EXTREME BASEMENT DECLUTTER! Part 2. Getting this basement organized and decluttered ❤️
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- In todays video I’m doing part 2 of my basement declutter. I got a ton done in last weeks video which was part 1 of the basement declutter, but there is a lot more clutter to tackle.
So I’m diving in and going to get as much done as I possibly can.
This basement has been a pain! But I’m feeling so much better getting all the clutter out abs creating a functional storage area with some organization ❤️
Appreciate you so much for stopping by and watching this video. I hope it inspires you to tackle a drawer or an area you’ve been wanting to declutter.
Want to contact me?
Email - jodimdunn@gmail.com
Instagram- @jodimdunn
Couponing channel @jodimdunn1660
P.O. Box 864
Grand Blanc, MI 48480
I'm coming along very late - but I can't help commenting that you grandma's photo is an emblem as one of the best reasons to declutter what isn't important. When we keep everything it becomes difficult to curate our items mindfully - like your lovely wedding book being popped in with other things - those items which mean so much have the right to be kept carefully and with respect. I think the job you've been doing has been amazing and I have to agree with the commenters who were in awe of your decisiveness - you are (were!) kicking this task in the butt! I going through a big day of getting things done and I'm allowing myself to rest between tasks by watching your videos and they are keeping me so motivated - thank you😊
Hello, Hello, Hello Jodi OMG, I’m a new subscriber, I actually found you yesterday and binged watched your whole series of decluttering videos. You my lovely, are a total breath of fresh air, when you opened that cardboard box filled with cardboard boxes I nearly spat my coffee everywhere and choked myself, it was so expected yet unexpected at the same time, hilarious. Keep it up, your doing so great. I think I’ve found another favourite RUclipsr ❤️❤️
Oh thank you Christine! I’m so happy you are enjoying my videos ❤️❤️
Yes worded perfectly. The box filled with more boxes was totally expected and unexpected all at once 😂😂😂
Girl, me too! It's so exciting basically seeing a bunch of videos in the present :)
Same. I am hooked and love Jodi’s decluttering style and her beautiful heart❤️
The basement decluttering has probably been my favorite so far. Our basement and garage are the worst so it’s so satisfying to see it can be decluttered.
Beekwa I had my doubts for sure that I could actually do it so for sure if I can you can ❤️❤️
I’m cheering you on 👏👏👏👏
..paused.. "Here's what I have in recycling so far....." (..camera pans to show 322 flattened boxes, stuffed inside more boxes!!! Tears..hahahaaa...omgee....)
Jodi you are a HOOT~!! ....and a Mighty Fine De-Clutterer!! Thank You for keepin' it real and Inspiring ~
Jayne that’s just about accurate 😂😂😂
Sometimes I think “oh Jodi you share too much” 🤣
I just watched an “influencer” video the other day on how to declutter . Can I just tell you I have received more inspiration from watching you than all the “influencers “ put together! You go girl! You are the. Real thing not so someone
Who stages a place to declutter! Great job
Thank you Gloria ❤️❤️❤️
true - I love to watch those who declutter but do not have the stamina to replicate this. Jodi tells it like it is !
The compulsive part of me says to move the bins and paint cans from the back wall and fill it with the coupon stuff from the other shelves.They seem to be shorter spaces anyway but also imagine opening the door to the basement and ahhhh, ( cue angels singing) The ENTIRE wall completely filled with your glorious stockpile!!!!!!🤣😅😂
Yeah I tried that Laura and the compulsive part of me said no separate the laundry from cleaning 😂
I’m a new subscriber binge watching your decluttering & organizing videos. You’re really inspiring me big time. You remind me of myself when you talk about your husband putting all those boxes in the basement. My husband complains about all our clutter & “stuff” but when I try to start decluttering he gets upset with me getting rid of things that we no longer even use or need. I’m 72 so we have plenty to declutter if I could just get him on board. I still try & you have really motivated me.
Linda I feel your pain. Some things I started doing were just my things like my closet. Then he didn’t like his his looked so he did his 😂
And some things I just do when he’s not around.
Such an amazing job. I love the fact that you talk thru your thought process, instead of just playing music. Thank you for being so real.
Thanks Susan ❤️
Came for the couponing stayed for the decluttering. I love seeing people on a similar journey to mine.
