I am a hoarder. I admit it. But watching your videos has motivated me to start getting rid of things. I put at least one box of stuff at the curb every week. (It actually dissappears!) So, thank you so much for helping others and ME!
These videos are helping me get rid of stuff I inherited from deceased loved ones that I was over whelmed with. It’s also helping my kid a little as he is very clingy to objects. Like saving ten empty Kleenex boxes just because. No planned craft or anything.
I absolutely love this channel, this is what "Hoarders" SHOULD have been!Not in your face, "we gotta make folks look bad, pay attention to us."But real, true HELPING. (Also, i really like the chimpmunks voices) I am so PROUD of this couple. Please let them know there is people all over the world that are wishing them the absolute best life. Question tho, who will help them take out the BIG bags?
All the family and friends should support all the positive steps they are making. But sadly, I would bet a wooden nickel they will be too "busy". Just one Bag Day every week is an important service for them.
That doesn't sound like the Hoarders I've seen on A&E. I've watched dozens of Hoarders episodes and every one I've seen, the on-site psychologist and cleanup crews do their best to be very understanding to the families involved. They know it's a problem rooted in loss and hardship, and they give the families aftercare in form of therapy and organizing assistance. They also bring in friends and family when available to explain to them that it's not just the hoarder being "lazy". I have yet to see a psychologist or cleanup manager on that show who isn't empathetic.
I reember he said in a previous episode that he has stored a bunch of wolves in a tub, all they will have to do is open the tub of wolves and they will take the bags out for them.
You have no idea how much your videos have helped me. I think I’m a borderline hoarder and you’ve helped me de hoard a couple of my rooms. I started by making myself remove something every time I enter the room. Slowly it got smaller and smaller. What helped was not concentrating on the entire room but maybe a foot wide section at a time. Thank you for explaining it over and over. It needs to be said and people need to listen. You are just the best! Love you so much and love all you’re doing to help people like me.
I agree he's making a big difference and hopefully helping to destigmatize the illness. Mentall illness is so misunderstood as it is, and people are so judgmental, almost to the point of it being pathological itself. It's gotta feel good to help people, one or two at a time, but so frustrating to be constrained to helping only one to two people at a time. At least that's how I feel regarding other kinds of mental illness that i better understand. Regardless, I'm proud of you. Every step forward is a step in the right direction! And every step to understanding what caused you to start hoarding is a step toward healing, too. And remember, if you ever stumble, don't fret. You haven't failed. You just need to pick yourself up, and get back at it again! You got this. One step at a time. One day at a time. You are doing it. I wish you all the best, I know you're working hard for it.
Another piece of advice I heard was “The person you lost is not in these objects. They are in your heart. Let the object go and keep them in your heart.”
I think of it like space in a retail store or a warehouse. That square footage has value. So, each item needs to justify it's existence if it's going to use up valuable real estate. And by thinking of it this way, I have not only made my home more livable but more functional as well. It's actually improved my standard of living.
I like that “unwanted guest“ idea also! And I find that I need different mindsets for dealing with different kinds of stuff. I’ve done a great job over the years of getting rid of excess stuff, and putting the useful stuff away in ways that make it very easy to access and put away again. Adding shelves and hooks in cupboards, for example, & trying to avoid putting one thing behind another if at all possible. I’ve used anger, joy, “bless the world,” finding the right recipient, “my home is my spa/health resort,” composting, repurposing, choosing the best recycling options, boldly trashing things in Annoyance with bossy elite globalists who want to tell me how to be sustainable (Oddly in direct opposition to my basic values), decorative editing, “don't give me gifts,'' and all of them continue to serve me in different ways. I like the “unwelcome guest“ idea for the area that I want to change from storage area to a more multi functional combination of necessary storage and activities that look a bit too ''much'' for me to want to have in other places. I physically cannot get rid of all that I want to get rid of to create the perfectly aesthetic space I desire, because those things need homes and I don’t want to crowd other spaces in my house. But in order to make it feel spacious and easy and calm, I have to mentally release a hobby I feel obligated to, but isn’t sparking joy, and I think this will be a helpful strategy to go with. I may have invited it, but it out stayed its welcome! A couple of other hobbies need some trimming, but they are the reason for the space as well as needing it for necessary storage.
@@BlueYiperoo Thank you for your confession. You do not need to understand them. You can try to help them by trying to sensitively and/or reasonably explain why being more "minimal" in your "material needs" works better for your/human brain/soul/psyche/whatever. However, you can never ever reason with an illness. You can't persuade someone's broken arm to be unbroken as well as you can't explain someone's lack of willing to live due to various things such as hormonal imbalance to exist again out of nowhere.
This will probably never be read, but I’m putting it out to the universe. THANK YOU! You’re humor and your kind heart are inspiring. I suffer, mostly silently, from similar anxiety/panic situations and I feel like I’m losing my mind sometimes. Thank you for your transparency, and “in your face 😂” directness and sarcasm. It brings things back down to earth for me! I love it! 😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 😊
Your comment was read. And you and your feelings matter. I hope you are able to work through your emotions and find happiness and peace in your life. I completely agree that this podcast is wonderfully entertaining. I admit I was the person who didn’t understand that hoarding is a medical condition. And I found it very frustrating that people wouldn’t just clean their own homes. I have learned an enormous lesson and have empathy for anyone going through this. Peace and happiness to all.
Your message is still being read and heard. You are not alone. Though we are probably miles apart and may never meet, know that I am thinking of you. There are herbal remedies that can ease the panic until you find the right help for you. We all need help somewhere on life's journey
OMG--I just watched about 10 minutes of a channel called "Filth" (Episode 28) and I am totally appalled!! I shouldn't have even gotten THAT far, as when she started she was saying how she sprays any friends down before they come in her home, and when her family comes over they are "allowed" to pee in her toilet but they are NOT allowed to poop--she will take them to the gas station. I should have turned it off then, but I wanted to see her at "work". She went to a lady's home, probably a level 4- hoarder, and she was absolutely horrified. She just kept making nasty faces and putting this woman down time after time. I felt so bad for that woman I wanted to cry. God really Blessed this world when he put YOU here!! So compassionate, non-judgmental and funny. THANK YOU for being YOU!!!
Whenever someone mentions giving me a gift. I always remind them that if I have to find a home for it, I don't need it. Give me a gift card, bird seed to feed the outside birds, and other ideas like that.
I am completely shocked and impressed with the progress these people have made in their home. It's emotionally and physically exhausting and likely goes against every habit they have built up for a very long time. It's incredible, and I really hope they continue. I guess you did alright, too, Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock or whatever your name is lol. You're awesome 👍
I know this might sound weird, going to say it anyway, I’m pleased that you exist. Your level of support and compassion makes me feel that there is hope for the human race. Sending strength of purpose to this wonderful couple.
These whole room unpacking videos are like an archaeological dig. You can actually see the layers of time in the sort of things that were thrown in. It looks as though this room was once a sort of multi-media room with its computer gear, television, and movies/music discs. Really hoping that the good thing you helped kick off here continues and they're able to use these rooms as restful and productive parts of their home once again.
