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There are many food dies and additives that Europe won't allow so you will probably find a lot to look out for. When I went to Japan I felt so healthy but then I came back to North America and felt so sick all the time because we don't have food we have PRODUCTS
I am trying to declutter digital photos and my little hack for this is every day I type the date into my phone and it pulls up pictures from this day for all the years, then I can remove duplicates and not feel so overwhelmed! Just takes maybe 3 minutes a day.
I do something similar. Instead of doom scrolling when waiting for someone. I get rid of pictures. It's not always easy, but who needs 10k picutres on their phone 😂
I keep a shoe box for scrap metal screws, brackets, Allen wrenches. And once a year I swing it by a nearby recycling place. I usually make enough to get a nice latte or fancy ice cream cone. I make sure that all the supplements get used up by sneaking 1 each day into my husbands daily meds they are almost all gone since I stopped buying them before COVID🤣 I just pass along the bags with stuff going to goodwill. I keep a check on protein powders and start blending them into muffins, cookies and brownies. No one has never noticed. I will also sneak dollops of expiring condiments into whatever I am cooking to add a little extra flavor. A little mustard or mayo in the marinade, wasabi in the chili, cocktail sauce in the spaghetti sauce, ketchup in the soup, sub mayo for oil in a chocolate cake. My pantry is so slim I know the dates on everything. Take a teaspoon of any jelly and add a cup of boiling water and you have fruit tea- marmalade is especially good for this. Turn old flour, corn meal, grits, stale cereals and old peanut butter or mayo into dog biscuits. Blend all the old ground spices together and sprinkle in the garden to discourage pests. Old beer, drinks, sodas, vinegars and soy sauce mixed 1/2 and half with water makes great fertilizer
I donated a bunch of my handbags recently to a local business that will turn them into fanny packs. Now other people can enjoy them as new accessories!
I just decluttered my finances (which included switching to mint!) and switched my car insurance. I am literally saving $300 a month, it’s bananas how helpful it was.
Just FYI. I had 3 of the metal CC I had never activated but didn’t know how to get rid of (you can’t shred). I googled and got an answer to take to a bank. I did that and they took them to add to their shredding that is done by a professional company!!😁
Get rid of the CAT?? lol, ur thumb nail points to the cute kittie.......''Get Rid of This Now!'' - pointing to the Cute Ginger!! We cnt get rid of him lol :) xx
10:50 The Artmakers Outpost in Evanston IL takes donated materials for children to make Art. Old Ribbons, fabric, or other trinkets that can be used for Art projects. Not sure if you're near the area, but thought I'd mention. An old friend of mine runs it and it's been a lovely service for kids and parents, plus supports the reuse industry.
For memory boxes: I had three huge totes AND two smaller ones full of stuff. Last week I condensed it all into one small box. Felt amazing. Going through everything, I realized that none of it carried the memories. My brain does and I can access that whenever. Also, I had totally forgotten everything inside them all, wouldn’t have noticed they were gone if there was a fire.
I pay $180 annually for Mint. I was paying $70 /month before that. AND I did it all myself. Fabulous service and so inexpensive!! I wish they would come up with an internet plan - We are all paying way too much for that too.
My bills all pay automatically, either through my Visa or my bank. Then my Visa balance automatically pays each month. That declutters a lot of tasks from my to do list.
Love decluttering. Doing whole house this year. so far this year.. Garden shed Utility cupboard and entrance hall Under the stairs cupboard Kitchen Kids school stuff. Will keep going until whole house it done.
@@joanvoss7512 yep. Use to be minimalist before kids and husband. Once he left.. spent 1st year boxing his crap.. 90 boxes.. still has to get 50. Then 1yr decluttering mine and the kids. That was 2019.. been great since.. but want to do another big one!.. hate stuff.
I'm happy to say I declutter these things quite frequently :D I just notice these small things. Today I was actually just gonna re-organise my linen closet/drawers and ended up decluttering as well, because, do I actually need 5 sets of bedsheets? In a 2-person household? the answer is no. Especially not when I can hardly close the drawer XD
Love these reminders! Decluttering is very cathartic. I like to declutter until there's about 25% empty space in an area. I declutter my diet for a few weeks at a time. Go without caffeine, dessert, alcohol usually weeks before an event or trip.
I live in Germany, and I have fabric bags that are available just as plastic bags or those made of paper at every supermarket. I have them in my car and put them back after having emptied them after shopping.
