How to Declutter an Overwhelming Space

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@TheMinimalMom Год назад

Thanks Helix for sponsoring! Go to helixsleep.com/minimalmom to get 20% off your mattress, plus two free pillows! I hope you have a great day! - Dawn

@maribelquesada5651 Год назад

Please share Tom’s thoughts on the kids toys… my husband is not supportive at all, he could care less

@ashandu Год назад

Hey Dawn, thank you for the video. Where is the one for the girls' room refresh? I can't see it in the more area.

@demita840 Год назад

Have you ever thought about using eco or sustainable containers and storage cubes rather then plastic and polyurethane which is bad for the planet and often doesn't last either. There are lots of options like wooden containers, felt containers, natural cloth containers, bamboo or other eco containers. And in the kitchen glass storage jars are great, moths can't get in to glass either.

@christeenhenry6448 Год назад

I just LOVE your family.. All 3 Channells..The Best... I truly...❤❤❤ Need you all

@vampcess5147 Год назад

Don't beat yourself up because the boys room is messy. As long as they are clean, fed, watered, warm and know they are loved, your doing a great job :D

@rachoony Год назад

Thank you for showing a truly honest "before" shot! Seeing that really helped my heart today. It is refreshing to see that even experts like Dawn have kids who don't always have tidy spaces.

@danarzechula3769 Год назад

Yes what you said!

@corrineainley Год назад

Yes thanks for showing us the real life before shots. You are a wonderful momma. I am so encouraged by you and your family.

@drake238 Год назад

This is Charlene Drake - Steve us my hubby but when we got this new phone, I cannot get back into my RU-vid account and I’m so upset about it because I loved having all my videos of dawn and things that I kept up with but I’m having to use my hubby‘s account for some reason I have no idea how it all goes to this. But anyway, I just wanted to call me at back to what you had said I totally agree with you, Rachel ! Yesssss! Me to!!! I was like wow it is good in a way to see this because I always thought with Dawn being a minimalist that there was only two or three things to play with in the kids room so seeing this gave me a different perspective that her kids really do still enjoy things and have fun. And it made me realize that we all find ourselves with a room in our house that gets put on hold, while other things are a priority. I appreciate as you said Don’s honesty before photos because I’m thinking well. If she can do this while teaching and talking and making a video then what in the world is my problem. Lol lol OL I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much clutter, but this is reality when you have small children I had to send this video to my daughter because they have four children and remind me so much of, her and Tom because her and her husband work well together and make a good team. Thank you Dodge for sharing, and being such an amazing inspiration.

@drake238 Год назад

P.S. I was trying to say I don’t think I’ve ever seen this much clutter in Dawn’s house. Lol but it is truly the reality when you have snmall children or older people like myself!!! and I appreciate her being so honest and sharing it with us.

@judyjudyjudy1841 Год назад

@rachoony....expert?

@laurieg6142 Год назад

I love how you are respectful of your kids but you are the one responsible and in charge. Teaching them how and why is amazing too! Great video for many life lessons!

@j.m.7056 Год назад

Yes! I don't understand why she allows the kids to live in such a mess. I get she has lots of responsibilities but kids need to be taught to take care of their belongings.

@amybee40 Год назад

@@j.m.7056 She IS teaching them that. That's what the whole video is about. Try to keep up.

@colleenkielczynski1696 Год назад

I like the bins and shelf. for me.

@judyjudyjudy1841 Год назад

@laurieg6142 ......You get it, my gosh, you get it! They will pay for what they are allowing to happen. You (they, not you) pay for the bad decisions they make for a LONG TIME!!!! With one of my children I am paying for my bad decisions....I am 80 he is 62....sad, sad, sad. To turn back time & spend the time it takes to get this through to him. He was the most wonderful little boy & I failed him.

@judyjudyjudy1841 Год назад

@@amybee40 ...she IS teaching them that? I think you are blind to the truth of this video. Do you think the boys will keep their room clean next time. Do you think they will know to keep the pieces of their toys together & picked up? Do you think she is teaching them she will pay their way out of things? Or to earn the rewards of keeping their toys taken care of.

@christineschmidt4337 Год назад

No judgment here, my girl's room looks just like this mostof the time, only the girl version. But what is sobering is that it can get this bad in your minimalist home. I have to wonder what hope there is for the rest of us. 🤣 But I did a giant cleanup in their room last week and they helped purge a ton of stuff and anything that I didn't think was adding value to their lives I put in bins in the attic to see if they are missed. A blissful, peaceful, space for awhile at least.😊

@AliFuerst Год назад

Thank you for acknowledging the mom guilt! I really benefited from hearing that I’m not a bad mom because rooms have gotten overwhelmed with stuff. I’m so motivated now!

@hollyallen892 7 месяцев назад

You’re such a sweet mama. Thank you for sharing your journey and expertise with us. Very inspiring!!! I play your videos in the background while I’m working on bring more peace into our home. Thank you.❤

@michelleahrens3359 Год назад

So what was so great is both parents helped the kids clean ,great parenting ,you didn't just say go clean your room ,they are kids and they do get stressed and overwhelmed .good life😊

@paulat5921 Год назад

Thanks for keeping it real Dawna. You are awesome!

