Very insightful-thanks for sharing!

True.. thanks for taking time and texting in detail…❣️

Thanks 😊

I love this!

Thank you, this is a great concept!

I recently got my husband on board with this argument. Pretend we have to move in a couple of weeks, what would you really keep?

I think what items would I keep if we had to move to a two bedroom apartment! Or “if you could only keep one banker box of stuff from each room, what would be in it?

That's genius Brenda 😀 . Going to adopt this 😘

Yes! I think "Do I want to pack this?"

Would I run in a burning house to save this item? If not-it gets donated!

I, for one, need to hear this more than once. it is encouraging and takes me to deeper levels each time I listen.

Absolutely! I'm happy with the progress that I've made, still working on it a little at a time. Thank you so much for the encouragement Dawn!

I need this❤

Thank you April! This means more than you know 🥰

I can’t tell you how much you inspire me! I am getting a very small 640 sf house, so I am in the process of paring down everything in my current 2,000 sf house. WHAT A JOB!!!! Thanks to you and the wealth of knowledge you share with us my job is easier. I ask myself the questions and make a very quick decision about items all the time now. I love your videos, and your family is just precious!

Ohhh yes! I love this so much!!!

Something similar happened to my boyfriend, he wanted to keep a pair of shoes he never used, and then seconds after he said that he found out that the soul was damaged because it hadn't been worn for such a long time. That really opened his eyes, because he said these were good shoes that could have been used by someone else the whole time. He now understands what the reasons are why I have been decluttering every day now. I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel :D

I was thinking about this while watching this video. I've been decluttering and finding pieces that I've saved and never used that are now trash because plastic gets brittle, elastic degrades, styles change, etc. etc. and it's sad to know that I've wasted things that could have been used by someone else and they've just taken up space in my home.

I totally agree! I'm trying to live minimally in all aspects of our life, Dawn do you have any advice on tackling social events that don't add value to our lives in the way we would like? For example Stag Dos, Hen Dos, colleagues weddings, not only do they take our time away from family but also mean we must reallocate funds from family time too.

Oops sorry bachelorette parties* 😉

I love your soapbox! Thank you for your thoughts & passion!

@@stephsnow2643 ppp

Thank you Linda, I really appreciate this, and I’m excited for you, it gets easier and easier and better and better! ❤️

I can relate - I hate to part with clothing I purchased that at one time I really liked but I never wore it much. A recent habit I’ve started is to take clothes that are in good shape that I don’t wear anymore to church, and let the girls my size look through it and see if anything will be useful to them.

Oh that hit home - “trying to stash every single thing I was ever attracted to” Thankyou!

@@rosywilson3076 Yes! I have been working very hard on my stashing problem. Great line to remember.

Yes and 'too much inventory to manage'. Dawn is amazing and an inspiration for sure. God Bless

Oh this has helped me too, I have to ask myself will I wear this or was this purchased for my fantasy self? 😩

Me too

I did that too! Haha! Of course, I do want to leave... 🫣

Lol, love this!! Thank you!!! ❤️

LOL.

🤣

I do this all the time too! And Giodwill need money to operate!

Yes! That is what makes it so easy to donate an expensive or unused item. I like to think that someone in financial straits will be pleased to find something they could not otherwise afford.

I give my stuff to the Salvation Army thrift store. Goodwill has a ceo that makes millions in wages whereas SA uses the money for doing good.

I definitely relied on thrift shopping for many years and I always found things I needed that would have cost me so much money brand new!

@@margscheffee9084 same reason I no longer donate items to Goodwill. I give to Salvation Army or a thrift store that uses its money from selling donated items to help women currently in or about to leave domestic abuse shelters.

If it makes you feel any better humans aren't created to drink juices. & If it's not free of pesticides it is toxic anyway. Eat organically. xo

And I bet you don’t even miss it!

Thank you Connie, that means more than you know!!! 🥰❤️

I had to buy an extra chest of drawers because my husband keeps so much junk inside he had no room for clothes! He thinks he has to have 40 pair of underwear and as many socks. I don’t get it. Honestly, I counted his briefs one day and I think there was over 50! I can’t get him to see he needs less!

