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Great tips. Thank you Maria.

Thank you for the saving tips.

Yes, I have my omportant documents in special containers

Thank you for this video. I tried to cut out sugar but relapsed. I prefer to keep trying to reduce sugar intake, rather thsn have to take pills

Thank you for the useful tips to reduce mental clutter. I try Christian meditation

Thank you

Thannk you Maria.

Thank you for this tip Maria.

Thanks for this tip Maria. I will try it.

I am thankful that I began my morning walks again.

Thank you for this enlightening list. I agree with donations, entertainment, healthy food and pets.

Sell your stuff which is of no longer use and enjoy yourselves, children are no longer children and should fend for themselves the way we did.

To all the seniors/elderly, (I am one (while you're still in good health and your mind is still sharp organize and file all your paperwork and write down all your passcodes in a book and file with your important papers. The time, energy and stress you will save your children if you do this is enormous.

Take pictures of their entire apartment/condo/house inside every room and outside before you start packing things. Give them a photo album with all these pictures so they can relive and remember their beloved home (and belongings) as well as show new friends they make in the home where they used to live.

I've just searched around for multiple book decluttering videos because I'm finding it so hard! I really liked your approach and its been the best video I've seen so far to help me get started on the process! :) <3

Your mom is so cute! Thank you for the peaceful content and good ideas 😊

Too few people understand the value of donations. When we give to others, we are blessed with "warm fuzzies", too!❤

We have a metal back door in our kitchen. So all around the window I have our magnets from travel and I like the way it helps me smile when I remember the wonderful trip🥰it works well and my fridge is clear.

My favourite souvenir now is something useful like a tea towel. Every time that I use it, I am reminded of my trip.

Thank you. We're on the cusp of this stage.

The container method has been very helpful for me when I recently organized my personal hygiene supplies. I put all like items in their own container like things for hair, nails, teeth, face creams and body lotions. I agree that it makes it easy to see what I already have enough of so I don't overbuy.🌿

You have very good content that we can all learn from. However, I have a friendly observation. The random visual filler while you speak is an unnecessary distraction. Many times I just listen to your words, but cannot watch the video because I know the visual content doesn't specifically pertain to you or your life. It would be better if you showed your audience clips from YOUR actual life, rather than than random people from the internet. Thank you for listening and for providing useful life simplifying tips.😊

I helped my mom declutter her garage. We spent 2 weeks. We went through every single item as she relived memories and why she kept it. Yes, you do need a lot of empathy and patience. We are going to do another declutter soon.

This video is exactly what I need today. My mental clutter is partially self-inflicted but, mainly, the result of the behaviour of others which cannot and must not be ignored. This, too, shall pass. In the mean time, your calm and your good sense ideas will help me to ride out the storm. Thank you!

👁👁 at 70 I’m beginning this decluttering process while still mobile … donating everything to Purple Heart …

Great tips Maria ! Thanks !

They forget how long leftovers or prepared meals have been in the refrigerator too with severe memory loss. I've been noticing this recently now with my parents. They need a date and day of when it was cooked and when to eat by written on it to help keep them safe from food poisoning i think. It'll also help me to show them it's ok to throw it away and prove to them when it was put into the fridge and help them to easily let go of it hopefully?! 😅😅😅🤷‍♀️👍

This happened for me with my parents almost 3 months ago. YES it's incredibly exhausting and highly pressured throughout this time. They're really demanding like toddlers at this age too now...lots of exhausting emotions like anger, tantrums, irrational demands on you too 😅😅😅... it's been a massive rollercoaster ride... I'm also dealing with the little kids like this too... feeling like piggy in the middle some days 😂😂😂🥴😬🤯👍 Thank you for your beautiful encouraging words, such a beautiful blessing! God bless you for your encouraging inspiring and comforting messages! 💗💗💗

When my garden is blooming I am overwhelmed with joy, awe and exhilaration!!! It brings a new found purpose to each new day to get up and discover what has grown, bloomed or fruited literally overnight!!! 😍🥳💗🌄 One of the best experiences in life is watching your garden flourish! 😊

Thank you for sharing this.

This video isn't just for senior people - IT'S FOR EVERYONE. The BEST & MOST IMPORTANT tip / suggestion that one can learn from it - even IF you are THINKING about moving or you know you actually are - START the process & BE PREPARED from the front gate to back garden & from the attic to the basement (if one is lucky to have these). De-clutter everything & donate what you're not bringing with you. Buying moving boxes can be expensive, the size of the trucks required, storage units are expensive (if required) eg. If there are delays in exchanging contracts. BOX & CLEARLY LABEL EVERYTHING so one can find things once you've settled in as NOT every box has to be opened & sorted out straight away. Its an emotional time & takes a while to get used to. One can always donate / de-clutter further with a clear mind at a later date - it's amazing how much one can achieve this way. One can have their old sentimental pieces & memories & buy something new for the new chapter in their lives.