@joannafoster3423 Год назад

Your boys are just adorable! And great helpers to boot!

@allaapril7740 Год назад

You did the best cleaning and organizing. Good job . It s life on the farm and things are getting out control lots of times, but you find the time and did it.

@momtrck Год назад

I love watching while i have lunch. Inspiring. Thanks Dawn 🎉

@katelynnuckolls1675 Год назад

Yesterday I picked up *with a mothers touch* our playroom and my 4 year olds bedroom. Some putting things back where they go and some decluttering. When she got home from preschool, I was hoping for the reaction dawns children had, ohh it looks so clean! Instead I got-where are all my toys 😂

@lenawarelius4195 Год назад

Great video 😍 The best take a way for me was, the bin fore clothers fore myself😅 decluttering my craft area I was thinking: I need to bye more bins fore stoage. And at ones I thougt NO, I NEED TO GET RIDD OF MORE STUFF! 💪😄 Thank you so mutch for rubbing off of me🙏❤ lots of love from arctic Norrway 🙌🏵🌺🌻🌹🌼

@Hayilkasdorf Год назад

Hey Dawn Amy washing machine is not flexible for soaking, etc...I just make sure the lid isn't locked then I unplug it. Works, I like overnight soaking. Thnx

@christaknight4162 Год назад

Hello Dawn, Your videos have been so life changing for me! Greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge to help others!❤ One question: do you have a link to the decorative storage bins you use and the clip on labels? Specifically the laundry bins and the storage bins you used in your basement? I love them! Thank you again!

@blayneelizabeth2098 Год назад

Thanks for this content I always need this in my life! ❤❤

@annemiekeberg3102 Год назад

Hi a tip from the Netherlands. I buy the same socks (like 10 pair), different colour for every child. When one is broken we have al the other ones to still use and make a combination. So we do a very long time with the socks and it is so easy with the laundry. Please tell all the moms!

@DiRidpath Год назад

I love Corbin...trying so hard to clean his space.

@juarezboys Год назад

Love that bed

@maryaddams3145 Год назад

Thank you for the courage to be transparent.

@k4xxxminecrafter792 7 месяцев назад

Oh my gosh- I love Corban’s awesome disposition- what a great young man!!!!!

@kayriggleman5196 Год назад

Corbin great at cleaning. Reminds me of my son.

@katrinabellingham4405 Год назад

Every family deserves at least one Corbin who likes to clean.

@loismanda7254 Год назад

You can try unplugging your washer to keep it from draining on you.

@sweetteajesus6267 Год назад

Fantastic video!

@ramonawhisenant2045 Год назад

Hey Dawn, can I please borrow Corbin for a while!!?? 😀 He said he loves to clean!!👍

@janemichael9433 Год назад

Do you guys not use top sheets on the beds?

@natalieeubank4533 Год назад

We don’t either, our kids don’t prefer them and it makes it easier for them to make the bed

@youtubeacc Год назад

I don’t think top sheets are as popular anymore. I’m 30 for reference and we don’t use them, but when my mom or in laws visit, we put a too sheet on their beds 😅

@janemichael9433 Год назад

@@youtubeacc I think your right. I use them so the blankets don’t need to be washed as often. But I’m older. 😂

@suzyp5430 Год назад

What size are the storage totes that you use for close they will grow into and their memory bins?

@oatssettle846 Год назад

I just do not agree with throwing out somebody else's stuff. Or choosing what you think they like best. I feel they should be included and also say what they like best. Let them choose toys like you let them choose clothes.

@natalieeubank4533 Год назад

She did with the majority of the things, she kept what he really plays with

@youtubeacc Год назад

She has a time will tell bin. Also kids have so many toys that half the time they don’t even realize what is gone. Sometimes mom just has to make the final call

@jessicafaircloth6610 Год назад

When Corbin said “I love cleaning!” 🥹

@elizabethshaklee8450 Год назад

I throw all my clothes in bins too because I’m more likely to get it put away that way - my clutterbug style is a ladybug

@viejitaaa Год назад

I really enjoy the longer videos like this because they're nice to put on while I'm organizing. Helps keep the motivation level high for a longer period of time :)

@jeshanahram264 Год назад

An hour long video of Dawn decluttering? Yes please!!!

@amyloewen2093 Год назад

Lol right

@marilynndesilva7620 Год назад

I didn't think Dawn had enough clutter to do an hour's worth! 😂

@Angelica-ek5dp Год назад

I would love to see a decluttering of the girls room, this was a great video. I love the decluttering of kids stuff in minimal homes because it’s such a hard thing to manage sometimes. Please keep these videos coming!

@danireeves8717 Год назад

I thought the same thing!!! ❤️

@sarahhenderson4986 Год назад

Ha! Totally thought the same thing and got excited about the length!

