❤ I have moved so many times... the money I have wasted on moving and storing... the managing of stuff... I'm 44 and just over it. I'm over delayed decisions and tired of the burden of stuff. Been mildly letting go of stuff for 20 years, but found decluttering in 2019. I love the feeling of purging all the unnecessary items. Best to all of you. It is like an onion, many layers and tears.
I’ve been on my minimalist journey since 2016, when we moved. I’m also a teacher currently, so I take my summers to declutter and curate my space. We may be moving after two more years, hopefully to our forever home. When that happens, I want nothing stored in the garage! Just two cars! I’m working on that now. :)
That sounds exciting 😍 we would love to move as well my husband wants to move closer to his work but there are almost no houses or at least houses we are willing to buy.. I really want something smaller but it’s not easy to find where we live
I became a “minimalist” as a teenager. We had quite a few family members pass away and I helped go through their belongings. I came home to my own room and realized that if something were to happen to me, someone would have to go through my things in a similar way. I saved everything and had piles of stuff I was going to get to later. Back then I didn’t have the RUclips that we know & use today to look up how to get started with something like that. So, I just started throwing everything out. Then, I organized and labeled what was left in a way that would make sense to anyone that walked through my door. The Bible says to keep your eye simple & your whole body will be bright. It’s been about 18 years since then, and I know that statement to be completely true & reliable 🥰🥰
I was going through exactly what you went through. Overspending, impulse buying and just collecting more and more stuff. I am currently decluttering everything and thinking about what really makes me happy. Thanks so much for all your great videos ❤
I am extremely tired of every decluttered area of my life and I don't know where to start... My phone has more than 33.000 video's and pictures, my mailbox (more than one) are exploding. My clothes, my work documents, my macbook and all the files and stuff on it is endless. My administration at home and at work.... My basement, My head is spinning and the clutter is blocking my life, my energy, my creative flow... BUT I WILL GET IT UNDER CONTROL!!! I am just gonna start, that is where I will start!💪🏿
Minimalist family of five and loving your channel. Even seven years in there is still more information to learn and ideas to simplify further. Keep making great content. =)
I feel the same! I enjoy learning from others and it’s always great to have people to talk too about minimalism because sometimes in my regular world it can feel like I’m the only one
❤ love your videos! I am also on a slow decluttering journey. Trying to be very Mindful and intentional about what I buy and keep. Love from The Netherlands
Aww thank you ❤️ my life has changed so much over the past 5 years if my old self met me now I wouldn’t recognize myself hahah incredibly grateful for the change 😍👏
I am with you lady. I don't want to spend too much money. I want to buy a used vehicle on my own. I will pay my own car note. I am 43. Being frugal is intelligent in my opinion. People buy clothing for labels and to feel better about themselves. Me I like it simple. I got three new Gap blouses and three pairs of light airy summer pants by Three dots. i refuse to blow money like that. Thanks for this video.
💕 I have decluttered a lot out of life, people and things. I have noticed a total reduction in anxiety as well as my depression having lifted. I realized that I make the choice of whom or what I allow into my life.
Your videos have helped me so much. I am a teacher and found myself with years of stuff just collected for school. My spending at thrift stores had gotten out of control and all that stuff added to all the other stuff, and my home was a mess, busting at the seams. I wasn't completely happy and satisfied with my life. I put in slot of hours at work and I just became tired, restless and sad. I compensated by shopping. I've started Dec littering making weekly trips to donate . I've cleaned out closets, drawers, ,venture rooms. Its so freeing to have open, clutter free spaces. Being able to find things is a bonus too. I'm no longer thriving as much, and I'm learning bro live with less. Having so much stuff IS tiring. I have more energy and I'm happier with a minimal , organized home and life.
Hi Becky, I understand what you went through with clutter and mess. I can relate because my home was cluttered and unorganized. One day I just started decluttering and donating my stuff. Three and a half years later, I have less stuff. My home is still unorganized and cluttered because my husband refuses to donate or shred any of his papers. I love baskets because it contains my belongings and it keeps things organized. Having things organized helps me to find my stuff or something that I need. Love your videos, thank you for sharing your decluttering journey!! Your videos inspire me to keep decluttering any other stuff and organize. ❣️💕
This is so relatable ❤️ I’ve been able to work with my husband to help organize his tools and wood shop but it does overwhelm me and so I’ve learned I can only control my areas 🙃 luckily I feel like as my mindset has changed his has slowly too and he likes living in a minimalist home ❤️ wishing you all the best!!