Also, -Setting a defrag and/or doing a disk cleanup up your laptop, computer, and tablet is the main reason your internet is slow and lagging it is not your service but devices need deep cleaning. -That goes for your laptop, computer, mobile and tablet deleting your history on the internet takes up space in the memory and the speed processor will be like when it was new(it helps to transfer your photo and video on your laptop, computer, and tablet free up space.)
Memory boxes and old papers are a *huge* category I need to go through. 😣Things like that are probably the most overwhelming for me as I can be very sentimental and go through a stack of papers with the "keep" pile being much bigger than the "recycle" pile. I'm trying to start on papers that are still piled around and haven't made it to the boxes yet, and to keep exercising my declutter muscles on easier categories in preparation for that. I know it will be so freeing when my mementos are all actually special! Now for the wins! I've decluttered my phone apps, and naturally update them on occasion. I did not realize how many different apps my friends, family used to communicate until I decluttered! A goal in the future is to get those communication lines a bit more consolidated, but relationships come first. :) Craft and hobby supplies have been a big category for me as well. A year or two ago I did a declutter through some fabrics and projects I knew I wouldn't finish. The second part of the strategy has been to declutter my time and actually get to the projects I love! At the moment that means sewing a hobbit vest. ☺
Great idea... omg i hate my huge turkey roasting pan and I'm now going to put it in my fridge to hold deli items that are hanging loose ! Thanks for the tip!
It's not that I forget these things that you're speaking about. It's a matter of time and energy for any decluttering on my part. When I was younger it was much easier but now I'm 63 years old and I'm not in perfect health and I'm also helping my mother with a lot of household things. The most frustrating thing is not being able to follow through on any particular area of my home. Last week I was very motivated to clean out my bathroom cupboards and I got two areas done, but haven't had the time since then to finish the rest. That's when I get discouraged and I figure it's not even worth my time and I hate doing half a job of anything! The way I figure it will take me 10 years to be able to move out of my home 😢
I am 64 and i did it by NOT getting discouraged because it was worth my time - and now i have more of it to pursue what I love to do!! Every little bit done and doing it one bite at a time, that is what you have time for.. You can do this, no excuses, just keep going. The result is where your payoff is!!!I
I agree with @fromhumblebeginnings7798 . Bit by bit. Not doing it at all will feel worse. Give thanks when we get one half of a drawer or shelf done. :)
Deactivate the voice mail function - peace of mind! When I first did so 10 years ago, my daughter chided me. Now, she and every member of her family, have deactivated their voice mail function.
Here in the uk you can pay your bills by either standing order or direct debit. Utility companies actually prefer direct debits because they are surer of getting their cash each month, especially with potentially variable bills, so you pay less overall if you agree to pay this way. So, once these are setup, you don't have to spend time each month organing the paying of regular expenses. You can also set up standing orders to automate donations, and transfers to saving or investment accounts. If you set things up to come off soon after your wage/main income arrives ( with a few days between in case of bank delays), then you will know that the balance left, once the bill transfers have gone out, is what if left for the casual spending over the rest of the month ! For those paid monthly this works well, but it's a bit more complicated if you have other patterns of income.
also HATE pumping my own gas!! when i lived in staten island (NY), we'd schedule our gas refills for when we went over the outer bridge to NJ, where they pump your gas for you!!! (do they still do that in NJ??)
Excellent advices, particularly the digital clutter. Easy to wind up w/ a *lot* of apps, archived e-mails, etc. In the film Up In The Air (2009) George Clooney’s character describes photographs as “crutches for the memory.” I agree w/ that sentiment. Old photos are a handy link to our past, someone else’s. But they can accumulate, become dingy and dusty (even if collected in a memory box or photo album) and they remind us of those we’ve lost. Photos won’t be of help to me if my memory goes for whatever reasons. I’m not very sentimental, and have no issue anymore discarding such items. My mind is still sharp; my earliest memory is seeing a beloved cousin in his crib in 1971 (I was 4, or close to it.) I don’t require pics to see my Dad, Grandparents, friends who’ve passed on; they’re in my grey matter, there to view anytime. Now if only I could declutter unwanted and hurtful memories. 🤔👍❤️
Voice mail--I have not checked mine in months. I'm happy to know that others have the same problems and feelings about it. When I was employed, I had to check voice mails when I started my day and several times during the day...caught hell if I didn't do that. I am retired now.
I decluttered my finances by actually opening MORE accounts, I got travel insurance by paying via my bank rather than buying every account, and setup some accounts that transfer money between them at the start of the month which gives me a great interest rate, and I move my savings to new accounts with a better rate. So i have +3 new accounts but also now earn cashback on everything I spend, don't get charged fees for shopping abroad (very useful as my hubby lives in another country) and get money back on the money I have now because my interest rate is actually decent! This month I made £90 just from doing this.
