TACKLING THE T-SHIRTS | I'm Finally Sorting My Epic Nerdy Tee Collection | My Decluttering Journey
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- Settle in for a long episode where I go through all of my T-shirts and share some photos I've gotten at conventions. The voiceover is rambling; very sorry about that. I hope you enjoy!
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You cut your keep shirts IN HALF on the first pass, Mira!!!!!!!!!!! Be so very proud of yourself!!!!!!!! Now the quilt t-shirts can be packed away into the craft room, your donated shirts are leaving the house, and you have a good start to a MASSIVE pile that you conquered! WOOHOOOO!
Thank you so much!
I was basically going to say this same thing word for word. FIRST PASS, GIRL! You are killing it!
I accidentally spoiled this for myself and I'm not even mad. That's a GREAT result.
I thought the same thing, @jennywilliams2373. Feel proud of yourself, Mira! :)
That “I Hate Everyone” Cat shirt is my favorite.
“I want to donate the excess so I can enjoy the ones I keep”. Great, uplifting motto Mira.
Thank you so much!
I have been in the process of decluttering my clothes and that is how I feel too! I want to LOVE everything in my closet!!! That is my goal. You feel so much better when you wear the things that make you feel your best. ❤
You have done soooo amazing! To help your future self, it might be an idea that when you order a t shirt to replace the one that doesn't fit, you not only let the original one go but also one extra. So in 1, out 2. You can start with the maybe pile to make it easier. Letting go of 1 extra shirt will be a breeze after tackling this mountain. Also as suggested, save the project t shirts somewhere else than your bedroom. There will be less chance that they will get mixed up again. Lastly I would ask someone to make the quilt. It is a lot of work and it would be a huge treat to yourself after all this amazing work!!! You so deserve a huge reward after all this work.
Wonderful ideas!
Good ideas!
This is a really good idea. Thanks so much for commenting!
Mira - you are doing great!!!! Here's an idea for your consideration...1) Establish a limit for how many is reasonable for you to actually wear, maybe 20-30? 2) Take photos of the rest and any future shirts you have your eye on. 3) Put the digital photos of your shirts in one of those digital photo frames that rotate the pictures. You can enjoy them all of time!
Great idea!!!👍👍
The idea of a digital photoframe is such a good one!
The problem for me with the Marie Kondo method is that she says to only keep things that spark joy. But so many things spark joy for me that I could drown in them. Lol! The hardest things for me to declutter are sentimental items. Things from my childhood , or tho gs that were my parents, so I keep them. ❤
Great job Mira..give yourself about 6 months and go thru them again
Great start, I’m just concerned…
It’s a bit of cognitive dissonance to see you declutter a massive horde of t-shirts while discussing purchasing replicas of existing ones that you still have. If you had 5 t-shirts and your favourite was too small, then I understand replacing it, but with 150 t-shirts kept for wear and or crafting, it’s concerning that you’ve been confronted with the magnitude of the issue and are still considering bringing more into your space. I think some further reflection is needed. ❤
If she was doing this with someone it might help to take her out of her old thinking some
I can see what you're saying. It's hard to change one's thinking overnight. There are some I want to get in my current size, but I will give some thought to how to limit this. Thanks for the feedback.
Did I mention that I just started quilting recently? I have sewn for years, but never actually quilted. I would love to do a t-shirt quilt for you.❤😊 You may need more than one with all that you have, but we can talk about me possibly doing one for you when I'm up there next month. Great job on getting rid of so many!🤗
❤ Bonnie, that'd be awesome
You're a freaking superhero! Thank you!
Dear Bonnie, what a beautiful gift the quilt would be for Mira! When I made a t shirt quilt for my son it took me 4 months. I was thinking about how busy you are, you might consider making this into a group project with others who love quilting such as a quilting guild or even just announce it online. Every quilter would take responsibility for taking 1 t shirt and follow the same directions so the squares all measure the same and one person can sew them all together. I used the quilt as you go method and that way did not have to quilt the whole quilt at once. For example you could say each quilter cuts the main t shirt design into a 12 inch square and stabilizes it with AF 101 Pellon cotton woven interfacing, which most quilters already have. Each quilter sews 1.5 inch dark blue quilting cotton strips (or whatever color Mira likes)around it. The solid color is very important to break up the patterns and to give the eye a place to rest, and to give a frame to the quilt. One person would have to do the quilt binding at the end. I love that part, but now that my erosive arthritis is so advanced, I don't know that I could. But I could do 1 square! For me, this is a very exciting project, full of love from Mira's subscribers!
