I just think of the period after my funeral, when my stepson and his partner need to come in and strip the house for sale. The thought of them finding my decrepit underwear, defunct tech and smelly shoes motivates me to get to them first!!
Funny story Shannon on the "Shop Your Own Home"...my preteen decided she wanted a "room makeover". We ended up buying NOTHING. I followed her process and the "makeover" involved removing a bunch of furniture and decluttering her things. She wanted less things and more space in her room. The only "new" items to her room were things we repurposed from elsewhere in the house. I'm a big fan of "shopping your home." 😊
I love that! That is exactly how I usually "redo" my home too. Once in a while I will add something or stop by the thrift store if I want to switch things up. But I LOVE to shop my own home first.
@@shannontorrens1It was so interesting for me to see that the makeover was a "make-under". We just dropped off a big bookcase to the habitat restore. She decluttered most of what was on it and no longer needed it. Same with a nightstand etc. The lessons are getting absorbed! ❤
1. Declutter often 2. Find a place to donate/ sell the items 3. Embrace space not stuff 4. Ask “what would u get rid off?” 5. Challenge urself - put the item away and see would u use it or not - put a daily/weekly target for a certain number to get rid off 6. How does this item makes me feel? 7. Make a wishlist of the items u want to buy and see if u want them or not! 8. Shop ur own home first (use things bfr buying) 9. Do slow mini long time processes 10. Borrow things
One of the biggest compliments I received recently is how clean our home is. I was confused at first because the visit was unexpected and our house was in need of some dusting and other things 😅 However, the “cleanliness” was actually being referred to how clutter free our home appeared. This really shows how visual clutter impacts not only how we perceive our home, but how others perceive it when they walk inside.
@@simply.clutterfree I'm sorry for your loss. And it touches me that you miss her still 💗 I started this decluttering journey back in January this year. Has made a great impact in my home. ❣️
I’ve decluttered a tremendous amount from my home over the past 3 years. I noticed this year that my urges to buy stuff have just about disappeared. This feels oh so good. Thanks Shannon!
I declutter my stuff regularly and recently did two rooms. It inspired my husband to tackle his music room today. He threw out three things, a Windows 7 installation cd, a Windows xp installation cd and a plastic box. Its a start. 😂
Moving to a smaller house in retirement helped me to declutter. If you live in a large house with lots of storage and everything is organized you don't get the urge to get rid of things, even if you don't want, need or use the stuff.
Clutter blindness is so real. It is like noise pollution or light pollution. You get used to it and only realize how bad it is when you go somewhere dark and quiet. I used to enjoy watching shows about organizing and small space living with unique or hidden storage spaces. Now I realize I don't need more storage, I need less stuff. Game changer. I watch decluttering videos now and it is inspiring. There is always one more thing(or ten) that can go. The items stuck in the back or the cupboard or tucked into the open floor joists in the basement (yes, I'm talking about the laminated map of the US I've been saving for no reason, rolled up and tucked into the floor joists, out of sight and out of mind). Good grief. Thanks for sharing.
I've been guilty of clutter blindness in the past. One trick that has helped me is taking photos or videos of the space so I can actually "see" the clutter. I agree. We rarely need more storage.
I’ve been decluttering for like 5 years and it is peeling an onion. There’s stuff that I’m holding on to that represents who I used to be. And I’m getting older now and maybe that stuff isn’t who I am now and just holding me down like an anchor.
I definitely had clutter blindness until I started to declutter by putting “like” things together. Now I really see how much I have that I don’t need. If you don’t know where to start decluttering putting like things together is a great way to start!!! 😃👍
I recently gave away an unused chair in the corner of my dining room, and I realized that two areas in my dining room had stuff that had been there a long time, but didn’t really need to be there, so just last night, I opened up the second of these two spaces by decluttering some items and relocating others.
About a year ago I started keeping 2 boxes in my walk in pantry. As I find stuff to donate I can just put it in a box. One box is for goodwill and the other for a charity thrift shop. When the box is full I take it to the donation location and then replace it with a new box. I do a sweep of my house about once a week.
I've been decluttering for the last few years. But I've stopped. I can't do anymore. Right now, with the recent passing of my husband, it's too painful to keep decluttering. God bless you and your family.
The 30 day decluttering challenge helped me. On the first of the month, I decluttered one item. The second day, two items, the third day, three items and so forth. At the end of the month, I had decluttered 443 items.
