The reaction shot to "for now" was hilarious!

When my husband and I had time to work on our messy garage, I kept repeating to myself your “one hour better” rules. And I kept me from becoming overwhelmed. I also didn’t pull everything out. Just chipped away at it and it made a huge difference. After one day we had three large bags of trash! It didn’t appear that we had any trash when we started, so that was surprising. Thank you.

@Beepbopboop19

2 жыл бұрын

How did your husband do? I'm pretty nervous about getting him involved. He will fight these amazing rules. Take it there now, he'll think I'm wasting so much time. Wiring that out I realize I can show him the rest of the house I've successfully decluttered with this system. Anyway, was your husband open to this straight away?

@amandamorrisey271

2 жыл бұрын

@@Beepbopboop19 in our case, he had a bunch of his own work stuff to go through and organize onto the new shelves he ordered, discarding things no longer needed. But with our stuff he was more than happy for me declutter things, stuff we had been saving for someday, it’s not actually going to come. So basically he worked on his stuff and I worked on our stuff. But the trash pile grew and the garage looks much better. Still needs work, but noticeably better.

@granitemoss1451

2 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@Beepbopboop19

2 жыл бұрын

@@amandamorrisey271 good to hear:) maybe I'll offer to declutter our stuff and not worry too much about his.

@katherinec7698

2 жыл бұрын

My husband and I were decluttering the garage and he began on the tool cabinet which was overflowing. I looked about 20min later and it was so clean….and shockingly empty. He had tossed out anything he didn’t recognize the purpose it had. LOL! I was digging through the trash for the next 40min pulling out needed items.

Oh man, those bin shelves were lifesavers for the kids’ playroom. The idea of throwing things in a sterilite bin to sift through every time they want to play gives me hives. It just puts the kids in a state of chaos every time they dump it out.

The “sneak attack” can be traumatizing. As a youngster and teen, that’s what my mom did - and it seemed cool to come home and find my room clean. However, now I’m seventy-five years old and have fought clutter all my life - with varying amounts of success and/or motivation. Part of my pain at this age is that I don’t feel like I even learned how to clean - not just clutter! How should I mop the floor? How do I vacuum? Etc. etc. etc. You are teaching me so much and maybe I will be able to believe in myself!

@Ghost-lt4sf

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I want to thank you for sharing this. I’m 32 and prone to cluttering. My mom also never taught me to clean but she would ALSO get mad when I wouldn’t. It left me feeling very lost in my adulthood. These videos also help me develop better habits a lot too. It’s really nice to see fellow people of all ages having access now to things they missed before the magic of the internet 😊 I wish you the best in your decluttering endeavors

Dana, I love your "One Hour Better" series!!! These are so fun to watch!

@Isabel_fit

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!! This is my favorite series! I hope that she makes more of these in the future ☺️

My son is 17 and we recently decluttered all his school paper/mementos. I started doing it by myself but then got him involved. I was surprised by both the stuff he let go of and the stuff he kept. He definitely let go of more than I would have. And now he has kept only the stuff that is meaningful to him.

I’m super late here, but as a book lover, I love her “one more chapter” short

I love the one hour betters. Even more, I love the credits!! Thank you Reid.

I am really loving these one hour better episodes!

These live 1 hr cleanups are great. Now tackle the boys room!

I love these one hour better videos SOOO much. Thank you!!

I really wanted to move the uniforms to a lower bar under the other clothes. I would keep the open bins rather than lidded containers for small children but label them so kids can sort their stuff consistently.

@lazygardens

9 ай бұрын

Yes - if the clothing is reachable, the child can hang up the clothes themselves.

Dana, your way of decluttering is so spot on. I think I could listen to this message every single day. Keep them coming!🥰

Your “One Hour Better” videos are so inspirational! After I watch, I feel “hopeful” that even after only one hour things will be better.😍

Love these one hour better videos!

I always enjoy the credits at the end so much 😊

Love the ending credits 😂! Thank you for all of your videos being so encouraging!

Yikes. This was a tough one. Way to hang in there and stay super positive and encouraging throughout the process, Dana.

I need both of these t shirts! 😆

I love the credits!!! I stay to the end every time to read them. 👍🏻👍🏻

Ive been binging this while decluttering my garage. Got lost in it and wow what a difference. Im shook. One day 5 hours its like a brand new place

Three things that help with my young kids: First, they always love the idea of their old things going to children that need and will love their donations. Secondly, if we sell their items, they get to keep some of that money. Third, they like making space for potentially new items to fit. I do take photos of some things, and they are allowed to keep the most sentimental items (though it has to fit in a small space). These things help our family. ❤

Her daughters closet looks a lot like my daughters! Same clothes same toys and same mess we need to go through!

