Thank you so much. I live in Kyiv, Ukraine. After russian invasion in February 2022 I felt depressed and didn't want do anything. I made my apartment a real mess and didn't have the will or stangh to change it. As time passed by I got myself together and decided that I don't want my home to look like this. But I didn't know where to start. And, luckily, I found your channel. I found out what type of clutterbug I am and what my type of organization is. Your videos give me inspiration, ideas and push me to action. I've already cleaned and declutered my entry room, bathroom, and a few cabinets in the kitchen. After I've watched this video I'm going to clean and declutter my bedroom.
Slava Ukraine! I watch Ukraine Matters, Anna from Ukraine, Officer Starsky, Artur Ruhi, Jake Broe, Ryan McBeth, TVP World, daily (but not every one daily). I also donate to United 24, a Ukraine animal rescue (monthly), and war causes. My grandparents were Czeck and Slovak, relatives grew up behind the Iron Curtain, you don’t have to tell me to never trust ruskies. Thank you for defending liberty. So many in the US are uninformed. They don’t get that you are the first line of defense, and that the weapons that we are sending are due to become decommissioned soon anyway at great expense. And that you are using them wisely and proactively to defend your sovereign country. In a way, we are decluttering the arsenal built in the 80s to defend against ruZZ.
@@SoundofSilence492 you didn't have to go all nationalist in your "support" comment, plus, finding such a "silver lining" and reframing war as decluttering of weapons is awful too.
@@aleksandra... Well I was not speaking to you. Too many ruskie supporters in the US, need to counteract their traitorous representatives and supporters. Slava Ukraine!
I am going to replay this podcast, stop at each number, go & do said item, then return for the next…who’s with me? Cass, you are an incredible amazing inspiration & I love your honesty, tenderness & humor. I wish we were next door neighbors, what fun we would have ⭐️🌟💫
So I cleaned out my fridge and was shocked at the out of date things. In the back I found some lime marmalade that apparently I thought enough of to pay $5 for half a pint mason jar!!! And then never ate it. Ugh! Cute jar but I knew if I washed it out it would live in the garage for the next forty years! Thanks to you it’s now in the trash along with out of date specialty mustards. 😂. Thanks Cas! Relistening and still finding things to get rid of. Now if I can just borrow your hubby to help me in the garage. 😂😂😂
I had extra towels that were in good shape, but not enough room to store them. So, I washed them and donated them to the Humane Society. I also had some puppy pads that I didn't need anymore, they were glad to get these items. I never knew extra bedding was welcomed. I will remember next time. Thank you.
“I’m not a planner person, but I want to be so so badly” epitomizes my personality so perfectly! 😮 I NEVER imagined that there would come a day that I watched a self-improvement blogger and did not roll my eyes. But this woman just blows my mind. I always thought my weird quirks were so unusual that no one could understand…but almost every video feels like she has literally been snooping through my house or something! 😂
I’m a kitten foster for my local shelter and ❤❤❤ yes! Animal shelters would love your old blankets, linens, even stained ripped towels. I’ve done laundry at the shelter too and they go through an extraordinary amount of linens daily to line crates, carrier, and beds. Clean out those linen closets for the puppies and kittens! ❤️❤️❤️
And yes, Cas, you will need 47 pairs of reading glasses. Go to the dollar tree and stock up. Purse, car, bedside, kitchen, office, reading chair, etc. I really do have 10-15 pairs and I’m still always looking for one because I wander off with them and then my reading chair glasses are sitting on my night stand next to my kitchen glasses and my bedside glasses, and chaos ensues. 😂😂😂🤓🥸🧐
Important to remember that we’re not just making SPACE to fill back up, unless it’s to clear messy surfaces, of course. We’re making space to BREATHE, to feel less stressed, to have fewer “silent to dos.” ❤
Absolutely! I’ve emptied out furniture recently and changing the rooms up and the first thing I do is dance and do Wonder Woman twirls in the centre of each room.
My problem is I don’t have the energy or stamina. I know I can do it a little at time and I have. I need to do more. I have Rheumatoid Disease and the weather is changing. The cold drains me. I will get use to the weather soon.
