How to declutter using Erica's tips!

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Looking to declutter your space? Join Erica and me as she shares her top decluttering secrets and tips to help you achieve a clean and organized home. From minimalism to storage solutions, Erica will inspire you to simplify your life and create a clutter-free environment. Watch now and say goodbye to chaos and hello to a more peaceful and functional space with these decluttering tips from Erica Lucas.
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@AndyLucas363 3 ай бұрын

Erica has done wonders for us, and she handles my supportive but cluttered mentality with panache! For the record, I was never angry about the knife. Just annoyed. And thinking back on it, I could have rehabilitated the knife, but I never took proper care of it. The knife I replaced it with is much nicer!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Haha, she’s so sweet! You’re a lucky man ☺️

@wyyeti4004 3 ай бұрын

Erica and her family have been through so much. She really inspired me to do serious decluttering. She is one amazing woman!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

She really is great!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

❤

@elizabethcallihan9971 12 күн бұрын

I remember Erica crawling in the attic and crying. She is so honest.❤

@MinimalistHome 10 күн бұрын

🙏🏼💛

@lydiaross2554 3 ай бұрын

I just love the quote, "Mistakes are rarely fatal." Our family has moved fourteen times in the last 48 years. It has been critical to live a minimalist lifestyle.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Oh I love that Lydia!

@SF-ru3lp 20 күн бұрын

Oh Lydia, thank you soooo much for sharing that quote! Something deep in me appreciated that. Blessing to you and yours. G Ire

@nikkibadzik3948 3 ай бұрын

I like Dana White's idea to declutter visible spaces first because it's usually not big decisions and the difference can be enjoyed so it encourages you to do more.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

I agree!

@christinacline6069 3 ай бұрын

Dana’s systems have completely changed my house.

@TracyisCrafty 3 ай бұрын

Love Erica Lucas thanks for the collaboration

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

She’s awesome!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Tootcee 3 ай бұрын

I've been married for 38 years and we've moved 14 times and currently live 3 hours away from family. I've been on my decluttering journey for 3 years now and one of my reasons for becoming minimalist is so I don't become overwhelmed at the thought of moving close to family when we retire if we decide to do that and/or leaving our children with the job of sorting through all our stuff.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

I think that’s great Carol!

@deborahderosa4987 3 ай бұрын

So proud of you, Erica, for attributing techniques to those who developed them. YEAH!!!!!!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@SF-ru3lp 20 күн бұрын

Another helpful quote fir me was a throw away phrase by a Japanese minimalist (I think): "How many people have stuff that they don't touch even once a year?" And instead of the word 'touch' meaning 'use,' I imagined literally 'touching an item when searching for something' or 'touching an item when sorting an area once a year' and its now my new 'rule of thumb', that if I haven't even laid a hand on/touched an item in a year, it's making its way to the donation box! G Ire

@MinimalistHome 19 күн бұрын

Great! 👍🏼

@elisaangel9789 3 ай бұрын

I am not sure you can have too many spatulas. I sometimes burn spatulas while cooking. A mouse chewed the handle of one of my favorites so I cut off that end and I kept it. I rotate them into the garden tool boxes, and I have used one to stir a can of paint. Once a spatula has left the kitchen to be used for some non-cooking purpose, it gets labeled, and it never returns.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Yes, I certainly have more than one!

@wallflower5182 3 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite peeps! I really resonate with the “reverse” decluttering, keeping the important stuff, and getting rid of the rest. It makes decluttering the less important stuff a much easier process, and a much QUICKER process. It’s easier on the brain and the emotions.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

You summarized the concept so well! Thanks 🙏🏼 👋🏼❤️

@marythomas6543 3 ай бұрын

Two of my absolute faves!!! So happy for you both in your continued growth.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mary!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Mary! ❤

@zeinakhater2064 3 ай бұрын

Erica is so transparent and real❤

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

She’s so great!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

❤

@maggierose97 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the interview. Liked her explanation of "One in one out" rule. Also, I finally understand what I have heard other people say, "I have the memory, I don't need the object"

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

That’s great Maggie!

@christinacline6069 3 ай бұрын

Woo hoo! Love Erica! I’ve been watching and decluttering along with her since about a week after her first declutter video came out.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Oh that’s great!

@danabrown2391 3 ай бұрын

Me too! Those basement declutters were SO good!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

@@danabrown2391they felt good! 😂

@tanyajohnston8262 3 ай бұрын

I love watching Erica’s channel. She is very real so doesn’t make others feel like their home always has to be perfectly picked up or clean. I am minimal-ish as Erica says she is also. I am not a minimalist because I love plants, books and my craftroom. 😊

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Love it!

@christined2495 3 ай бұрын

I ❤ Erica, I never miss her videos… This was great

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

She’s awesome!

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@cocoalateb1556 Ай бұрын

About children... I have been donating things even when I was not really decluttering. So, every year I asked my children if they were having too many toys, which of these they dont use any more. I explained as early as they understood, that there are children out there, who have nothing. And if they dont need these, those children would be sooo happy to have some... So my children were kind, and gladly donated things: toys, clothes, pencils... Everything they were not using. We had NO problem with kids rooms cluttering. It was me, not letting yet everything go😅, but I am wiser now. Thats why kids rooms were in better shape than other areas.

