Mrs Heart, you asked for advice, so here's mine: Don't get do caught up with worrying about disappointing your subscribers. You already have so many emotions to deal with as you heal from hoarding, why burden yourself with more? This journey is yours, not ours. We're just here for the ride and to root you on :) May God bless your family this holiday season.

Do the xmas stuff in three cycles. This month is the pre declutter. Then as you utilize each catagory, (like outside deco) it becomes more clear that you will have things you did not use so you will get rid of the remainders. The last cycle will be when you put everything away, you will get rid of the stuff that did not survive the season and you wont be able to use next year. Good luck!

Don’t be embarrassed - no one here is judging and you aren’t letting us down. Focus on doing this for you and your family. It IS a lot of stuff for sure. But you’ll get through it step by step. Give yourself grace and take breaks as often as you need to to be productive.

Dont forget about nursing homes for Christmas decorations they would love them 💕

It could be fun to invite friends over one day and make a gift wrapping station. Like, setting up a table with the wrapping paper and other items that you choose to let go of and letting them use what they want :). And maybe to save energy, you can put out the Christmas stuff you keep right then instead of packing them away again and bringing them back out when it gets closer to Christmas.

I am so happy that Mr Heart 💙 is helping you 💖

Just had to pause to come down and say don't worry about letting us down - it's impossible! We're all here to support you in your journey, and even if you went through all these decorations and only got rid of 1 or 2 things, we'd still be proud! It's all steps in the process. You got this, Ms. Heart!!!

Great job breaking it down into smaller chunks! The wrapping paper on it's own already seems so overwhelming. Good job at not giving up!

aah i am so excited for this and so incredibly impressed you're actually tackling this right now!!

I just have to tell you that your videos bring me so much joy. I look forward to them every week!

I loooooove how your confidence has grown - it’s so good to see 😍

I thought it was really interesting to see where you started (I love Christmas, the feeling of it, the meaning!) and then when you saw all the stuff you actually felt bad, anxious, not Christmas spirit at all! I think that's really important to sit with-you love the feelings, memories, moment with loved ones, and the stuff is none of those things, and actually removes those good feelings. Reminder to look around the house this week for any extra Christmas stashes-Christmas clothing in the clothes bins, holiday crafts in the craft bins, wrapping stuff with gift wrap storage, and outdoor decor in the shed, that way you can consider as much like with like as possible! Gift wrap might be a nice contained video, you could find your other gift wrap bins and look at everything together, and then sell excess tissue paper, ribbon, bows, etc. Not sure how you feel, but I thought it might be a less emotional category, too, so perhaps an easier place to start. It might be nice to store all gift wrap together, regardless of season, and in the future if you ever do run out, I like to buy "neutral" gift wrap that can be used all year round, so I don't have to store as much. An idea to consider is storing all outdoor decor in the shed in the future too!

Just moving everything out of the crawl space is a fantastic start. You really are making great progress with your abilities to declutter. I’m looking forward to seeing you move forward each week.

I wanted to let you know that I am cheering you on! So excited for this series to continue!

it's normal to feel overwhelmed, I feel overwhelmed looking at it! and you get rid of a lot!

I’m so excited to watch this! Lol

Monday just became my favorite day I guess :)

Just take your time and breathe. I would be overwhelmed too. You can do this have faith in you.

Thank you for doing this ! I am really looking forward to this series!

Wow! I have never seen so many Christmas deccies in my life and I've worked in nursing homes! But don't panic, we're here to support you, not pass judgement, it'll take more than one session to sort through and we'll be here all the way.

WOW! I am so impressed Ms Heart! You are doing SO well!

Miss Heart 💖 don’t ever think your letting us down, I think you keep forgetting how much you motivate us to keep going, “small sections at a time”. I’m not surprised you were at that for 6 hours with all you guys moved. Your brave to let us know how you felt because I think if it was me I’d have run 🏃‍♀️ away from it and cried. I can’t believe the pile that’s going either. Well done 👏👏👏 Making the piles for each area was a brilliant idea. Take a bow 🙇‍♀️ Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍🦄💐🙏

You’re doing so well even tackling this and so don’t be so hard on yourself! You can do it 😊 Christmas is the best time of year and all your hard work will pay off in all christmases to come when you have only the things you love xxx

Watching you bring out all off the Xmas stuff made me realise; you have clear enough of the basement that you can now use the room. That’s a big change!