I’m 77 and do not want to leave my kids with taking care of my accumulations! What I’ve done is create an extensive “prop closet”! These are seasonal, well beyond Christmas, fall (including Halloween), spring (including Easter), and summer, which includes the porch and the entry! Because I live where I have minimal friends (many of which cannot make it up the stairs to the living level!), entertaining is not common. My “Stuff” means way too much to me and has got me thinking about what should be passed on to my kids, and family photos for many cousins. Things that belonged to my maternal Nan who was born in the late 1800’s, that are more than precious! I’m always dropping things off at Goodwill and Salvation Army. I have to say that my house is neat and very put together … until you see the attic and pantry! I do struggle with this issue almost daily, yet feel so relieved after dropping things off! My worry is the speed at which I’m accomplishing the needed action. I plan on living past 90, and should see great purging between now and then! Just wanted to share the point of view we “mature” people have to deal with! God bless!
I agree with the majority of your suggestion, but in my case I have to keep the old planners. My now deceased mother kept planners for years. My father has dementia. I have looked at my mother’s planners many times to determine when my father was diagnosed, medications taken, cancer diagnosis, treatment. With my father no longer being verbal my mother’s detailed planners have been extremely valuable for providing a medical history to current physicians.
Yeah, the planner diary thing is not agreeable agreeable to a lot of us.However we could go through and rip out pages that are just like lists of stuff to do or grocery lists or stuff like that and then them out but that would take a lot of time
Just brought like 10 blankets to the humane society. It felt so good to think of those poor animals enjoying a soft fluffy like new blankets I’ve been hoarding for years! Lol !
Donating to anyone who needs something feels wonderful.The restaurant in front of my house throws away towels by the dozen.I put them in my washer on HOT and when they are dry,I take them to my mechanic for his workers to use for whatever.If you can,help out others.
I always have a good time decluttering in the wee hours (2 to 5 or 6 a.m.) with your RU-vid posts playing in the background. So “declutter baby items” just jumped out at me. I am 71 years old and found one of MY baby shoes, labeled “Laurie” in my mother’s dresser when I cleaned out her house upon her death. So I still have it now. Hee, hee! It sits out on dresser of guest room and I get to tell the story whenever anyone notices it.
I think a lot of us are were raised by grandparents who lived through the Great Depression. We were taught to hold on to things, just in case. I've gotten a lot better than I used to be. I've decluttered and downsized considerably over the past few years, going from a 3-level home to a single-wide manufactured home.
Too true, or we're the product of those raised by those Grandparents. Anyone feel like times are starting to become echoes of those earlier ones, & we may need that Frugality once again 🤔
Absolutely agreed! It is by far the hardest conditioning to overcome-the need not to be wasteful and to stop automatically looking at something and thinking of all the other POSSIBLE uses for it and just let it go.
For lost socks I took them to my classroom as whiteboard erasers. The kids LOVED being able to wear them on their hand and erase with them. When I first introduced them they had a good laugh and were a total hit!
After my husband passed, i lost our doublewide mobile home. Anyway. I moved in with my mom, who had moved in with my grandmother. So now there are 3 generations of women, with 3 families of StUfF. I was so depressed after my husband passed that i n as almost paralyzed. Then my mom passed. Wow talk about depression. Then my brother and a month later my sister and another sister. Whew!!! Well, I was watching Christine, FrugalFitMom and she mentioned you challenging her to 25 items decluttering. Well, i got the bug too! Thanks to you and Christine i am on the clutterbug decluttering bus!!! Thanks to you and Christine.
Fondue sets are SO necessary when the electricity goes out in the winter and you can't get out. Have heated up soups, water for tea, milk for hot chocolate, etc using it when the electricity is out. Grew up in the country and learned this from my Mom. Live in the country now and have used it multiple times!!!
One of the better things about living in the north-east is that natural gas stoves are much more common, here. If the power goes out, we can still cook, including baking in our oven.
