I am a 78 YO lady who always has a cluttered kitchen. Never enough time I say. While watching this vid I got up and emptied my sink and put some stuff away. It was nice to go to bed knowing that I won’t be getting up to a mess because unlike your I am not a morning person. Thanks for all your great tips. I appreciate your energy as well.
I am a morning person. I love it but also wish o could be more productive in the evenings! It’s amazing how you managed your finances. Very inspiring x
Love this video. Great tips. I’m totally on board with having a minimal wardrobe of only items we wear regularly, fit us, fit our current lifestyle etc. I’m just a bit confused by less laundry. I understand you would never have massive piles of laundry built up but wouldn’t you still need to do the same amount of laundry? (Unless you start to wear things such as outerwear and jeans several times before washing)? Am I missing something? Thanks!
A smaller pile of dirty laundry. When I had more clothes I tended to wear everything before doing wash. Then I had a huge pile to do. Same with my kids. I’ll do laundry latter. Explosion!
Hi. Great rule of clothing: if it has no bad odor nor spots of spilled liquids nor smears of anything else, it’s still clean and ready to wear again. ❤️
For non-urgent purchases, I have set my Amazon day as the day before our usual kerb side recycling collection, so any boxes and packaging are taken away the following day.
1. Do one thing today that tomorrow you will thank you for tomorrow. 2. Unplug 3. Unfollow 4. Say no to things that aren't who you really are. 5. Organize and minimize your closet 6. Declutter your life. 7. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes in the morning 8. Enjoy being at home more 9. Use to do lists 10. Use routines
This is a really great mindset that I need to adopt. I get my husbands coffee ready for the morning no matter how tired I am, I need to put that into practice for myself! For whatever reason it’s easier to take care of everyone else and put ourselves on the back burner.
Oh absolutely! I make nice lunches for my kids, so when I started needing lunch at work I also made myself a nice lunch. I end up eating healthier and have more energy just from that
@@rachelpowers3975 ugh that’s something I need to do! I don’t eat great by any means and I’m really starting to feel it😩 I’ve been looking into making that lifestyle change, to healthier foods, I’m so glad it’s helped you!
I've been developing the "2-minute rule" habit. If something would take me 2 minutes or less to do or put away, I go ahead and do it then so I don't have to deal with it later. It's amazing how helpful this is and how much tidier my home is when I do it.
@@Whigu I agree that 5 minutes works well when I want to do a quick tidy up or declutter. If I'm just deciding on on the fly whether to put something in its home or set it on the counter or run the trash bin out to the curb for pickup while I'm already up having done something else - 2 minutes is such a small amount of time that I can easily talk myself into doing it now rather than later.
As a woman old enough to be your mother, I just want you to know how much I appreciate seeing you take pen to paper and write things down.. Apps are great, and I use some myself, but the act of writing actually helps cement thoughts into our brain, helping us to learn and retain information. Also, as a person with a paper crafting hobby, I have a deep love for paper. Anytime paper can be used, it should be, IMO. So, write on, Kallie. And, don't forget to leave some of your lists for your children to cherish after you are gone. Believe me; they will. ~ Lisa
I love paper too. I use things I printed but don't need and make scratch paper out of all of it...that is my grocery list, errand list and daily calorie counting. I'm a major list maker.
Extremely unhealthy people are threatened by happy, healthy people. It's unfortunate, but some even put others down to feel better about themselves. You'd think everyone would seek growth and betterment in adulthood, but sadly that is far from true.
I feel the same way ! I get so excited when Kallie posts a new video ! I have been Facebook free for nearly 3 years now and tho I miss it sometimes with seeing friends posting whats new with their family brings me more to using the phone and calling my family and friends to get and tell the news. I really dont miss the time spent looking at my phone.
I reduced my clothing by 80% during Covid lockdown. I chose a "capsule" of colors: Navy, Black, Grey, White and Pink.....everything mixes and matches. Life is so simple now.
I did the same for my work clothes. No browns or navy colors. Just things that work with grey and black. This keeps my work shoes in check. No need to for tan, brown, beige, etc. color of shoes. Everything matches, can get something and go.
Your videos are the BEST because you go straight to the point. You don't start with cutesy little stories or a long intro or fake "hello my darlings....Namaste!"....you are friendly and animated and get right to the point, giving us lots of great tips!!! Thank you!! PS... I hate camping too!
Thanks for saying "being at home more." It took the pandemic for me to realize that my previous lifestyle of being out and traveling all the time came at the expense of achieving my goals at home.
Comment number 1. The night b4, take out breakfast ingredients and dinner ingredients, that won't spoil.. After breakfast go ahead and make dinner while the kitchen is dirty. This way you avoid the 4:00, "I'm exhausted and don't want to figure out what's for dinner" problem. This way you can clean the kitchen once. You will be more rested for the evening clean up of dinner dishes and have more time for your family.
Since I am in the middle of decluttering, my rule when I bring boxes or bags into my house is that I must declutter to fill it, and send it back out the door. Whether or not it was full when it came in, or even if it had groceries that were double-bagged, I must fill each to keep the flow of items going out of my house instead of accumulating into clutter again.
Learning how to say no is the best gift to give to yourself. I finally got the courage to say no when I was in my late 30’s. It’s surprising how easy it is to do. If someone asked me to participate in something I didn’t want to do I’d just say, “ no, I can’t do that.” It kind of takes them off guard but it shuts them up. Lol. We all have to recognize our limitations and adjust accordingly. I’m 61 now and “no” is definitely not a problem anymore. ;)
I am married, three kids and work outside the home. I get my clothes out the night before. I also get my purse, keys and toaster out. I set myself for a good day. Because getting ready to leave and not being able to find your keys, sucks. LOL
I so wish I would have seen this a long time ago!! Actually made me sad thinking of how busy we were while our children were young. Always on the go.......reflection.
Hi there, me too. But then I relised to look & move forward, not back, that was what I had to do then. Now when ever I can I spend it with my grandchildren. It does not make anything right, but now my children understand how life rolls. That's how family stick together. It's called caring & Love.
I am a total night owl, but our household lifestyle is definitely for early birds. A tip that helps alleviate some of the morning tiredness is to set an alarm that increases gradually as part of the melody. Blaring jump scare alarms have been proven to trigger your fight/flight instinct and adrenaline. Once the adrenaline subsides, you are drained of energy.
for iphone users, if you use the "bedtime" function in the clock app of the iPhone, it will wake you up with a gradual soft melody instead of a blaring alarm. if you wear an Apple watch to bed like i do, it will lightly vibrate on your wrist as well
My kids often ask me why I wake up much earlier than I have to. Because: coffee & quiet time to myself. It really helps my day go better with this time. Sometimes I use that block of quiet time to get stuff done. Other times, I just sit down & enjoy my coffee.