Very Inspiring! It is amazing how much better it is in one hour !

The edits. ✨❤️

I knew those credits were the voice of Reid's mother, herself! 😄 I'm so proud of my boys (6 and 8, being raised by two bereaved, sentimental, hanger-on-ers) who have been watching me learn to let go and enjoy the space and life we have and want, but I keep an eye on their decluttering of special pictures they've made, etc., that my mama-heart isn't ready to let go of. But I'm so proud of them that I don't let them know I'm doing this. 😇

Much better! Thanks for sharing this process.

D.U.H. = Don't Understand How (I haven't donated this already) Alternately: Doo-lolly Unloading Handled

Hi Dana, I love your videos and you are so inspiring 😄

The credits 🤣💗

Reid White is a Rock Star!!!!!!!!!

This video made decluttering kids room so so so easy!!! Thanks from UK!

I used to deep clean my mother's kitchen when she and my dad went out on a date. My mother absolutely LOVED it. ;-)

@JaneH3675

7 ай бұрын

😂I would clean out my daughter's fridge when I visited. Now she does it herself.😂

Reid: I love the funny comments/credits! Fond memories of Big Bang Theory as they dis the same!😁 As for the speed...it was perfect on this one! Thank u! Dana: u r so funny & my kinda friend! I look forward to ur humor & real life/real talk...true reality tv!😂 To have Reid as ur ediror/IT guru is priceless! A great mom/son team that reminds me of my own w son #2 (of 3) THANK U for all u do to 8nspire us overwhelmed mamas/ regular folk! ❤ from Ontario🇨🇦

Half way through, and mom is looking burned out. You got this!😃🙌💪

Always fun to watch you, Dana. Stuffed toys are always the ever growing pile. 🥴

You are such a life saver for me! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO!!

I know it's tempting to just dump all the toys into bins, but this declutter revealed that you don't NEED two large sterilite bins, they fit fine in your current system! And I'm gonna tell you right now: putting all her toys into stacked lidded bins will be the end of her playing with them often, and the end of her cleaning them up herself. Children like visual, easy organization like the current one. Your 2 lidded bins will mean you are the one cleaning up the toys from now on.

@jenAKnND

2 жыл бұрын

This is so true!! You’re absolutely right. I hadn’t thought of this before but now thinking about my daughters closet with bins and lids this is so fitting!

@gundog4273

7 ай бұрын

My children are down to one basket. I inherited it from my grandma. It's light wicker and it matches everything so well. The "other" toys are in a bag in the closet. My children really benefit from having one basket of like toys at a time. Two baskets and it's like they just can't pick it up.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! In addition to your videos, I want to say that your books are fabulous and so very, very helpful! 💕

I Love this series. Very helpful. ❤

Nice video. Jenny brought up something that is a constant struggle for me when you asked her "Where would you look for this first?" for the one bigger item. She said "Probably whatever bin I could fit it in." and that is absolutely the problem when you you have a tiny space. Consolidating is great but sometimes you have that one item that would belong in a category that doesn't fit in the space you can put all the other stuff into. It's the main reason the "Where would you look for it first" question gives me problems because where I would look changes daily depending on different factors.

@bball-ot2nb

2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago, shortly before I came across Dana's books, I was trying to figure out how to organize some things that didn't fit in our space. A comment on a blog post totally shifted my mindset. It said, if it doesn't fit, get rid of it, even if it's something you use. It gave me courage to get rid of some things that we used regularly, but could live without. And getting rid of things--even things we liked--made it so we had room for the necessities. That change of perspective has made a huge difference for us.

@yamimana9918

2 жыл бұрын

@@bball-ot2nb Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm sure this works for most of the bulky / oversized stuff. However, I have about one drawer for exercise related things, which I need for my back. The yoga mat does not have a prayer of fitting in there, I use it daily and I'm not getting rid of it because I like my knees to not be dying on the hard floors in my place. I guess it'll just continue to live in the corner...

@aleksandra...

Жыл бұрын

​@@yamimana9918 such odd things can be made to at least look _not out of place_ if you do something creative to hide them. Maybe get/make some decorative box (cardboard with adhesive wallpaper is my go to as I'm avoiding buying plastic containers) or canvas bag to put yoga mat, so it blends into your space's design.

I love those vids ❤very edifying to me

Donation places can use those hangers!!

I love the editing 😂😂😂

I think the kids age really depends on the decision whether to declutter the room with them or not. I remember I went on a week-long trip to Colorado and my mom redid my room when I was a teenager (probably 14 or so) I remember walking into my bedroom, which was decluttered and rearranged, sitting on the bed, and crying because I hated it. 😬

I love these videos!