@lisakrings5419 Год назад

I am 58, our youngest is 33, I still don’t have that time to do the things I thought I’d do “someday”, and neither do my friends. You are SO right Dawn.

@AmeliaUnleashed Год назад

“Some things have to wait their turn in life” -Dawn Love this!!!

@bleakaf Год назад

Absolutely. Years ago I heard how, by definition' you can only have one priority at any time. It's helped so much.

@bernadettehawes Год назад

Amen!

@judyjudyjudy1841 Год назад

@@bleakaf There is NO PRIORITY more important than teaching your children the right things in life in the few short years they are with you. NOTHING! When you make wrong (bad) decisions you pay for a long, long time. I am 80 & my Son suffers my lack of teaching......I am paying for a long, long time You are so right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@charlotteroze6451 Год назад

I love that you showed this to the world. There are a million videos of people and their perfect homes that it grants the illusion that messes don't exist for them. This makes me feel alot better (: knowing you're minimalist and still have chaotic rooms on occasion makes me feel like less of a failure, and also tells me that having toys all over the place doesn't mean they have too many 😂

@laury-pf5qc Год назад

Hi Dawn, my family is already very minimal but I still love watching your channel because it continues to remind me how great it truly is. Your videos are so calming and enjoyable and I look forward to them every Wednesday. Thank you. From Queensland Australia.

@TheMinimalMom Год назад

Thank you so much Laury, I greatly appreciate this!!!

@seaspeaktome9167 Год назад

Same over here!

@lisafitzpatrick885 Год назад

Funny so r we. It's very calming watching her I agree

@leisaross9782 Год назад

I agree and I am in Qld Australia too!

@georgianicoll4786 Год назад

Another Queenslander here! Agree also!

@cristin794 Год назад

Something that I’m realizing as I watch this video, as an American mom now living in Europe, is just how much more STUFF my kids had access to when we lived in the US. When we moved, I was bummed that things are so much more expensive here, there are fewer choices and the stores aren’t open as late or often as in the US. But the upside is that it’s just harder to acquire things - and that feels like a big piece of the inventory equation! Thanks for sharing this.

@taramiller7928 Год назад

This same thing happened to me when I moved to Bermuda 16 years ago. I am convinced if I still lived in the US, I probably wouldn't be a minimalist.

@Conval-wi5eh Год назад

This. As someone who grew up and still lives in Europe, watching Dawn's and Dana's videos really let me appreciate the boundaries and friction higher prices, smaller homes and opening hours set.

@mkkrupp2462 Год назад

Unfortunately it’s why the USA (pro rata) is responsible for the biggest greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Fossil fuel emissions are released when materials are located/mined/grown, when they are manufactured, when they are packaged, transported and even when they are discarded into landfill or burnt.

@katiesoderling3596 Год назад

@@mkkrupp2462China actually exceeds the US by over double in million metric tons. We are the second in line so not much better but interesting that china exceeds the US by so much more. Probably because of so much industry and fewer regulations.

@abbibrennen2549 Год назад

@@mkkrupp2462 You are talking about China, right? Because China has the largest Greenhouse gas emissions, Google it.

@pjfreeman4789 Год назад

I bet your boys will always remember how great the “after” version of their room felt. Probably a great lesson for them. Well done, Mom.

@daCubanaqt Год назад

I think it’s excellent that the boys are helping and it isn’t just mom doing the cleaning. She’s teaching them valuable life lessons by involving them.

@alicet4204 Год назад

Thank you for not letting embarrassment keep you from showing the 'before'... I honestly thought my kids' rooms are the worst possible mess. I just feel so encouraged that I'm not the only one dealing with this and that it is possible to have it clean and tidy. You're truly an inspiration and I love your videos.

@kimc.85 Год назад

I needed this today!!! I’ve been following you for years, and have gained so much peace as I’ve decluttered our home. Thank you for inspiring and motivating through positive content. Also, thank you for showing the “before”. It’s a good reminder for us moms that we aren’t alone in the decluttering, categorizing, organizing, (or throwing away) of a million tiny treasures 😂

@LeeannMorrisHouseofStitches Год назад

12am

@laelakarimi Год назад

I'm a 34 year old recovering hoarder, and have been hoarding my entire life since I can remember. I was very much like your younger son. This may not be the case for him...however, you may want to allow him to be more hands on with what is going in the black trashbags, and be careful about not tossing things while he's not looking. I can tell you that that exact action (someone throwing something away that I'm not aware of), causes me to grip onto things even more. When my parents, or even significant other tossed things without my knowledge, there was a severe sense of fear, loss of control, panic, and anxiety. Thus, making me want to hold onto everything else even tighter. Again, I don't know your son as much as you do...just something to keep in mind that throwing away someone's things with hoarding disorder, without their knowledge, can be a huge trigger and make it worse.