I've been decluttering and wanting more slower loving last couple months as a sahm. It has made a big difference. I however still struggle with emotional eating out or bored browsing. I keep reinstalling fb for deals on toys and watching RUclips montessori minimalist things thinking the next toy will solve all things or the Starbucks will cure me. I'm doing less store buys but also trying to stay off social media besides RUclips because I get addicted to looking
I 💯 get this! That feeling of always looking got me too for a long time 🫠 I had to get off of social media for about 6 months and now when I do get on it’s easier to say no but I did have to unfollow a lot of the Facebook groups
That's how I feel now... Life is not going how I thought and I need to own my decisions and starting to minimise everything feels like the only control I have at the moment to feel some sense of freedom. Thank you for making these videos ❤
I’m so sorry ❤️❤️ one book that really helped me was a book called “joy” by Desmond Tutu and Dalia Lama. Something they said was that it can help us to know and remember other people are going through this same thing right now and to find peace that we are never alone ❤️
This video spoke to my heart, thank you. I am tired and overstimulated. In 2020 I ran up most of my credit cards. I used the excuse of loneliness and depression to make emotional purchases. I am slowly paying them off with help but still have 2 major ones to clear. This has held me back from owning a home which hurts because my set backs are effecting my household. I became a Mom last year, we moved, so many changes and new stuff acquired. I’d like to continue spending more quality time with my little one and less time clearly the clutter. I still get the dopamine rush from receiving gifts and I hardly refuse items. I need to address that.
❤️❤️❤️ it’s so hard! I can say from experience, to change our mindset that more is better.. I have to reflect on how much clutter affects my mental health that has helped me to stop my impulse buying. Good luck my friend! One day and choice at a time ❤️❤️
@@minimaleasethank you, indeed one choice at a time. Listening to this video helped me to let go of something I had stored away and wasn’t using, which has already made impact. 🙏🏾
Another video where I feel like you’re telling my story. You shared such a powerful message. I’ve been getting rid of so much, but I look around and it’s still so overwhelming. I’m just drowning in stuff. Since I first started watching your videos I haven’t bought anything new to bring into the house other than food and necessities though. I’m so proud of that😊 Thank you for the motivation to finally start this journey❤❤❤
That's amazing! I still get overwhelmed sometimes but it is a lot less these days which I am so grateful for! My daughter and husband are not minimalist but they do appreciate how the house functions now ❤️Because I was a shopaholic I feel like it took me longer to really fully embrace this lifestyle but it has been 100% worth it ❤️❤️❤️
I have been minimal for about 3 years, I was in maintenance mode, but currently, I fill I could do another HUGE declutter and be even more minimal. So over summer break (I work at a school) my goal is to do huge sweeps through each room again.
Thanks for another great video Becky. I have been practising minimalism for a bout 6 years now. My biggest struggle is kids stuff. My kids are 3-8 years old and I find that their stuff ends up all over the floor in every room of our house. I don't have many storage options which makes it challenging. The kids want to keep everything too.😅
Hahah I get it! With a young child of my own my daughter often takes over the whole house even though she has a play room hahah I’m gonna work on a video to show how to clean up after a normal day in our home ❤️❤️
@@minimalease Thank you. That would be great to see. 🥰 I'm going to attempt decluttering some kids clothing and books very soon. The books I will find challenging as I have a sentimental attachment to most of them.
@@minimalease Thank you. That would be great to see. 🥰 I'm going to attempt decluttering some kids clothing and books very soon. The books I will find challenging as I have a sentimental attachment to most of them.
❤️. Love your content! Your journey sounded so similar to mine (spending and accumulating). I’ve started the decluttering process and now am inspired to stick with it. Thanks!
♥ I had my home down to a decent amount but my daughter is moving back home at the end of this week so I'm going to do another round of ruthless decluttering. I already removed and washed 5 loads of bedding and 5 loads of clothing from her apartment and I'm afraid to see how much more there is. We'll have to declutter a ton of her stuff for sure.
