The mindset shift that is TRANSFORMING my home! 🏠

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Feeling less stressed with THIS mindset shift on my journey of decluttering to minimalism to simple living. Hang out with me while I chat about some changes I have been making in our home.
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@Chrissyhappy Месяц назад

I do exactly this. Before I go to bed I want to know my kitchen is clean. Dishwasher empty. Washing and drying put away. Coffee pot on timer. Ready for the day. When I leave for holiday I leave the house spotless with fresh sheets on the bed. Shopping delivery ordered for a few hours after we get home. Washing done before I leave to come home. So much less stress. I want to know what I’m coming home to is calm and serene. The difference it makes is massive.😊

@debnelson3979 Месяц назад

Good video! Two old sayings from my childhood (I'm 69) popped in to my head while I was watching you - "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today" and "All that you do, do with your might. Things done by halves are never done right." I think the older generation (yep! I recognize that I AM the older generation now, but I mean my parents and grandparents) was way ahead of us in lots of areas. Resetting a room at any time is very beneficial to all in the house! AND, if we can teach it to all in the house - wow! Now I'm off to practice what I just preached! LOL!! Again, great video! Thanks!

@valeriereneeharper Месяц назад

This might be the single most impactful yet undervalued habit out of all the habits we can make. So simple but so impactful. The idea is so simple. Yet so rewarding.

@DipityS Месяц назад

I like this way - it's also a way of being in a state of gratitude and being thankful. You're helping and sending love to future you. Like future morning you who can wake up and have limited visual clutter and no dishes to wash because night time you thought - nope - not leaving those - no I don't want to - but I know I really enjoy waking up and having my first coffee in a fairly ordered space - so I'm doing that for me because I deserve it. Then morning you comes into a lovely ordered space because you deliberately pushed past the want just to go to bed and leave it for the morning - and morning you has an instant smile and a lovely feeling of being worth the effort and content to enjoy the space and feeling happy and taken care of 😊

@doccox27 Месяц назад

You’re in maintenance mode now, Erica. Love it!

@shirleygermain5707 Месяц назад

You finally realize how tidy people do it. My mother taught me this at a very young age. Teach your kids, also. It just becomes a natural thing to do and way less work.

@penelopa96 Месяц назад

I work in healthcare. You HAVE to reset things and places for the next shift. You HAVE to put things back where they belong after you use them. I didn't learn this at work, I was always tidy, so it helped a lot, especially toward the end of the shift, when everybody is tired. It's a no-brainer at this point.

@cristinas4398 Месяц назад

I disagree. I was always an extremist tidy and organized person. These were not the mindsets I had to accomplish that for 30+ years. I did it by obsessively compulsive self-condemnation and hyper perfectionism. I'm extremely organized and tidy, but Erica's mind frames, perspectives, thought processes, and development over time (on this channel) have been very valuable for me in putting to rest the condemnation and living in peace even during times I could not clean or keep up with the house "perfectly."

@EricaLucasLoves 19 дней назад

@@cristinas4398 Just wanted to send you some love today. :)

@terryruiz7417 Месяц назад

Excellent way of looking at your home, which, by the way, looks more together each time you invite me to visit. This is taught in culinary school, cleaning, putting back things as you use them. Also, helps in the car. As each exits, he takes whatever he brought in. Keeps car tidy.

@annepeck1111 Месяц назад

GAME CHANGER! Another thing I do is when I get up to briefly go do something elsewhere, I look around and see if there is anything I can bring to the room I am going to. Ex. I am going to the kitchen, I see if there is a dish, glass or food that I can take there. 😊

@thatswhatisaid8908 Месяц назад

Yes! I am training myself to do this! It's not easy for a recovering slob.

@cristinas4398 Месяц назад

Same here! 😅 🧡

@manuelakippes806 Месяц назад

That's what I practice for years, thanks for pointing it out 👍 I always tell myself - and others 🤣: don't leave a room with empty hands. There's always at least one thing which has a different home.

@lindamcdermott9980 Месяц назад

When I was growing up my mother would say whenever she left a room she would turn around and look at it and admire it. I find myself doing the same thing. When raising my children, I would tell them it was time to finish what they were doing and clean up. I would set the timer to finish what they were doing and set it again for clean up. Another thing I used to say was never go to bed and leave a messy house in case the firemen came. Now that I’m older, I tell myself to tidy up in case the paramedics come!