@clairem730 Год назад

Re lego - just wondering why you don’t just put them in a container unsorted - so can be used either for building own creations and/or if they want to find a piece to rebuild a set? And if you prefer not to keep them, why not put them in one bag and donate? (lots of demand for lego pieces, they wouldn’t go to waste)

@PookysMom6 Год назад

Tossing Legos?! 😨 Those are a never toss item here 😂 (They are expensive, and maintain their value if we decide to sell them later -- even when they are not in sets/are in bulk) ETA: FWIW, my comment wasn't to throw Dawn under the bus! I was just shocked that people actually throw away Legos! We could never do that intentionally in our house 🤣

@veronikam3836 Год назад

I agree! I found it really hard to watch - and I don't even like legos. :-D

@jenniferdesrosiers2585 Год назад

@@veronikam3836 Same. It is so easy to pull out the Legos and so worth the two extra minutes it would take to put them in their own bag or box. I can't watch them all go in a trash bag. 🫤

@helengesell2668 Год назад

My kids are 33 and 31, and they still pull out the Lego bin and build stuff...lol

@veronikam3836 Год назад

@@divergentdyes You could still donate them. Also, Dawn's kids still play with legos, so I really don't see why tossing them makes any sense - except that it may be a little easier in the moment of cleaning up. But it wouldn't be that much more work to put them in a extra bin...

@angela_flute52689 Год назад

Yeah, that was irresponsible. She talks about how throwing things away is supposed to just be a one-time thing as you start decluttering when you just can't handle stuff, but she finds excuses to throw stuff away way more than that and she's been living minimally for years. To me that's not only wasteful, but it's cheating. She said she wanted a fresh start, but she hadn't been up there in a while--it was her kids' room and wasn't bothering her the whole time, so it's unfair to them to throw those away. Plus there's a bunch of strange-shaped LEGO pieces that perform roles other pieces can't when you're building stuff (which she would know if she paid attention to how her kids build), and I bet some of those were in the pile she tossed and her kids will miss them. I would bet that since those LEGOs were up in her kids' room in a bin where they didn't belong, it's probably because they built something with them (which has since come apart), so that shows that those were pieces they needed and wanted. Even if she does need to throw them away, she should at least check if they're the type of plastic that can be recycled. She can say "we really try not to be wasteful anymore" (33:57) but actions speak louder than words, especially when her last several videos have really been trying to convince people to throw away perfectly good stuff instead of finding appropriate places to send them.

@connied8507 Год назад

This brings back memories of when my kids were small. Once a year the birthday fairy would clean their room and the rest of the year I closed the door. Now that they are grown both are minimalists.

@danarzechula3769 Год назад

Haha poor birthday fairy

@YVR-f9p Год назад

While watching this video I gathered 4 bags of donations and 2 bags of trash! Like always, you are so inspiring- my favorite part of a decluttering day is sitting back and looking at my less cluttered home as a take a deep breath and sigh of relief

@ramziasaleem5498 Год назад

It will be mu h better if North American style changes and people think twice bringing in stuff and care about our planet earth similar to how they care for a clean house, because until we don't feel contentment with less meaningful stuff and as long as there are buyers and customers, the junk producers continue to produce extra and unnecessary stuff.

@barblogan2060 Год назад

😢😢lpopp

@judyjudyjudy1841 Год назад

@@barblogan2060 You are so right & look how many are going to suffer for their decisions. Our beloved US is on it's way out (just like the RISE & FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE). A Country no one will ever think will take us over. I would say the way every one that is leading our Country allows all the Spanish people to enter the US illegally, they are a possibility. How ever is our taxes supposed to pay for all of the illegal immagrants? They give money to people through SSI without those people having earned or paid taxes. Every month they worry??? about paying people that have earned their Social Security....do they worry, I doubt it? There will be Countries that are the "lead Country" of the World as there were before us. No one last long because they don't do a good job of handling the lead. You & I won't suffer as much (unless we are taken over by war) because we live reality....all this is an illusion & IS going to live. These are not my predictions these are predictions from others long before us & all you have to do is read to see it happening, slowly!!!!!!! Have you seen the documentary where semi truck loads of the US over use items are dumped in other countries for them to try to make use of it? Did you know France or Italy (sorry I don't remember which) is not allow to have waste? I'm sure they do because wasteful people are NOT just in the US, but that IS the law for them? I think it's a good idea!!!!

@jessicakraus4983 Год назад

I do the same! I listen to Dawn I get working on my stuff as well. It's so motivating!!

@LillianOglethorpe Год назад

@@ramziasaleem5498Yes! Makes me think of 1 Timothy 6:6-8 (NIV) “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.” I think it’s about perspective and pausing to appreciate what have that we truly need, and then see the blessing in what we have beyond that. It makes me take a step back and ask myself, “If I never obtained another thing (besides food/essentials for physically staying alive), could I make it with nothing more than what’s in here now?” (Of course if there are growing children, there has to be some new clothing/practical stuff.) Having that passage in front of my face (like I literally posted it on my fridge for over a year) has helped me have a more contented, positive mindset in life overall. I have to work to couple that with thankfulness for ‘negative things’ because it helps my attitude about them too. I could complain about all the dishes I have to wash, or I can be thankful for having them to do, because it means I ate last night. It’s an ongoing work to renew my mind. Finding The Minimal Mom has been another building block for that. 😊

@kayleedickenson2510 Год назад

I loved watching this! Your boys reminded me so much of my boys when they were young. My heart was so happy watching Gage slither along his mattress cleaning the wall above his bed! Corbin is such a hard worker, I loved cleaning at his age too! I have used many of the same techniques with my 8 children. Thank you for your inspiring videos and encouragement to keep our lives decluttered. It feels like hanging out with a best friend watching your videos!