I have some serving pieces I don't use anymore, but I store them for my daughter who uses them sometimes. I call it Shop at Mom's. I'm usually coming to the event anyway, so it's an easy trip.
When you say "look at your home like another-person-not-living-there-everyday", YES ! GREAT idea AND... very helpful in my opinion: take a pic of that "problem" room/closet, whatever, PRINT the pic and whatch it ! Then you will get the necessaire distance as the "blind" owner 😉 you are.
I use an app called Open wardrobe. I keep a digital closet and anytime I want to shop it reminds me how much I have. I am trying to get rid of things daily and it feels great. I also write down generally how much these items cost so I can remind myself of how much mi way I could have saved.
They say to stand at your front door and walk in like your visiting someone. What impression do you get? Does it feel cluttered to you or not? What you don’t like you can fix.😊
Yes shopping from home is a good trick.I have to have everything on tables & benches after hip operation - between shoulder & hip height - no bending more than 90 degrees at the hip - any suggestions welcome!
Oh yes! I see this a LOT when I look at homes listed for sale. I always wonder, why didn't they clear out the room a little (at least for the listing photos)?
I always remember when moving when my children were young. Their favorite thing was when the houe was empty. I remember them saying "Let's leave it like this all the time!".
I have seven things in my declutter pile five were from my sister and sister-in-law that they were decluttering from their house seriously I took them thinking I was helping them declutter when I was just making my life more cluttered !
Hey Shannon, you and your mom have inspired us to take on our garage. When we moved in last Aug 2022 there was paint and home improvement products left behind from the previous two owners. So we moved a storage rack from our laundry room and into the garage. We put the paint on fb marketplace and was gone by the end of the day. This then had me rearrange our kitchen. Today I reorganized my makeup vanity. Next is office items that is stored in boxes from our move last year in April 2022 when we left Temecula Ca and moved out to East Tn. Have a great week! Viola
Wait and see really works, The cream rises to the top, and the whims fall off the list. Thanks for your lovely content and encouragement to do a little ongoing for best results. 💗
I love your videos. I decluttered my fashion jewelry because of the tip your Mom gave us. Now I’m working on decluttering my purses. I’m having a hard time letting some go. I love purses and I’m not a one purse person. But I want to have a few. 5 would be a good number. I have 10. Too many purses just makes it hard to decide which one to use.
I like to think of the women that can not afford a purse. You would be blessing someone else by giving them one of yours. The less I have the more I take care of what I do own. I have two purses and use them every single day. They are high end but the price per wear works out in the end.
Here are a few benefits I've found to owning less/being minimal 1) "Seeing with new eyes what you no longer love bc clutter is gone" : I decided to replace the 2 throw pillow covers in the LR bc they felt off somehow...too white, too monochromatic...and also didn't match the new rug ;) I dropped them off an hr ago while on errands. In the past, I would have kept them for "just in case." New ones arrive tomorrow from Amazon. I no longer have "clutter blindness" but instead, I have "clutter night vision."😅 2) "Waiting & not worrying" : I'd rather go without or wait....instead of holding onto or splurge-purchasing. I don't worry if the throw pillows are not covered immediately. 3) "Being creative/frugal" : I also love to shop my own home. Yesterday I switched a few plants around to suit their light preferences & the rooms felt different afterward😊
This video is so helpful Shannon. Thank y’all so much for investigating your precious time doing this. I still have a long way to go with my decluttering journey but watching you & your mom really helps.❤
I usually target 1000 items to declutter per year… this year I’m already at 1400, as we welcomed a baby in May, so I’m even more ruthless when making selections. It also helped that I donated a bunch of baby stuff left from my daughter, that won’t fit my son. And we got many baby clothes from family, that I’m constantly giving back once no longer use. So we are in a zero purchase mode for the most part. Everyone should find the method that works for them and stick to it. It’s magic!!! We also do cloth diapering this time, so we don’t purchase all the tons of diapers and throw them out. This gives me a piece of mind and is very good objective to work towards in preserving the environment, and be gentle to the baby’s skin ❤
LOVE this post!!!!!!! I am going to play it every single day to inspire me to declutter - and I'll keep watching it until I get my spaces decluttered (first) and reorganized until every space is "house is for sale ready". THANK YOU for all of your inspiring, down-to-earth posts.
