Hoarders ❤️ Extreme Konmari Method Christmas Decorations Declutter Part 1!
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2020
- It’s the most wonderful time of the year 🎄🎁🌟 Which means it’s time to do the KonMari Method on ALL MY CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS! This is Part 1 to this series because there is an overwhelming amount of stuff!! I feel this episode was a good starting point so we can have a successful series this November!!
#Christmas #Organize #Minimalism
Mrs Heart, you asked for advice, so here's mine: Don't get do caught up with worrying about disappointing your subscribers. You already have so many emotions to deal with as you heal from hoarding, why burden yourself with more? This journey is yours, not ours. We're just here for the ride and to root you on :)
May God bless your family this holiday season.
Awe, thank you so so much...I really needed to read that 💞 I do feel a lot better ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Well put!🎅🤶
@@ahoardersheart Yes, I agree!
Thank you for sharing your journey and your vulnerability with us. You just do what you can, one step at a time, that's all that matters. ❤
I recently began making decluttering videos to help me on my journey and it is very scary to feel so exposed! So I know what you mean!
I feel like "having an audience" just helps me to make quicker decisions and makes me feel accountability to keep going!
Keep up the good work!
Happy decluttering!👏❤👏❤
Do the xmas stuff in three cycles. This month is the pre declutter. Then as you utilize each catagory, (like outside deco) it becomes more clear that you will have things you did not use so you will get rid of the remainders. The last cycle will be when you put everything away, you will get rid of the stuff that did not survive the season and you wont be able to use next year. Good luck!
I was thinking the same thing!! Best advice 💜
Yes, fantastic advice! I hope Ms. Heart will see this :-)
Dont forget about nursing homes for Christmas decorations they would love them 💕
Yes. I would call ahead and ask someone in the "recreation deapartment". They are in charge of all this stuff.
If this was in the UK nursing homes would definitely not take the decorations. In a pandemic the less germs coming in the better x
Ms. Heart. Be ok. You're not letting us down at all.relax ok babe
What a wonderful idea
It could be fun to invite friends over one day and make a gift wrapping station. Like, setting up a table with the wrapping paper and other items that you choose to let go of and letting them use what they want :). And maybe to save energy, you can put out the Christmas stuff you keep right then instead of packing them away again and bringing them back out when it gets closer to Christmas.
Maybe next year, and every year, if the pandemic affects your ability to have friends over this year. :) You can spend fun times and use up that stash of paper and bags!
Don’t be embarrassed - no one here is judging and you aren’t letting us down. Focus on doing this for you and your family.
It IS a lot of stuff for sure. But you’ll get through it step by step. Give yourself grace and take breaks as often as you need to to be productive.
Maybe you can look 👀 at it as that you finished this and that zone for Christmas 🎄 and enjoy how that feels to you. You’re becoming a new and better version of yourself. Enjoy 😊 the progress❣️
@Alicia
Yes, I agree!
She is brave for sharing her journey and her vulnerability with us. Just doing what she can, one step at a time, that's all that matters. ❤
I recently began making and posting decluttering videos to help me on my journey and it is very scary to feel so exposed! So I know somewhat how she feels.
I feel like "having an audience" (or a "pretend audience" if no one really watches my video lol) just helps me to make quicker decisions and makes me feel accountability to keep going!
Happy decluttering!👏❤👏❤
Maybe make a bin with sentimentel christmas. Like ornaments and things you don't put up because you grow over it But still love and .feelheartstring if you would trow it away. This way you can grab the box and live the memories. But only one bin haha.
I love that idea of a "sentimental bank" and giving yourself ONE bin of "deferred decisions for my sanity" - guilt-free, you can just stash the items that are really hard there, and then look at it again at the very end of the process
I thought it was really interesting to see where you started (I love Christmas, the feeling of it, the meaning!) and then when you saw all the stuff you actually felt bad, anxious, not Christmas spirit at all! I think that's really important to sit with-you love the feelings, memories, moment with loved ones, and the stuff is none of those things, and actually removes those good feelings.
Reminder to look around the house this week for any extra Christmas stashes-Christmas clothing in the clothes bins, holiday crafts in the craft bins, wrapping stuff with gift wrap storage, and outdoor decor in the shed, that way you can consider as much like with like as possible!
