Decluttering and Organizing My Home One Space at a Time

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  • Опубликовано: 27 дек 2024

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  • @bethstratton3391
    @bethstratton3391 Год назад +49

    Erica, may I suggest that filling your school-room with anymore furniture (with the exception of draws for your son and desk chairs) will probably just make that room seem over crowded and not leave you much space to manoeuvre. I was also thinking that Andy’s library has been overshadowed somewhat by the school-room. So a suggestion to solve this might be to put a couple of free standing shelves in the basement next to Andy’s desks. This way he can re-establish his library and create an ‘Andy only’ section of the basement where all his things can be undisturbed. This would then free up extra shelves in the library for you to put the paper rack.

    • @pnwflipper2089
      @pnwflipper2089 Год назад +1

      I feel for Andy too!

    • @pjlacey3990
      @pjlacey3990 Год назад +1

      Maybe Andy’s book shelves could go in the dining room?

    • @LeaSonnenscheinTrier
      @LeaSonnenscheinTrier Год назад

      She said that the metal drawer organizer for the papers doesnt fit on the bookshelves in the homeschool room. I thought that ment that it is too big measurement wise. But maybe i got it wrong and it means that there isn't enough room there...🤔

    • @suzanneroelofse5970
      @suzanneroelofse5970 Год назад

      I live in a country where we don't have basements, so this is a genuine question: is the climate in a basement dry enough for books?

    • @pjlacey3990
      @pjlacey3990 Год назад

      @@suzanneroelofse5970 Every basement is different. Newer houses are usually built with better foundations so these basements are dry.

  • @rajeshrajan6200
    @rajeshrajan6200 Год назад +71

    Who ever heard of the Lady Maria Victoria Caicedo? I hear she is making waves now due to the millions she is making for investors these days. Is she really the next Cathy Wood? Thoughts?

    • @Dr.GeorgeMader
      @Dr.GeorgeMader Год назад +1

      Of course. I have seen her in a podcast. She is the CEO of Vayroko. She came across as a smart and direct woman. You know the kind that really knows what she is doing. I would feel very secure if she was managing my portfolio

    • @MarioGarcia-c3f
      @MarioGarcia-c3f Год назад

      Yea. She is one of the best portfolio managers in the US right now

    • @Dr.GeorgeMader
      @Dr.GeorgeMader Год назад +1

      I asked the support team to know if she also offers her services outside the US.

    • @vipushiya7594
      @vipushiya7594 Год назад

      I just looked her and the company up. I have even senf a request This is exactly what I am looking for!

  • @shirleyrankin-zf6nv
    @shirleyrankin-zf6nv Год назад +22

    Erica I wish you were my teacher when I was a little girl. Your children are so lucky to have a mom like you

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @ShastaAdam
    @ShastaAdam Год назад +31

    MA'AM! THANK YOU for showing the messy middle!!
    I absolutely love a good 'before' and 'after', but , you guys.... Normalize THE MIDDLE.

  • @kimpatience6505
    @kimpatience6505 Год назад +2

    I love that you have a teacher table for yourself!

  • @tracylauer1637
    @tracylauer1637 Год назад

    My 4th grader and 3rd grader each love the investigators series.

  • @BEliza91
    @BEliza91 Год назад

    It’s always nice to restart at the beginning of the school year. 🎉

  • @3TXSisters
    @3TXSisters Год назад +7

    I don't envy you finding spaces for all the school paraphernalia. On the other hand, it's exciting to get your dining room back! You're doing a great job. Take care, Linda 🦋

  • @uncoveringmycozylife
    @uncoveringmycozylife Год назад +10

    This is what I’m doing too! One space at a time. It’s a big job but kind of exciting at the same time!

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @ChristianAnneSmith
    @ChristianAnneSmith Год назад +5

    This is such a fun puzzle. It’s hard for me to find a moment in the video where I can really see the whole room at once, but it looks to me like you have room for two more of the same bookshelf system, that you have a ready on the wall next to your desk, where you were thinking of putting a whiteboard?
    Seems like if you got two more of those shelves and the IKEA Alex, you would have so much storage. You can put the paper organizer on top of the Alex shelves like you planned and use the other bookshelves to give plenty of space for both Andy’s books and all of the school books.
    I might be misunderstanding the space.
    The last idea that I had is a circular rug right in the middle of the room that could be a communal project and communal meeting spot. It might also bring softness to the room. And 3 pillows for kids to sit on that could live at their desks when not being used at the rug. I like circles when I meet with kids because everyone can see each other’s faces as we meet.
    Really fun video and I can’t wait to see how it all works out!

  • @corrinamckend2097
    @corrinamckend2097 Год назад

    I like how you show the continuous flow of life and organizing. Keeping a home full of many people is an ongoing process, not a clean up and done. Also, it’s okay to say that plan didn’t work, let’s try something new. It’s great that you show the decluttering is an ongoing job.