I rarely travel so I'm donating a 3 piece luggage set I haven't used in over 10 years. Plus I never check luggage anyway. If need be, I can always borrow from one of my adult children.
Another great video. So many great tips. I’ve learned so much from you, Shannon. Slow and steady through the past year and will continue decluttering. I love your calm way of speaking. Thank you for all your content,
You are the BEST! I resonated with everything you said! Thank you so much for the continued inspiration as I navigate my minimalist journey! Embrace the space! One of the ideas you gave name me that works is seeing an item and item and immediately picking it up and getting rid of it.
Very great ideas. For us, we just store items in garage and we're thinking of getting a shed. But if we do I know for sure I will still store items in garage. So for now I will declutter more items from garage and put a hold on getting a shed.
Again to each their own and not everyone is interested in decluttering. Having said that, my neighbors have an attached two car garage and THREE detached large sheds in their backyard. I often wonder what in world do they own that requires so much storage? 😳
watching your video with my 5yo and she said "that guy looks like Han Solo and the girl looks like Princess Lea!" hahahaha we just watched Star Wars obviously! I think she means that as a compliment!!
Shannon these tips were really good. ❤ I agree with you about “clutter blindness “ & looking at your own home as if it wasn’t yours. I love decluttering so I don’t need to schedule it 😂 have a wonderful day 💐😘
I've heard that taking pictures of your home gives you a different perspective like you spoke about regarding pretending it's someone else's home. I love borrowing things and lending things!
Great suggestions, and a very well structured video. I've been decluttering and enjoying living with less for several years now (an ongoing process). I liked that you talked about getting used to having more space because this was something a little challenging for me. One of the best things I've done for decluttering/not bringing more things into my home, is I tracked for six months every single item I decluttered and every item I bought. It allowed me to see what I was spending my money on that wasn't worth it and consider why. Just thought I'd pass this tip along.
Good idea! Now since decluttering, I don't even have the urge to shop. And when I do I only get what I really need. Now if I can just convince my grown children not to buy me plaques and things to put on shelves or hang on walls 🤣
Just tell your grown children you only want perishables like fresh flowers and foods or to enjoy an event WITH you, such as a grandchild’s concert, a walk or picnic in the park, or a visit to a botanical garden or museum. That is what my parents did and it worked great!
@@JaneH3675 Haha I've had this battle with my adult children also. I think they finally got it. I understand the enjoyment in giving but please...just stop. LOL
I love to decorate so I need just enough to decorate a little bit definitely am trying to be minimal with decor but fall and Christmas is going to be hard to keep minimal
Lots of great advice Shannon!! Thanks for the informative video!! I shared to my FB page too. I need to Declutter our apt badly atm. We usually keep up on donating regularly and we do use FB Marketplace. So that was a great suggestion. 💌
A few years ago I had decluttered a lot and was more minimal, Covid happened and now I shop and buy a lot. I’m trying to find my balance with being minimal and still having things I love. I feel I got rid of so much before that I got rid of my style and character. But now I’m so i overwhelmed and I feel so guilty to get rid of stuff I just bought and spent money on.
When I see something online I want to buy I send the link to my email and let it sit there for a day or two. When I look at it after several days I often don't really want it anymore. The magic fades! 😊🐦
Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well great ideas I don't have any thing on my kitchen bench it always makes me feel better with less and keeps the area looks much easier to keep clean love from Eugenie your friend xxx 💓🏡✨🦋🌻
I now declutter every end of season Another very inspiring video Shannon I’m always inspired to declutter and let things go ❤ Now me and my family are enjoying all the open space in our apartment. Every time we have company they always say that our apartment is so HUGE 😮 thanks to you Shannon for inspiring me ❤ More videos Shannon ❤
What a beautiful home you have Shannon My husband and I have decided to sell our condo and buy a single family home. We are paying off all our bills so that we will only have a mortgage, and beginning (my husband not me. I decluttered and downsized significantly when I moved from IN to SC🏝️8 years ago!) New subscriber and love your channel Don’t know if I mentioned before I too had 3 boys!!!💕😊
Since I didn’t hesitate to criticize your plant on the wall behind you a couple weeks ago I want to compliment you on what looks like a trimmed, pretty plant now. Donna
Oh that's ok, my mom had said that plant looked dead before we started filming that day. I decided that it had outgrown that pot and switched it out for something else. =)
i have items that annoy me but because they are my hubby's and its something he loves (like a grandfather clock that I don't like, don't need and don't want) we keep it because it makes him happy....its so frustrating sometimes...