That reminds me of when my brother moved in with us ❤️ it was such a big adjustment for all of us but I loved having him here (at least most of the time ) 🤣
in some time i will be living off on my own , and your videos are a great motivation to manage stuff , life everythinggg , thank you soo much for quality content , really really thank you 🥰🥰
On-line shopping is just way too easy now adays. My minimizing journey began because my personal life was out of control. So, I decided to begin controlling what I could, which was my home. Now that my life is a bit more in control, I still can't imagine living any other way.
My goal is definitely to live a simpler life. I wish I had these feelings decades ago although my husband and now grown son have different views. I really think for the most part women feel the stress of clutter much more than men.😫 As I have an autoimmune disease and have been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks for the better part of three decades I am just TIRED.😖 If all of the decluttering decisions were mine to make we would probably get rid of 80-90% of our possessions. What I have been doing so far is boxing up household items that my son and my daughter-in-law can use. My DIL is very appreciate of what I offer her.🥰 I have been able to box up extra kitchenwares but still have a lot to go. What they don’t want will go to the charity shops. As not all the possessions in our home are mine I only have so much power.😫😫😫
I completely understand ❤️❤️ my husband and daughter don’t get bothered by clutter and often it feels like they don’t see it hahah but I know from experience now they both function better when our house is simplified. I have had so many conversations with my husband about decluttering and while I don’t declutter his stuff now we have decided I can pull things out of his I feel like we don’t need and he will go through them when he’s ready. He doesn’t enjoy decluttering so if I just make it a quick bag of things and he gets to make quick decisions he doesn’t mind decluttering
I also was guilty of purging at first just to rebuy things. I realized at first I was chasing minimalism because it was popular and I wanted that aesthetic. I got rid of soooo many things to swap out with generic colorless everything. I spent wayyy to much money to impress people who don’t live in my home. As I’ve evolved through it the last few years, I’ve realized I appreciate good neutrals, but paired with COLOR. Without the pops of color I had an aesthetic home but not an AUTHENTIC one. It’s funny because now I get more compliments on my home and the way it looks than when I was doing it just to follow a trend ❤ and I have half the stuff I had back when my house looked like “a minimalist”. Lol.
What a great and powerful message to spread!! Minimalist look different and have different needs our houses are not one size fits all! Declutter until you reach a point you only have left what you love and that is your style ❤️❤️❤️
I am undertaking a large downsizing and minimizing but have hit a roadblock. What do you do with things that you know you will use eventually ? For example, I like to burn a candle at night and have always bought tons on sale. I must have at least 12 Bath and Body Works candles unused. Donai slowly use them up or donate some now? I have many items like that.
Great question! For me I have a home for things like that (example medicine or hair products) when I was deciding to keep or declutter anything if it couldn’t fit in the container I would gift to friends or declutter
❤ I’ve been on my minimalism and simplifying journey for over 8 years now and having my 6th baby I definitely crave it even more. I’m not where I want to be yet but I’m working on it. I’ve been selling my stuff on eBay and Poshmark, have actually made decent money and enjoyed it so now it’s a bit of a part time job. I also took loads of our stuff to consignment stores and we earned some money that way while getting things out quick. For me it’s a bit of a struggle since I want my home to be very minimal but still enjoy selling stuff. It’s kind of a conflict of interest 😂 I don’t know if it’s sustainable but it certainly helped with the finances, I just don’t want excess stuff either. Any thoughts?
Great question! Honestly I sold a bunch of stuff at first but now I don’t have much to get rid of so selling stuff just became too much.. maybe designate a box,closet, or room to the things you sell and so you never see it outside that space.
I also had this issue on and off over the years and especially with minimalism these few months. I've put over 10 trash bags of things donated to my curb. I've seen some videos from a few minimalists I've been watching and most say some ground rules they follow. For the most part, if it stresses us and wasn't worth a lot, then it's not worth our time or sanity to pay for it even more to get a few dollars. Some rules I remember is if you spent over $50 on each item can be a marker to follow on what's worth giving your time to. And if it doesn't sell within 1 week or 2 weeks that you give it then to let it go. And also self discipline (which I don't have and hurts me mentally so don't really sell anymore) is good to have by setting time constraints like allowing yourself 1 hrs a day only to post and sell things or add to only be contacted during certain hours. It can distract alot from family or yourself and become a dopamine hit making money from it but can still cost you if it's not organized. Hope this helps!
