Where Do You Start When You're Decluttering? Rule 3 of the Clutter Corner
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- Where do you start when you're decluttering? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru shares Rule 3 of the Clutter Corner! It can be so overwhelming if you've been storing and saving stuff for years.
Instead of trying to declutter and get organized all at once, focus on the easy stuff first. The reason we've created the Clutter Corner is to break decluttering into small chunks where we remove the emotional attachments and make the process easier. This allows us to make decisions about the things we currently own, and new rules about stuff we buy, store and save moving forward.
** WHERE DO YOU START WHEN YOU'RE DECLUTTERING CHAPTERS **
0:00 - Where do you start when you're decluttering?
0:17 - Meet Angela Brown the House Cleaning Guru
0:33 - Should you wait to declutter til you are on medical leave?
1:01 - Are you hanging on to organization systems you never used?
1:36 - Should you keep old files you used to need but are now obsolete?
2:06 - Do you still need to store hard copies vs. electronic files?
3:13 - Should you toss something even if you spent good money for it?
4:00 - What is rule 3 of the clutter corner?
4:10 - Get rid of the easy stuff first
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The clutter corner is a safe place to sort through things that take up physical space in your life. Join me as we create new rules and change our relationship with stuff. ruclips.net/p/PLh1fKdNH3piQsgq-2BvSpWLZFYhGguFoK
I so need to watch this over and over. The pain of starting is unbelievable.
You are not alone in this! You can do it!
I used to hang on to things that didn't work out because they cost me good money and I didn't want to waste money. I was watching another declutter guru and she said the money has already been wasted and more space, effort, time, and good state of mind are wasted the longer you keep it. The last couple of years has been daunting with supply issues and fear of what will be next so it has been a challenge of stock up or pare down.
That is so true the money has already been wasted, especailly when the product is just collecting dust. You are not alone with the supply issue, I think that has affected everyone.
I have been helping my mom with her decluttering for years now and the "I paid good money for it" thought pattern is the biggest hang up. It doesn't matter if it is a pair of pants that she never wore when they fit and would now require a 50 pound weight loss to fit into again, they cost money. That reasoning does help explain the two big boxes of her old maternity clothes that I found-my little sister is 50. I love watching your videos and hopefully one of these days I can get my mom to watch with me.
Thank you for watching the video and for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it. Sending you positive vibes and hoping that your mom wants to watch and get on the same page as you.
Try yo keep her out of stores but if you cannot do that ho with her to remind her what she already has! 👍
@@Jennifer-nz2ss Unfortunately we live 5 hours away so our visits are usually a week long but 1-1 1/2 months apart and since she is retired and lives 5 minutes away from Kohl's and Target, she stays way ahead of us on the shopping. That is a wonderful idea though, to stop it at the source! Thanks for sharing the idea. ☺
Baby -size 8 clothes. Guess how old that baby is now. 18! My 2nd son is 13. I tried selling some at 2 second hand stores. My clothes were far nicer than the first. The 2nd said my clothes were too old, yeah! I keep forgetting to register for the 2 HUGE kids' clothing sales each fall and spring. The down side is I am "required" to but a hanger for each piece of clothing. 😫🤯👮🌋 Print out a tag for each piece of clothing too.
@@maryellenerikson1397 It's like giving up cigarettes or alcohol. Find a park or library that has free or low cost programs. I keep myself and my son busy painting, writing classes; knitting & sewing groups; book groups; computer classes. The local park & nature center has gardening classes; cooking with herbs; making things for your garden. Then, of course hikes for different ages and abilities. Shopping doesn't seem as important anymore.
My daughter is ruthless when it comes to decluttering her toys. I make sure my husband isn’t in the room since he’s an emotional hoarder and I keep my mouth shut about who gave her what when she wants to get rid of something. People aren’t going through her room with a checklist to see how much she kept of what they bought her. I love our donate corner. When it’s full we just drive to the DI and don’t go inside after dropping things off!
The DI as in Deseret Industries? That's a term I haven't heard in a while. LOL. Congratulations on your daughter learning to declutter her toys. Those skills will serve her well for the remainder of her life. 🙏
Good for her! Maybe dad can learn from her!