This hit me so hard lol I have 2 daughters 5.5 and 7 and they have the exact same Doc Mcstuffins Dr badge and they also use it as a phone 🤣🤣🤣

@Fiery154

2 жыл бұрын

Live the creativity! We *just* outgrew the Doc McStuffins stage.

Better: the most freeing word in the English language. I have come to realize that I would probably have OCD except that I am too ADHD to be that organized. In First Grade I used to start crying if I didn’t do something perfectly. Yet most times my focus would just drift off. It was so bad that my teacher even suggested to my mom that I see a psychiatrist. (My therapist loves this story. My mother was offended. ☺️) So, here I am YEARS later finding myself muttering “Better. That’s better” and feeling so much better! I might not even need that therapist anymore. (My therapist is not going to like that story.) 😂 Dana, thanks for what you do.

Love the video!

I love your Nony inspired accessories.

It so true; kids have way too many toys! And they can feel overwhelmed and stressed with a cluttered room same as adults do.

Like others, I think this concept is great! I do wonder, with all those tiny toys, if the separation is sustainable. I think I would have a bin for tiny toys with less categorization. She’s going to have to rummage through the bin anyway to find them.

I break the clips off those hangers and use them on chip bags and other food bags. That way I don't have to buy food clips!!

@Fiery154

2 жыл бұрын

I’m into this level of frugality and it gets me in trouble. 😓

@lindenpeters2601

2 жыл бұрын

I tried that once. It left sharp pointed edges from where it broke off the hanger. I'd rather buy proper ones that open up far enough. They don't cost that much, and a good set will last at least a decade.

Good video I would keep the bin system you have.

This is amazing ❤️

My kids still at home are now 13 and 15 and I find a mix of surprise attack and working together worked best when they were young. I solely used the surprise attack method for things I KNEW they wouldn't miss but would cling to the moment I mentioned maybe moving it along. ("That barbie stuffed under my bed for the last 6 months that I forgot I had and barely played with before the cat batted her under there? SHE MUST STAY UNTIL I GRADUATE COLLEGE!!!" No. Just...no.) My 13 yo girl declutters regularly and easily on her own, she LOVES reorganizing and refreshing (a mixup at the hospital- clearly). My 15 yo boy acts like I am asking the WORLD of him when I pull out 2 sweatshirts that probably don't fit anymore and haven't been worn in a year and ask him if they should stay or go. PURE TORTURE for him. So at this point, I barely have to guide my daughter and I pretty much have to make ALL the calls for my son, who couldn't care less. Or I could accept overflowing drawers filled with mostly outgrown or worn out stuff, but I find it's better for my blood pressure if I just do a sweep now and again to clear out anything that should go. Better than a big mess, better than pulling teeth trying to get him to engage with it. I hope he'll get less annoyed by the whole thing as he ages.

OMG my OCD is killing me, I hope those white school shirts get grouped together by the end of the video, it's hurting my brain!

Ouch. I assume she reached out to you for help decluttering but man it felt like a struggle every step of the way. If the edited footage felt like that to me as a viewer I can’t imagine how frustrating it was to actually do.

@tealolly93

2 жыл бұрын

Dana knows the struggle! 🤗 They did a great job- the mom had recently been through this space and still found lots more to delcutter! 👏Having an understanding encourager is so helpful to continue this momentum past the "1 hour better"!

@tonia.5861

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, it did feel like a struggle from the viewing end anyway🤷🏻‍♀️

@joannmendez2434

2 жыл бұрын

I totally understand the struggle in decluttering kids stuff. I tend to want to hold on to so much of it because of all the memories attached to the specific age they played with each item. So hard to let go.

I know Jenny Snow. Cool collab

Great video

I just watched this twice as I decluttered some of my basement stuff.

Amazing!

Dana, when there is more than one floor involved in putting things where they belong, wouldn't it be better to have a box or basket to put things into while you are upstairs to save time and make one trip with the box to put things where they belong downstairs?

@annaslonaker

2 жыл бұрын

What you are describing only works if you can 100% guarantee that you will not get interrupted and have to walk away from area before you are finished. The idea behind take it there now is that you can get stopped at any point and you could be done.

@lindenpeters2601

2 жыл бұрын

The idea is you take as much as you can carry when it goes somewhere else. Sometimes that means taking a whole basket of stuff, but with this method you would put it all away right away, which saves you time from having to do it later. This method works for scatterbrains like me. I find it really discouraging to turn around from a decluttering project only to find that no, I am not done, there are piles of stuff to still put away. Usually I have to leave at that point and the piles sit in some room and I walk past them for weeks, looking for things that are in those piles.

I kept wondering how old the daughter was? I have a 7 and 9 year old that they are opposite, I can go through the youngest stuff and she cares a less than her sister.