At first I was overwhelmed and thinking where do you start, but you surprise me every time, you have everything organized so nicely, this will be a piece of cake for you😉♥️ looking forward to this series

Great job!! I understand about trying not to let your viewers down. But don’t forget to take your time. You don’t even have to finish by this Christmas. Let it be a motivator but not a burden. Good luck and thanks for sharing your process!

Ideally (and you'll know you're done decluttering the Christmas Cave when) you will see the crawlspace completely emptied out once a year when you decorate for Christmas. Don't be embarrassed! You are mid process. I like how you found your footing with a little break. I also like that you broke up the larger category into smaller ones so you could see everything you have in that category. Very nice! You did super good today! So much sweat equity! Way to go! And your decisions came so quickly, because you know exactly what you need for outside decorations. Consideration for interior decorations: You will still need work space. What you don't use this year to decorate, consider selling for savings/gifts/wants/needs, etc.

Maybe make a bin with sentimentel christmas. Like ornaments and things you don't put up because you grow over it But still love and .feelheartstring if you would trow it away. This way you can grab the box and live the memories. But only one bin haha.

I’m so excited to watch this! What a festive declutter!

I’m always amazed how people find the energy to decorate like that every year. I’m lucky if I just get the tree up in due time!

You got this!! Oh my goodness! The strength and positivity in your voice is PRICELESS! Self care is crucial to caring for others. Your family will be so happy for you. 💞💞🌟🌟✌️

I JUST watched another KZfaqr going through her Christmas supplies (Natalie Bennett). She already is a minimalist, but that is not the point. One thing she did before starting was to make a list of the items that she felt attached to and that she knew she wanted to keep without even looking in the bins. If you find something you haven't thought of in years, do you really need to keep it? Some items have sentimental value, or they fit into the aesthtic of your home and you want to keep them and that is awesome! Just remember that if you forgot about it, ask yourself why. She also mentioned that if you have to think about where to put something, its probably an extra. Take the time to consider what is your favorite and what you are keeping just because. I hope this helps a little bit on your journey. Ps there is nothing wrong with keeping items that are sentimental, but ask yourself what about it is sentimental and why you want to keep it. Would a photo capture the same feelings? Or a diary entry?

I know how overwhelming it can be. But once you can start it just gets easier. I am so proud of you. You are an inspiration to a lot of people. GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are faster decluttering than santas reindeers are pulling their sledge! :D

I LOVE your idea of making Christmas gifts. I have to say some of my favorite Christmas decorations are things that have been made for me and my family. You probably have some really cool things. I know a couple years the kids and I made cinnamon ornaments from applesauce and cinnamon, kind of like cut-out cookies. All the grandparents and extended family still hang those ornaments on their trees. And I have some too. :) My favorite are ones the kids decorated with glitter paint. As creative and crafty as you are, I can imagine what cute things you would come up with. You’re doing awesome by the way.

Gosh, I'm not surprised you were overwhelmed, I was just looking at it! Separating it into smaller categories was a great idea though. I have to do that too as I know that exact feeling when you just don't know where to start and you're looking at mountains of boxes and wanting to cry. I'm glad you've pledged to not buy any more Christmas stuff this year, once you have things paired down to the decor you love, you'll be able to get it out easily every year and won't feel the need to buy loads extra like when you didn't know or couldn't' get to the things you have. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series, it'll be a good one :D

🎄Regifting & crafting with what you have already is a great idea. & true friends would prefer a bit less of a financial burden on you. Save money and have more family holidays and trips out together.

Bravo!!!! I'm so proud of you for even thinking about purging Christmas. Great start!!!! You put a smile in my heart. BREATHE! You can do this! And perhaps your "almost" teenager (sigh) son can chose what goes in his room.