How do you get your husband to just get rid of furniture instead of selling it? I don't want strangers at my home and doing donations, I will need a truck!❤
It has not always been easy! We’ve had to compromise a lot. Currently I’d love to get rid of our old leather couch. We got it second hand when we moved in but I’ve never really liked it. My husband still likes it so we are slowly looking for a replacement but it’s been over a year hahah we only sell things now that are $50 or more and I only give it a week or two
❤ I have moved so many times... the money I have wasted on moving and storing... the managing of stuff... I'm 44 and just over it. I'm over delayed decisions and tired of the burden of stuff. Been mildly letting go of stuff for 20 years, but found decluttering in 2019. I love the feeling of purging all the unnecessary items. Best to all of you. It is like an onion, many layers and tears.
Thanks so much for sharing your story ❤️❤️ i love your comparison of life and decluttering to an onion ❤️ good luck on your journey friend!
I’ve been on my minimalist journey since 2016, when we moved. I’m also a teacher currently, so I take my summers to declutter and curate my space. We may be moving after two more years, hopefully to our forever home. When that happens, I want nothing stored in the garage! Just two cars! I’m working on that now. :)
That sounds exciting 😍 we would love to move as well my husband wants to move closer to his work but there are almost no houses or at least houses we are willing to buy.. I really want something smaller but it’s not easy to find where we live
Good job!
I became a “minimalist” as a teenager. We had quite a few family members pass away and I helped go through their belongings. I came home to my own room and realized that if something were to happen to me, someone would have to go through my things in a similar way. I saved everything and had piles of stuff I was going to get to later. Back then I didn’t have the RUclips that we know & use today to look up how to get started with something like that. So, I just started throwing everything out. Then, I organized and labeled what was left in a way that would make sense to anyone that walked through my door. The Bible says to keep your eye simple & your whole body will be bright. It’s been about 18 years since then, and I know that statement to be completely true & reliable 🥰🥰
You were such an insightful teenager 😍 thanks so much for sharing your journey that is so inspiring ❤️❤️
Very nicely said. I appreciate the Bible reference.
I was going through exactly what you went through. Overspending, impulse buying and just collecting more and more stuff. I am currently decluttering everything and thinking about what really makes me happy. Thanks so much for all your great videos ❤
That’s wonderful to hear!! Good luck on your journey friend! I love hearing about other women who are chasing after a simpler life
As a teacher myself not really happy with where my life is going I really enjoy your content. Would like to hear more about how you quit your job.
Thanks so much ❤️❤️ it’s been a journey of discovery 🤣
I am extremely tired of every decluttered area of my life and I don't know where to start...
My phone has more than 33.000 video's and pictures, my mailbox (more than one) are exploding. My clothes, my work documents, my macbook and all the files and stuff on it is endless. My administration at home and at work....
My basement,
My head is spinning and the clutter is blocking my life, my energy, my creative flow...
BUT I WILL GET IT UNDER CONTROL!!! I am just gonna start, that is where I will start!💪🏿
You got this!! ❤️
@@minimalease ThankYou!!!🤗🤗🤗
Excellent! Was delighted when I seen your new video pop up. Just the tonic I needed. ❤Your content is always so spot on.
Aww thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
Minimalist family of five and loving your channel. Even seven years in there is still more information to learn and ideas to simplify further. Keep making great content. =)
I feel the same! I enjoy learning from others and it’s always great to have people to talk too about minimalism because sometimes in my regular world it can feel like I’m the only one
On the decluttering journey myself!! ❤You’re a great inspiration.. thank you!! 😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
That’s wonderful to hear!! 😍
❤ love your videos! I am also on a slow decluttering journey. Trying to be very Mindful and intentional about what I buy and keep. Love from The Netherlands
That’s wonderful ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for sharing!!
My life is different from what I thought it would be too! But it’s where the Lord has me and I can make the most of it.
I love getting to know you.
