You can read the blog post here: www.squirrelsofafeather.com/get-rid-of-stuff-after-decluttering/. Don't forget to drop a door 🚪 emoji if you are on your own decluttering or minimalism journey and share if you have any cool 😎 repurposing or upcycling stories you are proud of!!!
Not a cool story but my family calls me the "Spray Paint Queen" because I've changed the color of my decor multiple times. I also have a colorful pillowcase that I fill with gifts for my grandkids. I've used it for five years and it's so quick and easy to use. I went to a garage sale today and felt sad for the seller who's an elderly hoarder. Her garage had been completely filled with items that belonged to several people, including her deceased mother. Her children and grandchildren kept bringing bins out and asked if she wanted to keep anything. I could hear her fear and hesitancy in letting things go. I bought 3 items at a great price. Before I left I told her (in front of her family) that I was proud of her for relinquishing her items. That I know how hard it is because I'm a recovering hoarder. I gave her a big hug and I think she felt less shame and more hope as I left. That's how it works, right? You help me let go of my clutter and I help someone else. Smiles...
Pre pandemic I would sell unwanted items. Then I decided I wasn’t comfortable anymore and now I leave my unwanted items set out at the entrance to my neighborhood. It’s been really exciting to see one neighbor with my daughters crib and extra water table, another with our toddler swing set, and another with the pushcart. I said if anything was still there the next morning I would find another way to dispose of it, but that’s never happened.
Ypu can just do "porch pickup" and ask people to leave payment in your mailbox. That's how I've sold since fb marketplace started. I don't want to deal with one on one contact or no shows. I've done this with items up to $150 and no one has screwed me over...and I'm in Philadelphia
I did this with our shed out back, I pulled everything out. I asked my husband does this work? No. Do we know why it isn’t working. Yes. Is it fixable. Yes. Will you fix it in three days and use this tool? No. Then I wrote what was wrong, what was needed, and wrote it on a piece of paper, attached to the item and put it out by the curb. There were 15 items- weed wacker with a bad choker (allergies?🤣I couldn’t resist!), chainsaw needing a new blade (he had 3!), chainsaw needing something else, etc. The next morning EVERYTHING was gone! Very cool tip! THANK YOU! 💯@Ashley Kaelin
Have you ever felt uncomfortable having people on Facebook know where you live? That was certainly be convenient for the person selling but I've always been a little bit uncomfortable with that. But I don't necessarily like meeting someone in public either
I had a quilt my mom made for me as a child which 1) I had outgrown, 2) was already in a poor shape, especially the binding and 3) I did not use anymore since I made my own quilt which I started to use on my couch. So I repaired the quilt by attaching a new binding and putting a picture of an owl from fabric on it and gifted it to my nephew who needed a blanket for kindergarden. So the precious quilt stays in the family and is used again :) And my nephew knows, that the quilt is from aunty and granny ;) And for some fabrics I did not want to use any longer... I called a kindergarden just next street of me and asked if they might need a (big) box of fabrics for crafting. They happily agreed and I finally got it out of my space :)
I had some old sheets that were slightly stained and no longer the right size for my bed so I cut them into strips, edited out the stained parts, roughly sewed the pieces together and made a little bedside rug by arm knitting everything together! It sounds labor intensive but it didn’t actually take too long and, though it’s not perfect, it’s a place for my feet when I’m getting in and out of bed and a nice thing I made for myself to give second life to something I would have otherwise thrown away :)
That’s a great idea. I use mine for when moving or transport items in the car. Or you cut out the good parts and use it to wrap gifts instead of using wrapping paper.
If you know how to do basic sewing you can also make napkins, produce bags and totes. Never thought of the idea of "knitting" into something else 😊👍 Well done.
I held a yard sale a few years ago. There was a lot of kitchen and barware left over from cleaning out my grandma's home. I decided the last hour to make it all free! Many people were surprised and thankful. They took home more than planned. And it was less that I had to manage at the end of the sale.
Finally, a minimalist touching on the topic of where things go when we declutter! What a great video! I like how you mentioned that if it’s necessary for mental health/ finances, then just donate. However I wish you had pushed a little harder after this point that if you have the mental capacity / time, it is an absolute RESPONSIBILITY of everyone (minimalist or not) to follow sustainable steps when sending things out of our homes. So much of minimalist aspiration content seems to focus on the “getting rid of stuff” phase, but not on where it goes after. I think this is such an important topic that ultimately affects so many sectors, from charity / thrift stores to municipal waste management systems to packaging development and ultimately, our planet.
Well said 👏, I think that people are so eager to get rid of the clutter that they just want it out of their house ASAP!!! But we need to be mindful of the impact it has on the environment.
No let's burden people who are trying to declutter some more 🤦♀️ no one needs the guilt. Becoming minimalist already does more for the planet then keeping things the way they are.
I worked for a recycling center in the late 90s. There’s so much more to recycling than one thinks. If it’s not metal, it’s extremely unlikely that the item gets recycled. Plastic has to be sorted by type & by hand. Even if it is placed into to the correct recycling bin, other elements can contaminate it, making it to where it is more cost effective to chunk it. It would be great if someone was able to come up with a way to get the recycle rate up to at least 20%. As for everything else, it has to go somewhere, & it takes up more valuable space in your home than it does a landfill. You may advertise it for free, & after about 48 hours, you’ll question your sanity. There’s just a ridiculous amount of scamming going on.
Honestly, I have personally been working on this process for a couple of years now, having inherited so much useable and non-resuable but sentimental stuff... if i had read your comment in the early stages of my process I would have probably come apart at the seams. The good thing about this, is that anyone beginning the process of getting rid of stuff naturally (eventually) comes to the conclusion that questioning what comes in to the home is the best way to live life going forward. Decluttering and carving out the life you want from the accumulated stuff is a very personal journey, and often the support of a community like this is helpful. Social "responsibility" and guilt is not helpful. Hopefully each person will come to their own commitment in that area, but they Definitely don't need to be hammered on my those who are further down the path.
I have given a few high dollar items to my adult daughter to sell. The stress involved with selling things just is not worth it to me. And being older, I do not want to waste precious moments fretting with ads, monitoring them, dealing with people, packaging things, and sending them off. My daughter feels this stress too, but she needs the money so it's fine for her to do. Just not my cup of tea!
I have put things up for free and people will say that they will collect and never show up🤦🤦🤦😠. I have sold some items, but it's time consuming and frustrating.
Thanks SO MUCH for the "no buy" online group tip. I've just found one on Facebook for my neighbourhood and I'm so thrilled to have a spot where I can give away my items! 🥰
I left my stuff by the community trash/bin and it was gone within a few hours. Even saw someone taking my stuff. I’m still struggling to get rid of a lot more stuff. I’m going to donate my unused toiletries but other stuff aren’t worth of selling or donating but it’s such a waste to throw away
🚪🚪 Thank you so much for helping me come back to this life. I found minimalism when i was 18 and it lasted about a year until my life started to fall apart and i used shopping and material items to make myself feel better. I'd always donate my stuff when i got a lot of new things, but i was wasting a lot of money 😥thank you for your help
🚪 I’m so happy I found you today!!! I just started my journey and it’s terrifying. You have a very calming voice. You have a way of making me feel good, like you are not talking down to me or your audience, thank you.
