How to STAY CLUTTER-FREE - 20 Clutter-Free Rules That Really Work!
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Today I am sharing how to stay clutter-free, 20 rules I use that really work. This is what works for our family and maybe it can help you too. I hope you have a great day!
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I feel you about the towels. I have about 25 towels, wash cloths 🤦🏽♀️
I’m wash and donate to animal shelter
You can donate old towels to the Animal shelter. They often need and use them.
You know the definition for Storage? The place you keep stuff before you throw it out!
It sounds like you’ve got a good handle on what to store.
I have lived long enough to recognize all stuff is expensive not just to acquire, but to keep.
The things you keep 'just in case' take up real estate that you literally pay for. Whether you rent a storage unit or rent/buy a larger living space to accommodate the extra inventory, or even purchase containers to corral & consolidate an item or a category of items, you are paying out of pocket for just the space, even before you also pay for repair, upkeep, or replacement of expired components. Cosmetic supplies become contaminated in a matter of months. Writing & printing implements dry out. Fashion changes. Chemical cleansers break down. Tech items become upgraded, unsupported, & obsolete. Food goes bad and baking mixes lose their ability to rise. Even medicines and nutritional supplements cease to maintain their potency. Time will degrade almost everything you keep 'just in case'. Even durable things may rust or your own health may no longer allow an item's use.
Anything you keep 'just in case' needs regular attention (through use or care), to provide maintenance to keep it functioning, to keep it clean, and to determine when to let it go. So, in addition to the cost of purchasing the item, paying for space for its storage, and buying its upkeep & repair supplies, you also have to invest time you could be spending on other activities. Instead of experiencing the present or establishing a targeted future, you are actually spending the limited hours of your life and relationships in maintaining a past acquisition 'just in case'. It's not a wise gamble.
The sooner we understand that physical items are prone to the same entropy and degrading as any other physical thing, the sooner we start becoming more realistic about where we are spending the limited monetary and time costs available to us. 'Just in case' is about insecurity; it's a weakness, not a strength. Most items we keep 'just in case' can be lived without. If they become important later on, we need to trust that we can answer whatever need that particular 'just in case' item would have fulfilled. In most instances (and I'm drawing on a long life of blue-collar experience here), we will never really need the item.
But the impact of an environment crowded with salvaged and saved items has yet one more cost for us and those who live with us: psychological. It creates stress. It models for others (especially children) the values of insecurity and the importance of how we look to others, which are lies and unhealthy.
When you declutter, when you tidy up, always ask if the item you touch serves you or if you serve it. Always ask how it improves your life (or the lives living in your environment) RIGHT NOW. Ask yourself what it is costing you to keep it, to store it, to maintain it, to spend time on it, to handle its being around. Would you take it with you when you move, and how much does it add to the load of things to be packed and moved; what would movers charge for that service? How would you feel about losing this specific thing in a disaster? Do you think you would miss it if something happened to it, and would you buy a replacement? How hard would it be to buy it when it's needed? When you declutter or tidy up, you have a moment to reconsider its value to you and your life; you should embrace the grace of that moment.
Excellent points, Chris. I read through your comments twice and am taking them to heart. Others have voiced similar opinions, but your wording really resonated with me. Thank you.
Very well said!
Hi. I sent you a message a few days ago about how your tips and advice have helped me to achieve a clutter free mind and home and you replied which actually made my day. Thank you for today’s video. There are a few more things that you have recommended today that I am going to try. I liked the idea of putting those trays in the bathroom cabinet. Things are always falling out and that’s a great way to keep things together. I would never have thought of that. Wishing you all the very best. Pamela. From the uk.
Thank you Pamela, I am happy my videos have helped you. The trays in the bathroom cabinet have actually worked really well. We also had everything constantly falling out and now with the trays everything is always in the right place. I hope you have a great weekend.
Shannon, I love the look of your home, where you declutter and there is “space” between items, it’s as if your cabinets can “breathe”! That’s what I’m aiming for! :)
Hi Elisabeth, yes I love that every cabinet has space and isn't jam packed with stuff like they used to be. =) I hope you have a nice day.
Wonderful! If only my wife would allow us to be like that!
