I live alone. When you said that your family gets priority space in the container that is your house, I realized that I was valuing stuff more than I value myself. I am worthy of that priority space! Epiphany! Thank you for helping me see MY own value. This changes everything.

@justynahowse8373

4 ай бұрын

I love the comparison to fire fighters setting the boundaries to contain fire. That is a great visual thought for me to keep in my mind. If I do not set the boundarkes and contain my stuff, my home will be in a big big trouble!

@averekriz

4 ай бұрын

i love that

@tristins9644

4 ай бұрын

Omg dude YES

@piiinkDeluxe

4 ай бұрын

Same! It is also easier to clean for me so my dog has more space rather than doing it for myself. 😐

@bcrafty12

3 ай бұрын

❤ I hope you are doing better on your journey. We've come so far from where we were even a few years back, but we keep deleting as the days go by. Best wishes. I'm taking another step❤

I have been trying for so long to explain to my 14 year old, about keeping what she has room for. I couldn't explain it in a way her artistic brain could get it. I found your video and asked her to watch it. After she finished, she cleaned up, decluttered, and organized her room in under 5 hours. Normally it is about a 3 day process that is frustrating for both of us. She said you spoke her language. My husband watched your video. He is now outside cleaning his workshop. Thank you so much!

@rachelsingermacdonald

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm an artist and I get this! :D

@Mandy-nt2cs

Жыл бұрын

That's one rare 14 year old lol

@sarahaas3182

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

​@@sarahaas3182ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

@haircandykina

8 ай бұрын

Showing my 14 & 13 yr olds today 😅

THIS Is what minimalism is. This is what people really need when they talk about living with less; it’s really just living with what you need.

@heatherknopp3723

Жыл бұрын

But you have no idea how much (I tell myself) I need! LOL

@soshallitbe6160

Жыл бұрын

​@@heatherknopp3723 😂

@alexispacey2864

6 ай бұрын

Need versus what gives you pleasure, like having a treasured collection of something.... I still struggle with that.

@carlaeskelsen

4 ай бұрын

​@@alexispacey2864 Pleasure is an important and legitimate human need, too. 💙

@rebeccarittenhouse2203

4 ай бұрын

Minimalism only works for the economically stable.

Oh crap. - she broke up with a pen. “It’s not you, it’s the container “! 😂

"This is the thing that people who were naturally organised are born knowing, without knowing that they know it and without knowing that there are some of us who don't know it." (6:30) Love that sentence!

@HourglassTones

3 жыл бұрын

It is so damn true. I was actively doing it and didn't know this is a thing other people don't do. Until everything from one category can be organized into one place, it drives me nuts.

@simonevanheemskerk

3 жыл бұрын

@@HourglassTones Same story here!

@merrickchristian9392

3 жыл бұрын

@Drake Billy Lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it on google =)

@silassergio9554

3 жыл бұрын

@Merrick Christian yup, have been watching on Flixzone for months myself :D

@louisalfonso9493

3 жыл бұрын

@Merrick Christian yup, have been watching on FlixZone for years myself :)

"I probably don't need alllllllllll of these pens." Words I have never said in my life.

@beckpender

3 жыл бұрын

My husband used to pick up at least 2 "FREE" pens at each hotel we'd go to (for business at least 4 times per yr) and used mainly mechanical pencils!

@RachelLWolfe

3 жыл бұрын

Angie... same here! I really should declutter my pens though. 😪

@carlaeskelsen

3 жыл бұрын

If you have art pens, one in every color of ink/paper that you use, plus a few blender pens, you can easily need 100 pens. I'm fine with limiting myself to 100 (plus a few back-up duplicates for the colors I use the most often) but I'll have to process this concept using something besides pens. (Or kitchen tools) I have a ton. I use them all. I do need containers that keep those things organized and easy to access, use and put away again. I'll happily take a moment today to test and throw out any pens that don't work, and put extra pens away in a box I can "shop" from later. That makes sense to me.

@RachelLWolfe

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlaeskelsen I do have art pens that I use for scrapbooking, as I have time. When I was laid off, I had some spare time so the pens came out, and were used quite often. Now that I'm back to work, my time to do things I want when I'm home is limited, because of all the other things that need to be done, so I haven't pulled my art pens out in a while. I'm going to try to make an effort to do so though, because I do need to finish the scrapbooks I'm working on. I also have writing pens I love using, and those get used regularly. They're so good that I have a few packs tucked away to use as the others get used up. I do go through them pretty quickly. They are all I use at work and at home. And then I have some "keepsake" pens that are kinda pricey, and were either gifts, or pens I purchased while on a trip, and are a token reminder of the experience. I have the majority of my writing pens in a box, that as you said, I can "shop from" from time to time, and on occasion I do get them out, test them, and toss the ones that don't work anymore. My art pens are with my craft/scrapbooking stiff, neatly organized in one area. The pens could be better organized though. Glad I'm not the only one with a stash of pens, though!! Lol!! 😁😉

@user-sm6od4tx2p

3 жыл бұрын

Digital art has saved me so many headaches from collecting too many pens. After a week or two of getting used to the new hand-eye coordination i don't need so many sharpies/copic markers anymore. Infinite colors and saves space, a cheap graphics tablet from either wacom or any offbrand starts around $59 or higher depending on your budget and how professional you want your workflow to be as an artist. I personally still use an old wacom bamboo from ages ago (CTH470) but these aren't even produced anymore.

i have OCD, specifically the hoarding subtype. my mom is coming over this weekend to help me declutter my apartment because I'm unable to do it myself. you went through this and practically dismantled each counterargument i had for why this wouldn't work for me. I'm going to give this method a try. i know it won't be easy, still, but hopefully it will make it easier. thank you

@DjurslandsEfterskole

3 ай бұрын

How did it go?

@kyssedbyfyre915

3 ай бұрын

Curious Abt this too. I have ADHD and executive function issues. Disorganization has ALWAYS followed me. I have tried SOOO MUCH else.

@user-ko7qm2xn4q

3 ай бұрын

Oh my god.... I did not know there was a hoarding subtype of OCD. I'm beginning to think that's what is going on with me! I am in the throws of a shopping addiction and I constantly justify the things I am buying by saying "oh I can make ____ with this!" Or "I don't have this color!" . Also, when I am looking at for example 3 of the same type of plant at a store, I stand there FOREVER staring at each one attempting to choose the " best" one of the 3. Each plant looks slightly different (less leaves, darker color leaves, dried out, ECT), so my brain tells me I have to pick the best looking, healthiest, most colorful, biggest, plant. Employees follow me around when I'm shopping bc they think I'm trying to steal stuff, when I'm standing there micro inspecting items..

This is something I’ve been practicing my whole adult life. My “pen” is coffee mugs. I love them, but I only allow myself to have one shelf of coffee mugs in my kitchen cabinets. All this means is that I have a very high standard for the coffee mugs that I will allow myself to buy, because I know it means I have to get rid of one of the other coffee mugs I love. Not only does this keep me organized, but it’s a great way to avoid spending money on frivolous, unnecessary items

@workin4alivin585

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Me, too! And I take pictures of the not-purchased (items), so I get to have a piece of it, without having to buy it.

