Decluttering Made Easy by Seeing the Shelf as a Container - One Hour Better
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2024
- It's another One Hour Better! I think you'll LOVE this one! So many great, real-life, in the moment demonstrations of how this No Mess Decluttering Process works!
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My mother died in April of 2023, and I'm still going through her things, and she was a literal minimalist! Anyway, I just now used the five steps to go through one drawer and cabinet of hers in the bathroom. I set a timer, got the trash bag and donate box and camera in case of anything sentimental to "keep" without keeping the physical item. It took me 27 minutes, taking one thing out at a time, starting with trash, easy, duh donate and then taking things where I would look for them. I took one photo of a knickknack. But I didn't only do that one drawer and cabinet, the decluttering spread a little bit into another bathroom cabinet. AND there was NO MESS. I could have stopped any time and it would have at least been better if not complete. I can certainly envision doing all the chaotic areas of my house this way. Now I have hope instead of being paralyzed with overwhelm. Literally crying. My mother would be proud and happy if I can peacefully, even joyfully, let go of things. I appreciate your approach to this serious problem that really steals our joy. ♥
Your sequence of tackling clutter is light years ahead of deciding if something brings you 'joy' or not. Too bad for me that Dear wife is not a fan of the 'where would I look for this first' game .
Watching you coach her through this process really solidified the ideas. Very helpful.
I got 4 bedrooms, 2 of which are just storage of clutter to the point where you can barely walk into one of them. Yesterday I decided to do a 1 hour better session and guess what!! My less cluttered room is fully cleaned and organised now! Threw away a huge bag of trash. I am soo happy, cannot wait to tackle the other room in the days coming. I know that will be much harder and longer process but the happiness the first rooms cleanliness gave me just motivates me to get this done! Thank you Dana, lifesaver!
I love that she was a willing participant for the process. She's so sweet and has such a great attitude about taking directions and getting feedback.
YOU are so patient, pleasant, and supportive. This is a great example of your process working!
Thank you both!!!
Thank you both for letting us view the process of one hour better! It cements the fact that we can make so much progress in just an hour. Gives us all hope!
Yes! These are my absolute favorite videos of Dana, in the sense that you get to visually see the steps being acted out in real time & real life. It’s so encouraging, especially when you’re trying to remember the steps to declutter without making a mess. So glad when people agree to let her film and upload their session with her. So great!
Just letting you know that you have had the biggest impact on my life!
Years ago, I found your blog when I was drowning in kids toys.
I then listened to "how to manage" and the lights came on in my mind.
You're a rock star, and such an amazing person to help all of us. Thank you beyond words!
This was great. Good to see real life situations and I’m glad she’s not embarrassed. Most all of us have these rooms either all of the time or at times in our lives. Very brave and very motivating.
"Most of us have these rooms [...] at times in our lives."
It just occured to me that this kind of room can appear in a transition period. Kids growing and either needing their own room or moving out, parents, especially mothers returning to work and needing an office. And it's beautiful. Let's all embrace the flow of life and give ourselves permission to let our homes and spaces develop and shift alongside our own changes.
Loved watching this video. You did a great job encouraging her to do the corner spot instead of jump around room.
She did an amazing job decluttering!
My son is a SAH dad with 3 littles. I came over to help with the kids while he decluttered pantry floor so he could walk in and declutter the shelves. An hour and fifteen minutes later. Walkway and alcove under the stairs cleared out swept and 3 bags of trash in my car. Next … one shelf at a time so they aren’t overwhelmed. Decluttering without making a mess. What a great idea. Thank you!
What an AWESOME session! My favorite part was "just need to give it a quick hoover." I know Brits and Ozzies use hoover for vacuum but I'd never heard it used as a VERB!😂
Ozzies dont say hoover we say vacuum
Love hearing another English voice on here! Long live rubbish!