I love the natural decor. No storing of plastic junk.
I love how you're home reflects your tastes and is good example of what minimal looks like for one family. You don't seem to buy everything to fit the natural/nude look other minimalist aim for. I love see that your realistically have color and patterned items in your home.
Hi Marlee, Thank you! I don't feel like my home has to be all white with no art to be a minimalist. I guess my type of minimalism is more the amount of things I have in drawers and cupboards rather than a certain type of decor. This is why it confuses me when sometimes people comment that I am not minimal LOL. I think they are just used to a certain minimalist decor aesthetic. I hope you have a great day.
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There's minimalist decor, as in a decorating style, then there's minimalist lifestyle. Sometimes people do both, but some people confuse them and assume if you call yourself minimalist, you're talking about both in design and lifestyle.
awww... i say the same thing: " things/ they have/ dont have a home". Great tips!!!
Love your videos. Every time I declutter my children's things I like to involve them in the process and get them to make some decisions too. Every time I do this I notice they are able to let go of more things and in the process we are teaching them life-long skills. Thank-you for your videos. You are truly inspiring :)
Thank you! I love involving my boys too, I really think it will help them in the future when making decisions. I hope you have a great weekend.
Best advice is borrow & share stuff you rarely use
I LOVE my library!
I’ve suggested several books over the years, and they often purchase them!
I check out large-print books for evening reading because they’re very soothing. I’m not farsighted, I just enjoy the books more in large print.
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Thanks for sharing!!
You could recycle your old towels as cleaning rags. Or cut in to long strips and weave or sew for bathroom mats.If you are into recycling.
Go through everything often. I love this!
Drinking my morning cup of coffee and getting some inspiration 😎. I love the saying the money if not coming back if I keep something I’m not using.
It's amazing how fast "stuff" creeps back into our homes! I inherited my mom's home & had to move in during the hard lock-down. During that time I still had to go to work. Needless to say, your advice about not waiting to have a full day to declutter makes sense. Just taking some time during seasonal changes!🙌🏼 Paper clutter comes in everyday plus boxes are multiplying in my garage!😳
All great tips and advice. The shopping trips for entertainment or because you are bored was a habit I was so happy to break. Saves money and unwanted clothing and items that I didn't need.
Hi Jan that is such a great habit you were able to change. I have also found it saves a lot of money. I hope you are having a good fall season so far.
Greats rules to follow. Love a sneak peek at Levy. He is growing so fast.
Thank you! He really is getting big =) I hope you have a nice day.
Same to u.
I realize this is an older post, but sometimes I'm not always able to get to see them in a timely manner. I just want to thank you for such great advice. I was decluttering some items the other day and my husband said, "oh you're going to give this away, I gave this to you!" I felt guilty but the truth was I wasn't using it anymore and I just wanted it back thought about it and it was sitting unused for a couple of years, so I pushed past it and thanked him for thinking about it me. It's not an easy thing to do when it's someone that you are still with or around. But the house is better for it as well!!
Thank you as always.
Blessings
Really good ideas! I keep a standard list of household staples (laundry soap, TP, vitamins, deodorant, etc.) in the notes section of my phone. Everything is checked off on the list but when I am running low on an item, I clear the check mark on my list. On my next shopping list, I will pick up the item needed and check it off on my list. As I live with others, I do a quick run through the list on the first of the month and will note anything needed that I may have missed. It allows me to keep the inventory low and not buying things I don’t need, especially since I have very little storage space in my home. I also rotate my decor throughout the year. I have a small number of items that I love to display but too much to have out all at once, so I rotate them throughout year. This can also go for wall art. I usually do spring/ summer and fall/winter. As I go through and switch things around, I declutter even more, along with following the one in - one out rule.
I have been watching your channel for a long time so it was fun to see the actual before and afters. I know it had to be fun for you to see them as well.
Hi Emma, it is fun to see how far we have come with decluttering. That is one reason I love taking photos and video, it really shows the progress.
Great tips Shannon! I bought a couple new towels for me and hubby and then cut/serge or zigzag edges for wash cloths. We never seem to have enough of those.
