"I swear I haven't purchased ANYMORE!" 👕 EXTREME closet organization (& declutter) 

Idk if they have that in Korea?! If not it will be expensive to ship all those. I would just toss

@@suzieyi63yea they have woman shelters in korea. One thing that doesnt change is ppl.

@suzieyi63 oh i didn't realize she was in Korea I don't know how I missed that all these episodes lol...I mean I watch on 2x speed so maybe that's why

I agree. I love how good she is at explaining herself in a kind way. ❤

She’s great! Love watching her with Tracy and Dani - she is an accomplished minimalist, but is kind and encouraging with maximalists! I think helping her mom has also been helpful!

This concept does not work for me. I have often started using or wearing things again that I didn't touch for two, three, five years.

@@fabigrossi2976I agree. Sometimes occasions come along after a couple years and you are happy to choose from your collection. Also I’m finally slimming down after several stressful years. So I’m glad I did not succumb to giving all my slimmer clothes away too strictly. Feeling organized helps to slim down though 😅😂

Some folks love a good 90/90 rule! But some people have more variable lives, bodies, and styles…and more storage, and a higher tolerance for lots of stuff…

@@fabigrossi2976 AMEN

Same, so chaotic and hyper

​@@YasminaBluei love Tracy for being herself. The opposite of sad beige. Amazing!

Untreated ADD. Don't believe things will change for Tracy. Believe the host is trying to teach a hoarder how to organize her clutter. So many duplicates of items of clothing that could be used and appreciated by those truly in need. The more you purchase to store the more room you have to purchase and fill. Saw very little donated or thrown away.

@@justmaria5806 i think i remember it is treated. It was addressed in an earlier episode

I agreeeeee! As I learn to declutter, my goal is that I can ONLY KEEP what I have space for in my bedroom closet, and in my “off season” space! .

Agreed! 😊

April has the patience of a saint here. On the other hand, especially when you have such a strong emotional connection to your things, starting "just" organizing is a big step. If she can keep this system she will see of what she has too much over time. And then she can declutter some more. I guess it's like loosing weight - and then maintining that weight and new habits. Then go on again. Still, some tough love can be helpful from time to time 😅

True

Absolutely the same! Dani is like the gold standard of getting your stuff in order, she inspires me so much!! Tracy is doing so so much better though and I can see she is working hard to let stuff go but I worry that the great unhoard might be just another way of holding onto things. I’m only 5 minutes in so fingers crossed!!!

To be honest, last episodes with Dani were quite boring, she is easy to let go clothes (esp it is easy if they simply doesn't fit her size anymore) but didn't get rid of much in the kitchen (stuff he likes). This is the same type of hoarding, just different category of things. Tracy wears her stuff but does Dani use all her Starbucks mug collection? I doubt it. I personally would suffocate and never cook in the cluttered (even after decluttering) kitchen like hers :( And also, I think it is much worse to hold things and never use it, eg like makeup collection they throw away with Dani. Wasted money, wasted product, took away from someone who could use and enjoy it. But we all have our lessons. It's good that she came to her senses now with April, but if you have looked at Dani before, you might criticize just the same. So let's not judge Tracey too hard, it is just the beginning of her journey, we never know how she will be in few years. Both ladies are at different points of their awareness, and kudos to April to show both ways!

I am in total agreement with your assessment of Tracy's situation. I don't want to cancel April's channel. All I saw today was the movement of one pile to another pile. Think April is spinning her wheels on this client.

​@@justmaria5806it might look that way, but this is part of a much longer process. It will take Tracy a few passes to be able to let go of more things. April can only push so much, otherwise Tracy will shut down.

Agreed 100%. I tried watching Tracy’s series back when they were doing her shoes, and I had to turn that video off after a few minutes because it was really stressing me out.

I feel like as things get cleaned up itll defs get better!!! Now things have a proper space too. You know things usually get worse before they get better with cleaning!

I agree, Tracy’s videos are not relaxing at all. At this point I feel like Tracy is clutter shifting. Sorry my opinion.

Knowing where things are/like with like is a HUGE part of it!