@Saforra99 4 дня назад

Ooh! I love the "admire" step :) That sounds like a nice few seconds well spent ;)

@fionasimagination Месяц назад

Interesting, resetting everything the way I found it, is so ingrained in me. It is how I was raised. I never consciously thought about it. I just assumed everyone else did this too. 😮

@thatswhatisaid8908 Месяц назад

No, they do not. You are fortunate. Many of us have to learn it. I still get mad when people say blithely "just clean as you cook." What? I can't! I've burned out two saucepans trying to do that!

@kc3503 Месяц назад

@@thatswhatisaid8908 I was taught clean as you cook and yes, sometimes you can burn food if the timing is wrong. If that's the case, soaking the mixing bowls/pots as you cook/eat can be the helpful part to make clean up faster and eliminate scrubbing hardened food on pots/spatulas at the end. If you do find the extra minute inbetween stirring/cooking, THEN use the moment to wash an item or put away spices and wipe the countertop to lighten the load at the end.

@thatswhatisaid8908 Месяц назад

@@kc3503 what you say makes sense, and is logical. It's putting it into practice which is difficult. I don't just burn food, I RUIN SAUCEPANS, because I'm distracted.

@kc3503 Месяц назад

@@thatswhatisaid8908 In that case it's more important to stay at the stove and just concentrate on the cooking. We use timers as reminders for oven. If cooking on stove, lower heat setting and go slower. My son has burned a frying pan beyond use and melted a spatula. You're not alone. Clean as you go with something else that's not as time sensitive as stove top cooking. Like if you've put food in oven to bake for 30 minutes, you could clean your cutting board and mixing dishes while waiting. Safety while cooking is important so clean as you cook with discretion. And happy eating! 😋

@EricaLucasLoves 19 дней назад

@@thatswhatisaid8908 SAME! I cannot clean as I cook either... I lose focus and mess up dinner. lol

@shymidsib Месяц назад

Wow, I’m just realizing that my dad instilled some of this in us as kids. I could have a snack and finish it while watching tv with him, and as he pauses the show to let’s say go the bathroom, which was through the kitchen, he would take my plate and cup with him. It helped make the coffee table tidy while we watch tv and the room would be a little more reset before bed time. I try and do this today where if I’m leaving the room, I’ll take something to the kitchen or get my clothes ready for a shower that I’m going to have after an episode of tv. I, too, can see that when I don’t do those tiny tidy times, it becomes a lot larger of a project. It makes it feel tougher to feel like a space is clear and open. It’s a decision or two now that won’t have to be made in multiples later.

@cristinas4398 Месяц назад

Nice explanation, thank you, it helped 😊

@johnwolfe2616 Месяц назад

Sue Wolfe- I have always made my bed in the morning and taught my children to do the same thing. It's not too early to start that reset. It doesn't take that long and sets the tone for the whole day. Individual responsibility can be taught: games picked up by the kids instead of you having to do it, making your job bigger. Perhaps giving privileges after responsibility? It works! 👌👍😉❤️❤️

@mama-at-home Месяц назад

This made me think of when I worked in food service. The closers would have to reset the space so the openers would be set up for success in the morning

@bethstratton3391 Месяц назад

Glad you are getting to the minimal reset stage Erica. This is the most freeing stage and is such a lovely place to be. I have been at this stage more or less for quite a few years and I know just how liberating it is. I really wish this for others who are not quite there yet. They need to know this is possible and your videos are helpful because they show it and physical demonstrate how this is possible.

@thatswhatisaid8908 Месяц назад

Thanks for this comment. It's so encouraging to hear from ordinary folk, ( ie, not youtubers who have evidently mastered the skill because they are now sharing it with us on their channel.)

@bethstratton3391 Месяц назад

@@thatswhatisaid8908 Thank you so much for your kind comment. It takes does take time, but it is so worth getting to this point and I promise that most people can do this if they work at it and really want to get to this stage in life. As Erica says it takes time, energy, patience and commitment. However, the payoffs for getting to this point are: More free time for joy and to spend with friends and family, less mess to be distracted by, better organisation knowing where most things are in your home, saving money not over stocking or re-buying unnecessarily, less frustration with others over untidiness, comfort to enjoy your home and the spaces in them, clearer mindset and ability to think things through more easily, less distractions etc. I could go on, but I’m sure you and others reading this will have got the point already. 😊