Thanks Barbarella ❤️❤️
Oh Jodi I so felt that moment when you found your grandparents pictures ❤
It was an emotional one Delmy!
For real though, on the keeping stuff you haven't used. I watch Hoarder's Heart, and it hits her at different points when to finally ditch something. I know if I had my own house, I'd have a bunch of awesome stuff. Being forced to move so often has me down to almost the bare minimum. People are so strange when it comes to listening to others who are doing the trends. I've got stuff I regret getting rid of that was irreplaceable. I'm not about to listen to a stranger with an ugly, en vogue home! A grain of salt, people! So much respect to you Jodi :)
Awe!! You are the best story teller! Your voice-overs are amazing! You make me laugh, you make me cry. You amaze me!
Awe thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
I bet you are the best grandma ❤️ God bless your beautiful family 🕊️🙏🌹
I love that you get stuff to the donation center and to Kroger right away! I have to get better at that!
Liisa it helps me so much to get the stuff out quick ❤️
I want to thank you for being so honest. I have loads of clutter but suffer from Chronic Fatigue so starting clearing has seemed beyond me. However you show the mess, warts and all, and explain that you clear in small amounts to get it cleared. I'm starting today, I feel it's alright now to say 'ok I've had enough for today' without feeling a failure. Thank you once again and keep on with the videos - they are inspiring!
Gillian yes. Never be afraid to stop when you are tired!! It might take longer the way I do it but it’s way more enjoyable and manageable ❤️❤️
Cheering you on 👏👏👏👏
Hi Jodi. Great job. You are right everybody has certain thing they want to keep. So glad you found picture of your grandmother. I got a picture of my grandmother and grandfather that was taken in the 30's. Never meet my grandfather,but my grandmother was a hard working strong women.
Overjoyed for a new video! I had a little accident Sunday night and scratched my cornea pretty good 😭😭 It's a little better today, so I'm using my good eye to watch this lol 😂❤️
Oh no Katie!!! That has to be very painful. I’m sending you all the healing vibes and prayers 🙏🙏
And lord knows I talk enough so you can always just listen if it hurts to look 😂
Hi. I love your advice about cleaning and decluttering in chunks. My daughter love to watch decluttering videos. She showed me yours.
Hi Jolene 🤗
So happy you are here. Yes decluttering in chunks of time works way better for me. I know it’s not for everyone but give it a try ❤️
You might want to put a Valentine treat for you recycle workers after all those boxes. They would likely appreciate it and make your husband feel better.
Rita that’s a great idea ❤️❤️
Just found you and you have inspired me to finally go down to the basement and declutter (just put blinders on to do the laundry!). I love that you say I don't have to get rid of everything, if it means something I can keep it. My friends who were helping me move four years ago, told me to just toss, but I was rushing to move and didn't want to spend the time as I was stressed enough. Now after two floods in the basement it's a need (but still procrastinating somewhat, LOL) but now its happening one box at a time. I feel for you with the TV, I have a large one that recently died but it weighs well over a hundred pounds and I can't move it, will have to save money to get someone to take it out for me!
Marie Kondo says to leave sentimental stuff until the very end. When you get to a box/tote of sentimental stuff leave it, and keep going. It has helped me so much to follow this method. =) The boxes, and your hubby, makes me laugh!! Too funny and totally relatable.
Christine what is it with men and boxes 🤷♀️😂
Late getting to your videos. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your insight with declutter. I've got a few things that I do not wear, but they are sentimental to me. My husband is military and we lived all over. Thus I have military base shirts that coincide with where he worked at that moment. I can't wear them anymore, but I see them as I clean and grab for things. Got my dad's shirts that I cannot wear as they do not look right on me. But he passed quicky and it's a nice memorial for me to see. ❤️❤️. Basement and coupon stockpile looks fab!!!
Hi Brenda 🤗
Yes sentimental items are hard to get rid of. And I mostly don’t 😂
I’m so glad you have items that were your Dads!
There’s a place near us (also MIchigan) called GFL Environmental that I drive my large amounts of recycling to. They have bins where you can drop off large amounts of cardboard because I also feel bad when I leave so much for the recycling guys. 😀 I treat it like the Goodwill or shelters where I take my stuff the day that I’m decluttering and it makes my space feel so much better.
Oh that’s awesome Kimberly!!