@shaec3405

2 жыл бұрын

I just had this self talk about a purse ... Real talk. I didn't buy

@itsonlymarcibratz1991

2 жыл бұрын

i can ABSOLUTELY understand!! We are all simply human. We are attracted to certain things. I appreciate ya'll's comments SO MUCH. Its so nice to know im not alone in my struggle!

@itsonlymarcibratz1991

2 жыл бұрын

@@workin4alivin585 i do the pic thing ALOT as well. You're 1000% right! it DOES EASE that "i gotta wanna" feeling inside when you won't or can't buy an item. I will say that I find Im as happy having the photo to look at as i would be if i actually owned the item. Sometimes I do end up purchasing certain items in my pix but I refuse to buy anything i have at home. oh! i used to have MAJOR 'addictions' to buying *clocks, wall art, jewelry, shoes(omg i am still a shoe hoarder!🙈)perfumes& make-up.. Under my own 'containing system' i was able to get my spending under control(mostly from becoming homeless!).. I haven't bought ANY of my "trigger items" in over 5 years. I am so grateful for your comment!🙏🤗tyvm!

@workin4alivin585

2 жыл бұрын

@@itsonlymarcibratz1991 🙂🤗👍🙏

First thing I'd do is separate markers from pens. Then find some scratch paper and try them all out. Sometimes that eliminates almost half of them. But I keep markers and pens separate anyway. Not pretending I'm a genius: its taken me decades and I'm not done yet.

@kathygann7632

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. Felt pens and pens have different uses. And there are always some that don’t work!

@renel7303

3 жыл бұрын

And then there are the pencils.... last year I bought two sets of artists pencils and pigment sticks. One colors, one simply grey scale and sepia, in gorgeous fitted wooden boxes. Wonderfully contained. In fact, too pretty to use.

@vee6515

3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious! So funny thanks for presenting it that way! X

@meaniedwarfy

3 жыл бұрын

my first thought was to divide them by color to not have any repeats

@christalcavanaugh

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I finally did after my mom moved out. She had a mix of pens, pencils, highlighters, sharpies, and white board pens (along with a few other random things) all together and most of them didn’t work. I tested them all and separated them by type and now we can actually find a working pen 🙄

This is it. This is what I need to learn. We keep on buying more containers and the house just looks worse.

@lauraoergel6003

3 жыл бұрын

My mom used to offer and organizing service for her clients she cleaned houses for. And even the wealthiest people with interior designers would wonder why their house look like crap, and my mom used to tell them that you can organize all you want, but organizing with too much stuff is just moving stuff around, and at some point you will run out floor and wall space and it is still going to look bad.

@susiebevacqua2555

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus, are you kidding, takes her 20 min. To explain this.

@lisamcdonald2877

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauraoergel6003 Stop talking about me!

@antoinettejohnson6251

3 жыл бұрын

@@susiebevacqua2555 - Haha! I’m assuming you’re being sarcastically funny since the point of this video isn’t about pens at all. lol!

@ashleyfarrell3576

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! My “holiday” container was overloaded so I bought 3 more. Now I am at the point of needing TWO containers just for EASTER. no. More. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I love this. I shared it with my wife. I was thinking, as you were explaining your method, that our time is also a container and sometimes we can get so caught up in being busy that sometimes we have to take a step back to realistically see what fits in our time container and get rid of what doesn't. It doesn't mean that it's not good, but it's not for me right now. You've got a new subscriber here. Thanks.

@marium1866

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Yes! So great to look at time that way! Thank you so very much!

@andreadude4916

2 жыл бұрын

That makes soo much crazy obvious sense!!! Thank you for saying this!

@mariezguitar5029

Жыл бұрын

But it’s challenging because we don’t know the size of the time container.

@rrrrrfffff

Жыл бұрын

@@mariezguitar5029 break it into smaller containers. One day is a container for example

@regenaguinn

Жыл бұрын

What a great way to look at life!

Finally! Someone who gets me! I can also find a million reasons to keep things. I have a hard time letting go. If someone says “toss” i freeze. I can “donate” but not toss a perfectly good item in the trash! Thanks for the help!

@tihana13

4 ай бұрын

This! I can't toss even the pens that don't work anymore because "maybe I can buy the refill somewhere make it work again". That ink plastic thing that goes inside. That isn't sold anywhere...

@menchita

3 ай бұрын

Why would you toss working stuff?? Americans are so wasteful and crazy holy shit 😮

@fotolynn

3 ай бұрын

Yes! This “container concept” helps SO MUCH! So simple and so effective! Thanks!!

Container concept simplified and country-fired: My mom was was a bit of a “collector”. Whenever she wanted to buy something and bring it home to their small house dad would say, “You can only put so much manure in a 5 gallon bucket.”

@AmandaBaias

3 жыл бұрын

🤭

@lauraann7816

3 жыл бұрын

My Dad (RIP) always said to me even in my adulthood Honey you have a 5-lb sack you're trying to fit 10 pounds of Shhhhh in. He actually said Shhhhh - I never once heard my Dad curse lol. He definitely had a valid point. I'm still like that.

@pbryant69730

3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious...LOL

@laurar430

3 жыл бұрын

As I'm filling my 5 gallon bucket with dying supplies that have been sitting on a kitchen counter...!

@luanneneill2877

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Yes !!! My 8 year old daughter totally schooled me on the "container concept" we were cleaning out her closet and I keep party supplies in a container in her closet , the supplies were overflowing onto her shelf and on the floor , so I told her let me go and get a bigger container from the attic ... I got it and came down and she said "but isn't this the container that the supplies go in??? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯. Y yes it is my dear. Got rid of somethings (honestly it was mostly trash) and closed the lid with no problem .. it was awesome !!!

@michellel6528

2 жыл бұрын

This is in no way meant to be rude… there is another container to be addressed. This is your daughter’s room. It’s for your daughter to live and her stuff. Party supplies don’t get mixed in her container. I know it’s possible you have a small home or difficulty finding storage space, but the concept which includes respecting personal boundaries is one I wish I learned way better as a child. It has so many implications in life. Again, I don’t mean to offend.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

"I only have what fits comfortably and usably in my house that's the goal of decluttering" Genius!! I will be 70 in a little less than 2 years and I want to make a goal of getting my house decluttered by then. I am hopeful with the Lord's help and this concept it will happen!! Thank you for this video.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

@serenakoleno9338

5 ай бұрын

I am 68 and I will try to get organized by 70 too. Here's hoping it doesn't take that long. Goals 😊

@nicolab2075

4 ай бұрын

Your comment was two years ago - how is the project going? 😊

Gosh Dana I thought I was the only one who would talk to inanimate objects and feel like I'm rejecting them when I have to let them go... it's just so hard for me. I get super emotional about it sometimes! I feel like others would think I'm silly for it but it's very real for me! This video was super helpful... as an arts and crafts person... you can only imagine the amount of clutter I build up.... it's insane. Thanks so much for helping me with this!

@piiinkDeluxe

4 ай бұрын

Same, i feel similar about inanimate objects...