@KlingonPrincess Год назад

It strikes me how nice for both boys to grow up in a simplified house. Corbin can rest easy in a clean environment and Gage has room to have his special things accessable. It shows how your lifestyle works for different family members

@dpauline4482 Год назад

Yes! I love the idea of the kids having boxes for special items. I remember so many times in my childhood having special items get lost in piles of stuff that by the time they were found again they were ripped, destroyed, or mistaken as trash and thrown away.

@judyjudyjudy1841 Год назад

@klingonprincess9332...... Wasteful..... I wonder if the 3 teens that tore up a young mans truck & destroyed his flag he was flying & laughed & smerked all the way through their trial on Judge Judy were raised the sam. Getting paid to give up toys & gifts given to them. To let their beautiful room in a beautiful home get trashed with toys played with & not taken care of. Not being taught to how to care for their toys or respect anything. The years that we have with our children fly by so fast that we hardly have time to get it across to "how to live with the world" without wasting time NOT TEACHING them is sad! It is our job, as their parent, to teach them.....NOTHING is more important, nothing. And you think this is right. People pay for years for the bad decisions they make.

@abundantlife8396 9 месяцев назад

judyjudyjudy1841 Oh my, I wish you could get some help for yourself. I know you won’t see this, but you have SO much regret in how you raised your son -you were 18!-cut yourself some slack. 😕

@fromheadtofood Год назад

Thank you Dawn for changing our lives for the better!

@donotneedtoknow7541 Год назад

This is the sort of space I have to declutter/clean/organize. 😔 I'm so proud of you working through all those misc toy bins!

@ashleysutton8546 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. I needed to not feel guilty about some of our clutter. Life is so busy. This really motivated me!

@aliciacassio4215 Год назад

Tossing the legos is killing me. I totally get that each singular piece of Lego is not that expensive and IS a pain in the neck. But some of those pieces you’re tossing must go to a kit that is pricey and now can’t be assembled anymore.

@margaret1336 Год назад

Well they’ll just have to use their imagination and improvise!

@sharonfuller4303 Год назад

Yes! And my kid will go back and do a set over again. Then those pieces would be missing. I definitely will not trash Lego.

@thishungering1 Год назад

I learned this lesson the hard way! If I vacuumed or swept up a Lego piece I just shrugged "Eh, they have tons more." Well.. over this past holiday break my kids wanted to rebuild some of their first Lego sets and now I have a list of pieces to buy or find that they need in order to assemble those sets again 🤦‍♀️ Won't toss Legos anymore!

@cgt6497 Год назад

Why not keep the lego pieces? I hate to see lego getting thrown out! You could at least put it all into a bin and donate.

@lauragreen4899 Год назад

I appreciate the fact that you are ok with throwing away the little bits and pieces. The only thing I would do differently is keep the Legos in a zip bag. Great video.

@ahatch7534 Год назад

Absolutely. Legos and Duplos should go in a Ziploc in the “time will tell” for donation!

@pennylilley6183 Год назад

Legos are expensive 😮

@nicholetteburris3925 Год назад

I always have a little ziplock for Lego. It's the tiny toy that never gets thrown. Lol.

@ImaaniMoz Год назад

I came here to look for a comment about the Lego's. Them getting thrown away made me so sad 😭

@natalieeubank4533 Год назад

@@ImaaniMoz they are just things….

@ValerieCorey-lo9ed Год назад

Highly recommend mattress pads to keep the mattresses free of sweat and grime. So much easier to wash the pads then to attempt to clean the mattress, which most never do. I have two pads on our bed because my husband sweats so much; otherwise our mattress would be permanently stained. Wonderful insight. Thanks much for sharing so much!

@annabarclay7321 Год назад

Yes I 100 percent degree! I love my ghost mattress protector. Obviously I don’t wet by bed as a grown up but I swear mattresses get funky anyway. Mine still looks brand new because of our mattress cover

@j.m.7056 Год назад

Yes!!!

@TexJudy Год назад

"The future doesn't bring more time, capacity, energy" ....just what I needed to hear today!

@teresamenicucci1658 Год назад

Legos are expensive and even adults would buy them at a yard sale

@lyndaward5179 Год назад

I do not think the Lego should have been thrown away at all there may have parts belonging to a set that they are keeping. It would have been better to have put them in a plastic bag and put in the time will tell bin then sort out when the boys have time. Or give the Lego to the charity shop in small bags for children who have no Lego as the family are do not have the money. but they have a good imagination . That is my opinion.