Love the goal ideas! Thank you, that is a huge thing my sister and I overlook. I have to pass this on because it can seriously decrease stress when you look at goals realistically!!!❤❤❤
Another great list you made!! Always awesome. I delete voicemails immediately after checking them! I think that is just something like how I delete emails after reading them too. Earth 911 is amazing! So nice to see your NJ license since I have one hehe. I always shred cards and such right when I get the new one. . again, it is a habit I make that if something is replacing another, I get rid of it. Oh man, I have reusable bags in this box I keep in my trunk, and my mom keeps buying my sons bagels that she brings over in those bags, keeps them with me, and they store up until I see her, and it annoys me. I am going to tell her, "Just hand me the bagels and keep your bag please." I really don't need all those!!! I love being a smart phone app minimalist. My husband has sooooo many and I am always like, "Do you even use all of these??" Goodness.
Hi l love watching and being inspired by your vlogs. I have been catching up with your old vlogs and waiting for you new one constantly. Thank you so much. ❤😊🙏
Our daughter has serious reactions to artificial food dyes - huge welts on arms and trunk, red 40 - 24 hrs of throwing up. I wish the US would ban them.
Pets are like kids. My dog plays best when he has only got a few toys. He gets overwhelmed and cant focus on a toy if there are too many to choose from.
I’m in my late sixties and I’ve never put gas in our car. Never pumping gas is one of my achievable goals in life….along with never eating peanut butter and never taking more than one trip from car to house with groceries. So trivial but so satisfying at the same time.
Yes, ab routine please. Ive commented before and have incorporated what ive been learning, hoping for a bikini body this summer at 41 years old. I'm proud and surprised to say that i fit my new bikini right now, i tried it on the other day for a progress pic. People, keep going! After 5 kids and wonderful perimenopaus attacking me, ive made significant progress. Im feeling sexy again. Thank you Chalene.
I learned a hard lesson one day when I had put some outgoing mail to be mailed for my mother-n-law, and there was a credit card bill among the outgoing mail, but it fell into the bottom of my purse where I didn't see it under all my junk. The mail was forgotten about and wasn't mailed out. She was charged a late fee on that bill. I found the mail in the bottom of my purse about 2 or 3 weeks later when I went to look for something. I was so embarrassed that I had forgot to send out the mail.
Good evening american woman , 100% agree with you , as i told you in my last post , i live alone without family , without children , in a simple 45m2 apartment bought in 2014 , would you be able to live like me without family ? What do you think about this kind of life ? Have a nice day 😊
I decluttered the apps on my iPhone, yeah!! 😊I referenced the post you referred to. It was so easy following your instructions. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do but reluctant and afraid. Thanks so much. Another of the forgotten decluttering spots you mentioned is my tool/box/random collection of unknown stuff. Definitely something to tackle.
handbags... reminded me of cleaning before I was moving to a new flat (abroad, in addition) and went through my handbags... in one of them I found bunch of food vouchers 😖 I was so angry... since then I went to the system "one casual handbag + one formal handbag". I try to keep emails + smartphone on low level (inspired by one of your videos), but in craft supplies I am sooo guilty, but at least I don't buy supplies for new hobbies (beadwork is enough)
When you go to trade shows, etc., you end up with a lot of nice reusable bags. If they're still in good condition, consider donating them to the food bank for their clients to take food home in.
Hi. It would be super helpful if you could make some content on where to donate and dispose of your clutter in Germany. I've found it really hard to get rid of some things especially if they are still good and I don't want to throw them away. I have a feeling that noone wants my stuff. This prevents me from getting it out of the house, so I just keep clutter shifting. I've noticed that all of the clothes containers disappeared from my town and it took me days and a 15 min car ride to get rid of my bag of old clothes. I want to declutter my kitchen next and just don't know what to do with that stuff. Thanks for creating great content and take care.
Refill your gas at a half tank. In the event of any serious disaster do you really want to be stuck on empty? Or at least a quarter tank. It will extend the life of your fuel pump. Gasoline actually helps keep the fuel pump cool.
I tried Mint but the coverage wasn't good. Too many dead spots. Switched back to Google Fi which also has fabulous international coverage. Unless i use a ton of data, the cost is the same as mint for me.