OMGoodness....... the part about stuff shifting really hit home for me. That's the piece of the whole puzzle that's been missing for me. Removing something that's trash or donate even though I technically could "put" it there was a "lightbulb" moment. Thank you so much!
Dana apologising for asking “do you need it” was so mature and gentle it nearly made me cry 🥺
At 14:40 I thought Rebecca said "like everybody I've got lots of crap" and I was like PREACH sister... until I realised she said lots of CRAFTS! And both are definitely true for me 🤣
YES same 😂
If anyone else struggles with keeping “nice boxes”, Dana made a video a while ago about dealing with them and it was a game changer for me.
I'll have to look for that video as I am a great lover of nice boxes, and a great struggler...
I really, really like your "One Hour Better" coaching videos. Your 5 step method totally makes sense, but seeing it in action with "real live people" 😅 really helps the method click into space. I know you are going through this process with some of your Patreon members. Do you have any members who are "collector" or "antiquer" type people? I think that would be interesting to see, how a declutter for those types of items would go. Thank you for your books and videos. I suggest them all the time to people who want to start the decluttering process.
She made so much progress!
“Nice boxes are hard to get rid of” No truer words! 😂
This video made me realize even though I know Dana’s process and use it and listen to her a lot, I wasn’t doing it completely correct- when i take things to other rooms, I don’t always put it in the correct spot.
I would just take it to the correct room and think good enough. 😮
I like going with her and watching her swap out the items like the books. That was really a value to see her doing that process. And fun for the field trip. 🙂 She is doing great at what she had already done too. ❤❤❤❤
I use these "one hour better" videos for body-doubling. I give it a quick pause when I don't want to miss something. Thank you!
Yup! The credits were my exact thought. Great, inspiring video!! Im watching as I tackle my garage. I was slightly distracted thinking of the joy Dana was getting from being able to say rubbish over & over a-gain. 😉
It’s such a great word!!!
Please keep doing these!! SO helpful!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your life-changing decluttering style. Between you, Cas & Dawn's methods of decluttering, organizing and cleaning, I've managed to conquer my clutter to become the moderate minimalist I really am at heart. Thank you again!
Dana, your guidance in helping Rebecca tackle her cluttered office was amazing 🌟 As someone currently reading your book, it's so helpful to see these strategies in action. The way you broke down the decluttering process into simple, doable steps in the video really complements what I've been reading 📚 It’s impressive how you focus on the real purpose of each space and make sorting things out seem so manageable. Your tip about deciding where an item belongs by thinking about where we'd look for it first is super practical. Seeing the 1-hour transformation in Rebecca’s office and her relief afterwards was incredibly inspiring 💫 Thanks for sharing these strategies both in your book and in the video, making decluttering feel less overwhelming 🙌
Your wisdom and approach are truly appreciated! ❤️
This was great! I so thoroughly enjoy this type of video. I watch people struggle through other decluttering methods and want so much for them to watch and learn from you. Thank you!
I love it so much, I want to go declutter right now! But I need to finish cooking and cleaning first 😂😂😂😂
Especially the ones where they pull everything out and make a huge pile. Gives me anxiety 😮
Ok…. That’s a game changer! I love how you did the books one at a time and picked one to go and put one in its place. I’m always trying to take them all off the shelf and declutter and then put them back and then there’s not enough space. But this is a great method. Then you can visualize which one is more important and which ones deserve space. ❤
I really think that THIS is the key to the whole thing. You could write another book about the One Hour method! There are reasons why this works.
"What deserves space in here?" helps me prioritize what's really important vs. the "nice to have" stuff. THANKS, Dana! (And JOLLY GOOD! as my mum used to say)!
Dana I can’t believe how much I’m learning from you. You are such an inspiration.
This is such a neat idea!! Probably one of my favorite videos. I loved seeing her actually go through the things and you talk her through it. Thanks for sharing. I hope you do more of these!!!
Love these sessions!