@@LC-38338 I love the idea of getting several people to help. I would just be worried about them not quite matching up once I got them all back. That's the perfectionist in me. But...I could just schedule it into my week and make sure I do at least one square a week and hopefully have it done by around Christmas time. My friend Tisha loves to quilt and loves Mira as well, so maybe she and I can do this labor of love for her. I could even make a video (timelapse) of the progress as we go. I'll have to think more about it. Sometimes I have ambitious ideas that I really don't have time for, but I would really love to do this if I can.
Dear Bonnie, thank you for answering me, I know you are getting hundreds of emails per week, so very sweet of You! I totally understand your viewpoint. When these group projects are attempted they send very detailed instructions for everyone to follow which tell you, for example, use a 12.5 square quilting ruler to measure your t shirt square before putting edge strips and use a 14/5 inch square to trim final square. OR they refer you to watch an instructional video such as the one on the Leah Day Quilting website: "Quilt as you Go. Connecting quilted blocks" I very highly recommend that you watch this video because it might just make your quilt making much easier. She has excellent hints and is such an outstanding instructor. My best wishes for your channel and for your wonderful acts of service. I am so excited about the craft room clean up at Mira's house. I love organizing, especially craft supplies and I cannot wait to watch that video!@@ABeautifulMessExtremeCle-zl1wp
Holy cow! You cut the collection in half. So impressed!
Thank you!
Way to go! I agree put the project ones away in a bin instead of taking up space in your closet!!
Do you have a clear plastic bin where these project shirts can go? You may not want shirts that don't fit in your closet taking up precious space.
agree, if they don't fit, they shouldn't be mixed in with your wearable / everyday clothes :) separate box!
T shirts that don’t fit should be an easy go. They will only take up valuable space. You said you liked the material but what good is it if you can’t wear it? I can’t believe you got thru that pile! I’d only keep the shirts I definitely loved. Where will they all go?
bins - One for keep but don’t fit. Second for quilt. Third - small collection of shirts she wants to replace with exact before tossing,
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Could you take photos of the shirts and make a scrapbook instead of a quilt?
You could include the selfies of yourself wearing them and journal about your memories of the events.
I like this idea so much better, I hate the idea of wearable garments being cut up!
That’s a great idea.
Sewing stretchy t-shirt fabric is not easy.
You are doing AWESOME!!!!!
What a great idea!
She could do both. I think t-shirt material has to be stabilized for the quilt, but you can send them to someone to do for you. The quilts are beautiful and can be used on the bed or couch. It's nice to see all the t-shirts at once.
I bet a person who can make those quilts could also make you reversible tote bags for any of your super favourite shirts! That could use 2 or 4 shirts for each bag!
That is a great idea! When my son asked me to make a T shirt quilt for him, I did it but it took me 4 months. I cut a 12 inch square, had to iron a stabilizer, surround it with a strip of backing fabric etc. He loved his quilt but what he loved more is the zip pouch for toiletries that I made from the scraps of his favorite t shirts that were left over. It came out really cool. I could have made many more bags, I had a pile of scraps left over after cutting t shirts! The quilt looks beautiful on his bed.and I am sure Mira's bed will look great with a t shirt quilt!
In all actuality, will all those “future” projects be touched? Maybe 10%. I just went through my storage space the past two weekends and got rid of 90% of the stuff. 70% donate, 20% trash and 10% kept. I could hardly believe it, but it felt great
Excellent folding skills!
Hi, Mira, great video!! Great first pass!! T-shirts mean alot to us but you can only have so many. Try decluttering again in about 6 months. Glad you were finally able to get thru it. I look forward to your videos because they make me happy.
Thank you so much!
They make me happy too. I feel like they’re a visit with an old friend.
I like your observation that your t-shirts tell the story of your life. No wonder it's hard to let them go!
Some more observations and numbers from an outsider:
- You got through 80 shirts within the first hour, which is a solid pace (each shirt took you less than a minute on average)
- Most of the shirts in grey, beige and yellow were donated (I guess because you are not a fan of the colour) This is a great indicator for future purchases
- Donating 99 shirts equals about 3-3.5 full washing machines that you neither need to wash nor manage anymore. That's a lot!