Gift wrap might be a nice contained video, you could find your other gift wrap bins and look at everything together, and then sell excess tissue paper, ribbon, bows, etc. Not sure how you feel, but I thought it might be a less emotional category, too, so perhaps an easier place to start. It might be nice to store all gift wrap together, regardless of season, and in the future if you ever do run out, I like to buy "neutral" gift wrap that can be used all year round, so I don't have to store as much.
An idea to consider is storing all outdoor decor in the shed in the future too!
🎄Regifting & crafting with what you have already is a great idea. & true friends would prefer a bit less of a financial burden on you. Save money and have more family holidays and trips out together.
Absolutely!!! I think it sounds like a wonderful plan ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I know how overwhelming it can be. But once you can start it just gets easier. I am so proud of you. You are an inspiration to a lot of people. GREAT JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let me quote a song I learned in grade school that I sing when I'm overwhelmed. " Little by little, inch by inch, by the yard it's hard, by the inch what a cinch, never stare up the stairs just step up the steps, little by little, inch by inch"
You are doing super. Well done. One box at a time. I know how crippling anxiety can be. Just focus on one box at a time. One box. Don’t focus on the next. Thanks for sharing your journey. Be gentle and kind to yourself. You’re wonderful and capable. What a journey you have been on. We love you. 🥰
Just consider this series a Christmas present to yourself
I JUST watched another RUclipsr going through her Christmas supplies (Natalie Bennett). She already is a minimalist, but that is not the point. One thing she did before starting was to make a list of the items that she felt attached to and that she knew she wanted to keep without even looking in the bins.
If you find something you haven't thought of in years, do you really need to keep it? Some items have sentimental value, or they fit into the aesthtic of your home and you want to keep them and that is awesome! Just remember that if you forgot about it, ask yourself why.
She also mentioned that if you have to think about where to put something, its probably an extra. Take the time to consider what is your favorite and what you are keeping just because.
I hope this helps a little bit on your journey.
Ps there is nothing wrong with keeping items that are sentimental, but ask yourself what about it is sentimental and why you want to keep it. Would a photo capture the same feelings? Or a diary entry?
Absolutely 2nd this concept. KNOW what you love already & anything you forgot about, just make a commitment to yourself to let it go
Great job breaking it down into smaller chunks! The wrapping paper on it's own already seems so overwhelming. Good job at not giving up!
Just take your time and breathe. I would be overwhelmed too. You can do this have faith in you.
it's normal to feel overwhelmed, I feel overwhelmed looking at it! and you get rid of a lot!
Just had to pause to come down and say don't worry about letting us down - it's impossible! We're all here to support you in your journey, and even if you went through all these decorations and only got rid of 1 or 2 things, we'd still be proud! It's all steps in the process. You got this, Ms. Heart!!!
Yes, I agree!
She is brave for sharing her journey and her vulnerability with us. Just doing what she can, one step at a time, that's all that matters. ❤
I recently began making and posting decluttering videos to help me on my journey and it is very scary to feel so exposed! So I know somewhat how she feels.
I feel like "having an audience" (or a "pretend audience" if no one really watches my video lol) just helps me to make quicker decisions and makes me feel accountability to keep going!
Happy decluttering!👏❤👏❤
aah i am so excited for this and so incredibly impressed you're actually tackling this right now!!
Awe, thank you so so much ❤️🙏🏻❤️
It's over 90 degrees out. I just found more papers to recycle. Watching you, and cheering you on. Tina, Al's wife
It might also be a good idea to reevaluate after you decorated for Christmas this year. Once you are done, you should be able to say what you did and did not use. The things you are not using for decoration might be also something to let go of as you probably do not need boxes and boxes of spare decorations.
Great job!! I understand about trying not to let your viewers down. But don’t forget to take your time. You don’t even have to finish by this Christmas. Let it be a motivator but not a burden. Good luck and thanks for sharing your process!
#1. LOVE the sweater! ❤️
#2. That’s a big pile! You’re a recovering hoarder and you needn’t have any shame about it, but yeah, it’s a big pile and it seems like you’ve got a really great plan to sort thru it! It would overwhelm me, but you seem to have it under control! 🙌🏼👏🏼🎊
#3. That’s a great start to the decluttering pile! Great work!