I grew up in a hoarder house. My siblings and I call the way that the piles shift around on their own the "crapalanche". One room in our house was completely inaccessible because the crapalanche blocked the door. Same technique you used - you push the door then sneak your hand around the back and shove things out of the way while pushing on the door some more. You have great technique!!
Also grew up in a hoarded home. I'm a clean freak. I get anxious when things start piling up. Cleaning helps manage that. But I appreciate this channel. Thanks for helping so many people Johnny spin kick who owns this channel.
This probably sounds weird but I am disabled and things do not get done as quickly, as often or as good as they used to. I find that if I watch and listen to you cleaning it helps motivate me to clean because I don't feel alone. It's like we're cleaning and getting chores done together. I'm very appreciative that you do this for others and us. Has anyone else experienced this?
It took me 9.5 weeks to clear my mother's hoard. I watched your videos for motivation and ideas on how to keep tackling the items. It was exhausting. I found my dad's college ring. It was worth going through all of it just for that one item. I found so many old family photos tucked into books.
One of the things I've found when cleaning up a hoard (and I've done a fair few) is, unless you have a team of 20 people who are all on the exact same page and have endless time to fetch and carry, you cannot, CANNOT concern yourself with "someone could use this" or "recyclable" categories. If that's a huge worry, bag the items going out of the house in clear trash bags. Even better, rent a dumpster and don't worry about trash bags at all. Fill garbage cans with stuff, bring those cans to the dumpster, and dump them in, loose. I promise you, with 100% certainty, that the stuff in that dumpster WILL be gone through. The homeless, sanitation workers, neighbors, or those who make a living dumpster diving, people will absolutely "rescue" good, usable items from that dumpster.
This is giving me PTSD flashbacks of my mother’s house on a continual basis. I cleaned, and cleaned, and cleaned. It was like Dante’s circle of Hell. I would clean and 4 months later it looked the same. It was an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Incredible job decluttering!! I really appreciate your forethought to maintain this couples’ dignity by discarding their trash in bags. It kept it private from neighbors passing by and a lot more effort than it would take to just dump it into the dumpster container in the driveway. I am so proud of this couple for continuing to work on sorting and disposing of the clutter!!
MMC, I cannot stress how VERY VERY therapeutic these last few videos have been. I only wish that you could come back and continue helping and cleaning. I can’t tell you how amazing that would be.
I love you so much ! Your intelligence , your sensibility , your understanding , the way your brain works so wonderfully. The love you have for your family. Your cats and dog. The people you are helping. You make me laugh. You make me cry. You make beauty in every ways You give me faith in humanity. You help me recover. Altough i am a warrior myself , i am not alone.
Watching thus finally got me motivated to tackle my closet. It's a small walk in but you had to stretch to reach inside. It was awful. I couldn't believe the things I had just thrown in there. But I ended up with 3 garbage bags of trash and one large box of trash. 2 bags to donate JUST from the floor! I will tackle hanging clothes tomorrow. Thanks for all you do!
I just finished cleaning out my closet, changing around winter/summer clothes. I am donating a lot of clothes I might have hung onto in the past thanks to motivatin', Johnny here. Still waaaay too many tshirts, but you gotta start somewhere!
I find it so fascinating how you explain not only what you are doing but also the particular mental health situation and where the home owners are in the recovery process. I also tremendously appreciate how compassionate and supportive you are of the home owners. You ROCK 😅!
You are told constantly how wonderful you are to do this for others, but it is truly one of the most generous things anyone could do to help struggling people live a better life! I know that you battle through health and back problems. I love your vids and they have helped to motivate me to better maintain my home. Thank you for your kindness and humor. There is no better spin kicker on earth!!!!! Keep ‘em coming!!
It's not much, but hopefully others will also follow suit and chip in for your travels. Keep spin kicking that filth away, I'll be here cheering you all on! Big love from Japan ♥️
@@MidwestMagicCleaning Dear brother, you have done a wonderful job. What cleaner chemicals have you used? And how can this place be so dirty, why are the people of this house unable to clean it? Please reply, thank you.I also enjoy fixing old things. I like to fix things.
@@gulali270Considering 80% of the whole video is him explaining how hoarding disorder works, and how these houses become like this... did you not watch the videos?
@gulali270 I don't know if you have kids and pets. But imagine that someone told you, that you are gross and disgusting for having two kids and a dog. And that you should absolutely abandon them outside. You would be appaled and resist with your every fibre. That is how hoarders often feel about their things: They form an emotional bond with them. That is part of the hoarder disorder. (There are other reasons, but this one is where clinical hoarding differs the most from other causes of hoarding/accumulation). Hoarding is a mental illness. Just like how anorexia or schizophrenia are mental illnesses. These people's mental illness shows through hoarding. Some have physical issues that prevents them from cleaning. But for many the inability to declutter and clean is the very symptom of their disease. The decluttering and cleaning doesn't treat the illness, they need therapy for that. Just like how a person with anorexia doesn't stop having it, just because they eat a meal. So why does he declutter/clean for them (or give an anorexic person food)? Because it can help them have the mental calmness and the physical energy to start working on their issues, be is hoarding or anorexia. (And sometimes it is just a matter of keeping them alive, healthy, and housed).
1. Absolutely incredible job, as usual. 2. The doll revealed in the back, I've named Barbara, and she's an assistant banker manager. 100% would love to own Barbara.
You are so understanding, yet honest towards the people you are helping. You are a specialized therapist without even knowing. 💪 It's one thing to clean a house full of trash, but it is next level to declutter a room full of stuff that is still usable. You let them be a part of the process. Wonderful. 👌
Hey Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock. You did amazing to get into that room that was blocked and get so much taken out. It’s fantastic that this couple with all their ailments are continuing to go through stuff, long may it continue. Wishing them many blessings. It would be great if you could get back to them in 6 months or so even if it was just to see the progress they continued. Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 👏💪👍🙏💐
Even with your understanding of the hoarding disorder and your compassion for this couple I can’t help but think it sometimes takes a lot of restraint to not just sneak stuff into the trash. This couple is very lucky to have your help❤
3 years ago, I had to go through my parents' hoarded home. Mama had died and daddy went to a nursing home. My aunt only gave me 25 days to do it. My system had to be: if I saw one treasure in a box, the whole box came to my house to be sorted. I sent 17 contractor-sized trash bags of clothing alone that had been hung on hangers on gas or water lines to secondhand stores. They had a LOT of treasures, but I made one whole room of their house be a trash room because my aunt refused to get any dumpsters. I found mama's crafting stuff was neatly stored in totes and went to elementary schools in my city- I filled 8 contractor-sized bags with just #4 weight yarn alone! I sent a van full of knitting and crocheting pattern books to senior centers. A little history here: mama couldn't get rid of things and daddy was a compulsive spender. They became that way after my adult siblings died 7 months apart. They had so much stuff in their house that the main beam broke and had to be band-aided. Paper and vinyl records were the heaviest things in the house, so I took those things to the basement when that beam broke. I knew I was "churning" the hoard, but I couldn't get mama to get rid of any of it. This house REALLY reminds me of theirs.