I save ends of candles in case Shit Hits the Fan SHTF because they can make fire starters with dryer lint or cardboard curled into tuna cans. Dump in all in the same labelled bin or box. Bin better in case of rats and mice.
I just used my fondue pot when the power was out! Worked like a charm! Don’t throw away blankets either because if the power goes out in winter, you’ll need them!
💕💕💕our toaster is over 53 years plus old, it was so out of style Silver Color in the 70’s, still working, it was Eddie parents when they first married, they both deceased, it is in style today, we are both 72, it has the longest cord😂😂😂love listening to you
Hahaha, I'm swiss and the Fondue set is almost a household staple here😂 The melted cheese fondue is a typical meal here for winter evenings ;) and we also use the set for a hot pot kinda dish, with hot bouillon and we put meat on the forks, it's the traditional christmas meal in my family 😅
Hello from sunny Arizona! That sounds like a fun Christmas tradition…..my kids are very attached to all of our Christmas traditions and they recall many happy times as we run through them. That’s what life should be made of…fun family times that mean so much because we are all together. 😎
I watched this video last October (2023) and it changed my life! I copied the list and started decluttering that evening and never looked back. I glommed on to your videos and found those of the Minimal Mom too and have been known to binge watch them for half a day for motivation and encouragement. My husband and I, the few times we moved, kept moving into bigger and bigger spaces and the moves always happened so fast we didn't really have time to go through and get rid of things before the move (Egad!) He died at Christmas 2021. So in October I realized it was time to make this MY house instead of OUR house. Decluttering the whole house has made it easier to let go of his things without feeling like I'm "throwing him away". My father died 12 days later and so I have a lot of stuff from my parents that I brought to my house that need to be dealt with too! (mostly paperwork, photos and things I wasn't ready to let go of when we emptied out the family home) Your decluttering and organization wisdom and examples have been absolutely inspirational for me! I also really appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable and share your own experiences and weaknesses with this effort. It keeps reminding me that this is something I can succeed at too. Thank you SO MUCH! - Carol
If you have a burnt out candle in a beautiful jar that you want to keep, stick it in the freezer for a few and the last of the wax will pop out. I have used them for pen and makeup brush cups.
Yes! They ARE useful and pretty. Anytime you can “repurpose” something , do it, but ONLY if you really will! Donate them. I’ve been seeing the most beautiful things made with repurposed things, so donate them, people will grab them up. Not me, lol
Once all my kids moved out, I took all our board games and card games to our family Christmas at my parents’ house. The three generations played through each game and decided if it was still a keeper or if it should be donated. We kept about 40% of them to play next time we had a family gathering. The rest went to Goodwill. Most of them had been purchased there originally 😊
My 90 year old mother’s linen closet used to stress me out. Last month I found out that it was stressing her too. She’s getting ready to move to a smaller place, so I took this as a sign to help her de clutter. I pulled everything out of her closet, dumped it on the couch and we went through it all. She had old twin bedsheets. She doesn’t have any twin beds in the house! I asked her permission for everything and we ended up with a massive garbage bag full of old linens, curtains and table cloths for donations. She is so happy with her new closet. Winter blankets on the top shelf, 2 spare bedsheets (1 for winter) on the next shelf, table cloths (zip-locked in a and sorted by size) on another shelf, and spare toilet paper and paper towels on the bottom. She wasn’t ready to depart with everything, but boy did we make a big dent😅 I don’t even want to talk about her bathroom cupboards and closet… let’s just say, there were enough packages of bandaids to supply a hospital. Working on her cleaning closet next.
Thank you for asking your mother’s permission before getting rid of her things. I cared for my mother in an independent senior living facility. It was painful to watch my neighbors’ offspring order their elderly parents around (as if the latter were little children). And? To cavalierly toss possessions without consulting dad or mom.
When we were “staging” our home to sell, I had to declutter all bookshelves and 'flat surfaces'. I became so used to the empty spaces ♥️ that I’m now obsessed with NOT filling them back up! Thoughts? Hint: I sold stuff, donated stuff, threw stuff - It felt SO great that it's now a lifestyle, keeping constant watch over what comes into our house! 👀
I’m going to go now to the garage to put boxes in my car that I decluttered from kitchen cabinets, while listening to this video! I AM going to get it all done, I promise you, and myself!