#4. Do you have more Christmas stuff in the attic of the garage? Just trying to remember from the garage series.
#5. I’m so excited to continue to watch the Christmas declutter! Once you sell what you don’t need anymore, you’re really going to have a great addition to your emergency fund 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
#6. 6 + hours into it 😱 I’m so proud of the fortitude you have to Keep Going!
#7. Don’t worry about letting us down. We’re all here to support you on this journey and don’t give another thought to getting a 👎🏼. You do you and what works for your family, and we’ll cheer you on from the trenches!
Great job Miss ❤️!
Cheering you on from Southern MN!
Just moving everything out of the crawl space is a fantastic start. You really are making great progress with your abilities to declutter. I’m looking forward to seeing you move forward each week.
Wow! I have never seen so many Christmas deccies in my life and I've worked in nursing homes! But don't panic, we're here to support you, not pass judgement, it'll take more than one session to sort through and we'll be here all the way.
Girl, you got it right- Set up by categories and break large tasks down in to smaller tasks- then knock down those tasks bit by bit. You rock and you got this! Yes Ms Heart love to you
I am so happy that Mr Heart 💙 is helping you 💖
AWSOME job, Ms. Heart! 👏👏👏Bravo to you for getting started - the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And another bravo for sticking with it when it felt overwhelming. I have a suggestion. Find the decorations you use each year (I presume you put put some items year after year). Put them out around your house - yes, you’ll be decorating for Christmas insanely early, but you’ll get to enjoy it longer🎄(although you may have to dust it before you put it away in January). Then go through the rest asking yourself, ‘Do I want to have to deal with this next year if I don’t love it enough to decorate with it this year?’. Because that giant pile of Christmas stuff is not bringing you joy! Someone suggested having a ‘sentimental’ tub for decorations you no longer use but can’t bear to part with - excellent idea. And Ms. Heart, you could NEVER let us down. We’re so proud of all you’ve accomplished - we’d understand if you shoved it all back in the crawl space and concentrated on your son’s room! Who among us hasn’t been overwhelmed by a big decluttering job? (My hand is raised 🤚😁).
I love your confidence and the promise you’re making to not buy much but try to utilize what you have. You are doing the right thing taking the time to organize your sections. Such an important step! I think you should start with the miscellaneous section and sort everything into the proper categories before trying to discard more. The miscellaneous seems to be the largest pile and I think you’ll be able to fly through the rest once you’re fully able to see and know everything you have for each category.
Miss Heart 💖 don’t ever think your letting us down, I think you keep forgetting how much you motivate us to keep going, “small sections at a time”. I’m not surprised you were at that for 6 hours with all you guys moved. Your brave to let us know how you felt because I think if it was me I’d have run 🏃♀️ away from it and cried. I can’t believe the pile that’s going either. Well done 👏👏👏 Making the piles for each area was a brilliant idea. Take a bow 🙇♀️ Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍🦄💐🙏
You’re doing so well even tackling this and so don’t be so hard on yourself! You can do it 😊 Christmas is the best time of year and all your hard work will pay off in all christmases to come when you have only the things you love xxx
At first I was overwhelmed and thinking where do you start, but you surprise me every time, you have everything organized so nicely, this will be a piece of cake for you😉♥️ looking forward to this series
I loooooove how your confidence has grown - it’s so good to see 😍
I just have to tell you that your videos bring me so much joy. I look forward to them every week!
Wow, I know how much work that was to organize everything into categories....good job!!! Remember....only keep your FAVORITES! Sometimes asking yourself if you would buy that item again helps. I now it helps me...lol! Keep up the great work girl! XOXO
When you are done remember when you want to buy something new, you must get rid of something else. Love your videos. We are here to support you.
Tina
Monday just became my favorite day I guess :)
I echo Brandon. Don't worry about disappointing us. I enjoy seeing all your stuff and crafts. Watching you tossy tossy. I wouldn't have blamed you for calling it quits for the day after pulling everything out. It was a lot but nicely packed.
Ideally (and you'll know you're done decluttering the Christmas Cave when) you will see the crawlspace completely emptied out once a year when you decorate for Christmas.