Great idea! I hope you have a good weekend.
The 'One in one out' rule is my absolute favorite and I have been practising this rule for years! Great video as always Shannon! Also love all the footage seeing how great your home looks :)
Thank you! I hope you have a nice day.
Hi Shannon!! 👋 i need to let you know how much I've been enjoying reading your blog! Every time I sit down to nurse my baby, I get inspired!!
Much love,
Alessandra
Hi Alessandra, thank you! I have been loving your videos lately =) I hope you are doing well !
This tips are great 😍 speciali nr 3.. dont buy things before I need them... 😅 this is also very good advice to save money😍 Thank you so mutch for sharing 😍love from arctic Norrway 🙌🌹🌼🏵🌻🌺
I just decluttered my clothes once again, this time I am donating the synthetics. Keeping all natural fibers only. My weakness are coats 😅, I have too many of them. All my office clothes are gone ‼️ retired a year ago.😅
Hi Shannon! This was a well thought out video . Like another viewer noted, I’ve been watching your channel for awhile and it was nice to see the “before and after” videos. I try to take a few minutes each day to tidy up a drawer or closet. It’s amazing how quickly things can get messy or need a quick declutter . Keep up the great work. 👍🏻
Hi Ann, I love seeing before and after photos so I thought it would be fun to share some in this video. I hope you have a great weekend.
@@shannontorrens1 You too! Enjoy the fall weather.
So many practical and useful insights. Everything has a home and setting limits are huge goals for me! Thank you for sharing these tips!
very good video i like it , and very good tips
Many many thanks
Hi Sannon. Loved this video so very helpful ,motivating, and inspiring. Thank you. Hope to see more like this one.
Thank you for the tips! ❤
Again an excellent video. You have a fresh outlook abt your home and you give some great tips regarding home care and decorating. This is from a 75 yr old fan in Indiana
Thank you so much Loretta!
There's some great tips here Shannon thanks for sharing 👍😊
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou! Lots of great tips.
Thanks so much we are getting new cabinets in the kitchen and Bathrooms so we need some ideas much love and Blessings to you and your family 🙏❤️
I have rewatched this video like 20 times. I’m staring at my winter outerwear. I have 16 sweaters/jackets/coats….and I live in Phoenix ☀️🌵🏜
I’ve always lived here. 😂😭 Just. WHY?!?!😭
Hi Shannon! I live in Southern Ca and we also don't have a lot of cold weather.
I needed this video
some great tips. thankyou
Thanks for watching!
I love clutter as you go, then clutter doesn't pile up
Changing out clothing seasonally is so much work. I no longer do that. Tees, jeans, and sweaters are folded. Dress clothes are on hangers. One side for warm weather and the other for cold weather clothes. DONE‼️
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Thank you, Shannon ! You are wonderful ! Very informative & inspiring. Btw … you always look so cute ! Even when just working around the house. A natural beauty. Like your Mom ! Love from Buffalo, NY ! And say hi to Mom for me ! Liz
Thank you Liz! I hope you are having a good week.
I like the idea of decorating primarily with natural things. Home decor has always been one of my hang ups; it builds up and takes so much room to store.
Now if I could just get a handle on my decorative pillows 😣
Hi Leslie, home decor was always a problem for me in the past too. I wanted my home to look decorated but then all the extra stuff caused me stress LOL. About a year ago I got rid of all our decorative pillows minus the 2 we keep in the living room. I hope you have a nice day.
Thank you.
Summer chairs are easy to store. We have one for each member of the family.
I gave my sister two beach chairs .
Next time we have a BBQ she has to bring them.
I will keep tha small space free
Great idea!!
great tips as always!!
Thanks so much!
How does this not have 1 MM views at least. Sensible, practical tips. My family says "thank you!"
Awesome advice !!!
Thanks for watching!
All great information thank you 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Great video!
It motivates me a lot
The clutter comes from other members within the home. Loving the ideas with renting larger tables and chairs. I do love shopping second hand which means I can give to the thrift shop with no problems. But I do limit now what is brought in for decor. I am getting better with using something at Christmas time and then able to use at Valentines or the Spring. My biggest challenge is crafting items. I love to knit, crochet and just do creativity! Getting better with keeping it down.