So glad you went back here to help this couple. It's very impressive that they were continuing to go through things. Thank you for understanding, educating and all you did. Praying they keep on this positive road, get healthy and stay safe❤🙏
tell the owners of this house that a random person on the internet watching your videos is proud of their effort ! no matter how long it takes; they keep sorting and cleaning items when you're gone! the door is open! keep up the hard work. the house owners are making great progress despite their health issues. hoarding is definitely an illness. owners deserve space to really live in their home.
Those before and afters made me emotional. Even though you yourself weren't able to go past a level 1 clean, I'm so proud of the residents for being so active in the process, and I have faith that they'll get to a healthy living condition slow and steady! ❤❤
I'm 66, and we don't have kids. Family photos go to each side of the family. The same with certain family heirlooms, which number less than ten each. The rest I have been taking a hard look at and saying, "Do we REALLY need that?" Fine china set that was used once in 25 years. Books I never have read, and so on. Donate or sell. More room!
What an AMAZING couple: having a history of hoarding, both disabled, and yet they worked to clear out half of that room--wow! Sending them kudos and virtual hugs.
My stepmom was a hoarder. She collected Everything 😮 I would suggest a yard sale and I was quilty by suggesting to throw all away 😢 My bad, it was the tv show that explained how hoarders think of All their stuff. I helped "move" their house so they could "Live" around. Thank you for explaining the Hoarder... I learned "why" and helped when I could. Great clean up 👍😎☮️💖
I watched one of your videos for the first time and it was one that you cleaned an elderly’s home for free and it was great!!! Entertaining and impressive. Keep doing what you’re doing. We all need a little help every once in a while and everyone needs some clean in their life. Suck it, dirt!
I married into a family of hoarders. Thankfully my partner is very minimalistic and just has ADHD so still a little messy but not bad. But my in laws are closet hoarders, they hide a lot of stuff that they have so it seems like a fairly decent house but every door that’s shut or cabinet is just filled as much as they can. I try to do somewhat monthly cleans where I wipe surfaces and clean floors. The only time I’ve ever thrown something away is if it is actually trash or bad food and even then sometimes I ask. It’s the same with his older siblings and their houses but some worse than others. The last few months I’ve been helping with my brother in laws house as he has my three nieces. In the two months I’ve been helping tidy and contain things to piles or containers they gotten rid of some furniture they don’t need along with three large contractor bags of donations and at least 20-30 bags of trash and I’m very very proud of them. When I help at their house we put on your videos in the background to give us some good humor and interesting background noise. Since I started helping I’ve noticed that they started to declutter and cleanup when I’m not there including setting aside a whole tub of donations of old toys and books they no longer need.
I’m well aware of this disorder, and I think it’s awesome that they are continuing to clean when you are not there. Sending them positive thoughts to continue the good work they are doing!
When my aunt died I was cleaning her flat, she wasn't a hoarder but she was - can't throw it out, I might need it and who knows if I will be able to get it when I need it (problem of many older generation people from soviet country as then you had to have such mindset because it was true). But now you can buy what you need so with time those things just became more and more. She had a lot of shelves and room looked neat but shelves were full. Problems start when you have so many things that you forget you have them. I took care for her when she was alive and she was poor woman, so she wasnt buying for hoarding, I bought her only what she needed, when I decluttered her flat after she died I found so many things she asked me to buy because she didn't know she already had them. Like 3L jar of cinnamon, 1L jar of cloves, 5L of black pepper. I mean they were scattered all over the place in many shelves in small portions like they sell spices in shop. I just put them together becauae I was interested of how mush she actually has. Was enough for a small business. Had several shoe boxes with thread and buttons and she constantly asked me to buy her white or black thread when she needed to sew something, but turns our she already had a lot just deep in shelves and she didn't know that. After that I constantly go through my things every year and declutter as I don't want to end up in same situation as she did.
Your helping this couple clean their nome is a sight to behold. Your kind hard work is so sincere, you really are changing their lives. Still so proud of all of your difficult, hard work You are dazzling! Patti
One time I was cleaning a hoarders home. The room i considered the worst was the combined lounge/dining room , so I felt I should do it. 3 days I spent in that room... no dusting no floor washing no window cleaning or cobweb removal. I left those things fo my team. This woman had 8 years of morning and evening newspapers, the trash was incredible I'm 5'2" and one of the newspaper stacks was taller than me, god only knows how it hadn't fallen and killed someone the entire place was a nightmare, a match to it would have been the easiest way out. Once I finished the more dangerous parts I left my team to finish the finer details...4 of my best cleaners on it for 6 days .plus the 3 I'd already spent, I spoke to her for around 20 hours all up after I'd finished my jobs. ( I have a degree in counselling ) She promised me she'd continue getting counselling so she could start to live her life again...she was only in her early 30's it was one of the saddest jobs I'd ever done. I just thank the powers that be that cleaners here earn high wages. I have two Bachelors degrees and could earn more money cleaning than I could teaching. But I have to say even though cleaners earn top money...they certainly deserve it!
Your philosophy about getting rid of stuff even if it hurts and telling the stuff they’re uninvited guests is pretty much the KonMari method but aggressive. 😆 So pleased to see a new vid! I’ve been binging this channel all week while tackling my own hoard.
I feel like since there is a tax box from 2012 and it sits on top of other things, the hoard is much older than you’ve determined from the kitchen. 😢 I can’t imagine how much lighter they’ll feel having some access without a triggering purging. As someone mentioned before, we’re all rooting for you, sweet homeowners! If it helps at all, I am a crafter/artist type too, and when you can diminish the hoard of things you don’t use, you will have better access to your yarn and other craft supplies that will bring you joy. I’m so proud of the progress you’re making, and pray for your strength to continue on. You deserve a healthy, happy home that you can enjoy.
Holy moly! I can't imagine hoarding a room so much that you can't even open the door to enter that room. Bless you for your hard work, and them for taking the steps they need to take in order to make their home livable again
I'm not a hoarder by any means but your videos have made me want to clear out the closets in my house and the outside shed and start organizing. I just came across your channel by searching "messy home clean up" and I love watching people clean. It makes me want to clean. This channel though? I love what you're doing to help these people. You are truly a wonderful person. Thank you for making people's lives better and make them feel like a human. You have a gift.
Here are three things that made me subscribe to your channel: -Your voice, so calming. -Your sarcasm. -No music and no depressing talking (you know how some people use these videos to talk about their depression and problems. Totally valid, but not my thing). Keep the good you job, you and this couple!!🤩 Love from Spain ❤️
I can tell you that I have been sick all my life with various illnesses. I know first hand how the hoarding beings. And I think it’s so wonderful that you do this for people that can’t help themselves or they need a little encouragement to start. By the way, I LOOKED AT THE CARPET! You scared me when that came on then I started laughing. Only you would do such a thing! Lol
I am so happy this couple is working with someone and continuing to go through tubs and shredding papers to get their safety and confidence back. Yes we are all rooting for them!
A Rolodex??? That belongs in a museum! Good job for the owners to keep up working own their own! I hope they can get the help they need to make more progress after you leave. I wish a future with a calm, relaxing, peaceful home for them. We all deserve that.