I’ve recently retired from teaching and finally have the time and energy to declutter. I started with the school supplies by inviting my colleagues over to “shop” and take whatever they wanted. I have done everything you said…with usable mugs, I have potted small plants in them and used them as gifts. I also take it slow…I found an organization that will pick up every two weeks, so I pack up 3 or 4 boxes at a time and schedule a pick up. I have a long way to go but I am making progress! Thanks for the reinforcement that I am focusing on the right things.
Things to add to your next declutter list: shopping bags, greeting cards you've received, dry cleaner bags and hangers, empty jars, appliances that don't work, hair and skin products that you didn't work for you (or are older than your kids!), empty or old paint cans, storage containers that didn't work, old purses, and every paper that your kids scribbled on! I could go on!
Used waffle maker a few time years ago lol cost is why money I wish I could sell them oh I followed what you said in tough love video I got all stuff and vets did not come I was up early to be ready by 8am they did not show
I have a special needs son and we used my grocery receipts proof of the food we buy for him. It helped when DSI reduce his funds…I do have to get rid of older ones now!
When I got married in 1982 my moms friend gave me a vase at my shower. I was all excited and proclaimed loudly, “ Oh I can put all the flowers in it Patrick will give me!”. The giver said, “ Oh honey, I’m so sorry, let me return it for a smaller one!” Lol true story. I still have the vase of course. I was always the one to fill it. 😂😂😂
This is the exact video I needed!! I am responsible for clearing out my grandmother's house and I feel like everything she ever purchased from 1952 is still in this house and I needed permission to throw things away. Everything is sentimental and I hate parting with things, but it's been two years and I have to clear these things out so I can make this my home now.
Cass, I break down and keep some smaller boxes, for Poshmark orders. In the last few months I finally tossed the twin size sheets, from my son’s twin beds. They are in their 40s and have their own homes and we don’t even have the beds anymore.
I go through my novelty mugs every three - four months. I cut my philodendron plant and put the cutting in these cups filled with potting soil and drop them off at independent living centers etc. as a cheer up for residents.
When my mom passed I found a family who had to leave their decorations behind when they moved.their toddler daughter squealed with happiness and it made me so happy!
I have dragged my moms crap across the country every since she died 20 yrs ago. She made such a big deal about leaving it to me because I wouldn’t throw her special stuff away. All in boxes cluttering my garage. BUT I have been cleaning the boxes out for the last four years and have got rid of a ton.
Some landfills will take unused or partially used cleaners and set up a "shop" for people to come pick the ones they want for free, or very cheap. This is especially nice for people struggling financially.
I have never laughed so hard as I go through my stuff as a stage 3 cancer survivor. Reflecting on my varied identities of attention. A wock. The “vase”. Listening and getting a six pack. In gratitude of your honest sharing and frankness. Great ideas. Let’s get real who are we trying to be vs who life reminds of who it tells us we are. The what if can paralyze. Letting go knowing it can all go. Curating daily living. I do a deep clean once a year with weekly cleaning routine. Stress makes me procrastinate. I love having my favorite things on display and a clean organized space. It makes me relax immediately. No anxiety searching. Helps with work stress. Yet my purges trigger my mom. Seems hoarding runs in my family. I’m examining hoarding and anxiety, fear attachment, depression, OCD, self parenting motivation interpretation, social acceptance investment and need for economic literacy. Great hacks, self inquiry and means to move out of stagnation. Thank you for all you do that goes seen and unseen. It’s appreciated.