If anyone can do it,it is you! You ar the best!!! Lots of hugs an love from Sweden

AWSOME job, Ms. Heart! 👏👏👏Bravo to you for getting started - the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And another bravo for sticking with it when it felt overwhelming. I have a suggestion. Find the decorations you use each year (I presume you put put some items year after year). Put them out around your house - yes, you’ll be decorating for Christmas insanely early, but you’ll get to enjoy it longer🎄(although you may have to dust it before you put it away in January). Then go through the rest asking yourself, ‘Do I want to have to deal with this next year if I don’t love it enough to decorate with it this year?’. Because that giant pile of Christmas stuff is not bringing you joy! Someone suggested having a ‘sentimental’ tub for decorations you no longer use but can’t bear to part with - excellent idea. And Ms. Heart, you could NEVER let us down. We’re so proud of all you’ve accomplished - we’d understand if you shoved it all back in the crawl space and concentrated on your son’s room! Who among us hasn’t been overwhelmed by a big decluttering job? (My hand is raised 🤚😁).

you did amazing getting this whole operation started! that's the hardest part and you already mastered it! i'm really exited for this! your videos always make me happy :) you mentioned that your xmas cave is never empty. i feel like a good goal would be that that the cave is empty of decorations at xmas. so that your house can be beautyful and festive but also you dont get overwelmd every year figuring out which tub your favorit things are in. another thing maybe worth looking into, schools often dont have a budget for things like xmas decorations. so maybe you can donate things, that you are giving away to a school where kids/teens can enjoy them.

This is going to be an awesome series! Believe in yourself because we believe in you! Look at what you've already accomplished - you're going to be amazing ❤

You’re doing this at a perfect time, families at donation centers will love the items you drop off

You are doing great ! I can’t wait to follow this! Love ❤️ my Ms Heart ❤️! Your doing amazing ! Make sure you plug things in as you go ....to make sure everything is in good working order!

You are amazing!! Honestly you calm my anxiety. Even though I saw how stressed you were at first then to see you come back after a break gives me hope that I can do it too. I can hear it in your voice too that you were at a better mindset.

#1. LOVE the sweater! ❤️ #2. That’s a big pile! You’re a recovering hoarder and you needn’t have any shame about it, but yeah, it’s a big pile and it seems like you’ve got a really great plan to sort thru it! It would overwhelm me, but you seem to have it under control! 🙌🏼👏🏼🎊 #3. That’s a great start to the decluttering pile! Great work! #4. Do you have more Christmas stuff in the attic of the garage? Just trying to remember from the garage series. #5. I’m so excited to continue to watch the Christmas declutter! Once you sell what you don’t need anymore, you’re really going to have a great addition to your emergency fund 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. #6. 6 + hours into it 😱 I’m so proud of the fortitude you have to Keep Going! #7. Don’t worry about letting us down. We’re all here to support you on this journey and don’t give another thought to getting a 👎🏼. You do you and what works for your family, and we’ll cheer you on from the trenches! Great job Miss ❤️! Cheering you on from Southern MN!

Let me quote a song I learned in grade school that I sing when I'm overwhelmed. " Little by little, inch by inch, by the yard it's hard, by the inch what a cinch, never stare up the stairs just step up the steps, little by little, inch by inch"

You are doing super. Well done. One box at a time. I know how crippling anxiety can be. Just focus on one box at a time. One box. Don’t focus on the next. Thanks for sharing your journey. Be gentle and kind to yourself. You’re wonderful and capable. What a journey you have been on. We love you. 🥰

wow I'm so excited to watch your work

Awesome job getting organized to go through things. You maybe did this and I missed it. I’d recommend plugging in /testing items with lights like your wreath. I’d hate for you to get rid of the one that works and keep one that that didn’t light up properly. Plus if something is broken, I’ve noticed it’s a little easier for you to make a decision in past videos. Great start. Looking forward to the series.

I love how you are matching the Christmas Theme in this video, ❤️ how you arrange things so beautifully, how you plan and think through everything. You put a lot of heart in everything you do ❤️

I think you did a great job. I have an attic. It is work getting everything out. Just think how easy it will be to get Christmas stuff out next year and it will be the things you really love. It will be so worth it. I am so happy for you. You are making so much progress. ❤

You can’t let us down! We’re here to support you however you need! This year especially we all need a little extra Christmas cheer. :)

So proud of you for this. It's a real undertaking! But I feel like your house must be so full of joy at Christmas 🎅🎄 keep up the good work!

I love Christmas also and let a lot go over the past couple of years. I couldn’t imagine how overwhelming it was to look at all of it then categorize it! I think you should do the miscellaneous first even if it takes a couple of videos so that they can be put into their categories, plus I love the idea of seeing what you will be making everyone for Christmas since you seem to be super crafty!