@AyeshaShaSha

4 ай бұрын

@piiinkDeluxe it's so hard isn't it? These things don't have "feelings" per se... but we attatch feelings to them and personify them so it's like we're getting rid of the person... it's such a hard habit to break!

@kimlarson7136

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@Goldphool

3 ай бұрын

I also feel like I'm betraying the person or people who gave it to me or even if I made memories with someone with the object. They probably have NO IDEA I have connected them to the object but I feel like i am horribly betraying them if I throw an object associated with them.

@brucebaker810

3 ай бұрын

"We've decided to go another way..."

Oh....my....goodness..... For the FIRST time in my 68 years, that lightbulb just went on....YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!♡♡♡

@avanellehansen4525

4 ай бұрын

Yes. I kept getting bigger containers to make art supplies fit. There was no limit. Dana pointing out that a room or even your house is a container was an ahha moment for me! My house was constipated with more coming in than going out. She's the only person that has helped me.

As a chronic hoarder who just started dating a minimalist man who's been trying to get me to understand this concept for as long as we've been together..... Thank you. I still don't get it all, or rather I'm still in the process.. But wish me luck..

@AmmyspellArt

3 жыл бұрын

You got this! A clear(er) environment will leave more space for the life experiences that are waiting to bring you happiness. Going thru the decluttering process with you!

@danacowles2848

3 жыл бұрын

I found a good way to declutter is to first remove EVERYTHING from a given space, shelf, etc. Then from there choose a few things to put back in that cupboard, shelf or space that fit nicely and make it look good without cluttering it. From there pack up and get rid if the rest. Good luck on your journey! I’m doing the same thing!

@haileys5224

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the unsolicited advise but Im a person who has some hoarders in my family and they have undiagnosed or untreated ADHD. This could be totally out of left field, but as you know hoarding usually has underlying forces. ADHD is a common force that effects hoarders, and it’s something often missed in women or femme people because their symptoms aren’t as “noticeable”. If you think you might have ADHD than it could be life changing to get medication. Cleaning and organization is still hard for me but if I went untreated my house would be in complete chaos. Either way i wish you luck :-)

@Michelle-we4pb

3 жыл бұрын

@@haileys5224 Hailey, I am not mad at all. I have questioned that in myself, especially after looking up those symptoms some months ago to try understand my short attention span, impulsiveness, disorganization and problem focusing. I find now that using the clutterbug philosophy, and those of our good teacher here are making it easier to work through my hoarding, inspite of my issues. So yeah. Thank you

@Michelle-we4pb

3 жыл бұрын

@@danacowles2848 my challenge here, is that once I get everything out, it could sit in the new space for ages at a time 😁. That's because my default mode of 'organizing', is just moving stuff around. Now I work in chunks. I tend to organize in bins and boxes within cabinets. So I go through a bin, empty out and then leave what's left and move to the next bin. If I emptied out my entire closet or cabinet, it'd sit there for the next week or weeks while I gingerly step all around it 😢

I love how she puts family's needs for space as a priority.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

THIS! This is what I love about you. I can't do minimalism, BUT I can do CONTAINERS! I love my books, but I can definitely limit them to the space I currently have. That works. Minimalism made me feel like I needed to get rid of all of them and that's not going to happen. You are the best, Dana. My house is changing because of you. Thank you!!!

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

Holy shit girl....what you just said about the family taking priority over stuff in your home is HUGE! You have no 💡 how much you have changed my way of thinking😁 I did not get the container concept or the 1 in 1 out rule either. My brain used to compute more is better. Now I see it as more shit I have to manage, no more! Thank you for being YOU😍

@happyonthehomefront4317

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@sheilavillamil4195

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO! I started crying thinking of all the years I’ve made my family live like this.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

I’m sorry, did you break into my house and steal my pens? Because I’m pretty sure those are all my pens.

@leanneb6622

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss. My ocd is going nuts because the sharpies dont belong in the pen container 🤣

@chayap.199

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@nancygibson2659

3 жыл бұрын

Lol mine keep disappearing lol.

@samo_amina3894

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@ShellL

3 жыл бұрын

My family mixes the Sharpies with the Bullet tips & The Permanent Markers with the Whiteboard Markers & sometimes all four together. Seems like a small issue BUT it’s not.

I live in PA and decided to visit my brother and sister-in-law in Tennessee. My SIL asked if I would help her organize her kitchen when I visited. I knew that would require decluttering more than organizing. The first thing we did was watch the container method KZread video together. The next day, we watched a One Hour Better master bedroom youtube video so they could understand your 5 steps. I knew when I heard them talking afterward about only needing their two favorite spatulas and two favorite cutting boards that we were home free! The next day, the project began with progress and only progress. We all marveled at how non-stressful your method is. The kitchen is almost done, and it is miraculous how doable this is. I have every confidence they will work on the rest of the house when I am gone. Thank you, Dana. We think you are a genius. ❤

@mollypitcher9380

6 ай бұрын

Amy- thanks - you just reminded me to pare down on my cutting boards! 🌸

@amywyckoff

6 ай бұрын

@mollypitcher9380 My sister in law just sent me a picture yesterday of a large box full of pots and pans that she is donating to her son. She bought a brand new set of a type that she particularly likes. It's actually a smaller set than what she had. So she's ending up with even less in her cupboard, but it all fits perfectly.

I think this naturally leads to a transition of no longer buying “in-between” short term products and into buying long term “forever” products. (Like the difference between slow and fast fashion.) You start buying things based off favorites, and quality over quantity. Which can lend itself to the one in one out rule. Using products to their fullest and only buying when you need a replacement. Instead of buying 50 pens of poor quality cause it’s seemingly cheaper you buy one pen that lasts as long if not longer than those, and has higher quality ink and flow. Now you only need space for one pen and replace only when that one pen runs out.

@constancewilliams4619

2 жыл бұрын

Buying one quality pen, likely means that the manufacturer also makes refills for them and you will only need to buy a refill. I have two such pens; one for my personal use, I bought prior to buying the second one for the guest book at my wedding.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

I used to foolishly be proud of myself when I could cram and stack more stuff. I finally realized that it looks messy because it is messy. The container concept has helped me so much. I love the freedom of not having to keep excess things just because they are useful.

@shaec3405

2 жыл бұрын

That's how I got my mom to let go of old sheets, after she asked for And Got 3 new sets.

Living within the space you have, either small or large, is a total game changer.

@emmelia-6068

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And every time I give myself a moment to stop and really remember this, I get a renewed outlook and a sense of relaxation, even when decluttering things I "love" 😃❤

@TheDriftwoodlover

3 жыл бұрын

Right ... we need to accept our reality. 😉

@s.a3099

3 жыл бұрын

It’s such a simple way to gauge what you need and how it will fit in your space

@beccacoleman498

3 жыл бұрын

It's funny how when we get rid of all the things we think we need, we can not only survive but THRIVE for the first time.