- You got rid of 40%. That is a really high number, especially for a first pass and a category you strugle with
- You kept 114 shirts. Including the ones you want to replace or dye, I assume you are at about 130. When you revisit this category every three months this year and get rid of 10-15 shirts each time (not a huge go through every shirt project like this one, just pulling a few out), you will be below 100 starting 2025 :) Taking out 10-15 shirts each time is also not as emotionally draining because you don't get rid of 40% but 8-15% of the whole volume. This will make it easier.
You did so well Mira :)
I am sure someone suggested this but I personally would store the ones that don’t fit separately so when you go to your pile you know everything fits and is an option. Well done on the hard work.
That WAS FLIPPIN DAVID TENNANT! You lucky lady. I'm so happy for you. He is my favorite Doctor....well... and Tom Baker of course.
Oh my, you are killing me with all of those sweet Doctor Who Tees. They are so fun.
Try not to go to internet for more . In a month you won’t even remember it. Try to let go of all the tshirts that don’t fit.
Perhaps the first thing you might want to think about is NOT buying any new t-shirts, or any new leggings, until you've gotten your current collection whittled down. No one says you have to be a minimalist or never buy clothes again. Just stop (slow down) buying for now. 💜 You did a GREAT job! Any progress, no matter how small, is moving forward.
You got rid of SOOOO many, that's amazing for a first pass! I hope that you feel great when you take them to the thrift store, and that you get to enjoy the ones you kept more than ever.
There are lots of ideas on pintrest for repurposed t shirts. Please consider donating your clothing to a nursing home. Some residents cannot buy clothing and the laundry is really hard thier clothes.
You are doing amazing!!!! I would LOVE to see you do a challenge where you don't buy a single shirt but instead you wear a different T-shirt from your collection every single day, showing us your shirt each day. Setting aside ones that didn't fit or you decided against wearing and then at the end of challenge sorting through the ones you set aside. ♥️
That’s a great idea! T-shirt of the day every day. Just a photo of the one you picked that day. My niece had a lot of lipstick, so during Covid isolation she posted a photo of her with a different lipstick each day. It gave us all something to look forward to and kept the connections strong. I would love to see that.
Fun idea. Thanks!
Amazing job! You got rid of so many!!!Not sure what your plan is for the shirts that you decided to keep but do not fit. I just suggest storing them somewhere other than your closet. The closet is valuable realestate and you should save it for the the things you will be able to wear on a daily basis!
Oh wow! You got through those t-shirts in record time. So proud of your progress. You seem like a different woman since Colt joined the family. Such a magnificent job of sorting! I collect fabric, books, and almost any kind of stuff. I have been going through my dinning room cabinets, finding serving pieces I haven't used this century. I've donated many and plan on many more. You inspire me, and I know you inspire others in the group. Love and hugs, my friend.❤
Thank you! Love and hugs to you too!
I'm super proud of you Mira!!! I know two things that used to help me was thinking how many days worth of clothes I still had per season and realizing that at no point would I be going even a month without washing clothes. Then after that I picked a realistic number for me and went through all my clothes and picked my favorites so if I had 50 summer tops I told myself 20 was plenty and I picked my 20 most favorite and donated the rest.
I use the premise of the Swedish death purge. Recently, I purged my closet, and whether I loved it or not, if it didn’t fit, then it had to leave. I don’t wanna leave useless things sitting around for someone else to have to clear up after I’m gone.I’m not planning to go anytime soon, but it just makes sense in my mind that someone else should not have to deal with things that didn’t mean anything to me.
I think the Marie Kondo method is better for those who have had at least one pass of decluttering through the items. If you've never decluttered something and try to put it all in one room, that seems crazy overwhelming. However, if you've made a pass or two, and still have limited space, that may be the time to do something like that.
I can’t believe all The Doctors you got pictures with! That’s awesome.
99 T -shirts for donation
That is amazing ❤ keep going. I love seeing stuff go out to the car too! GREAT JOB!
Donating is so satisfying. I donated thousands of dollars of quilting material when I quit quilting, I donated my 100 piece collection of Precious Moments and my Christmas house collection. Oh also 12 Hummel plates. I do have clothes again to go through. My sister takes them to Benedictine Nuns
Wow, that's amazing! Good for you!