@thatswhatisaid8908 Месяц назад

@@bethstratton3391 it's invaluable to have the advantages listed in black and white, though! Did you have any trouble trying to stay decluttered? I'm going through an awful stage of buying more (supposedly better, more useful and occasionally replacement,) things. 🤯

@bethstratton3391 Месяц назад

@@thatswhatisaid8908 It’s a process. I’ll give you my take: 1. I decided what needed to be kept from each room. 2. Decluttered the rest. 3. Sorted out and organised the remaining stuff into categories. 4. Placed the stuff in the rooms it was actually must appropriate for it to be in. 5. Thought about the ‘homes’ for each item - a permanent place where that item would live or be stored. 6. Rearranged the space so the items would fit and ONLY bought containers if absolutely necessary for storage purposes (because containers can become clutter themselves if unnecessary). I didn’t buy containers until I had measure the space and thought long and hard what was suitable and durable (be careful you can get into a loop if constantly replacing containers which is wasteful and expensive). 7. Do a maintenance program of cleaning and repairing items. Always putting items back in their place when I’ve finished using them. 8. I only replace items if really necessary, to replace a non repairable item; and it is cost effective to do so and if the items will get used. I never shop on a whim I shop it with intentionality. I never, buy just in case items or stockpile as it is unnecessary cost and often leads to future waste. I only buy the items I need when I go into shops and don’t waste time looking at all the other items, so I don’t get drawn to buying without thought. Otherwise, you end up with a whole load of unnecessary stuff creeping back in to your home. I hope this helps you.

@kristinakalas8100 Месяц назад

Erica, you’re on fire! It’s all coming together.

@jennyjenkins877 Месяц назад

It's actually lifechanging! Setting everything to right, especially catching up on dishes every single day after I eat breakfast, makes me feel like I have my life together. We do our best to clean up after dinner but I know I can't trust myself to be consistent with this habit in the evening (especially in the winter when it's dark outside) so I make it a daily priority to reset the kitchen during the daytime when I haven't burned up any of my limited energy yet.

@lauramitchell6725 Месяц назад

On the days that my husband works from home,I have started to make my more complicated meals that require more pots and pans,for us to eat at noon instead of evening.I have more energy at 11:00 a.m. to prepare them and I have more energy at 1:00 p.m. to clean everything up afterwards.🙌🏻

@annbeth6730 Месяц назад

Great job. My mother taught me this. Even when the children are working on a project they don’t want to dismantle. They can still tidy other stuff before they play outside. Believe me it will be hard to be messy when you pick up after yourself. I worked in manufacturing health and safety guidelines don’t do messes

@traciefromSunderlanduk Месяц назад

Exactly how I have my home now, it's a breeze to keep it tidy however I am an empty nester but I do have 5 grandchildren now. But I love my home being minimalish and cosy. I do different chores each day so never ever do a full house clean all together and it works for me 😊

@Charlotte-ud2to Месяц назад

This hit hard. I'm definitely on survival mode with a baby and a toddler. Seeing my home right now makes me sad and even leads to me making less of a connection with my kids because everything makes me feel overwhelmed.. I'm definitely going to try this and give everybody feel more at peace in the house. Thank you! ❤

@kimberbeardsley156 Месяц назад

Its been watching you"get it" over the years. Took me years but i got it. I remember going over to my friends when i was pregnant, and it seemed everytime i was there she was empting her kitchen trash, i asked her about that and she told me she emptied it evety day. I had never thought of that! Its just lots of everyday hanits that make a house a clean and organized home.

@hollyb5432 Месяц назад

I've timed myself, too. It usually takes me about 5 minutes to unload the dishwasher or wipe down all the kitchen counters, less than 2 minutes to make my bed, etc.

@3TXSisters Месяц назад

I like this method. I never leave a room empty-handed; however, this is better. Excellent tip! Take care, Linda 🦋

@lisaann6267 Месяц назад

thank you, i have 1 tiny room that was suppose to be my closet. but a few years ago a YT creator made a comment that if its not working change it. this room was very narrow, always knocking clothes on floor. & i have arthritis & get sciatic if i bend down to many times. so i bought cloth boxes , decluttered my clothes & rest i folded and now in cloth boxes under bed.but am still using that room as storage. THIS video I am going to empty that room. I'm so over it, have a blessed weekend Erica & family. have a safe holiday. Thank your husband Andy for serving our country. 🙏🙏💗💗🤗🤗🐕🐕🌿🌿🌻🌻🎶🎶🧩📖📖🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🦋🦋🐞🐞and both FB & YT have taken state flags out of the emoji list 😡

