5 Things to Declutter to Have the BEST 2023

[@MaPrajna1]

I found this to be really excellent! Thank you for bringing depth to the discussion...and I love that you go about your day - drill and all 😂 - as you chat with us! Well done! Thanks ❤️🌟

[@deannaw9657]

Another compassionate video and such a great birthday gift for me today. What I love about you, more than any other KZbinr is your ability to articulate the struggle. I love walking through your logic with you, and your encouragement to give ourselves grace when it's hard to declutter. There's no "Just get rid of it" from you! Your advice is so healing to me. Thank you!

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Happy Birthday Deanna! ❤️❤️❤️

[@amma7244]

Oh Rachel this sure hit home. I set a crazy ambitious financial goal to retire end of June which I will make happen, but I missed the point. Working full time in adolescent mental health with a double caseload through the pandemic 44 years in frontline is too much, and I need to let go of unrealistic expectations of myself. Thank you I really needed this dose of kindness today.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

I’m so glad it was helpful! After 44 years, you definitely deserve some rest! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lauriepowell3959]

@Amma God bless you! I retired from teaching middle school art and reading in January 2020 right before Covid hit. So I was pretty much stuck at home, unable to do all the things I planned. And yes, I got bad Covid in March before I even knew what it was. I was mentally and physically exhausted after teaching most of my adult life, so I came home after my last school day, dumped all the school things from my classrooms, and slept for days. Guess what? Here it is May 2023, and I am finally getting rid of that stuff. At age 70 I really don’t need my teaching stuff (except art supplies, but those are essential for me) I found out most people don’t want books, they have everything on computer. I found out I didn’t need to hang on to my good/teaching clothes because I haven’t worn them since I left teaching. So fair warning, leave as much school stuff as possible at school when you retire, or toss it in the dumpster on the way out of the parking lot. Just saying…

[@sarahkoltz8017]

You're so calming to listen to. I'm glad I found your channel!

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you Sarah! 😊

[@Tortise02]

Thank you! This one was brilliant, Rachel...it's not about the 'stuff', it's the ideas we have about ourselves that we need to change.

[@LittleWing-uw9ff]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Part of what is holding me back is definitely people around me telling me no I can't. Time to just do the things that need to be done. Time to start moving forward!

[@michelleprice5945]

This video was wonderful. My first husband was very verbally abusive, called me stupid because I didn't have a college degree, he died by suicide a few years later and I was able to keep the house and make the bills on my non college degree salary, I have come a long way and no longer doubt what I can do. I'm happily remarried with a son now. Life goes and and does get better.

[@gsthompson4592]

Thank you. 😊 When you break it down realistically.. to understand "reasoning" gosh, it helps so much more than just telling me I got to much stuff. I've not "ever" had anyone put it into such simple terms.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Oh good, I’m so glad it was helpful! ❤️

[@ellifrisch4728]

Thank you for the privat insigths! You are very authentic. That´s great! Thanks! Elisabeth

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you Elisabeth! ❤

[@PlayHookywithMe]

You gave me my mantra for the year. I'm creating a home that is "stupid easy to maintain". Love it! Happy New Year! xx

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Yes!! 😁🙌🏻

[@sharonshmuel3386]

I’m so with you on this. I love your videos. You look wonderful ❤ Moving out the excess is so liberating!❤

[@lauriedixon9661]

I love the broom story. Last week I went through the anxiety of convincing myself I needed my two garden dustpan and brushes. I knew one was good quality and would last and had served me well already. But I found myself holding the other cheap one and having an internal argument with myself trying to find reasons to keep that one too. Then the universe stepped in, and as I swept away some soil, it snapped in two and I threw it away. But I wasted valuable time and space trying so hard to find reasons to keep it.

[@tinareeder6491]

Thank you! I needed to hear this right now as I’m decluttering my closet an am struggling to get rid of “work” clothes.

