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Today I'm sharing 25 things to declutter right now. Minimalism and intentional living is a lot about changing your mindset, but it's also about changing your space and surrounding yourself with only the things that bring you value or joy. The stuff you forgot about in your junk drawer probably isn't sparking joy, so now is as good a time as any to start decluttering!
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@Christinamychas 3 года назад

What are some other bits you’ve decluttered lately? 🥰

@lissybookbinder6564 3 года назад

Old video games that I never play! Space is more clear now 💟

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

@@lissybookbinder6564 such a good one! We still have our Sega Genesis games somewhere at my parents’ house 😂 🦔

@merchep.a.6471 3 года назад

@J to the E I've been doing the same today 😅

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

@J to the E GOOD ONE! So true!

@BeeBaldwin 3 года назад

Christmas decorations that I’ve outgrown/are no longer my style.

@ritalynb7070 3 года назад

I have been a minimalist for 3 years. I am at a point where I am mostly happy with my space and what I own. It is now a habit to declutter items any time I handle them. The biggest thing that helped me live minimally was to stop the flow of things coming in to my home.

@ifetayodavidson-cade5613 3 года назад

As a daily wearer of glasses, I finally decided to keep one old pair around to use when I lose my glasses. This avoids the lost glasses paradox: you need them to find them, but if you had them, you wouldn’t ne3d to look for them!

@lara_xy 3 года назад

I feel really good about myself now because I've got 99% of these things covered :D (I am addicted to decluttering, especially in covid times)

@Itsvanessaaa 3 года назад

Same!!! I think I have decluttered 80% of our house and we didn’t have much stuff to begin with 😂

@kathleenhill5838 3 года назад

Best Buy takes batteries , thank you. Stay safe.

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

You too Kathleen!

@louisespiteri5587 3 года назад

IKEA does as well.

@juliblue6676 3 года назад

things to declutter: 1. dead batteries 2. electronic waste 3. old instruction manuals 4. kitchen items you don’t use 5. clothing that you haven’t worn in a year 6. worn out socks and underwear 7. old magazines and books 8. junk mail and flyers 9. expired medication and supplements 10. unused tumblers & reusable water bottles 11. old cables and chargers 12. old nail polish 13. expired sun screen 14. stationary (pens, paper etc.) 15. old cd’s and DVD’s 16. books you no longer read 17. old documents you don’t need (shred them) 18. old booze 19. old glasses you don’t need anymore 20. travel samples 21. lidless tupperware 22. equipment for hobbies you don’t do anymore 23. purposeless Knick knacks 24. old linens 25. duplicates you no longer wear have a nice day ♥️

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Thank you !

@eringoldsmith2677 3 года назад

Found your Tupperware lids... They live at my house! 😂

@drx6139 3 года назад

I USED to separate the lids from the body of my Tupperware, to save space. Now I keep them together. Sure it takes more room but I don’t lose those lids anymore!

@mollymeehl3015 3 года назад

Haha! That is great. I re-use my 'extra' tupperware lids as paint palettes for my kids

@thegoodbug 3 года назад

I can’t believe how well the color of your shirt goes with the coloring of your hair and skin and eyes. Simply beautiful!

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Thank you! It’s the only colorful shirt I own! 🥰

@acminkus 8 месяцев назад

You inspired me a while back to get rid of all of the old manuals I had. A big job but it got done. It’s cool to see that we do the same sorts of things to declutter. 😊

@AmberCantrell 3 года назад

I just decluttered my shoes! I have several uncomfortable, impractical pairs just sitting around! I LOVE shoes but I only want five pairs or so at most. I’m also decluttering my storage unit and any space I’m not in very frequently.

@emilys1045 3 года назад

Staples takes batteries 😀

@jennifersoto-rinehart8754 3 года назад

De clutter your books...” me eyeing books I’ve had since I was 11 years old.” Over my 37 year old dead body!

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

😂😂 📚 love it

@creepybabby 3 года назад

i donated some of mine today!

@oxymoira 3 года назад

i own thousands of books and i love them .. i just outsourced their storage to the library ;-)

@drx6139 3 года назад

🤣felt that!

@BeeBaldwin 3 года назад

I love your videos so much! You inspire me to keep on my “less is more” mindset journey!