  • @lfuentes4098
    @lfuentes4098 Год назад +5

    I agree the Alex shelves for your son and other kids will be helpful. And you can place the paper sorter on there and reclaim your dining room. I also like the idea I read in another comment where you can get some shelving for your husband’s books to live in his office space or even in and family or bedroom. Depending where it is he likes to read. 😊

  • @heabooktubes
    @heabooktubes Год назад

    Fourth Wing is everywhere lol. And I also love that villain/capable character romance trope. 🥰

  • @rebeccavansleeuwen3704
    @rebeccavansleeuwen3704 Год назад +9

    What about a nice bedroom dresser between the desks instead of Alex drawers? (Think Ikea Rask or Kullen.) They're less than half the price of Alex drawers, easier to find used, and would take advantage of the height between the windows. It would fill the space and prevent yet another soon-to-be-too-small storage solution (like the "teacher cart"). Plus, deeper drawers means more storage! A dresser with 4-5 drawers could be one drawer for each of you, and would be easy to repurpose if you no longer need it later on.

  • @jennyjenkins877
    @jennyjenkins877 Год назад +1

    The Alex drawer system from Ikea is an excellent choice for containing various subjects and supplies for your older son. You are both deserving of that purchase to make your homeschooling lives easier. 💞

  • @gailthakur122
    @gailthakur122 Год назад +8

    What about adding a couple more matching book shelves behind your desk? The shelves seem to be a good size for you to set boundaries for your items. You can use them for art/games and completely return the dining room to a dining room for your family. The would add the vertical height to the wall.

    • @pjlacey3990
      @pjlacey3990 Год назад

      A nice big bookshelf there could mean the cart in front of Erica’s desk could become art supplies or move out of the room altogether.

  • @adrian_isolde
    @adrian_isolde Год назад

    I really can relate to your overwelm but you keep going and this is very inspirational🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @joanvoss7512
    @joanvoss7512 Год назад

    You can also try feng shui... I'll help you out as I've been working with feng shui for over a decade... love the hangover reference 😊

  • @conniefreeman3943
    @conniefreeman3943 Год назад +3

    You always give me motivation

  • @Vanessa-pm6qw
    @Vanessa-pm6qw Год назад +3

    I love going through your journey of decluttering and organizing your home

  • @lauriedunn6198
    @lauriedunn6198 Год назад +25

    Once you get rid of the couch, a school table might be a useful thing to keep your eyes out for

    • @laurennoel5176
      @laurennoel5176 Год назад +7

      Agreed. Their family seems to gravitate toward & thrive with a communal learning locus; fracturing the kids into individual desks (all at once) may be counterproductive to their natural learning style that works for them.

    • @gailthakur122
      @gailthakur122 Год назад +6

      I would vote no to another table. It will be one more flat surface to attract and encourage clutter. Communal time can still happen at the dining table, but the residual projects and school related items now have their new designated home.

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад +3

      @@laurennoel5176our group subjects will still be at the big table together!

  • @tashainjena
    @tashainjena Год назад +2

    For your first grader that likes to move his desk, I would suggest either adding casters or putting sliders under the legs. Then it won't scratch your floor.

  • @GrunonFeliz
    @GrunonFeliz Год назад +2

    great job! Suggestion: screw a bigger desk top to your cabinet teacher's desk for two reasons- 1- so that you have room to put your legs under the tabletop when you are working and 2- you will have more space to use as a desk! It doesn't even have to be that much bigger, just enough to put your legs under.

  • @catharinabra
    @catharinabra Год назад +3

    I just read Fourth wing as well and loved it! I do have Caravel in my TBR so maybe I’ll start it now!

  • @mycircusmymonkeys7867
    @mycircusmymonkeys7867 Год назад

    Make tripple sure if you get a white board it's magnetic!!! Soooo much fun!!!

  • @yvettep2608
    @yvettep2608 Год назад +4

    Thanks for another great messy middle video! A couple of suggestions -- if the shelves on the walls have things on them that are not school related, maybe those things could be relocated to another place in the house... sentimental things could be in the dining room to be admired during family time? And your books and Andy's could go to your bedroom like the kids have their books in their rooms. If that is possible it would free more shelf space in the homeschool room for the papers, and a shelf for your oldest to use instead of drawers. More furniture may make the room feel too full/busy. Could you put your desk in the space where the couch was, with your back to the wall you could see all of the kids, and it would make the middle of the room feel more open.
    Looking forward to seeing the end result of this change. I think having the dining room space be 100% for family games and meals will be wonderful for all of you.

  • @joyindrelie6715
    @joyindrelie6715 Год назад +1

    Thank you for taking us through the process! It's so so helpful!