@cristinas4398 Месяц назад

This is a fun comment and story! What did you end up doing with your tiny closet room? 😅

@ChristianAnneSmith Месяц назад

I Love this video because I definitely do the same and it’s been such a mindset shift for me . I think of it as setting things up for my future self when I put things where they go and prepare the coffee the night before. . Instead of it being reactive and something I ever so slightly resent having to do, I think of it as an act of love, and then I make sure to take time to appreciate my past self. The next time I use the space again, feeling love and appreciation. It’s such a better way to live. And then I often say “thank you past Christian” when I walk into a room or when I get up in the morning and environment is how I like it. I use this concept in my workshops when I work with kids. A we hang tape off the tables so it’s easier to grab when we’re sculpting later on, I call it setting up up for success . We set up our studios so that when we come back in ourselves, will be excited to see how it is. Please pardon my typos as I try to comment on my teeny tiny phone.🥰✨

@jac1797 Месяц назад

Wow I'm so happy for you! This is exactly what I've been praying for you!

@thatswhatisaid8908 Месяц назад

I hope you will continue to mention this. Because I was confused until you mentioned your decluttered bedroom and how little there was to do in it. That clicked. I started decluttering in earnest in my bedroom and it's been pretty tidy now for a few years. There's usually not much to do. Same with the bathroom. It's the rest of the house I can't get my head around!

@katia.luna213 Месяц назад

The thing that helped me the most was not collecting anything... My boundary for books is my cube shelving, but I've been too broke to buy much anymore. My ex has a collection of hundreds of DVDs that he rarely used due to having all of the streaming services, but he keeps them out of comfort. His other collection was a bunch of magazines, books, clothes, and a hobby. I left because he never made room for me, and everything was more important than myself/the relationship. If you have a partner or a family, see what would make them happiest. Whatever you do as a couple or a family is more important than having stuff taking up space. You need room for activities! That's where the memories are 💜💜💜

@joyhughes4191 Месяц назад

Oh, my goodness. Thinking about how I want my rooms to feel when I come back into them...I love this!! It has changed everything for me. What a lovely habit. Thank you so much!! Joy

@janeheller8917 Месяц назад

I have been doing the tidy before bed and love my morning seeing a clean kitchen and rest

@irenegarcia1851 Месяц назад

The choices you make today will shape your tomorrow.

@Ann-vr1qr Месяц назад

Atomic Habits helped me change in a great way! Don't put it down, put it away. Even if you don't feel like it, if it takes less then a minute, later you will thank you! 💖

@katia.luna213 Месяц назад

Is this the same one that says to never leave a room empty handed?

@Ann-vr1qr Месяц назад

@@katia.luna213 I'm not sure. It might be.

@maxineoliver7404 Месяц назад

Happy Memorial Day!!💐💐🤗🤗

@BarbaraThorndyke Месяц назад

Random but what's the basement update? Did it turn into Andy's brewing/gaming room or office?

@louisedillon6797 Месяц назад

I tidy first thing in the morning of the things we left out last night before bed. I clean up after myself during the day so the house looks clean. Of course it is just me and hubby so much easier than when kids were little and living home.

@Bocwiman Месяц назад

Have you heard of The Lazy Genius podcast? She also has several books. I don’t know why, but this video made me think you might enjoy her. The closest room I’m at the level where this could work is our bedroom. Usually all I need to do is make the bed and it’s reset for future me! All my other rooms need declutterring and repurposing/reimagining.

@deborahderosa4987 Месяц назад

Can you do a video on getting a garden under control?

@keelienne Месяц назад

Good shift of mindset! But I even go a step further, I don’t allow myself to make a mess. If I drink from my glass I carry it around, when I’m done it goes in the dishwasher- same with plates eg, while I’m cooking I already put stuff back immediately. My kids get a game out of the stack? Good! But those they don’t use go right back in the cabinet. Is their project unfinished or have they just lost interest, which is fine? Either it gets put away, or.. you get it 😉 this is brainless for my family by now, a well cemented habit. Your kids are old enough to act like that too, and especially being neurodivers I find it important to make every effort to trick one’s flaws and use the benefits that brings. To me this is plain selfcare, I don’t deserve it to spend lots of time tidying. Why create a mess at all? Not a single benefit! It is as if I extended my actions just as far as to where it is really completed, and that’s not when I got the book from the shelf, but when the others are put back 🙂

@joyous2theworld Месяц назад

I love your point about timing yourself.