She explained it perfectly ☺️ Without realizing I do the container concept but as an artist I do have to say I have 6 jars because I have different pens and markers. I have one for gel pens, one for regular everyday pens, one for art pens, one for pencils, one for brushes, and one for markers. And every once in a while I’ll go through each jar and take out the ones that don’t work and just declutter

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

@darnitthelma4247

5 ай бұрын

I have 6-8 tupaware boxes for my different pens too. Nothing wrong with that but as they get used up I’ll break it down to maybe 4.I’m OCD in many ways so don’t like mixing them but less is more at times x

Holy moly. Where was this 2 years ago - not in my youtube recommendations that's for sure! This is... just... I think the same way as you and have found Marie Kondo-ing individual items to be impossible, and it's so hard to not just most onto other spaces to fill when the original place for something gets full. I really love this!!

Coming from a very tight budget perspective and raised by survivors of the Depression and WWII, Marie Kondo's idea of keeping things that "spark joy" instead out of serious "shoulds" and "oughts", was like hearing someone speak Martian. I heard without fully grasping the concept. What a decadent idea! But with that idea getting a foot in the door, I've been slowly able to assimilate ideas like the container concept. Just being able to identify my favorites was a big step, not necessarily going item by item. Then when I put my favorites in first and the container fills up, everything "clicks", to use Marie's term. I get such a sense of joy from looking at a container of my favorite, most used and most needed things. It's sort of like famous sculptor's saying that he just removed all the wood, stone, or clay that wasn't part of the "person" he envisioned inside. Decluttering from a situation of too much good stuff feels incredibly rich to me compared to keeping everything during "poor years" to try to manage when I couldn't buy what was needed. When I can get past all the "shoulds and oughts," it gets to be fun! Money management has always been stressful and depressing for me. It's just occurred to me that the container concept actually applies here. I can choose to spend my money on whatever I want, I just can't spend it on everything I want. I'm just starting to work with this idea (after moving three times in 23 months), but it's already having the effect of letting some light into a previous joyless, obligatory process. Wish me luck.

@workin4alivin585

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent post. Luck!

@jadeyvette

3 жыл бұрын

It does feel decadent, and wasteful right? I'm struggling with the idea of throwing things out or giving them away when I may need them in the future, and often do, and can't afford to purchase more things.

@nancydickerson7920

3 жыл бұрын

@@jadeyvette That invisible piece in all this, our supply lines, does make a huge difference in our decisions about what we can safely let go. I went through decades of this, saving everything, but it ended up overwhelming me and burying me under stuff. I missed out on time with my children because I had to spend so much time managing stuff, and you never get that back. Going without what you really need is difficult, but so is being overwhelmed, discouraged, and not being able to find what you need (that you think you have somewhere) when you need it. Dana's ideas about a Clutter Threshold and the Container Concept and Not Making a Bigger Mess have helped me tremendously. Previously I was still over cluttered and overwhelmed even in the empty-nest stage. Finding the balance that is right for you is difficult, which is why no one can do it for you. But Hell for me was having lots of stuff, but not the stuff I actually needed most, and being so overwhelmed with stuff I thought I was supposed to keep that I didn't really need that I didn't even know what I needed most. Things are better now. I do keep clothes that fit me at a lower weight because I can't buy clothes my size in my area, and I'm working on weight loss. That's my supply line issue. As is the fact that I'm too arthritic to drive out-of-town, and we no longer have anything but 2 dollar stores here besides tourist T-shirt shops. If they sold clothes my size in town, I would let the ones I'm keeping go to save space, assuming I could afford new ones or new used ones when the time came. I used to sew my own clothes using Stretch & Sew patterns and cotton knit fabric, but that 100% cotton knit is no longer available to fabric stores, so there's another supply line gone. Good luck working with your supply-line issues and budget!. But don't give up valuing your peace of mind in the process.

@workin4alivin585

3 жыл бұрын

@@nancydickerson7920 You've mentioned an important consideration: supply lines. Especially with big business's "just-in-time" supply chain models (which has TOTALLY hamstrung us under COVID), it has made me a little gun shy on pulling the trigger to get rid of some things. Everything's fine...until it's not. Everybody should have a substantial backstocked pantry, water filtration, cash on hand, etc. as a hedge against various catastrophes. But all that aside, I believe Dana also says two considerations in decluttering are: replacement cost and availability. For her, items less than $25 can go (she'll take the risk of needing to replace it). For most of us that's a ballpark cut off figure. If something is rare or hard to replace (e.g. appropriate clothing in your size) it may get to stay. Like the late Ted Kennedy, I have a 20lb wardrobe (2 sizes) b/c I tend to flux over the course of a couple of years. I also have a few pieces of favorite "goal" clothes, just in case. And I don't sweat it. It's fun and keeps the options open. As time goes along, I declutter pieces that no longer fit my gravity-ravaged body. 😅 (Sleeveless shirts, anybody?)

@ShawnFumo

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as someone who got into budgeting a couple of years ago it really does resonate with me as being a similar concept. It's all really about trade-offs. It is fine to have 10 jars of pens if you are an artist or even if you just collect pens. The key is that you need to have room for them. If there isn't room, the options are having less pens or having less of something else. Maybe there's another hobby you used to do but realistically won't be anymore. Realizing that you can have all the pens if you get rid of the items from that other hobby may be the push you need to do that. I've mostly decluttered the living room of random stuff, but there's still a lot of things on shelves like DVDs. Even though I haven't watched a DVD in ages, it is hard to let go of them for various reasons. But I realized that I have some stuff I use on a regular basis that I've been keeping in a corner behind a couch. At some point while reading Dana's book and looking at the shelves, a lightbulb went off. I was like "Hey.. if I get rid of some of these DVDs, I could put other stuff on the shelf instead, like that stuff I've been keeping behind the couch that I actually use on a regular basis". The "slob vision" of ignoring the clutter for so long had blinded me to the fact that I can put whatever I want on the shelves. That excitement of thinking of the possibilities for how I could use the shelves is helpful to push past the discomfort of getting rid of things. It is kind of the "one in one out" on a larger scale. I'm not asking if the DVDs have value, but are they more worthy than the other items I could put on the shelves?

This may be the best, clearest, most concise decluttering video ever made. You have explained it perfectly! Thank you!

@happyonthehomefront4317

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@marshamiddleton5910

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@seraph511

3 жыл бұрын

It is the best, and so clear! But it's the exact opposite of concise. But I love that, the conversational style of this video makes it easier to understand, in my opinion! :D

@michellebales3294

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, something just clicked in my brain "contain" er. I get the Marie Kondo way, but too much still brought me joy, ok, some joy and couldn't part with things.

My mom was a horder,straight up.She had bundles of pens,hundreds of them.She couldn`t find a pen to write a msg,but she owned hundreds.As I watched this video,I`m thinking of the 30-40 pens I have in the desk drawer here.And this feeling came over me.I got what you were saying.I mean,I really got it.I understand for the first time that I`m doing the same that she did.They`re perfectly good pens,I can`t just throw them out.That`s ridiculous.And now I understand the hold that all this clutter has over me.I may be in an emergency and need a pen,then what?That`s the mind-set.I buy pens at dollar tree,so,I can afford to get more when these run dry.I`m making bundles today and adding them to my Good-Will bag.I can`t begin to thank you for opening my mind up tonite.God Bless you.

