A sweet 17 year old cat, makes cleaning harder. He is a blessing.

I have never had a junk drawer because I have limited drawers in my kitchen. Do those items truly belong in a kitchen? I have a space for a few pens where we put our mail (other pens are kept in our office desk), extra screws nails and other hardware go in a plastic container with our tools in the storage room, batteries have a shelf in the cupboard in the laundry room, I have a space in a cupboard for plastic wrap and tinfoil, tape is in the kids’ craft cupboard. I grew up with two junk drawers in my parent’s kitchen, but I’ve never missed having one in my own kitchen. It seems like the spot to put things that don’t have a home. Hope these ideas are helpful!

Maybe instead of calling it a junk drawer, call it a utility drawer. Relabeling it differently could potentially change your mindset about how you utilize your drawer system.

Lol. 15 things to get rid of…and the dog leaves the room.🤪🤣

Do not wait until every dish you have is dirty until you do the dishes. Do them every day. That means wash, dry and put way. You will find that you daily use way less than you think. Also laundry at least every time you think that there is one full load. That will depend on how many people are in your house. Every person makes at least one pair of socks, one pair of underwear and one shirt minimum every day. Add possible towels or other clothes and that could make one load every day. When I say laundry that includes wash, dry, fold, and put away. With the laundry and dishes done you will feel so much less stresses. Time it it really does not take that long and you can do other things while the was is doing it's thing. i have done these two things regularly for ever and it kept my house manageable.

I agree about the toy bin organizer. I had one when my kids were younger and it just didn’t work. Toys never stayed sorted and stuff would fall on the floor. Also, I think seeing all their toys is overwhelming for kids and then they just dump stuff out. I really try to limit knickknacks because dusting them is annoying plus it makes an area look cluttered.

I got plantation shutters for my windows. It is another thing to dust but they are so much easier to adjust to control light, that I still think they are worth it.

As I've gotten older, I hate knick knacks sitting around. Who wants to dust a bunch of stuff? Not me. 😂 Yes....hate the dog and cat hair clinging to certain clothes. If they are good clothes, I put them on before I leave the house and take them off when i get home...no sitting down. I like my junk drawer. It's not junk. It's a home for those odd things that don't have another place to go, and it's very much organized. 😊 I understand your shoe issues. We don't have a closet by our front door, so it drives me nuts with shoes/jackets. However, thank goodness my bedroom is close as I'll put my stuff in my closet there. There's just 2 adults here, thank God. I don't know what I'd do if I had kids here.

My husband won't let me have throw pillows. He hates them. It's one thing we decluttered. I stored them for a while but then just got rid of them.

Awesome video! You have motivated me to get rid of that junk drawer.🎉 Thanks for sharing your ideas.💜😊

You can have a plastic or net bag and hang on a hook for the bathing toys.. Very easy to pick up after the bath and let it dry in that net bag. Children love to play in the bath tube, so it isn´t a huge pick up/ cleaning...

I think your laugh is sweet and I enjoy your personality immensely.

The pill shaver is one of my favorite tools..I recently got a rechargeable one on Amazon. I use it most on socks!

Such practical tips and suggestions! I love how intentional you are about limiting the number in every category with what works best for your own home inventory Love your channel Always rooting for you!

With your junk drawer I recommend getting a rack thing that hangs under a pantry shelf for your baking paper and cling film. We got one and I put those things, along with the rolling pin and stick blender and it's been amazing!

What breed of dog do you have? Soooo adorable!

There is a pet dyersheet that helps antistick and really works.

I like to just stick large plants in the shower to rinse off all the dust. It works for fake and real plants. For the fake ones, I wrap the bottom with a plastic bag and hold that part outside the shower.

Put the foil and ziploc bags in the silverware drawer like us. 😉

artificial plants take outside and use air compressor or leaf blower to blow dust off and I wash them down with water hose if needed.

Throw pillows are overrated lol...I use to love them but the simplicity without them is much more rewarding.

perfect book philosophy. Books teach childern it is good to read and good to learn. Books matter. My hears can't consider beloved books clutter.

My greatest nemesis is stainless steel appliances. I wanted white or black stainless, but there was none to be had when I needed to purchase my appliances. Ugh.

When my cat throws up but i love them too much not to keep them

Have you tried a drawer organizer for the rubber bands and batteries? Then putting it in the laundry room or another area like the garage where you can access it easily but not taking up space that you need for daily items.

I’m confused. Do you mean cleaning as in dusting etc or do you mean tidying? I know that in the US to clean something often means to tidy it. For example, in the UK to clean the toys would mean to put them in the washing machine or dishwasher.

I hate throw pillows. No toy organization here either. I have flat services, can’t part with the furniture pieces though. Laundry is a problem over here. I have a junk drawer and it’s ridiculous.

Instead of dusting each leaf of your plant, they REALLLLLY appreciate it if you give them a shower literally IN your shower/bathtub (cool water to lukewarm at warmest for almost all house plants, and more strightly lukewarm to baby bottles temperature at warmest for tropical plants)!!! They LOVEEEEEEE this treatment every once in a while, especially once every month if you can spare the time and attention. Just make sure that you 1) have a pot AND external pot decor that are waterproof (some people put there internal waterproof pots inside a basket or woven type decor) 2) coordinate this shower with your watering schedule so you don't over water them (they should have dry soil when you put them in the shower) 3) after the shower, let them sit in the shower/bathtub for a few hours to drip not on your carpet or floor before moving back to wherever it is they normally live :)

I went through my kids closets and filled up a garbage bag full to store away and they still have too many clothes! Haha so hopefully I can go through again and donate a ton!

Put things in baggies, them another holder, that's allot of work, i can see that the stuff will just get tossed into the new container😂

don't dust the FLF. just toss it in the shower once in awhile, or take it out and spray with the hose. Pillows are making good memories and should stay. Couches need pillows.

What contributes to a messy home? Children, husband, pets.

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I think you confuse cleaning with decluttering/tidying