Follow the Decluttering Process Even if you Aren't (Technically) Decluttering
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- It's easy to get caught up in the WORDS around getting your house under control. What's the difference between decluttering and organizing and tidying and straightening and cleaning and on and on and on.
But those conversations are only helpful if they actually help you. Like, help you get stuff done. Today, I'm talking about how it's perfectly fine to use the decluttering process even if you aren't technically decluttering. If it helps you, use it. On any overwhelming mess. Or any mess at all.
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"Life is a container." That is my nugget of wisdom for the day.
@@grutarg2938 I love it too!
🙌🏻Here’s a “pat in the back” for Reid!!! Dana, love that you prioritize family over the summer & happy to see you’re back! 🎉
^ What they said :)
Same with me.
Here's a virtual pat on the back to Reid as requested in the credits! I hope you have a great year at school. 😊
Same here.😊
We've started following the process in our yard, too. Trash = weeds, brambles & pruning.
Easy stuff = trash bins, chairs, tools, etc.
Decluttering = removing plants & hardscape we don't want anymore.
Take it there now = transplanting, moving bricks/rocks to where we do want them now, unpackaging & placing items we've purchased.
Embracing the space/making it fit = mapping & planning new plantings with their adult sizes in mind & not overcrowding the yard with furniture & decor.
So smart!
Brilliant!!
Thank you! I copied your list on to a sticky note on my computer.
You have just changed my perspective on gardening - thankyou!
Thanks for the to-do list. I need to put my yard to bed.
Life is a container, you can only fit so much into it. Very well said, Amen, Amen, Amen! Hope you enjoyed the summer.
As someone whose house is completely out of control your advice is a God send. I'm slowly working my way through my house looking for the easy stuff and it's working! I'm making progress. Thank you for being there for all of us "slobs"!
I'm with you! My house is pretty close (but not quite) to hoarder level, and at least _some_ of it's due to the fact that I'm almost bedridden with a back injury. I can barely keep up with things, let alone get ahead. But I am making progress.
…cuz I like it….and there’s no rules….right? Love it. You go Dana!
When I'm overwhelmed with dishes, I find it helpful to say, "ok, I'm just going to put 10 dishes in the dishwasher for now." I usually end up doing a few more. And if I come back to it later, it seems do-able. 😊 Thx for all your tips👍
Hahaha, at least you have a dishwasher🤣
I have to wash by hand. I sort, then start with dishware, then containers, then pots & pans etc.
@@rld1278 yes, I get it done but just tired of the 'throw away lines' that assume so much
I have a dishwasher, but there's a lot that isn't dishwasher safe. It still works to tell myself I'll just do 1 or 2 and come back later for the rest. I usually get on a roll and get more done when I realize that 1 or 2 didn't take as long and was easier than I thought.
We have a mini dishwasher so a lot of pots and pans don't fit in it. I wash them up one at a time (each time I'm in the kitchen throughout the day) starting with the biggest, which has the biggest visual impact and leaves a physically smaller pile of things left to wash. 😊
I regularly use the steps to declutter my mind when I get overwhelmed with work stuff as an administrative assistant! So fun to apply the metaphors of trash, easy stuff, etc to work tasks and see myself “take it there now” to not make a bigger mess! Appreciate you, Dana!!
Interesting! Never thought of applying it to the mental load this way. Will give it a try!
Genius
Life is a container..OMG mind blown!!!!
Honestly, the 5 steps work for just about any task: cleaning, decluttering, yardwork (as someone already mentioned), tackling work at a job -- the priority of getting rid of trash to clear the decks/your mind/a path, then putting out of place things where they belong works for email sorting, starting a writing project, home renovation ... whatever! The visibility rule and container concept have similarly wide applicability, and have made my life SO much easier. Thank you! (And great job, Reid. Have a wonderful semester!)
"life is a container" I love that quote!! Needs to be on a t shirt 😊
Poor doggy, always up for a walk. 😊
Your dog arriving in the video made me smile THX
I "Dana K. White" everything. The process works!