My grandmother in the 80'ies folded all her empty food box cartons neatly & placed them in a large paper grocery sack. She was elderly by herself and was definitely a very simplistic woman whom disliked waste.
I am in the process of a whole house declutter and deep cleaning. I am not going minimalist by ay means as I am an avid reader and crafter/sewer. But what I am getting rid of I am donating to my local Habitat Restore to help them so they can build homes for people. I don't have any clothes to donate but those would go to Goodwill. I don't want to deal with yard sales or selling online, and would rather just help people through Habit Restore. It is amazing how much stuff I had in my little house and how much freer I am already feeling and I still have 2 and half rooms to go plus the hall closet!
I always set my D cluttered items in my front yard with a free sign to see if any of my neighbors would like them before I donate items. Almost everything disappears rather quickly…… I have less to transport somewhere else and my neighbors get free completely usable items. Win-win! 😀
Great tips! Early this spring we had a yard sale that made $300 and we turned that money into our summer garden! It's amazing how people buy the things you would least expect. So yard sale even the weird and random things!
We have a regifting box. I also have a homeless camp box that I fill with things they can use including nicer clothes for job interviews, toothbrushes (I used to coupon and have way too many), and kitchen items like can openers and pots.. Some places often over looked for donations are battered women shelters, rape crisis centers, and animal rescues (they always need towels and blankets).
The pain of getting rid of the stuff helps remind me of the top of the pyramid - don’t gather clutter in the first place! Buy Nothing is my favorite because when I can see something helping a neighbor I’m more likely to go and look for more so I can help more. And I read the “asks” pretty regularly to see if there’s stuff people need that I have. A word in recycling - in small towns in the US especially you need to know your rules. No matter how theoretically recyclable certain plastics are, all that’s accepted is jars, bottle, jugs, and dairy tubs. They sort using shape, and need a certain volume to be able to sell the bale, so even if a clamshell or k-cup is the same #2 resin number it won’t be recognized by their sorting equipment and may contaminate the waste stream.
I live in a small place, so I try to make my 'selling items' limited to a small suitcase at the foot of my bed, currently it's all a bit overflowing 🙄 so this video was an incentive to finally list the things that are just sitting there and waiting, and to go through things that haven't sold yet and see if I can consolidate! 😆
My favorite reuse is with those over the cabinet door pot lid organizers. We got them for Christmas a few years ago, but when we moved, they did not work with our new storage drawers. BUT I ended up reusing them on the sink cabinet to hold all my cute tea towels and cleaning rags. I just roll up the towels and slot them in. It works great! And now no one mixes up the "good" towels and "cleaning" towels because they are on separate doors.
Hi Marissa! I started decluttering about a year ago. My husband and I moved into a smaller home and we are renovating it. So, that has forced us to declutter even more, which I am happy about. 😁 Watching you and the advise you give has been very motivating and has made it easier. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🚪🚪🚪👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁😁😁
🚪Starting my journey. The sentimental items are the most difficult. Thanks for your videos. Very good point you raise about 'donating' not always being the best way. Even though it's wasteful, I like the finality of throwing things into the trash!
Once I finished decluttering my kitchen items, I used a bunch to make an outdoor kitchen area for my kids! So like pots and pans that I didn’t feel okay donating and old silverware. They love it!
This was such a great video! I can't wait for the next one! It's frustrating to me when my friends or family just say to throw something away, so I'm so happy to see a comprehensive video on what to do with discarded item. 🚪 A lot of people don't realize that they can properly dispose of unused prescription medications, and expired over-the-counter medications and supplements by giving them to a pharmacy that accepts them. Throwing them away or flushing them down the toilet is harmful for the environment.
Some states have restrictions on prescription/med take back programs (ours used to require a police presence if they accepted narcotics so we actually took them to the sheriff’s office, not the pharmacy) so it’s a good idea to call or search your local rules before you go.
I thought it was so creative that you did your own take on Maslow! I loved the fabric gift wrap idea. Imagine being gifted a new book wrapped in one of those beautiful scraps of fabric. Hopefully, the gift recipient will pass along the fabric!
I think it’s often worth considering if textile recycling is better than taking bags of clothes to the donation center. As you mentioned, donation centers are overwhelmed and most of our clothes don’t sell and end up being sent to developing countries (interrupting the local economy) or being sent to a landfill. If you can find out what your local donation center does exactly with unsold clothes (sometimes they do recycle them), then that can be a good solution. Otherwise, check in with them to see what they think they can actually sell and take the rest to textile recycling yourself to ensure you know where it ended up.
Definitely a good option! I’ve often heard it said that we don’t have a supply problem as much as a distribution problem - the food, clothing, and other things that could go to people in need just are not able to find their way there because of logistics. 😞
I'm currently in the process of separating trash from treasure. I'm definitely not going minimalist, but using the space I created in drawers, shelves, and cabinets that is there to have my place (a condo) look neater and being easier to be kept neat (cleaning!). This journey had a bumpy start, now it is rolling. "Bumpy" meaning I started to declutter and got stuck along the way, and let it be for months on end. Well, I had a major medical problem to deal with, which caused chronic disabling pain. Now that the medical problem is out of the way, I organized some help of volunteers that support me every week. The volunteers do not judge me for what I want to keep (try that with friends and family, how do I know). They just hold open the big sack and when finished, carry it to the garbage can, they clean the kitchen while I'm sorting through my belongings. Of course they notice when I'm about to get stuck and ask questions. It is non-judgmental, that is calming and has helped me along. I'm always looking forward to their visit. I still am not quite mobile yet, but the d*** pain is gone, which has lifted my spirits, there is now much more energy to tackle things. If you have community service available for people with disabilities ( could be mental and/or physical) by all means, get the help. Yes, it is tough to let some outsider into your life, that decision to go with it took nearly two years(!). I'm on my way to a happier and easier life.
@@elizabethnaylor9561 Hello Elizabeth, my deepest compassion for enduring a lot of pain. Before I got my hip joint replaced I was taking pain killers by the handful. I nearly wrecked my kidneys. It is hell when the pain killers just alieviate the pain, it's not gone but just bearable. Now, that's a bit hard o tell: I live in Germany, a country where social services are fairly easily obtainable (apart from the paper work). Nonetheless, maybe your church offers help, or, a local health service has a phone number, or maybe your community center knows, ask in your local pharmacy, ask the folks at the desk of your primary health care provider. If they don't know directly, they may know whom to ask. Yes, it does take some efford to get help, but you will be very proud of yourself when you get answers. Do not eypect a positive outcome right away, you may have to follow a lot of tangled strings. And, my saying is " 'No' is a valid answer". At least it clarifies which string you don't have to follow anymore. I wish you strength and endurance on your journey, Do not give up! Hugs, Isabella.
