Decluttering with Hoarding Disorder & ADHD

In this episode: I talk about how my ADHD and Hoarding Disorder inneract with each other. We’ve been focusing on the hoarding disorder but I realize how much my ADHD plays a role into the returning clutter!
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[@debratakagawa4764]

Wow, that corner looks so neat and organized. I think it’s probably common to have to double check that everything got dealt with completely.

[@janeorr3074]

Everything in a labeled bin is realistic and achievable goal!!! Best wishes with the ADHD.

[@justusewater1]

WOW 🤩 🎉 AMAZING!!

[@ashleycaldereous5339]

Everything in a labeled bin sounds like a great goal!

[@Madiannereid]

You are amazing! You don’t shame yourself but you also self reflect and continue to press forward. Such an inspiration.

[@keelienne]

THIS is exactly what I was hoping and waiting for 😃🦄💜 Thank you so so much! This streamlining will give you so much peace, and not shoving things around but touch them once or thrice and they are DONE - wow Miss M., this is expert level, you have come a very long way! I am so very excited for you, you can’t even imagine 😅💐

[@Threshermaw23]

Really proud of your accountability and self-love and self-respect! Awesome change Ms Heart 💜

[@melissahoneybee1417]

The basement is being moved in circles . Move forward and don’t look back . Your kids aren’t in a baby gate . They are always in your heart. I lost every possession I had 10 years ago and walked away with nothing but my kids. I never looked back😊

[@stefbmccoy8297]

My favorite part of any day is watching your channel!

[@heatherroberson8981]

Can we get a complete tour of the basement again, please? And see what hasn’t been gone through yet? Or are you at the stage of organizing what’s left?

[@eileda]

It looks amazing!!!! You've really come a long way I'm really proud of you! 😘

[@taesspochkah]

Basement tour please!!!

[@rebeckamattisson5083]

Great job, Melanie,,I'm so proud of you and happy that you are getting your space back. I hope you will find out what's causing the water leaks. It seems more safe to have the tubs on shelves, so they don't stand directly on the floor, but I see that you are getting there, awesome! ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dreamer6943]

You're my favourite channel, I always have to watch straight away as soon as I see you posted a new video

[@lalahdz9553]

Wow one row only of labeled bins! Soon you'll be able to do a holiday declutter before the holiday. Lots of people would love to get some yard sale decor right on time for the holidays.

[@AntisocialAuntie]

Giving ourselves grace while we fix the problem - thank you for that reminder 🧡

[@susanmunoz7688]

It’s wonderful to see the basement looking so good! I just want to say you look so pretty in your dresses, I especially like the flower one 🌸🌼🌺! ❤

[@bethdoe4635]

I would love to see three videos a week for you, like day 1 is decluttering, day 2 is crafting something you found while decluttering such as putting photos in the frame and hanging it up in the living room or and day 3 could be tidying, as that is what I’d categorise this sort of video as, or maintenance in another space

[@lizbratcher2919]

I love how the minimal mom talks about completing each task before you move on to the next thing. Fully putting each item away before you move to the next item. So you don’t churn or make a mess. So hard to do in real life though!

[@happyluv]

I've been on this journey with you. I feel like we are kindred spirits, both of us struggling to heal and recover from past trauma. The basement looks so different from when you started. You must be feeling so relieved and your home is starting to reflect what's going on inside of you and it's beautiful. ❤

[@HolographicCathawk]

That check mark was so satisfying. You did it! Such a good moment. The planning and discipline you have grown to battle your ADHD is admirable.

[@amberl4401]

This is great and for motivation. I’ve been trying to organize my scrapbook items, cards and craft items. I also went through my clothes. It’s hard when dealing with chronic pain all the time to do that much. I just do some at time and family helps me. It be nice to find my bedroom again. Which I have pathway to closet just need some corners to do something with. I’m hoping by this winter lol. Keep up the great work 🙂

[@vibrazebra]

Now I'm excited to see new basement tour

[@danacobb2229]

Wow!! You got A LOT done in this video! I watch all of your episodes and am working myself up to decluttering our storage room. Baby and kid things are my weakness 😢❤😊

[@shirleyadkins4254]

Good job

[@alicialacroix]

I feel like you are getting so close to your goal I can taste it!