Exactly what I was thinking while watching. Looping the tape around the handle and sticking it to itself could also work well 🙂

Clearly her special interest is clothes, just how keen cooks/bakers have tonnes of kitchen gadgets, recipe books, appliances etc. Other people may have a home office full of stationary supplies, or an art/crafting studio full of materials, or a beauty room full of products. ... We all have our hobbies. I wonder; what's yours?

stop enabling hoarding by gaslighting others

@@pinschrunner I'm not gaslighting, or judging for better OR worse (and don't think OP was either). I basically said: people have hobbies, so have more stuff in that category. Plain logic, just applied in a ND way. Sorry if my phrasing was off. I could write you a whole essay on the subjects of ND special interests VS legit hoarding disorder (actual diagnosis criteria, compulsions etc.) from personal and family experiences OR I can simply ask you to watch channels like Midwest Magic Cleaning and A Hoarders Heart OR Remi Clog and How To ADHD to better educate yourself (like I am too) on these mental health issues ☮💗

@@pinschrunnerI’m pretty sure you need to look up the definition of gaslighting or maybe someone’s deleted a remark

​@@pinschrunnerStop being rude.

She’s asked for entries from Australia. Why not try? All the best.

April said she’s looking for clients in Australia so maybe you’re the one!!

I would be so invested in your series if you applied and April chose you!☺️

I'm on the other side of the world but I want to give you the biggest hug. Everything will be fine in the end. If it isn't, it's not the end. You are very strong!

Deal with one step at a time. Hugs to you

I noticed that too! 😅

I think after organization for many people next step should be learning a habit of ALWAYS putting clothes back it keeps place clean looking and you don't pack wardrobe with new stuff that take place of this not put away.

Once a month my Mom would bring out the "random sock basket" and have us kids match all the orphaned socks💕💕

I have seven prs of socks I just don’t get this

@@shirleyrankin-zf6nv yeah it is DEF the quantity that is freaking so many of us. i also couldn't be like you with only seven....i understand dress socks, work socks, sports socks, hiking socks.... but man wash 'em when they are dirty and wear again. years ago i lived quite a ways from the laundry and would wash socks and undies in the sink and hang on the shower rack. my hiking friends say "one to wear, one to wash, one drying, one emergency spare..."

​@@shirleyrankin-zf6nv i mean its ok to have more than 7, but this is toooo many. Oh my god😮😮

Tracey is a very visual person (she's an artist!) so I wonder if open shelves and racks might work better for her than closed wardrobes. It's probably why stuff never makes it quite back to its destination.

I thought of that, but if there is too much to look at, it compounds the confusion and we get easily distracted. It probably is better to have it compartmentalized to make decisions easier.

@@bethcampbell3988 exactly my thoughts

It’s a huge step forward in a lifelong journey. When you have hoarding tendencies, getting rid of too much at the beginning can backfire. She will never be a tidy minimalist, but she is in a much better place than she was at the beginning of the series. She isn’t constantly talking about keeping everything for her art classes and photo project. Yay!!!

😂😂😂

I want to know how many socks?

Silly me. I thought I had too many socks. I can definitely say I don’t.

inspired by tracy, got rid of more today!!!!!!

I have about 5-6 pairs s of socks in total….

That’s not mean imo, Tracy has some lovely pieces and a top with a hole should go in the trash/recycling and not be missed.

I get how it may seem that way to you. But you have to understand that people have different types of attachments to than things others. I don't love clothes as much as Tracy but I could wear a shirt with a hole in it just because I like the way it looks/feels on my body. But it is fine that you don't feel that way of course :)

I think Tracy enjoys having the clothing more than she enjoys wearing them.

And that is totally fine 😊 ​@@jillc1910

@@jillc1910you hit the proverbial nail on the head.

Great job! 😊❤🐦

The good thing though, is that (at least I have found) it is so much easier to declutter more when things do become more organized. Tracy can now start to have that opportunity. :)

​@@abigailmyers9472so true!

​@@abigailmyers9472 so true

This!

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You can lead a horse to water but…….🫤

I think she will need a lot less clothes to be able to do it

Great plan to declutter and organize pre-move!! You got this! ❤

Looks like you’ve made a great start! Two of my kids just moved out and I’m still helping them declutter while doing the same with my stuff. Best of luck to you! 😊❤🐦

They are under the bed because it’s off season storage - she will swap the summer out of the closets in the fall and the winter stuff will occupy the wardrobes and be easy to access during the cold months. The summer stuff will go under the bed until the seasons change again. April would never ask someone to store coats they want to access daily deep under their beds! 😂

Hoarding is an illness attachment disorder that often needs a long time to get better at being able to let go of items.

Everyone is on a different point of their journey. She just started and she does an amazing job!