I just been reading decluttering at the speed of life and was just reading the two chapters on the kitchen. So now I cant sleep been going tru a pantry cubby. But looking for your videos for kitchen to get it more in my brain hoping it also make me sleepy. 😂 Also pat on the back to editor!
I do exactly what Dana is doing here (after I have been practicing her method for over a year now). I find that I do this with everything. Yesterday, I went to get a cookbook and next to the one I wanted was a random little book that was useful to me years ago and in good condition but "What! I still have this?!!" -- now it is into the donateable donate box. So proud. Thank you Dana -- you have changed my life. You are amazing!!
I love that you don't let people get away with 'I need to know exactly what you are saying, and it doesn't 100% apply to me, so I'm not going to do anything." Your response of, "Whatever you want to call it. Do something." I also loved the dog joining you after just hearing the leash click.
ohhhhhh, there you are, I was wondering what happened to you, missed you, glad you are back
"Life is a container.yiu can only fit so much into it"...wow! That statement hit me. Never thought of it that way. That's brilliant! Thanks for giving me a new perspective. ❤
All I remember from your pre summer message was 5 minute pick up and do the dishes! We are still on school summer holidays in the UK and it’s getting me through. Thanks
Here’s another “Pat on the Back” for Reid! Best wishes for a great semester. And Dana, thanks so much for your 5 step process. While watching your video, I realized I use it daily in all kinds of situations! It really helps to break down the task.
Pat on the back for Reid, and good luck this school year. 😊
I've been using the 5 steps when I'm doing the evening tidying up after dinner. Food scraps and rubbish first, then putting things in the fridge etc (easy stuff) then dishes and sweep and if there's anything that doesn't belong to where I would look first. And when the fridge etc is too full then I take something out to make room. 1 in 1 out. Love it.
Thank you for this, and for saying many times that finishing a project/hanging a picture/putting the laundry away all count as decluttering. At this point I just call all that plus cleaning and cooking "housework." I used to get so hung up on the categories!
And well done, Reid!
I now have you in my head Dana ‘do the dishes’. Actually been the most life changing. Beyond that 2 most powerful are : folding laundry out of the drier (I now realise how much I actually have) and put it where it belongs : it just goes there whether I’m decluttering or just living everyday AND it’s a big house so never done as much exercise in my home. Thank you Dana xxx
You are the first person that really goes through the thinking process and that is so helpful. I find I look at the mess , get overwhelmed and then just clam up and do nothing, it becomes debilitating!
Oh my goodness your baby girl is adorable. I love her.! My little picture to the left is my boy.! ❤️
Thank you so much! I was sooo stuck and just those words "Start with the trash" made me cry. I just needed a first step to get me moving. 😘
So glad you are back! I hope you had a great summer. I've been doing my dishes every day and my kitchen always looks great now. Thank you!!! I've been using your 5-step decluttering process throughout the house, and things are really starting to look good. We are now at the point where the rest of my family have noticed the improvements and have started decluttering their own areas. A win for sure! You are my #1 guide and inspiration in this process. Thank you so much!!!
I am so proud of you that you do this for your family such a blessing to have a mom who takes time off for her children and husband ❤
Awesome point about taking summers off! That is my goal for next year! Kudos to you! 👏
A big "pat on the back" for Reid. Awesome work, glad you are still helping your mom out even after going to college❤
To Reid: pat, pat, pat. 👏👏👏 Welcome back!
Pat on the back all around!
Dana, I love you! "I know some of y'all are saying, why do you have stuff on your counters? Because I like it and there are no rules!"
Also, pat on the back for Reid for the first dorm room edit! I love your messages at the end and always stay to see those.
Your system has become the best life coaching advice!!🎉❤⭐🌻👍
Reid is the hero! Have a great year!
Pat on the back for Reid, and so glad that you‘re back, Dana 🙏🏼 the kitchen is the only room I keep clean, no matter how overwhelmed or tired I feel before I go to bed. The cluttered kitchen at the next morning, when I want to make coffee and have a breakfast lead me to bad emotions - so cleaning my kitchen is the last thing I do, before I do my bed routine. But it was a hard piece of work to established that routine and need several of your videos. So thank you, Dana 🥰
So happy you are back! I often listen (re-listen) to your books to help me JUST DO SOMETHING!!