The mom seemed to have a hard time letting go of things.

It depends on their age. The older they are, the more they should be involved. You shòuld always talk it through with them first.

Dear parents! When Your kids are very good behaviour all the time and always taking good care of their things, keeping their rooms very clean, loving their favorite things and want to make nice childhood collections of their things: books, clothes, toys, video games, clothes, DVDs and etc, then donataing is very wrong thing to do. If You have few space then storage boxes and shelves will help You out and Your kids will be very happy and thankful then, if they can keep their favourite things. Childhood things are very valuable and it is very sad, if they won’t see them anymore in their life. Every child should have the right to keep their things, if they can take good care of them all the time!!! Respectfully, Astra Viil

I’m having such a hard time with this with my daughter. EvErYtHiNg is a “doll toy” it is a tiny piece of crap for her to pretend that the dolls play with. I have a container for the dolls. I’m pretty sure they fit in the container, the play food has a container, the play-doh has a container, crayons, markers, even stuffed animals have a container, but everything is everywhere always anyway. Trying to find a solution. 😓

@FoD1975

2 жыл бұрын

I totally sympathise. Try the “minimal mum” toy videos - especially the one about toy rotation, which is where you put away some toys for a while, and then reintroduce them and put some other toys away. The only real solution is to have less, but that’s easier said than done! All the best, Deb

@beckyschauer7650

2 жыл бұрын

My kids sound very similar! They will beg me to not throw out the most random things (the mesh bag Cuties come in, some broken piece of something, etc.). I love they're creativity in reusing things but trying to teach them that sometimes trash is just trash is hard 😂

@Smithpolly

2 жыл бұрын

@@beckyschauer7650 Except it's not just trash. It's trash to you. It's a toy to them. So it's more like trying to teach them that while toys are great, it's not possible to keep every toy.

@beckyschauer7650

2 жыл бұрын

@@Smithpolly I let them use/keep (as toys) all kinds of things I consider trash. But there's nothing wrong with teaching them the difference between using something in a way it wasn't intended for and something that's actually just trash. As an example, my friend's toddler picked up a cigarette butt to play with the other day and her mom was right to tell her "that's yucky, that goes in the trash... sometimes trash is just trash.

@jamies7899

Жыл бұрын

What I do with sets that have lots of little pieces is keep them out of reach, so my kids have to ask for the one they want to play with. After they’re finished, they must clean it up completely and return it to me (before they can move on to any other activity - another set, watching tv, playing outside, etc.). I have found that some training time doing this (I’m talking several months to a year, depending on the age) helps them learn how to manage their things for play. It also has the added benefit of helping you (and to some extent, them, depending on their degree of awareness) understand what they actually play with versus what they don’t, so you can make mental notes for decluttering. Good luck! 😊

Dana, I have a question, WHERE/HOW do I ask you?

@DanaKWhite

2 жыл бұрын

For the KZread Q&As, I take questions from the comments. You can also email me at my website aslobcomesclean.com.

I think you're going to really want to keep your open bins storage instead of Sterilite containers.

We are moving the end of March do you have any advice sun taking down bunk beds my wife is thinking of taking down the boy's bed soon

@joehebert8070

2 жыл бұрын

If I give you my wife's name and number can you text her

Somehow it got changes to the letters d u h, but it’s actually da meaning yes in many languages Lol

While I agree to get old, unwanted, too small things out of the closet because kids always need larger and larger clothes and updated toys for their age, my mom kept a few big bins for both me and my brother of toys we had as kids including a little tikes doll house and little tikes tea set with server and my daughter who is 3 now LOVES playing with them. It’s kept us from buying a lot of toys because they were made very well back then and they enjoy playing with them, and I enjoy seeing my kids play with toys I enjoyed playing with. I’m conscious of toys my kids love and intend on keeping them for their kids just as my mom did for me. There’s obvious toys like broken, chewed, not loved etc I will get rid of or sell. I don’t want the saved toys to be a burden to us or the kids in the future, and if they get to the point they have kids and don’t want them, that’s theirs to get rid of or I can save for my house for grandkids.

Ahhhhhh please NO more throwing away Lego brand bricks . Are such sought after in valuable toys people actually pay for replacement bricks that are missing from their sets they could be donated or even sold on eBay , I know you don’t agree with that concept but Lego brand toys are just so valuable and you need every piece for the set. There’s so many kids and collectors that really would appreciate those pieces that are just being thrown away right now

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Does the one hour for these include time moving items elsewhere?

@DanaKWhite

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

She seemed slightly nervous

wow, that one was painful. so many teeny tiny things

i must of been an easy child for my mom. she always removed things from my room while i was at school. i never missed anything. 🤷🏻‍♀️

If yall got married you could be Mrs. Snow White