Great video again, Shannon. I like the "how does it make you feel." There are so many things I'd love to get rid of but can't due to animals and bf. Lol. I've been thinking of you with that storm that came through. Did you end up having any flooding or damage to your home or town?
I can understand the backlash of borrowing. If it's something you need in a pinch I can understand borrowing; but if you need to borrow it one more time, it's time to buy your own. I learned the hard way not to loan things.
I take a photo of my room. For some reason, framing it in a photo allows me to see the clutter that I have become blind to. I'll take a picture of my grand dog, and see all the clutter in the background.
I've heard this so much. Yes can be frustrating. My husband has more things than I do, but thank God he is a neat and tidy person. He's the greatest when it comes to organizing. I don't have to clean his personal areas, he does, so I don't fuss about his belongings. When I told him I still feel like I have too much he jokes that I'm going for that prison cell look. 🤣
When we decided to declutter and become more minimal I talked with my mom and my husband about gifts for the kids mostly because I didn't want a bunch of new clutter coming in. We decided to dial it way down to just a few things for Christmas. When it comes to birthdays and holidays for me and my husband we already don't do gifts unless we really need something. If I have a party I just say no gifts on the invite. When it comes to our extended family we decided no gifts quite a few years back because it was way to much work and everyone was happy to give up the gift buying. I guess it boils down to just saying I don't want any gifts and lets just do something fun instead =)
I just think of the period after my funeral, when my stepson and his partner need to come in and strip the house for sale. The thought of them finding my decrepit underwear, defunct tech and smelly shoes motivates me to get to them first!!
Funny story Shannon on the "Shop Your Own Home"...my preteen decided she wanted a "room makeover". We ended up buying NOTHING. I followed her process and the "makeover" involved removing a bunch of furniture and decluttering her things. She wanted less things and more space in her room. The only "new" items to her room were things we repurposed from elsewhere in the house. I'm a big fan of "shopping your home." 😊
I love that! That is exactly how I usually "redo" my home too. Once in a while I will add something or stop by the thrift store if I want to switch things up. But I LOVE to shop my own home first.
@@shannontorrens1It was so interesting for me to see that the makeover was a "make-under". We just dropped off a big bookcase to the habitat restore. She decluttered most of what was on it and no longer needed it. Same with a nightstand etc. The lessons are getting absorbed! ❤
1. Declutter often
2. Find a place to donate/ sell the items
3. Embrace space not stuff
4. Ask “what would u get rid off?”
5. Challenge urself
- put the item away and see would u use it or not
- put a daily/weekly target for a certain number to get rid off
6. How does this item makes me feel?
7. Make a wishlist of the items u want to buy and see if u want them or not!
8. Shop ur own home first (use things bfr buying)
9. Do slow mini long time processes
10. Borrow things
One of the biggest compliments I received recently is how clean our home is. I was confused at first because the visit was unexpected and our house was in need of some dusting and other things 😅 However, the “cleanliness” was actually being referred to how clutter free our home appeared. This really shows how visual clutter impacts not only how we perceive our home, but how others perceive it when they walk inside.
Yes! I've discovered (the hard way) that guests don't notice dust but they notice clutter 😐
That's true. My daughter in law said my house was her favorite place to visit because it's peaceful. I don't have clutter.
@@JaneH3675 That's how I felt at my MILs too. It will be one year in October that she is gone. Miss her so much. 💔
@@simply.clutterfree I'm sorry for your loss. And it touches me that you miss her still 💗 I started this decluttering journey back in January this year. Has made a great impact in my home. ❣️
@@JaneH3675 I wish you well on your journey. I regret she wasn't able to see the "final product" of my decluttering. I'll miss her forever. ❤️
I’ve decluttered a tremendous amount from my home over the past 3 years. I noticed this year that my urges to buy stuff have just about disappeared. This feels oh so good. Thanks Shannon!
Love that!
Yes! This is what I experienced too! The work involved in decluttering just wiped away my urge to buy 😂
Me too, so much stuff now looks like future clutter!
@@lucystrider728 Yes, buying less means less future clutter! 😊
I've noticed that too!
I like how your mom said, "It's stuff that I've been ignoring". That's a good tip of what to think about.