OMG I have a teal stained glass votive holder in our down stairs bathroom from Party Light! It's probably 20 years old now. I do try and follow the "If you haven't used it in xx months, it's gotta go" But we're in a pandemic? We've been in lockdowns off and on?? Things are crazy right now?? I also have 2 big plastic boxes in the garage for my sentimental stuff. And as long as all the sentimental stuff fits, I don't worry about it! Keep your Party Lights, Jodi!
Jodi, I’m so happy for you that you found the treasured picture of you and your grandma. I was very close to mine also, and I lost her last year. So I couldn’t help but cry tears of joy for you when you spoke so sweetly about your bond and how much finding the picture meant to you. 💕 Congratulations to the other Gina that won the gift card. What a great name you have. 😀 For a brief second I thought maybe I’d won, and I got way more excited than I should have. 🤦♀️ I also laughed when you spoke about getting busted by your husband with the recycling. Too funny 😂
Thank you Gina. It truly made 2 weeks of work one million percent worth it. Of course having the open and organized space is wonderful but finding that picture was worth everything to me!
Maybe next giveaway 🥰🥰
Keep up the good work. You’re doing great, and I’m really enjoying all your content. Can’t wait to see all the newly painted rooms!
Jodi I love how you crack yourself up. The Party life story was awesome. So glad you won $5000!
Omg Jodi - I'm just so happy for you, that you found those pictures ❤️
I'm sure your grand mother was with you in that basement and said Jodi you need a break before you found those pictures.
It's also a reminder that she is with you guys and she knows what happens in you and your girls life. She can def feel you and your daughter's love ❤️
Something is telling me, she is sitting with Gus and looking down and feel your love and be so proud of you and your fantastic family ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh Benjamin you made me cry!! I pray that she found Gus and is giving him lots of love ❤️❤️
Thank my dear friend 🤗🤗
I so agree about giving yourself permission to keep stuff if you have the room. I used to sell Partylite candles too and love them and still order them today and I just rotate my holders out. If they give you good memories then I say keep them. Love how your basement turned out.
Thank you Melissa ❤️
Jodi,,, hello, hello, hello OMG I was waiting and waiting for part 2 🙌🏼 OMG so proud of you jodi
Hi Jessica 🤗
Thank you ❤️
Omg...you are a super star. What an amazing transformation. Give yourself some grace. You'll get it done when you're supposed to. You are such an inspiration! Hugs my beautiful friend!
Thank you so much Lea! Big hugs right back 🤗
Awesome job …I loved the before and after and the idea of sometimes just started with rubbish is a great tip…but I loved your stories more…you winning the money and you finding those photos 👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️🥰🙋🏻♀️🇬🇧💕jane
Hi Jane 🤗 thank you so much!! That picture my treasure digging through all stuff ❤️
So happy for you finding the picture of you and your grandma and getting so much done 😊💜💜💜
Thanks so much for this series. My basement is a mess so this Saturday I plan go block off 3 hours and do as much as I can in my basement and then save the rest for another week. I plan to call someone to haul the big old tvs and other large items away taking up 70% of space.
Hi Jodi! I'm new :) I love your sense of humour about the decluttering, haha! I've been at it for about 5-6 years and I'm now in the maintenance stage, content with the amount of stuff in my home. I actually learned to LOVE decluttering and I am now enjoying decluttering through channels like yours :) keep up the good work!!!
Thank you Sarah 🤗
Congratulations on getting to maintenance mode!! That is fantastic 🥰👏
I’m newer here! I’ve been playing catch up watching all your decluttering videos every night…holy motivating!! I’m so impressed by you! Incredibly sad that I actually have to wait for a new video 🤣🤣 keep going!!
Hi Sara 🤗
So happy you’ve been enjoying my videos. Thank you so much ❤️
Hi I'm a new subscriber. And can I just say you basement clean up was such a therapeutic to me. So SATISFYING 💕 I'M watching backwards your videos now and I'm enjoying them. You're funny and natural😌😊how much I love this. Hope you could give us an update on your basement after all the clutters was gone. And more to this😍😍😊😊😊😊😌😌😌😌
Thank you so much Berline ❤️❤️
I would look at local home health aid organizations in terms of donating those briefs. They may not take them right out but they do help with elderly patients or mentally handicapped adults who may benefit from them and may point you in a good direction. As you said they can get very expensive.
Nursing homes are also an option.