@MinimalistHome Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this and congratulations to you and also your kids! 🌟🩷

@josmilefacejo7598 3 ай бұрын

This was an enjoyable collab to listen to. ❤

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Aww, thank you!

@SDSueK 25 күн бұрын

Some really good ideas from Erica! I might have to listen to this twice. Really like both of you. Thanks!

@MinimalistHome 24 күн бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks! ☺️

@Ann-by8pt Ай бұрын

Thanks ladies!

@MinimalistHome Ай бұрын

Our pleasure! 🩵

@DB-fq8kp 3 ай бұрын

2 of my favorites together!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SF-ru3lp 20 күн бұрын

Dawn (Minimal Mom) said once about 'just-in-case" stuff: "The past is a clue to the future" ie if you haven't used an item up to now, chances are you won't use it in the future". That helped me. G Ire

@MinimalistHome 20 күн бұрын

That’s a great mantra! 🙏🏼

@Jo-hello 3 ай бұрын

Erica ❤

@EricaLucasLoves 3 ай бұрын

❤❤

@KristiBranstetter 3 ай бұрын

What an excellent collaboration! Love Erica's channel! ❤

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@KlingonPrincess 3 ай бұрын

It was super nice listening to you two visit. Love both your channels. I'm always inspired watching. 🌻🍄

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Aww, thanks! Love your youtube name

@kimmieobrien8108 3 ай бұрын

Hello from New Brunswick, Canada. I enjoy both of your chanels.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Kimmie!

@allieblank5992 3 ай бұрын

Yay! Great collab!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Yay, thank you!

@joannafoster3423 3 ай бұрын

Love both you ladies!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Joanna!

@GrunonFeliz 3 ай бұрын

cool to hear you both!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@michelleneuman579 2 ай бұрын

Nice job ladies!

@MinimalistHome 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ☀️

@GrammyAmanda 3 ай бұрын

Great tips! ❤

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@karenhaire5451 3 ай бұрын

This was a great colab. I would love to see you interview Jes Marcy of Clutter Boss.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Ooooh, thanks for the recommendation

@roxanes43 3 ай бұрын

Yaayyy!! Erica on your show🎉

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Yassay! What a fun conversation we had! 🌟

@jennyjenkins877 3 ай бұрын

You two have a lot in common... great interview!

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@wilmabooth8928 3 ай бұрын

Thank you that was both enjoyable and helpful and i liked the possitivity of it and above it works 💐 💐

@wilmabooth8928 3 ай бұрын

That meant to say "above all" it works and I learned from both of you XX

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

@katherinekelly4782 2 ай бұрын

Really helpful

@MinimalistHome 2 ай бұрын

Great!!! 😊

@elizagal7451 3 ай бұрын

Loved your honest discussion. Now when I give any gift I tell the person - feel free to put it in donate, re-gift , use it or whatever - no strings attached People usually give me a weird smile but it frees them from keeping stuff they don’t want. So I try to feel the same - if you give it to me, it’s mine to keep or not. I know not always easy. Cheers

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Omigosh, I love this

@wornout3499 3 ай бұрын

I call my garage the launching pad

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

Cool! 🚀

@WiseWomanLola 3 ай бұрын

As the grandma who has more money than my kids, I enjoy buying some of the more expensive toys that my grandkids want, but their parents can't afford. I am struggling with the concept that my daughter easily decutters toys. In that case, I would rather not waste my money. My grandkids are 4 and 7. What to do?

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

I have a friend who gives the grandparents lists. It’s a bit less fun, but helpful because she knows what the kids want and will use

@smontone 3 ай бұрын

I think you might consider gifting experiences instead, especially as the kids get older. Dinner and a movie with grandma one on one is a treasured memory forever and can’t be declutterred. My husband still talks about such evenings with his grandma. My family was poor and my grandma bought me necessities like shoes. She also paid for me to have braces and I can think of her when ever I smile in the mirror. Thanks for your question, I got to remember how special my own grandma was ❤

@RenewYourStrengthandhome 3 ай бұрын

My mom buys the more expensive gifts for my kids too and I'm so thankful for it! I think the key is to let the kids pick out the gift and not guess what they may like. I don't do any surprise gifts for my kids bc I don't want to be stuck with stuff they don't care for cluttering up the house.We look through things they are interested in on Amazon and make a list. We buy them one gift and then they can ask grandma for one expensive gift (i.e. Lego dragon). Their other grandparents give us money for each kid and then I help my kids pick out from their list what they can get from the money given. So they are learning to prioritize, stay within budget and learn that they can't have everything they want on their long list...to be content and grateful. ☺️

@LisaLeigh1274 3 ай бұрын

When did KZfaq become a podcast channel

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

It’s not. Just a few a month

@MusedeMented 3 ай бұрын

How the heck did a kitten flood your basement??

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

We had 2 14-week-old kittens that we were fostering in the restroom. They made a nest in the sink with toilet paper and then bumped the faucet on. It ran all night 😫

@MusedeMented 3 ай бұрын

@@MinimalistHome 🙀🙈 Oh, no!

@Caroline_brightroom 3 ай бұрын

If I declutter so that things arent cluttered, I will literally have nothing personal in my home. There is just no room.

@MinimalistHome 3 ай бұрын

You need to do what makes sense to you in your home and definitely keep some personal touches, even in small spaces! Good luck and keep watching and reflecting and take actions when you see some that you can incorporate into your home / space. 🤞🏼🌷