🚪I started decluttering and my minimalism journey a couple years ago and finally my family is on board. We still have a little way to go but I already feel less stress.
My Mom is a genius…I bought her a Cubii so she can workout at home. It came in a huge box with a handle. Well, I adopted a kitty last December who had some anxiety. She’s attached to me, which is so sweet, but she cries at my room door when I’m not home. My mom started putting the box in front of my door to distract my kitty. Now my kitty lays on a blanket I leave draped over a chair and is content…and forgets about my room for the time being.
I loved the video, super helpful! Regarding the repurposing part, I recently found a bottle organizing rack on the side of the street and I repurpose it as a shoe rack, which I desperately needed and it fits perfectly in my closet! :D
🚪Been decluttering since Jan 2020 and thought I was finished but I always find more stuff later on to get rid of. Always surprises me. My trunk is currently full with stuff that is leaving my house.
I started a facebook group Estate sale and sold over $400 yesterday! Whew. Hard work, but making huge progress by the hour now. 8 months in and feeling great!
Marissa, your best video so far!! For me, dettaching from things is easy, but I'm very environmentally conscious and don't want things that still serve a purpose end up in the trash - nor do I have the energy to sell stuff. love your suggestions, especially the selling of sentimental item at a symbolical price. Love from Brazil!! Oh, and your new hair looks gorgeous!
I had a hard time getting rid if stuff because no one wants to buy it from me, but I also don't want to donate it because of environmental reasons. Or let alone trash it if I can't repurpose it. That is why I still have so much stuff at home. Or getting rid of sentimental items.. I rather sell them to someone. Great tip Marissa
💸bringing fewer unwanted items into my home! Yes! Trying to break the habit of buying! Need to develop ability to problem solve without spending money.
If you donate items, check with local groups in your area to see what items that they need before donating them to a thrift store. In my town, we have a little shoppers program where you can donate some items in good condition to a program that allows kids that are apart of different town programs to pick out gifts for their parents/caregivers. I also donate unused craft items to a local after school program and the town senior center too.
Thank you for the tips! I have found that I am an organized hoarder! As I slowly go from room to room, it get easier to part with stuff and I have noticed I feel less claustrophobic. Thank you!
I love upcycling :) used delivery boxes to make small category boxes for our hallway cupboard (as well as the packing paper, wrapping paper, and decifix). Made a pillow cover for my 'Noodle' (C-Shape Pregnancy pillow which I actually use for sleeping posture correction) as well as some blouses, skirts, and dresses from old bedsheets. My partner liked my home organization ideas enough to encourage me to make them into ASMR videos. So now, if I ever feel like a project didn't go so well, I don't feel bad to get rid of it, because it also served another purpose. :) Thanks for all the extra ideas and inspiration. It has been great to 'binge watch' your videos today while sorting out my paperwork :)
Thank you, this was very helpful! For me, figuring out where my clutter should go has been a real stumbling block, so I'm going to print out your GOODBYE-archy of clutter and put it up to remind me of all my options 🚪
I love your hierarchy! I want to add "use" after "return." Most of the time, we plan to get rid of things and have already decided to not use; however, there are some times that as I am decluttering, I find that some items can be used a bit more, like certain craft materials. Was going to skip to "regift/sell" but am having time using part of it. Will go to "regift/sell" once I am done since I will still have plenty of leftover! Thank you so much for such a beautiful hierarchy.
Thank you for this. So true and responsible. I try to sell things we are done with on Craigslist, and if things don't sell after a week or two, I list them as free on Craigslist. It's win win - they get something they want for free, and I don't have to drive to Goodwill and likely have it in a landfill. I like buying less. It's odd how so many videos on RUclips about decluttering involve immediately buying new storage containers and hangers as part of the process. It's such a shame.
I’m so glad like you like the idea of using your beautiful fabrics for wrapping gifts. Thank you for mentioning me in your video. My recycling use of my old towels are as household rags, or to cover your nice front door rug when entering the home from wet or snowy shoes or boots. If the toilet ever over flows, I use my old towels, and not my good ones. Keep old towels in the car too, to clean up any spills, or transport anything that could get messy or to protect anything you maybe transporting that’s fragile. It definitely comes in handy. Love the way you approach on simplifying your lifestyle. Enjoy all your videos and look forward to seeing them. Have a great day!
At first I thought you spoke too much, BUT I realized that it was good, because it gives you time to think and rethink everything. Whether you just want to declutter or more, it takes a completely different mindset that you must practice over and over again til it becomes part of your life.
Ive never left you a comment. But when I see your hair now, it just reminds me what a beautiful person you are (why you did it) and then it looks even prettier. ❤
Seeking out relatives to give gently used baby or toddler items to is also a great idea. There are many people who would be more than happy to take some of that off your hands if they have a child who just went through a growth spurt, and they may not want to spend a ton of money on new clothes. There are many schools who would be happy to take any new or gently used craft or school supplies to be able to use in a classroom. There are also community and religious organizations who will take excess clothing that may not be able to be re-sold or donated, and they can re-purposed that into blankets or sleeping mats that they’ll give to the homeless or to animal rescues. If you’re crafty and have a stash of yarn or any fleece/cotton knit type fabric, also check out organizations called Project Linus and Warm Up America. You can burn through your stash by making squares in a designated size, and you can send them off to this organization, who will send finished blankets to people in need or crisis. You can also make them into hats or blankets that can be donated to local NICU units for preemies, or lap blankets for people in long term care facilities. These are great options for items that are still usable, that may or may not be sellable.
There are also community recycle boxes that will take items like paper, clean cardboard and aluminum, etc. Also, Target stores have recycle bins at the front end of most of their locations. They accept cans, plastic shopping bags and bottles, paper items, and some stores even have a receptacle for batteries and electronics that are recyclable. Also, as the holidays approach, watch for charities who may start seeking donations for gently used toys, clothing, and bikes that they can refurbish and give to children in shelters and in foster care. There are so many great options out there to reduce waste, and pass on some items that can get a second life in a new home!
Love your channel and your tips! Please more on this topic! I am having such a hard time with this very issue. I grew up in a household where things were just tossed and I am really trying not to do that, as well as working on what I let in my home but sometimes I feel outnumbered at home with decluttering!
I will definitely do more videos on this topic in the future, so make sure you have the notifications turned on! I will talk more about donating AND selling options. 👍
Thanks for all the better ideas for decluttering and donating!! I am doing a huge declutter again and so now I have some ideas going forward! Love your channel the new hair looks fabulous!!!
🚪this was very helpful, I like the idea of preventing the clutter before it comes home, great topic and great solutions, I love your goodbye- erarchy!!