[@jennybird2770]

I love everything you said here. Thank you! I now tell myself when i'm decluttering and have extra "just in case stuff": "There is a place called the store. It is where things are stored for you to buy if you need them." This helps me to let the access go - because it's true! The store does store a lot of stuff one can get at pretty much anytime. :) Have a lovely day :)

[@Nourishingminimalism]

That’s a great way of looking at it! ❤️

[@sallylafaille4574]

Wow! Your description of us having a hard time with change because we don't feel safe or normal perfectly describes my struggle to purchase a new home I am going through!

[@Nourishingminimalism]

❤️

[@jonihanna6449]

I love the orange 🧡 and the large blue one as well. ❤️. You are just wonderful.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

🥰. 🥰 🥰

[@Jo-hello]

Love this Rachel, thank you ❤

[@kristinolan7240]

Thank you so much for this video! It is beyond helpful and encouraging !! Happy New Year !

[@simonearsenault-may6814]

Yes!!!! Your lived experience, wisdom and honesty are all combined to make your message extra extra valuable. 💕👋🏼❄️

[@Nourishingminimalism]

❤️ ❤️

[@cherrytreeblossom8475]

I realised there is also another category to declutter, and that is, things that make you feel nothing at all. Those things you walk past daily and just shrug your shoulders at, not knowing whether you like them or not. If you don't know whether you like something, you actually don't like it. It can also go.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Good observation! That's very true.

[@uzmaijaz7821]

My dearest darling Rachel I'm so so happy to see you back!I have been badly missing you!Thank you very much for making such a lovely video

[@Nourishingminimalism]

🥰🥰🥰

[@uzmaijaz7821]

@@Nourishingminimalism Oh my goodness what a prompt reply. Darling stay blessed, love you loads

[@brichimay]

Love the message you've shared. I needed to hear this and I will share with my family and friends to need this message too. Thank you!!

[@angelacross2216]

So funny that you used brooms for an example, because I had several brooms. A they were stashed in such a way in the house that I was going to declutter them when it occurred to me that if I put one on each of my three porches I could sweep them without having to go to the broom stash. Yes, I’m getting to the age where walking through a door erases my memory; so irritating. I’ve probably decluttered over 80% of our stuff, and I’m not done yet! So here’s to another year of making my life better with nourishing minimalism.

[@thelmakatherine5396]

Fear has been the one thing I have had to overcome. Fear of failure, Fear of not being enough, Fear of being useless, Fear of wasting time, Fear of making wrong decisions, Fear of being a disappointment. I have had to learn to trust again in God, myself, and those I love dearly. I had to heal. Truthfully your channel and a few other minimal ladies I watch have helped me on this journey and struggle of getting rid of my fears. Thank you. You don't realize how much your words mean to me.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Serena.Hope.Eternal]

Thelma, I don't know you but your words resonate deeply with me. What has also helped me immensely in my life is to learn about Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Keeping in mind I know nothing about you or your life situation. It just sounds so much like my personal experience. Much of my trauma (fear) resulted from growing up in a home with a narcissistic personality disordered parent. I recommend your looking into it just to see if it resonates with you. If it does resonate with you..... I encourage you to look into the subject. If it doesn't resonate with you, please disregard my words here. 🦋 🕊 🦋 I'd also like to say that listening to Rachel, Dana K White and Dawn the Minimal Mom has helped me immensely also. 🥰 The education Rachel, Dana and Dawn have provided me has been invaluable! They have taught me how to make decisions. They have taught me how to let things go. 😊 I learn about myself as I make decisions on each item. I have learned to listen to my body and my emotions. Do I have the emotional bandwidth to make the needed decisions on decluttering today? If not, I give myself the grace to have a nice cup of tea and a nutritious meal. And I will rest for the day. Learning to decide on one item at a time and to take it one-day-at-a-time has been an absolute game-changer for me! 🤗 🪄 💙 💛 Here's to our continued success Thelma. Thelma, I hope you have a wonderful 2023. With much love, from Texas 🥰 🦋 🕊 🦋