I really hope you can do a followup on this house. I'd love to see them be successful at controlling the hoarding. They've surely gotten a head start with all your help.
This is probably one of the most positive clean ups I've seen. You gave these [ep[e a jump start and they picked up that ball and ran with it. Kudos to everyone!
Even if you just reorganised and restacked a lot of the hoard, this is still a miracle being worked. Thank you for the compassion and the explanations.
I’m the opposite of a hoarder because every time I get stressed or my depression kicks in I have to declutter. So I go through the whole house and get rid of things. I also go through my wardrobe at the end of summer and winter and if I didn’t wear it that season it goes because I’m not going to wear it next year either. Don’t get me wrong I do have sentimental things but they are either displayed or stored safely ( like my favourite baby clothes my sons wore ). Love how you keep explaining how hoarders think. Education is important and I believe you’re helping more people than you realise by doing your fantastic work. I’ll probably keep saying this but I love your wacky sense of humour. I sit here watching and chuckling away. Thank you.🤩 ❤
Thank you for being sooo respectful and truthful about how you just can't come in, and start throwing things away....there can be important papers like (car titles) or old pictures (from1912) mixed in with everything....you rock, dude!!!...love all your "round kick" references.... hilarious!!!...but more importantly your really educating us on what hoarding really stems from....sooo crucial in order for the judging to stop....and healing to begin!!!....
The amount of tubs you found in this room makes me think they did want to organize their stuff but the hoarding problem got si Big they just could not get to it. I am trully rooting for them and hope they can continue the work
I love, LOVE, how you don't guilt your audience into subscribing. I am in Brazil and 5 bucks is actually a good chunk of change, like a meal in a restaurant or something like 6 pounds of pasta in the supermarket. Thank you for understanding.
Hello, i wanted to give an heads up on my current situation. A couple months ago i've asked someone to help me over to start cleaning and removing stuff from my hoarded appartment (i lived with my mother and brother, my mother has been sent to the eldery house due of her degraded health). I've give to that person the free will to clean and remove all unnecessary/broken/junk stuff in the Kitchen. It took her 20 workhours to get this done. Watching your videos or her working helps me to sort the things in the other rooms, judging of my tastes and the will to keep some of my mother's souvenirs but i know i can't keep everything. The good thing is that i can move stuff around in order to declutter the hoard and to make me feel proud of living in that appartment :) (I'm living there for 22 years now, definitely i still have a lot of work to do in order to consider the house "hoardless" but i focus on making the rooms more liveable and functionnal... Also making some of my collectionable stuff on display to look at it and get inspired. Definitely, it has come a long way that i do end up doing some sorting stuff at 2AM.
Thank you! This is my mom. Her health is declining and I finally got her to let us move stuff so she has a path to her bathroom. She will probably be physically unable to go through anything but at least she can get to the bathroom and bedroom safely.
I see so much of myself here. Here is why: I am single and 60 yrs old. I have chronic pain. I had my first migraine at the age of 7. Luckily, I didn’t have many more until I was in college. Then in 2000, I started to experience degenerative disc disease in my back, and have inflammatory erosive osteoarthritis and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hypermobile type 1). My energy level is limited. Pain is physically exhausting. So, what happens is that you can only do so much before you can’t do any more. Then when you have family coming or a special event you end up just piling everything in bins and shove it away in the guest room or the basement. Then you think you will get to it sometime and sort and organize, but you STILL have to do all the other regular chores and again your energy level is limited. I also work full time outside of my home and in the summer, I have to do the yard chores too. It can get so overwhelming. 😢
I’m very proud of them for helping! That is amazing! I pray they keep it up. Also, please make sure you get your time for self care too! Thank you for all your help and support of these people. Blessings and Peace ✝️❤️
Wow...just seeing the floor...shows me How Much You have achieved!!! The number of containers you find is encouraging too! I can See the floor!!! Awesome Work Johnny n Co.!!! Woohoo!!!
Please let these people know that the whole internet is rooting for them to be successful.
Think you all doing great..sling it spin it and break it! Someone pays for it one way or another!
Amazing what you accomplish yourself in a day! 👍👍
Yea, please do let them know!
Was coming here to comment the same thing! They are doing great and helping us (the viewers) learn by allowing the filming.
Go homeowners! Good for you. My condolences on your losses.. Thanks Mr. Magic Clean and those who helped.
I am a hoarder. I admit it. But watching your videos has motivated me to start getting rid of things. I put at least one box of stuff at the curb every week. (It actually dissappears!) So, thank you so much for helping others and ME!
That's wonderful! Baby steps is the best way to do anything that's difficult. Hope you are making more progress.😊
@@adrabruzzese7610 I am! 4 boxes going out tonight!
Thank you 😊
@@shannonwolf7188 good for you! It must feel like a weight being lifted off your body and home.
These videos are helping me get rid of stuff I inherited from deceased loved ones that I was over whelmed with.
It’s also helping my kid a little as he is very clingy to objects. Like saving ten empty Kleenex boxes just because. No planned craft or anything.
I'm proud of you!!! Keep up the good work!!!
I absolutely love this channel, this is what "Hoarders" SHOULD have been!Not in your face, "we gotta make folks look bad, pay attention to us."But real, true HELPING. (Also, i really like the chimpmunks voices)
I am so PROUD of this couple.
Please let them know there is people all over the world that are wishing them the absolute best life.
Question tho, who will help them take out the BIG bags?
All the family and friends should support all the positive steps they are making. But sadly, I would bet a wooden nickel they will be too "busy". Just one Bag Day every week is an important service for them.
That doesn't sound like the Hoarders I've seen on A&E. I've watched dozens of Hoarders episodes and every one I've seen, the on-site psychologist and cleanup crews do their best to be very understanding to the families involved. They know it's a problem rooted in loss and hardship, and they give the families aftercare in form of therapy and organizing assistance. They also bring in friends and family when available to explain to them that it's not just the hoarder being "lazy". I have yet to see a psychologist or cleanup manager on that show who isn't empathetic.
@@momkatmax100% what I was thinking
I reember he said in a previous episode that he has stored a bunch of wolves in a tub, all they will have to do is open the tub of wolves and they will take the bags out for them.
I like the british hoarder series much better.
You have no idea how much your videos have helped me. I think I’m a borderline hoarder and you’ve helped me de hoard a couple of my rooms. I started by making myself remove something every time I enter the room. Slowly it got smaller and smaller. What helped was not concentrating on the entire room but maybe a foot wide section at a time. Thank you for explaining it over and over. It needs to be said and people need to listen. You are just the best! Love you so much and love all you’re doing to help people like me.
I agree he's making a big difference and hopefully helping to destigmatize the illness.
Mentall illness is so misunderstood as it is, and people are so judgmental, almost to the point of it being pathological itself.
It's gotta feel good to help people, one or two at a time, but so frustrating to be constrained to helping only one to two people at a time.
At least that's how I feel regarding other kinds of mental illness that i better understand.
Regardless, I'm proud of you. Every step forward is a step in the right direction! And every step to understanding what caused you to start hoarding is a step toward healing, too.
And remember, if you ever stumble, don't fret. You haven't failed. You just need to pick yourself up, and get back at it again!