I need to start doing this. With a 1 and 3 year old I literally never have me time, my 1 year old justtt started sleeping through the night so now that I’ve caught up on some sleep gunna give setting an alarm a go!
I have adult kids so that’s not my issue! The dog, however, has taken over from where they left off! Sometimes he wants to go out at 7:30am! I work from home but surely he must know I start work at 9:00am! During that extra time, I drink my coffee and snuggle on the couch with a book or a RUclips video!
I've already implemented 2! Set my alarm 5 mins early (that's the limit at 410am 😆) and doing something today to make tomorrow easier. Thanks so much! ☕
Hi, Kallie! I watch your videos almost daily-so several of them more than once. They are motivational and keep me on top of things! Love your content!!!
Kallie I truly love all your stuff We are downsizing after 42 years I am so overwhelmed The new place is a brand new rental 3 bedrooms 2 baths a nice living room & a very nice small kity
Saying no reminds me of a story that my tutor told us at college. He called it 'The road to Abilene' where a group of people had planned a trip to Abilene and in the car journey there one of them asked 'Why are we going to Abilene?' Anyway as the story unfolds it transpires that not one of them really wanted to go but said yes because they thought the others wanted to go and didn't want to be left out!
Mine is making sure the dishes are done last thing at night. To be honest, I do dishes throughout the day as I don’t like a messy kitchen. It doesn’t take long. Sometimes I do it as I boil the kettle.
I've often felt that we are being "made" to think we have to be plugged in or we'll miss something vitally important and this causes so much anxiety. Unplug and actually live life instead of watching it.
I am a morning person and literally spring out of the bed. My body wakes me at 5:00 AM. I immediately go to my desk and get out my journal, Bible, and grief recovery workbook (my 2 year old grandbaby passed away unexpectedly). I then pray and immediately prepare breakfast and go for a 3 mile run every day. I am DEF a morning girl!
This was such a phenomenal video with so much useful information. I have done a few things to organize my life. 1. I always clean up my kitchen in the night before bed. 2. We unsubscribed our amazon membership. 3. Declutter and organize every space inside our house. I have come a long way and still some more to go. This video resonated with me so much.
If you're bad at building habits like me, start small... I used to wake up five minutes before I had to log on to my work computer. I tried waking up early, but it never stuck. Eventually I realized that I was asking for too big of a change too quickly. So every day, I would set my alarm clock five minutes earlier than the previous alarm. Think about the frog getting slowly boiled in hot water. By tricking my brain into waking up earlier and earlier little by little, I now wake up an hour earlier than I used to. It's unthinkable to me now to wake up every day at 8:25am and roll out of bed into my desk chair 😂
I too like being at home! I must admit that the pandemic and stay at home orders haven’t really been hard for our family of home bodies. It actually has taken the pressure off of feeling like you need to be out doing someone fun and fabulous all the time!
I dropped my Twitter account a few weeks ago. I don't miss it. I kept getting alerts to all the bad news...but I'm already getting those from news apps so why,why,why? And the people I was following rarely made any statements. It's been great.
This changed my life. Got rid of Twitter and watching the news. Anxiety became much more manageable. I try to focus on my own life and things I can control. If something majorly newsworthy happens that I absolutely NEED to know about, someone will let me know.
I love that you mention the packaging problem! I have a 1-room flat and literally have to unpack, flatten and dispose of my boxes right away because otherwise I'd constantly be tripping over them. I live for the day when they invent packaging that dissolves after being opened! 😁
11/21/21....Being a single retired lady I MUST KEEP my items ORGANIZED IN THE SAME PLACE. IT is horrible to get ready to leave + NOT be able to find your house/car keys.... your phone....your ToDoList....your reading + sunglasses! It takes FOREVER to play "hide + seek" with those necessary items....SO I PUT EACH ITEM DOWN IN IT'S REGULAR PLACE AS I COME INTO THE HOUSE. PERHAPS 1 day I will be able to train my rescue 🐕 to remind me where my items are....but meanwhile I'm being the "adult" in our household of 2!
Lol every night before bed the entire living area... kitchen, dining, &family rooms, are cleared, cleaned, and fresh spaces for new day!! A load of laundry a day is another rule!
My husband & I got married back in 2018 and we're both 33yrs old ..we just love enjoying staying at home..cooking dinners and watching TV together. We were just talking about it couple days ago that even 24hours isn't enough for us when we're spending it with each other. Just love it. Highly Blessed 🙌
I started decluttering everything little by little a few years ago and I feel so much better. All that stuff I was saving "just in case" now has a new home with someone else. Don't even miss it. I make a routine of decluttering. Even if its just one thing. Taking time to unplug has made a huge difference. These are all great suggestions. I really need to go through my closet again. Thanks so much!! 🤗🤗
I will forever appreciate this channel "But First Coffee". You've helped my family a lot,since the pandemic till now your advices and lessons are inspirational and helpful to us. My husband and I have been able to be minimal, conscious in spending,saving and lnves,ting wisely. We have able to earn on a weekly basis and it helps the family a lot. You're such a blessing to this generation. We all love♥️😊
I know women mostly invade this channel. But this is one of the best channel I have ever discovered here in RUclips. So much inspiration my wife and I never miss any content. I'm so happy for your family
@@danyloyegor6311 😂😂 You're so funny Danylo. Yes you're I'm even surprised you commented here Actually we all know that this is one of the best and we are happy to get a notification on this channel it makes me happy 😊
@@penelopechloe6017 l I can share some that helped me 1. Plan towards it 2. Be frugal an minimal on spending (Don't buy what you don't need) 3. Save money wisely towards retirement (Roth/IRA 401k ) 4. Save to (ln,vest),it's a proven way to get richer. Very important to financial success
I respectfully disagree with the "wake up earlier" rule. I realize some people need to set an alarm every morning for a job or whatever, but for those of us who don't have a scheduled time they need to be up, it really is healthiest for your body to sleep until it wakes up naturally.
To add to the book list Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg! I started with power of habit and then read Atomic Habits. This Tiny Habits book felt more like extension of the concept but a lot more practical and applicable! My life feels so different now because of it :)
Very helpful tips! I also clean my kitchen at night, pick out my clothes the night before and make lists. Still working on unplugging, decluttering and I love to sleep in! 🥰
Literally enjoy the maturity, calm voice and beauty. I cringe listening to the spastic other women who are all over the place and immature for attention, this channel is perfect!
Kallie you are an inspiration. I am 46 and am slowing incorporating your cleaning and organizing hacks. Keep being amazing the world is a better place with you in it.
I adore your channel! I wish yesterday me had you in my ear when I was a young mother of 5. Even still, as a grandmother and someone starting my own youtube channel, today I am grateful for your impact in my life. And you are extremely motivational whether that is your intent or not. I hope that is a compliment for you. You are awesome!!!
