I've started tossing things that I don't use too, and I agree it hurts to get rid of something I paid money for and never used.. but it also hurts every time I see that unused thing laying around the house. By tossing them finally, its just one more blow instead of a thousand pangs of guilt every time I see it! Like just ripping off a bandaid! LOL

"Maybe I'll make it into a belt." See how stuff creates projects? Especially projects that never get done. It clutters the mind...makes you feel like you have to complete a bunch of tasks. Less stuff means less times we say, "May I can use this for X."

If you have a local SPCA or animal shelter, they are always in need of old blankets and towels. Just an idea for a donation that would be really appreciated!

I've realized that I spent a lot of time purchasing for "pretend me". The me who would knit something to completion. The me who would set a full table with fine china at Thanksgiving. The me who would take up watercolors. Getting these things out of my house has been difficult. We've also got a junk room! I keep calling it the guest room, but the legos got moved in there during winter break so now everyone (even my husband) has been calling it the playroom. So, now I'm torn. Do I make it the guest room I want? or Leave it as the playroom we (apparently) need? I think I'm going to leave it as a play room. They're only at this age for a while, right?

Old blankets and old sheets and old towels (you get the idea!) that aren't great for donation are great to give to animal shelters!

If you have a junk room you own too much stuff. Good on you for tackling this!

Recently I finished this swedish book on psychology of adults "Adolescence man",it was very interesting. Apparently the whole shopping and owning, possessing and storing problem we realize now is something that psychologists and marketing people know very well and have not stopped studying since late 60ies. One of reasons people shop, is because they were raised with shopping itself presented as full new and exiting experience with tastes, sounds, smells and colorful pictures.Human brain learned to react to a day of shopping as fun joy ride. So it is understandable. But oh so annoying, it really feels like betrayal and manipulation, partly because yes...it is fun...but...shouldnt be THAT fun...

Somehow this gave me the motivation to study for my maths exam. Not entirely sure how that works but I'll roll with it.

I've watched so many declutter videos but you're always motivate me to actually start. Two minutes into your video I de cluttered my night stand junk drawer and even put in small organizers I got weeks ago from dollar tree. I love seeing how you are transforming your home.

I love your videos. hits home and not pretentious. and your kitchen is looking great!!

Thanks for taking me through the process one thing at a time so I can gain insights on making specific decisions on each of my items that I have to declutter. Very helpful!

Yes! Another video! Can't wait to sit down and watch it while I take a break from cleaning :)

“This is a perfectly good baby blanket that we don’t need anymore” my heart is melting little did you know you’d have an amazing new addition to your family soon enough

I clicked on a video of yours by chance, and subscribed within seconds. Now I cant stop watching.

You could put your blankets, or atleast some blankets, in your hygge corner that you created a couple episodes ago. That way you can grab a book and cuddle up and read! You can find or even make a crate or basket to store the blankets too if you'd like! That way they become a decor piece when not in use rather than just laying there taking up space when someone isn't using them. Just some thoughts! =)

When you said you have purchased the thrill of letting something into your house, I was blown away! It was so well said and so relatable! Thank you for the inspiration!!

I want to say that I appreciate how positive you are. Many of us get down on ourselves when we set out to accomplish a goal and can't get there. You model grace for yourself and your process really well and I wanted to say Thank You! Keep up the good work.

I am also a very messy person trying to be tidier, so I love these kind of videos, and just wanted to say you have a great style! SO many of these decluttering videos are just someone talking at top speed blahblah blahblahblah... they don't even pause for breathe and you have a headache after 10 minutes! But your pace of speaking is great... you are a natural in front of the camera! And I like the sped up bits of tidying to break it up :-) Good luck with your continued decluttering!!

I'm so proud that you found the blanket said you were going to wash it and IMMEDIATELY did! It's the lazy procrastinator in me that just would've said "I'll wash it and see if I need this" and never actually get to it!

I can see something and recognize that it is beautiful, but not have to have it for myself. Or so I tell myself. You make it easier for me. Thank you!