Aww thank you ❤️ my life has changed so much over the past 5 years if my old self met me now I wouldn’t recognize myself hahah incredibly grateful for the change 😍👏
I am with you lady. I don't want to spend too much money. I want to buy a used vehicle on my own. I will pay my own car note. I am 43. Being frugal is intelligent in my opinion. People buy clothing for labels and to feel better about themselves. Me I like it simple. I got three new Gap blouses and three pairs of light airy summer pants by Three dots. i refuse to blow money like that. Thanks for this video.
Love it! Thanks for sharing that message ❤️❤️
Hi Becky, Another excellent video which is oh so helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Aww I’m glad! Thanks ❤️
💕 I have decluttered a lot out of life, people and things. I have noticed a total reduction in anxiety as well as my depression having lifted. I realized that I make the choice of whom or what I allow into my life.
Love this ❤️❤️ you’re so right! We all have a choice in what we let into our lives
Your videos have helped me so much. I am a teacher and found myself with years of stuff just collected for school. My spending at thrift stores had gotten out of control and all that stuff added to all the other stuff, and my home was a mess, busting at the seams. I wasn't completely happy and satisfied with my life. I put in slot of hours at work and I just became tired, restless and sad.
I compensated by shopping.
I've started Dec littering making weekly trips to donate . I've cleaned out closets, drawers, ,venture rooms. Its so freeing to have open, clutter free spaces. Being able to find things is a bonus too. I'm no longer thriving as much, and I'm learning bro live with less. Having so much stuff IS tiring. I have more energy and I'm happier with a minimal , organized home and life.
Soo true! Stuff is Tiring!! Things always have a cost more then just a monetary one ❤️❤️ thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
Hi Becky, I understand what you went through with clutter and mess. I can relate because my home was cluttered and unorganized. One day I just started decluttering and donating my stuff. Three and a half years later, I have less stuff. My home is still unorganized and cluttered because my husband refuses to donate or shred any of his papers.
I love baskets because it contains my belongings and it keeps things organized. Having things organized helps me to find my stuff or something that I need.
Love your videos, thank you for sharing your decluttering journey!! Your videos inspire me to keep decluttering any other stuff and organize. ❣️💕
This is so relatable ❤️ I’ve been able to work with my husband to help organize his tools and wood shop but it does overwhelm me and so I’ve learned I can only control my areas 🙃 luckily I feel like as my mindset has changed his has slowly too and he likes living in a minimalist home ❤️ wishing you all the best!!
I've been decluttering and wanting more slower loving last couple months as a sahm. It has made a big difference. I however still struggle with emotional eating out or bored browsing. I keep reinstalling fb for deals on toys and watching RUclips montessori minimalist things thinking the next toy will solve all things or the Starbucks will cure me. I'm doing less store buys but also trying to stay off social media besides RUclips because I get addicted to looking
I 💯 get this! That feeling of always looking got me too for a long time 🫠 I had to get off of social media for about 6 months and now when I do get on it’s easier to say no but I did have to unfollow a lot of the Facebook groups
Just found your channel, powerful video, thanks!
Thanks you so much ❤️
Looking for a perfect minimalist channel ,and finally found yours 🎉each videos are powerful and on point❤go ahead
That's how I feel now... Life is not going how I thought and I need to own my decisions and starting to minimise everything feels like the only control I have at the moment to feel some sense of freedom. Thank you for making these videos ❤
I’m so sorry ❤️❤️ one book that really helped me was a book called “joy” by Desmond Tutu and Dalia Lama. Something they said was that it can help us to know and remember other people are going through this same thing right now and to find peace that we are never alone ❤️
This video spoke to my heart, thank you. I am tired and overstimulated. In 2020 I ran up most of my credit cards. I used the excuse of loneliness and depression to make emotional purchases. I am slowly paying them off with help but still have 2 major ones to clear. This has held me back from owning a home which hurts because my set backs are effecting my household. I became a Mom last year, we moved, so many changes and new stuff acquired. I’d like to continue spending more quality time with my little one and less time clearly the clutter. I still get the dopamine rush from receiving gifts and I hardly refuse items. I need to address that.
❤️❤️❤️ it’s so hard! I can say from experience, to change our mindset that more is better.. I have to reflect on how much clutter affects my mental health that has helped me to stop my impulse buying. Good luck my friend! One day and choice at a time ❤️❤️
Best wishes to you! You can do it❤
@@minimaleasethank you, indeed one choice at a time. Listening to this video helped me to let go of something I had stored away and wasn’t using, which has already made impact. 🙏🏾
@@MyCozyLife-LisaThank you Lisa, I believe I will. It is my desire and so I will push through.