@GrandmaM I have recently donated a huge Mint in Box Barbie Collection to the American Cancer Society Discovery Store; then waited a month or so before taking in my vintage Ideal (1962) Grow Hair Doll Collection to them. I didn't want to overwhelm the small shop. (There was only one Barbie left on the shelf at that time which really pleased me.) I also donated close to a hundred Enesco Memories of Yesterday figurines to the Salvation Army before Christmas. I still have Hummels and Hallmark Christmas ornaments to donate. Why would I do that? Because I'm 81 years old and don't want to burden my family with dealing with them when I pass. There's no time like the present.
Hi, I have 5 T's. When I wear them, people smile and comment. I just don't have many clothes. Tina, Al's wife
Wow Mira, every shirt you own has a story. And you even remembered them all! I could see how hard this decision making was for you. Well done!! 🫶🩵 Love X Coline
I am a snarky/fandom/sarcastic tee-shirt person as well.... I have just started to go through mine. I have been decluttering my life since June 2021. I went from a 2200 sqft home I had lived in for 20yrs to a 200 sqft RV in 6m. It was easy to delay those decisions at first. I did a general pass & gave all my kids their stuff. Then I had a storage unit until October 2023. I lost my job and then my RV. Now I am in a 10x10 room and can barely move. I now make 1 trip a week to donations, I keep purging and it has been so freeing! My hope is to be in my own apartment by the end of summer.
So sorry you lost your job and home. Hoping you get that apartment. Good luck.
Oh wow. I'm so sorry for your circumstances. You sound like such a lovely, positive person. Good for you for all the work you are doing. I hope you get that apartment. Love and hugs to you.
You brighten my whole day, Mira. Thank you for posting. Cheering you on from Oregon!
Thank you so much!
So glad you compiled all the shirts, it really helps get a visual of how many you actually have.
Mira once again you amaze me. Thanks for helping me push through my clutter. I’m almost half done in my craft room organizing in one week since watching your videos. It took me over a year to get the courage to start. I feel like you are cheering me on. I relate to your feelings. Sentiment truly hinders my progress in getting organized yet in order to make progress I need to acknowledge that part of this process. Thank you again.
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Good job! When my hubby was going through radiation for cancer, he got a new shirt for every visit. Forty five T shirts. Actually it was kind of fun.
Kindred spirits in the humor department 😂
You can never wear all those shirts you are keeping. Take photos of them and make a book in chronological order
Great job! I got a tshirt quilt made from all of my college shirts through project repat. Definitely doing it again with all my pop culture tshirts at some point too. So worth it!
I’ve used Project repat twice-one for each of my adult kids. They turned out so nice. There’s always a coupon for them out there as well. A great company!! 😊
The t-shirt quilt is a great idea!The t-shirts that you love that don’t fit are great candidates for the quilt
Mira you did an epic cleanse!
I’m so happy for you!!
Great job!
You are really making great progress!
First, I just want to say that you are doing AMAZING for tackling these projects on your own and with limited physical energy. I am so inspired by you and that's saying something because I organize people's homes for a living!
I know this video is 6 months ago now, but I'm glad you tried this method once so you could learn that it's not the best method for most people. In theory it sounds nice to be able to look at everything we own in one category and then make decicions, but as you learned that can actually be very overwhelming and tiring. The decision fatigue that occurs is very real and your quality of decisions goes down the longer you work on one space in one sitting. After a while you start keeping things just because it's easier than making a decision.
I always suggest to clients that they need to break these projects down into small, managable bites. There is no shame in only decluttering one tiny area at a time and you are the perfect example of that! Thank you for showing everyone what can be done with slow, persistent steps. I'm so proud of you!!!
You are continuing to be a champ at this! And continuing to expand my empathy for different points of view. I am an introvert and a huge Doctor Who fan but I’d never wear it on a t-shirt as I think my personality and hobbies are my own business that I only share with people who put in some time getting to know me.
Wow!! You did that like a boss! I can't believe you managed to get through it all and let so many go. I loved the photo insets from your previous comic-con adventures!
If I didn't already have too many t-shirts myself I would ask where you got them. But I think it's better if i don't know 🤫😂
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Mira - I haven't commented on your videos before.
I LOVE your wicked sense of humour - some of your t-shirts are hilarious.