My wishlist is titled "do you REALLY need this", so whenever I add something the list name pops up. This has helped curb a lot of my impulse buys 😂
What a great idea!!!
I declutter my stuff regularly and recently did two rooms. It inspired my husband to tackle his music room today. He threw out three things, a Windows 7 installation cd, a Windows xp installation cd and a plastic box. Its a start. 😂
Moving to a smaller house in retirement helped me to declutter. If you live in a large house with lots of storage and everything is organized you don't get the urge to get rid of things, even if you don't want, need or use the stuff.
Same here. I've downsized twice in 20 years. Eye opening how much stuff I had and little of it I actually needed or used.
Clutter blindness is so real. It is like noise pollution or light pollution. You get used to it and only realize how bad it is when you go somewhere dark and quiet.
I used to enjoy watching shows about organizing and small space living with unique or hidden storage spaces. Now I realize I don't need more storage, I need less stuff. Game changer. I watch decluttering videos now and it is inspiring. There is always one more thing(or ten) that can go. The items stuck in the back or the cupboard or tucked into the open floor joists in the basement (yes, I'm talking about the laminated map of the US I've been saving for no reason, rolled up and tucked into the floor joists, out of sight and out of mind). Good grief.
Thanks for sharing.
I've been guilty of clutter blindness in the past. One trick that has helped me is taking photos or videos of the space so I can actually "see" the clutter. I agree. We rarely need more storage.
I’ve been decluttering for like 5 years and it is peeling an onion. There’s stuff that I’m holding on to that represents who I used to be. And I’m getting older now and maybe that stuff isn’t who I am now and just holding me down like an anchor.
I definitely had clutter blindness until I started to declutter by putting “like” things together. Now I really see how much I have that I don’t need. If you don’t know where to start decluttering putting like things together is a great way to start!!! 😃👍
I recently gave away an unused chair in the corner of my dining room, and I realized that two areas in my dining room had stuff that had been there a long time, but didn’t really need to be there, so just last night, I opened up the second of these two spaces by decluttering some items and relocating others.
About a year ago I started keeping 2 boxes in my walk in pantry. As I find stuff to donate I can just put it in a box. One box is for goodwill and the other for a charity thrift shop. When the box is full I take it to the donation location and then replace it with a new box. I do a sweep of my house about once a week.
I've been decluttering for the last few years. But I've stopped. I can't do anymore. Right now, with the recent passing of my husband, it's too painful to keep decluttering.
God bless you and your family.
🙏
I'm so sorry for your loss. 🙏❤
I am so sorry to hear that. Thinking of you ❤
@@carolbabb7875 Thank you for the prayers it means so much.
God bless and keep you
@krism4139 Thank you for your condolence. Thank you so much for the prayers. I pray God's blessings upon you and yours🦋
Hey, Shannon. We could also add taking out the trash each day, even if it's a small bag, etc.
I think having too much storage furniture (armoires, drawers) is actually detrimental to a cluttered-free environment.
Clutter clearing is my rainy day job.
You always have such useful content! You should have a million subscribers.
Wow, thank you!
Love your common sense attitude toward minimizing! Love your mom and your relationship! (I’m 74 with grown daughters of my own.)💕
I just have to say.... your house is so beautifully decorated!! I love it. Minimal but homey.
Thank you so much!!
The 30 day decluttering challenge helped me. On the first of the month, I decluttered one item. The second day, two items, the third day, three items and so forth. At the end of the month, I had decluttered 443 items.
That is awesome!
I have some serving pieces I don't use anymore, but I store them for my daughter who uses them sometimes. I call it Shop at Mom's. I'm usually coming to the event anyway, so it's an easy trip.
When you say "look at your home like another-person-not-living-there-everyday", YES ! GREAT idea AND... very helpful in my opinion: take a pic of that "problem" room/closet, whatever, PRINT the pic and whatch it ! Then you will get the necessaire distance as the "blind" owner 😉 you are.
I use an app called Open wardrobe. I keep a digital closet and anytime I want to shop it reminds me how much I have. I am trying to get rid of things daily and it feels great. I also write down generally how much these items cost so I can remind myself of how much mi way I could have saved.