My friend who is a Life Coach made me look at saying 'no' to others in a different way. I'd always heard the adage 'saying not to others means saying yes to yourself'; however, as a people pleaser I still found it hard to use the 'N' word. My friend pointed out I am not just saying yes to myself, but my family, friends, and things that bring quality to my life. Many blessings, Kallie x
Officially for a week I’ve been on top of things. lol I’ve got a simple system down that has made me constantly have a fairly clean house. I wake to a clean organized house. And even my toddler has created a habit of putting away toys as he plays. He knows we only bring out a few toys at a time. Put them away and then we also pick up before nap, going outside, and before dinner/bed. Having a picked up house makes it super easy to do a quick vacuum. And making sure dishes/dw ran every night means while I’m making coffee I unload and put them away. And the days dirty dishes go in the dw which means a constantly clean/empty kitchen sink. Which then prompts me to keep clean countertops and which then leads to keep all trash/snack wrappers picked up. And making my bed every morning helps me feel relaxed at nights. During our toddlers wind down time before bed I take advantage of his staying put by putting away the clean laundry. And I keep a small basket for dirty, once it’s full it has to be washed/dried.
@Alicia Loving all your tips here. Unloading dishwasher while making morning coffee (instead if scrolling) - absolutely gold. 💯 folding laundry while child is winding down? Again, gold! Thank you! I never though of these little snippets of time for these tasks. Will help me so much
Love your videos SO much! I watch them over and over again! Thanks to you I STOPPED hitting the snooze button in February and have not hit it since! Your tip on it truly was mind blowing.... I never feel better sleeping 9 more minutes and instead now, make my coffee, empty my dishwasher (that I ran the night before 😉👍) and workout!! All before the rest of my family gets up. I feel great! And I haven’t looked this good for many years! Goodbye covid fluff (weight I had gained).
i have also adopted the "no more snooze button" idea, but have ADAPTED it in a way that benefits me, a non-morning person. I hit snooze ONCE and in that time that I'd otherwise try to go back to sleep, I allow myself to wake gradually and purposefully by doing some morning stretches and mindful breathing, while thinking out my plans for the day. Then when the snooze alarm goes off this time, it's time to get moving, but with a better, more productive and focused first few minutes of the day than before, and I am better prepared for the day (a more productive and positive way to use those 9 minutes)
I wake up about 30 min before I have to get up Bc I hate waking up feeling rushed so this way I can slowly fully wake up. I also make sure my clothes, jewelry, work bag, water and lunch (I pack my lunch bag and place the whole bag in the fridge so I can grab it and d go) are ready to go the night before, it saves soo much time and your not running around looking for things
This is amazing! And so are all of your tips! I so need this! My place is so cluttered! I have been trying to deal with it since I was a child. Thank you.
I love staying home, but I'm also 35 and trying to meet people so it's tough. You have your husband at home with you, and much to my chagrin, Prince Charming doesn't seem to do house calls. haha
I so appreciate your videos! They have been so helpful. I just set a 15 min timer (while watching this video 😁) and cleaned my entire kitchen with 2 mins to spare... I cant believe how much I accomplished!
I so enjoy watching you and learning from you! You, Kallie, are so wise beyond your years. I wish I had learned these things when I was a young wife and mother.
I wake up an hour before school run. It’s only one child, in the car, 5 mins away. I don’t know why I wake up so early. I do hit the snooze button once, but then I’m up!
Been loving your videos lately. They have a lot of good recommendations!!! You are so right, small habits could slowly but surely create the life we ultimately want to live.
It’s a very smart idea, when I wake up if my kitchen and living room is clean, I get more done that day. I will automatically get started with a load of laundry or something without even thinking about it. One thing that’s helps me, if I’ve not unloaded the clean dishes in the dishwasher, because I hate unloading, I wash the dirty dishes out completely and then turn them upside down in one side of the sink, until I get around to putting up the clean dishes. I don’t dread it as much if they’re not covered in food. My husband and I like being home, and we save so much money staying home. We make sure to spend time with family, and we save up for something nice every now and then and worth going out for. I love your ideas. I made a list of them, and I’m gonna work on them.
I love this idea of doing something tonight that tomorrow me will thank me for!! I’m so inspired. I’ve been decluttering my home office all day, exhausted now but I have to put what’s left away now and it looks much worse than when I first started. Feeling a second wind, thanks!!
If I had to simplify my RUclips subscriptions to just one channel, it would be yours, Kallie! Thank you so much for your awesome videos with timely and relatable topics and your friendly smiling face! 💗
Thank you so much for all of the wonderful advice and encouragement that you provide to the public! Personally you have helped me so much and you are my favorite person to watch on RUclips. Would you consider doing a video of what it takes to do your RUclips channel so well? I would like to start a channel of my own and I am curious as to how You, put it all together. Thank you again for all you do!! 🤩☺️
The self-covering dog is one of the cutest things I’ve seen in quite awhile. What skill! 😄 Cardboard boxes... When I returned to the place I love most, I arrived 4 days after the start of a horrendous wildfire, which caused hundreds to have to evacuate. This meant that after my two-week stay in a lodge I love, there were very few places available to live. I literally moved in to the only vacancy I could find. My intent was to rent briefly, while searching for a little plot of land to place my forever home. Then 2020 happened. One day after I started my search for a home or some land, my town shut down. Need I say more? So, like you, I did more online shopping than ever before, and the boxes began to pile up. But, rather than donate them, I’ve created a neatly packed cardboard tower in a somewhat inconspicuous corner of a room. It is my inspiration for the future. I am still renting the only place I could find, because not enough people in my area have been fully vaccinated, for me to feel comfortable house-hunting. But every time I look at my cardboard tower, I am encouraged that some sense of normalcy will soon return, and when it does, those boxes will carry all the belongings I’ve accumulated to that forever home I still seek.
I love this! I consider myself a very tidy organized person, but love these extra tips! About a month ago I saw a video which you mentioned the clean sink every night and wow what a difference! It usually only takes me a couple minutes before bed but makes such a difference to my morning! And I actually paused your video opened Instagram and deleted 2 accounts which drive me crazy but I felt I should follow! Thanks for your great videos!
Good morning, Kallie! As always, thank you for the great tips! I 💯 cosign the unfollow concept. I do that with RUclips notifications... If the channel doesn't bring me happiness/joy, I'll still sub to support them, but bell notifications go off. [Your channel is bell notified 😉) 🙂
I love the clean out sink before bed. It is super helpful hard for me to stick too but I’m gonna try it again starting today after seeing your video reminder. Thank you I love your channel.
Omg yes unfollow! You are dead on! People that cause me to feel jealous, bad about myself I just unfollow. People that Constantly post pictures of themselves with filters yes I unfollowed them to.