Don't be embarrassed! You are mid process. I like how you found your footing with a little break. I also like that you broke up the larger category into smaller ones so you could see everything you have in that category. Very nice!
You did super good today! So much sweat equity! Way to go! And your decisions came so quickly, because you know exactly what you need for outside decorations.
Consideration for interior decorations: You will still need work space. What you don't use this year to decorate, consider selling for savings/gifts/wants/needs, etc.
Thank you so so much my dearest friend ❤️🙏🏻❤️ Your words mean everything to me...it really keeps me encouraged to keep going!! And I cannot lie...I’m a little sore today!! Lol
@@ahoardersheart I'm so glad! And it certainly looked like a workout!
Bravo!!!! I'm so proud of you for even thinking about purging Christmas. Great start!!!! You put a smile in my heart. BREATHE! You can do this! And perhaps your "almost" teenager (sigh) son can chose what goes in his room.
Big achievement. You faced it all and started. That is the hardest bit. Congrats, just take the rest slowly and enjoy the bits that spark joy! Don’t feel guilty today for what you accumulated in the past.
I’m so excited to watch this! Lol
Awe!! Thank you so so much ❤️🙏🏻❤️
I love how you are matching the Christmas Theme in this video, ❤️ how you arrange things so beautifully, how you plan and think through everything. You put a lot of heart in everything you do ❤️
I wanted to let you know that I am cheering you on! So excited for this series to continue!
Gosh, I'm not surprised you were overwhelmed, I was just looking at it! Separating it into smaller categories was a great idea though. I have to do that too as I know that exact feeling when you just don't know where to start and you're looking at mountains of boxes and wanting to cry.
I'm glad you've pledged to not buy any more Christmas stuff this year, once you have things paired down to the decor you love, you'll be able to get it out easily every year and won't feel the need to buy loads extra like when you didn't know or couldn't' get to the things you have.
Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series, it'll be a good one :D
you did amazing getting this whole operation started! that's the hardest part and you already mastered it! i'm really exited for this! your videos always make me happy :)
you mentioned that your xmas cave is never empty. i feel like a good goal would be that that the cave is empty of decorations at xmas. so that your house can be beautyful and festive but also you dont get overwelmd every year figuring out which tub your favorit things are in.
another thing maybe worth looking into, schools often dont have a budget for things like xmas decorations. so maybe you can donate things, that you are giving away to a school where kids/teens can enjoy them.
Thank you for doing this ! I am really looking forward to this series!
Awe, you are so very welcome! It needs to be done!!
You are faster decluttering than santas reindeers are pulling their sledge! :D
🤣🤣🤣 Oh my goodness, that was hilarious!!
@@ahoardersheart :D But it is true. You made so much progress by going forward step by step everyday
Honestly I'd say do all the miscellaneous item sorting first so you don't have to do all your category decluttering twice! Good luck you're doing amazing, you inspire us!!
WOW! I am so impressed Ms Heart! You are doing SO well!
Awesome job getting organized to go through things. You maybe did this and I missed it. I’d recommend plugging in /testing items with lights like your wreath. I’d hate for you to get rid of the one that works and keep one that that didn’t light up properly. Plus if something is broken, I’ve noticed it’s a little easier for you to make a decision in past videos. Great start. Looking forward to the series.
Thank you so much for reminding me of that!! I did remember off camera to check before I tossed!! (That is something I would forget too!) Thank you for looking out for me ❤️🙏🏻❤️
You look adorable in your Christmas outfit. Before you get to far in organizing Christmas, decide how you want to decorate for Christmas in living room, etc. Don't let us be the factor in what you have to do in your home. Blessings
This is going to be an awesome series! Believe in yourself because we believe in you! Look at what you've already accomplished - you're going to be amazing ❤
Watching you bring out all off the Xmas stuff made me realise; you have clear enough of the basement that you can now use the room. That’s a big change!
You are doing great ! I can’t wait to follow this! Love ❤️ my Ms Heart ❤️! Your doing amazing ! Make sure you plug things in as you go ....to make sure everything is in good working order!
I am obsessed with your Rudolph shirt! Rudolph is my favorite Christmas movie! I also collect Rudolph figures!