@JazzyBabe56 3 года назад

Christmas and Birthday cards...biggie for me....I hoard anything someone has given me....

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Ohhh that’s a good one!

@rebeccacartier153 3 года назад

We didn’t always get presents but we always got cards, so I always hold onto mine.. I took a couple book binding classes and turned my cards into “books” by the decades, so now I only have two or three items, instead of a lot of loose cards lying around.

@stephaniebernal6285 3 года назад

Just what I needed today to get me going on decluttering. I woke up in a tidying up sort of mood anyway. Thanks for the vid! 😊

@ree3678 3 года назад

yessss I am here for this minimalist series!!!

@kathiebaldwin6169 3 года назад

I've been doing a decluttering challenge this month, getting rid of 1 thing on Nov. 1st, 2 on Nov. 2nd, 3 on Nov. 3rd...and so on. I've gone through clothes, kitchen things, jewelry, medications, nail care items, books - and right now I'm working on Christmas decorations. That being said, I am listing many of the items on FB Marketplace before resorting to giving them away (because we really need the cash if we can get it). Anyway, it's a very freeing exercise. I don't know whether I will ever be a true minimalist, but we certainly own much more than we really need!

@AngelTrazo 3 года назад

Your videos have helped me make serious headway on combatting my shopping addiction and decluttering my space 💕 thank you always for all you do!!

@2000konnie 3 года назад

I've been de-cluttering for a few years now, so I've done almost all of those things in the video, but still not quite where I want to be as a (for the most part) minimalist. -- Funny true story about old booze. When I moved out an an apartment about 15 years ago, some apartment employees came into my apartment for some work or inspection - I forgot which. Anyway, I had a few bottles of alcohol from my short-lived cocktail making phase. I told them that the bottles had been around for a couple of years, but they were welcome to them. They immediately said "yes. please." So that was good I didn't have to worry about disposing of the booze and bottles.

@kellyvandiessen4939 3 года назад

In our place we have a few little closets in the neiberhoods. You get put old books/ toys in there and everyone is free to put things in or take something out if needed. I will declutter the whole house soon again. Still in my journey and once in a while i look trough all of the stuff again to see what we still use and what can be donated.

@shincarmen2421 3 года назад

Decluttering stationary is a real challenge for me, I always feel I may need it someday

@reigndigrazia1 3 года назад

Put these items in a box and whatever is not in the box by the end of the month keep whatever is in the box donate

@jonnamakkonen 3 года назад

I find that stationery is among the easiest things to replace IF you ever actually need something. I used to have maybe a hundred free pens from all these different companies and projects but those actually do dry up eventually... so I tested them out, kept maybe three that I actually really liked writing with, threw away the ones that didn't work anymore and donated the rest to a nearby charity shop that seemed happy to take them for their own use or to give to others.

@EmmaAppleBerry 3 года назад

Wash or dry your socks inside mesh bags. Also store your containers with the matching lid on them. If you dont have enough room then you should probably get rid of some containers.

@MrsHi1206 3 года назад

If you’re in Australia, Officeworks has battery disposal units usually by the entrance

@tommytang7058 Год назад

I decluttered the exact things you mentioned before watching your videos! But you inspired me a lot about the wardrobe decluttering and financial mindset~ thanks a lot! Very medicated for me to listen to your voice

@lilianosborne5241 3 года назад

things i saved for scrapbooking that i never looked at again.. :0

@jeminag5017 3 года назад

I dont know why im watching this 😂 i literally dont have anything but a matress

@eringoldsmith2677 3 года назад

Also- Thanks for the tips. I have a whole bag of expired medicine that I’ve been wondering what to do with... Don’t want to jack up the fish in the ocean by flushing them down the toilet! Good thought on donating to shelters. I’ve recently gone through my linen closet and have mismatch sheets and older towels that need to find a new home. Excellent idea!

@banana.lollipop 2 года назад

I love your videos so much! So relaxing, inspiring and helpful

@jackiebrown6577 3 года назад

Excellent ideas. Trying to get rid of stuff I thought I needed. Cleaning up my space. TY!😊

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Love it!