@silvertab2002 Год назад

Dawn, I love when you show videos like this- it shows you're not perfect and you're like us. It allows for us to know that we are all doing are best and also that we can achieve our goals/minimalism. Thank you!

@corrineainley Год назад

Yes I have been watching your videos for 4 years and my son has learned along side me. Thanks for being a real momma!

@tracey1782 Год назад

It’s definitely easier to relate to someone when they show that they’re not always perfect. It’s so realistic and I appreciate that

@cariep1983 Год назад

Throwing all those LEGOS - you are hurting me. Another bin/ziploc must be nearby to just gather all together, even to just give away. 😢

@sweetlady6059 Год назад

Oh my gosh I can’t stand watching the throwing out of toys. 1) you have to keep things out of landfill 2) some other child who is poor with no toys would love those toys or have a garage sale. Not for the garbage!

@karposca3762 Год назад

Girls, girls, girls!!! It's gonna be ok ☺️☺️

@TheAmandakev Год назад

*lego.

@daughterofmyabba Год назад

It feels good to throw Legos away, I was in the same space as you, horrified at the thought, until I started tossing the random foot breakers, man it's sweet revenge to throw those bad boys in the trash can.

@AmeliaUnleashed 11 месяцев назад

@@daughterofmyabbalol love it 😂

@amydennis5978 Год назад

Thank you for showing that even the most simplified of homes needs a big declutter sometimes! I’ve been feeling discouraged as the clutter has crept back in after previous major simplification but this video has encouraged me tremendously! Thank you!

@chantellek3982 Год назад

Omgee- all that Lego in the garbage! Haha. I couldn’t. I totally get the motivation, and I also realize I’m like 100 steps behind you in my organization journey, but I’m sitting here thinking “I’m just not mentally at that place yet..”

@sharwhiteaker257 Год назад

I came here to say the same thing. I was like NOOOO not the Legos!

@corilarge9267 Год назад

Seeing the Legos tossed hurt. I would have considered paying the girls to sort out all the Legos into bags and selling them on marketplace or once upon a child. But like Dawn said, they needed a fresh start.

@shlf2615 Год назад

I understand your logic, but I admit it felt weird to see Legos go into the trash bag. Those were precious in our house. LOL My son was a Lego fanatic, who displayed ALL his creations. He didn't follow the plans that came with the sets - he just built to his heart's content. Sometimes he ran out of Legos and had to deconstruct things in order to build more - and we had 2 giant tubs of them! Obviously, I was not trying to be a minimalist then.

@christisjoypinson5599 Год назад

The excitement I feel when I look at the timer and it's over an hour... 🥳🎉🙌🎈🥳🎉🙌🎈🥳🎉🙌🎈🥳 (This is also PERFECT timing because I am quite literally in the process of decluttering and reorganizing my DVDs as we speak! Thank you and God bless you, Dawn and family!!! 😄🙌)

@sarahhenderson4986 Год назад

Agreed on the video length!!

@theelaavar Год назад

I LOVE that you are letting us see their messy room. If your kid's room can get this way, then we can see that it's not us being negligent, it's just life in a real family!! You really are awesome!! ❤️🥰

@jaminova_1969 Год назад

This lady is like a mind reader!

@geraldinefisher8316 Год назад

There are SO many children in the world who have no legos... no chance of ever having legos... your kids could easily and quickly sort out all the legos for donation to other kids who dont have any at all... thats a valuable thing to teach kids: caring about others who have nothing... going to the trouble of finding a way to share... taking the time to do it... and be grateful for their own abundance. Better than just dumping in trash.

@vickitucker9930 Год назад

I love your boys - they are both so cute and so sweet. And you are so great with them, Dawn. What an awesome mom you are. Your philosophy on how few toys they really need is so right on. I only wish I had learned these principles years ago when I was raising a family. Keep on doing what you’re doing…we all learn and get inspired by you.

@tonyagrimm1024 Год назад

I love this video, as we are just starting to declutter and trying to get things down. The kids rooms are the worst! This was encouraging to know that even though you are a minimalist kids rooms can still be a struggle it made the video seem real and authentic so thank you for sharing all the tips and tricks.

@kirstinwilcoxson3104 Год назад

My son wants to hang on to everything. So we do what I call, “a reverse yard sale”. If he fills a box of items he no longer wants, I pay him $10. This way he is able to give up items he really doesn’t want in exchange for money that he can use to purchase things he wants and will use now. It is hard when kids grow and their hobbies change. This is a good way of teaching kids to let go of things they think they need to hold onto. Whenever my son gives up a box, I always exclaim, now we have more space! Therefor teaching about the value of having space rather than holding onto items no longer needed.