You had me crying when you were talking about your grandparents and what Gracyn said about you as a grandma 😭 So very true. And what an amazing job you did with that basement Jodi!!! 😍❤️☀️
Shine it was so hard even do that voice over. I was trying so hard not to cry but I couldn’t hold it in. What Gracyn said to me was the sweetest thing ever ❤️
And I am truly so blessed to have had the most amazing grandparents!
@@jodidunnmymessylife1847 I know it and a great friend 😉 once told me that it’s ok to cry and let it out. Sometimes we just need to release our emotion in the moment 🙏❤️
Jodi! Girl this intro gives me life! So real. Lol!!
Hi from Finland. Loving your honest style. You are so inspiring.
Jodi Dunn, that looks amazing!! Your progression is mind-blowing and so motivating. I can't wait to see the pictures of it without all of the donations out. It's understandable that you are needing to look at another area. When you go down to get product you can always see if a donation item jumps out at you. It's easy enough to grab something and head back upstairs with it to a box or your car. If nothing pops out, that's OK too. You'll keep going down there and your mind will adjust to things so they don't seem to have such a hold. I wish I could give you a hug right now because you really deserve a big celebratory hug for doing so dang well! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Oh Robyn thank you!!! So very kind of you and so so appreciated ❤️❤️❤️
You are so right. Perspective changes and now that I’ve done my first pass each time will be easier.
I was here from day one of the cleaning the basement....lol hi
Hi my dear Jody. I'm so freaking proud of you for this great decluttering. I just did my small laundry & kitchen and it was extremely tiring, mentally difficult, because it isn't easy to let go of certain things, but when you started to make progress you feel better, but when you're done and realize how strong we are and how good everything looks IS ALL WORTH IT ! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ PLEASE say hi to handsome Gus. God bless you 🙏 ❤️
Thank you so much Nydia 🤗🤗
It definitely isn’t easy! But yes so worth it ❤️
Hi there! I’m a new subscriber and I just want to say thank you so much for these videos! You have inspired me to tackle my crazy basement. We moved into my in-laws house last year and still have some boxes in the basement and of course my kids are growing so I have a crib and baby swing and baby clothes ugh 🙃I have so much to de clutter!! So thank you 🙏 for the inspiration and you did such and amazing job! I am over here taking notes!! 🤓✍🏼
Omg Home Interiors, Princess House, and Party Lite. I remember them all and still have a few pieces that I still use😉
Yes!! I loved going to those parties ❤️
Oh Jodi!! I started crying when you shared your feelings on your grandmother... I miss my grandmother sooooooo much ...so I can definitely relate....I'm so glad you found the picture!! Great video...thank you for sharing
Oh Cynthia I know it’s so so hard!! Sending you really big hugs 🤗🤗
Just subscribed! You did amazing!!! 🙌🏻 My only complaint is the stickers on the white garbage can. 😁😂 My OCD can’t handle it! 😂
I love organizing and having things lined up like you have for your shelves. My mother in law said our pantry is like a grocery store. :) Being organized makes the day to day life so much easier! It is 100% worth getting rid of junk and clutter!
Hi Shannon 🤗
Thanks for being here ❤️❤️
Yes definitely makes everyday life way easier to have things organized!
Great work!!! No need to keep the dinosaur tv; you can connect the vcr to your current tv. Get rid of it while they still accept it. Technology moves so fast. Excited to see the rest of the basement!
Hello, thanks a lot for your videos! I like it much better with your voice only and no music. Thanks again and lots of support in the process from France!
Thanh you Marie ❤️
Oh boy, am I ever dreading cleaning my basement…but I’ve got the whole upstairs decluttered so I’m getting there! Thanks for the motivation!
Lisa the whole upstairs done!! That’s incredible 👏👏👏👏
Oh Jodi, how absolutely wonderful everything looks in your basement..
Sooooo excited and proud for you..
You are a doll....
So glad you found your Grams picture..
Touched me..
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Thank you Vicki! So so happy I found that picture ❤️❤️❤️
Omg, you are doing fantastic. My husband just takes big piles of cardboard and other rubbish to the local recycling centre, he knows some of the people there by name. Lol.
You are really plugging away! Its such an inspiration, especially since we're doing the same. OMG, your hubby and the recycling......😐😂🙃
Yvette it’s so funny and annoying all at once 😂😂😂
It looks dynamite to me, Jodi. Very well done! 💖💖💖
Wow! What a difference with all your hard work.