You got this.
One step at a time.
One day at a time.
You are doing it.
I wish you all the best, I know you're working hard for it.
You got this! Yesss! Working thru the piles here as well.
I’m so happy for you! Be kind and patient with yourself ❤
Bite sized chunks to sort out, just a little every day.
Good for you! You got this!
Your channel is a million times better than the tv shows that basically bully and makes a circus out of people. Thank you!
Another piece of advice I heard was “The person you lost is not in these objects. They are in your heart. Let the object go and keep them in your heart.”
Love the way you described all our extra “stuff” as an unwanted guest and to just get rid of it! So true!
I think of it like space in a retail store or a warehouse. That square footage has value. So, each item needs to justify it's existence if it's going to use up valuable real estate. And by thinking of it this way, I have not only made my home more livable but more functional as well. It's actually improved my standard of living.
I like that “unwanted guest“ idea also! And I find that I need different mindsets for dealing with different kinds of stuff. I’ve done a great job over the years of getting rid of excess stuff, and putting the useful stuff away in ways that make it very easy to access and put away again. Adding shelves and hooks in cupboards, for example, & trying to avoid putting one thing behind another if at all possible. I’ve used anger, joy, “bless the world,” finding the right recipient, “my home is my spa/health resort,” composting, repurposing, choosing the best recycling options, boldly trashing things in Annoyance with bossy elite globalists who want to tell me how to be sustainable (Oddly in direct opposition to my basic values), decorative editing, “don't give me gifts,'' and all of them continue to serve me in different ways. I like the “unwelcome guest“ idea for the area that I want to change from storage area to a more multi functional combination of necessary storage and activities that look a bit too ''much'' for me to want to have in other places. I physically cannot get rid of all that I want to get rid of to create the perfectly aesthetic space I desire, because those things need homes and I don’t want to crowd other spaces in my house. But in order to make it feel spacious and easy and calm, I have to mentally release a hobby I feel obligated to, but isn’t sparking joy, and I think this will be a helpful strategy to go with. I may have invited it, but it out stayed its welcome! A couple of other hobbies need some trimming, but they are the reason for the space as well as needing it for necessary storage.
This works best if you spinkick it through the window.
The fact that these people trusted you to handle their possessions and make decisions about what to throw away is a huge character reference for you.
I like your understanding and compassion about hoarding disorders. Its kind of annoying when people say just throw it all away.
So true. I’ve had people tell me that and my house is not anywhere near like this. I have a two car garage where only one car fits. It all takes time!
Exactly. And saying: "Why did you throw away this or that? You should've donated/sold this or that." is equally annoying for me.
I don’t understand clutterers.
@@BlueYiperoo Thank you for your confession. You do not need to understand them. You can try to help them by trying to sensitively and/or reasonably explain why being more "minimal" in your "material needs" works better for your/human brain/soul/psyche/whatever. However, you can never ever reason with an illness. You can't persuade someone's broken arm to be unbroken as well as you can't explain someone's lack of willing to live due to various things such as hormonal imbalance to exist again out of nowhere.
@@xannay Yes that too. He has a limited amount of time to get through a lot of stuff and that's already overwhelming.
It’s so cool that the residents are taking so much initiative! Go them!!! 👏👏👏👏👏❤️
Really shows how much they wanted this and how much they appreciate him for helping.
It is so cool, I love it!!! :)
Dude my husband called from work and asked a color preference. I told him maroon and he later told me he got me the "oh look more dishes" shirt!!!🥳🥳🥳
❤️❤️👊
I too an obsessed with dishes!
I hate dishes, but if I do them while wearing the shirt, I can pretend I'm dish washing Johnny from Austin.
This will probably never be read, but I’m putting it out to the universe. THANK YOU! You’re humor and your kind heart are inspiring. I suffer, mostly silently, from similar anxiety/panic situations and I feel like I’m losing my mind sometimes. Thank you for your transparency, and “in your face 😂” directness and sarcasm. It brings things back down to earth for me! I love it! 😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 😊
Your comment was read. And you and your feelings matter. I hope you are able to work through your emotions and find happiness and peace in your life. I completely agree that this podcast is wonderfully entertaining. I admit I was the person who didn’t understand that hoarding is a medical condition. And I found it very frustrating that people wouldn’t just clean their own homes. I have learned an enormous lesson and have empathy for anyone going through this. Peace and happiness to all.
Your message is still being read and heard. You are not alone. Though we are probably miles apart and may never meet, know that I am thinking of you. There are herbal remedies that can ease the panic until you find the right help for you. We all need help somewhere on life's journey
❤
House-cleanin' Johnny: Find-The-Floor Tour 2023.
OMG--I just watched about 10 minutes of a channel called "Filth" (Episode 28) and I am totally appalled!! I shouldn't have even gotten THAT far, as when she started she was saying how she sprays any friends down before they come in her home, and when her family comes over they are "allowed" to pee in her toilet but they are NOT allowed to poop--she will take them to the gas station. I should have turned it off then, but I wanted to see her at "work". She went to a lady's home, probably a level 4- hoarder, and she was absolutely horrified. She just kept making nasty faces and putting this woman down time after time. I felt so bad for that woman I wanted to cry. God really Blessed this world when he put YOU here!! So compassionate, non-judgmental and funny. THANK YOU for being YOU!!!
Whenever someone mentions giving me a gift. I always remind them that if I have to find a home for it, I don't need it. Give me a gift card, bird seed to feed the outside birds, and other ideas like that.
I am completely shocked and impressed with the progress these people have made in their home. It's emotionally and physically exhausting and likely goes against every habit they have built up for a very long time. It's incredible, and I really hope they continue. I guess you did alright, too, Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock or whatever your name is lol. You're awesome 👍
This is the loudest I’ve laughed at an intro name yet. The suspense was killing me!
I know this might sound weird, going to say it anyway, I’m pleased that you exist. Your level of support and compassion makes me feel that there is hope for the human race. Sending strength of purpose to this wonderful couple.
These whole room unpacking videos are like an archaeological dig. You can actually see the layers of time in the sort of things that were thrown in. It looks as though this room was once a sort of multi-media room with its computer gear, television, and movies/music discs. Really hoping that the good thing you helped kick off here continues and they're able to use these rooms as restful and productive parts of their home once again.
The captions alternately captured the sound of the vacuum as ["Thank you"], [laughter] and [music].
How poetic 🤭
It is extremely impressive to me how determined they are to make this change happen.
I grew up in a hoarder house. My siblings and I call the way that the piles shift around on their own the "crapalanche". One room in our house was completely inaccessible because the crapalanche blocked the door. Same technique you used - you push the door then sneak your hand around the back and shove things out of the way while pushing on the door some more. You have great technique!!
If you don't mind me asking, do you keep your own home very clean and decluttered because you grew up in such adverse circumstances?
@@LeoInAMillionI'm curious too
I just wonder how it gets spoiled up behind the door? Is it because so much stuff up high collapses into the door?
Also grew up in a hoarded home. I'm a clean freak. I get anxious when things start piling up. Cleaning helps manage that. But I appreciate this channel. Thanks for helping so many people Johnny spin kick who owns this channel.