Another video where I feel like you’re telling my story. You shared such a powerful message. I’ve been getting rid of so much, but I look around and it’s still so overwhelming. I’m just drowning in stuff. Since I first started watching your videos I haven’t bought anything new to bring into the house other than food and necessities though. I’m so proud of that😊 Thank you for the motivation to finally start this journey❤❤❤
That's amazing! I still get overwhelmed sometimes but it is a lot less these days which I am so grateful for! My daughter and husband are not minimalist but they do appreciate how the house functions now ❤️Because I was a shopaholic I feel like it took me longer to really fully embrace this lifestyle but it has been 100% worth it ❤️❤️❤️
I have been minimal for about 3 years, I was in maintenance mode, but currently, I fill I could do another HUGE declutter and be even more minimal. So over summer break (I work at a school) my goal is to do huge sweeps through each room again.
That’s awesome 👏 thanks so much for sharing!!
Thanks for another great video Becky.
I have been practising minimalism for a bout 6 years now. My biggest struggle is kids stuff. My kids are 3-8 years old and I find that their stuff ends up all over the floor in every room of our house. I don't have many storage options which makes it challenging. The kids want to keep everything too.😅
Hahah I get it! With a young child of my own my daughter often takes over the whole house even though she has a play room hahah I’m gonna work on a video to show how to clean up after a normal day in our home ❤️❤️
@@minimalease Thank you. That would be great to see. 🥰
I'm going to attempt decluttering some kids clothing and books very soon. The books I will find challenging as I have a sentimental attachment to most of them.
@@minimalease Thank you. That would be great to see. 🥰
I'm going to attempt decluttering some kids clothing and books very soon. The books I will find challenging as I have a sentimental attachment to most of them.
Been decluttering since 2020 and still have to watch what I bring in to my home! Stay strong 💪 🥰🌻❤️
That’s awesome! 👏
❤️. Love your content! Your journey sounded so similar to mine (spending and accumulating). I’ve started the decluttering process and now am inspired to stick with it. Thanks!
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! ❤️❤️
Terrific video
I really enjoy your videos. So much good advice
Thank you so much
Aww thank you!!
♥ I had my home down to a decent amount but my daughter is moving back home at the end of this week so I'm going to do another round of ruthless decluttering. I already removed and washed 5 loads of bedding and 5 loads of clothing from her apartment and I'm afraid to see how much more there is. We'll have to declutter a ton of her stuff for sure.
That reminds me of when my brother moved in with us ❤️ it was such a big adjustment for all of us but I loved having him here (at least most of the time ) 🤣
This video was so relatable 🥹 and exactly why I love your content 💜
Aww thank you ❤️❤️
Well stated. Thank you.
Thanks so much!!
Great video, Becky! Just take the first step!
Thanks so much ❤️❤️❤️
in some time i will be living off on my own , and your videos are a great motivation to manage stuff , life everythinggg , thank you soo much for quality content , really really thank you 🥰🥰
Aww thank you! I wish you all the best on your new journey ❤️❤️
@@minimalease thank you so much for your wishes
On-line shopping is just way too easy now adays. My minimizing journey began because my personal life was out of control. So, I decided to begin controlling what I could, which was my home. Now that my life is a bit more in control, I still can't imagine living any other way.
What an amazing and relatable story ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for sharing!
Now that you got everything under control, reward yourself by buying some stuff online.
@@KA2HRO I'd hardly say "everything" is under control, but as a matter of fact I just ordered a new blow dryer 🙂
Amen!
Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
Can you do a video showing how you made your hairstyle at 2:25? So cute!!
Haha I’ll try!