@PowerToolsWithThread Год назад

I love how you described how to handle a person who is so emotionally attached to everything! My husband is this way. He's a 'Butterfly' and everything is a 'tradition' or a memory and has significance for him. And he's 62! You are so right about the container concept as the boundary. I've done this throughout the house, but his garage is another story. Tom is younger so he's more receptive to the method, but not mine. Inside the house, I go through his containers every 6-8 months and declutter (I don't clean or organize) and don't tell him. He has a clear bin on the kitchen counter that is his and he's supposed to drop his wallet, keys, business cards, etc. Inevitably, in 6 months it's overflowing and I'll purge about half. He can't really tell because he doesn't truly know what's in there, but my decluttering threshold is met and he's happy too because he still thinks he has everything. It's deceptive I know, but who really has to keep expired losing lottery tickets???

@bethanycreativeside4326 Год назад

Are you worried at all that your son might become a hoarder because his mom threw unknown thing away when he was little. I know some people are more attached to things than others, but sometimes it's important that they make the decision. Like you said with the box, why do you think he can't make the decision? Being older. I remember things that my mom got rid of and I still remember and I wish that she hadn't because it did make it hard for me to declutter my things as well as my kids stuff.

@lelaandrews5439 Год назад

Dawn, LEGOS are high-end just donate, please? They are actually under lock and key at our Wal Mart.

@CadetRedShirt Год назад

For real, i was confused at the throwing them away instead of bagging them up and donating, folks pay a lot for lego pieces!

@carlypoulin1758 Год назад

Whole sets are expensive yes, but individual pieces aren't really. She also mentions in lots of her videos that she makes the choice to throw things away because she was still hanging onto the things and never having the time to donate them. This is what works for her, even if it doesn't align with your views.

@teresarose7524 Год назад

legos can be used over and over for years. I have a son in his twenties who still messes around with his legos.

@natalieeubank4533 Год назад

Just because they can it doesn’t mean you should

@simpledeliciousfoodie3476 Год назад

It is so nice seeing a real life boys room, nice to know my kids aren't the only ones who end up in rooms like this. Its difficult to even think in there, once we are all done everything is so much nicer! Glad you are human too.

@bernadettehawes Год назад

Dawn, as someone who struggles with making decisions, downsizing to a small apartment and not being able to afford replacing all furniture, I’ve been overwhelmed. I have a cubbyhole that looks like this and worse. So thank you for showing this mess. To actually help those that need it, that’s what we need to see and some of the process of how to tackle it bit by bit. This is what gives hope. That no matter how difficult it is at the outset, THERE IS HOPE!!! So a huge THANK YOU for your vulnerability and willingness to share.

@michelletaylor1900 Год назад

You can be happy in any size space especially a cubbyhole. That is what she has taught all along. Peace of mind is worth much.

@suzyrichins7958 Год назад

Yeah I've learned to let my youngest, who is sentimental and likes to keep everything, declutter toys with me. Otherwise it makes things worse. I'm sorry. I can't watch you go through the toys without them. I get it. But just tossing a bunch of stuff away without their knowledge bugs me. It's theirs-- not yours.

@d14551 Год назад

I could play by myself for at least an hour wearing an old skirt of my mother's and a little chalkboard hung in my room. I was busy being a pioneer teacher like Laura Ingalls Wilder.

@serranosolutions Год назад

It was hard for me to watch you throw away Legos. They are soooo expensive and just because they are little and annoying doesn't mean they don't need/use them. I also think it is interesting as I spend most of my time in the messiest room in our house. It is a multi purpose room where I work, I homeschool, and where we have a couch and I can watch the internet while I do something else like sew, cut things for school, etc Everything I use during the day (except for food) is there. I don't even use our living room for watching tv or reading. I stay in the multipurpose room. It is not completely messy, but it is not where I would like it to be. I have no time to declutter or organize, so things sit until I can't stand it and I throw it in a box for later and I try to go through it gradually in that room when I have time (so it takes a while).

@agoogleuser4492 Год назад

That made me so sad, the Lego bin was at arms reach the whole time!

@annsteffes10 Год назад

I love that you say "it just hasn't been made a priority" that is so true. I think so many people just get down on themselves and think they are the worst mom, or wife due to a messy space. I hear this all the time in my decluttering group.

@Gale-ph8nc Год назад

Many kids would love random Lego etc. who can’t afford to buy it new. Why not just take it and put it in a clear bag and give it to a charity, or put it outside a thrift store.

@kimt4335 Год назад

I could not throw out Lego pieces. When my kids were little I would spend nights putting the pieces back in the boxes they came in

@FarmhouseRedeemed Год назад

This is exactly the video I needed! 🙌🏻❤️😂 My kids rooms look near identical to this. It’s just been a busy season! And I’m super pregnant! And their rooms are on the 2nd floor! So there’s that 😂 Thank you Dawn! Lots of love from Wisconsin ❤️

@MBXGill Год назад

Excused! 😂😂

@reneeprasil6153 Год назад

For the folks who are looking at this and negatively judging mom-remember that children need an example AND some help in getting the task done sometimes. Kids learn by example, and the example of 'helping others' is as important as 'keeping things clean'. Functional families work together, teaching and learning. We adults STILL are put together this way-as evidenced by those of us who are being helped by watching these videos and decluttering with her.