Ruim je eigen troep op mensen!!!….jullie hebben het ook allemaal zelf binnen gebracht…mijn hemel.
This probably sounds weird but I am disabled and things do not get done as quickly, as often or as good as they used to. I find that if I watch and listen to you cleaning it helps motivate me to clean because I don't feel alone. It's like we're cleaning and getting chores done together. I'm very appreciative that you do this for others and us. Has anyone else experienced this?
It took me 9.5 weeks to clear my mother's hoard. I watched your videos for motivation and ideas on how to keep tackling the items. It was exhausting. I found my dad's college ring. It was worth going through all of it just for that one item. I found so many old family photos tucked into books.
One of the things I've found when cleaning up a hoard (and I've done a fair few) is, unless you have a team of 20 people who are all on the exact same page and have endless time to fetch and carry, you cannot, CANNOT concern yourself with "someone could use this" or "recyclable" categories. If that's a huge worry, bag the items going out of the house in clear trash bags. Even better, rent a dumpster and don't worry about trash bags at all. Fill garbage cans with stuff, bring those cans to the dumpster, and dump them in, loose. I promise you, with 100% certainty, that the stuff in that dumpster WILL be gone through. The homeless, sanitation workers, neighbors, or those who make a living dumpster diving, people will absolutely "rescue" good, usable items from that dumpster.
This is giving me PTSD flashbacks of my mother’s house on a continual basis. I cleaned, and cleaned, and cleaned. It was like Dante’s circle of Hell. I would clean and 4 months later it looked the same. It was an episode of the Twilight Zone.
I run into that a LOT with family members of hoarders.
That's sad. But at least you can tell yourself that you kept the house from being infested with rats, or catching afire.
I’m mesmerized by your ability to sort through the hoard. I’d be overwhelmed with putting everything in it’s place. Awesome job!
Confession: I listen to your commentary while cleaning my house. You make me laugh and keep me company as I live alone 😊
Incredible job decluttering!! I really appreciate your forethought to maintain this couples’ dignity by discarding their trash in bags. It kept it private from neighbors passing by and a lot more effort than it would take to just dump it into the dumpster container in the driveway. I am so proud of this couple for continuing to work on sorting and disposing of the clutter!!
MMC, I cannot stress how VERY VERY therapeutic these last few videos have been. I only wish that you could come back and continue helping and cleaning. I can’t tell you how amazing that would be.
Yes, as a reward for their hard work it would be great if you could go back and help them clean. It would probably keep them motivated.
Adding another vote!
📢Help them clean more! Help them clean more! Help them clean more!✅️
I love you so much ! Your intelligence , your sensibility , your understanding , the way your brain works so wonderfully. The love you have for your family. Your cats and dog. The people you are helping. You make me laugh. You make me cry. You make beauty in every ways
You give me faith in humanity. You help me recover. Altough i am a warrior myself , i am not alone.
The lady is getting rid of so much between cleaning visits! Tell her we are PROUD of her ❤
Watching thus finally got me motivated to tackle my closet. It's a small walk in but you had to stretch to reach inside. It was awful. I couldn't believe the things I had just thrown in there. But I ended up with 3 garbage bags of trash and one large box of trash. 2 bags to donate JUST from the floor! I will tackle hanging clothes tomorrow. Thanks for all you do!
I just finished cleaning out my closet, changing around winter/summer clothes. I am donating a lot of clothes I might have hung onto in the past thanks to motivatin', Johnny here. Still waaaay too many tshirts, but you gotta start somewhere!
Oh my gosh !!!
"You don't belong here,
I Do!"
Thanks man I needed that.
I find it so fascinating how you explain not only what you are doing but also the particular mental health situation and where the home owners are in the recovery process. I also tremendously appreciate how compassionate and supportive you are of the home owners. You ROCK 😅!
You are told constantly how wonderful you are to do this for others, but it is truly one of the most generous things anyone could do to help struggling people live a better life! I know that you battle through health and back problems. I love your vids and they have helped to motivate me to better maintain my home. Thank you for your kindness and humor. There is no better spin kicker on earth!!!!! Keep ‘em coming!!
It's not much, but hopefully others will also follow suit and chip in for your travels. Keep spin kicking that filth away, I'll be here cheering you all on! Big love from Japan ♥️
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
@@MidwestMagicCleaning Dear brother, you have done a wonderful job. What cleaner chemicals have you used? And how can this place be so dirty, why are the people of this house unable to clean it? Please reply, thank you.I also enjoy fixing old things. I like to fix things.
@@gulali270Considering 80% of the whole video is him explaining how hoarding disorder works, and how these houses become like this... did you not watch the videos?
@gulali270 I don't know if you have kids and pets. But imagine that someone told you, that you are gross and disgusting for having two kids and a dog. And that you should absolutely abandon them outside.
You would be appaled and resist with your every fibre.
That is how hoarders often feel about their things: They form an emotional bond with them. That is part of the hoarder disorder.
(There are other reasons, but this one is where clinical hoarding differs the most from other causes of hoarding/accumulation).
Hoarding is a mental illness. Just like how anorexia or schizophrenia are mental illnesses. These people's mental illness shows through hoarding.
Some have physical issues that prevents them from cleaning. But for many the inability to declutter and clean is the very symptom of their disease.
The decluttering and cleaning doesn't treat the illness, they need therapy for that.
Just like how a person with anorexia doesn't stop having it, just because they eat a meal.
So why does he declutter/clean for them (or give an anorexic person food)?
Because it can help them have the mental calmness and the physical energy to start working on their issues, be is hoarding or anorexia.
(And sometimes it is just a matter of keeping them alive, healthy, and housed).
I’ve watched plenty of hoarders shows that show that some of these folks hate living like this. I too am SO proud of these folks!
I hope these people know that so many people are rooting for them, and we're all so proud of them.
Thank you for helping them!
Your sense of timing for some comic relief is fantastic.
You've been an inspiration to this couple! They can probably see that this can be fixed and are excited.
Don't throw out the paddy wacks. I collect those.😂
Your genuine kindness and compassion for people is so apparent! I'm glad to see these substantial improvements to their quality of life.
1. Absolutely incredible job, as usual.
2. The doll revealed in the back, I've named Barbara, and she's an assistant banker manager. 100% would love to own Barbara.
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She looks like a Barbara 😂
You are so understanding, yet honest towards the people you are helping. You are a specialized therapist without even knowing. 💪 It's one thing to clean a house full of trash, but it is next level to declutter a room full of stuff that is still usable. You let them be a part of the process. Wonderful. 👌
Hey Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid Rock. You did amazing to get into that room that was blocked and get so much taken out. It’s fantastic that this couple with all their ailments are continuing to go through stuff, long may it continue. Wishing them many blessings. It would be great if you could get back to them in 6 months or so even if it was just to see the progress they continued. Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 👏💪👍🙏💐
Even with your understanding of the hoarding disorder and your compassion for this couple I can’t help but think it sometimes takes a lot of restraint to not just sneak stuff into the trash. This couple is very lucky to have your help❤
3 years ago, I had to go through my parents' hoarded home. Mama had died and daddy went to a nursing home. My aunt only gave me 25 days to do it. My system had to be: if I saw one treasure in a box, the whole box came to my house to be sorted.
