Genius Decluttering Strategies for 10 minutes Straight 

I don’t think being a minimalist is a bad thing. But I have found myself regretting getting rid of certain things. I have purged clothing only to have my husband laid off. We were in a terrible financial situation and I could have used some of those basic items I felt I didn’t need. One shouldn’t live in clutter, but purging unnecessary is stupid.

Sometimes it's about finding the right person to give a sentimental item to. I had a handmade cookbook that my 96 year old grandmother had given me in the early 1990s when I first got married - it was a collection of recipes from members of her church that had been copied and bound (cheaply, like you'd do yourself at Office Depot) The cookbook reminded me of our humble beginnings in that first apartment, and reminded me of a time when grandma still knew who we were (she's in a home now and does not recognize people anymore.) I couldn't just stick it in a goodwill box not knowing if they would incinerate it. Well, as it happened, my friend's daughter was getting married - right out of college like I did - she was already living with her husband, same as I did... so the apartment already had been established and she didn't need household gifts. She's a church-goer herself and loves cooking. I knew she would appreciate a handmade cookbook from a tiny church in Maine so I gave it to her (with a card and some money) as a wedding gift. I felt better getting rid of this item knowing it had found a good home!

Yay, thanks for the shout out, R! Always fun to be in such wonderful decluttering company 👋😄💖🇩🇰

"Where would I look for it" ... good question. That's when putting similar items in one spot helps. Those googly eyes would be in my sewing supplies with the lace and buttons.

SO GOOD! I am immediately replaying this and saving it to give myself some kick in the butt reminders when I feel like I'm stalled in my decluttering. This video is a literal "best hits" compilation of the best decluttering divas on the planet! Thanks Robyn!

My Mom passed away and I inherited her stuff, which also contained my Grandma's stuff. My house is small, so it was difficult. I decided that I was only going to keep the things that brought me the most joy. I chose only the things that would enhance my needs. I still have decluttering to do, but I'm getting there.

I am blessed w/a yoga room that has a ‘spare’ closet in my home. As I downsize to move overseas this has been my de-cluttering approach ‘either I make $ selling it or I pay to move it’ WOW! What a motivator. So as I go through an area, the pile of what to sell can get huge…enter the yoga closet. For 2 yrs I have been moving these items into that closet, listing them by season etc and if I found I had been overzealous & there was something I ACTUALLY needed that accidentally got culled, I rotated it back in. Out of ~3K items so far there have been < half dozen things that got back into the closets = )

If it's not a yes, then it's a no - implementing this TODAY. Thanks!

"A place for everything and everything in its place - co-operatively." Love this decluttering All-Star team!

Number 1 is actually counter productive for me. If I'm wavering this means that I need to proceed with caution. I don't always have the funds to replace an item I rushed to get rid of. I need to find out why I don't have a clear yes or no about it, then I can decide.

Thank you for condensing all these great tips in one video. You're quickly becoming one of my fave RU-vidrs!

Great way to highlight core ideas that 'get you there'. Great group of ladies! I was ready to give up on flylady because I couldn't understand it at all until I found Diane in Denmark! She made it so clear and doable. She was who really jumpstarted my journey and made me believe in myself, and I'll always be grateful. Loved this video!.(I lol'd at being called out over googly eyes)

I love the last tip. For me, it's about greeting cards. Going through a box of photos the other day, I realized that I had been keeping greeting cards that have sentiments way too long. I realized that I felt like I owe it to the person who gave it to keep it, in case I want to look back on it later in life. And here I am, later in life, and I find that it is behind me and I just want to move on. So from now, I think it just makes sense to throw them out instead of storing them.

I love the prespective on how to see things and let go of them so we can breath better in our home.

My mantra: " There is no SHOULD. There is no OUGHT. There only IS And there is NOT. Reframing this way aids me in solving every situation where actions can eliminate embarrassment, expectations, guilt, lack of self awareness, acceptance and motivation to improve.

"Feel the feels" got me. I hold on to the things that have some connection to my children. We have a dumpster outside just waiting to be filled. If it isn't a "yes", it's a "no". Going to try and use that. Thanks for this compilation!

I love the 'Where *would* I look for this if I need it?" I've used this piece of advice many times and it works!

Love this! All my favorites in 1 short video reminding me why I'm trying to declutter my life and how to do it 🤗

Googly eyes belong into your purse and whenever you see a place they would fit, you attach them there. At least that is how I do it. In the office we habe many copying machines with eyes...and phones and light switches 😂

What a great summary of decluttering strategies, from all of my favourites! Thank you 🙏 ❤

I dont know if i can take credit for this idea but it works for me. If i need to get rid of things i never use but who have a history. I take a picture of said thing so I can watch the picture and think of its history. I must tell you most of the time i never ever look at the picture of said thing and end up deleting it with good consiens (sorry for my english spelling).

I love cookbooks too😊

Good tips-especially re: letting go. I’m super sentimental, so I have lots of things from the past. But I’ve intentionally not tackled those items much bc I knew that work would take a lot of time & energy.

Art Work! I love that picture you have behind you there and in other videos. It's so calming and has such lovely colors blended together.