I love your content and appreciate you! You're like minded and have great tips! So wanna have a coffee with you and hang out! :) I love the concept of, "what would next day me appreciate"... So often we are loving and supportive of others and put ourselves on the back burner...showing love to ourselves this way keeps us in mind and a focus of importance which psychological does wonders! A firm believer of tackling something each day/week no matter how small for decluttering. Makes it seem possible, manageable and gets you excited for the next time. In a world of pushing MORE...I'll have contentment of having MORE of what truly matters to fill my life...and with those who matter to me! Keep doing a fantastic job and being fabulous! ♥️
It's SO weird to see a lefty write 🤣 she holds the pen just like me and my husband. I'm gonna have to record myself writing one day just to see how I look.
I LOVE this channel and Callie you are soooo realistic. My life is a complete disaster! Lol. From being 44, having adopted my deceased bff's 12 year old, just losing my mom in September, having my bff's 30 yr old son on oxygen recovering from almost losing him from Covid n a live in boyfriend who is Butterfingers n should never touch anything but plastic and having a home up North yes I'm crazy! Oh n did I mention I live on half an acre with both yards grassed n surrounded by bushes? I binged watched every video n loved them. Since mom couldn't get rid of alot of dad's stuff (he passed in Aug of '17) n now faced with my moms stuff, who was my better half n everything is emotional your videos helped so much! Dad taught us to be diy's from finishing the basement, to cars to landscaping etc so I have many good organization skills but boy did you help. But I wanted to add a helpful rule which applies to every category. BEST GOLDEN RULE EVER........ If you haven't used it in a year, recycle it, donate it, toss it, get rid of it because after a year you either don't need it, won't find it if you do, if clothing/shoes you don't like it otherwise you'd have worn it or it was a use once n never again. That Golden Rule is subject to 2 sub rules. If you paid over $100 for it, I put a piece of tape or paper on it with today's date n if a year goes by again no use out it goes. Second sub rule is ALWAY APPLY COMMON SENSE, ie NEVER discard the flower from your wedding bouquet, moms funeral, expensive jewelry, cremains, irreplaceable emotional mementos (use common sense you really don't need entire wedding bouquet hanging upside down slowly falling apart, keep one flower as it serves purpose, expensive jewelry you hate or inherited don't keep when it would serve better made into something you like OR can trade/sell for something useful or save for retirement). I applied this rule to your ideas Callie n slowly my home is becoming functional! No more fighting over who the poor family member is who gets stuck finding something in a closet or cupboard where open throw n slam applied!!! Thank you Callie your a GEM!
We've been trying to pay down medical and school loan debt for a decade, even after bankruptcy for medical it's just too much. Definitely checking out the debt video! It's sad how once we stopped going out to clubs and restaurants with friends they dropped off like flies. People we thought of as family and our "best" friends. Turns out when you make healthy choices you quickly discover who is not ride or die. We felt really bad and like something was wrong with us for a long time but we started to notice the toxic patterns they were stuck in. Inconsistent stressful lives and obsessed with highschool drama now into their 30s and 40s. We actually still miss some of them but they aren't willing to compromise. Still in same habits and they come off as very envious of the stability and quality in our lives. Most of them have more money/less fiscal responsibility than us but because they don't want to slow down and adjust they might stay unsatisfied. So great tips! 🙂
Oh yes all good ideas... I’m 61 and finding it different as years go by with my routine in cleaning. It’s less often. So I always start the morning by making the bed. During the day I try to keep things picked up and put away so when I find the energy to clean half the work is done and I’m ready and more in the mood to clean. I love using organizing and some minimalist ideas in my home to help with daily routines.
Thanks I agree with covid I realized how much more I enjoy staying home. Can you please do a video about your debt payment story or maybe tips on how to save money and get out of debt ... thanks
I am a 78 YO lady who always has a cluttered kitchen. Never enough time I say. While watching this vid I got up and emptied my sink and put some stuff away. It was nice to go to bed knowing that I won’t be getting up to a mess because unlike your I am not a morning person. Thanks for all your great tips. I appreciate your energy as well.
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Cool your watching RUclips at 78! My mom wont watch it and shes 67. Theres a world of knowledge on RUclips ! Def some good tips on here!!!
I always blitz my kitchen before bed!! Coming down in the morning early for work sets me off to a grumpy tiring start if it’s a mess!
Hey lady! Kudos! It's never too late to learn.
I am a morning person. I love it but also wish o could be more productive in the evenings! It’s amazing how you managed your finances. Very inspiring x
When she goes "Humans are routine creatures " ... I go "Am I even a human?"
Yay! A simplifying video with cute decor in the background
I TOOK YOUR ADVICE. ONE THING IN ONE THING OUT. THANKS KELLY. YOU'RE AWESOME ☺️!
Love this video. Great tips.
I’m totally on board with having a minimal wardrobe of only items we wear regularly, fit us, fit our current lifestyle etc. I’m just a bit confused by less laundry. I understand you would never have massive piles of laundry built up but wouldn’t you still need to do the same amount of laundry? (Unless you start to wear things such as outerwear and jeans several times before washing)? Am I missing something? Thanks!
A smaller pile of dirty laundry. When I had more clothes I tended to wear everything before doing wash. Then I had a huge pile to do. Same with my kids. I’ll do laundry latter. Explosion!
@@pamelamolina5623 Thanks Pamela!
Hi. Great rule of clothing: if it has no bad odor nor spots of spilled liquids nor smears of anything else, it’s still clean and ready to wear again. ❤️
Alexandra .. i get your point. . . You're gonna wear the same amount of clothes everyday, no matter how many or how few you own.
Thanks for this!
Awesome ideas!!
For non-urgent purchases, I have set my Amazon day as the day before our usual kerb side recycling collection, so any boxes and packaging are taken away the following day.
1. Do one thing today that tomorrow you will thank you for tomorrow.
2. Unplug
3. Unfollow
4. Say no to things that aren't who you really are.
5. Organize and minimize your closet
6. Declutter your life.
7. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes in the morning
8. Enjoy being at home more
9. Use to do lists
10. Use routines
This is a really great mindset that I need to adopt. I get my husbands coffee ready for the morning no matter how tired I am, I need to put that into practice for myself! For whatever reason it’s easier to take care of everyone else and put ourselves on the back burner.
So true. I chop and peel fruit for my daughter but not me. Why??
Yea same here!! Why is that we don’t hesitate for others but for ourselves we do
Oh absolutely! I make nice lunches for my kids, so when I started needing lunch at work I also made myself a nice lunch. I end up eating healthier and have more energy just from that
@@rachelpowers3975 ugh that’s something I need to do! I don’t eat great by any means and I’m really starting to feel it😩 I’ve been looking into making that lifestyle change, to healthier foods, I’m so glad it’s helped you!