I sent 17 contractor-sized trash bags of clothing alone that had been hung on hangers on gas or water lines to secondhand stores. They had a LOT of treasures, but I made one whole room of their house be a trash room because my aunt refused to get any dumpsters. I found mama's crafting stuff was neatly stored in totes and went to elementary schools in my city- I filled 8 contractor-sized bags with just #4 weight yarn alone! I sent a van full of knitting and crocheting pattern books to senior centers.
A little history here: mama couldn't get rid of things and daddy was a compulsive spender. They became that way after my adult siblings died 7 months apart. They had so much stuff in their house that the main beam broke and had to be band-aided. Paper and vinyl records were the heaviest things in the house, so I took those things to the basement when that beam broke. I knew I was "churning" the hoard, but I couldn't get mama to get rid of any of it. This house REALLY reminds me of theirs.
Thank you for your explanations of hoarding and depression. You really help make these issues understandable.
So glad you went back here to help this couple. It's very impressive that they were continuing to go through things. Thank you for understanding, educating and all you did. Praying they keep on this positive road, get healthy and stay safe❤🙏
tell the owners of this house that a random person on the internet watching your videos is proud of their effort ! no matter how long it takes; they keep sorting and cleaning items when you're gone! the door is open! keep up the hard work. the house owners are making great progress despite their health issues. hoarding is definitely an illness. owners deserve space to really live in their home.
Those before and afters made me emotional. Even though you yourself weren't able to go past a level 1 clean, I'm so proud of the residents for being so active in the process, and I have faith that they'll get to a healthy living condition slow and steady! ❤❤
Getting rid of stuff is very liberating . Donate all the stuff you don’t use. Great job ❤️
I'm 66, and we don't have kids. Family photos go to each side of the family. The same with certain family heirlooms, which number less than ten each. The rest I have been taking a hard look at and saying, "Do we REALLY need that?" Fine china set that was used once in 25 years. Books I never have read, and so on. Donate or sell. More room!
If it is not useful or delightful to look at, let it go.
What an AMAZING couple: having a history of hoarding, both disabled, and yet they worked to clear out half of that room--wow! Sending them kudos and virtual hugs.
My stepmom was a hoarder. She collected Everything 😮 I would suggest a yard sale and I was quilty by suggesting to throw all away 😢 My bad, it was the tv show that explained how hoarders think of All their stuff. I helped "move" their house so they could "Live" around. Thank you for explaining the Hoarder... I learned "why" and helped when I could. Great clean up 👍😎☮️💖
They're killing it!!! I'm so proud of all of you putting in your best efforts!! I hope they get to use their rooms how they want again real soon🎉
Yeah the craft room he intends for the little lady will really pay off as a sweet reward for her❤
I watched one of your videos for the first time and it was one that you cleaned an elderly’s home for free and it was great!!! Entertaining and impressive. Keep doing what you’re doing. We all need a little help every once in a while and everyone needs some clean in their life. Suck it, dirt!
After watching this, I got up and cleaned my kitchen thoroughly!!!
So happy this couple are helping to cure the disorder and throw some stuff out on their own!
I married into a family of hoarders. Thankfully my partner is very minimalistic and just has ADHD so still a little messy but not bad.
But my in laws are closet hoarders, they hide a lot of stuff that they have so it seems like a fairly decent house but every door that’s shut or cabinet is just filled as much as they can. I try to do somewhat monthly cleans where I wipe surfaces and clean floors. The only time I’ve ever thrown something away is if it is actually trash or bad food and even then sometimes I ask.
It’s the same with his older siblings and their houses but some worse than others. The last few months I’ve been helping with my brother in laws house as he has my three nieces. In the two months I’ve been helping tidy and contain things to piles or containers they gotten rid of some furniture they don’t need along with three large contractor bags of donations and at least 20-30 bags of trash and I’m very very proud of them. When I help at their house we put on your videos in the background to give us some good humor and interesting background noise. Since I started helping I’ve noticed that they started to declutter and cleanup when I’m not there including setting aside a whole tub of donations of old toys and books they no longer need.
I just want to tell you I think you are a wonderful person.
Your sense of humor is so twisted…really enjoy your show. Don’t know how you do it…the hoarded rooms would make me crazy.
You are such a love and a fantastic coach! Yes! They cleared enough to get their doors open!!! ! Well done they, and you Coach. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏼🇬🇧
I feel like having a moment of celebration every time the floor becomes vacant. You make this possible!
Patty whacks take up a lot of space for sure. You are a Godsend for the people that you clean for. I love the "Oh look, more dishes" t-shirt.
I’m well aware of this disorder, and I think it’s awesome that they are continuing to clean when you are not there. Sending them positive thoughts to continue the good work they are doing!
I SAID LOOK AT IT!!! That caught me off guard!!😂 youre so silly and i like it!!! Great job! God bless you and this couple. You have a good ❤!
When my aunt died I was cleaning her flat, she wasn't a hoarder but she was - can't throw it out, I might need it and who knows if I will be able to get it when I need it (problem of many older generation people from soviet country as then you had to have such mindset because it was true). But now you can buy what you need so with time those things just became more and more. She had a lot of shelves and room looked neat but shelves were full. Problems start when you have so many things that you forget you have them. I took care for her when she was alive and she was poor woman, so she wasnt buying for hoarding, I bought her only what she needed, when I decluttered her flat after she died I found so many things she asked me to buy because she didn't know she already had them. Like 3L jar of cinnamon, 1L jar of cloves, 5L of black pepper. I mean they were scattered all over the place in many shelves in small portions like they sell spices in shop. I just put them together becauae I was interested of how mush she actually has. Was enough for a small business. Had several shoe boxes with thread and buttons and she constantly asked me to buy her white or black thread when she needed to sew something, but turns our she already had a lot just deep in shelves and she didn't know that. After that I constantly go through my things every year and declutter as I don't want to end up in same situation as she did.
Your helping this couple clean their nome is a sight to behold. Your kind hard work is so sincere, you really are changing their lives. Still so proud of all of your difficult, hard work You are dazzling! Patti
One time I was cleaning a hoarders home. The room i considered the worst was the combined lounge/dining room , so I felt I should do it. 3 days I spent in that room... no dusting no floor washing no window cleaning or cobweb removal. I left those things fo my team. This woman had 8 years of morning and evening newspapers, the trash was incredible I'm 5'2" and one of the newspaper stacks was taller than me, god only knows how it hadn't fallen and killed someone the entire place was a nightmare, a match to it would have been the easiest way out. Once I finished the more dangerous parts I left my team to finish the finer details...4 of my best cleaners on it for 6 days .plus the 3 I'd already spent, I spoke to her for around 20 hours all up after I'd finished my jobs. ( I have a degree in counselling ) She promised me she'd continue getting counselling so she could start to live her life again...she was only in her early 30's it was one of the saddest jobs I'd ever done.
I just thank the powers that be that cleaners here earn high wages. I have two Bachelors degrees and could earn more money cleaning than I could teaching. But I have to say even though cleaners earn top money...they certainly deserve it!