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Thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️
My goal is definitely to live a simpler life. I wish I had these feelings decades ago although my husband and now grown son have different views. I really think for the most part women feel the stress of clutter much more than men.😫 As I have an autoimmune disease and have been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks for the better part of three decades I am just TIRED.😖 If all of the decluttering decisions were mine to make we would probably get rid of 80-90% of our possessions. What I have been doing so far is boxing up household items that my son and my daughter-in-law can use. My DIL is very appreciate of what I offer her.🥰 I have been able to box up extra kitchenwares but still have a lot to go. What they don’t want will go to the charity shops. As not all the possessions in our home are mine I only have so much power.😫😫😫
I completely understand ❤️❤️ my husband and daughter don’t get bothered by clutter and often it feels like they don’t see it hahah but I know from experience now they both function better when our house is simplified. I have had so many conversations with my husband about decluttering and while I don’t declutter his stuff now we have decided I can pull things out of his I feel like we don’t need and he will go through them when he’s ready. He doesn’t enjoy decluttering so if I just make it a quick bag of things and he gets to make quick decisions he doesn’t mind decluttering
I also was guilty of purging at first just to rebuy things.
I realized at first I was chasing minimalism because it was popular and I wanted that aesthetic. I got rid of soooo many things to swap out with generic colorless everything. I spent wayyy to much money to impress people who don’t live in my home.
As I’ve evolved through it the last few years, I’ve realized I appreciate good neutrals, but paired with COLOR. Without the pops of color I had an aesthetic home but not an AUTHENTIC one.
It’s funny because now I get more compliments on my home and the way it looks than when I was doing it just to follow a trend ❤ and I have half the stuff I had back when my house looked like “a minimalist”. Lol.
What a great and powerful message to spread!! Minimalist look different and have different needs our houses are not one size fits all! Declutter until you reach a point you only have left what you love and that is your style ❤️❤️❤️
Yes! Less chaos!!!
Seriously less chaos changes everything for me ❤️❤️❤️
I am undertaking a large downsizing and minimizing but have hit a roadblock. What do you do with things that you know you will use eventually ? For example, I like to burn a candle at night and have always bought tons on sale. I must have at least 12 Bath and Body Works candles unused. Donai slowly use them up or donate some now? I have many items like that.
Great question! For me I have a home for things like that (example medicine or hair products) when I was deciding to keep or declutter anything if it couldn’t fit in the container I would gift to friends or declutter
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Minimalism should be applied to relationships n friends n activities
Just do n be with people u love
Don't care about anything else
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❤ I’ve been on my minimalism and simplifying journey for over 8 years now and having my 6th baby I definitely crave it even more. I’m not where I want to be yet but I’m working on it.
I’ve been selling my stuff on eBay and Poshmark, have actually made decent money and enjoyed it so now it’s a bit of a part time job. I also took loads of our stuff to consignment stores and we earned some money that way while getting things out quick. For me it’s a bit of a struggle since I want my home to be very minimal but still enjoy selling stuff. It’s kind of a conflict of interest 😂 I don’t know if it’s sustainable but it certainly helped with the finances, I just don’t want excess stuff either. Any thoughts?
Great question! Honestly I sold a bunch of stuff at first but now I don’t have much to get rid of so selling stuff just became too much.. maybe designate a box,closet, or room to the things you sell and so you never see it outside that space.
I also had this issue on and off over the years and especially with minimalism these few months. I've put over 10 trash bags of things donated to my curb. I've seen some videos from a few minimalists I've been watching and most say some ground rules they follow. For the most part, if it stresses us and wasn't worth a lot, then it's not worth our time or sanity to pay for it even more to get a few dollars. Some rules I remember is if you spent over $50 on each item can be a marker to follow on what's worth giving your time to. And if it doesn't sell within 1 week or 2 weeks that you give it then to let it go. And also self discipline (which I don't have and hurts me mentally so don't really sell anymore) is good to have by setting time constraints like allowing yourself 1 hrs a day only to post and sell things or add to only be contacted during certain hours. It can distract alot from family or yourself and become a dopamine hit making money from it but can still cost you if it's not organized. Hope this helps!
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Wow. Hi self! You look beautiful as a blonde. 🫶
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How do you get your husband to just get rid of furniture instead of selling it? I don't want strangers at my home and doing donations, I will need a truck!❤
It has not always been easy! We’ve had to compromise a lot. Currently I’d love to get rid of our old leather couch. We got it second hand when we moved in but I’ve never really liked it. My husband still likes it so we are slowly looking for a replacement but it’s been over a year hahah we only sell things now that are $50 or more and I only give it a week or two
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Too old? Seriously???
Feels that way sometimes 🤣
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