I don’t listen to voicemails unless the texted version is wrong, sometimes it has words that don’t make sense, people with accents or low talkers sometimes confuse the translation 😂, but ya I read them and delete the actual voicemail
The video card on RUclips pointing at the cat makes it look like you're telling people to declutter pets. 😂😭 We're having record numbers of euthanasias in shelters due to surrenders from the cost of living crisis and I had just seen a video about it when your video came up in my recommendations, so the video card might be a bit misleading. ... but yes, my cats have toys everywhere 🤣
@@AtoZenLifeYou can just turn off voicemails. I didn't because it is common for businesses to call about picking up items I ordered and it is convenient for them, but that is maybe one a month.
looking at your wallet i noticed your license was turned up; a policeman told me several years to keep identification cards upside down in your wallet to prevent others from seeing your name, address or date of birth💚
I keep one of each thing so that I have the information quickly to hand rather than trying to find details online/app. The latest goes in and the old gets shredded, unless there is a reason to keep an old paper for longer. Our shredded papers used to supplement the bedding material for our degus, but since they sadly passed we just compost our shredded papers along with our food scraps and garden waste.
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There are many food dies and additives that Europe won't allow so you will probably find a lot to look out for. When I went to Japan I felt so healthy but then I came back to North America and felt so sick all the time because we don't have food we have PRODUCTS
I do have several old voice messages, kept bcuz they were left by family that is no longer here. This is a way to hear their voices again 😢
I am trying to declutter digital photos and my little hack for this is every day I type the date into my phone and it pulls up pictures from this day for all the years, then I can remove duplicates and not feel so overwhelmed! Just takes maybe 3 minutes a day.
Thank you for this wonderful tip! I have an embarrassing number of photos on my phone.
I do something similar.
Instead of doom scrolling when waiting for someone. I get rid of pictures. It's not always easy, but who needs 10k picutres on their phone 😂
OMG 🥰 Thank u so so much for sharing this. I've been trying to declutter mine but always feel overwhelmed.
I keep a shoe box for scrap metal screws, brackets, Allen wrenches. And once a year I swing it by a nearby recycling place. I usually make enough to get a nice latte or fancy ice cream cone. I make sure that all the supplements get used up by sneaking 1 each day into my husbands daily meds they are almost all gone since I stopped buying them before COVID🤣 I just pass along the bags with stuff going to goodwill. I keep a check on protein powders and start blending them into muffins, cookies and brownies. No one has never noticed. I will also sneak dollops of expiring condiments into whatever I am cooking to add a little extra flavor. A little mustard or mayo in the marinade, wasabi in the chili, cocktail sauce in the spaghetti sauce, ketchup in the soup, sub mayo for oil in a chocolate cake. My pantry is so slim I know the dates on everything. Take a teaspoon of any jelly and add a cup of boiling water and you have fruit tea- marmalade is especially good for this. Turn old flour, corn meal, grits, stale cereals and old peanut butter or mayo into dog biscuits. Blend all the old ground spices together and sprinkle in the garden to discourage pests. Old beer, drinks, sodas, vinegars and soy sauce mixed 1/2 and half with water makes great fertilizer
I donated a bunch of my handbags recently to a local business that will turn them into fanny packs. Now other people can enjoy them as new accessories!
It's called VISUAL VOICEMAIL and I literally can't live without it, I don't understand how people live without this feature!
Life-changing!!! 👏
I just decluttered my finances (which included switching to mint!) and switched my car insurance. I am literally saving $300 a month, it’s bananas how helpful it was.
Woohoo 🎉 that’s amazing! 👏👏👏
Just FYI. I had 3 of the metal CC I had never activated but didn’t know how to get rid of (you can’t shred). I googled and got an answer to take to a bank. I did that and they took them to add to their shredding that is done by a professional company!!😁
Get rid of the CAT?? lol, ur thumb nail points to the cute kittie.......''Get Rid of This Now!'' - pointing to the Cute Ginger!! We cnt get rid of him lol :) xx
I wondered about that too! Not the cat!!! 🐈 ❤
Towards the end - pet toys and accessories! They can really add up for pet parents who love to spoil them. 😉
my cats ginger, and my head just went to , ''oh no,we cnt get rid of him'' lol @@sadtiger2022
Lol yes this had me concerned for a second before realizing there is no way that would ever be something Marissa would suggest (thankfully!)! 😅❤
IT BROKE MY HEART AT FIRST I LOVE CATS SO MUCH I WAS WORRIED!!
Dying with laughter as literally every single goal you mentioned is on my list. I don’t have any more goals, this was the lot!