[@momof2momof2]

I'll be decluttering our storage room today. I had it built onto our home when we had the house built. I had the fantasy of it being perfectly organized once. I'm going in there today, being ruthless, and simplify. I realized this as I was decorating for Christmas. I had many things that I didn't want to put up this year. So out they go, to the thrift store. I have a feeling my car will be loaded up by tonight with those items. It will be a lot of work, but I am really looking forward to the end result ! Thankfully the inside of our home is organized. I hugely agree with you about day trips. I don't camp. I don't like anything about it. Thanks for the video, it just motivates me for today's project even more ! Have a good week ahead ! 🥰❄☃💗✝🌞

[@pamelagoodson9034]

😂😂😂you need two brooms - one for inside and one for outside 😂😂😂

[@Nourishingminimalism]

I guess I do have a broom in the garage - it stays there. But our garage is detached, so I never think about it when I'm considering household items. 😁

[@pamelagoodson9034]

@@Nourishingminimalism just really making a joke. Like your videos.

[@francinebasis8721]

Wonderfully said! Save and listen when we need that boost to move foward.❤

[@adz5bneweng589]

There's nothing better than speaking such hard truthd in such a loving manner. Thank you.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

❤️ ❤️

[@BL-rb7jm]

I'm a senior and love hiking, camping, etc. Helps to be brought up that way .

[@gracavasc]

I love your videos! Thank you so much for helping me live a better life, become a better person 🙏

[@jeanmarie2928]

Your bright art brings happiness! Thank you for these five important things to declutter. Happy New Year 🎇💕

[@typist5708]

Best video to start the new year!

[@liap1293]

Thank you for making a distinction between an heirloom from your grandmother vs just something that belonged to your grandmother. And between something that was special to her & something not special. This really clicked for me. I have been keeping all of it for many years. And, now I can let go of many of many items from my grandmother & my mother. Thank you for this gift.

[@indigoblue4791]

I love your art work and all your profound words. I want to declutter the unreal expectations l have of myself, loose the bags of shame and regret I carry around; whilst decluttering all fantasy ideas of myself because they bind me to a life l don't want to live under any circumstances. Thank you for bringing these too my attention so l can live a freer 2023. 😊💗

[@jillh.9617]

Yes! and Yes! My sentiments exactly about camping! I can enjoy nature during the day.

[@traciseibert4532]

Hi I'm new here, I sure need help organizing and pitching stuff.

[@xdrive300011]

people should build up each other. don't believe that rude jerk.

[@jom6320]

Perfectionism is way overrated. We women often think if we can't conquer everything expected of us we have failed but our value can't be found in exhausting our energy giving up joy. The negative voices negative people in my own life had to go. Minimalism gave me the satisfaction I really needed in making my space peaceful for me. I kept what I wanted. Great job Rachel.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Well said Jo! ❤️

[@jom6320]

@@Nourishingminimalism Thanks age and a lot of life and faith gave me a lot of reality check

[@jessicabulloch5302]

Rachel, I'm with you on embracing my reality self, enjoying God's creation all day but sleeping in my bed at night This summer we camped out and cooking for 8 kids on a campfire is no fun.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Yes! Camping is so much work - add all those mouths to feed, whew! We live in bear country, so every single meal was hauling the cooler and food back and forth to the vehicle or the food storage bin. 😅

[@suzie2080]

Sometimes I wonder if you can read our minds. Thanks for the grace.

[@denisekarding1844]

You look great by the way. It's good to hear we have permission to get rid of things. Things that have had their day and season. Where i feel wasteful is when i buy something i think i need and discover it's not working. I do take things back but some things just get dropped off at the thrift store. I try to be careful with my purchases but mistakes are made and i need to be more thoughtful and less impulsive.