I have a Rubbermaid tote (bin) of empty boxes. It gets emptied during Christmas for presents. Once the Bin of Boxes is full I don’t keep any more that year 😂
Cas, your 4 bug categories have been a lifesaver to my family. We've finally figured out we have a bee, a ladybug, and a butterfly and know to organize based on the butterfly tendencies now. Suddenly, we're all happier and tidier! You are a miracle worker! ❤❤❤❤
I work with dogs- love your recommendation for donating towels and blankets. You can directly make an animal feel safe and comfortable. The impact of those donations can be tremendous! Thank you ❤
Nothing wrong in keeping them if you have a good space for them. These are like journals to you. Perhaps though could ask yourself, are you afraid one day you'll forget those memories, maybe afraid no one else remember you were once here...? I used to to think these things. I kept diaries when I was younger. Then realized I didn't want someone else to read them. I no longer have them and it hasn't made my life the worse off for letting them go. Everyone is different though. But I would consider the question 'why' you have them and cling to them.
@@JaneH3675lol I just wrote a book on exactly this and then an ad showed up and my whole comment got erased. In short, I have been learning to let go. I don't remember things and that is ok. I have found there are a lot of things in life I'd rather forget anyway. I keep a few things that make me remember only the best.
@@JaneH3675 that's interesting. I thought people kept old journals to reminisce on their past. I've never been a journaler tho. I'm the type that buys planners and journals and never uses them 😅
My mother-in-law was put into a nursing home recently for dementia. She can't remember all the things she kept in cupboards. The 20 ( I kid you not) 20 dinner sets. The cupboards and cupboards of old towels that we donated to animal shelters are towels she doesn't remember she kept. The time and effort it took her to clean all the clutter around her house for years is what I will remember of her. Always cleaning and rearranging. It took three huge trucks to take away the rubbish. It was a sad way for her son ( my husband ) to do. I will never do that to my kids. I keep on top of it.
Oh goodness, the planners. I stand at Walmart staring at them, salivating. I love them. My track record tells me that I will fill it out for the first month and then I will never remember to look at it again. But I still want them. 😂
A couple of candle jar hacks: 1) clean the jar out and use the jars for things like hair ties bobby pins Q-tips cotton balls and other items that you put in your medicine cabinet. 2) reuse the jars to put scented wax in.
I cannot tell you how many times I related to you in this video! So many of your views/reactions are so REAL! Loving all of your advice but really loving the way you deliver it! 😂
I bought donated flower vases from the thrift stores for decoration for my son’s engagement party, those are something people really will find a use for. I donated them back after the party.
I find the shape of vacuum cleaner boxes to be very useful. You can store wrapping paper, mops, brooms, curtain rods, etc in them. But I wouldn’t keep them if I didn’t use them.
I have a small camping clothesline beside my dryer. Any socks that don't pair while I'm removing clothes from the dryer and folding them go on the clothesline. My kids call it "The Sock Wall Of Death". Lol. But in reality, there's never more than 15 socks on it, and I can see them clearly to pair when the mate comes through the wash. It's extremely helpful. Sometimes I'm down to just 2 socks on it, so I know there's pairs being made and used. I haven't had any that remain on it for longer than 2 weeks.
I have kept receipts in a specific house binder for large house improvement projects such as new windows, a remodel, new floors, etc. I am going to be selling my house after many years of living there and the property has increased 3x in value. These receipts will be critical to avoid paying too much in capitol gains taxes in the US and I’m finding that many vendors don’t keep these invoices on file for long. But other than that… thanks for all the decluttering reminders!
We kept towels that weren’t fit for our use and they became “puppy towels”. We taught our doggie to give us each paw before coming in the house and we wiped them off. Even after our lovely pup passed, our family still calls those towels “puppy towels” much to the cat’s chagrin. 😂
Our towels move from towels to rags to garbage... They just get smaller & smaller till they eventually disappear. I actually have 3 different buckets: small, medium & large. Whenever a towel gets a hole it goes to the appropriate rag bin. Small is washrag size, medium is hand towel size, & large is for bath/beach towels. We use these towels instead of bounty to clean up messes around the house, unless it's super greasy & gross. I feel it saves the environment & money.
@@leahrowe847 Even then, you can use used napkins/paper towels to get grease from pans, or if they’re clean enough, to clean small kitchen floor spills or baseboards and around the toilet. I keep a small bag of these also. Works great for furballs, too…🤢 bag never serms to get too big. And I’ve saved literally hundreds of dollars.