@Sophieee-xp5fl

Жыл бұрын

Hey um... just wanted to let you know that you're using the wrong punctuation for words like can't. There's an apostrophe that is on the right hand side of the keyboard on the same tile as " which is the right, and more convenient, way of combining words. I just wanted to let you know because it's much easier to type and autocorrect will have an easier time too. Have a good day :)

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

Can really see the stress building up as you even think about "I need another container. I need a bigger container." Just that thought is stressful because underneath we know from experience it doesn't work as a fix... that we are avoiding painful decisions by using desperate strategies - bad 'solutions'. Thank you for showing us the way out of this distressing debilitating spiral. ❤️

This is so ACT (acceptance commitment therapy) on point. Accept limitation, commit to making life work around these parameters.

@s.a3099

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that’s so good. I’ve never heard of that before but I love it. Identifying and accepting limitations in any given area, allows us more freedom ultimately.

@itoshiibaka8267

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning ACT. I think it might help me.

It's like she's been in my house, seen my stacks of containers, and my pile of extra containers waiting to be used.... Now she's explaining how I got it wrong lol. This seems so basic & logical but I've been so consumed with "Do I like this? Is it useful?" that I missed the common sense part. I'm going to go back through my house using the container concept. I needed to hear this so badly & didn't even know it. Thank you!

@darnitthelma4247

5 ай бұрын

You need to get rid of those “extra” containers waiting to be filled😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Just watched this 16 minute video about pens and it LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE. THANK YOU ❤

I implemented this concept (without realizing it) when we did a massive purge before a cross country move. I would set limits for every item. Everything else got purged. It was so massively freeing letting go of 20 years of clutter and taking only what we NEEDED and starting fresh. Great advice!!

@ShawnFumo

2 жыл бұрын

Dana actually had a neat recommendation of using a moving calculator. Where you specify the rooms you have and their size and it estimates how many boxes you need. But instead put in the stats of the place you're moving TO. Then using that as a loose guide to how many boxes you should be packing and have that be a limiting container on how much to keep before moving.

LOL, I never realized that I used the container method but I do. I gave up dressers in the bedroom years ago. My closet has shelves and I went to the Dollar Tree and bought stacks of white dish bins. All of my foldables are folded so they can stand up in the bin, I'm small so 8 t -shirts fit perfectly. If I get another t-shirt one in the bin one has to go. The beauty of it, other than keeping the number of things I have to a minimum, is that I never have to straighten my bins. Saves space, saves money, and definitely saves time. I made little cute black labels for the bins. I could certainly afford to go to the container store, or pottery barn, etc for neat, fancy containers, but these look fun, and work great.

Every time you say container-worthy, it reminds me of the Seinfeld sponge-worthy episode 😄

@DanaKWhite

3 жыл бұрын

That might just be where I got that.....

@chelarie4212

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, yes!

@nicolee3073

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!!!! I think of that every time I hear it!!! Thank you!!!!😂😂😂😂😂

@laurieconover7243

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@lynnbrady4193

3 жыл бұрын

There’s always a Seinfeld connection, isn’t there? 😅

“I’m the person that sees value in everything.” Oh. My. Word. Sister 💜 Thank you!

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

Excellent, that works better for me than " does this spark joy" concept. I love your sense of humor too.

I have to understand that I no longer need stuff for Girl Scout, VBS, or 4-H activities. Everything has potential or has value, makes it hard to get rid of stuff, and yes even buy at garage sale treasures. I needed to hear my family is my most important treasure. Thanks!

@workin4alivin585

3 жыл бұрын

You sound like a wonderful person who is part of the 20% who do 80% of the work. Thanks for being that person in children's lives!

You are “my people” - when you said “0h I can come up with a reason to keep it” 😂😂😂😂😂 that is me 100%. I’m also doing much better with bringing more than 1 thing out when 1 comes in. Thanks Dana. I get you and it helps that you understand those who think similar. 🙌🙌❤️❤️

@happyonthehomefront4317

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!

"My family gets priority space..." 💡 a game changer for me!

I am a minimalist. My clothes fit in my small closet. My hobbies fit in bins. I know people who've converted bedrooms into closets. I've seen people with cars full of trash. Thank you for explaining the container concept so well. Tina

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

@Arkylie

4 ай бұрын

Grew up with a family with seven kids (our family friends). They had a room with a big wooden bunk bed, and all my childhood I remember that room having the floor covered with clothes at least a foot or two high -- it was basically their household closet. Dunno how well it worked for them. Nowadays I have a cluttered house through a combination of low spoons and issues with executive function, but I'm to the point where my clothes are in small piles, and yeah, not great. But also something where it's working for me for the moment, while I try to focus on fixing other details of my life.

Your point on selecting your favourites first is so good! This was my A-ha moment I think. I don't have to ask myself questions about every single item should I keep them or not. Just select my favourites to fit in the container. Yeees!!! Thank you!

Words of wisdom for sure. I have seen hundreds of organization videos and often they just suggest to buy more containers to “organize” but that is not the container concept. They are only making it worse. Makes so much sense to live within your container which is your home rather than buying a bigger home. Most likely you will continue your bad habits and fill the bigger home to overflowing. Dana is so on point.

@lauraoergel6003

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! I recently moved from the south to the north, and now I have a basement, and I am so terrified to put anything in there because I know it will live there forever lol

@TheDriftwoodlover

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauraoergel6003 took me a year to declutter a basement of lots of inherited gems. Be afraid! 😂😂😂

@KatyInNH

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauraoergel6003 Just tell yourself (because it is true), that it will be damp and could flood some and potentially get moldy. I tell myself also that the basement is there to get to the pipes and heating systems for maintenance. It is the way that this southern gal has kept her basement clear. I pretend it doesn’t exist.

@ajb.822

3 жыл бұрын

Along those lines is the book " The House that Cleans Itself " which I came across at a garage sale once, and LOVED !!! I was already a good trouble-shooter in general in life, but it really helped me do so with issues keeping me from have a cleaner, neater home in a way that works !

@lisalife7994

3 жыл бұрын

@@ajb.822 love the sound of that! Will try to locate a copy. Thanks

This video just came to me out of the blue and I didn't expect to end up spending all night doing more cleaning! I'm an artist and all around crafty person, and I thought I'd already organized things to the best they were going to be. Now I have three trashbags full of things to throw away and two donation boxes. I wasn't expecting to spend my entire night on this, but watching more of your videos as I cleaned kept me going the entire time. I didn't realize how much I was holding onto that I didn't need and my space gives me so much more confidence in finding the things I do need than I did before. Thank you so so much!!