@faeriesmak 3 года назад

You had some really great suggestions. I have to admit that I do keep one pair of my old prescription of glasses in case ai break my current ones. My eye sight is so bad that I can’t put on makeup without my contacts in because the distance that the mirror doubles from my face to my reflection is too far away for me to see myself! I recently went though all of the books that were in my pile to read and got real with myself about whether or not I was actually going to read them. My pile is now manageable and I am working my way through it. All of my rejects went to my local library. They take donations and have a book sale to raise money for the library.

@hannahs1162 3 года назад

These are great ideas- I’m always hesitant watching these videos because they are the same things over and over again. But these are awesome ideas. 😬

@MissSemtex 3 года назад

I love that you recommend donating or recycling the things you declutter instead of throwing them away ♥️

@sydneygrover6205 3 года назад

Obsessed with this video! You are so inspiring 🧡✨

@angelikabatwoman 3 года назад

i think you can be really proud of yourself for teaching yourself all the new behaviours you have towards money and your spending :) currently watching your low buy videos and i think it's very inspiring where you are, considering where you came from behaviour wise

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Thank you so much 🥰

@astrid5522 3 года назад

I was going through my sock drawer as this came on. luv from Toronto

@leanita7549 3 года назад

Lol. You have this ALL THE WAY RIGHY! This took me a while to figure out. You have made it so easy! Cheers!

@dandouglas5706 3 года назад

Good video and tips... Wanting to get back on track on declutering

@Trisha_Joy 3 года назад

I recently decluttered this week while I was off work. These categories are spot on! And you mentioned a couple I need to revisit! Well done! And the pop culture references were hilarious! Keep up the great content! ☺️💕

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Haha glad you enjoyed! I basically live my life as a simpsons quote 😂

@Trisha_Joy 3 года назад

@@Christinamychas I hear ya! My show would be Friends! I basically AM Monica! 😂

@jazminshultz2825 3 года назад

Love the little cut ins 😹

@melissaandreag 3 года назад

This is great!

@ulala9898 3 года назад

Really good list and for the most part, I've done ALL of these to be completely honest (I threw out batteries but now that I know about Best Buy, I have a good option). My tip for old linens is to keep them if you have an upcoming move so that you can use them to wrap fragile items.

@marinlove999 3 года назад

I think one year or less during a Pandemic might lead to some bad choices, I would say two years or less might be more reasonable. Also I live somewhere where the seasons are very erratic, which means the past winter was actually pretty warm while the one before was much colder. I have pretty expensive but very classic coats I couldn't wear in the last winter, but I will probably be able to use in the next one. I sometimes think people over-declutter, instead of thinking over what is a classic or staple piece that can be repurposed. :)

@catherinemarsonet6676 3 года назад

This.

@emillysaunders9170 3 года назад

i am keeping my books!

@amyhoover9 3 года назад

Seems like in my house, the trouble with Tupperware is that we have too many lids and no container to match them. At some point I'd like to declare Tupperware bankruptcy and just get a new set to make things easier.

@vinusha2704 3 года назад

I love this comment, especially the term: «Tupperware bankruptcy». I think I will be using that term whenever I declutter, especially when I declare «socks bankruptcy.» 😂

@lissybookbinder6564 3 года назад

@AmyHoover I've had that same problem!!! Separating containers from lids can be a game changer, it makes it easier to spot tops & the bottoms.

@n.ee.h 3 года назад

Great video, thanks 😊

@MissyLKS8 3 года назад

During Germany's lockdown in March (after I got better), we hardcore decluttered the apartment. I recommend actually using all the travel and samples of toiletries. Saved us some money and the hassle of needing to go out. It was kind of fun to get rid of everything and trying a "new" scent of hand cream every few days. Since the conditioner from a hotel wasn't strong enough for my hair, I used to stretch out an old wool sweater that got a little shrunk. Small tip. Nice video, P.S. You look and sounds so much like Heidi Gardner!

@sinontherocks 3 года назад

I’ve never commented before! I’m a pharmacist too and now I’m your biggest fan!! \o/

@LaraJoannaJarvis 3 года назад

You literally read my mind!! I have this same video planned out for this week's filming schedule!! If you can think of any more let me know if you want to do it as a collab or if not maybe we could do something else - I think my audience would love your channel xxxx

@andshereadstoo7809 3 года назад

Also, I have a scanning app on my phone now, so I dont need to look online for instruction papers I decluttered, it gives me more peace of mind to have them around in some form lol

@temporarilyblond 3 года назад

I must be more of a minimalist than I think because most of the items are a ✅ for me 😃

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Love it!