Thank you 🙏 for sharing this video!! I hope you do not mind but I have been recommending all your videos to people I meet or know who want to declutter. I have 5 people that accomplished Marie Komodo way and also used your videos because you definitely break it all down into simplicity!! You are the best.
Oh my goodness FAR from kind please do share! It helps me so much and I like to hope it helps others too - I’m out here on a mission to help, after all. 😊 MK has a new show coming in August, have you heard? Very excited to see what she has for us in store. 👍
Donating is like keeping your eyes closed at the time of apocalypse... Thinking if you don't see it it's not there. Sustainability should also be accounted when making decisions. Thank you for sharing this video. More power to you
My Buy Nothing group has been my main mode of getting things out of the house. It takes more effort than a trip to a donation center, but the bonus is that you can re-home things that donations centers won't even take. Like, packing material or half used bottles of lotion. So, I always start there and see what happens. If there's no response (rare), I wait a week and post again. And if you have a lot of things and paying individually feels overwhelming, you can do a 'free sale' and just tell your Buy Nothing group that there's a lot of stuff out on your lawn/curb at a particular time for free (and then post the remaining items individually afterwards). But the best method is your first, and I'm experiencing the amazing benefits of buying far less and with more intention! When I consider buying something these days, I think long and hard, and our home, our peace of mind, and our bank accounts are better for it! Thank you for your channel, Marissa 💕
🚪 been slowly working on decluttering and reducing items in my home. I have not had much luck with selling, so yes, I have donated but also found my local buy nothing group to be great!
It’s so dependent upon the area, ages, if it’s urban versus rule, etc., so definitely do what works for you! Some people in more suburban and rural areas just set them at the end of their driveway, and BAM! - gone at the end of the day!!
🚪! Trying one step at a time! Sold some things already and donate another ones. The journey started by downsizing home! What doesn’t fit anywhere need to go!
🚪 I am at the point where I’m throwing it all out because anxiety also over trying to give it away or goodwill it selling etc. it just needs to go. Period
If you live (or work) in a city most likely there are homeless people, or now I try to use “person without a home”. Once I have a bag or a box of stuff ready to donate, I then quickly go through my fridge and cupboards to see if I have any food that makes sense to get rid of now. Then I get in my car, and look for a group of at least 6-10 people who appear to be without homes. I park my car, usually across the street (for safety, even though I have never felt unsafe), get the items out of my trunk, walk over and hand the items directly to them. I let them know that this is for everyone to share, and then I say goodbye I like giving the items to a group of homeless people, so that each item is more likely to go to an individual who actually needs it, and will use it. I’ve given blankets, tons of clothing, shoes, some cooking items, basically almost anything. Obviously, I do not give them large furniture, items for example. The cool thing about doing this is I know my stuff is going to someone who truly needs it, and whenever I am wondering whether I should donate something or not, it makes it much easier to let go of something, knowing that it will be going to someone who truly needs it. I have not always donations like this. Are used to take most of my stuff to a men’s homeless shelter. However, a few years ago, Salt Lake City built new shelters, farther from downtown and spread them out. One day I had stuff to donate, but did not want to drive very far, and it dawned on me that I basically live in homeless central, and I could just hand the stuff directly to people. Another positive benefit is it feels so good.
Liebe Marissa, danke für deine vielen schönen Ideen und Anregungen. Ich schaue deine Videos so gern, sie sind immer positiv und voller Energie. Weil ich wieder die lange Hose deines Sohnes mit Loch gesehen habe und ich selbst nicht drauf gekommen bin: Eine Freundin gab mir den Tipp (und es ist so logisch) lange Hosen mit Loch am Knie einfach oberhalb des Knies abzuschneiden. So erhält man eine kurze Hose die meist noch lange getragen werden kann. Bei Jungs-Hosen sieht das sogar super lässig aus 😍 Liebe Grüße von Stuttgart nach Berlin ❤️ Anne
🚪getting stuff OUT of my house is my biggest hold up. I feel like some things are too worn/used for donations but still have life in them and someone else will use them so I find it hard to trash. This is ALOT of my stuff as I have received a lot of hand me downs, plus I have 4 kids of my own who’ve likely made good use of whatever it is. But the time and mental capacity it takes to “sell” these things online is just too much to manage.
Hi Marissa! I was trying to send you a picture of an old vest that I strategically cut to make vintage garland. But I can't so.... just imagine it. I love your videos!
You can read the blog post here: www.squirrelsofafeather.com/get-rid-of-stuff-after-decluttering/. Don't forget to drop a door 🚪 emoji if you are on your own decluttering or minimalism journey and share if you have any cool 😎 repurposing or upcycling stories you are proud of!!!
Love your new hair cut. You look great👌🌺
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Not a cool story but my family calls me the "Spray Paint Queen" because I've changed the color of my decor multiple times. I also have a colorful pillowcase that I fill with gifts for my grandkids. I've used it for five years and it's so quick and easy to use.
I went to a garage sale today and felt sad for the seller who's an elderly hoarder. Her garage had been completely filled with items that belonged to several people, including her deceased mother. Her children and grandchildren kept bringing bins out and asked if she wanted to keep anything. I could hear her fear and hesitancy in letting things go. I bought 3 items at a great price. Before I left I told her (in front of her family) that I was proud of her for relinquishing her items. That I know how hard it is because I'm a recovering hoarder. I gave her a big hug and I think she felt less shame and more hope as I left.
That's how it works, right? You help me let go of my clutter and I help someone else. Smiles...
That was a beautiful thing you did for that lady 😁😁😁👏👏👏.
Thank you, Ana. 😍
Pre pandemic I would sell unwanted items. Then I decided I wasn’t comfortable anymore and now I leave my unwanted items set out at the entrance to my neighborhood. It’s been really exciting to see one neighbor with my daughters crib and extra water table, another with our toddler swing set, and another with the pushcart. I said if anything was still there the next morning I would find another way to dispose of it, but that’s never happened.
That's such a good idea, specially if you are attached to a certain item, still seeing it in your neighbourhood is nice. 🙂
Ypu can just do "porch pickup" and ask people to leave payment in your mailbox. That's how I've sold since fb marketplace started. I don't want to deal with one on one contact or no shows. I've done this with items up to $150 and no one has screwed me over...and I'm in Philadelphia
I did this with our shed out back, I pulled everything out. I asked my husband does this work? No. Do we know why it isn’t working. Yes. Is it fixable. Yes. Will you fix it in three days and use this tool? No. Then I wrote what was wrong, what was needed, and wrote it on a piece of paper, attached to the item and put it out by the curb. There were 15 items- weed wacker with a bad choker (allergies?🤣I couldn’t resist!), chainsaw needing a new blade (he had 3!), chainsaw needing something else, etc. The next morning EVERYTHING was gone! Very cool tip! THANK YOU! 💯@Ashley Kaelin
Have you ever felt uncomfortable having people on Facebook know where you live? That was certainly be convenient for the person selling but I've always been a little bit uncomfortable with that. But I don't necessarily like meeting someone in public either
I had a quilt my mom made for me as a child which
1) I had outgrown,
2) was already in a poor shape, especially the binding and
3) I did not use anymore since I made my own quilt which I started to use on my couch.