You continue to inspire me. Half way thru decluttering YEARS of unused post it notes, graph paper (which is for some reason I find aesthetically pleasing….but have no use for), etc. Watched your Krud Kutter video yesterday, put that on my shopping list.
Oh no, I love graph paper as well. When I crocheted, I used graph paper to create patterns for myself. A filled-in box was a filled-in crocheted square and the patterns spelled words or images. Ah, those were the days. LOL. How did I ever have time to crochet? Seems like another life. Like you, I have no use for it now. 😜
Angela, I love how you always stay professional about your clients. It’s a rare quality which is so important.
I would always give my business clients and their caregivers an assessment form to help me to constantly improve my services. I realized that I must never react because if I did kind people would no longer want to give feedback and malicious people would be pleased.
Well said. We have to keep our composure all the time. Thank you for your feedback, I appreciate it!
Day 1: Dish Feee Challenge and releasing non-attached items. First to go, all my high heels. I haven't worn any in over a year and they are literally collecting dust in my closet.
I love The Minimalist and now that I've found you, I can incorporate both of your ideas to live a healthy lifestyle.
A clean space is mentally healthy for me. My journey will be a slow and stead pace.....I am in turtle mode during this time of change.
I tend to want to do all the things NOW but as I learn patience, I found peace and happiness.
Thank you for bringing your knowledge to RUclips. It is truly a blessing to me.
Thanks for joining me here and CONGRATULATIONS on being 1-day Dishes Free. This is spectacular news and brings a smile to my face and a clap to my hands. I'm so proud of you. 😄👏
Perfect timing I’m so overwhelmed.
Sorry to hear that you are overwhelmed, I hope these tips help.
@@AskAngelaBrown very much so, thank you! Yesterday I started by putting away my daughter’s laundry, but today I’m stalled because i have to sort a lot of paperwork..with stuff that’s time consuming and emotionally weighty, it feels like I’m working in slow motion but with extra anxiety. Listening to the clutter corner playlist now 👍🏼
My mom used that quote when I would go to babysit. She'd say "try to leave their house better than how you found it".
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Your Mom and My Mom are twins. My Mom always said the same thing. 😄😍🙏
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Another quote from mom was "There's a place for everything, and everything in it's place." 😁
Good challenge today! The shredding of the pretty year dated journals. They take too much space for items with too many blank pages. If an entry seemed interesting, I'll take a photo and make it digital.
I love that you make entries you want to keep digital! It's a great way to keep the sentiment without keeping the clutter. Thanks for sharing. 👍
We have a 30 year old sound system that we no longer use. It has a woofer, two speakers on stands, and two wall speakers. I asked hubby about getting rid if it and he is on board. Woohoo!
That is awesome! Hope you are able to get rid of more stuff, thanks for sharing!
A useful guilt-free way for me to get rid of stuff I no longer need and have a lingering emotional attachment to is to donate it to Goodwill.
Good point. Thanks for sharing this. It's great to have you as part of this conversation. 👍
Easy stuff first. Not necessarily physically easy but logically easy, right? My granddaughter's small bedroom is the project. Grandpa bolted the TV to the wall and now there's a cleared surface. Yay! Grandma bought a dresser with a smaller footprint so out went the 10 drawer 8 foot dresser with attached mirror. Corner decluttered. Yay! The hard stuff is next...the bins in her cubby unit. (Oh, how I wish we could just tip them into the dumpster) Thanks for this series, Angela. It keeps me going.
Wooohoo...great start! You got this...keep it going!
I’m catching up a couple of week’s worth of videos after taking everything I’ve learned from lovely Angela and tackled many areas of my home that needed addressing. I’m so grateful to you Angela, thank you for helping me! Love from England xx❤️
Wow, thank you so much!! Sending hugs. 🤗😊
I need to declutter so much stuff 😩. I usually have an issue with motivation and tackling the easy stuff first. I usually go straight to the hard stuff lol. It’s easier for me to get rid of clothes 👕
If getting rid of clothing is easier - that would be a great place to start. Start with what is easiest for you. It will start the process, and make it okay for you to let go of things that no longer fit in with your current lifestyle.
