When there’s no oxygen (like in a zip loc), things tend to be preserved very well, preservatives or not :) Mold is alive and cannot grow without oxygen !

Thank you for this video and all the tips you gave us. God continues to bless you Ms. Heart ❤️ Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas 🎄

200 USD per session in 2019?? Wow that's steep. Thank you for sharing that, I was wondering why you weren't accompanied by a professional, and while it's really none of my business, I was hoping that it was not an issue of values (some people don't believe it to be a legetimate way to get better). Here it's around 125 CAD in 2024 for a psychologist with a PhD. It's often less for a psychotherapist, a social worker, an ergotherapist or a psychoeducator, most of which still require graduate studies, being part of a professional order, and can all be specialized in ADHD and hoarding issues. I mean, their relatively low salary might explain why we have a shortage but at least they're not as gatekeeped by richer people. Edit: also most insurance companies cover most of their fees. I'm fortunate enough that my and my partner's work insurance is enough to give me a session per week for the whole year. It took me 15 years of toughing it out to get to this point, and the relief is immeasurable.

Ms. Pepper is so helpful! Merry Christmas! 🎄

Next year go thru the bins of Xmas crafts with a Samaritan’s shoebox. Even though they say new stuff, if you find more unopened craft items it could make a child overseas very happy!

December 2024. My mother had piles all over. I clean every surface every day. I toss junk mail as soon as it comes. Don't keep every piece of schoolwork. Tina, Al's wife

Wauw you are doing great! ❤❤❤

I don't need to declutter Xmas stuff... My dog is doing it by eating my outdoor decorations, toys, furniture... If it is chewable and in reach, he chews😔🫤

I’m always impressed when I watch you! Keep going! I’m planning to review all my decorations when I take them down after Christmas! There are several things I didn’t put out, so I have really make hard choices. We are in an apartment now, and storage is tricky. We keep the totes in our master bedroom closet, but my daughter is living with us too ( 43- has faced some difficulties, but has a new job now). So her things are also in the closet! Keep inspiring us! Merry Christmas!🎄 ❣️☃️❄️🙏

Oh you have to show your outside decorations please

I think you are doing an amazing job! 🎉

Amazing work! 😃💪🏻💕

Hello, I am in the same situation so hello to you x

Great job!

For food this year, I told my family (first time in 14 years I’m hosting Xmas) we could either do snacks or a meal because I didn’t have to time (or money) to do both and I felt it would be a massive waste of food to do both. We decided to do Snackmas this year, essentially a massive charcuterie buffet and everyone will bring a set up. I’m really excited for it.

I keep my Christmas kitchen stuff in my kitchen all the time like that it can't overflow 😅

I emptied one super sized tote to donation as I was hauling out my Xmas things. My basement is now decorated. The bathtub stall down there isn’t usable and is filled with the non Xmas decor but that’s ok. The progress is good. Keep inspiring.

Your videos bring me so much joy! Thank you for talking so openly about hoarding disorder!

Great job

Another fantastic transformation. You are doing amazing. Take a bow 🙇‍♀️ Ms. Heart ❤️ Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 🙇‍♀️👏💪👍🙏💐🐈🦄🎄

I had to make myself 2 small cube bins from the dollar store on a shelf right next to my bed for my "worn but not long enough to get dirty" clothing and when the bins are full it's a sign to go ahead and move some to the laundry. This way I never get more than about 2 square feet of slightly worn clothing in that kind of limbo between dirty and clean and it doesn't get mixed up with my actually clean clothing in the closet and drawers. I try to peek into the limbo clothing first when getting dressed to leave the house.

Great job.

The tag on the plushy bin 🤣

I’m waiting for the day you narrow down the hangers so he just has two colors like all blue and black. I feel like there are so many you could find enough in the house.

You have so many gift bags maybe consider putting your town gifting items in them instead of old grocery bags. Make those give items a little special for the people picking them up and hopefully they can reuse too!

Now let those empty bins go!!😂 Well done!!

I’m happy I’m not the only one that doesn’t put everything away until mid Jan. I begin with the obviously Christmas items just after New Year, but the wintry things, like the tree and white lights, stay up much longer. January can be so gray and empty. Having the hygge of Christmas helps so much.

Congratulations on your 7 bins of Christmas decluttering! That’s a huge achievement!! I really love your idea to put the ceramic Christmas tree in the window!! I’m absolutely going to copy that! It looks so sparkly and colourful and it’s just perfectly framed there - love it! I have to ask, because my compulsion to label everything is nagging at me: did you label the sentiment Christmas bins? Also, was there a label on the Christmas servingware bin?

U got alot organized congratulations very fantastic job beautiful lady thank u so much to showing us organizing so very helpful 💜🦄🦄

It looks the same

Thank you for being so open and trusting, sharing your struggles + inspiring SO many others :) 💜💜💜 So impressive!!

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Hello from Germany, hi miss heart and miow pepper. 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

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I declutterred & reduced my Christmas bins by 50% back in August. It made everything so easy come December 1st. I used everything I had except a few small packs of twinkle lights and 3 tiny , fake green trees. All the bins are empty right now because all the things are in the house making it look beautiful. You are doing a phenomenal job ❣️❣️🎄🎁🎅

One of my best friends has seasonal depression and bipolar disorder, we got him a Christmas tree a few years ago and ‘broke in’ to decorate his apartment for Christmas for like 3 years in a row, and the last time he just left the tree up all year. It’s a 4’ one and makes him happy. As far as I know, it’s the first thing he set up when he moved to another state this past summer. I’m all for people decorating however they want all the time on their timeline and not anyone else’s.

Yasss new video💖✨

You and Pepper are working hard!

I love that you are at the point that you can start to curate the Christmas collection.

Hurray for the organization!

Always inspiring! Thanks, Ms. Heart! 🥰🎄

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You are doing so well! Thank you for the motivation.❤❤❤

Everything looks beautiful….you are doing a great job …cant wait til you and your husband go back to the garage again 🎄😊❤️

I live in Scotland, in a social housing flat (housing for the poor basically). My housing association sent out a very nice christmas message today. The message was that christmas is really only about celebrating with friends and family, and that their presence is enough. Any fancy food, gifts, decorations is "extra". Everything but your loved ones is extra, and it's nice but not at all necessary. I thought it was very anti-shopping, anti-excess. Its nice for all of us who are doing a declutter to remember that, this time of year. Mrs Heart is wonderful to getting stuff down to 7 boxes. I got mine down to 1 (but bear in mind I live in a flat not a house)... it feels great to have less weight of stuff. After xmas, it's spring cleaning time here !

U and pepper did a great job organizeing. And 7 totes emptyed is awesome! ❤❤❤

I love your tree topper and how it shines on the ceiling! Can you tell me the brand?

Thank you for being vulnerable and showing us your process! Love your videos! ❤

And when mid-January rolls around, you could always bring in fresh tissue paper and newspapers for wrapping things.

I would love to see your basement finished so you could have a huge craft station. At Christmas you could have your crafts out and separated making them more visible and easier to access making. It more likely to craft. You're doing great, so proud of you.