I understand feeling overwhelmed. You couldn’t let us down- we love you, your honesty and determination and are admirers and supporters of your journey. You were smart to take a breath, say a prayer and get sorted. You are adorable!! I love the hat; your love of Christmas has me tickled!! It’s so infectious I getting that Christmassy feeling just watching this episode!

Girl, you got it right- Set up by categories and break large tasks down in to smaller tasks- then knock down those tasks bit by bit. You rock and you got this! Yes Ms Heart love to you

It might also be a good idea to reevaluate after you decorated for Christmas this year. Once you are done, you should be able to say what you did and did not use. The things you are not using for decoration might be also something to let go of as you probably do not need boxes and boxes of spare decorations.

It's over 90 degrees out. I just found more papers to recycle. Watching you, and cheering you on. Tina, Al's wife

You did what you needed to do for you. Proud of you Ms. Heart!

Listen !!! You would never let me down..I remember the first time I saw you every one said "she can't even remove a thing" But I was proud of every little thing and now you have crossed a huge road..so all I feel for you is "proud to the sky" okay !!!!

I’m so excited about this series! I’m so impressed with your honesty about you feeling as always!!🦄💜x

I am obsessed with your Rudolph shirt! Rudolph is my favorite Christmas movie! I also collect Rudolph figures!

Honestly I'd say do all the miscellaneous item sorting first so you don't have to do all your category decluttering twice! Good luck you're doing amazing, you inspire us!!

I organized my Xmas stuff by room or category too a couple of yrs ago, it has helped quite a bit. Sometimes when I declutter I use the halfies method, if I have 2 bins of decor for a room I try to reduce it to one bin and so on! Or if I have 6 wreaths I try to only keep 3 wreaths etc. Great idea to declutter by catergory!

What a great start! So clever to break it down the way you did it.

You look adorable in your Christmas outfit. Before you get to far in organizing Christmas, decide how you want to decorate for Christmas in living room, etc. Don't let us be the factor in what you have to do in your home. Blessings

Just consider this series a Christmas present to yourself

Don't think about your subscribers feelings, just go for it in your own pace. It will be fine, you will find both sentimental things and stuff you barely remember. You are doing great! It is ok if it's not ready at the end of November, you can always continue to do the Konmari in December when it is time to decorate the house. You can start to decorate early with lights/lamps, things that are more Winter than Christmas. Is is soooo dark here in Sweden, so I think I should get more "Winter lights" as well. Lots of love and good luck with the rest of the series!

Wow! You could open your own christmas section at Walmart! Keep up the good work. 😌❣️

You got this huge project !!!

This is a great opportunity for love over like! I bet you can find enough stuff you love to decorate the entire house without having to settle for just "like", so those can go right out!

You are such an inspiration to me. I'm not a hoarder but you inspire me to declutter. I love your videos and you've come so far. Never worry about letting anybody down, you're doing amazing.

I am so impressed that u took a break when u felt anxious but u were able to come back to the basement. Best wishes from Australia 😀❤🇦🇺

Big achievement. You faced it all and started. That is the hardest bit. Congrats, just take the rest slowly and enjoy the bits that spark joy! Don’t feel guilty today for what you accumulated in the past.

You did such a great job!I love your videos!I have ADD myself and hearing your voice helps me a lot to calm down during difficult tasks.Thank you so much for being so brave to show us your struggles and please never ever feel embaressed-you are so wonderful.Sending you much love from Austria!

I love your confidence and the promise you’re making to not buy much but try to utilize what you have. You are doing the right thing taking the time to organize your sections. Such an important step! I think you should start with the miscellaneous section and sort everything into the proper categories before trying to discard more. The miscellaneous seems to be the largest pile and I think you’ll be able to fly through the rest once you’re fully able to see and know everything you have for each category.

I was soooo patiently waiting for your next video, it almost feels like Christmas to me already :D ... Please, try to place it on FB market-place asap for free and it will be used for sure this Christmas and it will out of your house miraculously. You are X-mas Unicorn for sure with angel wings. Is it possible? I believe it is! ;) You are my hero and HUGE inspiration!