Loved your video. Currently I'm helping my Father create a will. One of my brothers said he wants Dad's junk drawer. LOL So many treasures in the junk drawer. Thank you for being so candid!

That is definitely my issue too. I feel bad when I've spent money on something and no longer need/want it. The same with gifts. I feel bad throwing away something someone paid money for. But, I look at it like this. If the person that gifted that to me knew It was making me unhappy and I kept it out of guilt only, they wouldn't want that. It's better that I had it, loved it and now am ready to move on. Another great video!

We always called our junk room growing up the "spare room". When we all grew and moved out my parents tried to convert it to an office but it's sadly still a junk room. My basement is my junk room...and it's bad. I need to just bite the bullet and clean it out! Also, I have that same blue lotus flower dish you got rid of, we use it as a spoon rest on the stove. :)

I see a lot of the KonMari methods where people to the joy thing, but there's been a lot of talk of how everyone feels guilty for NOT using something they bought and intended to use. I very much a proponent of modifying the KonMari style to forgive yourself for never using an item and rather than thank an item that has been used, apologize to an item for not using it and give it a send-off. :3 It's helped me to alleviate A LOT of guilt while clearing my own things. Also, I think a friend of mine might love that belt buckle for her steampunk outfit. It looks rather awesome.

Had a junk room and drawer since always. Got rid of the junk drawer and slowly getting rid of the junk room! Feels sooo good!

Amazing progress you've done with this rooom!

Our office/guest room is always the place we throw things that need a temporary home. We de-junk it right before we have company coming to stay because that's when we can make split second decisions keep it vs. toss it. I just donated decorating items I had been hanging on to for FOUR YEARS thinking they would get used in the house... yeah no, I would have used them by now LOL. Thanks for keeping it real, always love watching your videos!

No worries about the garage! You'll get there!! I'm rooting for you all through your journey. You're an inspiration, truly. Thanks!

You model good work through your journey. Don't stop! Anyone who checks in, please know the importance of clearing space so you can fulfill creativity. It doesn't happen in an overwhelming mess. If you want your head clear you may have to work your way to it.

Why not use the crystal bowl inside a drawer to corral small items instead of cheap, plastic drawer dividers. That way it doesn't collect dust and it's useful.

Watching your videos years later and I finally could get rid of a few items I could just not part with. Thank you.

Oh, your dogs follow you everywhere too??? LOL! This video resonated so much with me! I didn't grow up with a junk room, but we did have a llwell lived-in home. My mom cleaned, but she wasn't a perfectionist. Unfortunately, since I married, my things from when I was single were boxed up, moved to my new home, and dumped into our extra bedroom, where more and more things were also dumped over time. This summer, (AFTER 15 YEARS!) I have finally started clearing out, throwing away most of the junk, and am now trolling KZfaq looking for ideas on how to organize or perhaps decorate this extra room. Your video was the first one that popped up. Once I finish cleaning my junk room, I won't be dealing with the eyesore that is my "garage from hell" until it cools off again (maybe this winter!) Thank you for the ideas and extra motivation!

I had a similar problem with my mother and her boyfriend, who served time in the military. He had a bunch of friends who passed away. Being that, he also accumulated a lot of memorabilia from his fallen comrades. I suggested that he clean the place once, but gave me a look that I won’t forget. Shortly thereafter, during a small stint at a reunion for fallen soldiers, I called for the services of Jux Los Angeles, a garage and attic cleaning / reorganization company, based in southern a California. My mother’s boyfriend wasn’t pleased with what I had done at first. As a week passed by since the renovation, much to his chagrin, he had to tell me that the place looked so different and that now, he has a place where he can honor his brothers and sisters; in his garage ( I made it extra special and hung up some uniforms his comrades wore on the garage walls…)

Blankets and pillows can be used at an animal shelter. It brings such warmth to their cold spaces while they wait on a forever home.

Oh my goodness, the junk room is the worst! Ours is our son's bedroom, since he sleeps in our room with us. I never thought to call it a junk room but that's exactly what it is. Great job taking care of yours!