Me too…her blog from the beginning is so very good…and motivating ☺️
Reid, welcome back from your year abroad and helping from college definitely earns a “pat on the back!” Missed the videos this summer but was very happy for you enjoying your family!
Pat on the back for Reid!!! Great job helping your mom!
Way to go, Reid!!!
I love the little notes Reid puts at the end of your videos!
YES!!!! Thank you for saying this out lout. Without realizing it I've been doing "decluttering" on everything, decluttering steps for the bags of groceries when I bring them home and put them away, decluttering steps on packages I get in the mail, decluttering steps on my car when I get home from shopping, decluttering steps on the fridge when I'm about to go shopping. YES... trash, easy stuff and duh clutter for maintenance, every space, all the time. Thank you!!!
Pat on the back for Reid! Actually, for Reid and Dana. Thank you. I am excited for the Take Your House Back course.
Pat on the back Reid! 👏👏👏 There should be an emoji for that. Thanks, Dana! I hope you enjoyed your time off. 🤗🌷💕
Hi, Reid! Thanks for editing from your dorm room. We appreciate you! Here’s a pat on the back. Have a great week and a good semester.😎
Thank you for this encouragement! I have a crazy mess downstairs of post-vacation mess and crazy life. Now I know I can tackle it. One bite at a time.
Thank you Reid! We appreciate you helping your mom 😊
Dana!!!! So glad to see you again. ❤
Here's another pat on the back for Reid. I was just thinking yesterday that I miss the videos with his "credits" at the end. Loved seeing your pup show up!! She saw the leash and wanted to go for a walk.
Amen! Life is a container! Love your books and now, after followings your suggestions, I love my home! ❤
Glad to see you BOTH back! Thank you Dana and pat on the back to Reid!
Ok I’m admitting to the universe that my kitchen/ house always looks like the before. I’m completely overwhelmed by it all. I thank you for this video and giving me a an easy way to get started and getting it all under control.
Pat on the back Reid! 🙌🏻
I am decluttering my eBay store as I watch this.
Awesome job Reid! I always look forward to seeing your commentary at the end. I would be so bummed if it wasn’t there.
Welcome back. Dana. And "Pat on the back!" Reid!
Thank you.
Dana, Good to have you back. I'm relatively new to your channel and process. I hate clutter, so I'm a stuffer. Collect everything before company comes and stuff it in my closet or a drawer. I'm getting better at using your methods. I'm 72, yes it does sound old, but my brain thinks I'm in my 40s. That works until I can't physically do things every day. Today is a good day and I'm glad I had your video for encouragement. Taco Bueno! you had to mention it, I'm from the DFW area but live in Florida. When I visit my family, Taco Bueno, Grandy's rolls, Schlotzsky's, Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse and Spring Creek Barbeque are a must. Take care, Linda 🦋
@@MegInASheathDress That's true.
Nice to see you again, Reid!🎉
Lol, well done Dana and Reid!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom Dana!! “Forward progress” will be my new mantra😊
new subscriber, and pat on the back to Reid : )
Yaaaaay welcome back, love how you take the summer off for your family....cos we can binge the older videos, knowing you will be back soon. Reid i love your Comments at the end of your Moms videos...huge pat on the back for those and your editing skills.
Glad to have you back Dana! Good job Reid. I was rewatching your “1 hour better” videos, especially the live one, and wanted to ask for more please!!!! A full length version if possible! ❤
Life is a container I love that so much.
Reid, thank you for making the credits bigger and slower! I always look forward to reading them!
Yea Reid!! Thanks for still being a part of your moms business, even away at school. She & her heart for teaching others have made a real difference in my life & I am so grateful!
👏👏👏 Great editing Reid 💛
Reid, have a great year! You do a great job!
Thank you Dana! You keep me sane while dealing with overwhelming decluttering situations!