They say to stand at your front door and walk in like your visiting someone. What impression do you get? Does it feel cluttered to you or not? What you don’t like you can fix.😊
Such a great idea! I love doing this with my own place =)
If I did that , I’d want to run back out😂
Try decluttering when you are married to a Major junk collector:/ I would Love to declutter. It is a Major cause of strife:/
This is my situation 😕
Yes shopping from home is a good trick.I have to have everything on tables & benches after hip operation - between shoulder & hip height - no bending more than 90 degrees at the hip - any suggestions welcome!
Amazing tips.. Love from East Africa
Suggestion: Regarding clutter blindness, take photo of ea room. It'll be easier to see the clutter.
Great idea! I always notice clutter on real estates sites when people take pictures of their own property. I'm sure they don't see it.
Oh yes! I see this a LOT when I look at homes listed for sale. I always wonder, why didn't they clear out the room a little (at least for the listing photos)?
Yes taking photos really helps. I did the before and after pictures. It really helped me to declutter spaces.
I always remember when moving when my children were young. Their favorite thing was when the houe was empty. I remember them saying "Let's leave it like this all the time!".
I have seven things in my declutter pile five were from my sister and sister-in-law that they were decluttering from their house seriously I took them thinking I was helping them declutter when I was just making my life more cluttered !
🤣that was so rich! Thank you! That's why I'm hesitant to give things to people I know. Unless it's something they absolutely need.
Hey Shannon, you and your mom have inspired us to take on our garage. When we moved in last Aug 2022 there was paint and home improvement products left behind from the previous two owners. So we moved a storage rack from our laundry room and into the garage.
We put the paint on fb marketplace and was gone by the end of the day.
This then had me rearrange our kitchen.
Today I reorganized my makeup vanity.
Next is office items that is stored in boxes from our move last year in April 2022 when we left Temecula Ca and moved out to East Tn.
Have a great week!
Viola
Great tips Shannon, really enjoy your simple, calm approach to decluttering. Love the mom and daughter duo too 🥰
Thanks so much! 😊
Wait and see really works, The cream rises to the top, and the whims fall off the list. Thanks for your lovely content and encouragement to do a little ongoing for best results. 💗
I love your videos. I decluttered my fashion jewelry because of the tip your Mom gave us. Now I’m working on decluttering my purses. I’m having a hard time letting some go. I love purses and I’m not a one purse person. But I want to have a few. 5 would be a good number. I have 10. Too many purses just makes it hard to decide which one to use.
I like to think of the women that can not afford a purse. You would be blessing someone else by giving them one of yours. The less I have the more I take care of what I do own. I have two purses and use them every single day. They are high end but the price per wear works out in the end.
That is awesome!
Rotate them according to seasons, 10 isn’t too bad.
Here are a few benefits I've found to owning less/being minimal
1) "Seeing with new eyes what you no longer love bc clutter is gone" :
I decided to replace the 2 throw pillow covers in the LR bc they felt off somehow...too white, too monochromatic...and also didn't match the new rug ;)
I dropped them off an hr ago while on errands. In the past, I would have kept them for "just in case." New ones arrive tomorrow from Amazon.
I no longer have "clutter blindness" but instead, I have "clutter night vision."😅
2) "Waiting & not worrying" :
I'd rather go without or wait....instead of holding onto or splurge-purchasing. I don't worry if the throw pillows are not covered immediately.
3) "Being creative/frugal" :
I also love to shop my own home. Yesterday I switched a few plants around to suit their light preferences & the rooms felt different afterward😊
Yay! I love switching things around and having a new feel to a space without buying anything. 😀
This video is so helpful Shannon. Thank y’all so much for investigating your precious time doing this. I still have a long way to go with my decluttering journey but watching you & your mom really helps.❤
I usually target 1000 items to declutter per year… this year I’m already at 1400, as we welcomed a baby in May, so I’m even more ruthless when making selections. It also helped that I donated a bunch of baby stuff left from my daughter, that won’t fit my son. And we got many baby clothes from family, that I’m constantly giving back once no longer use. So we are in a zero purchase mode for the most part. Everyone should find the method that works for them and stick to it. It’s magic!!! We also do cloth diapering this time, so we don’t purchase all the tons of diapers and throw them out. This gives me a piece of mind and is very good objective to work towards in preserving the environment, and be gentle to the baby’s skin ❤
It's amazing how much stuff you still have. Decluttering is on going.