  • @sarahjohn1484
    @sarahjohn1484 Год назад +3

    Buy three more bookcases and put them up on the wall where the sofa was. Give Andy the three on the opposite wall--it will make him so happy to have those three just for himself!--and take over the five for homeschooling. As your children get older there will just be more books. Trust me--my youngest is a sophomore this year! The drawers for the kids is a good idea--or their own rolling carts like yours.

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @jennylhenry78
    @jennylhenry78 Год назад

    You need one of those rainbow drawer bins from Michaels. I use that for all aet supplies in one place. I did not put the knobs on the drawers but printed out labels on paper and used shipping tape to put them on. I've got my drawers organized this way:
    Glue Scissors Tape
    Random art supplies
    Paint and brushes
    White paper
    Colored paper
    Colored pencils
    Markers
    How to Draw books
    Coloring books
    Stickers

  • @chrisdavis1754
    @chrisdavis1754 Год назад +4

    I am sorry to see your library go but am glad you are making the room work well for your family!

  • @heiditate6989
    @heiditate6989 Год назад +1

    Ikea drawers are a great idea. They would give your 4th grader and you more storage plus you could put the paper storage organizer on top. Maybe get another bookshelf so that Andy can have his own.

  • @helenascribe210
    @helenascribe210 Год назад

    Very timely. I'm looking at the piles of paper on my dining room table and feeling overwhelmed.

  • @RaeInTime
    @RaeInTime Год назад

    You inspired me today🎉 currently working on project I've been putting off because it became too overwhelming. Thanks so much ❤😊🌻

  • @shadegarden7375
    @shadegarden7375 Год назад

    Good for you!! Long time coming!!

  • @katesimonet1154
    @katesimonet1154 Год назад +4

    I understand wanting the paper holder in the homeschool room. Can you put it on the bookshelf with the games that are in the dining room and move it under the photos on the wall (temporarily). Just an idea but totally understand not wanting the games in the homeschool room.

  • @Audrey_Spear
    @Audrey_Spear Год назад +3

    Just get the $100 alex, it will show that you are supporting your sons independence

  • @pnwflipper2089
    @pnwflipper2089 Год назад +4

    Ti feel like there has been a lot of stuff shuffling between that front room and the rest if the house. There is something off with its Feng Shui.

  • @Globalyork
    @Globalyork Год назад

    Could you put the paper in one of the upright folder boxes you are already using on your teacher stand? Might be easier to find a space for something with a smaller footprint x

  • @barbaraweber3084
    @barbaraweber3084 Год назад +3

    Do you miss your big black Ikea bookshelf from your other house? As we grow and change we tend to look back on some things and think "hmmm, I might have been too hasty about this or that" or was that one too big for what you're going for now? You're doing a great job getting ready for school. I know it's a big push for all of you. I congratulate you on the task at hand. It is more than I could ever do.

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад

      Not really. It was too tall for me!

    • @barbaraweber3084
      @barbaraweber3084 Год назад

      @@EricaLucasLoves gotcha. I am learning so much from you. Thanks for continuing to post. My daughter in law (and son) have 7 children and she homeschools too. So I can more easily converse with her about her struggles and victories because of you. As you probably can understand if I ask, what she's up to, she always answers, school.....

  • @IrisTatjanaIsaksen
    @IrisTatjanaIsaksen Год назад

    I love Kallax….have several. Was going to suggest it before you mentioned it in the video

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @kathleencremmins286
    @kathleencremmins286 Год назад +1

    Another happy day - an Erica Vlog! Your hair - AMAZING! Thank you for always sharing every level from neat to messy! Question - how long will you be in this home - will you need to move again...? If another move is in the air - does that affect your thought process? THANK YOU FOR SHARING! HAPPY WEEK! ♥🤗

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @nessabridge5019
    @nessabridge5019 Год назад

    Command hooks for paper thingy on top of cedar cupboard. Hang on wall, idea to think if practical

  • @janellerowe609
    @janellerowe609 Год назад +1

    I don’t have kids. But I’m loving your channel! Thanks so much for sharing your process. Also more doggie please!! What’s it’s name?

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад

      Sammy is the small dog, and Ranger is the large one.

  • @raymondmonaghan4112
    @raymondmonaghan4112 Год назад +1

    Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well just take one day at time maybe a suggestion for your dining room table have place mats and table decor it might deter people putting stuff on it love from Eugenie your friend xxx 🏡🌹💖🍽🎍

  • @Yodavilla
    @Yodavilla Год назад

    I think that you can place one shelf for kid near each desk so they have their own school grade space.

  • @yourpalwhit
    @yourpalwhit Год назад

    Hey Erica...you are posting some bangers lately! This is exactly how I'm feeling about my project 8 months in. Things aren't going out fast enough even though I've done all this work. 😅
    Can I ask, what are the organizers your used for your card games and boardgames?