I have no problem using these pup towels for kitty carrier inserts for a soft bedding spot for the cat. They also make good use for underneath the litter box for collecting anything that is sprayed around the house. Saves using newspaper for that.
Best tip I ever heard for extra blankets: take the cheap pillows no one ever uses out of the pillow shams and put spare blankets in there instead. Genius!
As a former Customer Service rep for Sunbeam/Oster home appliance products (which also makes Mr Coffee products), I can tell you that any time a customer called and said their coffee maker stopped working or their blender was having an issue or a heating element died in their toaster, we always told consumers to put the product back in its original packaging preferably and ship it to us for replacement. We wanted consumers to save the box AND the packing medium (usually styrofoam) so that they could ship the product back without incurring additional damage. THAT's why you save those boxes. HOWEVER, once the warranty is up, THERE IS NO NEED TO KEEP THAT BOX, especially if it's a longer warranty, 2 or 3 or 5 years. Once it's out of warranty, I guarantee you the company is no longer making that product, and they are going to replace it with something similar but newer, and your old appliance would just be recycled. So don't hang on to boxes forever, and in fact check the company's repair/replacement guidelines to see if you need to keep the box at all.
My story - I've moved from a 2500 sq ft home to a 850 sq ft apt. All the thrift stores in my area hit a bonanza. Now the RULE for apartment living is.... if 1 NEW thing comes in, 1 OLD thing goes out and I've been doing good about this aspect of keeping clutter at bay. Here's my dilemma- I just can't seem to part with cards and letters from family and friends. I always say to myself, when I die, my kids will go thru things and think, "oh look, mom did this or that," maybe I think they may get to know me a little better", I don't know. I think I need to see a therapist! 😅 I just love your video, I laughed out loud at some of things you were saying...you were reading my mind!!!
Some of the most treasured things I own are notecards with messages written in the 1940’s (by my relatives). During my university years, these were seen as a form of what academics call “oral history”. And? Yes, reading these did bring me closer to my (now-deceased) relatives. You have no need to apologize for being sentimental!
This is the best decluttering video I’ve ever seen! I have lots of this stuff. Didn’t realize how ridiculous it was. I also like that she’s sitting in a nice, pretty room, not among lots of clutter like most other videos which adds to my own clutter stress.
My inlaws kept everything from their two babies, and maybe some were from my husband's grandmother, too. The problem was, the dirt had gotten greasy and crusted on them, and they were not up to modern safety standards. Yes, we didn't want the playpen, which was probably from 1960. It's better to share and let them be used while they are still new enough to be useful.
I love the one cupboard idea for entertaining! I have several locations for cake takers and platters. I'm decluttering now that I have a RULE! One cupboard for entertaining. YAY!
Ahahha I’m listening to this AS I declutter years of paperwork, books, cards, pictures etc! I have about the same issue with planners lol. I told myself this year I would overcome this self sabotage of a cluttered home! It really affects your mental state 😀
churches are a great place to donate vases. each monday, ladies would gather and divide the giant sunday flower arrangements and make small arrangements for nursing home residents and shut ins.
My daddy had a ton of mugs that his neighbor brought him from all over the world. When he passed I wanted to keep them all. They’re beautiful and from places like Egypt, Paris, Germany. I mean everywhere. I picked the most beautiful ones and use them all through my house like for qtips, pencils and I made a candle with one. I gave some to friends. I do have a few in my home for decorations. The other hundred lol mugs are in storage.
My mother saved everything her children gave her forever. When she passed I tried to give them back to my sibling or gifts from her siblings to them. My sister who gave my mother cookie jars told me to just take good photos of them. She has the photos that give her those moments of Nostalgia but do not take up the space. She has since digitized them and Wallaaaaa even less space. Hint hint for those with small artists😊
If you have old paper- bills, statements, grades, children's drawings, receipts, etc.- before you throw them away, shred them, or recycle them, ask your friends/ family if they would like them for making junk journals. Post on social media any time you have paper goods, magazines, books, diaries, journals, papers. You can either give them away, or sell them to people who make junk, and art journals. We love this stuff! If you have a yard sale, include these things too! Make sure you mention them in any adds you put out.