LOVE this post!!!!!!! I am going to play it every single day to inspire me to declutter - and I'll keep watching it until I get my spaces decluttered (first) and reorganized until every space is "house is for sale ready". THANK YOU for all of your inspiring, down-to-earth posts.
Seeing our homes from a different light is great advice!! We all need to look at our spaces from the lens of a video! You inspire us!!❤
Love your mom, she's amazing
I rarely travel so I'm donating a 3 piece luggage set I haven't used in over 10 years. Plus I never check luggage anyway. If need be, I can always borrow from one of my adult children.
I made my rolling luggage into "bug out" bags....cause...you never know.
@@ithacacomments4811 Are you from Ithaca NY? My daughter went to college there. 🙂
Another great video. So many great tips. I’ve learned so much from you, Shannon. Slow and steady through the past year and will continue decluttering. I love your calm way of speaking. Thank you for all your content,
Thank you! Yay for decluttering, keep it up =)
You are the BEST! I resonated with everything you said! Thank you so much for the continued inspiration as I navigate my minimalist journey! Embrace the space! One of the ideas you gave name me that works is seeing an item and item and immediately picking it up and getting rid of it.
Very great ideas. For us, we just store items in garage and we're thinking of getting a shed. But if we do I know for sure I will still store items in garage. So for now I will declutter more items from garage and put a hold on getting a shed.
Again to each their own and not everyone is interested in decluttering. Having said that, my neighbors have an attached two car garage and THREE detached large sheds in their backyard. I often wonder what in world do they own that requires so much storage? 😳
watching your video with my 5yo and she said "that guy looks like Han Solo and the girl looks like Princess Lea!" hahahaha we just watched Star Wars obviously! I think she means that as a compliment!!
That is so cute!
Shannon these tips were really good. ❤ I agree with you about “clutter blindness “ & looking at your own home as if it wasn’t yours. I love decluttering so I don’t need to schedule it 😂 have a wonderful day 💐😘
Nothing sparks joy ! I agree ☝️ I have feelings which is better ❤❤❤ I either love it or over it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I've heard that taking pictures of your home gives you a different perspective like you spoke about regarding pretending it's someone else's home. I love borrowing things and lending things!
I give stuff away for free...people love it! And it makes me feel good to give it to someone else who needs it.
I just love your ideas on decluttering,my Son just loves your beautiful art work you have hanging up🤗❤️as do I😊❤️
Oh thank you!
Valuable pointers, thank you 😊
Great suggestions, and a very well structured video. I've been decluttering and enjoying living with less for several years now (an ongoing process). I liked that you talked about getting used to having more space because this was something a little challenging for me. One of the best things I've done for decluttering/not bringing more things into my home, is I tracked for six months every single item I decluttered and every item I bought. It allowed me to see what I was spending my money on that wasn't worth it and consider why. Just thought I'd pass this tip along.
Good idea! Now since decluttering, I don't even have the urge to shop. And when I do I only get what I really need. Now if I can just convince my grown children not to buy me plaques and things to put on shelves or hang on walls 🤣
Just tell your grown children you only want perishables like fresh flowers and foods or to enjoy an event WITH you, such as a grandchild’s concert, a walk or picnic in the park, or a visit to a botanical garden or museum. That is what my parents did and it worked great!
@@JaneH3675 Haha I've had this battle with my adult children also. I think they finally got it. I understand the enjoyment in giving but please...just stop. LOL
@@quickflip7185 😂Yes, please stop. .lol
I love to decorate so I need just enough to decorate a little bit definitely am trying to be minimal with decor but fall and Christmas is going to be hard to keep minimal
I love all of your videos! I’ve been trying to declutter my house for a while. But it seems to still look cluttered 😂.
Lots of great advice Shannon!! Thanks for the informative video!! I shared to my FB page too. I need to Declutter our apt badly atm. We usually keep up on donating regularly and we do use FB Marketplace. So that was a great suggestion. 💌
A few years ago I had decluttered a lot and was more minimal, Covid happened and now I shop and buy a lot. I’m trying to find my balance with being minimal and still having things I love. I feel I got rid of so much before that I got rid of my style and character. But now I’m so i overwhelmed and I feel so guilty to get rid of stuff I just bought and spent money on.