Watching you all over again... Rachel, you've no idea HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU!! I'M SURE THAT'S TRUE FOR ALL VIEWERS HERE! 62 NOW, I never thought about our "fantasy self" CONCEPT before watching you... I keep learning... and your vids are so much a part of that!

Oh honey, that junk room is nothing!! I wish I had a junk room as cleaned out as your before picture is!! Sadly, mine has Mount Junkmore in the middle of it. I still get a lot of inspiration from the videos, thank you.

thank you for this video! i like your free desk, and it's great that you let go of so many things which don't make you happy- that is not easy! Also- wow you have so many subscribes!!! that's great! can't wait to see more!!!!!!😘Rifka!

Omg your eyes are sooooo pretty!!!

to be honest when I throw away things if it brings memories for me I take a picture of the item. So I won't feel like its forgotten or not important I just remember it's not laying around taking up space. You can even create a special drop box online for all the donation items so its there when ever you want to rmeeniace.

You did soooo well with your junk room/office! I can not wait to see the final product. : )

I love to get rid of old stuff, too. I have very few items lying around but still love to watch your journey.

😂😂😂 the willow sprigs battery operated lights... I laughed with you on that reveal🍃 your doing a great job... yay a clear desk👐 tfs enjoy your hard work... it's not easy but it's worth it at the days end♡

thank you so much for this series. I love your honesty and openness. Most declutter/organization videos seem to have been "pre-cleaned" before filming, and I can't relate thst to my life. You are so honest and "real" that you've inspired me to get digging and purging. last night I tackled the 2 biggest kitchen cabinets and the to-go pile is bigger than the to-kerp pile. Today Im going to tackle the drawers in there, maybe I'll finally have room for my kitchen towels and placemats yo live :) thank you, its a pleasure to follow along.

I always love your videos! Don't let the not so positive comments get to you. Everyone has different sized homes, and things to put in them. Our "office" is now FULL of tilting piles waiting to burry you alive should you dare to walk in.....no one has a perfect home, or life. So good for you for tackling it for all of us to see!! ;)

Ooo I kinda like the "dirty grime/wax/hair blue"" dish lol

Those plastic storage bins in the closet -- not a good thing, all my storage bins are see through that way you know exactly what you have in storage at a glance. Great job on decluttering your life. :)

without meaning to sound patronizing, well done! keep it up, and keep on with your terrific channel!

I gave our garage a major overhaul yesterday. Like you, I"m waiting for warmer weather before I actually get into seriously organizing it.

Great job cleaning out your office :) I know I find it hard to declutter and organize, but it is something that I need to do and you are motivating, so thank you for that.

This video inspired me to go tackle a little space that still needed taking care off.I actually paused the video and got it done just 10 minutes , I only have to get it to goodwill now ;) Thank you! And keep up the great work.

I thank my lucky stars every day for our 'junk cupboard'. It's the only place that I can keep my boyfriend's stuff and keep our flat looking clean and calm 🙌🏼 good luck with your de-junking

I can't wait to see the garage cleanse :)

Love your videos! Love that you show the real side of life not just the perfect parts😉🙃 Love seeing the end product but also love seeing the process. We moved 2 years ago and since then my eyes we opened to how much JUNK we owned. Since then it's been purge city every since. Life feels so much better with less and with only things we love! Keep it up!👍🏼😃🎉

I love how real you are about everything!

Your videos have really helped me put the things that have no use into perspective. Today I got rid of a box of unused file folders, books I don’t want to keep and a blanket that I’ve held onto for years. It never had a home. It never felt comfy. So I let it go to Goodwill.

Rachel! Your ideas are awesome!! I am pumped and motivated! Am a fan!!! 👍

Take a shot every time Messy Minimalist says Junk room. hahaha just kidding, I love your videos, you're super helpful, I love your personality and how relatable you are. My parents own TOO MUCH SHIT. But, I, Myself, have taken on the minimalist journey in the last two years. I'm so happy with the results, and how much money I've been able to save.