😂
10:50 The Artmakers Outpost in Evanston IL takes donated materials for children to make Art. Old Ribbons, fabric, or other trinkets that can be used for Art projects. Not sure if you're near the area, but thought I'd mention. An old friend of mine runs it and it's been a lovely service for kids and parents, plus supports the reuse industry.
For memory boxes: I had three huge totes AND two smaller ones full of stuff. Last week I condensed it all into one small box. Felt amazing. Going through everything, I realized that none of it carried the memories. My brain does and I can access that whenever. Also, I had totally forgotten everything inside them all, wouldn’t have noticed they were gone if there was a fire.
You sound like Don Aslett, who has been writing declutter books and runs his own cleaning company. He's hilarious too.
I pay $180 annually for Mint. I was paying $70 /month before that. AND I did it all myself. Fabulous service and so inexpensive!! I wish they would come up with an internet plan - We are all paying way too much for that too.
You must live in Canada!
@@pamhuckle3029 I live in California.
Oh me too. If Mint started an internet plan I'd sign up immediately. So tired of the price-gouging from giant corporations.
@@pamhuckle3029 No, I live in California
Do you get unlimited talk text and web?
Keeping your kids German language skills up is very wise - free university when they’re older!!!
You got it 😎
My bills all pay automatically, either through my Visa or my bank. Then my Visa balance automatically pays each month. That declutters a lot of tasks from my to do list.
I just became less stressed by setting up autopay too! She's been so inspiring to me.
I like your "forgotten" note on top of the fridge 😂 i love your humor.
Hahaha, glad you like that! 😁
Love decluttering. Doing whole house this year. so far this year..
Garden shed
Utility cupboard and entrance hall
Under the stairs cupboard
Kitchen
Kids school stuff.
Will keep going until whole house it done.
Isn't it wonderful? It's like losing weight lol 😆
@@joanvoss7512 yep. Use to be minimalist before kids and husband. Once he left.. spent 1st year boxing his crap.. 90 boxes.. still has to get 50. Then 1yr decluttering mine and the kids. That was 2019.. been great since.. but want to do another big one!.. hate stuff.
@rebeccarendle3706 My spouse is a very messy individual... at odds but not surrendering yet lol
@@joanvoss7512 good luck🍀
I'm happy to say I declutter these things quite frequently :D I just notice these small things. Today I was actually just gonna re-organise my linen closet/drawers and ended up decluttering as well, because, do I actually need 5 sets of bedsheets? In a 2-person household? the answer is no. Especially not when I can hardly close the drawer XD
Love these reminders! Decluttering is very cathartic. I like to declutter until there's about 25% empty space in an area. I declutter my diet for a few weeks at a time. Go without caffeine, dessert, alcohol usually weeks before an event or trip.
I love decluttering emails!
I know... right??
You bring up many useful tips for lots of various things that go with life. Batteries need to be recycled! Please! (Make a hazardous waste video?).
Batteries and most light bulbs. Most cities have a list on their website.
I live in Germany, and I have fabric bags that are available just as plastic bags or those made of paper at every supermarket. I have them in my car and put them back after having emptied them after shopping.
Unwanted reusable bags make great containers for items you are donating to charity shops (thrift shops)!
Good tip 👏
Also,
-Setting a defrag and/or doing a disk cleanup up your laptop, computer, and tablet is the main reason your internet is slow and lagging it is not your service but devices need deep cleaning.
-That goes for your laptop, computer, mobile and tablet deleting your history on the internet takes up space in the memory and the speed processor will be like when it was new(it helps to transfer your photo and video on your laptop, computer, and tablet free up space.)
Memory boxes and old papers are a *huge* category I need to go through. 😣Things like that are probably the most overwhelming for me as I can be very sentimental and go through a stack of papers with the "keep" pile being much bigger than the "recycle" pile. I'm trying to start on papers that are still piled around and haven't made it to the boxes yet, and to keep exercising my declutter muscles on easier categories in preparation for that. I know it will be so freeing when my mementos are all actually special!
Now for the wins! I've decluttered my phone apps, and naturally update them on occasion. I did not realize how many different apps my friends, family used to communicate until I decluttered! A goal in the future is to get those communication lines a bit more consolidated, but relationships come first. :) Craft and hobby supplies have been a big category for me as well. A year or two ago I did a declutter through some fabrics and projects I knew I wouldn't finish. The second part of the strategy has been to declutter my time and actually get to the projects I love! At the moment that means sewing a hobbit vest. ☺
My refrigerator serves as storage for large items that don't fit in the cupboards. The turkey roaster, stockpot, griddle.