@rosemarcinko318

4 ай бұрын

Same here. This just popped up on my YT. I wasn’t even searching for this stuff. I’m an artist/ crafty and absolutely love everything, everything has value to me in a sense. If someone would ask me for it I would give it to them but for me to throw it away… heartbreaking. My donate stuff gets put in the closet because I never remember to take it to goodwill.. forgetting what was in that box..I end up going back through it at some point and it’s a feeling of I just got a grab bag of familiar feelings. I don’t know why, but I cannot handle an empty wall, corner, or large spaces between furniture. I’m not a hoarder like the tv show but my if I exposed the stuff in my closets and cabinets it would be very overwhelming to look at. Ugh. I just got a visual and I think it’s time to expose the past 20 years and see what I’m holding on to or protecting. Sorry for venting to you.. lol you caught my attention.. you being an artist and crafty made you familiar to me. No one close to me understands the art / beauty in everything. Note to self..Mixing all the colors or too many unnecessary details…just makes it ugly. Lol

Thanks you for being so kind--some people do seem to be born knowing these amazing concepts of one in one out, or that the container is meant to set a limit, not be an invitation to excess. 39 years and 8 kids later I am learning new things every day.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

I use the same concept to manage my health. If I have a pair of pants that is getting too tight, I realize that I am spilling out of my "container" and that I need to start "decluttering" my diet. It 100% works.

@littlesheetable

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh! Excellent! Thank you!

@KatyInNH

3 жыл бұрын

Love that!!!

@luanneneill2877

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the perfect way to look at/handle it!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@ajb.822

3 жыл бұрын

For anyone who tried this but it doesn't work, plz don't feel bad. While I was still having too much of a few things at times, for the most part I ate extremely healthfully already and had hypoglycemia and other issues. Couldn't eat too low fat, already ate almost no sugar ever & not much fruit. Wasn't "working out" but was still milking a small herd of cows 2x a day and walking aways up the pasture daily to find the mom-to-be that kept hiding, to check on her. Kept gaining weight anyway once I hit 30 ( never had kids, either ). I ate what we grew, had little $, so that also made some of my choices what they were & I had a choc. milk addiction at the time ( homemade - no sweetener at all- raw milk, cocoa & real vanilla ) which has since turned into a coffee ( or fake coffee ) w cream addiction I'm having impossible time breaking. Gluten free cause I def. react to it. Don't eat GF breads etc. cept rarely, lotta refined stuff in em, I get the better stuff, again, rarely. I still gain weight fairly easily & don't lose it without lotta excercise.

@jannmacdougall1448

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking she would be great at making a video about our bodies being containers. but sounds like you would be perfect for that. Keep that same attitude it is great to be 68 & 126 pounds and healthy..

Honest, funny, practical...you’re my kind of people. 🤣

Oh. My. God. I’m one of those people you said who are just born with that knowledge and as you explained it it all clicked and I was like YES this is EXACTLY how my brain works! I’m sharing this with everyone who asks how I stay so organized and you have a new subscriber!!!

@s.a3099

3 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky this comes natural to you! lol

@mofi2342

Жыл бұрын

Sad you are using god's name in vain.

@lauralei.swiftie

Жыл бұрын

@@mofi2342 lol sucks for you.

@robinq5511

3 ай бұрын

@@mofi2342Would you prefer "Oh my goodness" instead? Because only God is good: Mark 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

I need to listen this on a loop. Perhaps once a week until I get familiar and then at least once a month for maintenance. This is awesome!

Oh my Gosh! This is so me! as a scrapbooker AND retired Kindergarten teacher I. FREAKING. LOVE. PENS!!! I have so many pens, sharpies, flair pens, smelly markers...and I have a bunch of containers.. and they are overflowing!! I'm going to watch this again and again until i get it!!!

Worried about the fate of the pens left on the table. (asking for a friend)

@melissalepage5913

3 жыл бұрын

!!!

@karend6467

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@kmcq692

3 жыл бұрын

Omg. Yes. That.

@alisakeziah3115

3 жыл бұрын

Buy nothing group is great for random extras!

@bethpat9

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂

I decluttered my hobbies a few years ago when my children were small. The kickstart to it was when my husband let it slip that he was making me a fancy wooden cabinet for Christmas to store my beading supplies in and I felt overwhelmed instead of grateful. I realized I liked beading but my time was limited (a container) and that I would also pick a different activity before I would pick beading even though I liked it because I liked other things better. So I gave away all my beading stuff, them my polymer clay, then most of my yarn, and ended up keeping my sewing supplies and my painting and drawing supplies. I still have way too much stuff and have to spend more time cleaning up the clutter than actually creating stuff- like right now my sewing machine is buried under clutter so i can't even use it. So I guess it's time to evaluate what favorites get to fit in my container of space and time.

A favorite declutter process of mine: the 30-day challenge. Let go of one thing the first day, 2 on the second day, 3 things on the third, etc. At the end of 30 days you’ll have released 465 things. Now, no cheating-20 old rubber bands don’t count on day 20, but a jar full of old rubber bands can be ONE disposable item. It’s amazing how much fun it can be; after a few days it can turn into a game, a challenge. “Okay, what can I find to let go of today?!” I filled the trunk and backseat of my Camry twice doing this and took it to charity, plus selling some things and trashing other stuff. Felt 100 pounds lighter at the end of 30 days, and haven’t missed a thing that I let go of.

@HomeGypsy

2 жыл бұрын

I’m DEFINITELY gonna try that - thanks!

@ShawnFumo

2 жыл бұрын

It's a cool idea, but I think for people like me that resonated Dana's books, it'd be important to do it in the context she lays out. Starting with visible areas, starting with trash, easy stuff, asking the two decluttering questions, cutting things down to the containers, etc. Then using the 30 day challenge as part of that to limit how much you're doing each day. Without her strategy to help, I think it'd be easy to get overwhelmed looking at a wall of stuff, or just declutter things in a closet and lose motivation half-way through.

Ok but for some of us see everything as valuable. It’s like torture to toss something we could use later and has valuable. Edit: I typed my comment before I got to 13:50 in your video. You may have changed my concept on life. Wow! I’m subscribing and thanking you so much for this!

@workin4alivin585

3 жыл бұрын

I find worthy homes for my extra stuff (community art studio, flower shops, preschools, assisted living centers, rescue missions, etc.), including thrift stores. Then I don't buy extra again.

@sheilavillamil4195

3 жыл бұрын

SAME!!

This concept helped so much in helping my kids declutter, especially the stuffed animals. It was nice to blame the container. We also started with the best loved and must-keeps first. It is kind of the reverse of throw the trash first.

@meman6964

3 жыл бұрын

We lived in sub-standard military housing. Boys bedroom was 6x8. I rotated 4 boxes of toys. Each had something to build with, creative supplies, trucks, character a game. When the toys were no longer being picked up, left laying around; well it's time to pack those toys away. 1 day no toys. Open different box tomorrow, happy boys who are happy to pick up these toys, engaged in fresh play. They felt riich and neighbors loved to come to our house to play.

@lauraoergel6003

3 жыл бұрын

My mom always used to have us only keep our favorites that we actually played with, so that another child who didn't have as many toys could be given something that we were holding onto which wasn't fair. My mom grew up as a child with no toys overseas, so the overabundance of American Life used to make her sick, so a lot of our toys went to local hospitals and toy drives for low income families and we've always had a spirit of sharing

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

Omg thank you this was just a lightbulb moment for me! I’ve been on a decluttering journey for years but kept slipping and this makes so much sense

Thank you! You have explained what I've been trying to convey to others who ask how I keep organized. One in one out is routine (except with crafting supplies, though sometimes there too). My mother's motto was, "When I'm doubt, throw it out" (this was long before there were lots of places to donate). Contain-er = boundaries, limits is PERFECT. And, no, you don't just get a bigger container!