This was a GREAT video & so helpful. ☺🙋♀️
So glad!
Excellent!
Thankyou
Nice one
For a party, you can just go to a thrift store for all those serving dishes then donate them back.
Or borrow from friends or family
Great video
Thank you! I hope you have a great day.
Very nice
I do love book clutter though
I have decided I am just not a minimalist! I don't want a messy look but a certain amount of decor seems beautiful and warm🤷🏻♀️
That is great!
Fantastic Mother wow amazing thanks 🙏
Hi Shannon loved this so much really helpful ❤ Great tips & many I do too !!!! Lol ❤️🙏🇮🇱💖
Thanks so much!!
i love those small yellow window bins shown early in the video. who sells those? Thank you!
I am sure those are from Ikea. Almost all of my organizers are from Ikea. =)
Enjoyed your video and am glad to have discovered your channel.
You do mention a couple of things which raised questions for me.
1) You spoke of decorating with live/natural seasonal plants & flowers vs items requiring storage during the remainder of the year, which I think is great advice.
However, it did then sound as if you dispose of those items when the holiday is over. Not an issue with gourds & pumpkins at Hallowe'en or Thanksgiving, but surely you don't toss perennial plants like poinsettias or Christmas cacti after each holiday.
Not only would that be cruel & eco-unfriendly, but a terrible waste of money, so one still ends up with items to house (and not even out of view as they need light and care. Apologies if I misunderstood your point.
2) You also mentioned not stockpiling as things can be purchased as needed, however in the large Canadian city in which I live, it has been impossible to get my cat's preferred brand (never mind flavour) of tinned cat food for over 6 months now.
A variety of basic jarred & canned pantry items have also been permanently out of stock for months at all the large chain supermarkets in the city, and to be honest, although I don't agree with excessive stocking of items (plus in my small apartment storage becomes a major issue very quickly), I would grab as much as I reasonably could of anything that became temporarily available, rather than risk missing that opportunity for more months to come.
Hopefully, this is a long term but still temporary issue, and eventually your advice will become practical again.
One last point is that space available for organization and storage can vary dramatically. The same couple might live in a 4 bedroom home with a full basement and garage, or a 350 sq ft. condo with barely enough area to house their absolute necessities.
Much like decorating & renovating channels often failing to recognize the different needs of homeowners vs. renters, I feel that most organization advice fails to distinguish between the large owned homes of some viewers, and the tiny studios & apartments available to others.
Although the guidelines hold up in theory, the practicalities are very different for those opposite ends of the home environment scale.
I would love to see some truly practical advice for non-minimalist people living in small (particularly rental) spaces who have a reasonable amount of basic stuff to deal with.
Perhaps you could lead the way in addressing that niche.
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I hope this reaches you as I am a bit befuddled by this comments system.
The written word is high risk for misreading without the benefits of facial and vocal expression to provide nuance, and it appears you may have taken some offence or felt attacked by my comment.
My questions were solely for legit clarification and to prompt awareness of some other perspectives.
Of course, you are providing advice based on your own preferred methodology... as so you should.
I'm genuinely sorry if you read any sense of hosility into my comment .. that was never my intention.
I'm a bit confused by seeing one reply on opening the bell icon, but seeing it differently on expansion, but either way, please keep providing your supportive and motivating videos with my appreciation.
The way the comments appear to us youtubers is different than how it looks to the viewer. We get all the comments in one area so its hundreds of comments on all different videos. I think my initial comment was maybe made thinking it was on a different video and then when I realized it was on this video it was edited. So that is probably why it changed. Also the only reason I am seeing this second comment is because I was in here looking for something else. Just so you know YT does not notify us if a second comment is left on something that we already responded to. I thought I would just let you know in case you ever wonder why people might not respond. We just literally don't see the comments again. I appreciate you being here in this community =)
Very good tips to ponder. When I first started decluttering I was overwhelmed and got stuck a lot. Then I came up with my rule that one in = 2 or 3 out and the outs did not need to be in the same catagory as what was purchased. Then every 2-4 weeks whatever I had was donated to a church thrift shop. It took a while for me to notice a difference but was far less stressful compared to emptying out a stuffed to the max closet and having to deal with it all at once or have a mess for days because I ran out of time. Now I can focus on like items because some of it is already gone.