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I bought myself a set pf partylite candle holders years ago and they still sit on my coffee table years later, their products are beautiful!
Yes they sure are ❤️
I am new. I am trying to declutter also. Sometimes it gets overwhelming. I am doing as you are. Alittle at a time. Omg.... Boxes are Soo my problem😁 I am so happy to watch you. This gives me hope. Thank you!!!
Yes a little at a time makes a big difference Dossie ❤️
Oh my you had my tears flowing thinking of my parents and grandparents. Good job getting through it. Glad you found your pictures.
Thank you Mindy! And sending you big hugs 🤗🤗🤗
Watched while my daughter was in dance and didn't have time to comment. Thankfully the lobby is closed and moms stay in their cars because I didn't anticipate crying my eyeballs out. 😭 I felt all those emotions as you were speaking. My grandparents adopted and raised me so I got the blessing of having them as parents and grandparents. You amaze me with everything you manage! I am a Christmas hoarder 🤭 I won't ever get rid of a single piece and want to start collecting those Christmas villages. Also, I have two LARGE totes full of beanie babies. Some are very rare limited edition collections that I paid a couple hundred dollars for when they came out in the early 00's. 😂
Another job well done.
So excited for the next installment! Fixing to watch!
That was unbelievable. You did a wonderful job in two weeks. The chunks of time is definitely the way to go. Delighted you found the precious picture with your gran. Yes the sentimental stuff is tough but as my nanny (dads Mam) used to always say ‘it’s important to wash out your eyes’ and a cry is good for the soul too. The charity shop must love to see you coming every week with wonderful treasures. Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💐
OMG Jodi, I have to say what a blessing you are. Sharing as open & honestly as you do is so encouraging to me. When you shared about your grandparents I was chocking right up. So good that you found that picture 🥰 Also I was a Partylite addict in the 80-90’s , so seeing those boxes really brought me a smile. I still use many of those pieces in my home today. Thanks for the great content 👍
Thank you MaryAnn ❤️❤️
So very sweet of you!
I love the two small stacked tables at minute 28:10... They are divine!
Wow!!!! Awesome job. Things are looking good. Can't wait for your next declutter. You are so much fun to listen too. Keep up the good work. Love ya
Thank you so much Nancy ❤️
Awesome sauce!! Third time is a charm,?! One more time and this awesome project will be checked off your list!! 😳🎊🎉💯🙌🔥
Oh yeah, went to many many home interior and party light parties with coworkers in the early-mid 90's!! Dont have much left over; in fact lost one treasure in one my move in KS; went to pantry in Iowa and found same exact item!! #overjoyed!! ❤❤❤
Oh Lee I’m so glad you found the one you loved ❤️❤️
Aw, I started going thru old cards and photos. It's hard to see pictures of family members that have passed away. I love watching your videos!
Rebecca it is but also wonderful at the same time ❤️
Hello Jodi! I recently came across your channel and absolutely love it. I've been binge watching every episode to get caught up and I'm excited to be watching today's video.
Hi Mary 🤗🤗
Thank you so much!
You should go check out her couponing channel too!
This was so helpful. You motivated me to get those cardboard boxes I've been saving off to recycling! I love the reminiscing about Party Light! I still think Colonial Candles of Cape Cod are the best!
Wow Jodi!You are seriously crushing this basement declutter,so much progress!Also find myself admiring your stockpile non stop lol!Also so glad you found those pics esp one of your favorite pictures with your grandma.❤️Have a wonderful rest of the week!
I love your method of decluttering. I am going to use your way of doing I just go and go until I’m just dragging.
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Great progress! Love it! 😃😃😃😃
Okay Jodi, it might be the pregnancy hormones or the fact that I lost my grandmother last year, but here I am crying a river hearing you speak of your grandmother and her teaching you to be an awesome grandma yourself ♥️♥️♥️
Awe Erica!!! I’m so so sorry for your loss. Grandparents are just such a special gift ❤️
Wow! Just amazing! I was laughing that you had a movie bucket from the Twilight Saga. Also I was like omg you have PayDay! Love that game. I can not wait to have the space you do so I can coupon even more like you, what a great stock!