@deboraballes9044 3 года назад

Just what I was going to say......except for hobby material......,😳

@well.yousee4995 3 года назад

Actually kinda proud to say... I have ZERO muffin tins haha

@athenastarbrite2955 3 года назад

I love the baby boomers. They hoard SO much stuff they’re able to host Walmart size garage sales every year.

@faLLingFASterfeARing 3 года назад

You can actually buy nail polish to thinner at Sally’s to extend the life of your polish. A reason I prefer to invest in a good color rather than get my nails done at a nail salon.

@JehanineMelmoth 3 года назад

I’ve always used nail polish remover to thin old polish. It works!

@blueditto 3 года назад

@@JehanineMelmoth make sure it's actually nail polish thinner, and not remover. remover/acetone will actually make your nail polish worse.

@JehanineMelmoth 3 года назад

@@blueditto I only used acetone-free remover as I’m vegan. It thins my nail varnish fine.

@JehanineMelmoth 3 года назад

I think most people put in far too much, when usually a few drops will do the trick.

@blackcatseye22 3 года назад

I decluttered my perfume collection recently. I just had a lot that I don’t use anymore.

@ashleyhudson6888 3 года назад

I was wondering how often do you exercise and for how long? Like what’s your daily and weekly exercise routine

@alice_rabbit8345 3 года назад

I actually just decluttered 29 t-shirts, 5 bras and a pair of leggings while watching this!

@MarielaMerino 3 года назад

i have dead batteries are in my junk drawer thanks for the reminder. i recently decluttered business cards and instruction manuals.

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Love it!

@christinefrega8508 3 года назад

Booze never gets old at my house.

@rattailcat 3 года назад

Nail polishes do get goopy but they don't expire! A few drops of nail polish thinner will always be able to revive them (and NOT nail polish remover, but specific thinner). I have the same bottle of thinner for years now and I've never had to throw out a bottle of polish.

@the216cook 3 года назад

Haha water bottles. When my kids were little like 6, 7, and 8....those three years we went to our city summer homedays(carnivals) and we had collected like more than a dozen (I'm not exaggerating) 12 or more water bottles. When I moved out my mom tried to make me take them. I took the. Right to good will.

@robynweyeneth1531 3 года назад

my fantasy self is an artist and has water colors, oil paints, etc even tho i’ve painted once in the past 5 years. i’m actually decent.. but i never actually do it so i should just let go of the idea lol

@thenopedetective 3 года назад

I actually think it's worthwhile to keep some art stuff nearby! BUT maybe pick the most flexible painting medium (or the one which requires the fewest items) and donate/give to a friend/etc. the others.

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

I think it would be nice to play around with them! But also totally get it if you don’t see yourself doing that too. Art is such therapy! I wish i was good at it

@sharonshmuel3386 3 года назад

Hi 1st 💖 love decluttering best regards from Israel 🇮🇱

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

❤️❤️❤️

@celiatambor7205 Год назад

I am Belle. She is me. 😅 It’s all about books for me

@mcmosaic 3 года назад

I just decluttered condiments and boxes from electronic devices. There are boxes that I keep, but I doubt I need to keep the packaging from my body scale or the egg cooker... I wish I only have 3 nail polishes. I have one that is about 8 years old and it still works fine.

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Wow! Mine get weird and gooey so quickly!

@popovka 3 года назад

@@Christinamychas i store mine in the fridge and they keep up very well!

@merchep.a.6471 3 года назад

Great video! 🔝And... I love the Simpsons references 😂

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

😂😂 I live my life in simpsons quotes

@merchep.a.6471 3 года назад

@@Christinamychas I do the same! Since the 90's... and I continue! But in my case in Spanish (I'm from Spain). Stay safe! ❤

@hris9214 3 года назад

As you mentioned that you are a pharmacist...is there any initiatives taken by the industry to reduce the plastic packaging in pharmaceutical world? The sheer number of packaging this mindblowing...and mostly are single use too. Appreciate your thoughts!