I've been developing the "2-minute rule" habit. If something would take me 2 minutes or less to do or put away, I go ahead and do it then so I don't have to deal with it later. It's amazing how helpful this is and how much tidier my home is when I do it.
I will totally try this. Thanks for the tip👍
Thats such a simple way of looking at it. I'm going to do this tomorrow.
I have expanded it to 5 minute rule and I get much more things done.
@@Whigu I agree that 5 minutes works well when I want to do a quick tidy up or declutter. If I'm just deciding on on the fly whether to put something in its home or set it on the counter or run the trash bin out to the curb for pickup while I'm already up having done something else - 2 minutes is such a small amount of time that I can easily talk myself into doing it now rather than later.
As a woman old enough to be your mother, I just want you to know how much I appreciate seeing you take pen to paper and write things down.. Apps are great, and I use some myself, but the act of writing actually helps cement thoughts into our brain, helping us to learn and retain information. Also, as a person with a paper crafting hobby, I have a deep love for paper. Anytime paper can be used, it should be, IMO.
So, write on, Kallie. And, don't forget to leave some of your lists for your children to cherish after you are gone. Believe me; they will. ~ Lisa
I love paper too. I use things I printed but don't need and make scratch paper out of all of it...that is my grocery list, errand list and daily calorie counting. I'm a major list maker.
@@renee6524 I am a lists person too. I like it
I agree. Definitely notes by parents are to be cherished
@@vaishnavin3447 I'm a list maker and list looser.🙄
What a lovely idea. Put your lists in a notebook and leave them for posterity. Benjamin Franklin did that, and we all treasure his lists.
Seriously Kallie! Who wouldn’t like you? You are positive, enlightening and a breath of fresh air!
Ikr! I just love her! I began watching her Dollar Tree Halloween videos! She’s awesome! Love her little family!
Extremely unhealthy people are threatened by happy, healthy people. It's unfortunate, but some even put others down to feel better about themselves.
You'd think everyone would seek growth and betterment in adulthood, but sadly that is far from true.
I feel the same way ! I get so excited when Kallie posts a new video !
I have been Facebook free for nearly 3 years now and tho I miss it sometimes with seeing friends posting whats new with their family brings me more to using the phone and calling my family and friends to get and tell the news. I really dont miss the time spent looking at my phone.
And she watched "the bold type"!😍
Jealousy, pure jealousy!!
I reduced my clothing by 80% during Covid lockdown. I chose a "capsule" of colors: Navy, Black, Grey, White and Pink.....everything mixes and matches. Life is so simple now.
LOVE this idea!!!!
I did the same for my work clothes. No browns or navy colors. Just things that work with grey and black. This keeps my work shoes in check. No need to for tan, brown, beige, etc. color of shoes. Everything matches, can get something and go.
I loved this entire video! But that dog walking his blanket into his cage and curling up inside of it was everything! My spirit animal!! 💖💖🐕💖💖
Your videos are the BEST because you go straight to the point. You don't start with cutesy little stories or a long intro or fake "hello my darlings....Namaste!"....you are friendly and animated and get right to the point, giving us lots of great tips!!! Thank you!! PS... I hate camping too!
Thanks for saying "being at home more." It took the pandemic for me to realize that my previous lifestyle of being out and traveling all the time came at the expense of achieving my goals at home.
Comment number 1. The night b4, take out breakfast ingredients and dinner ingredients, that won't spoil.. After breakfast go ahead and make dinner while the kitchen is dirty. This way you avoid the 4:00, "I'm exhausted and don't want to figure out what's for dinner" problem. This way you can clean the kitchen once. You will be more rested for the evening clean up of dinner dishes and have more time for your family.
Brilliant!
Since I am in the middle of decluttering, my rule when I bring boxes or bags into my house is that I must declutter to fill it, and send it back out the door. Whether or not it was full when it came in, or even if it had groceries that were double-bagged, I must fill each to keep the flow of items going out of my house instead of accumulating into clutter again.
Luv it!
I love this idea! Thanks
Genius. I'm gonna try this with all the amazon boxes!
brilliant!
nice. i will start doing this.
Kallie: Enjoy being at home more
me, an introverted homebody: finally, something I'm already good at!
Exactly 😆❤
I thought the ongoing COVID pandemic already made homebodies and agoraphobics feel special and seen.
Learning how to say no is the best gift to give to yourself. I finally got the courage to say no when I was in my late 30’s. It’s surprising how easy it is to do. If someone asked me to participate in something I didn’t want to do I’d just say, “ no, I can’t do that.” It kind of takes them off guard but it shuts them up. Lol. We all have to recognize our limitations and adjust accordingly. I’m 61 now and “no” is definitely not a problem anymore. ;)
*you can be the juiciest peach but there's always someone who doesn't like peaches.* I used to be a people pleaser too and this helped me alot.
Me too... I learned to say no and let me tell you.... I haven't had to take my anxiety meds in 2 months!!!
@@Prplflwr I’m going to try this. I’ve been suffering from anxiety for 10 years. So exhausted!
Thank you! Going to save that quote!
I am married, three kids and work outside the home. I get my clothes out the night before. I also get my purse, keys and toaster out. I set myself for a good day. Because getting ready to leave and not being able to find your keys, sucks. LOL
I so wish I would have seen this a long time ago!! Actually made me sad thinking of how busy we were while our children were young. Always on the go.......reflection.
Me too!
Hi there, me too. But then I relised to look & move forward, not back, that was what I had to do then. Now when ever I can I spend it with my grandchildren. It does not make anything right, but now my children understand how life rolls. That's how family stick together. It's called caring & Love.
I am a total night owl, but our household lifestyle is definitely for early birds.
A tip that helps alleviate some of the morning tiredness is to set an alarm that increases gradually as part of the melody. Blaring jump scare alarms have been proven to trigger your fight/flight instinct and adrenaline. Once the adrenaline subsides, you are drained of energy.
for iphone users, if you use the "bedtime" function in the clock app of the iPhone, it will wake you up with a gradual soft melody instead of a blaring alarm. if you wear an Apple watch to bed like i do, it will lightly vibrate on your wrist as well
My kids often ask me why I wake up much earlier than I have to. Because: coffee & quiet time to myself. It really helps my day go better with this time. Sometimes I use that block of quiet time to get stuff done. Other times, I just sit down & enjoy my coffee.
Absolutely! If I don't get that quiet time my day does not go as well.
I do the same. It's very important to have that time in the morning, because it sets the day to a positive and more rewarding day.
I need to start doing this. With a 1 and 3 year old I literally never have me time, my 1 year old justtt started sleeping through the night so now that I’ve caught up on some sleep gunna give setting an alarm a go!
@@nishienish26 best of luck. 1 & 3 are wonderful ages. Glad your youngest is now sleeping thru the night.