I LOVE your idea of making Christmas gifts. I have to say some of my favorite Christmas decorations are things that have been made for me and my family. You probably have some really cool things. I know a couple years the kids and I made cinnamon ornaments from applesauce and cinnamon, kind of like cut-out cookies. All the grandparents and extended family still hang those ornaments on their trees. And I have some too. :) My favorite are ones the kids decorated with glitter paint. As creative and crafty as you are, I can imagine what cute things you would come up with.
You’re doing awesome by the way.
....Now I am curious... how do you make ornaments for applesauce and cinnamon?
@@Judy-fw7fl sorry I missed your question. I’ve gotten it on the McCormick website. They smell SO good. www.mccormick.com/recipes/other/cinnamon-ornaments
You got this!! Oh my goodness! The strength and positivity in your voice is PRICELESS! Self care is crucial to caring for others. Your family will be so happy for you. 💞💞🌟🌟✌️
Each time you let go of something, that might be hard to let go of, thank it for it's service to you and then let it go right there and then. The being thankful part is an important part of the "letting go" process.
I am so impressed that u took a break when u felt anxious but u were able to come back to the basement.
Best wishes from Australia 😀❤🇦🇺
This is a great opportunity for love over like! I bet you can find enough stuff you love to decorate the entire house without having to settle for just "like", so those can go right out!
You decluttered like an EXPERT today!!!!! 💯💯💯 Putting it all together, grouping like with like, picking your favourites between similar items, keeping an amount your actually can use for the one house you have! I'm blown away!!!
My suggestions: keep the idea at the front of your mind that you only have one hous, and you only have so much time and energy. If 50 things being you lots of Christmas cheer, 500 don't bring you ten times more. 😊
This is the time for sentimental items to SHINE! 💗💗💗 The holidays are all about feelings. Get those sentimental things in places of honour and clear out the rest that's blocking their joy. 💗 🥀 🌹 Like wedding a garden so the flowers can breathe better!
Keep up the great work! 🌟
I love Christmas also and let a lot go over the past couple of years. I couldn’t imagine how overwhelming it was to look at all of it then categorize it! I think you should do the miscellaneous first even if it takes a couple of videos so that they can be put into their categories, plus I love the idea of seeing what you will be making everyone for Christmas since you seem to be super crafty!
I think you did a great job. I have an attic. It is work getting everything out. Just think how easy it will be to get Christmas stuff out next year and it will be the things you really love. It will be so worth it. I am so happy for you. You are making so much progress. ❤
Listen !!!
You would never let me down..I remember the first time I saw you every one said "she can't even remove a thing"
But I was proud of every little thing and now you have crossed a huge road..so all I feel for you is "proud to the sky" okay !!!!
I’m so excited to watch this! What a festive declutter!
Awe, thank you so so much my sweetest friend ❤️🙏🏻❤️
Don't think about your subscribers feelings, just go for it in your own pace. It will be fine, you will find both sentimental things and stuff you barely remember. You are doing great! It is ok if it's not ready at the end of November, you can always continue to do the Konmari in December when it is time to decorate the house. You can start to decorate early with lights/lamps, things that are more Winter than Christmas. Is is soooo dark here in Sweden, so I think I should get more "Winter lights" as well. Lots of love and good luck with the rest of the series!
If anyone can do it,it is you! You ar the best!!! Lots of hugs an love from Sweden
Thank you so so much my beautiful friend from a beautiful country 🇸🇪💙💛 You are the sweetest!!
You did what you needed to do for you. Proud of you Ms. Heart!
I’m always amazed how people find the energy to decorate like that every year. I’m lucky if I just get the tree up in due time!
You are amazing!! Honestly you calm my anxiety. Even though I saw how stressed you were at first then to see you come back after a break gives me hope that I can do it too. I can hear it in your voice too that you were at a better mindset.
What a great start! So clever to break it down the way you did it.