So I repaired the quilt by attaching a new binding and putting a picture of an owl from fabric on it and gifted it to my nephew who needed a blanket for kindergarden. So the precious quilt stays in the family and is used again :) And my nephew knows, that the quilt is from aunty and granny ;)
And for some fabrics I did not want to use any longer... I called a kindergarden just next street of me and asked if they might need a (big) box of fabrics for crafting. They happily agreed and I finally got it out of my space :)
I had some old sheets that were slightly stained and no longer the right size for my bed so I cut them into strips, edited out the stained parts, roughly sewed the pieces together and made a little bedside rug by arm knitting everything together! It sounds labor intensive but it didn’t actually take too long and, though it’s not perfect, it’s a place for my feet when I’m getting in and out of bed and a nice thing I made for myself to give second life to something I would have otherwise thrown away :)
That’s a great idea. I use mine for when moving or transport items in the car. Or you cut out the good parts and use it to wrap gifts instead of using wrapping paper.
If you know how to do basic sewing you can also make napkins, produce bags and totes. Never thought of the idea of "knitting" into something else 😊👍 Well done.
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I did that with my husband's old t-shirts years ago. I have a kitchen rug out of them :)
I held a yard sale a few years ago. There was a lot of kitchen and barware left over from cleaning out my grandma's home. I decided the last hour to make it all free! Many people were surprised and thankful. They took home more than planned. And it was less that I had to manage at the end of the sale.
Finally, a minimalist touching on the topic of where things go when we declutter! What a great video! I like how you mentioned that if it’s necessary for mental health/ finances, then just donate. However I wish you had pushed a little harder after this point that if you have the mental capacity / time, it is an absolute RESPONSIBILITY of everyone (minimalist or not) to follow sustainable steps when sending things out of our homes. So much of minimalist aspiration content seems to focus on the “getting rid of stuff” phase, but not on where it goes after. I think this is such an important topic that ultimately affects so many sectors, from charity / thrift stores to municipal waste management systems to packaging development and ultimately, our planet.
Well said 👏, I think that people are so eager to get rid of the clutter that they just want it out of their house ASAP!!! But we need to be mindful of the impact it has on the environment.
No let's burden people who are trying to declutter some more 🤦♀️ no one needs the guilt. Becoming minimalist already does more for the planet then keeping things the way they are.
We have good karma on fb. Which means free, advertise there.x
I worked for a recycling center in the late 90s. There’s so much more to recycling than one thinks. If it’s not metal, it’s extremely unlikely that the item gets recycled. Plastic has to be sorted by type & by hand. Even if it is placed into to the correct recycling bin, other elements can contaminate it, making it to where it is more cost effective to chunk it.
It would be great if someone was able to come up with a way to get the recycle rate up to at least 20%.
As for everything else, it has to go somewhere, & it takes up more valuable space in your home than it does a landfill. You may advertise it for free, & after about 48 hours, you’ll question your sanity. There’s just a ridiculous amount of scamming going on.
Honestly, I have personally been working on this process for a couple of years now, having inherited so much useable and non-resuable but sentimental stuff... if i had read your comment in the early stages of my process I would have probably come apart at the seams. The good thing about this, is that anyone beginning the process of getting rid of stuff naturally (eventually) comes to the conclusion that questioning what comes in to the home is the best way to live life going forward. Decluttering and carving out the life you want from the accumulated stuff is a very personal journey, and often the support of a community like this is helpful. Social "responsibility" and guilt is not helpful. Hopefully each person will come to their own commitment in that area, but they Definitely don't need to be hammered on my those who are further down the path.
Your hair is so cute! It frames your face perfectly.
I have given a few high dollar items to my adult daughter to sell. The stress involved with selling things just is not worth it to me. And being older, I do not want to waste precious moments fretting with ads, monitoring them, dealing with people, packaging things, and sending them off. My daughter feels this stress too, but she needs the money so it's fine for her to do. Just not my cup of tea!
I have put things up for free and people will say that they will collect and never show up🤦🤦🤦😠. I have sold some items, but it's time consuming and frustrating.
Yea let your kid deal with the garbage 👍
Thanks SO MUCH for the "no buy" online group tip. I've just found one on Facebook for my neighbourhood and I'm so thrilled to have a spot where I can give away my items! 🥰
I left my stuff by the community trash/bin and it was gone within a few hours. Even saw someone taking my stuff. I’m still struggling to get rid of a lot more stuff. I’m going to donate my unused toiletries but other stuff aren’t worth of selling or donating but it’s such a waste to throw away
Tea bags, sometimes they smell better than they taste, I use them as moisture gaurds, and to make my linen closet or drawers smell really good.
What a great idea!
We've found a 'regift' bin super helpful, especially during this season of life with babies and baby showers
🚪🚪 Thank you so much for helping me come back to this life. I found minimalism when i was 18 and it lasted about a year until my life started to fall apart and i used shopping and material items to make myself feel better. I'd always donate my stuff when i got a lot of new things, but i was wasting a lot of money 😥thank you for your help
🚪 I’m so happy I found you today!!! I just started my journey and it’s terrifying. You have a very calming voice. You have a way of making me feel good, like you are not talking down to me or your audience, thank you.
My grandmother in the 80'ies folded all her empty food box cartons neatly & placed them in a large paper grocery sack. She was elderly by herself and was definitely a very simplistic woman whom disliked waste.
I am in the process of a whole house declutter and deep cleaning. I am not going minimalist by ay means as I am an avid reader and crafter/sewer. But what I am getting rid of I am donating to my local Habitat Restore to help them so they can build homes for people. I don't have any clothes to donate but those would go to Goodwill. I don't want to deal with yard sales or selling online, and would rather just help people through Habit Restore. It is amazing how much stuff I had in my little house and how much freer I am already feeling and I still have 2 and half rooms to go plus the hall closet!
You can still be a minimalist and have hobbys/stuff that belongs to an activity! Isn’t it amazing to feel that freedom tho :-D
I always set my D cluttered items in my front yard with a free sign to see if any of my neighbors would like them before I donate items. Almost everything disappears rather quickly…… I have less to transport somewhere else and my neighbors get free completely usable items. Win-win! 😀
Great tips! Early this spring we had a yard sale that made $300 and we turned that money into our summer garden! It's amazing how people buy the things you would least expect. So yard sale even the weird and random things!
We have a regifting box. I also have a homeless camp box that I fill with things they can use including nicer clothes for job interviews, toothbrushes (I used to coupon and have way too many), and kitchen items like can openers and pots.. Some places often over looked for donations are battered women shelters, rape crisis centers, and animal rescues (they always need towels and blankets).
