How to declutter your home! 

I started decluttering when a youtuber mentioned about if i want my children to deal with my stuff after I'm gone. I helped my mom downsize her stuff when she had to move to a smaller place shortly after she inherited her grandmother and parent's stuff after their passing. It was a lot of work that i don't want to put my children through.

You’re such an effective presenter!!! Loved this video. Very easy to stay connected and pay attention. In 2024, “if it’s not a hell yes, it’s a hell no!” Is my motto!!!

I had been trying to declutter 5 years ago. I loved conmarie method for folding and presenting my positions also the house/object energy principle. It wasn’t until I did Swedish death cleaning. Taking me about 2 weeks of anguish, sobbing, then! Some wonderful acceptance of life’s fragility and that every day should be made the most of. It was like dying before dying , very zen. I think one of the fear of death is not having things sorted before you die. I’m 52 and now feel that that worry is gone (as far as possessions go) I’m now going to get a will sorted soon, life insurance (I have more money for this now I’m not buying so much). It’s not actually depressing atall. Kind of like tidying at the end of the day to set yourself up for a good morning. Instead clearing up your end of life stuff so you can enjoy the morning of the rest of your life. I couldn’t have done it without my hero RU-vidrs like yourself. I had put you on with me while I did it and it wasn’t such a lonely experience. I also got rid of so many things I did like , no regrets , theyve been replaced by open space , but as I let those things go. I don’t want to fill the spaces that were created by sacrificing those items- with anything else unless I NEED it. It’s a gift that keeps on giving. I’ve addressed with my children not to feel any guilt when I go. Don’t keep any of my things because if guilt. I gave them permission to let it ALL go if they wanted to. Swedish death cleaning made me comfortable to have these conversations. As I was so matter of fact about it , my children , uneasy at first, were then able to talk with me in the same way. A big realisation of this method was that I could have picked up a world full of different items over my life- I would have placed importance on ANTHING I’d picked up. Every item could’ve been different and I’d still think it was important. This helped me to see that NO posession need to be thought of as that important! Our lives are important-THATS what needs to be elevetated to the front of important. I’ve become more generous and more valuing of my wonderful friends and family (they really are) I make effort to show them now- I have more time to do that, more brain to listen to their needs , more money to take them to lunch… anyway. Thanks for helping to truly change my life. I think I’ve listened to most of your vids and thought. If a nurse with a big family can do -I must be able to. You are an inspiration for change. Thankyou 🤩✌️✨

My home decluttering is still "in progress", but one of the best things I think I've done is a box a week to Goodwill (and a bag of clothes in the beginning). As i went around my house I would just throw all sorts of things that had no meaning or use to me in the box. Watching your videos and other Minimalist/decluttering videos help to keep me motivated as I go. :)

I didn’t want to deal with admitting that the stuff I saved wasn’t making me happy. I thought I was celebrating my youth by saving it all. I realized that I was holding onto bad memories of my troubled childhood. I felt sad and a bit depressed when I let it go, but I had to admit how it made me feel and the memories they brought back. I have emptied six bins of ten and culled the rest. I feel a little better, but I’m really happy to see only four bins in the garage. 😊

I love your sense of humor in this video. You’re simultaneously sweet and funny!

I just couldn't not comment. I love your style...I love your enthusiasm...I love your funny inserts and mostly I love that you always have a Timmies in your hand. Keep going my lovely...you are helping people live a better life. Thank you for all your hard work. ❤❤❤

I love your scence of humor and simple stile. You’re helping me to relax and find my won enthusiasm to keep decluttering 😘

OMG! 😂 Your bird getup is funny!

Your videos are so enjoyable to watch! Thank you for your practical advice!

2023 I started decluttering my whole house and now I practice my version of minimalism. It has been life changing! Thank you Robin for helping me. I will continue this in 2024.

Hey Robyn! This is a wonderful video. I’m on my second round of re-listening to it. The first time around, I worked on hidden clutter (desk, drawers, and the floor of the closet). Second round, clothes. I’ll probably listen a third time, just to take notes! 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Love that you mentioned The Crow! One of my faves! 😂

Robyn, so much really helpful information. I had to pause and quickly do one of your tips. I loved how long this was. I felt able to relax and look around the space I was currently in. Right now I'm at my son's home . Christmas has ended and I have a whole lot of new stuff to appreciate and decide on where it will go when I finally get home. Thank you for putting this vlog together. Happy New Year. Cheers

Love minimal mom. Started with entryways and loved it. Also paired down my clothes twice and love finding clothes that are all options. What i found is that my clothes dont really match. Lol. But im loving this journey.

I started decluttering my room, and it's amazing how much stuff has left! I realized I had a huge amount of pins, so I put them all on a backpack I've been covering in random stuff. Now, seeing them all on display, I'm realizing which ones I like and which I don't

I have used most of the methods, haven’t heard of some. Will try them. I love cleaning, organizing, order and am getting closer to my goal, which is loving coming home to my apartment that is exactly the way I want it. Many, many years ago before husband and children, I had an apartment that was exactly what I lived. Now that my children are grown and I am a widow, little by little it us getting there. Thanks for this video, you know what you are talking about. Enjoyed listening so much. ❤️

It starts with ☕️. 🐦 🐦 🐦 Thank you Robin!

Thanks for explaining those 5 methods. 😊 Very helpful!

Thank you for all that you do for us! 😀

I found you about a month ago and you are a joy to watch! Such a fresh personality, you’re just beautiful!!