In the title I misread "shelf" as "self" and thought we were going to get super deep and philosophical 😂 Love your videos, they're a big help!
Hehe I love this. So deep
Viewer who kept waiting for lady to go into her British accent - me! All I got was the use of “rubbish”. 😂 Love these sessions!
Your process and specifically the Take Your House Back course are changing my life and my Marriage!
Thank you!
So excited for the All Day Declutter this weekend! Gonna clean out our hoarded basement!
What a lovely woman!
Go put it there, now, was very helpful. No room, what would like to remove for it. Very, very helpful video, thank you.
Love how the obstacle of, "I would look for this first HERE but that doesn't fit the purpose of this space" has such an easy remedy to keep moving!
Omg. Just discovering you. I’m so ready to declutter. Over the years much of what I’ve saved is collected from grief, poor choices, and good intentions. I’ve tried the spark joy method but many of my items are saved for the wrong reasons and the act of sorting through any of it causes sadness or disappointment. As a clutter shifter it’s frustrating to not know where to find something i truly need mixed up with all the stuff I’m saving to sell, donate, fix, etc.
I loved the gentle way that you guided her into making decisions without pressure and kept her motivated but focused.
As a Brit with a mother who would talk in an American accent if she ever met Dana, favourite credits ever!
Good on ya, Rebecca! Thanks for letting us watch your process.
Thank you, Rebecca and Dana! This was so helpful to see the process and progress you can make in a relatively short amount of time!
Thanks for sharing this! It's eye opening! Thanks to Rebecca as well for letting us into your house! ❤
I LOVE THESE!! More more please!!! You have been rockin' it Dana!!!
This was great! Thanks to both of you for going through this process. One hour better! And Dana, when I’m overwhelmed, I just “Do the dishes!” ❤
This was so inspirational. Thank you once again.
OMGosh I love her. I love how she says “bits” and “rubbish” ❤
Rebecca, your bravery is ever so heartening!
Thank you for opening your home and heart so we could travel along with you as you made progress!
Loved this! Ive been decluttering again and now I am asking myself, "where would i look for this?" 😊
I had this playing in the background while I worked on my kitchen. It's nice to feel like I'm not alone when decluttering a space. I took me way less time going through my cupboards than I thought it would.
That Rebecca - what an absolute legend, love her! x
This was great. Your method is literally life changing I love that there are not mind boggling decisions! Thank you Dana
This is the best!! I love her accent. I love her willingness to do this for us because we ALL have the pieces, parts, and bits that we THOUGHT we were going to do something with but didn’t. It makes me want to go tackle a “space”. Thank you both!!! 😊
This might seem like a dumb point but if you have nice shoes without a mate, some places take them because after all, there are people who only have one foot who still like to wear shoes. My husband is a reseller and he brought this point up to me.
Not a dumb point at all! We actually talked about this but I guess we cut that part for time!
Grateful for this " hour " . May God bless your generous heart!!
It is so helpful watching you coach her. Sometimes I think I know how to do it (because I’ve been at it a while) but I always learn from these. Please keep these up!
I love Reid's comments. He has a his Mom's humor. Time to watch more of your videos, so that I can get motivated to tackle my cluttered mess.
Love these! She did awesome! 🎉It’s so interesting to see your methods work out in real life with different personalities and mindsets. Also, I completely understand having trouble not mimicking her great accent. Ha!
This was so motivating and inspiring! Cheers to the lovely soul who let us all join in on her process here. Thank you, Dana, for sharing your amazing systems. I have adopted "better is better" as a mantra to help me out of my perfection paralysis.
Dana, I want to thank you so very much for changing the way that I declutter using all of the steps! It’s been overwhelming and it is much more manageable now. I’m taking one day one task at a time. Using your methods has been a game changer for sure! I watch all your podcast and I have purchased all of your books. I am sharing everything that I’ve learned from you to my daughter, who also has issues with decluttering. God bless you for the work you do to help us all!❤
Bless you for your patience. I so see myself in this scenario. We are downsizing planning to move. This is so hard for me to watch because I have justified so much stuff. I have decluttered yearly my closet and my office bookshelf. It's gotten less and less full each year. But I have avoided other areas. This method is much much faster. I learned today that just because the item is sentimental, it does not mean it will be used or needed again.