This video basically explains my life about a week ago before I started my minimalism journey. My room was a junk room. I got so sick of it that I started throwing everything out and began a minimalist journey :) Love that you're helping people get rid of their junk room! Btw, your eyes are gorgeous!

This key thing is kind of like a running gag for me:D I have some junk boxes and thanks to you they are getting less. You are a pretty good motivation for me!:)

Junk rooms are universal...most Aussie houses here have them too!... Plus yes full garages of "junk" too...my parents have a double garage, no cars, but plenty of "junk"...aka "crap"... Just found your channel today...greetings from Oz!...😎🐨

Awesome job reclaiming your desk! I'm glad you kept the hand blown glass thingy that you like to hang in your windows...that was so pretty! You have inspired me. BTW...my Husband and I had always said, every house needs a junk room...LOL.

Letting something go when you invested money into it (yet never really used it) is just a natural consequence that will help you learn that you don't need to buy the next thing that you come across because it's pretty/unique. Another thing to consider when you're out is that you can appreciate something for how beautiful it is, but that doesn't mean you need to possess it. Your office looks wonderful!

haha I love how you kept smelling the dirty dog blanket even after you said it smelled horrible!! lolol

I really like your videos. This is real Life of real person. When I watch ppl who claim, that only dish you need is one bowl, or two pair of shoes is perfeclty enough...I get so frustrated. Thank you.

I'd never thought about whether a blanket brought me joy before. Just whether it brought me warmth. 2 blankets just went in the out the door pile... more to go!

good points in this video. I have issues with drawers and often i have to pull out a whole drawer and just tackle it so it looks the way i want. if i keep doing this it helps things stay looking better even behind drawers and closets

You go girl. Keep decluttering !

junk closets, rooms, drawer is in the hole world. I am from the Netherlands. And i love you video's bebause it is so honest. thanks

"I'm gonna get a new thrill by letting this go"....my new motto...thank you coming from a shopoholic....:)

Holy CRAP, literally! That is a lot of stuff. Good for you for getting through it! Decluttering takes a lot of TIME! You'll eventually get to your closet. It will be a nice workspace once it's cleaned up and painted.

Thank you for the encouragement! My husband and I just decluttered our closets for the billionth time, but we keep getting rid of more! 😀 keep up the good work 😊

I just subscribed to your channel. I love the way you talk about most of the items that you are getting rid of. You give reasons for the decisions. Thank you!

Ik this is an older video but still watching all your declutters. I've watched all the current ones😉 anyway I to have embarked upon the minimalist journey. I just had my first yard sale this weekend. I made my prices very low. Most everything was 25 and 50 cents with the occasional 1 2 and 3 dollar items. I managed to make $400 that i will be putting towards my daughter's golf fees for this year. I drop a grand easy for the season so every little bit helps. Anyway my point to all this was...I watch your videos and it's nice to see I'm not going it alone. That there are others dealing with the same clutter issues. It feels so liberating getting tge clutter out of my house. My kitchen is the only room complete with the exception of ...yep that freakin junk drawer! But i have gone from things not fitting in the cabinets and falling out when you open them...to having empty shelves! 🎉🎉🎉 Very Exciting! Keep up the great work and making these relatable videos.❤xoxo

Your house looks so spacious and chill! love it!

You are really doing a great job, I'm a minimalist and I have known your struggle. So keep up the good work. Jean from Arizona 😊

I call my junk room "the office" and it is also the craft room and the mud room as our hall is too narrow to fit in anything :D

Supposedly in some Japanese homes, it's not a "junk room" perse but a stuff room (don't know the japanese name), but it's a place for the majority of the house's stuff. Very little items are left out in the home, and sometimes shoes are stored here, too. Very similar to the "mud room" concept, but it houses everything: vacuums, toys, extra linens, decor not in use, old papers.

My so called home, brought me to your channel and I subscribed to it today. She was right you have awesome videos.