Haha I have a similar coffee grinder and I was excited to find it. I collect a small amount of vintage stuff and this was such a steal. I also grind my coffee beans so in a power outage I could grind them( my excuse to keep it) haha

Your humor gave me inspiration to get back on decluttering.

Excellent compilation! Thank you for your great ideas. 😊

Love the stats on a tidy home vs. A hoarding home. Important stuff. Love the tips condensed too!

All of my fav simple living gurus in one video! Thanks Minimalist Home! Love your work! 😊🌻💕🦘

Sometimes I wonder if my husband lives in the same house I live in... If/when he empties the dishwasher, he puts things in strange places. I think to myself "did he ever find it there...ever?" I think some people (men) don't pay any attention to the smart organization we put in place, lol

I loved that you put this together!

Very funny -- these women are comedians! Sure makes the medicine go down faster!!

I Just had a Total Victory 😅 on the where would I look for it First… last year (at the end of the football season, I washed jerseys that my older kids needed to use for their jobs - they work in the restaurant business.) so when they came out of the dryer, I thought…hmmm, where would I look for this first next year..(in my laundry cubby was what I came up with) - so they were securely there for 7 months. In the wee hours of the morning…I heard a family member was looking for the shirt. When I woke up early, I asked myself…hmm where would I look for that first and I remembered the laundry cubby. YES - Victory for the Family member that needed it 🎉 During the season they keep it in their room, so that’s easy. Thanks Ladies for All the hard work you put into Sharing ❤

Fantastic video Robyn! Very helpful 🙂 Your video editing skills are really impressive as well.

Thanks for the clips from so many great you tubers! Ps. I❤ your Hudson Bay blanket.

Thank-you ! Great complication ! I love “We put stuff above our time, energy and peace”.

The “where would I look for this?” Q from her totally changed my organization last year. I put myself in a place where I need the thing, then think where I’d go look for it. Then I put it there. Mostly. Has been so helpful. #ADHD

I just started a declutter journey. This is the best I've seen!! Thank you.

OMG! I don't think I've ever seen anyone other than us with that Bear in the Big Blue House costume! We've had ours over 20 years and all 4 of our boys wore it. (They're now 16-26). We decluttered most but that one was a keeper for us for grandkids one day. The big bean bag bum... lol. Great video as always!... Off to declutter now that I've had my morning dose of the Minimalist Home. Thanks for taking the time to do what you do!

Excellent summary of great strategies! I needed this reminder. Well done!!

"Trouble letting go of the past." Yes, that is so much me. It is exactly why I have so much stuff to declutter at the age of 56.

I like Swedish Death Cleaning…I don’t want my family to be burdened going thru my “stuff.” I am continuing to weed thru the excess and am only keeping the things I actually use and like. My husband and kids need me more than I need an extensive book or yarn collection. I really don’t like cleaning and when I have to pick up before I can even start cleaning…oh the frustration! I’ve been ruthless with getting my things out of our house and talking to our kids about why I am doing it.

I had been getting rid of unused or wanted things and looked at RU-vid for ideas and found this channel. These videos are great but may I suggest not watching at almost 11 PM. I am now wide awake and want to clean the bedroom closet shelf, LOL.

Amazing amazing amazing video!!!!! Your idea of adding the tips from other youtubers - so refreshing, ingenious - 100%! thank you greeting from Johannesburg, South Africa🙏

💕 love this! "Yes" or it's out. If you have more instant confusion than peace about an item, there is our answer: it's gone! Sorry, I have big issues with this but this piece of advice makes so much sense to me.

Great Video - Thank You 🙏🏻🙋🏻‍♀️🇦🇺

Great video! Wonderful highlights ✨️ Congratulations on the graduation 🎉 my youngest is graduating and I have had a lots of emotions since he was the one who struggles with ADHD and dyslexia. I hope you are safe from the wildfires. I am in Michigan, USA and we have been hearing about them.

Love listening to dawn and Cass and Dana. They are awesome.

Thanks

I love your videos thank you!👍💕

Really great video, full of encouraging tips, time to go tidy. ☺ Also, you look radiant, your skin is just lovely.

great ideas, and thank you for them.... i am happy for her that her kitchen (and i apparently the rest of her house is GIANT), so it is not such a giant (pun intended) effort to declutter as she has so many places to put all the stuff in an organized manner. just a thought

Put seasonal cookbooks with the decorations for that season. My mother has a hording problem and that's how I fixed at least the cookbook issue for her.😉🙃

Terrific video!

Such an awesome compilation! Thank you! 💞

"would it ever occur to me that I already have this item" when I tell you my brain exploded.

Great points!😊

Thanks!

I LOVE THIS ONE!

❤ this video!! so helpful and inspirational to keep at it.

Great Show 💟

Great video. Thanks for sharing.❤️

I am deeply concerned by the number of people who apparently don't have a place in their home to store googly eyes. Seriously? Every home should have googly eye storage.

The very first thing Dawn said, I was like NOPE! That is WAY too simple for most things - obviously, just my opinion.