Very motivating ! I just purged my fridge in 10 min. ;).
This is my favorite "one hour better" video so far! Great work! I hope to become one of your coaches someday.
I love the one hour better videos and especially loved this one. 🇬🇧 It's great to see how much can be done in such a short time x
Thanks for sharing this. Rebecca is adorable.
Thank you for sharing! These kind of videos are so instructive and motivating! „Take it there now“ is becoming a new daily credo for me. It helps a lot to reduce progressively the chaos. 😀👍
Love your sessions!! I am now starting to tackle my VERY small camper van (while I'm camping in it!) I think I can do it now!
Heading out to my converted class b camper van to do the same. I have 4 bags to donate in there now. Dana has changed my life for the better!
These coaching sessions take my own understanding to the next level as you use the process in the moment, Dana. More, please! She was great and all-in...even thinking out loud about items as she sorted her way through with your prompting. Hearing her thought process took her even further, and helped me. What really clicked for me though was choosing the children's books to keep while making space for them by eliminating others taking up that space. Helped me see how I stuff-shift sometimes without asking myself what might go to make room. Keep anything, not everything. Thanks to you both for this one.
These are my favorite segments you do. 🖤💕
Now I find myself saying “is this where I would look for this?”.
Hi Dana, your books have really helped me, more than any others! So excited to find you have a RUclips channel, too.
Watching this makes it easier to just GET RID OF IT! Thank you
That was so great. I did the dishes and decluttered a large houseplant while watching.
You have changed my life!
I love this series so much! It really helps me solidify what i learn to see it put into action.
I always cackle at Reid's endings 😂 love it
THANK YOU Dana & THANK YOU Rebecca!!
Love these videos!!!! Please more of these, Dana. I love working alongside these linger videos. Huge fan. Take your house back member. You’ve changed my home 💯
Dana I love these videos as it helps people it would be nice to see it right till she has it all done even if it’s more than 1 video
Yes, I'd like to see the completed room!
Dana, you are the best coach!
I enjoyed hanging out with you guys and doing my own work while watching this video! Thanks!
Well done!!!! I think this is my favorite one hour better.
Great video! She did a wonderful job of decluttering! Very inspiring.
Excellent video!
What a wonderful smile! Congratulations!
Loved this! Thanks for the shout-out to the decluttering coaches!
I ❤ that your questions helped eliminate the overthinking! ❤Thanks for this visual! It helps so much!
That was great!
Seeing & hearing your process in action was FANtastic...I would like to see more videos like this too! ❤️
How amazing are you two.
Yes we all have these spaces and they can become the holding space, mine even got called 'the room of requirments' Harry Potter fans will visualise that perfectly. Little by Little I am winning a battle, but I think calling it something else may help a lot!
The container concept was life changing with me - my brain baulked at the use of stationery to demonstrate it... so as someone who is moving to a smaller house after 12 years (with 4 kids aged 16, 12, 10 and 7) I've got a HUGE task ahead of me... Thanks so much for sharing! ❤ Mel in Australia 🇦🇺🦘🐨
Thanks for sharing! This was very encouraging. And as always, loved the closing credits 🤣
That is so funny, I have that exact same bottle with stopper I’ve been ‘saving’
Great example of your process, Dana! ❤
Great job!
Love this kind of content. Please do more!
Great video ❤
This is one of the best videos on decluttering I've ever seen! I love hearing how your brain works and helping her walk thru the steps! Great job! 👍
Thank you for sharing. Very inspiring!
Dana, your method is wonderful!
Wow! Amazing. Thanks for this.