The pain of getting rid of the stuff helps remind me of the top of the pyramid - don’t gather clutter in the first place! Buy Nothing is my favorite because when I can see something helping a neighbor I’m more likely to go and look for more so I can help more. And I read the “asks” pretty regularly to see if there’s stuff people need that I have. A word in recycling - in small towns in the US especially you need to know your rules. No matter how theoretically recyclable certain plastics are, all that’s accepted is jars, bottle, jugs, and dairy tubs. They sort using shape, and need a certain volume to be able to sell the bale, so even if a clamshell or k-cup is the same #2 resin number it won’t be recognized by their sorting equipment and may contaminate the waste stream.
I live in a small place, so I try to make my 'selling items' limited to a small suitcase at the foot of my bed, currently it's all a bit overflowing 🙄 so this video was an incentive to finally list the things that are just sitting there and waiting, and to go through things that haven't sold yet and see if I can consolidate! 😆
Wonderful! The suitcase idea is great - use what you have. 🧳 👍
My favorite reuse is with those over the cabinet door pot lid organizers. We got them for Christmas a few years ago, but when we moved, they did not work with our new storage drawers. BUT I ended up reusing them on the sink cabinet to hold all my cute tea towels and cleaning rags. I just roll up the towels and slot them in. It works great! And now no one mixes up the "good" towels and "cleaning" towels because they are on separate doors.
Hi Marissa!
I started decluttering about a year ago. My husband and I moved into a smaller home and we are renovating it. So, that has forced us to declutter even more, which I am happy about. 😁
Watching you and the advise you give has been very motivating and has made it easier.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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🚪Starting my journey. The sentimental items are the most difficult. Thanks for your videos. Very good point you raise about 'donating' not always being the best way. Even though it's wasteful, I like the finality of throwing things into the trash!
Once I finished decluttering my kitchen items, I used a bunch to make an outdoor kitchen area for my kids! So like pots and pans that I didn’t feel okay donating and old silverware. They love it!
🚪 Decluttering is good work in progress. Thanks for sharing your ideas 💡 and process. 🌷
Thanks, Marissa! I adore your sense of humour
This was such a great video! I can't wait for the next one! It's frustrating to me when my friends or family just say to throw something away, so I'm so happy to see a comprehensive video on what to do with discarded item. 🚪
A lot of people don't realize that they can properly dispose of unused prescription medications, and expired over-the-counter medications and supplements by giving them to a pharmacy that accepts them. Throwing them away or flushing them down the toilet is harmful for the environment.
Yes, great tip! We took expired epi-pins to the pharm for this too. 👏
Some states have restrictions on prescription/med take back programs (ours used to require a police presence if they accepted narcotics so we actually took them to the sheriff’s office, not the pharmacy) so it’s a good idea to call or search your local rules before you go.
I thought it was so creative that you did your own take on Maslow! I loved the fabric gift wrap idea. Imagine being gifted a new book wrapped in one of those beautiful scraps of fabric. Hopefully, the gift recipient will pass along the fabric!
🚪thank you for all you share!! I’m grateful
You are so inspiring! I like your nonjudgmental, practical approach.
I think it’s often worth considering if textile recycling is better than taking bags of clothes to the donation center. As you mentioned, donation centers are overwhelmed and most of our clothes don’t sell and end up being sent to developing countries (interrupting the local economy) or being sent to a landfill. If you can find out what your local donation center does exactly with unsold clothes (sometimes they do recycle them), then that can be a good solution. Otherwise, check in with them to see what they think they can actually sell and take the rest to textile recycling yourself to ensure you know where it ended up.
Definitely a good option! I’ve often heard it said that we don’t have a supply problem as much as a distribution problem - the food, clothing, and other things that could go to people in need just are not able to find their way there because of logistics. 😞
@@AtoZenLife check my comment please
I'm currently in the process of separating trash from treasure. I'm definitely not going minimalist, but using the space I created in drawers, shelves, and cabinets that is there to have my place (a condo) look neater and being easier to be kept neat (cleaning!). This journey had a bumpy start, now it is rolling. "Bumpy" meaning I started to declutter and got stuck along the way, and let it be for months on end. Well, I had a major medical problem to deal with, which caused chronic disabling pain. Now that the medical problem is out of the way, I organized some help of volunteers that support me every week. The volunteers do not judge me for what I want to keep (try that with friends and family, how do I know). They just hold open the big sack and when finished, carry it to the garbage can, they clean the kitchen while I'm sorting through my belongings. Of course they notice when I'm about to get stuck and ask questions. It is non-judgmental, that is calming and has helped me along. I'm always looking forward to their visit.
I still am not quite mobile yet, but the d*** pain is gone, which has lifted my spirits, there is now much more energy to tackle things.
If you have community service available for people with disabilities ( could be mental and/or physical) by all means, get the help. Yes, it is tough to let some outsider into your life, that decision to go with it took nearly two years(!).
I'm on my way to a happier and easier life.
Please identify were you found volunteers. I have disabling pain & no $, I need help
@@elizabethnaylor9561 Hello Elizabeth, my deepest compassion for enduring a lot of pain. Before I got my hip joint replaced I was taking pain killers by the handful. I nearly wrecked my kidneys. It is hell when the pain killers just alieviate the pain, it's not gone but just bearable.
Now, that's a bit hard o tell: I live in Germany, a country where social services are fairly easily obtainable (apart from the paper work). Nonetheless, maybe your church offers help, or, a local health service has a phone number, or maybe your community center knows, ask in your local pharmacy, ask the folks at the desk of your primary health care provider. If they don't know directly, they may know whom to ask.
Yes, it does take some efford to get help, but you will be very proud of yourself when you get answers. Do not eypect a positive outcome right away, you may have to follow a lot of tangled strings. And, my saying is " 'No' is a valid answer". At least it clarifies which string you don't have to follow anymore.
I wish you strength and endurance on your journey, Do not give up! Hugs, Isabella.
🚪I started decluttering and my minimalism journey a couple years ago and finally my family is on board. We still have a little way to go but I already feel less stress.
I love the new hair ( week’s donation video was intense) but it’s nice to see a full look here. Door! 🚪
My Mom is a genius…I bought her a Cubii so she can workout at home. It came in a huge box with a handle. Well, I adopted a kitty last December who had some anxiety. She’s attached to me, which is so sweet, but she cries at my room door when I’m not home. My mom started putting the box in front of my door to distract my kitty. Now my kitty lays on a blanket I leave draped over a chair and is content…and forgets about my room for the time being.
I loved the video, super helpful! Regarding the repurposing part, I recently found a bottle organizing rack on the side of the street and I repurpose it as a shoe rack, which I desperately needed and it fits perfectly in my closet! :D
🚪Been decluttering since Jan 2020 and thought I was finished but I always find more stuff later on to get rid of. Always surprises me. My trunk is currently full with stuff that is leaving my house.
I really enjoyed this. Your Goodbye-erarchy is awesome, so much helpful info to make decluttering much more manageable and less daunting!!