Excelente!🌻

Thank you. 😊👍

Ok change, coins...one coffee can camouflaged as decor. Emptied at coinstar 3 times a year. Generally 100-150 bucks each trip. I love my decor can help me with a small saving. There are only 2 things on that shelf, a pretty box for electronic accessories and my pretty change can.

Great video

I have started Decluttering because of you. Thank you! I have started in my bedroom and have my closet almost done. Questions: Do I need lots of containers to put things in? I have a drawer by my bed that needs to be Decluttering and I put it off because I want to keep things but I don't know where to put them. Such as extra pair of glasses, eye glass cleaner, pens and paper, hand creams, deodorant for when I get ready in the morning. I thought maybe you could give me ideas. Thank you. Tammy, Lincoln, Nebraska

Loved it ❤

I kept my father's radio station that he built A muzzle loader my great great grandfather used in the Civil War And 2 cook books my mom used Everything else went to good will or the dump It was very hard throwing stuff out till I realized I be dammed if I wanted my kids going through this when I croak

Yeah, I have a pair of those. Totally cute shoes. My foot is too wide for them. But I keep trying to wear them instead of Decluttering them. They’re practically new.

Amazing

How do you keep the where would I look for it first place from becoming a tsunami? Cookbooks are also a problem for me, I continue to buy them although I seldom cook. I never get to the point of identifying a recipe I like, so I keep the whole book.

my son just graduated and I still have his toddler costumes...anytime I think about getting rid of them I then talk myself out of it because " what if I have a grandson one day?" my son would love to have them!!but is this realistic?!how do I get past this thinking?

I see that Bloody Mary @ 4:54 lol me too gurl

That's why I have multiples 🤣 of scissors, tools, glasses, lip balms... Sooner or later I will not put it back "where it goes"....

Can I have that coffee grinder? It seems like it's a waver on your part. 😊

OMGOSH so funny and true! Thanks girls

Why do I have that same grinder thing that you held up in this video?! Yeah... I don't know where to put mine either... lol!

Keep a few for the grandkids. My husband has some cool stuff that was kept. My parents kept nothing cool. Lol

What about when you are in debt/low income and a naturally resourceful person, but life is too busy at the moment to repair or create the things that you really love. For eg there are things that are precious to me, like photos of my kids, and some really nice photo frames that I have kept or found in charity shops which I intend to put together “some time soon I hope” and I live in quite a small house, so space is of a premium. I also have a beautiful spinning wheel that was left to my daughter by much love friend who died. My daughter is very creative/craft type person and really needs that kind of thing for her mental health but doesn’t feel into it so much at this time. Want to pick it up over the winter months. I have loads more examples like this how do you choose, because they are a big yes, but not able to be used right now so anyway they are a big yes for the future… THANKYOU! Xx

I saw someone with a t-shirt that said "It's not hoarding if it's books!" Oh, I hope that is true.

Thanks girls

You are SO gorgeous! You remind me of that amazing beauty, Vera Farmiga. P.S. And I love your couch pillows, too : D

Thats the 'Saylor Rule'... one in, one out. Lol! If we find we have FAR to many of an item type, we can do "1 in, 2 out" in order to free up space and still enjoy a new item (this includes gifted items).

We , as in ALL of us need to quit buying sooo much stuff!

What helps me too is putting same items in one place. Like notebooks not in 3 places in the house.

02:30 That's where your jar of pennies should go

Is that a Vancouver island map?

4:53 are you decluttering your garage while drinking a Bloody Mary?! 😆

No need to get rid of a pot. plenty of things to struggle with. I think I will have an inventory list. It would be great to have a storage room lol. Kitchen items stay in the kitchen. the rest. is stress

Are u Todd Friel's daighter?? You sound just like him!

We don’t use Pennie’s in Canada so get rid of them 😅

Never get rid of a canner... Unless you don't can.

Dump the jar of pennies under the couch cushions! There! It has a new spot!

When you buy something you should get rid of something so you never have too many things. If I buy new boots I find a pair to donate or throw out if not in good condition.

I really wish some one understood what it's like to have no money to spend. Oops threw away Google eyes. Well needed them for school and now we don't have them and no can't borrow them or get them somehow easy. But feel like sheet for throwing them awsy.

I'm deeply impressed by this. I had the privilege of reading something similar, and it left a deep impression on me. "The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Living Guide" by Matthew Cove

❤❤ LOL at googly eyes👀:would it occur to you that you have this item" And the shoes! Guilty! On a different note, i noticed you have your Ninja Oven by your gas stove. My Ninja Oven is currently cluttering precious countertop real estate because the instructions said expressly to NOT put it next to you stovetop? So, it is not serving me, but it is more of a yes than a no. oh help! Have you ever had issues with having the Ninja oven next to your stove top? The instructions never even hint at what they may be? So why in the world is that even a thing? Also, yours looks very clean. Instructions also say not to line with alum foil (though individuals in reviews say they do if they tuck it on the rack very tightly), so how do you keep it so clean? If i could use the oven safely, not creating something impossible to wash, I would def have more time to declutter. Thanks for your video!