I collect all the candle remains in a jar that I really like, recycle all the old jars, and then when I have a good amount I melt down the wax, stick a new wick in it and now I have a new candle with a unique scent. It's really fun! 😄
No negative self-talk: that means you too Cas! No more calling yourself lazy or a hot mess sandwich! We aren't lazy, we are selective in our activities where we want to spend energy!
Food storage: i use glass. Glasses from Joghurt or cucumbers that are single use. Put them and the lids through the dishwasher and then store, freeze, ferment in them. So easy and once you know what works the "containers " can intentionally be bought including the foods that feed you and your family. I have a whole drawer of Joghurt glasses containing home made bone broth in my freezer right now and it feels SO organized. My pantry has big and small glass jars for rice, beans, pasta all my grains and even nuts. Looking sooo nice and they are versatile in use too.
I love glass jars but I'm in the process of moving and cannot justify taking glass jars along. In my future domicile I will still save jars but not so many of the same kind. If most of my jars are unique I don't have to label them because that jar is used for only one thing.
Thank you for all your videos !!! Anytime I have a few minutes to clean I put you on over n over again !!! I cannot clean without you playing in the background. ❤ Please do more of these videos it helps me a lot I already decluttered all my old boxes, batteries, burnt out candles, baby clothes... lol need more
First of all…you are so funny! I really enjoyed this video,so much so that I went into my kitchen while I was listening to you and organized my cabinets!!!! I think I have 24out of 25 of the ‘things you don’t need’ 😮 I recently took control of my financial situation and actually made some small investments. It made me realize how much I DO have. It helps. Thank you for what you do and how well you do it!
Many years ago my car just stopped working. The mechanic discovered it was due to bad gas. Having that gas receipt saved me over $1000 becuase the gas station paid for my repairs. Because of that I will always keep my gas receipts until the next time I get gas.
Odd socks, I had a sock from when my son was a toddler, I kept it for 5 years before I threw it out because my son loved them so much. Move forward 4 years, I found it's friend! Out in the garden buried under a small mountain of dirt!
Omg… I needed to hear all this!! I’m a working on decluttering as I’m getting ready to move. So overwhelmed!!!! Finally coming to terms with my own ADHD. My son was diagnosed young, but now I’m understanding why “easy” things seem so hard. 😮💨
Donated your vases to the hospitals. They need them for all the guests that just bring in flowers and then the hospital will have a vase for the patient to use. ❤
I save old calendars (the one I keep on the fridge for appointments and such) for one year. I have a designated space in a drawer where last year's calendar stays and once the year rolls over, out it goes. I like to hang on to it for reference (when did we last have eye appointments?) It is rare I need it for reference, but when I do, it's a lifesaver. Work for me.
Why not take a picture of it instead & just toss; then you can refer to the picture & each year clear out the old picture & replace with new one, or keep all of them digitally... takes no space in the house
Digital may work for some but not me. Twice lost all my photos on devices, once accidentally and once when the device died, unfixable. So glad I'd scrapbooked them.
I was gifted a fondue set for my Anniversary last year. We put peanut oil in it, cut up meat and clean shrimp everyone sets around with wooden screws and it's a family time.
One of the best de-cluttering session!!! I feel so much allowance of decluttering things I wasn‘t sure if I should or not. Starting with empty boxes. I collected about 20 while decluttering. But kept them „in case I can use it for x-mas presents.“ NO!!! I will throw them in the paper trash tomorrow morning. Thanks CAS. 🥰
I didn't catch this live, but I loved the replay so much that I watched the whole thing and now I'm starting it over from the beginning! Loved every minute! Cas, you are so warm, encouraging, upbeat, positive, and helpful to everyone! Thank you for helping us figure out how to declutter our stuff! This video is priceless! I also LOVE the comments section! There are SO many helpful tips in it! Thank you to everyone who contributed!