Gracyn and I watched every twilight movie! Plus I read all the books. I loved them and it was something we enjoyed together ❤️
@@jodidunnmymessylife1847 I am a huge James Patterson fan. Twilight was the first series I read outside of his work. I have the new one I got it when it released last year. I am set to read it probably as my March pick.
OMG! 😳. You’ve come a long way 👍 … suggestion : in future,start storing items in clear containers… sooo much easier to see at a glance where things are besides labelling them.. saves time from opening and closing solid coloured bins when you’re not sure what’s in them… also do not store items in cardboard boxes as over time they start to smell as they will collect moisture and deteriorate… Love your videos 😃
When the free prints come at wags get one of Donna Jean each time !!!
Ps im so happy you found your Grammoms picture.
OMG! I have the Beanie Babies and I JUST CAN NOT GIVE THEM AWAY 🤣🤣🤣I love them so much🤣🤣🤣
Keep them all!!! I took my failed attempt to sell them as my sign to keep them 😂
Oh my goodness! It looks amazing!
Jodi your basement is looking fantastic. Love your stockpile. I'm so happy you found your grandmother's pic. She & Gus are watching 👀 over you & your beautiful family 👪
Thank you so much Cynthia 🤗🤗🤗
Girl, you have me crying 😢 😭. My grandma meant the world to me too. I pray my granddaughters love me the same too. Great job with that basement ❤
Awe Melissa!! You and me both. My grandmother was like a second mom to me and losing her was the hardest!!
And I can already tell your granddaughters will feel the same about as you did with your grandma ❤️❤️❤️
All the love and hugs to you 🤗
Best bin advice: Choose only see thru ones. Label them, too, but being able to sneak a peek is so helpful.
Just subscribed. Love your stories about your three kiddos. I was the third (1950,52,53) so if I even find a photo I'm in, my two older sisters are there, too!
Awe Brenda. I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂
Wow Jodi you did an amazing job. You had me in tears talking about your grandmother. So love both your channels. Thanks for allowing us all to watch.
Thank you Shelly!! I was trying so hard. It to cry when I was doing the editing but it was impossible. I’m just so grateful I found that picture ❤️
Home Interior groupee here,Lol. Those days were so much fun. And like you, I still have items i want, but their boxed. Im a couple years late, its late,I can't sleep😂
You have done such a great job in the basement! It looks fantastic! I remember party lite! With your personality, I bet those parties were so much fun. I'm so glad you won that $5,000! I'm also so glad you found those pictures, such sweet memories! Telling us about your husband had me cracking up. As always, thanks for sharing all of this with us. It's definitely inspiring. Can't wait for next weeks video and congrats to the gift card winner!! My comments are always all over the place, but always so much to say about each part, if that makes sense. lol Oh yeah, have you seen that beanie baby documentary? I think it's called Beanie Mania. I watched it a few weeks a go.
Hello am new to you lol but I been whaching you decluttering your house and getting rid of your wall paper 👍 and your stash lol I guess I need to start learning how to coupon lol I love to save money and now you can just glance and see everything you have. Looks awesome no more bags every where
Well done 👏 Have really enjoyed watching your progress! 😊
Thank you Jacinta ❤️
oh em gee Jodi,
I always say play a bit of Tetris...when organizing...
I also buy clear boxes, so even if they are labelled, still can also see whats in it!!
Toothpaste works well on getting rid of tarnish LOL
I love home interior. I still have some of it in my home now
Me too Tammy ❤️
I haven’t been able to find my stuff though
Kudos Jodi! Basements and Garages are the worst. I’ve done at several major clean outs of my garage over the years (on my channel). We get rid of more and more each time. Work in progress. 👍
Yes they seem to be the catch all! Kiddos to you ❤️❤️
I’m not looking forward to my garage 😂
I’VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING!!!! im grabbin some popcorn this time.