I have adult kids so that’s not my issue! The dog, however, has taken over from where they left off! Sometimes he wants to go out at 7:30am! I work from home but surely he must know I start work at 9:00am! During that extra time, I drink my coffee and snuggle on the couch with a book or a RUclips video!
I've already implemented 2! Set my alarm 5 mins early (that's the limit at 410am 😆) and doing something today to make tomorrow easier. Thanks so much! ☕
Hi, Kallie! I watch your videos almost daily-so several of them more than once. They are motivational and keep me on top of things! Love your content!!!
Kallie I truly love all your stuff We are downsizing after 42 years I am so overwhelmed The new place is a brand new rental 3 bedrooms 2 baths a nice living room & a very nice small kity
Kitchen It is built for efficiency and I am hopiy
Saying no reminds me of a story that my tutor told us at college. He called it 'The road to Abilene' where a group of people had planned a trip to Abilene and in the car journey there one of them asked 'Why are we going to Abilene?' Anyway as the story unfolds it transpires that not one of them really wanted to go but said yes because they thought the others wanted to go and didn't want to be left out!
I literally stopped watching and loaded the dishwasher and scrubbed my sink 😂 Love all your tips! Thanks for your encouragement! ❤️
She’s very encouraging isn’t she. She’s one of my favorites. 😎
Mine is making sure the dishes are done last thing at night. To be honest, I do dishes throughout the day as I don’t like a messy kitchen. It doesn’t take long. Sometimes I do it as I boil the kettle.
I've often felt that we are being "made" to think we have to be plugged in or we'll miss something vitally important and this causes so much anxiety. Unplug and actually live life instead of watching it.
Apart from this vlog, of course 😂😂😂
I am a morning person and literally spring out of the bed. My body wakes me at 5:00 AM. I immediately go to my desk and get out my journal, Bible, and grief recovery workbook (my 2 year old grandbaby passed away unexpectedly). I then pray and immediately prepare breakfast and go for a 3 mile run every day. I am DEF a morning girl!
I'm sorry for lost. Praying for you 😊
Same I wake up at 5:00 too!
I'm so sorry for you loss
@@tamplin777 thank you.
@@RAE.ofSunshine thank you.
I'm so sorry for your loss
This was such a phenomenal video with so much useful information. I have done a few things to organize my life. 1. I always clean up my kitchen in the night before bed. 2. We unsubscribed our amazon membership. 3. Declutter and organize every space inside our house. I have come a long way and still some more to go. This video resonated with me so much.
If you're bad at building habits like me, start small... I used to wake up five minutes before I had to log on to my work computer. I tried waking up early, but it never stuck. Eventually I realized that I was asking for too big of a change too quickly. So every day, I would set my alarm clock five minutes earlier than the previous alarm. Think about the frog getting slowly boiled in hot water. By tricking my brain into waking up earlier and earlier little by little, I now wake up an hour earlier than I used to. It's unthinkable to me now to wake up every day at 8:25am and roll out of bed into my desk chair 😂
I too like being at home! I must admit that the pandemic and stay at home orders haven’t really been hard for our family of home bodies. It actually has taken the pressure off of feeling like you need to be out doing someone fun and fabulous all the time!
That was the total opposite for me. I'm not a homebody and the pandemic took a serious toll on my mental health.
same! LOVED being at home just the four of us all the time. I even made a lockdown photo album because it was such a nice experience for us.
For technology boundaries the books "12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You" and "The Tech-wise Family" are super helpful.
I loved "The Tech-Wise Family!" ♥️
I dropped my Twitter account a few weeks ago. I don't miss it. I kept getting alerts to all the bad news...but I'm already getting those from news apps so why,why,why? And the people I was following rarely made any statements. It's been great.
This changed my life. Got rid of Twitter and watching the news. Anxiety became much more manageable. I try to focus on my own life and things I can control. If something majorly newsworthy happens that I absolutely NEED to know about, someone will let me know.
I love that you mention the packaging problem! I have a 1-room flat and literally have to unpack, flatten and dispose of my boxes right away because otherwise I'd constantly be tripping over them. I live for the day when they invent packaging that dissolves after being opened! 😁
11/21/21....Being a single retired lady I MUST KEEP my items ORGANIZED IN THE SAME PLACE.
IT is horrible to get ready to leave + NOT be able to find your house/car keys....
your phone....your ToDoList....your reading + sunglasses!
It takes FOREVER to play "hide + seek" with those necessary items....SO I PUT EACH ITEM DOWN IN IT'S REGULAR PLACE AS I COME INTO THE HOUSE.
PERHAPS 1 day I will be able to train my rescue 🐕 to remind me where my items are....but meanwhile I'm being the "adult" in our household of 2!
Lol every night before bed the entire living area... kitchen, dining, &family rooms, are cleared, cleaned, and fresh spaces for new day!! A load of laundry a day is another rule!
My husband & I got married back in 2018 and we're both 33yrs old ..we just love enjoying staying at home..cooking dinners and watching TV together. We were just talking about it couple days ago that even 24hours isn't enough for us when we're spending it with each other. Just love it. Highly Blessed 🙌
Interesting. The thing tomorrow me is always happiest about is going to bed early!
Omg this comment 🤣....
I started decluttering everything little by little a few years ago and I feel so much better. All that stuff I was saving "just in case" now has a new home with someone else. Don't even miss it. I make a routine of decluttering. Even if its just one thing. Taking time to unplug has made a huge difference. These are all great suggestions. I really need to go through my closet again. Thanks so much!! 🤗🤗
I love programming my coffee machine for 6 am and waking up to the smell of fresh coffee! ☕️ 🤎☺️
Wish you knew how much I appreciated you. I def need to learn to “unplug”. Thankyou sweet lady!!! 😘
I will forever appreciate this channel "But First Coffee". You've helped my family a lot,since the pandemic till now your advices and lessons are inspirational and helpful to us.
My husband and I have been able to be minimal, conscious in spending,saving and lnves,ting wisely. We have able to earn on a weekly basis and it helps the family a lot. You're such a blessing to this generation. We all love♥️😊
I know women mostly invade this channel. But this is one of the best channel I have ever discovered here in RUclips. So much inspiration my wife and I never miss any content.
I'm so happy for your family
@@danyloyegor6311 😂😂 You're so funny Danylo. Yes you're I'm even surprised you commented here
Actually we all know that this is one of the best and we are happy to get a notification on this channel it makes me happy 😊
I'm happy for you guys Olivia. May God keep protected your family
Hi Olivia I'm very happy for you. Can you share some tips please. I will love to learn from you
@@penelopechloe6017 l I can share some that helped me
1. Plan towards it
2. Be frugal an minimal on spending
(Don't buy what you don't need)
3. Save money wisely towards retirement
(Roth/IRA 401k )
4. Save to (ln,vest),it's a proven way to get richer.
Very important to financial success
Favorite permission: ✨spend more time at home.✨
I respectfully disagree with the "wake up earlier" rule. I realize some people need to set an alarm every morning for a job or whatever, but for those of us who don't have a scheduled time they need to be up, it really is healthiest for your body to sleep until it wakes up naturally.
