a check on that list. Now, it has become habit, and just as you say, I do it automatically without even thinking about it. Making this list was a real help in establishing that habit.

I feel like her and I are sisters separated at birth..haha!! So much of her past relates to me. I am slowly getting to match her in present day!

Same!! 🤣

Ditto!

I’d sign up for that service lol

💯!! And hello to all of you who are in this same boat... I’m so relieved to know I’m not alone, lol!

That’s how I view it. I’m notoriously a non-decision maker but I’m working on it.

I’m on my 3rd round of decluttering my kitchen in 3 weeks. If I couldn’t get rid of the item the first time, or second time, I didn’t sweat it or spend too much time on it, I just skipped that decision and put it back. But as my confidence grew and felt the benefit of decluttering, I finally got rid of them today. Rome was not built in a day !I’m thrilled.

@@anyat686 Yes, and I'm discovering that it really is true that you build up your "decluttering muscles" with each round. It's like enjoying the added space and being able to find things easier spurs us on to find even more to get rid of!! Best of luck to you. :)

Laura I can relate to your daughter. My mom was practically a minimalist, while I am completely the opposite.

My grown son told me recently that I failed to teach him to clean properly.

And then you realize you should not have bought those things. And that can help prevent you from buying new clutter (because you might well wind up Just throwing them away).

Yes!!! You are so right! Thank you, All Squared Up! I've often thought I should just do my weeding in frequent short sessions, but then stay so long I dread doing again and it gets out of control...Just like when I do that inside my house! Thanks for this comment. I'm going to start thinking of it as decluttering and tidying up now. Do it in sections or in 5 minute time slots. Mindset shift. 🎉🌷🌹🌸🌼🌻🌺💐🎉A bouquet of flowers for you!

I like to weed and deadhead while I’m having my morning cup of coffee every morning. When my coffee is done, I’m done.

Terry K, i would have to put my coffee in a camel back so i can use both hands. Then I’d have plenty of energy to do stuff with all that coffee 🤣

Minimal mom has a way where she says do it the lazy way. That means make it so easy to put it away so harder not to. Check out her video on the lazy way. Dana and Dawn did a you tube show together with Cass.

this is my motto for loose change. it was a real problem. I would pick it up and place it in the coin containers. after this continual clutter, I thought if I have to pick it up, it goes into my purse. shortly thereafter, I noticed no coins on the carpet. I laughed. problem solved.

Me too. This vid was a kick in my seat tonight. I have been putting some off because I thought “ why am I needing to do this again?”

I’m now going to do this!

Oh yes. I love clutter bug's stories :)

The end credits are great.

I always donate clothing washed & neatly folded. I have a designated church thrift shop I have adopted as my go to. The shop is run by a woman & I only give things they can easily sell. No junk.

Which course?? I need this course please share more details!

@@reemmasoud77 hi. Dana K White, The Minimal Mom and Clutterbug put together a decluttering and organizing course. It may not be open right now but it will be again soon. Go to The Minimal Mom’s You Tube channel and binge! As well as A Slob Comes Clean.

You're 100% right--it's gotta be a daily habit. How does stuff accumulate so stinkin' fast???? Best of luck on your decluttering journey! :D

@@hlegler Thanks Heather, to you as well! Covid sure is a great time to start looking within to see what we can do without. ha! Cheers!

Hoarding is not the same as having clutter....

@@marywiggins7411 no it's not. But hoarding does start with clutter, physically and mentally.

I think many (most?) of us do this. That’s why we’re here.

Oh yes! For your sake and theirs, be careful about questioning their donating decisions. Moms have more influence than they realize. It's lifelong. My parents stopped by our house once when I was gathering stuff to put in a garage sale. Mom saw a teddy bear in the pile with '2000' embroidered on it's paw and said, "You can't get rid of that. You're dad bought that for you when (my great-niece) was born." So I kept that teddy bear that I didn't really want to keep for at least 10 or 15 more years!!! My parents rarely came to my house, but I kept a houseful of stuff I no longer wanted because my mom taught us to keep everything. Everything had value and memories attached. Guilt clutter. And the one time I got brave enough to get rid of something, she happened to stop by. One word from her was all it took. Every time I looked at that teddy bear I remembered. It represented everything in my house that I was afraid to let go of. It wasn't until my mom died (Dad was already gone) that I could finally start cleaning up my mess, mentally, emotionally, and now two years later, physically. I'm 62 and dealing with a lifetime of stuff because I second guessed myself when my mom questioned my decisions...even when she wasn't there. Only her voice was in my head. I realized I had deferred to others my whole life, even as a child, and I did the same thing whenever my husband questioned my decisions. No more. He says, "But it's cute." I say, "It's ALL cute, but I can't keep everything." It's my stuff. I get to decide. My mom was a great mom. I love her and miss her. I know she didn't intentionally hand down or create a clutter mindset, and I understand why she attached value and memories to things. So this is not to blame, just to explain how innocently the unintentional lessons can be taught and reinforced. I would love to have my mom back AND also be the me that now bravely says, "I can't keep everything."

@@MelindaPlainandSimple This was good to hear, I can relate with my mom saying things of me getting rid of things during this course so I wouldn't want to do that to my kids. The donatable donate box has helped me not touch the items my kids are getting rid of and second guessing their decisions.

I was saying in my head....not the shams!!!