When I see something online I want to buy I send the link to my email and let it sit there for a day or two. When I look at it after several days I often don't really want it anymore. The magic fades! 😊🐦
Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well great ideas I don't have any thing on my kitchen bench it always makes me feel better with less and keeps the area looks much easier to keep clean love from Eugenie your friend xxx 💓🏡✨🦋🌻
I now declutter every end of season
Another very inspiring video Shannon
I’m always inspired to declutter and let things go ❤
Now me and my family are enjoying all the open space in our apartment.
Every time we have company they always say that our apartment is so HUGE 😮
thanks to you Shannon for inspiring me ❤
More videos Shannon ❤
What a beautiful home you have Shannon
My husband and I have decided to sell our condo and buy a single family home.
We are paying off all our bills so that we will only have a mortgage, and beginning (my husband not me. I decluttered and downsized significantly when I moved from IN to SC🏝️8 years ago!)
New subscriber and love your channel
Don’t know if I mentioned before I too had 3 boys!!!💕😊
I meant to say beginning the decluttering process!!!
Thank you for being here! Fellow boy mom ❤
Since I didn’t hesitate to criticize your plant on the wall behind you a couple weeks ago I want to compliment you on what looks like a trimmed, pretty plant now. Donna
Oh that's ok, my mom had said that plant looked dead before we started filming that day. I decided that it had outgrown that pot and switched it out for something else. =)
i have items that annoy me but because they are my hubby's and its something he loves (like a grandfather clock that I don't like, don't need and don't want) we keep it because it makes him happy....its so frustrating sometimes...
Same, i would love to get rid of the grandfather clock , but it was a kit, that my husband put together. It unfortunately will never leave.
Lots of good comments & great tips, as always.
Thanks, great video 👍
Great video again, Shannon. I like the "how does it make you feel." There are so many things I'd love to get rid of but can't due to animals and bf. Lol. I've been thinking of you with that storm that came through. Did you end up having any flooding or damage to your home or town?
Off topic - I love the inlay in your kitchen counter. Are you going to keep/repurpose it when you remodel the kitchen?
My husband made that wood piece, most people comment that it looks out of place LOL. We will be keeping that, but I am imagining it hanging as art.
@@shannontorrens1 I love it. Maybe it’s because I’m older and appreciate the art. It’s definitely a keeper.
A canister with a bunch of stuff in it! 😂
I think we have all had one of those at some point LOL
I can understand the backlash of borrowing. If it's something you need in a pinch I can understand borrowing; but if you need to borrow it one more time, it's time to buy your own. I learned the hard way not to loan things.
I take a photo of my room. For some reason, framing it in a photo allows me to see the clutter that I have become blind to. I'll take a picture of my grand dog, and see all the clutter in the background.
And it’s worse when you send the photo to somebody! There’s always TOO much stuff behind your animal!
These are great tips
Your dress matches perfect with the pretty pic!
The problem I have his my husband is a pack rat. So much stuff everywhere. If I clear off an area he covers it with his stuff.
I've heard this so much. Yes can be frustrating. My husband has more things than I do, but thank God he is a neat and tidy person. He's the greatest when it comes to organizing. I don't have to clean his personal areas, he does, so I don't fuss about his belongings. When I told him I still feel like I have too much he jokes that I'm going for that prison cell look. 🤣
He should have “an office” where he can keep his stuff on shelves, desk, etc. This can be a separate room or corner of a room. 😊
hi! can u link that white cabinet thing at 4:17in the video?I love that
That is from Ikea, I think its under the shoe organizing category. =)
I am a minimalist.
How do I get people to stop giving me unwanted items/gifts?...
When we decided to declutter and become more minimal I talked with my mom and my husband about gifts for the kids mostly because I didn't want a bunch of new clutter coming in. We decided to dial it way down to just a few things for Christmas. When it comes to birthdays and holidays for me and my husband we already don't do gifts unless we really need something. If I have a party I just say no gifts on the invite. When it comes to our extended family we decided no gifts quite a few years back because it was way to much work and everyone was happy to give up the gift buying. I guess it boils down to just saying I don't want any gifts and lets just do something fun instead =)
You changed your kitchen curtains! Did they not work out? I remember watching the episode where you changed them 😊
That was actually some footage from right before I switched out the curtains =) I still love the colorful ones I have now.
@@shannontorrens1 oh! Can’t believe I noticed that minor detail lol Love your videos with you & your mum x
Great summary of tips 😊
Great tips Shannon!
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I need to declutter my face cream collection, using what I have, and not buy anymore before then.
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