You have a very kind and sensible manner, and decluttering is good whatever our age. However, downsizing is not for us, and despite health problems we shall continue to enjoy all that we have worked for and shall not be influenced by those who might believe they know what is good for us. Our Wills make provision for distribution of items to those we know will appreciate them, and clearance to be carried out by a young local couple who enjoy a livelihood doing this as well as cleaning and preparing property for sale. No fancy funeral, no mourning, everything arranged by local funeral director. Proceeds to those who have given such friendship, and remainder to deserving small charities. Meanwhile, back to the joy of our hillside garden.😊

All excellent suggestions but the main point is that as we all age we need to start the decluttering process even as early as once any adult children move out. As we become older it is our responsibility to recognize that things change and ask for help. What I have experienced is some resistance from siblings in this situation. They seem to think that “baby steps “ are needed so very little gets done and we end up doing the major work. This is exactly what happened when they had to sell a small summer cottage (a lot of junk and mess to clean out). Now again approaching that point with there house and move - to make it more difficult all the children live far away and parents need to move here in assisted living (these are my husbands parents) this has become a major worry and the decision process is just moving at a snails pace. We are planners and can see the “risks” but mainly that a lot will fall on us. 😂 Tried all the discussions with the siblings but in the end we had to back off as no one responded anymore. So letting them proceed with the slow plan and accepting whatever happens.

Dear senior parents. Do what YOU wanna do...Achieve success by decluttering and downsizing your kids.

I was thrown into this situation when my father became ill and passed away over a 6 week period. He was my mother's caregiver, although with them in their 90's, I had taken on a certain amount of care for both. Mom, now 97, has been a widow 2 1/2 years. During this time I have been decluttering their home, somewhat at her pace. My brothers and I know just this much should make a difference when we clean out the house, which will be soon. A major sorting is most helpful.

I AM the parent trying to declutter so that when I need to go into care I will not place a big burden on my children. Having seen what happens when a parent die or suddenly goes into care. Also, there are valuable items that might bring a good price when sold, my children won't know which of these are valuable so I am selling them now.

Thank you.I love the humane way you handled your parents decluttering process.

Can I hire her for sock finding?

It is impossible to declutter successfully when your adult children want to keep too much of theirs and your othet half is a hoarder extraorinaire

My Mom will have to move soon, and suddenly. We may get one or two days’ notice when she has to go, and will have to drive two days to even get to her place. Mom did not want to declutter earlier-even things like cookbooks, when she hadn’t cooked for herself for a few years. I wanted to put aside a few of her photo albums for her to take with her, and bring others to my home so I could share pictures of my childhood with my son. Instead they are collecting dust and spiders at her place. Her drawers are full of mixed papers. Some are letters from family friends who I will want to keep addresses for, some contain important documents, and some are just old bills-all mixed together. There are mouse droppings in some of it. She still wouldn’t let me go through any of it when I was there. Now, my husband says when we have to move her, he’s going to take 4 days off, we’ll go get her into the care home, and we’re “just going to have to throw everything out”. He’s not renting a van to move her stuff to our (somewhat cluttered) home. Neither is he willing to sort or bring things to sell (if anything is worth anything, that’s my “inheritance”), to give to any of her friends, etc. I may get to bring home one box of important keepsakes. In any case he seems to think we can move her, clear out the (rented) apartment, clean the place for the landlord, and go home in a few days, nevermind a few weeks. I’m an only child, so I have no siblings to help. I’m already making myself alternately sad and furious at the anticipation of this. I had wanted to go to Mom’s myself, move her to her place, take a couple of weeks to go through things and get the apartment cleaned (if this happens in summer when I’m not working and if we have time left in the month-we could even pay an extra month’s rent if needed just to give us that time), make sure she has what she needs and is most important to her, before my husband comes to join me to take stuff to the dump, load a box of keepsakes into the car, and brings us home. Any suggestions on what to do in this situation?

I’m 81 years old, a widow and moved from a 3 bedroom home into a 600 sq foot condo. It helped me to use the term “resize”, not “downsize.” It simply helped me mentally, to accept this change and to acknowledge that life needed to be simpler. My family members didn’t want much, I shared with friends and had garage sales and donated so much. The grandchildren didn’t want the silver, crystal, fine China, linens…I learned to let the things go and to keep the memories.

As an elderly parent I was fortunate enough to organise my own support system and could organise and make my own decisions after an abrupt change in my health. I couldn't expect my children - who are much younger than me - to understand what it's like to be aged and coming to terms with, every day, living in a more fragile frame. To show empathy is important but it's also difficult for younger ones to know what is best for the parent. The parent's pace and perspective will be different. All the parent needs is support when asked for and the parent needs to be heard. That's love in action.

Some people have too many things, some too little. Some elderly people were "decluttered" by their children so much they have nothing to look at. They sit there stirring at wall when caregivers come and just talk bad about their (oftast) daughters as depression and dementia takes over. But then remember, you take nothing with you when you die...