[@northernlassie2755]

Yes impulsive buying is another problem area :/

[@RhondaTowanda]

So good to see you back! Excellent video! So helpful, even to me now at the end of my decluttering journey! I must keep in mind these 5 things because I have noticed that they do creep back into my mind. I can’t help but think what would my mom think of this journey! I know she didn’t like it back in 2015 - 2017, she kept asking me why was I getting rid of all my things? She’d say, “It’s so wasteful!” Back then I didn’t know the statement of… “ It will bring joy to someone else!” 🤦🏻‍♀️ Love your new painting and it looks so nice opposite of your blue painting!♥️

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you Rhonda! 🥰

[@helenpetersen7174]

Just thank you for "if it makes you feel shame every time you see it, why do you keep it"? I spend more time looking over at it, I don't wear it, I am not that fond of it, it was a gift, and I think it's going in the donate bin.... then I feel guilty for wanting to get rid of it. Wallah!!! That helped me a lot. It is that simple.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@philtoro9199]

Thank you, Rachel. You made me feel much better about myself and my situation. Now, I feel free enough and unencumbered enough emotionally to truly embrace my decluttering goals. P.S. I love your home! Your house, in and of itself, inspired me. Thank you, Lisa

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you so much Lisa! ❤️

[@missmendyful]

Excellent video! You are so real and relatable. I love watching you work while you share your heart.

[@liztefft5312]

Such wisdom, Rachel. I appreciate you!

[@marilise1987]

Thank you ❤

[@MegaMollymoomoo]

Love this

[@sandysmom100]

This is a wonderful video ! Everything you say rings true !

[@bettyjo2737]

Thank you so much for this video! It was very helpful! It is like we were visiting and you were talking directly to me. I needed to hear this. ❤ That picture you are hanging is adorable!

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you BettyJo! ❤️

[@KM-bf6ls]

Hi Rachel👋 your minimalist videos are the best I’ve found on KZbin ! And I’ve watched a lot! Thanks for the penny drops xoxo

[@BL-rb7jm]

Here's something to think about when it comes to getting older and when you turn eighty as an example. My son says mom you're getting old and before you know it. You're gonna be eighty and I says well I got about twenty years to go. Then he says you wanna know how many days that's left ? You do the math l o l. Take Eighty years old minus your age and you get save forty years. Now how many days are left. Don't say it in years because it sounds like it's a long ways away. I have twenty years left as an example before I turn eighty. I have 7,300 days left. This sounds negative but it's the truth. I said to my son don't tell me that don't break it down into days. And he laughed and he says well that's the best way to do it. That way you can tell exactly how much time you have left before your eighty. Is to god one day is a thousand years.. So if he made the Earth in 7 days if it's a 1000 year for a day? For us one day is not a thousand years it's twenty four Hours. So what I got is a calendar and and you can do this. Figure out how many days you got left before you turn eighty. So when you figure that out mark it on the calendar. Then the next day take off another danother day and so on and so on. It's a harsh reality. Save for an example you have 8999 days left before you turn 80. Put that on your calendar and then the next day it will be one day left. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR DAYS.❤

[@BL-rb7jm]

I am the opposite if someone says you can't do anything. That just makes me want to do it because to me it's encouragement when somebody says oh you can't do that because I'm determined to do it and prove them wrong I guess everybody's different

[@debbyjo123]

Awesome video!! Thank you.

[@NonaMaryGrace1952]

I love your way of thinking. Thank you for sharing this with us. 💕NonnaGrace

[@cleitatreestrong8397]

You are such a delight! Thank you 😉❤️

[@NLY1WAY4U]

One of my children is getting married soon, so another layer of my stuff is being cleared out while his is leaving too. Now to focus on decluttering more instead of shuffling into new spaces.

[@fawnpender3907]

This was a lovely video for beginning this new year. Thank you!

[@jennyjenkins877]

Very affirming... so good I had to watch it again!

[@luna7453]

🙏thank you for expressing all of these words messages 🌟😘

[@pennidudley1632]

Thank you for giving me that needed push.