I started a facebook group Estate sale and sold over $400 yesterday! Whew. Hard work, but making huge progress by the hour now. 8 months in and feeling great!
PS, I continue to be grateful for you! You are such an encouragement to me. When I'm discouraged, I just find one of your videos to watch. HAHAHA.
Marissa, your best video so far!! For me, dettaching from things is easy, but I'm very environmentally conscious and don't want things that still serve a purpose end up in the trash - nor do I have the energy to sell stuff. love your suggestions, especially the selling of sentimental item at a symbolical price. Love from Brazil!! Oh, and your new hair looks gorgeous!
High praises indeed! Thanks so much for watching and waving 👋 from Germany 🇩🇪!
I had a hard time getting rid if stuff because no one wants to buy it from me, but I also don't want to donate it because of environmental reasons. Or let alone trash it if I can't repurpose it.
That is why I still have so much stuff at home. Or getting rid of sentimental items.. I rather sell them to someone. Great tip Marissa
@@SuperLiesZ Good luck with finding buyers and balance! ⚖️
I love your hair style and that you went shorter for a great cause! It really becomes you! And as always, great tips!!! Tysm 😊🙌🏼
Using the fabrics to wrap up gifts is such a good idea!
Wasn’t it!? It’s called “furoshiki” in Japan and I forgot all about it until that comment - might do a video on this. 🎁
I would love to learn about furoshiki!
@@AtoZenLife I know nothing about it, please do the video!! Thanks
Love the hair!! Glad you could support others with your donation.
💸bringing fewer unwanted items into my home! Yes! Trying to break the habit of buying! Need to develop ability to problem solve without spending money.
Absolutely loved this! My most common methods I use are repurpose and sell. And of course reducing waste overall. Also love your hair cut 😍✨✨
If you donate items, check with local groups in your area to see what items that they need before donating them to a thrift store. In my town, we have a little shoppers program where you can donate some items in good condition to a program that allows kids that are apart of different town programs to pick out gifts for their parents/caregivers. I also donate unused craft items to a local after school program and the town senior center too.
Thank you for the tips! I have found that I am an organized hoarder! As I slowly go from room to room, it get easier to part with stuff and I have noticed I feel less claustrophobic. Thank you!
I love upcycling :) used delivery boxes to make small category boxes for our hallway cupboard (as well as the packing paper, wrapping paper, and decifix). Made a pillow cover for my 'Noodle' (C-Shape Pregnancy pillow which I actually use for sleeping posture correction) as well as some blouses, skirts, and dresses from old bedsheets. My partner liked my home organization ideas enough to encourage me to make them into ASMR videos. So now, if I ever feel like a project didn't go so well, I don't feel bad to get rid of it, because it also served another purpose. :)
Thanks for all the extra ideas and inspiration. It has been great to 'binge watch' your videos today while sorting out my paperwork :)
Thank you, this was very helpful! For me, figuring out where my clutter should go has been a real stumbling block, so I'm going to print out your GOODBYE-archy of clutter and put it up to remind me of all my options 🚪
I love your hierarchy! I want to add "use" after "return." Most of the time, we plan to get rid of things and have already decided to not use; however, there are some times that as I am decluttering, I find that some items can be used a bit more, like certain craft materials. Was going to skip to "regift/sell" but am having time using part of it. Will go to "regift/sell" once I am done since I will still have plenty of leftover! Thank you so much for such a beautiful hierarchy.
a buy nothing group for my area was finally made- thank goodness, because i resist donating at times because of not knowing if the item will be used
Thank you for this. So true and responsible. I try to sell things we are done with on Craigslist, and if things don't sell after a week or two, I list them as free on Craigslist. It's win win - they get something they want for free, and I don't have to drive to Goodwill and likely have it in a landfill.
I like buying less. It's odd how so many videos on RUclips about decluttering involve immediately buying new storage containers and hangers as part of the process. It's such a shame.
That’s sounds like a perfect system! 🙌
I’m so glad like you like the idea of using your beautiful fabrics for wrapping gifts. Thank you for mentioning me in your video.
My recycling use of my old towels are as household rags, or to cover your nice front door rug when entering the home from wet or snowy shoes or boots. If the toilet ever over flows, I use my old towels, and not my good ones. Keep old towels in the car too, to clean up any spills, or transport anything that could get messy or to protect anything you maybe transporting that’s fragile. It definitely comes in handy.
Love the way you approach on simplifying your lifestyle. Enjoy all your videos and look forward to seeing them. Have a great day!
Thank you for this video! I never know that decluttering can be so emotional. this video really helps
At first I thought you spoke too much, BUT I realized that it was good, because it gives you time to think and rethink everything. Whether you just want to declutter or more, it takes a completely different mindset that you must practice over and over again til it becomes part of your life.
Ive never left you a comment. But when I see your hair now, it just reminds me what a beautiful person you are (why you did it) and then it looks even prettier. ❤
Sometimes when I’m willing to donate, I’ll post for free on marketplace! It works well for me, saves me a drive, and helps someone out! Win win!
Seeking out relatives to give gently used baby or toddler items to is also a great idea. There are many people who would be more than happy to take some of that off your hands if they have a child who just went through a growth spurt, and they may not want to spend a ton of money on new clothes. There are many schools who would be happy to take any new or gently used craft or school supplies to be able to use in a classroom. There are also community and religious organizations who will take excess clothing that may not be able to be re-sold or donated, and they can re-purposed that into blankets or sleeping mats that they’ll give to the homeless or to animal rescues. If you’re crafty and have a stash of yarn or any fleece/cotton knit type fabric, also check out organizations called Project Linus and Warm Up America. You can burn through your stash by making squares in a designated size, and you can send them off to this organization, who will send finished blankets to people in need or crisis. You can also make them into hats or blankets that can be donated to local NICU units for preemies, or lap blankets for people in long term care facilities. These are great options for items that are still usable, that may or may not be sellable.
There are also community recycle boxes that will take items like paper, clean cardboard and aluminum, etc. Also, Target stores have recycle bins at the front end of most of their locations. They accept cans, plastic shopping bags and bottles, paper items, and some stores even have a receptacle for batteries and electronics that are recyclable. Also, as the holidays approach, watch for charities who may start seeking donations for gently used toys, clothing, and bikes that they can refurbish and give to children in shelters and in foster care. There are so many great options out there to reduce waste, and pass on some items that can get a second life in a new home!
Great practical advice! Thanks!
i have just seen 2 of your videos but they have already been SOO helpful.
Morning Marissa as well as Team Marissa.
Yet another brilliant video.
Im definitely trying these out.
Thankyou for being awesome Marissa ❤️♥️
Team Marissa or Team Zen? 🤔 I kinda like this idea! Welcome and thanks for being here! 🤗
@@AtoZenLife Oh wow. Team Zen sounds great too. You suggest and thats how itll be ♥️
Love your channel and your tips! Please more on this topic! I am having such a hard time with this very issue. I grew up in a household where things were just tossed and I am really trying not to do that, as well as working on what I let in my home but sometimes I feel outnumbered at home with decluttering!