Great first step by putting stuff into smaller categories for yourself. Next video start with your miscellaneous pile and separate it all out into your categories. If you just tackle the misc pile and the Christmas wrapping paper next episode that would be enough. Whether you get rid of everything or nothing from the misc pile doesn’t matter, the point is to have all of your similar items together. You want to see how many living room thins you have and what can and will realistically fit there. Also don’t forget to add the other Christmas boxes you’ve found/ put in your regular basement clean out sections. You may also want to have the operation Christmas child, sharing table, and “future gifts” bins nearby to throw stuff in as you come across appropriate items.
Good job with your general categories.
I might start with your miscellaneous section first and put the items into their "home" category (or toss if its empty boxes, broken or you know its not something you want), then work through the categories once like is fully with like.
I've got about 12 tubs of Christmas...BUT! we keep the original boxes things came in due to a lot of fragile stuff. If that box kept things safe being shipped around the country, it'll keep it safe during transport back into storage, or if we move (again).
So those 12 totes are lights, decor, everything except the tree. And we have paired it down over the years. If we didn't keep the packaging for some items, it probably would be closer to 7-8 totes.
You can’t let us down! We’re here to support you however you need! This year especially we all need a little extra Christmas cheer. :)
Sooooooo proud of you! I absolutely love that you listen to your mind/body and then go forward accordingly. Keep going and I am very much looking forward to this series
So proud of you for this. It's a real undertaking! But I feel like your house must be so full of joy at Christmas 🎅🎄 keep up the good work!
I was struck when at the beginning of the video you talked about how much you loved Christmas, that you loved the feeling, spirit, joy, goodwill and how that makes you happy.
None of that relates to the decorations you have, it is all about the feelings you share with your family
I hope you will find it easier as you sort through that mountain of decorations to reflect on this. Removing all these items that no longer bring joy will not lessen your Christmas in any way, because what you care about is family, friends and sharing that time with them
I am in no way a hoarder, but I would have felt overwhelmed with that amount of stuff to sort through too. I think you were very wise in taking the break when you did to reset.
Perhaps the feeling of being overwhelmed is more related to not feeling confident that you can deal with all of the things, a fear of failure or letting yourself/others down, as lately you have appeared to be less attached emotionally to all of the items. After your break you seemed so much more confident and sure of yourself and just tackled the first section. Be proud of what you achieved, a fantastic start :)
You are such an inspiration to me. I'm not a hoarder but you inspire me to declutter. I love your videos and you've come so far. Never worry about letting anybody down, you're doing amazing.
I organized my Xmas stuff by room or category too a couple of yrs ago, it has helped quite a bit. Sometimes when I declutter I use the halfies method, if I have 2 bins of decor for a room I try to reduce it to one bin and so on! Or if I have 6 wreaths I try to only keep 3 wreaths etc. Great idea to declutter by catergory!
Don’t ever be Embarrassed hun ever this isn’t all your fault u will never let us down it can take 12months or 12years we will all be here to support u every step of the way my anxiety & ocd make me shop cause it’s the only thing that makes me happy I never buy for me it’s hubby,kids or home but it takes a lot to realise they don’t won’t it they just won’t me but having misscarages made me won’t to spoil my kids etc but now they getting older it’s overwhelming for them and all 5 of my kids have adhd & autism so struggle themselves so I’m learning to help them while helping myself and I can honestly say if it wasn’t for u I don’t know if I would be here still fighting so from my family and our heats THANK U 🥰
When I saw the 'Christmas Cave' in your basement video I knew I had to jump over and see these. I was repacking my holiday decs a few weeks ago and did some decluttering, too so I know how hard this is. Rooting for you
I was soooo patiently waiting for your next video, it almost feels like Christmas to me already :D ... Please, try to place it on FB market-place asap for free and it will be used for sure this Christmas and it will out of your house miraculously. You are X-mas Unicorn for sure with angel wings. Is it possible? I believe it is! ;) You are my hero and HUGE inspiration!
Awe!!!! You are my unicorn sister 💜🦄💜🦄💜 Your energy just made my heart so so heart!! You’re so awesome, you know that 💞
wow I'm so excited to watch your work
dear friend, you don't dissepooint us. We are proud that you start this journey for the christmas stuff. if you don't now what to do. decorate your house in your mind or for real if you love christmas why not. that you want to keep the rest you can donate. you shop then from your own house and maybe it is less overwhelming. lots of love and a big hug Ellen
I understand feeling overwhelmed. You couldn’t let us down- we love you, your honesty and determination and are admirers and supporters of your journey. You were smart to take a breath, say a prayer and get sorted. You are adorable!! I love the hat; your love of Christmas has me tickled!! It’s so infectious I getting that Christmassy feeling just watching this episode!