To add to the book list Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg! I started with power of habit and then read Atomic Habits. This Tiny Habits book felt more like extension of the concept but a lot more practical and applicable! My life feels so different now because of it :)
Very helpful tips! I also clean my kitchen at night, pick out my clothes the night before and make lists. Still working on unplugging, decluttering and I love to sleep in! 🥰
Literally enjoy the maturity, calm voice and beauty. I cringe listening to the spastic other women who are all over the place and immature for attention, this channel is perfect!
Kallie you are an inspiration. I am 46 and am slowing incorporating your cleaning and organizing hacks. Keep being amazing the world is a better place with you in it.
I was looking at my dirty kitchen sink while you said that 😂
Same! 😬😬
All great tips! "Unplug + unfollow to maintain my peace." Taking extra time to wake up works for me too. Thank you, blessings😊
I adore your channel! I wish yesterday me had you in my ear when I was a young mother of 5.
Even still, as a grandmother and someone starting my own youtube channel, today I am grateful for your impact in my life.
And you are extremely motivational whether that is your intent or not. I hope that is a compliment for you.
You are awesome!!!
My friend who is a Life Coach made me look at saying 'no' to others in a different way. I'd always heard the adage 'saying not to others means saying yes to yourself'; however, as a people pleaser I still found it hard to use the 'N' word. My friend pointed out I am not just saying yes to myself, but my family, friends, and things that bring quality to my life. Many blessings, Kallie x
Kallie, your tips are spot-on! Thanks for these wise and gentle reminders to help us enjoy life more!
I just wrote a blog post last week about doing things for your future self, I love that little hack ❤️
I will know that it's a Kallie imposter if there's not a scruncie on the wrist lol
LOL That’s funny 😆 My 11 yr old Granddaughter will also always have a scruncie on her wrist lol
Gotta love the scrunchie
Officially for a week I’ve been on top of things. lol I’ve got a simple system down that has made me constantly have a fairly clean house. I wake to a clean organized house. And even my toddler has created a habit of putting away toys as he plays. He knows we only bring out a few toys at a time. Put them away and then we also pick up before nap, going outside, and before dinner/bed. Having a picked up house makes it super easy to do a quick vacuum. And making sure dishes/dw ran every night means while I’m making coffee I unload and put them away. And the days dirty dishes go in the dw which means a constantly clean/empty kitchen sink. Which then prompts me to keep clean countertops and which then leads to keep all trash/snack wrappers picked up. And making my bed every morning helps me feel relaxed at nights. During our toddlers wind down time before bed I take advantage of his staying put by putting away the clean laundry. And I keep a small basket for dirty, once it’s full it has to be washed/dried.
@Alicia Loving all your tips here. Unloading dishwasher while making morning coffee (instead if scrolling) - absolutely gold. 💯 folding laundry while child is winding down? Again, gold! Thank you! I never though of these little snippets of time for these tasks. Will help me so much
Love your videos SO much! I watch them over and over again! Thanks to you I STOPPED hitting the snooze button in February and have not hit it since! Your tip on it truly was mind blowing.... I never feel better sleeping 9 more minutes and instead now, make my coffee, empty my dishwasher (that I ran the night before 😉👍) and workout!! All before the rest of my family gets up. I feel great! And I haven’t looked this good for many years! Goodbye covid fluff (weight I had gained).
Inspiring! 🤗
i have also adopted the "no more snooze button" idea, but have ADAPTED it in a way that benefits me, a non-morning person. I hit snooze ONCE and in that time that I'd otherwise try to go back to sleep, I allow myself to wake gradually and purposefully by doing some morning stretches and mindful breathing, while thinking out my plans for the day. Then when the snooze alarm goes off this time, it's time to get moving, but with a better, more productive and focused first few minutes of the day than before, and I am better prepared for the day (a more productive and positive way to use those 9 minutes)
Oh boy I really like this content! I break down boxes right away but didn’t think to put them in the car. THANKS!!
I wake up about 30 min before I have to get up Bc I hate waking up feeling rushed so this way I can slowly fully wake up. I also make sure my clothes, jewelry, work bag, water and lunch (I pack my lunch bag and place the whole bag in the fridge so I can grab it and d go) are ready to go the night before, it saves soo much time and your not running around looking for things
This is amazing! And so are all of your tips! I so need this! My place is so cluttered! I have been trying to deal with it since I was a child. Thank you.
Take baby steps, one corner at a time 😀 ..one day you'll be there!
I love staying home, but I'm also 35 and trying to meet people so it's tough. You have your husband at home with you, and much to my chagrin, Prince Charming doesn't seem to do house calls. haha
I so appreciate your videos! They have been so helpful. I just set a 15 min timer (while watching this video 😁) and cleaned my entire kitchen with 2 mins to spare... I cant believe how much I accomplished!
I so enjoy watching you and learning from you! You, Kallie, are so wise beyond your years. I wish I had learned these things when I was a young wife and mother.
I wake up an hour before school run. It’s only one child, in the car, 5 mins away. I don’t know why I wake up so early. I do hit the snooze button once, but then I’m up!
Been loving your videos lately. They have a lot of good recommendations!!! You are so right, small habits could slowly but surely create the life we ultimately want to live.
It’s a very smart idea, when I wake up if my kitchen and living room is clean, I get more done that day. I will automatically get started with a load of laundry or something without even thinking about it. One thing that’s helps me, if I’ve not unloaded the clean dishes in the dishwasher, because I hate unloading, I wash the dirty dishes out completely and then turn them upside down in one side of the sink, until I get around to putting up the clean dishes. I don’t dread it as much if they’re not covered in food. My husband and I like being home, and we save so much money staying home. We make sure to spend time with family, and we save up for something nice every now and then and worth going out for. I love your ideas. I made a list of them, and I’m gonna work on them.
I love this idea of doing something tonight that tomorrow me will thank me for!! I’m so inspired. I’ve been decluttering my home office all day, exhausted now but I have to put what’s left away now and it looks much worse than when I first started. Feeling a second wind, thanks!!
If I had to simplify my RUclips subscriptions to just one channel, it would be yours, Kallie! Thank you so much for your awesome videos with timely and relatable topics and your friendly smiling face! 💗
Thank you so much for all of the wonderful advice and encouragement that you provide to the public!
Personally you have helped me so much and you are my favorite person to watch on RUclips.
Would you consider doing a video of what it takes to do your RUclips channel so well?
I would like to start a channel of my own and I am curious as to how You, put it all together.