Yes, yes, yes! When I was pregnant I thought to myself: do I really need to buy new storage for all the baby stuff or do I use the storage that we have and make it work? I ended up just buying 1 little dresser for the bathroom where we change diapers and everything else (clothes, toys, kitchen supplies, etc.) was put into the "containers" that we already had. So much old stuff was gone before my due date and it was so freeing!

@itoshiibaka8267

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! Babies come with a lot of stuff and don't magically make your house bigger! 🤯

Possibly my favorite video so far. This reminds me of another jar demo, rocks first, then sand, then water relating to time management and setting priorities. Time may be the ultimate container, can't get more in a day, all about resource management. I also loved Dawn, The Minimal Mom's point about keeping your inventory at a manageable level. And yes, you are looking fabulous!

Brilliant ! Absolutely Brilliant ! I only wish I had seen this earlier in my life. My husband is a naturally organized person. I thought I could learn how to be more organized from watching him and listening to his advice. I could NEVER think like him and I felt like a failure. Not only me but he was totally angry with my son who had the same problem as me. He felt bad too. Every week after my son hit age 13, my husband would be angry with him about his very messy bedroom. I became very depressed and went to a counselor to try to communicate better with my husband. It helped in some ways but I was still not able to better organize or help my son. With your help in explaining the different way to think through decluttering, I feel as though I can help myself. Bless your heart for your youtube video ! ! !

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

I love how a concept in this is that limits are freeing- such a core concept that goes far beyond pens in a jar

I did a HUGE declutter last August of my ENTIRE house and the container concept has worked so, so well since. It really has made a huge difference in my home. Game changer, for sure xx

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

My friend says that I have an emotional attachment to almost everything in my house, thanks, I need to remember this

@katiebellejohnson3442

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same issue! When I started decluttering, I would cry over every tiny thing I needed to get rid of. But, I really wanted a tidy home, so I had motivation to keep going. My decluttering muscles got stronger over time, so it's not as emotional anymore. Sometimes, I put decluttered things in a box in my garage and revisit them later to make sure. I rarely take anything back anymore. You can do this! (It really helps to listen to her book, Decluttering at the Speed of Life.)

@solidstate9451

3 жыл бұрын

When I started realizing that I love to have people over and therefore I need space in my house for my guests, It was easier for me. "Is this thing more important than have friends around?" And nothing is more important than friends. So I keep what makes life more convenient, like my bed, sofa, ... but knick-knacks don't make it more convenient and on the contrary make it harder to clean.

@susanfrederick1805

2 жыл бұрын

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@kingdollop-head743

3 ай бұрын

I give a lot that I don’t use away as gifts to people I care about and who I know will appreciate them. That has really really helped me with this issue

This is likely one of the most important videos I've ever watched! At first I was honestly picking it apart but slowly I realized it was because I needed to hear it. Thank you

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ 🤝 ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʙᴜᴅᴅʏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴀɴᴅᴏᴍʟʏ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ's "ɢɪᴠᴇᴀᴡᴀʏ"🎁🎊 ϙᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴡᴀʀᴅs ♟️👆📥

I love that you explain this up front and to the point without also being super like judgy or anything abt it yknow? it's great

I love this concept so much. It makes total sense and seems so obvious but I had never thought of it.

@Alek-.

Жыл бұрын

ʜᴇʟʟᴏ🖐ғᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ʏᴏᴜᴠ ʙᴇᴇɴ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ Wʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ Pᴀᴄᴋᴀɢᴇ 🎁🎊....'

Your candour is so refreshing! There's an old saying: You can't get a quart into a pint pot.

I only recently found you. This video was a game changer for me. I’ve been struggling to organize my craft room because I can hardly walk into it. I was just about to buy more shelves when I came upon this video. It seems logical, but it never occurred to me to look at it this way. I’ve started using that approach to declutter my room and I’m making great progress. Thank you!

Wow. This is the first cleaning and organization channel I have ever seen that actually gets how I think! Thank you so much! It feels weird when you speak into existence things I've only ever felt vaguely. 💖

Can we start with how fabulous you look in this video - I love your hair. The thumbnail made me thing "This is going to be a great video" I was not wrong! This was awesome. Thank you. ❤❤

Dana, This is such a good help! Here is the perfect Visual to remind my "Bee" brain, that must not waste and must value everything, that the Container Concept rules over "Things'" so that I can have more energy left to love People!

I’m probably older than you but this is the BEST mom talk ever!!!! Thank you!!!

I decluttered my pens this weekend. My co-workers loved the "nice" pens that I brought them this morning. Thanks for the video!

You have helped me realize so many things about my thinking and cleaning habits. I have read/listened to both your books in record time. Thank you! Yesterday I looked at my pen “hoard” and thought “Oh, I need to empty my pen containers and throw out the ones that I don’t use.” I do love pens... 🤷🏻‍♀️ Today you just confirmed my thoughts. I have also started sweeping my kitchen floor daily. Yep, you are working in my brain to clear the clutter in there. 🥳🥰👍🏼

@carolsailer1395

3 жыл бұрын

I’m also a pen lover!!! I need to go through mine...because there’s some I don’t like...but I still keep them🤦‍♀️

Dana, this visual demonstration was eye opening to me. Brilliant! I am a visual person. This made so much sense to me, like a true ah-ha moment. I’ve been on a decluttering journey for years, and still the stuff wins! “Blame the container”.... frees me of the guilt. I can understand one in and one out..... doesn’t mean get another container! Using the pens as a prop spoke to me. I am an artist. I have a whole cube of paint brushes, that are not my favorites, I have multiple containers of pens and paint brushes the I use. They have a whole drawer..... suddenly you have given me the logic that eluded me, I don’t need to keep all that stuff, just because it fits a category, I can pass it along to someone else who can use it. Thank you for sharing your insight.... brilliant!

I’m a new subscriber and man did you nail it! I have purchased too many “containers and shelves to hide and hold more stuff” because I didn’t understand the concept of a container!

This was paradigm shifting for me. Thank you!

Heather Legler made a comment here about decluttering her food intake when her clothing (container) starts getting too tight. What a great extension of the container concept! To carry the idea further, I didn't realize I've been using the container concept to successfully lose weight by designating the number of calories per day that my body/container can use. I count loosely but keep below the target by enough to make up for having to make a lot of educated guesses. (I cook and eat a lot of things that I can't find a calorie count for.) I eat what appeals to me, but limit the amount or skip something I'm less hungry for. It's working!