Keep up the great work, you're doing an amazing job.
Tasha (waving from Victoria, Australia)
Thanks so much, Tasha! Appreciate your comment.
You went from 250 to 114 keep! (Plus the project shirts). That's a tremendous accomplishment.
Well, pulling each items of the same sort into the same spot - that was not possible when I begun decluttering. Cuz even 2 years in, I found stuff which was part of a "topic" I already had tackled at least once.
And even with me not doing it all at once, it was extremely overwhelming and for some sort of items it still is. (Year 4)
There is stuff, which I only do 5-10 minute at a time, before I need a break.
Often I can not say, what kind of items I will struggling with. Because tbh, getting triggered by shame, guilt, old good or bad memories or even feeling only tired and exhausted about making decisions is something which is unpredictable.
Mira, you are doing a HUGE job and big compliments to you,. It´s always amazing to see, what you are peeling away and still able to do, even when life itself is a pain in the butt.
Thank you so much!
I’ve saved some tshirt images as screen savers so they pop up on my computer and I get to see them there! Your tin man/iron man cross over shirt reminded me - amazing video and work! Super inspiring - thank you for sharing + motivating us out here! Go Mira go!
Thank you so much!
Mira Concert T Shirts can be worth good money! Make sure to check before getting rid of! Great job I enjoy you videos
I fold my clothes the Marie Kondo way and stand them up in my drawers. I do cross stitch and beading along with a little bit of other crafting. I find destashing my crafting hoard the hardest. I’m pretty sure that is a popular hard one. It’s because we craft and we know we can do something with it so it makes it harder to let it go. I spent a few hours today going through my beading hoard and ended up with 2 gallon sized baggies full of beading and jewelry making supplies. I absolutely love the Marvel, Dr Who and Star Wars franchises and drooled over a lot of those great tshirts. I can definitely see how it is hard to choose. I would urge you to have someone else make the tshirt quilts for you. I say quilts because I feel you have enough shirts to make a few quilts. You are doing a wonderful job!
Excellent job! You were able to keep less than half to wear! Way to go. And the project shirts, a quilt is an excellent way to make use and keep memories.
Thank you! 😊
The more I watch your channel I have learned how much we are alike! I love t-shirts so much I started a tshirt company. I make my own shirts that are nerd culture and Christian themed. I have a problem with t-shirts. I end up moving a ton of t-shirts into painting shirts and then when those get ratty I feel okay with getting rid of it :)
I’m also allergic to dogs. We have had 3 shitzus. Teddy passed away 5 years ago, Boomer is 8 and Bella is 5. We adopted them from a friend and they were a bit of a challenge for the last year we’ve had them. They are starting to get the hang of it.
I'm lucky enought to live in a big city that has lots of conventions- loved the photos you added. Feel proud - you went though them all and did part with a HUGE amount !!! Congrats
You have some great shirts. I can see why it was so hard to let go. You did a good job
This is the episode I've been waiting to see because I absolutely love and live in T. shirts And you have the most amazing collection I've ever seen.
My favorite T. shirts by far Are the concert ones
From your collection, I can tell that we share many interests. My biggest collection is wall plates from every country, state or city I ever visit.😂😂 you should be proud of your hard work!
That is awesome! I love many of your t-shirts! The sarcasm in some, the irony in others!
😊 Haven't clicked this fast in awhile! 💞
Well done! What an achievement 😮
Around 40:19 Cole peed on your bed. Hope you noticed.
OMG, thanks for giving the time stamp. I could smell it, and I washed the bedding but didn't know where it was. Looks like all the tees are gonna get washed again. I also need to scrub down the mattress. Thank you!
Nature’s Miracle works wonderful on urine odors
As far as the hardest thing to declutter for me is craft supplies. No I haven’t tried the Marie Kondo method and I don’t think I could do it because I wouldn’t get through it. I would get bored and wander off or tired and give up and have a big mess. That’s why I like Dana K. White’s no mess declutter, method. If you don’t watch Dana K. White on RUclips or listen to her podcasts I think you would enjoy it.
Yeah, I think craft supplies are going to be tough for me too. Thanks for commenting!
That's a sweet picture of your Mom and Cupid. 💔
Yeah, I love it a lot.