Thank you again for all you do!! 🤩☺️
The self-covering dog is one of the cutest things I’ve seen in quite awhile. What skill! 😄
Cardboard boxes... When I returned to the place I love most, I arrived 4 days after the start of a horrendous wildfire, which caused hundreds to have to evacuate. This meant that after my two-week stay in a lodge I love, there were very few places available to live. I literally moved in to the only vacancy I could find. My intent was to rent briefly, while searching for a little plot of land to place my forever home. Then 2020 happened. One day after I started my search for a home or some land, my town shut down. Need I say more?
So, like you, I did more online shopping than ever before, and the boxes began to pile up. But, rather than donate them, I’ve created a neatly packed cardboard tower in a somewhat inconspicuous corner of a room. It is my inspiration for the future. I am still renting the only place I could find, because not enough people in my area have been fully vaccinated, for me to feel comfortable house-hunting. But every time I look at my cardboard tower, I am encouraged that some sense of normalcy will soon return, and when it does, those boxes will carry all the belongings I’ve accumulated to that forever home I still seek.
I love the optimism here. brush my teeth before bed on autopilot? I WISH SO MUCH. I. AM. 30. I am 30!
I absolutely hate camping and small talk, and I couldn't care less who likes me!
Ps love you
Your Tomorrow Kelly motivation is such a great idea. I call those tasks as a “gift to my future self.”❤️🍁💕
I need to watch this video every damn day. So many good ideas and reminders.
Love the Be yourself tip. The older I get the more I realize that I shouldn't waste any moments living for someone other than myself or my family
You are so straight forward and easy to apply. Thank you for all the good ideas!
I love this! I consider myself a very tidy organized person, but love these extra tips! About a month ago I saw a video which you mentioned the clean sink every night and wow what a difference! It usually only takes me a couple minutes before bed but makes such a difference to my morning! And I actually paused your video opened Instagram and deleted 2 accounts which drive me crazy but I felt I should follow! Thanks for your great videos!
Good morning, Kallie! As always, thank you for the great tips! I 💯 cosign the unfollow concept. I do that with RUclips notifications... If the channel doesn't bring me happiness/joy, I'll still sub to support them, but bell notifications go off. [Your channel is bell notified 😉) 🙂
I used to be busy busy but now im 42 happily married and I love being home soo much
I love the clean out sink before bed. It is super helpful hard for me to stick too but I’m gonna try it again starting today after seeing your video reminder. Thank you I love your channel.
Omg yes unfollow! You are dead on! People that cause me to feel jealous, bad about myself I just unfollow. People that Constantly post pictures of themselves with filters yes I unfollowed them to.
I love your content and appreciate you! You're like minded and have great tips! So wanna have a coffee with you and hang out! :)
I love the concept of, "what would next day me appreciate"... So often we are loving and supportive of others and put ourselves on the back burner...showing love to ourselves this way keeps us in mind and a focus of importance which psychological does wonders!
A firm believer of tackling something each day/week no matter how small for decluttering. Makes it seem possible, manageable and gets you excited for the next time. In a world of pushing MORE...I'll have contentment of having MORE of what truly matters to fill my life...and with those who matter to me!
Keep doing a fantastic job and being fabulous! ♥️
Very nice. Not the same ol' simplify ideas. And a new perspective on the overlap. Well done. Thanks for the push
It's SO weird to see a lefty write 🤣 she holds the pen just like me and my husband. I'm gonna have to record myself writing one day just to see how I look.
Thanks for the tips for everything but one that stands out is to not be on social media too much
I LOVE this channel and Callie you are soooo realistic. My life is a complete disaster! Lol. From being 44, having adopted my deceased bff's 12 year old, just losing my mom in September, having my bff's 30 yr old son on oxygen recovering from almost losing him from Covid n a live in boyfriend who is Butterfingers n should never touch anything but plastic and having a home up North yes I'm crazy! Oh n did I mention I live on half an acre with both yards grassed n surrounded by bushes? I binged watched every video n loved them. Since mom couldn't get rid of alot of dad's stuff (he passed in Aug of '17) n now faced with my moms stuff, who was my better half n everything is emotional your videos helped so much! Dad taught us to be diy's from finishing the basement, to cars to landscaping etc so I have many good organization skills but boy did you help. But I wanted to add a helpful rule which applies to every category. BEST GOLDEN RULE EVER........
If you haven't used it in a year, recycle it, donate it, toss it, get rid of it because after a year you either don't need it, won't find it if you do, if clothing/shoes you don't like it otherwise you'd have worn it or it was a use once n never again. That Golden Rule is subject to 2 sub rules. If you paid over $100 for it, I put a piece of tape or paper on it with today's date n if a year goes by again no use out it goes. Second sub rule is ALWAY APPLY COMMON SENSE, ie NEVER discard the flower from your wedding bouquet, moms funeral, expensive jewelry, cremains, irreplaceable emotional mementos (use common sense you really don't need entire wedding bouquet hanging upside down slowly falling apart, keep one flower as it serves purpose, expensive jewelry you hate or inherited don't keep when it would serve better made into something you like OR can trade/sell for something useful or save for retirement). I applied this rule to your ideas Callie n slowly my home is becoming functional! No more fighting over who the poor family member is who gets stuck finding something in a closet or cupboard where open throw n slam applied!!! Thank you Callie your a GEM!
We've been trying to pay down medical and school loan debt for a decade, even after bankruptcy for medical it's just too much. Definitely checking out the debt video!
It's sad how once we stopped going out to clubs and restaurants with friends they dropped off like flies. People we thought of as family and our "best" friends. Turns out when you make healthy choices you quickly discover who is not ride or die. We felt really bad and like something was wrong with us for a long time but we started to notice the toxic patterns they were stuck in. Inconsistent stressful lives and obsessed with highschool drama now into their 30s and 40s. We actually still miss some of them but they aren't willing to compromise. Still in same habits and they come off as very envious of the stability and quality in our lives. Most of them have more money/less fiscal responsibility than us but because they don't want to slow down and adjust they might stay unsatisfied. So great tips! 🙂
Oh yes all good ideas... I’m 61 and finding it different as years go by with my routine in cleaning. It’s less often. So I always start the morning by making the bed. During the day I try to keep things picked up and put away so when I find the energy to clean half the work is done and I’m ready and more in the mood to clean. I love using organizing and some minimalist ideas in my home to help with daily routines.
Do you have a more in-depth video about your goal setting process? That looked awesome
You should have 1M
RUclips Declutterers are the best. You are doing something very valuable and you are also very lovely!
I can’t believe you paid off $70k. That is incredible
lol 800 open tabs open in our head.
Thanks I agree with covid I realized how much more I enjoy staying home. Can you please do a video about your debt payment story or maybe tips on how to save money and get out of debt ... thanks