Hi Carol, that is such a great idea to avoid getting overwhelmed with decluttering. Good job!
Line your garbage cans with the magazine pages!
Good video!
Thanks!
Anyone else getting Barbie makeover vibes from the sound effect?
New Sub. Enjoyed this video. 🎉
Hi Jodi, thank you for being here!
@@shannontorrens1 Thank you and one thing I forgot to Thank you for is the mentioning of how you simplify decorating, this was something I have been doing as well but had never had quite made the connection between it and keeping a decluttered but ever changing Beautiful home. Thank you for the Fresh perspective 🌷
Thank you for the tips ! New subscriber here 🙋🏾♀️
Yay! Thank you for being here!
@@shannontorrens1 you are welcome
@@shannontorrens1 Happy New Year!
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Having 3 boys is handy for you! You can definitely keep and pass down their clothes!
Since all my boys have such a capsule wardrobe, by the time they have grown out of their clothes they are pretty worn out. So that is one reason I don't save them for the next one =)
How do you get rid of it? Yard sale, donate?
Well I like to donate everything =) If the items are broken or in horrible condition they would get recycled or trashed.
Thank you for replying
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I have that ☕️ pot and herjean shorts
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Clutter is middle class abundance
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Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well great ideas love your videos and family you have such a beautiful young lady and home love from Eugenie your friend xxx 💓🌻🎃🏡
I’ll tell you how to stay clutter free: get rid of your messy, disorganised spouse! There’s no other way. Really.
hahahaha! I can relate on some levels to this LOL
I did that !! Life is soon much better without men. ( boy's )
I'll keep the clutter- not giving up husband!
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But we just moved in together literally a month agooooo😅
Isn't that the hat you gave mom and she was getting ride of in the next video lol
Haha probably! This is why I told her I am not offering anything anymore lol.
It made me sad to hear books referred to as clutter. The books I had as a child are among my most treasured possessions.
They are not clutter, but I just realized we don't need so many, because we can go to the library whenever we want.
With inflation. Maybe best to stock up what you need
I know the economy/pandemic is not helping hoarders
Lol.... That is a tons of stuff
Animal shelters need old towels sheets blankets!
That is where I donate them to =)
What an epic piece of content. A related book I explored had an equally profound impact. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze
Such a beautiful and radiant lady
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Why don’t you have a recycle bin with your trash bin? Also, if you own a multiple functional product, you won’t have to ask someone to borrow theirs.
We do have a recycle bin it's outside. If I owned everything then I wouldn't be minimalist =)
@@shannontorrens1 true. I just wouldn’t want to go outside to go throw something whenever it is chilly. Ya know?
@@tamaratorres6368 Luckily we live in southern ca, but I know what you mean =)
@@shannontorrens1 , good! Must be nice! 👍
Seasonal decor is definately a sign you've got too much
Hi Emma, I feel it just depends on what you are into =) I have very little seasonal decor, but I really enjoy the few items I have =) I hope you are doing well.
@@shannontorrens1 yes. People have boxes and boxes of seasonal decor. More than 2 boxes of seasonal and holiday stuff is way too much.
Liked most of your ideas BUT not buying things that are on a good sale seems like wasting $$$ to me as you are buying items at full price, eg. childrens clothes for the next size, season.
My point is don't buy things unless you need them. I have actually wasted money on sale items for kids to "grow into" just to find that by the time they fit it's the wrong season. So obviously just do what works for you these are just suggestions to avoid extra things being stored in your home 😁
I tried to do this but I actually ended up wasting money. By the time my kids are able to fit into the clothes I bought on clearance, they no longer like the style or color. I actually prefer buying items on regular price knowing that it will be used or worn immediately bc it prevents me from adding more clutter or forgetting that item I’ve been saving.
Please recycle your paper.
I do? But maybe this is a public service announcement =)
Lol sorry, just saw your throwing it all in the bin, hence commented. No offence meant. Xx