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Honestly I haven’t seen much! Vials are recycled when they can be - but I think the industry relies heavily on plastic packaging for drug storage & stability. 😑

@annabelle7123 3 года назад

If you have old e-gadgets, plz think of donating to somd countries that might need them for education purposes. They do need old tablets and laptops!

@andreabaxter7966 3 года назад

How cld we do this?

@kdvytdgui.ghuecysgupv 3 года назад

My 3 year old daughter believes the U2 "signed" iPod is her phone, but it takes forever (literally, forever) to wireless charge on the printer. I am not getting rid of it not to break her heart. Other than that, I think I am done with everything in this video. I dream of floor to floor library in my home, but I still get rid of my books all the time. I can have a library of good books only. NYT bestsellers I read first 20 pages of don't fit in there.

@sarahlynn6802 3 года назад

Great vid, but SlapChops are shockingly great for rough chopping... don’t hate 😂

@mandiraexotic 3 года назад

With the lockdowns, the only clothing I have been wearing most of the year is lounge wear. How do we declutter clothing keeping this in mind?

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

I’ve still been going to a physical workplace so it’s been a little easier in my case, but I think either trying to “get dressed” at home or auditing what you haven’t worn in the last 1-2 years can help give a jumpstart!

@rebeccacartier153 3 года назад

I literally just threw away like four pounds of instruction manuals yesterday 😂😂

@VeganMangoQueen 3 года назад

I've been doing this yesterday and today on this cold rainy day. I bought rechargeable batteries a few years ago so much easier and cheaper, and ha I got rid of my microwave about 15yrs ago they are such big ugly electric sucking radiation emitting devils. ✌️🌱💜💵

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Love that! we try to minimize our microwave use too

@VeganMangoQueen 3 года назад

So about an hour after you posted this my electric went out, it's still out it's really really windy here in Ohio it's out in my whole neighborhood so I've been decluttering with no power because I can't do my food prep or my laundry. I think I've literally went through every nook and cranny, room and drawer in my whole house lol

@as0205_ 3 года назад

Switch to rechargeable batteries :)

@ornellarose4818 3 года назад

How did you get rid of your nail polish?

@jbucata 3 года назад

@4:01 The last time I tried to take medication to a pharmacy to have them dispose of it they said "We don't do that anymore". IIRC, I even tried a few different pharmacies, but nobody would take what I had. (This was a few years ago, pre-COVID even.)

@andreabaxter7966 3 года назад

I took mine to the hospital pharmacy...u can call and find out if the accept em

@heatherp7836 3 года назад

Definitely a good reminder on all of these. I need to declutter my travel containers...now. Tee hee she said 'skid marks' 🤭

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

😬😬💩💩

@salenarichardson2766 3 года назад

I love this series! You can take iPhones in good condition to GameStop for cash.

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Awesome!

@anastasiamorrison 3 года назад

Lipsticks that don’t work on you, or are very old. I removed thirteen from my collection yesterday.

@koko137591 3 года назад

🖐🏼🙂

@hijlaa 3 года назад

I declutter so much, I rarely have anything to declutter

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Love it!

@garfieldodie9771 3 года назад

You can donate your travel samples to homeless shelters.

@blueditto 3 года назад

nail polish doesn't actually expire! when it goes goopy, just use some nail polish thinner (not acetone!) and it'll go back to normal!

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Great tip! Thank yiu!

@dianamccarthy2377 3 года назад

😂😂😂 skidmarks 😂😂😂

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂 💩

@susanvelez6534 3 года назад

Did you mean bacon strips when you said skid marks lol 🤗😜😝😝😝

@darksparkyshark430 3 года назад

Yummy!

@authornesilstone 3 года назад

Scented body products that I don’t like the smell of

@tristian9006 3 года назад

I ain't got none of this.

@Christinamychas 3 года назад

Nice!

@kathrinel.j4382 3 года назад

Electronics like computers, can be hacked thats why I keep them.

@Zacharon1 3 года назад

Leftover booze, never heard of it 😝😂

@JehanineMelmoth 3 года назад

This is useful, but one thing is really annoying me. Please forgive me, but ‘stationary’ means still, or set in place. Notepaper, envelopes etc? That’s ‘stationery’. With any luck this will never matter too much, but when your content is so good, it’s a shame to have an error in there.