OMG just found Lemonchello Marinade from 2016 in the fridge! I like your style of explaining our reasons why we have kept stuff and why we should get rid of it. My mind shuts off with all the reasons I should keep it and I turn off the lights and leave the room. I forget how old I am because my mind is young. How much stuff does a great grandmother need!!!
I'm laughing I found a huge wicker basket (I mean huge) full of old bills. I have been moving them out. It was so full I can't even lift it all at one time. Yes Coffee, well Tea cups, I love a huge cup of tea. I have done this before time to do it again. I thrifted a very expensive pair of sandals that now hurt one foot, I just put it in my Sal. Army bin to donate (I try to go to the Sal. Army every 3 month, now it's better). I have no bathing suits that don't fit. so proud! I turn all empty candles into planters for same plants., so I don't have to buy any. I have clothes that are too big, working on donating and selling them. Thank you for this, I needed this today.
FYI-You also should check your local community and see when they have a hazard waste collection for things like paint, medicines and cleaning products. These can't just go in the trash.
I am a Spanish speaker, this is my first time seeing you and I totally understood what you said. I love the way you explain everything. I am convinced that I have to follow you since today!!!! Thank you so much!❤
I saved my favorite baby clothes from my kids and then passed them along to them when they had kids. They loved having something that they had worn. I'm happy to keep those sorts of things and pass them along. My mom made the costumes that I used for my kids and thus stored them....I don't have old costumes, but rather we have costumes that we can still use. My Christmas popcorn tins are now garbage cans in bathrooms and spare bedrooms. They work great.
Also, for those who like me feel a guilt about throwing things away - I've used it as a way to change how I look at life. Throwing out things that I felt bad about throwing out has changed the way I shop. For instance I used to just buy any candle that looked or smelled remotely nice because my life had been uprooted and I hadn't had a lot of money for a while and I was desperate to feel rooted and at home... never actually enjoyed any of those candles. but all too used to donate. Threw them all out. Felt awful about it, genuinely, felt like a POS. And now every time I walk by a candle in the store I remember that feeling and I only buy things I really, truly love. I let waste not be waste, I let it be lessons... don't be afraid to learn the hard way, through shame.
This is great advice and you are spot on. I never considered that I will never use my footlocker of towels. I never thought about giving the towels and blankets to homeless people or pet shelters.
I need to stop right here for a moment. I just found your channel 🤗👐, I'm only 21 minutes in & Idk know whether to cry or shout with joy! Have you been spying on me? Do we know each other? Because you sure are beating me over the head with this list!!! WOW...thank you (I think...lol). I'm a couple few years out from a lifetime marriage, moved from a large 4 bedroom home to a TINY 1 bedroom apartment & still trying to keep waaaaay too much "stuff"! I'm gonna finish watching now & hope you stop stepping on my toes at some point 😂 but I do believe you may be my new best friend! Sorry for writing a novel before I even finish the video 😔. Quick edit: I watched every single second of this & SO glad I did. PERFECT timing too...GREAT way to start a new year with all these wonderful ideas & a little motivation. LOVE this & thank you 💖.
I'm almost 80, & just cleared out our kitchen to get cabinets painted. Counters were completely covered w clutter as I keep buying but haven't gotten rid of the inherited & previously owned cups, serving dishes etc. Yes, very high cabinets & deep inside! & thick w dust! Thanks for holding the mirror up ! I did have a fondue set & gave it away to nephew about 10+ years ago & happily. Linen closet full...when I cleaned out kitchen I found 3 ice cream scoops & we have virtually never used! We did use a pancake cooker for a long time, burned it out!
Not necessarily "platters," but uow about trays? In my long-rented home ... there won't ever be a kitchen renovation, so I used a full-size tray on a stationary shelf in a lower cabinet ... allowing me to pull it out to find what I wanted or needed, and then slide it back. So easy! This greatly improved cabinet function, yet it cost me zilch ... since I already owned the tray - I just had to reimagine its purpose!