I will definitely do more videos on this topic in the future, so make sure you have the notifications turned on! I will talk more about donating AND selling options. 👍
You are incredible and have been stoking my fires for change.
Thank you so much, Marissa, your videos are very helpful!
Love from Portugal ❤
Thanks for all the better ideas for decluttering and donating!! I am doing a huge declutter again and so now I have some ideas going forward! Love your channel the new hair looks fabulous!!!
Thank you so much for your kind compliment, and lots of luck with the decluttering! 🙌
Great video! I love that this is all about decluttering responsibly 😁
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Yes! I’m on a journey to decluttering as well. Great video🚪
Love the idea of the "regifting" box idea!
🚪this was very helpful, I like the idea of preventing the clutter before it comes home, great topic and great solutions, I love your goodbye- erarchy!!
Thank you 🙏 for sharing this video!! I hope you do not mind but I have been recommending all your videos to people I meet or know who want to declutter. I have 5 people that accomplished Marie Komodo way and also used your videos because you definitely break it all down into simplicity!! You are the best.
Oh my goodness FAR from kind please do share! It helps me so much and I like to hope it helps others too - I’m out here on a mission to help, after all. 😊 MK has a new show coming in August, have you heard? Very excited to see what she has for us in store. 👍
Donating is like keeping your eyes closed at the time of apocalypse... Thinking if you don't see it it's not there. Sustainability should also be accounted when making decisions. Thank you for sharing this video. More power to you
My Buy Nothing group has been my main mode of getting things out of the house. It takes more effort than a trip to a donation center, but the bonus is that you can re-home things that donations centers won't even take. Like, packing material or half used bottles of lotion. So, I always start there and see what happens. If there's no response (rare), I wait a week and post again. And if you have a lot of things and paying individually feels overwhelming, you can do a 'free sale' and just tell your Buy Nothing group that there's a lot of stuff out on your lawn/curb at a particular time for free (and then post the remaining items individually afterwards). But the best method is your first, and I'm experiencing the amazing benefits of buying far less and with more intention! When I consider buying something these days, I think long and hard, and our home, our peace of mind, and our bank accounts are better for it! Thank you for your channel, Marissa 💕
🚪what a wonderfully researched, presented, and detailed presentation of this topic. Thanks so much!
I love your channel!!! I am definitely an emotional cluttered mess.
Very good tips! Thank you for the good ideas for decluttering!
So helpful! Thank you 🙏💕
🚪 been slowly working on decluttering and reducing items in my home. I have not had much luck with selling, so yes, I have donated but also found my local buy nothing group to be great!
It’s so dependent upon the area, ages, if it’s urban versus rule, etc., so definitely do what works for you! Some people in more suburban and rural areas just set them at the end of their driveway, and BAM! - gone at the end of the day!!
🚪! Trying one step at a time! Sold some things already and donate another ones. The journey started by downsizing home! What doesn’t fit anywhere need to go!
Loved this one!
🚪 I am at the point where I’m throwing it all out because anxiety also over trying to give it away or goodwill it selling etc. it just needs to go. Period
🚪🚪🚪 Been in the journey for a short time but it has given me new vigour and vim for life. Thank you so much for your videos!
That’s wonderful to hear, Pippy, wishing you all the best with your journey! ✨🙌✨
🚪Thank you for the emotional support and useful tips. Honestly, you didn't convince me of selling, but that won't prevent me from donating.
I¨ve spent to much time watching your videos!! Love them !
This was very helpful information! Thank you.
Great vlog😊.
I turned old solid wood shelves into a headboard for my bed and to under bed storage draws.
Returns are not so easy in Europe/Germany.
Ow my, you motivate me all the time🌷 i m gonna declutter today
Your new hair is amazing!
Great advice! We are planning on selling our house next year. I definitely need to declutter! 🚪
Door emoji.
The light green top you are wearing brings out the color in your eyes. You look fabulous : )
Great ideas....thank you!
Sure thing, Beverly! ❤️
If you live (or work) in a city most likely there are homeless people, or now I try to use “person without a home”. Once I have a bag or a box of stuff ready to donate, I then quickly go through my fridge and cupboards to see if I have any food that makes sense to get rid of now. Then I get in my car, and look for a group of at least 6-10 people who appear to be without homes. I park my car, usually across the street (for safety, even though I have never felt unsafe), get the items out of my trunk, walk over and hand the items directly to them. I let them know that this is for everyone to share, and then I say goodbye I like giving the items to a group of homeless people, so that each item is more likely to go to an individual who actually needs it, and will use it. I’ve given blankets, tons of clothing, shoes, some cooking items, basically almost anything. Obviously, I do not give them large furniture, items for example. The cool thing about doing this is I know my stuff is going to someone who truly needs it, and whenever I am wondering whether I should donate something or not, it makes it much easier to let go of something, knowing that it will be going to someone who truly needs it.
I have not always donations like this. Are used to take most of my stuff to a men’s homeless shelter. However, a few years ago, Salt Lake City built new shelters, farther from downtown and spread them out. One day I had stuff to donate, but did not want to drive very far, and it dawned on me that I basically live in homeless central, and I could just hand the stuff directly to people. Another positive benefit is it feels so good.
Liebe Marissa,
danke für deine vielen schönen Ideen und Anregungen. Ich schaue deine Videos so gern, sie sind immer positiv und voller Energie.
Weil ich wieder die lange Hose deines Sohnes mit Loch gesehen habe und ich selbst nicht drauf gekommen bin: Eine Freundin gab mir den Tipp (und es ist so logisch) lange Hosen mit Loch am Knie einfach oberhalb des Knies abzuschneiden. So erhält man eine kurze Hose die meist noch lange getragen werden kann. Bei Jungs-Hosen sieht das sogar super lässig aus 😍
Liebe Grüße von Stuttgart nach Berlin ❤️
Anne
🚪 Hi Marissa, thank you for your videos. I’m decluttering slowly but surely.
I have a storage unit that I bought my son in 1998,then his younger sister used it, later on his child used it and I now use it in the laundry room.
Also donating is very effective, helpful. It all depends where your home is located. If you live very close to disadvantage areas, donare.
🚪getting stuff OUT of my house is my biggest hold up. I feel like some things are too worn/used for donations but still have life in them and someone else will use them so I find it hard to trash. This is ALOT of my stuff as I have received a lot of hand me downs, plus I have 4 kids of my own who’ve likely made good use of whatever it is. But the time and mental capacity it takes to “sell” these things online is just too much to manage.
🚪got married in 2020 and have been on the decluttering journey since. we just started our minimalism journey in 2022
Hi Marissa! I was trying to send you a picture of an old vest that I strategically cut to make vintage garland. But I can't so.... just imagine it. I love your videos!