@@AskAngelaBrown thank you 😊
I will be tossing all the stuff I brought home from the office when I retired. Phew, that will be several boxes of stuff!
You got this Lynne! If you are retired then you probably don't need the things in the boxes. Enjoy your retirement!
I love your videos they have helped me so much. I have been cleaning since I was 8 years old and I was doing some things the hard way. As for your question as to where I'm going to start "the easy stuff" I'm starting with my boyfriend. I am being completely serious. As of Friday, July 1st, 2022 he's out of my life. And so is his stuff.
Oh wow, that is a big decision. But I'm sure you have your reasons for it. You will do what's best for you. Sending you positive thoughts, prayers and hugs. You got this! 😊🙏🤗
Yay! Another great tip! I tend to do a lot of your tips naturally but I never realized it till now. As I age and watch my friends clearing out stuff from deceased relatives I'm determined to do my decluttering now (even though I don't have much of a hoard lol). Thanks!
That's great...keep it going!
Yay, and me, I don’t have much either 👍🏼
We de cluttered when we moved 5 years ago. Time to move again! LOL
LOL. It's funny you say that. We have clients who won't declutter unless they move so they keep 6 month leases and move every 6 months for that very reason.
I bought a bread maker, in lockdown..only used once. It needs to go. I’ve only hung on to it cos it cost me money, and is like new.
I think a lot of us made a purchase like this during lockdown. Maybe give to someone that like to bake a lot.
Very good Angela Brown
Glad you think so, thanks for watching!
Dressy clothing; old electronics; fitness equipment; scrap booking supplies; old books and magazines; old DVDs; board games; decorations from the dollar tree; file cabinet...Four drawer metal file cabinet??? Furniture that is not comfortable or too big for my current furniture layout; cosmetics; Dishes that don't match; plastic ware; entertaining specialty dishes and glasses. I called younger members of the family: They wanted some for upcoming parties. Old toys... Items we thought would be collectables. A large rectangular table that has been monopolizing my porch for 5 years!
Wow! That’s a lot of decluttering. Keep up the good work. 😊
Thank-you! I had to be ruthless. My husband has a serious illness and after two months in the hospital he's coming home and will be using the dining room as a bedroom for a month. We were in the middle of a remodel and we constantly delayed decisions. I had to ask two girlfriends ,( who had just gone through downsizing/ streamlining in their own home), to help me. They had daughters, who were ruthless to help them. I took some of their decorations for my bathroom, and had a younger friend make a comment, that was sugar coated , but implied that the decor was way out of date. Lol! I like themed decor! But alas, we must move forward in life, and try not to look back. My 84 yr old grandmother preached that when I was in my twenties. I'm just getting the wisdom in that philosophy now!
I am going to rearrange my kitchen storage ,I don't need 30 coffee cups and pots and pan . # donate Thank You 🍀
+Devica Ramkellawan you can do it. Keep me posted, I am eager to hear how it goes for you. 😁
I find that gloves make a lot of things easier to face doing. Preparing chicken for dinner, dusting, it blocks the icky ness factor.
Agreed! If you dislike the feel or ick of chicken on your hands, gloves is a great way to go. Thanks for bringing up an awesome point. 👍
I do my book keeping online, but it's so difficult for me to throw out the tangible copies, even though I never look at them, ever.
Right? I'm the same way - old school. I've been saving 10 years of tax records although we're only required to keep 7. I got rid of the other 3 years yesterday. Oh no, I think these videos are getting to me too. LOL. 😂😂😂
Another great video Angela! You are so helpful!!! 💚❤️
Thanks Judy for watching. Decluttering is one of those skills we'll use for the rest of our lives. Having systems in place for them is a good idea. 👍
O I totally agree Angela!!! Have a Great Day!!!
Good advice.
Thanks for the feedback!
Loved this!
Thank you for watching. :-)
Oh great idea
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.
Oh I wanted to tell you that I am so great cleaning anybody else's house or a room or helping anybody what does eBay pile I have on her I just want to throw it all outside I don't know what to do but I was going to say it is so interesting that it's easy to do other people's things you were saying that in one of your videos oh well I'm going to binge watch you again you're awesome thank you 🐾💥🐕🐕🙏💜🐥😇🔥🥑
I’m so happy that you like the videos. I appreciate you! 😊
Great video! I love your content! I have a cleaning question that I know is unrelated to the content in this video.