Cherice enjoy 🍿
Wow Jodi, fantastic!!!! Well done!!! X
Awesome job Jodi! Have a blessed day ♥️
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Hello Jodi! I was so excited when I saw this video pop up...I clicked so fast OMG!!😉 That basement looks GOOD!! I can't wait for the next installment. Way to go lady!!💪🏾😉😊
Jodi, I am laughing so much because of a few different things. For one, my husband puts all the empty boxes in the shed, like from EVERYTHING! He buys a new TV, the box goes in the shed, a new watch, the box goes in the shed. I guess it's a man thing. Every now and again when he's in there I'll follow him and say hey, since we don't have that television anymore, do yo think we could get rid of the box it came in? Then he'll get rid of a few boxes but he is the worst with that too. And I think I mentioned this months ago, but I'm a Twilight junkie so to speak and I see that bucket or something and it caught my eye almost immediately with the three main characters on it so I started laughing. And as far as in-home parties kind of thing, I used to go and have held plenty of Tupperware and Home Interior parties. I still have a few things. I also was into Princess House glassware, if you recall that one. I do still have and use a ton of that stuff. That was another in-home party type of thing as well. And as far as getting rid of or keeping after a certain amount of time. I don't abide by any of that. Sometimes it's due to sentimental reasons but other times - and I've learned over the years - as soon as I get rid of something is when I have a need/want for it and wish I had it. So if I even remotely think I'll need something I keep it. It's organized and I know where it is but I keep a lot of things "just in case." And I'm very bad when it comes to sentimental. I don't have a tote for my kids, I have two trunks that are way too big and full but I can't bear to get rid of anything from them. I have every Halloween costume they wore, all their Christening candles, outfits, etc., every school report card, and just a ton of things, their soccer uniforms, my daughter's girl scout uniform. I can't get rid of them. And I don't know if anyone else did this and some people find it repulsive while others have done it as well. I have every single one of my children's baby teeth. They are in individual very tiny ziploc-type baggies, like you would get with a ring purchase, very small, and I wrote which tooth it was and the day they lost it on a tiny post-it and put it in the baggie with the tooth and I have all of those. I also have an entire drawer in a filing cabinet with calendars from years and years because I wrote every single thing, like first step, first word, etc. on the date on the calendar, and of course from which child, etc. and a lot of those important milestones so that I can reference them or just look back. And I wrote my children tons of letters for them to read when/if they want. I started doing that when my daughter was born and I have a big file of all the letters to them. You probably think I'm totally crazy but that's nothing I haven't heard before. LOL. So yes, I get not getting rid of things. Thank goodness for storage areas, right? EVERYTHING happens for a reason! So glad you found that picture. I could hear how much your voice was crackling while you were talking about your grandmother and grandfather. You brought tears to my eyes. It is very difficult and I still have a lot of difficulty and break down more often than I care to when I think about my parents and my sister. It's something you never really "get over" and I don't really want to anyway because when you have that much love in your heart, you're not going to ignore it or wish it wasn't there. That's how I think about it. The more love, the more difficult it is and that's OK. And the basement, it looks amazing. That is definitely a true transformation from what it was two weeks ago to now. You should be extremely proud. And you don't have to worry about your detergents freezing anymore. They will stay a more constant temperature being in the basement and they are super-organized so you know exactly what you might need to get more of or what you might want to give to your other family members, etc. So that's perfect. Have a great evening!
Nancy the amount of things we have in common just continues to amaze me!! I have all my kids baby teeth as well 😂😂
I’m not nearly as organized as you though. That’s a great idea writing the date they lost them. Donna just lost 2 teeth over the last month. Yep I kept them!
Omg I’m glad I’m not alone with the husband that hoards boxes!!! What in the world.
It drives me crazy. But I suppose things I do drives him crazy so it’s just a balance.
You’re so right. The pain never goes away from losing those we love so dearly. I was trying so hard not to cry when I was doing the voice over but I just couldn’t hold it together. That picture means so much to me and just brought back so many memories and feelings.
And I absolutely don’t think you’re crazy for any of it! Writing the letter is such a beautiful thing. I used to work with someone that wrote their children letters every year on their birthday and put them in her safe deposit box to give them when they are older. I always thought it was such a neat idea and I wish I would have done that.
Another Great Video. I like how your basement is done in the wood. Mine has concrete walls on half of it and the other is set up to live in. This is very encouraging to watch. Thank you.
Hello Mrs Jodi I'm a long time veiwer of your channel and I LOVE your decluttering just a suggestion about your old TV you should have one corner thats a throwback corner with the beanie babies,vcr,TV,table and chairs,ect because that's memorable items but love how you declutters
Good job friend! I'm so happy for you!
Looks good! Love your laundry and cleaning surplus.
Thank you Carmen ❤️
I loved home parties! Always had fun getting together with friends and laughing while watching demonstrations! 💖
Yes!!