Kathy B
Great idea... omg i hate my huge turkey roasting pan and I'm now going to put it in my fridge to hold deli items that are hanging loose ! Thanks for the tip!
I love how she doesn't cop a condescending attitude about decluttering like so many others on RUclips!
It's not that I forget these things that you're speaking about. It's a matter of time and energy for any decluttering on my part. When I was younger it was much easier but now I'm 63 years old and I'm not in perfect health and I'm also helping my mother with a lot of household things. The most frustrating thing is not being able to follow through on any particular area of my home. Last week I was very motivated to clean out my bathroom cupboards and I got two areas done, but haven't had the time since then to finish the rest. That's when I get discouraged and I figure it's not even worth my time and I hate doing half a job of anything! The way I figure it will take me 10 years to be able to move out of my home 😢
Highly recommend Dana K White’s method for you! She has an awesome RUclips channel!
I am 64 and i did it by NOT getting discouraged because it was worth my time - and now i have more of it to pursue what I love to do!! Every little bit done and doing it one bite at a time, that is what you have time for.. You can do this, no excuses, just keep going. The result is where your payoff is!!!I
I agree with @fromhumblebeginnings7798 . Bit by bit. Not doing it at all will feel worse. Give thanks when we get one half of a drawer or shelf done. :)
in a memory box purge right now so this is so helpful!
I just decluttered 2 credit cards right after I watched this vid 😎
Feeling accomplished 😂
Deactivate the voice mail function - peace of mind! When I first did so 10 years ago, my daughter chided me. Now, she and every member of her family, have deactivated their voice mail function.
You can do that?!?! Have their been any negative repercussions?
Here in the uk you can pay your bills by either standing order or direct debit. Utility companies actually prefer direct debits because they are surer of getting their cash each month, especially with potentially variable bills, so you pay less overall if you agree to pay this way.
So, once these are setup, you don't have to spend time each month organing the paying of regular expenses. You can also set up standing orders to automate donations, and transfers to saving or investment accounts. If you set things up to come off soon after your wage/main income arrives ( with a few days between in case of bank delays), then you will know that the balance left, once the bill transfers have gone out, is what if left for the casual spending over the rest of the month ! For those paid monthly this works well, but it's a bit more complicated if you have other patterns of income.
An updated toy tour would be super cool!
You make All the Difference !😊
Cheers, Kenneth! 🙌
I really have decluttered almost all of these. I do have some extra Allen wrenches, but I'll take.care of that. Thanks, Marissa! I feel so encouraged!
also HATE pumping my own gas!! when i lived in staten island (NY), we'd schedule our gas refills for when we went over the outer bridge to NJ, where they pump your gas for you!!! (do they still do that in NJ??)
Yes, NJ station attendants do (still) pump gas for you.
I never put anything above the refrigerator. I cannot reach the cabinet, so I do not use it.
I don't use my attic for the same reason!
Excellent advices, particularly the digital clutter. Easy to wind up w/ a *lot* of apps, archived e-mails, etc.
In the film Up In The Air (2009) George Clooney’s character describes photographs as “crutches for the memory.”
I agree w/ that sentiment. Old photos are a handy link to our past, someone else’s. But they can accumulate, become dingy and dusty (even if collected in a memory box or photo album) and they remind us of those we’ve lost.
Photos won’t be of help to me if my memory goes for whatever reasons. I’m not very sentimental, and have no issue anymore discarding such items.
My mind is still sharp; my earliest memory is seeing a beloved cousin in his crib in 1971 (I was 4, or close to it.) I don’t require pics to see my Dad, Grandparents, friends who’ve passed on; they’re in my grey matter, there to view anytime. Now if only I could declutter unwanted and hurtful memories. 🤔👍❤️
Voice mail--I have not checked mine in months. I'm happy to know that others have the same problems and feelings about it. When I was employed, I had to check voice mails when I started my day and several times during the day...caught hell if I didn't do that. I am retired now.
It’s not just you! 👏
I decluttered my finances by actually opening MORE accounts, I got travel insurance by paying via my bank rather than buying every account, and setup some accounts that transfer money between them at the start of the month which gives me a great interest rate, and I move my savings to new accounts with a better rate. So i have +3 new accounts but also now earn cashback on everything I spend, don't get charged fees for shopping abroad (very useful as my hubby lives in another country) and get money back on the money I have now because my interest rate is actually decent!
This month I made £90 just from doing this.
Life. Changing. Being able to read those maddening voice mails now is so fabulous. 👌
Love the goal ideas! Thank you, that is a huge thing my sister and I overlook. I have to pass this on because it can seriously decrease stress when you look at goals realistically!!!❤❤❤
too many goals/interests. Good word!