@denisemarie9191 Месяц назад

I love your videos so much. Life is hard at the moment and they keep me going and make me smile when I see you have uploaded them. X

@siameseire Месяц назад

A lovely and meaningful shift. 💛

@debbieray7563 Месяц назад

I love this video so much! I am working on decluttering my bedroom to "haven status" - it's almost there. The rest of my apartment has been decluttered. I'm ready to practice this new mindset shift. Thank you!

@socalgal7830 Месяц назад

YES, this. Thank you.

@RitaVernoy Месяц назад

This was how my mom was. ❤

@barbaraweber3084 Месяц назад

I'm happy you found some routine that calms your brain. I have found for me that I do three small things when I get up (like make my bed or put all the clean dishes away, empty small trash cans) all day long and one big thing a day like dust a large piece of furniture or vacuum my downstairs....then all the other daily stuff (like making dinner or weeding) I do is "extra" in my brain. It's like playing a game of whack a mole......

@charlottemitchell7482 14 дней назад

Thank you Erica! I needed this today. You are such an encouragement!!

@sallyeve4044 Месяц назад

I used to give my kids treats every time they put a toy back on the shelf or game away after finishing with it. Tried to build the habit eartly. Never worked with my husband though!

@lauramitchell6725 Месяц назад

Treats would work with my husband!🤣😅😂👍

@amandazplace5663 Месяц назад

Erica, I've been binge-watching your videos and they've been very helpful. I decluttered atleast 50% of our possessions roughly 8 yrs ago. Now I'm doing it again. We are planning a big move & I want to reduce our possessions so there's less to move but also, our next home is meant to be our last before assisted living. So, I'm also asking myself: "will I need this in my retirement years or do I want to deal with these in my retirement years." I would love if you would do a video on how your experience with decluttering & minimalizing has changed your relationship with consumerism? Or has it? Moving forward, I really want to be more intentional with how I consume. 🇨🇦♥️

@penelopesheehan5927 Месяц назад

Just what I needed to hear today!

@amandarussell6298 Месяц назад

I absolutely love this concept !

@aileentoomey9627 Месяц назад

Yes!❤🎉

@alenescoblete5540 19 дней назад

Valuable video! Thank you, Erica!

@rhondajaneblake5311 Месяц назад

My MIL used to say ‘clean as you go’ and ‘leave a room the way you found it’

@dianamarsden1933 Месяц назад

Great good for thought ! I never thought about it, but it does make sense Erica.

@clsoar Месяц назад

Doom box 😂, I have one or more of those as well

@cherylkalsch5107 Месяц назад

Great video. I just subscribed 😊

@joehebert8070 Месяц назад

Hi my name is Debbie I hope you had a wonderful world that we can. I hope you had a great Mother's Day. I'm declaring the kid's bedroom. I hate the bunk bed I'm thinking of taking it down the kids love it. Have you ever tipped the kid's mattress or pulled it off to check under their bed? How do you clean under kid's beds? My boys are 5 and 4. Love your cleaning videos.❤😂❤❤😂

@emmawatson9593 Месяц назад

I love your videos. Thank you. So helpful and motivating.

@suzannerockall4030 Месяц назад

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@sandradisclafani6725 Месяц назад

❤️👍

@deborahderosa4987 Месяц назад

What is your dog wearing?

@leahrenea2709 Месяц назад

It's called a belly band. It's to prevent them from having accidents

@deborahderosa4987 Месяц назад

@@leahrenea2709 as in a diaper or they really learn to hold it? I let the dog out all the time and she still insists on going on the hardwood.

@MR-rw3vc Месяц назад

😊

@jacquelinemcgowan8164 14 дней назад

I think the main issue is simply far too much stuff, i decided years ago this had to stop, i am not minimalistic but i do not have masses of things either, i was so fed up of traipsing all my things to the charity shop and all the while i was in debt, i mean who is the stupid one here, when i asked myself have i enough and if the answer was yes then why do i need more then, surely enough is exactly what is says enough.

@beenishdanish8849 Месяц назад

Sister please help me I have told you many times you have a lot of money to buy a small house I live in a rented house please sister God will give you a lot by helping me