Your philosophy about getting rid of stuff even if it hurts and telling the stuff they’re uninvited guests is pretty much the KonMari method but aggressive. 😆 So pleased to see a new vid! I’ve been binging this channel all week while tackling my own hoard.
I feel like since there is a tax box from 2012 and it sits on top of other things, the hoard is much older than you’ve determined from the kitchen. 😢 I can’t imagine how much lighter they’ll feel having some access without a triggering purging. As someone mentioned before, we’re all rooting for you, sweet homeowners! If it helps at all, I am a crafter/artist type too, and when you can diminish the hoard of things you don’t use, you will have better access to your yarn and other craft supplies that will bring you joy. I’m so proud of the progress you’re making, and pray for your strength to continue on. You deserve a healthy, happy home that you can enjoy.
Everybody with me!!!!
Let's root him on to go back and do more 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
CHEER MODE::::
IF you can't do it nobody can 🎉🎉
YOU ARE A BEAST. ❤😊
I love hearing that they've been making great progress on their own! Really cheering for this couple!
Holy moly! I can't imagine hoarding a room so much that you can't even open the door to enter that room. Bless you for your hard work, and them for taking the steps they need to take in order to make their home livable again
I'm not a hoarder by any means but your videos have made me want to clear out the closets in my house and the outside shed and start organizing. I just came across your channel by searching "messy home clean up" and I love watching people clean. It makes me want to clean. This channel though? I love what you're doing to help these people. You are truly a wonderful person. Thank you for making people's lives better and make them feel like a human. You have a gift.
Here are three things that made me subscribe to your channel:
-Your voice, so calming.
-Your sarcasm.
-No music and no depressing talking (you know how some people use these videos to talk about their depression and problems. Totally valid, but not my thing).
Keep the good you job, you and this couple!!🤩 Love from Spain ❤️
Wow! They did SO WELL while you were gone!
I can tell you that I have been sick all my life with various illnesses. I know first hand how the hoarding beings. And I think it’s so wonderful that you do this for people that can’t help themselves or they need a little encouragement to start. By the way, I LOOKED AT THE CARPET! You scared me when that came on then I started laughing. Only you would do such a thing! Lol
Seeing that clean carpet and floor space at the end was so good
What I am most impressed by is the fact that you never lost your glasses perched on your shirt collar.
Awesome show and it warms my heart to see a selfless act of kindness!
I am so happy that the family is safer now. ❤
I am so happy this couple is working with someone and continuing to go through tubs and shredding papers to get their safety and confidence back. Yes we are all rooting for them!
A Rolodex??? That belongs in a museum! Good job for the owners to keep up working own their own! I hope they can get the help they need to make more progress after you leave. I wish a future with a calm, relaxing, peaceful home for them. We all deserve that.
I really hope you can do a followup on this house. I'd love to see them be successful at controlling the hoarding. They've surely gotten a head start with all your help.
Your humor always lifts me up. Love your wisdom, cleaning tips and downright stupidiosity. Hoping for your great success.
This is probably one of the most positive clean ups I've seen. You gave these [ep[e a jump start and they picked up that ball and ran with it. Kudos to everyone!
Even if you just reorganised and restacked a lot of the hoard, this is still a miracle being worked. Thank you for the compassion and the explanations.
I’m the opposite of a hoarder because every time I get stressed or my depression kicks in I have to declutter. So I go through the whole house and get rid of things. I also go through my wardrobe at the end of summer and winter and if I didn’t wear it that season it goes because I’m not going to wear it next year either. Don’t get me wrong I do have sentimental things but they are either displayed or stored safely ( like my favourite baby clothes my sons wore ). Love how you keep explaining how hoarders think. Education is important and I believe you’re helping more people than you realise by doing your fantastic work. I’ll probably keep saying this but I love your wacky sense of humour. I sit here watching and chuckling away. Thank you.🤩 ❤
Thank you for being sooo respectful and truthful about how you just can't come in, and start throwing things away....there can be important papers like (car titles) or old pictures (from1912) mixed in with everything....you rock, dude!!!...love all your "round kick" references.... hilarious!!!...but more importantly your really educating us on what hoarding really stems from....sooo crucial in order for the judging to stop....and healing to begin!!!....
The amount of tubs you found in this room makes me think they did want to organize their stuff but the hoarding problem got si Big they just could not get to it. I am trully rooting for them and hope they can continue the work
Does anyone else love when the hoover makes that crunchy sound.. you know you're getting all the good stuff when that happens. So satisfying 😀
I love, LOVE, how you don't guilt your audience into subscribing. I am in Brazil and 5 bucks is actually a good chunk of change, like a meal in a restaurant or something like 6 pounds of pasta in the supermarket. Thank you for understanding.
Hello, i wanted to give an heads up on my current situation. A couple months ago i've asked someone to help me over to start cleaning and removing stuff from my hoarded appartment (i lived with my mother and brother, my mother has been sent to the eldery house due of her degraded health). I've give to that person the free will to clean and remove all unnecessary/broken/junk stuff in the Kitchen. It took her 20 workhours to get this done. Watching your videos or her working helps me to sort the things in the other rooms, judging of my tastes and the will to keep some of my mother's souvenirs but i know i can't keep everything.
The good thing is that i can move stuff around in order to declutter the hoard and to make me feel proud of living in that appartment :) (I'm living there for 22 years now, definitely i still have a lot of work to do in order to consider the house "hoardless" but i focus on making the rooms more liveable and functionnal... Also making some of my collectionable stuff on display to look at it and get inspired.
Definitely, it has come a long way that i do end up doing some sorting stuff at 2AM.
i'd love to see you revisit this house in 6 months to a year so much good progress and so much hard work on their part, i'm so invested in this place!
Thank you! This is my mom. Her health is declining and I finally got her to let us move stuff so she has a path to her bathroom. She will probably be physically unable to go through anything but at least she can get to the bathroom and bedroom safely.
I see so much of myself here. Here is why: I am single and 60 yrs old. I have chronic pain. I had my first migraine at the age of 7. Luckily, I didn’t have many more until I was in college. Then in 2000, I started to experience degenerative disc disease in my back, and have inflammatory erosive osteoarthritis and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hypermobile type 1). My energy level is limited. Pain is physically exhausting. So, what happens is that you can only do so much before you can’t do any more. Then when you have family coming or a special event you end up just piling everything in bins and shove it away in the guest room or the basement. Then you think you will get to it sometime and sort and organize, but you STILL have to do all the other regular chores and again your energy level is limited. I also work full time outside of my home and in the summer, I have to do the yard chores too. It can get so overwhelming. 😢
one of the few hoarders without pets. prayers for their physical and emotional healing.
I’m very proud of them for helping! That is amazing! I pray they keep it up. Also, please make sure you get your time for self care too! Thank you for all your help and support of these people. Blessings and Peace ✝️❤️
Your gentle and non-judgmental approach to removing clutter from people's homes keeps me tune in to your channel.
Wow...just seeing the floor...shows me How Much You have achieved!!! The number of containers you find is encouraging too! I can See the floor!!! Awesome Work Johnny n Co.!!! Woohoo!!!