Reid White, great job 👏!! Dana K. White …. thanks for the, “ I have stuff on my counter because I like it! “ comment. Me too and was just looking at my clean kitchen last night thinking that same thought 😂
Thank you, Dana! It helps to know I’m not alone in how my brain works, too. Helps so much! And, thanks Reid for the amazing editing and end cap. Always so fun! Happy colleging!
My son headed off to college this week! So praise for Reid and for him!! 🥳
Dana, loved your podcast recently where you talked about kids moving out ❤️ so good! And your process is fantastic! Always works! And I'm someone who loves cleaning and organizing. And I have that same shirt!! You look good in it too! Lol!
Dana, so happy you took the summer off for family time. Thank you, Reid!!
I hope you and your family made a lot of special memories during your time away.
Sheee's baaaAaack!! I am so happy! I am also glad you took time for yourself and your family, but your help has been so valuable to me with figuring out how to tackle my giant project, I am sure glad to have you back! And Reid, what a great guy and very funny!
Your process is so easy that it can help children clean their rooms when they are overwhelmed. Each step can be done and it will make the room better. Keep up the good work.
Pat on the back Reid! Also thank you for showing how to apply this to cleaning/daily messes Dana!
Good to have you back Dana! Big pat on the back for Reid
Welcome back! Hope your summer was wonderful. And I hope Reid is loving college dorm life!
I love your personality, the way you help us all, and am so happy to have found you. I feel like we all need each other!
Way to go, Reid! 🎉 And I love this video, that is how I have been cleaning for years and it really works ❤ Thank you, Dana, for pioneering the way for us and keeping it real. 🥰
Pat. Pat. Pat to Reid. Thank you.
Dana, welcome back and thank you for sharing your processes.❤
So glad you’re back!! 🙌🏼
WELCOME BACK!!! Aaaaaand a pat on the back for Reid! 🙂 I have a collage of Dana quotables around your flowchart on a kitchen cabinet. Today's:
"I don't know where to start . . . but I DO know where to start!" TRASH.
"What is EASY here?"
"Whatever moves you forward, whatever makes your space better, that's what you should be doing."
It helps so much to see your messy kitchen. Ive decluttered a lot of stuff and everything has a home now but my house is still a mess most of the time. I keep thinking it's because i still have too much stuff, but I guess things just get cluttered and dirty no matter what if you're actually using them. I know that should be obvious, but i guess i thought once i got rid of stuff i wouldnt have to clean up huge messes ever again and things would magically go back in their homes instead of being left out. It's nice to know that it's not something I'm doing wrong.
Thank you, Reid! Have a great year!!
You are seriously the best. I was introduced to you through Dawn and the TYHB course, and I am so glad. What you share is so helpful. Thank you!
Good advice
So glad you are back, Dana. I missed you.
I hope Reid is well.
Good to see you! My 96 year old mother has really enjoyed you, and you've helped me guide her in decluttering her home. And I like canisters on your shelf! Feels less cold that way! Not a minimalist here. Pat on back to Reid!
Good job Reid! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I know it's already been done but virtual pat on the back!
Nice to have you back after the summer, you were missed, but I I totally get why you take a break, and love that you do. Everyone needs downtime, and spending time with family is a solid investment too.
Thanks Reid! I appreciate you helping your mom
I have been using this method every single time I clean and tidy, even with a house that still has lots of areas that still need de-cluttering. And I'm finding, each area of my house is a little bit better for it. And, tge areas that are in maintenance mode are more functional and easier to maintain. Your method is genius!
Absolutely you get a pat on your back reid!!!
Enjoy college and keep editing mom's videos, you 2 are great together 😊
Your process is really brilliant! It works every time!! Thank you Dana, you have helped me so much!!
Great job Reid! Have a super blessed year! Great video Dana! As always- completely helpful. 😊 Thanks and glad you are back. Hope you enjoyed your summer. 😊 Blessings! ❤❤
Hi Dana welcome back. Good for you taking time for yourself & your family. I hope you’re feeling refreshed. I look to your words of wisdom as always xxxxx