Sooooooo proud of you! I absolutely love that you listen to your mind/body and then go forward accordingly. Keep going and I am very much looking forward to this series

I would be overwhelmed too with that many boxes. It is awesome you are doing something about it. I know you Can do it. You have come so far. I have 5 boxes with Christmas stuff and that is it! Focus on what to keep, and toss the rest 😊

I was struck when at the beginning of the video you talked about how much you loved Christmas, that you loved the feeling, spirit, joy, goodwill and how that makes you happy. None of that relates to the decorations you have, it is all about the feelings you share with your family I hope you will find it easier as you sort through that mountain of decorations to reflect on this. Removing all these items that no longer bring joy will not lessen your Christmas in any way, because what you care about is family, friends and sharing that time with them I am in no way a hoarder, but I would have felt overwhelmed with that amount of stuff to sort through too. I think you were very wise in taking the break when you did to reset. Perhaps the feeling of being overwhelmed is more related to not feeling confident that you can deal with all of the things, a fear of failure or letting yourself/others down, as lately you have appeared to be less attached emotionally to all of the items. After your break you seemed so much more confident and sure of yourself and just tackled the first section. Be proud of what you achieved, a fantastic start :)

Each time you let go of something, that might be hard to let go of, thank it for it's service to you and then let it go right there and then. The being thankful part is an important part of the "letting go" process.

Wow, I know how much work that was to organize everything into categories....good job!!! Remember....only keep your FAVORITES! Sometimes asking yourself if you would buy that item again helps. I now it helps me...lol! Keep up the great work girl! XOXO

Wow mz heart, thats alot of xmas stuff and i thought i loved xmas. Well if you can tacle that mountain then i can do my xmas stuff too. 🥰💕😘🤶🎅👼

Not surprised that this is more than 1 part. There's so much stuff! I'll be back after watching the whole thing

You decluttered like an EXPERT today!!!!! 💯💯💯 Putting it all together, grouping like with like, picking your favourites between similar items, keeping an amount your actually can use for the one house you have! I'm blown away!!! My suggestions: keep the idea at the front of your mind that you only have one hous, and you only have so much time and energy. If 50 things being you lots of Christmas cheer, 500 don't bring you ten times more. 😊 This is the time for sentimental items to SHINE! 💗💗💗 The holidays are all about feelings. Get those sentimental things in places of honour and clear out the rest that's blocking their joy. 💗 🥀 🌹 Like wedding a garden so the flowers can breathe better! Keep up the great work! 🌟

You look sooo cute in that Xmas outfit.

Great job honey it’s a big job!

I am so happy for you to start this series for Christmas decorations I am so excited yaaaaay 👍👍👍👏👏👏💃💃💃💃🎅🤶

Xmas lights can be recycled at best buy! Most ppl dont know that. So excited for this series.

I echo Brandon. Don't worry about disappointing us. I enjoy seeing all your stuff and crafts. Watching you tossy tossy. I wouldn't have blamed you for calling it quits for the day after pulling everything out. It was a lot but nicely packed.

Good job!

So exited. can't wait to watch:-) i love how much you upload. You are doing so well.

Yay! I'm going to konmari my Christmas decorations this month too! We have 2 themes...Angels and tractors. Haha Angels on the even years. Tractors on the odd years.

I love watching you go through your thought process. We're a lot alike. Last night, I made a promise to myself that today I would clear out the area in front of my hall closet. Of course, I had to watch your video for inspiration before I got started. I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you for all you do even though it can be emotionally difficult and leaves you vulnerable. You have no idea how many people you really are helping. 💗💝💞💖

You are so amazing! What energy, drive and determination! So inspiring Sxxx

Somehow missed all these recent videos, watching this to help stop me buying a load of new stuff in IKEA! Christmas is the one thing where I don’t have too much stashed away, but this year I’ve ended up buying things to decorate with to help distract me from everything going on, never a good thing! This sounds like a great way to organise it all and break it down into smaller chunks. Maybe have a look again when you’re putting stuff up or putting it away and see what isn’t used and work out what you want to keep. It can be hard with Christmas stuff as it’s a time full of so many memories and I’ll be watching and cheering you on as I catch up with them. Don’t worry about disappointing subscribers, you’ve come so far since you started it’s great to see.

Yes! Love your vow!!!! Make it a simple resourceful Christmas!!! You can always make cookies to give with the boys. Make memories. ❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️

What great advice! Macro sorting first then looking through in sections! Honestly everything everywhere was overwhelming me too! So glad you took your break and reassessed!

Well done to you & your hubby, Can’t wait to see the rest of this series ❤️