Minimalist Hacks to Declutter and/or Downsize Your Life
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- 👉Downsizing can be both emotionally and physically draining. You need both mental strategies and task strategies to make it happen. In this 30-minute video (I know, long, right?), you'll find 3 strategies for downsizing as well as specific tips to deal with the most challenging items to let go of - clothing, books, photos, and keepsakes/heirlooms items/memories. Bookmarks are provided to help you find exactly what you want.
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Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
01:22 My Personal Journey
02:44 Strategy #1: Start Where You Are
04:41 Strategy #2: Box it Up
07:06 Strategy #3: Making the Decisions to Sell, Donate, or Gift?
11:36 Tip #1: How to Downsize Clothing
16:28 Tip #2: Books
19:41 Tip #3: Photos
24:25 Tip #4: Keepsakes/Heirlooms/Memories
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This was very helpful for me. We sold my mom's house almost two years ago, and I've kept the things I wanted for myself in a storage unit. We've talked about moving to a bigger home, so my excuse was I'd need Mom's furniture for our new, bigger house. That hasn't happened. So, I've been praying about it, and processing my feelings, and realized what I REALLY wanted to do was recreate my childhood home, to recreate my childhood. It's time to start letting go.
I'm sure this has been an extremely difficult decision. I can't even imagine. Good for you for digging deep! Please let me know if there is any other info I could provide to help you with this endeavor. ❤
Funny you should say that, I just bought two pieces of Lane Acclaim furniture like I had when I was a kid. I also bought the same silverware I had when I was a kid. Maybe I'm trying recreate my childhood home.. hahah..
We moved into an 8 bedroom home 15 years ago. We had 5 kids and were adopting a 6th one. (😅Crazy, but true!)
Currently, 2 of our adult kids are still living with us (very happily😍) due to the insane cost of housing in Portland, Oregon💰.
I'm anticipating the AWFULNESS of moving eventually😫 and so I'm ALREADY trying to downsize our belongings now. It's just soooo easy to collect a lot of stuff in a large home.
🥇My goal is to have extra space in EVERY drawer and cabinet, and to get rid of unneeded items NOW while we're not under stress to do so🌞.
Thank you for your very helpful video 👍! The difficulty is mostly with the mindset🧠 rather than the actual effort💪.
I completely understand! We always feel so compelled to fill up that extra space don't we? Good for you for starting now and setting some small goals!
I suggest you plan to have one empty drawer or shelf in every room. I still am peeling the onion, but seeing the emptiness makes me happy.
Dave Ramsey. His daughter, Rachel Cruz, has her own show. She partners with another expert for a “happy hour “ that is hysterical.
Downsizing to move in with my daughter, then ultimately to a senior living apartment. I made good progress at first, now it is becoming more difficult with the smaller, personal items.
Those personal items are the hardest to let go. We attribute so much meaning to them. Thank you for your comment and good luck with your continued downsizing efforts!
When I moved last year from my place to my husband’s house when we got married, I didn’t have as much room I had previously had so I put my extra items into the garage while I tried to find a place for my things. I’ve taken MANY trips to Goodwill and have thrown away items that can’t be used. Sometimes it hurts a little, but since I’ve had these things in the garage for over a year, I’ve decided I don’t really need them. I’ll still go through them, and keep some items, but I have so much I need to let go of. As for books, it will take me a while to be able to let those go. Especially the ones I have loved to read.
Thank you for this video, I needed some extra inspiration ☺️
You are so welcome! Thank YOU for watching!
Am decluttering to eliminate some housework & working to get hubby onboard. As retiree's, we need to clear out STUFF, so our kids won't be having a 4 day estate sale!
Good for you! Is your hubby struggling with letting go?
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One month ago I moved from a 2000sf house to a 1 bedroom condo-721sf! I had lived in my house for 51 yrs, so needless to say I had to get rid of boxes upon boxes of “stuff”. Started that process 2 yrs ago, moved here after Christmas and have taken 8 more boxes to the nearest donation center. My last task is to go through years old paperwork and pictures. Pictures are the hardest!
I don't disagree! Pictures are hard! Wow, good for you on your downsizing efforts! That's impressive.😵
Dave Ramsey is the financial guru.❤
Yep! That''s right! I leveraged a lot of his tips along the way. Thank you!
Dave Ramsey is his name. I think that's an excellent idea to use that method for downsizing and decluttering. Definitely psychological gives you a place to start. 😊😊 Thanks for the great video!!
Thank YOU for your comment and kind words!
Been watching minimalism videos for some time now. How did I miss you♥️
Probably because I just got started on this topic. I've been playing around with different topics and this one seems to really resonate with people. Thank you so much for watching!
Love watching this video. You are so soft-spoken and can relate to everything you said in this video.
Thank you so much!
we need to downsize bc we have a very large property. it is getting to feel like so much work that's not getting done or that i dont want to do anymore. i want less to care for so we can travel! (my husband is having a much harder time letting go of stuff and preparing for change)
Thank you for your comment! You can do this! Best of luck in your downsizing efforts. There is so much out there to see and do!
Thank you for the wonderful idea about the photos…problem and challenge just sorted ❤
You’re welcome 😊 Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the tips😊
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Great video. As always. We upsized when we moved. Not on purpose. But it as a bigger home. Now of course it’s like out of control. Grrrr. Great ideas. And the name of the financial guy is Dave Ramsey 🙏🏼
That's right - Dave Ramsey! Thank you! And thanks for the comments. I appreciate you watching.
I'm a new subscriber and enjoyed this helpful video!
Awesome! Thank you! I can't wait to hear from you in future videos!
so right on the clothes pieces that dont make you feel very good!!!
Yeah, it's easy to get in a rut isn't it?
Nice video❤❤❤
Thanks 🤗
Use your public library for books…
Great reminder! Thank you!
His name is Dave Ramsy
Dave Ramsey
I definitely do disagree with photos,,,, clearing out doubles, blurry ones, etc is a good idea,,, but i would never get them all digitized to get rid of the paper photos,,, those photos are great fun to look through photo albums,,,,, and yes,, you will forget what the child looked like at 2 or 5,,,, so many years pass by and you do forget what the older generation looked like as well,,,, how well do u remember your great grandmother,,, or her sitting in her fav rocking chair,,,,, you might want to cut down on how many photos you have of her sitting in her fav rocking chair but make sure you have a couple left to treasure,,,,,, dont get rid of all your paper photos !!
Great reminder! I do think everyone should do what feels right for them and you should do what feels appropriate for you. My hope was to offer tips if you did, in fact want to downsize your photos. Thank you so much for your comment as I'm sure there are many, many people who agree with you.
downsizing many things are a bit easier to get done,,,,,,, @@thegrittyguru
The photos I still have in albums never get looked at. The photos I’ve digitized I see regularly in digital picture frames and my photos app. I got my 90 year mom a digital picture frame and it’s brought her so much joy being able to see both her pictures and pictures of mine and my sister’s I’ve loaded.
Dave Ramsey???
yep! Thanks!
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Thank you!
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