I set my oven to self-clean. I had mistakenly left a silicon guard on my wire rack that my mother gave me. The silicon residue is all over my oven. It is as if it vaporized and stuck to every surface in the oven. Is there a way to clean this off? My oven is 10 years old but before this incident it looked like new.
OUCH! This is an icky situation at best. (No pun intended 😜) The silicone is designed to withstand temperatures in an oven up to 500 degrees F. That said, the self-cleaning cycle runs much hotter than that for long periods of time, which is why it melted or rather vaporized. The best shot you have at cleaning it - is to run another self-cleaning cycle - or two. See if it can burn itself off. I don't know of a chemical that will take it off if it is stuck to every surface in the oven - this would mean that it is on the elements and light fixtures as well. I'm so sorry you're in this situation and hope you will keep me posted on the outcome. I'm here rooting for you. 🙏
Hey Angela, just wanted to ask, why do you wear gloves when declutteting? is it important to wear them whenever you clean as I didn't really think it would be necessary to wear them when doing files or the post it notes for example?
In this scenario we are dealing with paper products , files, papers, office supplies. The gloves protect our hands from drying out, dust, paper cuts, and the gloves grab the papers which means we don't have to lick our fingers to gain traction. When cleaning or decluttering other people's homes, rooms or storage units, we usually wear gloves to protect our hands. AND the last reason, (we wear the apron and gloves) is that it is a visual cue to anyone who enters the room - that we are "working" and we are not to be interrupted.
@@AskAngelaBrown ahh ok thanks very much, I'm keep it in mind
Been 10 yr that I moved we threw boxes that were in storage for like 15 yr was going threw them lots of just memories of my son when they were young but before I got to my last box I got hives seem my dr ran test to find out I had a reaction to dust mites few days later had go to hospital it had gotten worse got a injection for my hives so Now iam scared of dust & till this day have not gone in to that last box. So moral to the story cover up with protection as much as possible.
@@maryp5127 great job 👏 👍
My husband was an over the road truck driver. How long do I need to keep his driver's log books and other paperwork related to his work? Thank you.
Great question Bookie. It seems the industry standard is six months according to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration:
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/how-long-must-motor-carrier-retain-electronic-logging-device-eld-record-duty#:~:text=Guidance%3A%20A%20motor%20carrier%20must,supporting%20documents%20for%20six%20months.
My issue is how to responsibly and sustainably get rid of stuff.
Murray, What items are you looking to recycle? Here is a link to a website for recycling information: www.terracycle.com/en-US/
Thank you for wanting to responsibly and sustainably get rid of stuff. 💗 🌍
Thank you for the terracycle link. I belong to a recycling system called Rabbit Recycle and it’s helpful but it’s more for toothbrushes, pens, bottle caps - they cover a wide range, but mostly smaller things. We just got rid of a huge amount of old files but now I have a couple of hundred hanging files that are in perfect condition and they need a home. I have 4 old trunks in the attic as well as furniture no one will want - it’s all so overwhelming.
I have a question. I'm afraid to hire a cleaner because of my OCD. I'm so worried that someone will use a rag that has been on the floor or cleaned something dirty with. Doesn't that happen? How do I go about hiring someone and either knowing they for sure won't or what to say/ask? I don't want to make it awkward
Can it happen? Yes. Does it happen? Yes. Can you ask? Yes. Unfortunately, the cleaning industry is non-regulated, non-unionized, and it's kind of the Wild West when it comes to anyone and everyone saying they are a cleaner. Ask for proof of training, proof of insurance, ask about the chemicals they use, and about which products they use on various surfaces in your home. The clearer the expectations - the longer the relationship between both of you. I LOVE that you asked this question. 😍
What’s your favourite thing about me Angela
That for some reason, you show up regularly to say hello. It's great to have you here. 😍
Easy stuff>>>the junk my adult children have left lying around for decades 😂🤣
Will you toss, donate or drop it off at their place?