  • @shegoeslightly
    @shegoeslightly Год назад

    I feel like the step bookcases are really busy and I think based on your previous organising sessions, it might be too busy for you too? Because they don't have sides, you can see the contents of those bookcases from 3 angles and it doesn't scream inspiring and beautiful the way your house normally does. I would rearrange those tall shelves first. More decor, artfully arrange the books by height (Marie Kondo rise to the right) or colour code and get the Walmart version of the kallax (cheaper and less bulky wood) or a locker, mustard made makes beautifullll lockers you'd never regret and they are vintage and colourful (and kinda school themed!) They would look beautiful in this room, but they're pricier, you could look for cheaper alternatives once you see their selection though. I imagine getting some of the busy-ness behind closed doors (eg locker) so the room has less focus points and more stream lined classroom feels. I put large items under a sofa or large furniture piece, if it's really hard to store - not my favourite place to put things but if they don't fit anywhere else, maybe that's an option? ❤

  • @davettepittman525
    @davettepittman525 Год назад

    Not ideal, but could you put the paper tray on the floor? Or attach it to the wall?

  • @lynnefox6089
    @lynnefox6089 Год назад +1

    What are the books your 4th grader is using to learn to sell his game?? I can’t see the titles and I’m very curious!! 😮

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад +1

      amzn.to/450F1lS

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад +1

      Here is one link and I’ll post the other next! amzn.to/3ON4gT2

    • @lynnefox6089
      @lynnefox6089 Год назад

      @@EricaLucasLoves thank you so much! 😊🧡

  • @joycejarrard6958
    @joycejarrard6958 Год назад

    I would bet your som would like the drawers, plus he would like to use the flat surface of the drawer. Then, you could add a shelf or small table near your teacher desk fir the oaoer tray.

  • @MakeupCleaningAndCats
    @MakeupCleaningAndCats Год назад

    Does the cedar chest in the dining room have drawers? Or are the handles a fake drawer? Maybe that could work for your son’s supplies. I like the teacher area! Your hair looks great!

  • @CammyHell
    @CammyHell Год назад

    I wish I could get rid of all my cleaners I don’t use often but I feel like I might change my mind 🤦🏽‍♀️

  • @angelamarden9684
    @angelamarden9684 Год назад

  • @lindamusser7370
    @lindamusser7370 Год назад

    I watched this twice.

  • @elenaxleganus
    @elenaxleganus Год назад

    Welcome Erika into the beautiful, dark side of Dark Romance.

  • @darcyrobb3692
    @darcyrobb3692 Год назад +9

    Seems your struggling with too much stuff again with homeschooling/office supplies /book stuff ‘seems chaotic! 🫤

    • @jackieo2403
      @jackieo2403 Год назад +1

      Amen- still too much stuff. Don't be hard on yourself, with the high amount of inventory, organizing it may be frustrating .

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад

      It will work itself out! ❤

  • @saundraweed9738
    @saundraweed9738 Год назад

    Maybe the thrift store has a cheaper solution for your sons storage idea. Take measurements and take him shopping with you. He might come up with a solution you would never have thought of. Could this be a math problem? Measurements, money, craft project , map reading , etc.

  • @jessicaquiroz7178
    @jessicaquiroz7178 Год назад

    Maybe for your 4th grader, make him a syllabus for the week and then he can map out his week and highlight the stuff he has done that way you can check his work.

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @RadCenter
    @RadCenter Год назад +1

    FYI: Home Depot has a 6-drawer mobile storage cart in black for $66.57.

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @sonyahubbard3226
    @sonyahubbard3226 Год назад

    😊

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @amandar2821
    @amandar2821 Год назад

    I see your current library shelves are the new ikea cube shelves and basement shelves from your previous home. Sorry but its very cluttered again. If Andy isn’t reading his books currently, maybe he should put the majority of them back in storage bins in the basement for the sake of decreasing visual clutter and making space- keep out a few sets that he wants to read and rotate as he reads them. If this was your permanent home, I would suggest putting Andy’s books on shelves in your bedroom or his office. Closed storage is the best way for things not to look cluttered, but I believe you are currently following clutter bug method of having most things visual.

  • @KristiBranstetter
    @KristiBranstetter Год назад

    Use photo boxes instead of photo albums. It will save you a ton of space.

    • @GabrielWood-tg7qr
      @GabrielWood-tg7qr Год назад

      Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel Wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask❤

  • @hcmeijerink5510
    @hcmeijerink5510 Год назад +1

    Why not switch your kitchen table and dining room table. Eat your family meals in the kitchen and have a working table in the school room area. Your youngest needs you to sit beside him. Just a suggestion, you do a great job, no matter what you decide. Make it work for you. Carol

    • @EricaLucasLoves
      @EricaLucasLoves  Год назад

      Oh I still sit next to each for their lessons at their desks.