@itoshiibaka8267

2 жыл бұрын

Calorie counting wasn't sustainable/permanent for me, but I do like your idea of being "less hungry" for something instead of not hungry. My current strategies are: - gentle interval fasting (coffee for breakfast and no evening snacks) - try to remember I might be thirsty, not hungry - brush my teeth instead of eating chocolate Lol

I really found this helpful, I did wonder then why the value of stuff gets to be defined by the size of my containers not the intrinsic value of the stuff but I get that if you want to live in a calm, decluttered home, that you only have the space that you have and so there are limits and choices to be made based on that space. So am wrestling with blaming the container and trying to remember the end goal which is a calm, peaceful and happy home filled with love, not stuff!

Your book and container concept has changed my life. And not making a total mess to clear out a room is AMAZING! Decluttering is much less overwhelming to me now, and I am feeling energized at using these principles to make my house the home I want it to be. You explain all these concepts so well, like this video. My brain thinks like yours. Everything has potential or value, so why would I throw it out? I could go on and on. Thank you!

"Contain her" this makes so much sense. I have been doing this in my pantry, no new food ingredients until I've used up the ones that I already have. Whenever I do want to buy something I ask myself whether I really need it or tell myself that I don't need more things....

Curls on point today!!

@indigoblue4791

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, 100% beautiful. 💗💗💗

I'm so glad I found you you literally speak the stuff in my head. I have constantly felt rubbish and useless and beat myself up over not being like everybody else I have failed soon many times since finding you and Dawn my brain is finally shifting so I can declutter without the massive emotional turmoil

@ajb.822

3 жыл бұрын

U poor dear ! Plz yes, don't feel so bad anymore ! BTW u may also like the book " the house that cleans itself " - it's awesome and fun, too ! I was already pretty decent at troubleshooting but it still opened my eyes in ways. Extremely helpful.

@b0tias

2 жыл бұрын

You are not rubbish. I know me saying that won't stop those mean voices in your head, but it's true.

I have trouble tidying and keeping things tidy. But tonight as I was listening to your video I just started putting things away and throwing things in the recycling bin so thank you for keeping me company and for your compassion for people who struggle with organisation.

Wow! This was a light bulb moment for me. I feel like you deserve to win an award for this. I think this might be a game changer for me and my family. Thank you so much!

Dana THANK YOU!! Thank you for making all this stuff make sense. The container concept is so freeing, and makes complete sense. Please keep making videos. Blessings! ❤️

Dana - This is THE BEST video for me. I'm sure plenty of people naturally do this (like one of my best friends can) with no thinking required - it's just automatic for her. Not me - I'm the idea person - the no limits person - literally an out of the box thinker. So I added boxes to my thinking - for years I thought adding containers would help me be organized. Hasn't really worked yet because thinking that way, I keep needing more boxes! Apparently my house container can only hold so much:) Thank you for breaking this down SO CLEARLY. I only need one drawer container of socks. This is actually making me feel very good about letting things go. I put my most comfy socks in first and the rest are now in donation box.

This is such a good video. I have no idea how this ended up in my recommended (I watch Minecraft/valheim and architecture/city design videos) but I’m soooo glad it did. My house is kinda a mess, and my pen-loving self has like 3-4 pen pouches. “I don’t need ALL of these pens” hurts my soul but I know, logically, that I don’t use many of my pens daily or even weekly. As a side note, I was watching videos about how more traffic lanes doesn’t reduce traffic in the long run because more people will fill the lanes and ironically this kinda matches this concept that adding more containers won’t contain the problem for long because there’s gonna be stuff that fills that space.

@HomeGypsy

2 жыл бұрын

Heh. My daughter’s a transportation planner and that is exactly what she’s currently beating her head against - how to convince the public we need fewer multi-lane monstrosities here, not more. It’s so counter-intuitive but it’s true! She’s something of a minimalist and I’m stuck in the “family house” with five generations of stuff driving me crazy. 🤷‍♀️

@user-dy4zv3rb7n

2 жыл бұрын

I never realized having too much is because one is a nice person.... What an original thought and it makes sense!! Must try your concepts. Thank you Dana!!

I think this might be the best and most helpful decluttering concept I've come across. It has shifted my point of view completely. I most certainly wasn't born knowing this and I can't thank you enough for teaching me what appeared to be obvious to everyone but me. Choose what you love + stick to the limits of your container = have a jar filled with joy (so much more effective than going through everything and seeing if it "sparks joy" to the point of getting decision fatigue and leaving the container - and the floor - in a bigger mess than before) Love from Argentina! PS: Dana, I really think the world's Spanish-speaking community would benefit from this, let me know if you ever feel like making subtitles in Spanish for it. I'm a translator and would love to do it for free so that your message reaches the rest of the continent!

So happy you are making videos more often😁.

Reality check when designating a container: "How many do I *need* to get through a use/maintenance cycle, like dishes, laundry cycle or seasons for clothes, etc.

@lewanna5898

3 жыл бұрын

That is really helpful because I struggled with how big the container should be. Thanks.

@DonnaLHaney

3 жыл бұрын

@@lewanna5898 yes, me too! The total available space is the ultimate limit, got it, but how to divide it up? I wanted to set priorities based on something meaningful - less than too much, but "enough". Dana jokes about "clothes math", but I needed to know, "how many/much do I need (of whatever it is being contained)? One day's worth of dishes if I run a dishwasher nightly, One week's worth of in season clothes if I do laundry weekly... Maybe a rainbow of colored pens...

@bethoney96

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh so the family of two doesn’t need 16 plates? Lmao stop I’m decluttering today

This is gonna be so helpful. I’m an artist, and I have so many things I don’t need and everything’s such a mess that it’s asking so much to make decisions on every single thing. I also have most of my childhood toys and stuffed animals. I have such an issue with “abandoning” them (Toy Story screwed me up). But I guess I realize that if I can declutter my art supplies (things that don’t have feelings) with this method, I will have more space to keep the stuffed animals and toys that I value.

@thebookwyrmslair6757

Жыл бұрын

Using Toy Story and KonMari, I've encouraged my kids to think about what their ABSOLUTE FAVORITE toys are... and which toys do they like, but not LOVE? Then, we bless other kids by releasing those liked toys so they can be loved by others. :)

I love this idea, thank you for sharing. I have been decluttering but the thing I’m struggling with at the moment is actually the number of tasks and projects I’ve gradually accumulated, because I see the value in doing all of them (even though it’s impossible). I am going to try creating some kind of “container” to limit how many things I am committing to at any one time!

The questions that make my brain spin out. That's it right there. Asking the questions is supposed to be the key to decluttering. Nope. The questions make me feel anxious and then I give up, and think it's hopeless. This is definitely the way to go for me. My house is already so much better, and I'm not even done yet. Thank you.

This example is also a great example for trash/duh clutter!!! If it doesn't write than it is trash, duh!!! Thanks for another great example. I too am trying to teach my 11 year old that she can't keep everything!!!! Wish I knew this concept years ago!

This is more valuable to me than Marie Kondo method. Thank you for sharing.

SIMPLE. BUT BRILLIANT. 🙌🏼 I’m also someone who sees the value in everything, so getting rid of things is hard. (like literally even empty cardboard boxes😂) What hit me the most was when you said “you don’t have to NOT see the value in something to get rid of it”. If I don’t have space, it’s gotta go ✌🏼