I like the commentary on each shirt. A lot of the sayings are really cute. Patrick Stewart is the only person of all those pictures you showed that I know who they are because I don’t follow comics or super hero’s. I don’t even know who Captain America is and it’s probably a good thing that I not a fan of anyone, no bands, no singers, no sports teams, not a fan of anything. I would probably have more T-shirts if those cute ones came with a V-neck but very few do and I can’t stand those regular necks I don’t like anything touching me up there on my throat, 😮feel like I’m being choked so that keeps me away from a lot of cute T-shirts. All I wear is T-shirts but they’re all plain just from Kohl’s.
99 items of clothing gone! That’s amazing Mira! Great job as always. 😊
So fun !! You have so many great tee-shirts. 😍
Your 'Heart' tee stood out to me, I've always loved them. ❤
Your dogs are so funny & cute. 😄
You let go of a lot on first pass. Good work. I have too many mugs. People have always given me mugs as gifts. I also have too many dvds. I am still going through those, and so far, I have discarded 48 percent.
I love seeing nerdy bits! I could tell from when I first started watching you that you are smart, just by listening to you talk. It's fun to see that flesh out as you share more details and stories :)
Wow, thank you!
🥳👏👏👏🏆🏅AMAZING job!!! May I suggest, instead of buying new t-shirts to replace beloved ones that don’t currently fit, you cut out the image in a rectangle, circle, triangle, or free-form shape, hem neatly (or leave raw-edged, depending on the look you want), and sew it on to the front of a plain tee that fits? That way you get to wear the image you like, without spending more money. (Unless you have to buy a plain tee, but you might be able to thrift them for very little). Better for your pocketbook, and better for the planet!😊
You might want to put the shirts right into whatever you plan on putting them in. Then you don’t have to fix them every time the dogs knock them over.
Or make the dogs get down
you are doing such a great job! we are all so proud of you, keep going!
Thank you!
Vintage single stitch t shirts can sell for a lot! Look them up! Especially concert tshirts
I’m happy your pups are poodles. No hair on you precious shirts. 👚
You are doing amazing!!! Love the endless t-shirt❤❤❤
I thought you did fantastic! Almost half went to donation!
The hardest things for me to let go of is stuff the kids have given me and of course my scrapbook things!
T-shirt quilts are wonderful. I made one for my granddaughter for her high school graduation. She started dance at age 4 and now at age 25 she teaches dance. She had picked out about 30 t-shirts. It was a big project. You could hire someone to do it for you Mira.🌹🌹🌹
A game I play with myself sometimes in order to get rid of more clothing items is to make a pile of the items I haven't worn in a long time. I have to wear the item at the top of the pile. If I change before the day is out, that item has to go because I'm clearly not comfortable in it. I do have items that I only keep for sentimental value and those get packed away in storage, but if you're looking for any more little tricks, that's one of mine. I got rid of six pairs of jeans in one day and a handful of bras over the course of a week one time
Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
🎉 YAY 🎉 Congratulations on completing such a huge pile! 👏 Wowsers, thats a lotta shirts! I know it was exhausting but by doing them all at once it really makes you aware of just how many you have. And will be mindful if/ when you purchase more of the same type item. I think you did amazingly well. 👍 Keep going, Mira! 👕💪💟🐾🦋🐕🐾
Thanks so much!
you could make a two sided quilt with each subject on either side. if you need help im here
How can she reach you?
@@GrandmaLM here on my email. im a quilter with the machine called a long arm i can make up to a king size quilt. or just give here advice to make lne.all my best to mira
So excited to see you, You are precious! Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you so much!
What a lovely comment… I agree, Mira is very precious ❤❤
Island of indecision.. I have one of them too, surrounded by oceans of tomorrow’s tasks and the mountains of procrastination 😣😂
So relatable.
Ok my biggest collections and I have a few are books and scrapbook paper. For the past few years I’ve got into listening to audiobooks. Recently I looked for the audiobooks that I have as books. So far I’ve listened to 3 of them.
Also did a purge of scrapbook kits, felt great and was happy that they went to a new home. The paper I’m working on using. Trying not to be overwhelmed. I’ve learned to work in small amounts of time.
I’m looking forward to when you work on your craft room.
This is quite a collection Mira! U may want to create a special tee shop online bc u have really cool tees! 🥰 great job!!❤ (also are u a redhead? In ur old pix u had red hair?:)
Before going gray, my hair was brown. I dyed it red for several years.