Wow mz heart, thats alot of xmas stuff and i thought i loved xmas. Well if you can tacle that mountain then i can do my xmas stuff too. 🥰💕😘🤶🎅👼
You’re doing this at a perfect time, families at donation centers will love the items you drop off
I can relate so much to the ADHD, the hoarding, the anxiety and getting overwhelmed... I'm glad you got through! That means I also can do it!
Absolutely you can do it!!! Side by side we can do this together 💕💕💕
Xmas lights can be recycled at best buy! Most ppl dont know that. So excited for this series.
Somehow missed all these recent videos, watching this to help stop me buying a load of new stuff in IKEA! Christmas is the one thing where I don’t have too much stashed away, but this year I’ve ended up buying things to decorate with to help distract me from everything going on, never a good thing!
This sounds like a great way to organise it all and break it down into smaller chunks. Maybe have a look again when you’re putting stuff up or putting it away and see what isn’t used and work out what you want to keep. It can be hard with Christmas stuff as it’s a time full of so many memories and I’ll be watching and cheering you on as I catch up with them. Don’t worry about disappointing subscribers, you’ve come so far since you started it’s great to see.
I’m so excited about this series! I’m so impressed with your honesty about you feeling as always!!🦄💜x
My friend had a basement, closets, and a big garage full of Christmas stuff. She wanted to move out of state. She had garage sales and gave things away.I have a
few strings of fake pearls, because I fill vases with them. Tina, Al's wife
I have ONE tube for ALL of our holiday decor, and two shelves which hold my Passover plates. That's it. I can't imagine having more.
Also I feel like you should maybe (if it's possible with your schedule) make sure to put alle the FB Marketplace things up there immediatly after the declutter and only then put them in the box. I can imagine how much you're going to want to sell and to do that in one big bunch seems very daunting to me.
I love decluttering and that pile is definitely overwhelming! It's also a little thrilling; think about how much space and freedom you're going to win back after this!
I have two suggestions to share.
1. For your 'miscellaneous' category:
I had a quick google of the term 'Christmas decoration categories' and it came up with some ways you could break down your overwhelming pile. I'd have a search yourself for whatever words jump out at you as you scroll past the search results, if you're struggling find a place to start. Even if the categories are just to break the ice and you find yourself changing or making your own groupings, it's something that could give you that first move.
2. For when you have to move lots of boxes:
Having a dad who works in safety, he made me very aware of being careful while carrying heavy/large things 😅. For these projects, would you consider investing in a hand trolley? Most of them are fairly cheap and you can wheel your stacks around without risking or straining your back. There are some heavy duty ones and there are some light weight fold-up ones on the market. I bought one when I moved house and it has been a saving grace for every move since!
Please look after yourself, take your time and have a wonderful pre-Christmas ❤️
Wow! You could open your own christmas section at Walmart! Keep up the good work. 😌❣️
Yes! Love your vow!!!! Make it a simple resourceful Christmas!!! You can always make cookies to give with the boys. Make memories. ❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️
I get second hand overwhelmed right along with you when I see the abundance of stuff. I say start simple a box at a time if it's too much for you to handle. Also, don't worry about us take care of yourself first. That is what this is all about.
Please don't buy giftwrap or decorations if you feel the temptation just think back on how overwhelmed you felt that should put the breaks on impulsive shopping.
Don't be embarrassed!!! Collection is lovely. I pray you can have peace and let go of things!!!! It looks great labeled and color coded!
Nov is the perfect time to declutter Christmas. As I have stated before, I declutter/organize for a living.
I found the easiest way to deal with "hoarders" (even recovering ones..LOL)
Is to use the items. For instance. Go decorate outside...then you know what you are using and what can go. Then decorate your living room and let go of what is not being used and so on. Doing each category individually as you do that particular area. Saving the tree, of course, for last. Once all the decor is up and dealt with, now you have the room down there to spread out your gift wrapping to go through
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