@sarahvold4009 Год назад

Uuuuuum an hour? I thought it said 10 minutes😮 best surprise this week! I love her longer videos so I can use it for motivation to clean and declutter along side!

@iheartshaneandjeffree Год назад

Just found your channel today. New subscriber here! My house looks like it’s from an episode of hoarders so I’m excited to start this process. I believe it will help with my depression and stress. I’m also 9 months pregnant so wish me luck lol. Mom of two boys 🖤

@evatoon984 Год назад

You won’t regret it!!

@lashelthompson745 Год назад

You can do this!

@toddandcaroljarvis Год назад

Use that “nesting” energy!

@sheilaenglish9738 Год назад

This is a great time in your life to meet Dawn and absorb her messages. She will be a big help to you!

@kimstube7244 Год назад

THANK YOU FOR NOT BEING PERFECT!!! ❤️Such a relief. I’m trying, Dawn, and you just made me feel a lot better. I am not a naturally tidy, organized person either. I say our house is a public service to make other people feel good about their houses. 😉

@barbarahaberman349 Год назад

One thing that fed my pack-rat tendencies as a kid was that my mom would decide to declutter when I wasn't around. I would go to school the owner of x number of things and come home to find several items missing. I started hiding my most precious things so they wouldn't disappear.

@magenmacdougall4532 Год назад

That’s what I want to avoid with my kid but she refuses to part with anything!

@barbarahaberman349 Год назад

It only took one time of "I can find something for you to do" for me to realize that the less I interacted with adults the better. I pretty much raised myself after that.

@yvonneh.3618 Год назад

I agree, it can cause resentment too.

@jaminova_1969 Год назад

My mother too! We had it out years ago, so I try not to bring it up!

@barbarahaberman349 Год назад

@@jaminova_1969 To be fair, I was brought up in the '60s, so it was a different time.

@cathylombard964 Год назад

I read an article recently that ranked kids favorite toys. I don’t know how they collected this information, but I thought the article was interesting. The two top toys on the list were a cardboard box and a stick.

@shannonmorrison457 Год назад

Such a better approach then yelling at kids to clean their room when they have too much to manage. I love that you don't tell your kids that they can't have stuff. You are really gifted at this Dawn:)

@lizwertz1910 Год назад

I love the decluttering of it all, but wonder for the younger kids if this is too much stress…getting rid of things before they are not ready to say goodbye. The kiddos should have a choice and not under camera.

@suzyrichins7958 Год назад

Yes, thank you!!! I so agree.

@natashakarek9419 Год назад

Dawn, thank you for telling me I am not a bad mom! All three of our kids rooms get so messy! I was like why can’t we keep them clean like everyone else🤦🏻‍♀️ I love how real you are!

@thebraveturtle Год назад

Dawn, I can't tell you how grateful I am for you and your willingness to post videos like this showing your life and explaining your decluttering process. God has used you to positively impact me and all those around me. You've taught me that, when we eliminate the excess in our lives, we have the FREEDOM and extra CAPACITY to LOVE and SERVE others more! Thank you so much! I pray God blesses you and your family and helps you during this busy season.

@Jessica_Jones Год назад

Amen! Same here...as I have gotten further along in this journey, the increasing ability to "say yes" to such things has been such a blessing! ❤

@stst77 Год назад

You seem like such a kind mother with such sweet sons. It’s very nice to see such a lovely family. It’s also nice to see a real family that gets messes.

@sharonfuller4303 Год назад

Ok, I had to stop when you threw away Lego. 😭

@marciapeterson9723 Год назад

Ouch, the Lego windows! In the trash

@Jen39x Год назад

Even adults can loosen their attachment to items left in boxes. It may take a little longer but it is so much easier for me to realize I’ve not opened that box in a couple years and tell myself its going to have to be something pretty special to justify keeping anything from the box. I’m going through stuff that I moved a couple years ago. Or pack it up and leave it for a year or two. It’s amazing.

@mffmoniz2948 Год назад

It's seems not to make sense, but it is true. The more clothes you have, the less you have to wear. Why? Cause your favourites are in the laundry to wash or to dry or to iron or to put away. Cause you have 20 t-shirt's and you can't choose 1, so you waste time and you stress. Less clothes? Easier and faster to do the laundry and ironing. It doesn't pile up as much. Faster to choose what to wear. You choose between 5 t-shirt's, not 20 or 50. Other benefits. Cheaper. Easier to organize. Less dust. Less stress. Do I do it? Not yet. But I'm working on it. Some decluttering here and there. I noticed that especially in the winter, I only use a very small section of my wardrobe. So for winter, it's kinda selected. Now summer is approaching and that's where most of the clutter is: tops, shorts, dresses, vests, t-shirts, skirts, etc, etc. I'll have to work on that during this summer. Remove what doesn't fit, what I haven't used in years, what's not comfy. Make it easier on myself. Yep, that's the goal. To make it easier on myself.