You do have some amazing, epic tees!!!
Nice job!😊
10 more T-shirts are: a problem for a future you. You did SO good.🥰
Yes! Thank you!
YAY! It's time!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You did great going through those t-shirts. You have really developed your decluttering muscles! I am looking forward to the scrapbook decluttering. I decluttered scrapbook supplies before a move and passed on many things to a scrapbooking group. It helps me to let stuff go when I can pass it on to someone else who will use it. The dogs are good supervisors! Hahaha!
I just wanted to add something that I thought of while watching this video. T-shirts for you are a type of identity clutter. They represent a lot of your interests but I think the trap we can fall into is because we love a genre, character or particular fandom when we see merch for that fandom we remember those wonderful feelings we have towards that character or franchise and we sort of transfer those feelings onto the object giving it more importance than we really need to.
There is always going to be more merch but how much is enough to represent the thing we enjoy? I used to buy Yoshi figures when I saw them. Ended up with a small collection of them but did my appreciation of the character increase the more I had? No. Did my joy increase? No. When I looked them over and picked out my favourite two and donated the rest did my appreciation of the character diminish? Also no, but now I enjoy seeing those figures a lot more than when it was a jumble of stuff crammed on a shelf mixed in with a bunch of other stuff.
The reason I bring this up is because perhaps when you see a t-shirt in store with a character that you love remember that you have enough and you will love that character whether you own this new thing or not but if you leave it on the shelf you’ll have less to maintain, clean and store.
As for the KonMari method this was the way that I really learnt how to let go. I’d decluttered over the years but also bought a lot and this method made me really evaluate what I was keeping and why and as an extension of that made me evaluate what I bring into my home and why. It changed my relationship with stuff. It’s not for everyone though. It is an overwhelming process when your in the middle of the mess but for me in really did change my mindset and made me less of a consumer. I used to collect things and thought it would be hard to let them go because for me it was a form of identity clutter but in the end I let them all go save for a few of my absolute favourite things. I’d rather have a few star pieces than shelves packed full of stuff just to look at. Been there, done that. I still have things but the ratio between what I use and what is for display has a better balance now. If I’m honest I never felt comfortable with how it felt before. Individually I liked the objects that I bought but collectively it felt overwhelming and a little embarrassing. So when you talk about “joy” it wasn’t really pure joy because it came at a cost that weighed on my mind, and that’s why I let it go and I’m happier for it.
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Thank you for sharing. This is what I'm working toward.
I appreciate you talking about the dog training. I'm fostering a nervous dog and am trying learn more about how to help her out.
Thank you for fostering! Anxious dogs are a lot to work with, but it is so rewarding to see them become comfortable and happy. I recommend a book called Help for Your Fearful Dog by Nicole Wilde.
Отличная работа! Но вот идея с будущими проектами не очень хороша. Так как скорей всего не выполнится, а это и есть причина стресса. Невыполненная работа, которая сидит в голове. Избавляйтесь от стресса. Пусть будет удовлетворение от проделанной работы, а не от иллюзий.
250 t-shirts? Holy Toledo. And you kept 114??? Oh man that would make me insane
Great job Mira! I hope as time goes by you consider taking that project pile off your plate and just let all those shirts in that pile go. But I know that may take time.
Omg you did sooooo good!!! I know your project t-shirts are not a give away, but you DID "get rid" of OVER HALF of what you had! You are so amazing! You always have the right mind set and know to pace yourself. Just keep peeling! ❤
Always a pleasure to listen to your thoughts during the process. And seeing those classic, zany, and punny tees - yes please! I have some of the same and one with Stephen Amell also 😍 ( and so jealous of those you have with Mr. Stewart and Mr. Lee!!!!!) Perhaps we attended the same events 😊 Looking forward to continuing inspiration from you! (And yes, Kondo method very overwhelming, and much prefer others. You can micro sort later.) You really do make a difference in the world by sharing your home journey 🎈
Aw, thank you!
Great job! I had to think about your question as to what is hard to let go of. For me it’s definitely books, candles and craft supplies . Clothes are my easiest and all four seasons fit in one dresser, none at all in the closet and yes that means wearing the same things over and over. Books oh so hard and Christmas decorations though getting better with those. Your little helpers are just so sweet♥️♥️