I keep doing the same with my partner...You should show them the videos of: "Do it on a Dimes" (or "But, first coffee" )"I tried Swedish death cleaning" It's not as bad as it sounds .. But, it made me think about my things a lot more differently.. I'm glad you're taking steps to help your family.. My father passed away & we were tasked with moving (all his "stuff")out of my now just my mothers home .. Do we sell, donate or trash? I don't think she understands what all her stuff will do to me when she's gone(she has way, too much for a single human), nor do I think she cares 😭 P. S. She made a video on it too lol !

Ahaha I too just "happen" to play Dawn's videos within earshot of my husband, hoping the indirectness will avoid a defensive reaction.

@@libbykat3958 Same!!

@@libbykat3958same!

Me, too!!!

@@pstogs516 yassss

Sameee

Yep

Very time

I just want you to know I feel this in my soul. We don’t have medically complex kids- but my dream of a peaceful home isn’t true right now either!

I feel for you and thought of my grandma as I read your comment. Three of her 4 children had a rare disease, required a lot of care, and died way before their time. I cannot even imagine the stress and grief she experienced in her life, all while continuing to be the sweetest person. I just wanted you to know you're in my thoughts and prayers today. I hope your children get better every day and that the peaceful home you dream of becomes reality very soon!

This is so awesome! Way to go!!!!

I gradually got rid of almost all of my kitchen stuff. I only prepare simple and healthy meals and I do not need anything more than the very basic things (I do not have a cheese grater, I buy it already grated, I do not use garlic at all because of the smell (sometimes I use the garlic powder) . I feel soo good and my kitchen looks wonderful. I do not cook sweets because they are not healthy so in the rare ocasions ( christmas) I buy something and that's all. It's true I don't have a passion for cooking, but I really enjoy cooking some simple meals and I do cook our dinner almost every day.

If I were you, I would use it as decorative storage, lovingly put on display (if you have the space). :)

Keep it!

You should give yourself permission to keep a few things that hold special memories for you. Just try to find a new use for it!

@@ShelleybutyoucancallmeShell thank you. Right now I am thinking of possibilities for this basket...

@@cchaffincc Thank you!

Same girl same.

Luv my instant pot

I have two instant pots rice is always in one we use them all the time

Yeah, ours is indispensable. It makes the most perfect hard-boiled eggs!

I will never buy one. I do have a rice cooker though. I use it multiple times a week.

Whoa, I need to borrow those words for my own kids. Great thoughts!

All my junk has a place too. But it's just clutter. So I'm downsizing.

Thank you Annie! I really appreciate this! 🥰❤️

Yes!

I got one as a gift, and it really didn't speed up dinner at all. Now, meat does turn out great using it, and there are things I still haven't tried cooking in it.

I thought that about an air fryer but with the cost of electricity in the uk (our place completely electric) I got a second hand one to try and I love it

It's truly disgusting how much marketing we are bombarded with from the time we are born until the day we die, isn't it? Such a massive effort that companies put into getting our money. Too many people get caught up in it, not even realizing what is happening, because they suck us in from the time we are little children, often because our parents let it happen or just don't teach us about it. I hope more people will come to this realization and teach their children to be wise to these marketing tactics, as Dawn and Tom have with their children. I think our mental health and society in general would be so much better off, and resources put to much better use. I always think of the Kardashian empire and all the wealth they've acquired as an example. Why are they doing so well? It's all marketing and image-making of course. Meanwhile, they negatively affect girl's and young women's self esteem as they feel pressured to buy their products, trying to live up to their ridiculously fake images. All of this is just SO supremely wasteful and horrible for our environment too... as our landfills grow with more and more useless junk and low quality, fast-fashion clothes made of plastic (polyester). Corporations rake in billions of dollars and use that money we've given them to lobby our lawmakers... you know, that are supposed to be working for us... to make laws and give tax breaks in their favor instead of ours. It's insidious.

Thank you Savanah! 🥰❤️

Love it too!