Wow! Really??? We never had a junk room growing up. That's crazy...lol... Maybe a drawer, a closet or even a corner in the garage, but not a room just for junk. That's a whole other league of hoarding. 😳 Btw, wow...wow...wow!!! It looks great! So happy for you! 💕💕💕

Yay, new video! My husband is of the belief that wherever I am for longer than ten minutes is the junk room. Let's not mention him having two sheds and the conservatory full! I've slacked off so it's my mission to have a purge session tomorrow after work :)

I had always seen junk rooms or store rooms as we call them in India in my family homes....then I moved to an apartment and my whole perspective changed....I try to tell my folks to see your videos and get inspired to get rid of stuff

I agree with Caryn Meyer, you browse people's homes and look through magazines and always think you will acheive someone else's lifestyle.We need to remember that they are ideals not reality,I too keep STUFF!!!!! and trying to part with it is difficult.

I cant wait to see it done! I have done so much in my house for 2 weeks. But i have a small apartment and im half way done i feel:) i even bought the magic art of tidying up cause of you.

I don't want a junk room either. By the way I deep cleaned our bedroom and my kitchen the other day!!! you are inspiring

I love these videos so much! I especially like the time lapse cleanings :)

Thanks for sharing. I love the blue you have in your office. H

Ah the Room of Requirement - never an easy thing to deal with. Decluttered mine down to a pile, but it took years. Great fun to watch your culling journey!

Hooray for car blankets, we transport to much big/dirty items to keep them in. Our junk room is actually also the office/guest bedroom. We only have 2 extra rooms, and our office is a (much used) tool room (mancave).

"Uh, there's a hair on it... gross". It got me cracking up for some reason. You are adorable.

Here is an idea for you: I have a little basement window with a curtain and a ledge. I display little things there that I do not want to pitch. It looks cute from outside, and is very little work for me. After a while, I can let them go.

My art studio slowly turned into a junk room as I got too busy to get in there and paint. Tomorrow I start tackling it - I've binged watch all your videos a couple times (your voice is super soothing) I'm on a roll - bathroom done, office/classroom done..... next the 'junk' room. I'd like to be able to use it as a studio again...

My studio/office has become our junk room. I feel the same way about not having a junk room. If already set a goal to create a space that I can really love.

Loving this video! My only complaint is the volume for your music. Great content though! I just started with your videos yesterday and I am just going through your playlists and watching everything.

Saw the kid puzzles....I do not know why but kid puzzles are the most challenging for me. We have purged our whole house, cars, and classrooms yet wooden Melissa Doug Puzzles haunt me..... Oh and soft blankets, soft blankets are so hard to get rid of. As two teachers we get a ton of these.

Yep, going to go ahead and watch this as inspiration for mine. Then it can be an office or craft room. The drink before is a good idea, haha! My grandmother was a hoarder and my mom had the typical messy attic/junk drawer so I can see how I have a junk room now. It wasn't bad until I just started shoving things in there that I didn't know where to put. Don't have a junk drawer but my husband has junk baskets because he won't organize his stuff and if I move something somewhere, he complains. :-P It makes sense for you to get the rest of the house decluttered before the garage. I'm doing the same with my Office/Craft Room...I mean...Junk Room ;) I think it will be easier knowing that I only have that spot left to do. "I'm going to get it back!" is a great mantra. You could use that big hamper in the Laundry video for the blankets. I think most people tend to end up with a lot of them. I post things on my FB for friends who might want something before I take them to Goodwill. You could always do a montage of the keys from your footage ;) Great job!

When you're cleaning your junk room and find yourself lint rolling tape rolls bc the sides have collected so much stray pet hair and dust from sitting in your hoard so long. So that's what I'm doing. On the plus, love watching your vids when I'm decluttering

I've got a large mason jar of all the keys I have found while cleaning my office and my home. We labeled it "Keys to Unknown Doors." Other people have started giving me keys to place into it. Apparently I collect keys now.

Watched ur first video ( four ago one ) today Feel motivated it’s possible to see I grow over the years 🙏🙏 Thanks Love from India

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