[@gardengirl3142]

Thank you for your encouragement. You rock!!! 🤗

[@kikitaube-hansen]

Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@anitasmith404]

You are such an inspiration. Thank you 🙏 😊

[@laurasutton1551]

Sounds like my ex husband told me everything from I was a bad mom to I didn't know what I was talking about

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Glad he's an ex then! ❤️

[@kennethbailey9853]

THANKYOU

[@gweno9901]

Thank you Rachel. i told my daughter about 'fantasy self' clutter (from one of your previous videos) and she told me some time later she found that really helpful. We knew about 'aspirational clutter' but somehow the idea of a fantasy self is more helpful!! Thank you for all you do. Lovely to see you doing things while talking. An encouragement for us to do the same while listening!

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you for sharing that Gwen! ❤️

[@veronicabone8835]

Excellent!!!

[@veronicabone8835]

Seriously the best declutter, let it go video I've watched. I'm a hoarder but I'm about to declutter my craft stash right now. Thanks again. Might I add I'm a new subscriber and am binge listening.

[@chris-ci7ch]

you really are nourishing - thank you

[@Carolmaizy]

Thank you, again, for a great video.

[@Nina.177]

Your words are so encouraging!

[@margarethawk3073]

Thank you! I needed this!

[@cherylstevens9665]

My problem right now is getting motivated.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

I think it’s easiest to start where you are, look around, find one thing you don’t need and put it in a donation bin or trash. And then you’ve started. Motivation will follow action. ❤️

[@SassySue67]

Same for me, but I have been filling at least one box a week to donate. I over think every thing. I got a fortune cookie last week and the fortune was “Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupy”. This was such an eye opener for me.

[@cherylstevens9665]

@@Nourishingminimalism Thank you. I have it ready….now I have to get it through the door 😊

[@pattiharrison1211]

Thank you for your videos p,they are so good. ❤️

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you so much Patti! ❤️

[@lizworkman9967]

I've tried decluttering but as soon as I get rid of the things i dont think i need, sure enough I need them the next week! I'll hang on to my stuff and just find a perfect spot for it.

[@WildKraftyAotearoa]

Great video!!!

[@karenhaire5451]

😊

[@sandradow1783]

Love your channel. ❤️ 🇨🇦

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thanks so much Sandra! ❤️

[@linth1717]

👍

[@margaret1336]

❤😊

[@luanskipolanski215]

Hi Rachel, do you like to redecorate and change colours often? I think you're creating neat little vignettes for the eyes to enjoy.

[@Nourishingminimalism]

I don't very often, but I do enjoy the change when I do it. 😊

[@simonearsenault-may6814]

❤🎉😊

[@Nourishingminimalism]

🥰

[@lucymruane]

Happy new year Rachel 🌟

[@Nourishingminimalism]

Thank you Lucia! You too! ❤

[@Serena.Hope.Eternal]

Hi Rachel, just yesterday I was able to let an item go that I actually really like. The reason I have chosen to donate it is because I associate this item with a person that has hurt me deeply and intentionally. I've given it enough time for me to separate my thoughts and feelings from the item I love and the person who intentionally caused me harm. Sadly, every time I look at it ~ I think of that person.... So, I used Marie Kondo's method and thanked it for being part of my life. I am now sending it on its way to be a blessing for someone else. 🦋 🕊 🦋 In addition to that, I just filled up a gallon Ziploc bag of hair accessories. I just recently discovered that now that my hair is mostly salt and pepper ~ brown color hair accessories just don't look good on me anymore. So, it was really nice being able to purge those items. And I kept the black and white accessories that look really good in my hair 🥰 Have a nice day and I hope you and your family enjoy a nice hike and picnic outing. 🥪 🌭 🛶 🧣🧤

[@Nourishingminimalism]

That's so encouraging Serena! Thank you for sharing. ❤️ ❤️