Great video Robyn. Lots of motivation. Thanks.

Thanks so much this great content! It's really fun and helpful.

You are HILARIOUS! ♥️🇨🇦

Loved this!!

Great video, Robin!!!

This is helping me so much. Thank you!!

Love your videos! Hope all is going well 🤗

Personally I really liked Kon Marie, although I did adapt it to suit my needs. For instance, when dealing with clothes I split them up into their own categories so that there was less to deal with. Having limited energy due to health reasons this worked better for me. As an example I did underwear, which included, for me, socks and tights. Then skirts, Ts, cardigans etc. You get the picture. I do my best to store everything by category within the room it’s in, or if it makes more sense to me, store it where it will be used. My lint remover is kept in my drawer with my knitwear jumpers. And although my hairdryer is an electrical item I keep it in a basket with other items I will use when I’m drying my hair such as styling products. However, all my charger cables and headphones/ear buds are all in a tub together. So it is an adaptable method. I also think that a lot of people misinterpret “spark joy”. It may not always be the appearance or sentimental value that sparks joy. Maybe a hammer or a pair of wellingtons don’t spark joy in the traditional sense but they do because they are really useful things that you are glad you’ve got. However I’m still finding tips and hints from other sources, and even though I’ve never been much of a hoarder I’m still finding the information valuable in helping me to be decisive about what I REALLY want in my life. Loving your videos by the way xx

Love it! Our kids work in ED & ICU too! Good on you! You do God's work!!

Hahaha!! I had to rewind the video to discover that it was YOU in the birds nest 😂😂😂 Thought it was a kid at first 😅

You are so funny! I love your style! What a fashionista you are!!😂 I have a lot of clothes like that…..they are going OUT! TY ❤

You are awesome ❤

Beautiful helpful advice and video. I think I am one of those people who will take longer than mentioned here. I work 12 hour shifts. Nights. I work 4 or 5 nights which leaves me with only 2 days in a week to be off work.

I've been using a "new-to-me" decluttering idea 💡 I take out of the pile only what I really want first, then it seems a little easier to let go of the rest because I've already removed my favorite things 😊

I agree about clothes. I keep looking at a dress I bought prior to being diagnosed with Graves disease. I lost weight and bought all these clothes. Oh well. Joan.. Great inspirational video!!

Robyn, can you show your living room as I like the calming minimalist living room.

For starters if you have a space like garage or walk in closet take room sort out the rest of the house what you can't decide on or can use to organize another room keep til the end bag the rest of trash and donate as you go

I think I might have adult adhd. I usually speed up videos to get through them faster. 😮 I know! But then I get to watch more videos. And when I see a long video I sometimes cringe. I know it’s because I can justify in my mind sitting down and watching a video for ten minutes but an hour. 😅 I feel bad. I must say your videos are very entertaining. So thank you for making them!

I love your kitties. You should show them more. I have stuff that I might use, and with the terrible inflation, I feel like if I let them go, I might not have the ability to re-buy them. I have gotten rid of stuff in the past that you would think I would never need or use and that ended up being stuff I needed to replace so I have gotten burned and seem to be at a stand still with stuff that "could" be used in the future.

You look beautiful in the intro makeup and all great job

I think I keep things because I never got much of anything growing up. My dad had no money, after his workweek so we just had the basics. So I also know, the childhood things I kept, and left what I had at home, my step mom and dad tossed out 😢. I know my ADHD ( not diagnosed) but have every symptom, makes it very hard, but why?

I'm going to start with the 30 day method

True true true❤ clutter drives me crazy. Yes I've fell over stuff or bang into it . Not good at my age. I have decluttered but still need to do more of it. When I Ool at some things I like but need to let it go! How to do it

Great video! I laughed out loud when you were trying on the clothes. 😂

❤ 30 day challenge method

Shoe sizes definitely change as toy age. I found this out the hard way. I’m 29 and I used to wear a 7.5 but if they didn’t have it I always opted for a 7. Now when I try to fit into a 7 I’m in so much physical pain and sometimes I can’t even get my foot in at all. Now I’m an 8 and can wear 7.5-8.5 depending on the store but I primarily buy 8. I’m oddly the only female in the family who has had their foot grow. My older sister is still the same. I have the biggest foot size too. My mom is 6-6.5, my sister is 7-7.5, and I’m an 8. I recently went through all of my shoes and couldn’t fit into a single pair of heels. I ended up having to declutter over half of my shoes since the only things I could wear were tennis shoes and slippers which were recent buys. I now have to go out and buy a new pair of heels for my occasional dressy event.

My biggest problem that stops me is “ I don’t have a home for it “ and don’t know how to create one .

I like to decorate big time for holidays. I have a lot products to make decorations. That does make me happy but I really forgot a lot of important things and I lose things what she I do?

I live in a two bedroom with no storage. So my garage/storage/attic/basement is under the bed, in the back of the closet and all over my bedroom! 😱

Marie says sparks joy...it all sparks joy lol didn't work for me

I have always been very healthy, but since my mom had a stroke and we had to, at the drop of a hat, move and start everything over from scratch, I've gotten sick 4 times in two years. I know it's all the stress

I keep pushing forward, but it’s difficult when your partner has 100 “the day the hamster died” stories-complete with hair clip, of course.

Good message, but definitely could have done without the time sucking baby bird kid story…🤦‍♀️ People are obviously here listening because they know they need to declutter… just a thought