Her house looks amazing to me.
Another great list you made!! Always awesome.
I delete voicemails immediately after checking them! I think that is just something like how I delete emails after reading them too.
Earth 911 is amazing!
So nice to see your NJ license since I have one hehe. I always shred cards and such right when I get the new one. . again, it is a habit I make that if something is replacing another, I get rid of it.
Oh man, I have reusable bags in this box I keep in my trunk, and my mom keeps buying my sons bagels that she brings over in those bags, keeps them with me, and they store up until I see her, and it annoys me. I am going to tell her, "Just hand me the bagels and keep your bag please." I really don't need all those!!!
I love being a smart phone app minimalist. My husband has sooooo many and I am always like, "Do you even use all of these??" Goodness.
I intentionally leave voicemail full so no one can leave me voicemails, that’s how much I hate them 😅
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SAME
Thank you for putting a link for the canvas bags. I just ordered a set so I can use them for laundry bags.
Hi l love watching and being inspired by your vlogs. I have been catching up with your old vlogs and waiting for you new one constantly. Thank you so much. ❤😊🙏
Thanks so much and happy to have you as part of the community 😄
Our daughter has serious reactions to artificial food dyes - huge welts on arms and trunk, red 40 - 24 hrs of throwing up. I wish the US would ban them.
Ugh, that’s tough! I had a friend that was allergic to dyes in lotion and she struggled to find ones that were safe for her skin 😢
Pets are like kids. My dog plays best when he has only got a few toys. He gets overwhelmed and cant focus on a toy if there are too many to choose from.
Missed you last Sunday! Glad you are back! Thank you for the decluttering tips.
Deadline on declutter is what I need. Got a lot of stuff that keeps cycling on eBay.
You are simply the best adviser!!!❤
I’m in my late sixties and I’ve never put gas in our car. Never pumping gas is one of my achievable goals in life….along with never eating peanut butter and never taking more than one trip from car to house with groceries. So trivial but so satisfying at the same time.
Love that for you 👏
I have pumped a lot of gas but I have never mowed a lawn. I’m 64 and plan to never mow a lawn!
Yes, ab routine please. Ive commented before and have incorporated what ive been learning, hoping for a bikini body this summer at 41 years old. I'm proud and surprised to say that i fit my new bikini right now, i tried it on the other day for a progress pic. People, keep going! After 5 kids and wonderful perimenopaus attacking me, ive made significant progress. Im feeling sexy again. Thank you Chalene.
At 42 and largest ive ever been I e decided all bodies can be bikini bodies. I got a 2 piece for the first time in 24 years.
I learned a hard lesson one day when I had put some outgoing mail to be mailed for my mother-n-law, and there was a credit card bill among the outgoing mail, but it fell into the bottom of my purse where I didn't see it under all my junk. The mail was forgotten about and wasn't mailed out. She was charged a late fee on that bill. I found the mail in the bottom of my purse about 2 or 3 weeks later when I went to look for something. I was so embarrassed that I had forgot to send out the mail.
Good evening american woman , 100% agree with you , as i told you in my last post , i live alone without family , without children , in a simple 45m2 apartment bought in 2014 , would you be able to live like me without family ? What do you think about this kind of life ? Have a nice day 😊
I decluttered the apps on my iPhone, yeah!! 😊I referenced the post you referred to. It was so easy following your instructions. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do but reluctant and afraid. Thanks so much. Another of the forgotten decluttering spots you mentioned is my tool/box/random collection of unknown stuff. Definitely something to tackle.
handbags... reminded me of cleaning before I was moving to a new flat (abroad, in addition) and went through my handbags... in one of them I found bunch of food vouchers 😖 I was so angry... since then I went to the system "one casual handbag + one formal handbag". I try to keep emails + smartphone on low level (inspired by one of your videos), but in craft supplies I am sooo guilty, but at least I don't buy supplies for new hobbies (beadwork is enough)
I scanned old pictures that were fading. Now I have memories on my phone n got rid of the paper clutter! Win- win!
When you go to trade shows, etc., you end up with a lot of nice reusable bags. If they're still in good condition, consider donating them to the food bank for their clients to take food home in.
I luv your hair. It's beautiful
Hi. It would be super helpful if you could make some content on where to donate and dispose of your clutter in Germany. I've found it really hard to get rid of some things especially if they are still good and I don't want to throw them away. I have a feeling that noone wants my stuff. This prevents me from getting it out of the house, so I just keep clutter shifting. I've noticed that all of the clothes containers disappeared from my town and it took me days and a 15 min car ride to get rid of my bag of old clothes. I want to declutter my kitchen next and just don't know what to do with that stuff. Thanks for creating great content and take care.
Your boys are adorable!🥰
Thanks so much ☺️🙏
Your thumbnail cracks me up!
Thank you! 😆👍
Haha, I love the post-it note!
Glad you liked that 😉😂
Refill your gas at a half tank. In the event of any serious disaster do you really want to be stuck on empty? Or at least a quarter tank. It will extend the life of your fuel pump. Gasoline actually helps keep the fuel pump cool.
I'm retiring early so I'm getting rid of a ton of apps and notifications and about 400 phone numbers and contacts. This girl has left the building
Great helpful list and reminders!
Great job 😀
Great video ❤ thanks Marissa
hi where do i get those good canvas bags please.great video.thanks
Hi, sorry I forgot to link! Here are the bags I use: amzn.to/43f5tbE
I tried Mint but the coverage wasn't good. Too many dead spots. Switched back to Google Fi which also has fabulous international coverage. Unless i use a ton of data, the cost is the same as mint for me.
Great list!! Thank you!
2:01 AHH! Those same things… all of them… I procrastinate doing those too!! 😂😂😂
I don’t listen to voicemails unless the texted version is wrong, sometimes it has words that don’t make sense, people with accents or low talkers sometimes confuse the translation 😂, but ya I read them and delete the actual voicemail
I just found your videos. I love them. Where do you live? America or Europe?
Excellent video! Thanks….😊
Useful list
The goals sound like me trying to do it all at once ❤😆
Thank you 🙏🏼😘
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Unfortunately, Mint Mobile isn't available in Canada. Anyone from Canada have suggestions for an alternate?
PC mobile have low cost options
I actually have a small memory box for every year going back to 2007, the year my dad died. It's the only thing I don't wanna declutter.
The video card on RUclips pointing at the cat makes it look like you're telling people to declutter pets. 😂😭 We're having record numbers of euthanasias in shelters due to surrenders from the cost of living crisis and I had just seen a video about it when your video came up in my recommendations, so the video card might be a bit misleading. ... but yes, my cats have toys everywhere 🤣
😅 I'm half asleep and wanted to know what was going on with the cat before watching! Thank you 😂❤
Who puts things on the fridge?
A LOT of people!
Grandparents- drawings & magnet photographs of grandchildren
@@s0a1n2d3y4Oh, I misunderstood. I thought she meant on the top of the fridge, like a shelf.
Lol, I’m so guilty of #2 as well 😂
I bet a lot of people are 😂🙏
@@AtoZenLifeYou can just turn off voicemails. I didn't because it is common for businesses to call about picking up items I ordered and it is convenient for them, but that is maybe one a month.
looking at your wallet i noticed your license was turned up; a policeman told me several years to keep identification cards upside down in your wallet to prevent others from seeing your name, address or date of birth💚
We stopped buying pet beds . We have one large box that we cut holes in for our cats lol
Nice 😂 🐱
Yes my opine is cleaned up every day. Gelps 😊
Always weird that people continue to declutter and still have so much stuff
I'm a TracFone user, buy what I need, when I need. No monthly service plan for me.
I think our husbands have the same phone 😅 such a nightmare trying to find anything on it.
How do you know whether to save old paper bills? In fact how does one throw away paper? That would make a good RUclips video?😂Thank you.
I keep one of each thing so that I have the information quickly to hand rather than trying to find details online/app. The latest goes in and the old gets shredded, unless there is a reason to keep an old paper for longer. Our shredded papers used to supplement the bedding material for our degus, but since they sadly passed we just compost our shredded papers along with our food scraps and garden waste.
my voice mail only saves for 7days, so never need to worry :)
Nice! 😂
My Husband vs Protein powder flavours he doesn't like just hit me so hard xD
🤣 I thought it was YUMMY (but I don’t need protein powder)
@@AtoZenLife "Raspberry sounded tasty"
Narrator: it was not.
@@gifttanz 😂
lol like a dog digging in dirt. My backpack. A lot of old bones in there.
Wood Mint Mobile!!!:🎉
Voicemail anxiety club, where you at? 🖐😅
Checking in 🤙🥲
people complain they can't afford food, blah blah. STOP BUYING CRAP YOU DON'T NEED AND FEED YOUR FAMILY
I just turn off voicemail. People can always send me a text or e-mail instead.
I agree with those 3 things you hate doing Marissa! 😂 First world problems huh?! 😂😂