[@marystrenke3050]

Fantastic 🎉

[@suzihill78]

I was excited for this and it didn’t disappoint. You’re doing so fabulously. Great job. I bet you love looking at your progress it must be so motivating to keep going. 💖

[@jordanvejtasa446]

I can’t even believe how far you’ve come!! Look how amazing that looks. Great job Ms Heart 💕

[@Coopfarms5]

You’re doing such a great job with decluttering! Looks so nice!

[@katia_g213]

Kudos 🎉🎉🎉 to you for going through your stuff again to complete tasks. We ALL forget. But turning it into a habit for getting through hoarding and dealing with ADHD is always a healthy I guess achievement? Corner looks good! Hubby needs to step it up with you or have his own Crap Corner 🤣

[@emilykravish3888]

It does look better! I agree going through one more time helps to find the stuff you missed and complete the task :)

[@H3nezz90]

it feels like never ending nightmare to declutter and clean when you have adhd. I cant even think where to start and what to do next and my brains just jumps to next thing that need to be done even last thing is in progress... i have ADHD and autism syndrome

[@IceCreamHoldingFee]

Also, "unhoarding". Or "dehoarding". That's basically what you're doing. And you're doing great too so keep going! 💜

[@Blessed-z2w]

HI I been watching you for a long time you have really got better be proud of yourself you are amazing Detroit Michigan loves your Channel and videos ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ashcraft555]

It makes me smile every time I see your Pony stuff. I named my baby sister after Megan, the girl who helps the ponies. I hope that at some point in this journey, you'll get to a place where you can display your childhood treasures somewhere in your home!

[@Laura-gm4xs]

It looks so good🎉 The basement will look so empty when all the boxes are against the wall and the middle is clear 😍

[@eyrunsigrunardottir6977]

Things are REALLY starting to take shape! What an amazing work 👍

[@001-x1b]

We have decluttered our mums old closet after nearly 7 year as in all the contents are gone, some was kept like books and some intact handbags and a brand new radio still in it's packaging. This was the very first time I experienced actually feeling physically ill from decision making fatigue. I was so exhausted physically and mentally and felt like fainting. Hoarding recovery is no joke. The closet itself got dismantled and I still feel sick as in not seeing a physical reminder and the space being transformed.

[@theannamueller]

the tossytossy pile is big!

[@nadinewilliamson1037]

Wow your basement is starting to look really organized. I feel like it was taking so long not so much due to your add but how much you worked and your lack of time. Give yourself grace.

[@christinerosenquist7657]

I also do the second and third sweep through. It works well for me.

[@brg2743]

What a nice job! Tomorrow going to take bambo blunds that are in our basement and putting them in the porch. Might as well be used for a purpose other than being clutter.

[@user-ou2ng7bk6p]

I would love to see a basement tour with comparison pictures from a few years ago! And abour the attic - in my mind i have a very specific mental map of my home and where my things are, and i basically just have 3 places where most of my stuff is, which really helps me to keep track of everything. Maybe that would be helpful for you too? Like moving everything from the attic to rhe basement to have most of your stuff in one space, it reallly redcued my stress

[@MsArtistwannabe]

Well done! Looking so much more organized. More open space. Yay.

[@AtthemomentwithLynn]

Miss Heart!!! I just wanted to say that even though I rarely am caught up on your videos I have watched them from the beginning and they always inspire me!!! I actually will have them on when I am cleaning or decluttering to help motivate me to keep going. I remember when I watched your first videos and I actually got emotional because I realized I'm not the only one that attaches memories to items and struggles letting go. Also, every video I watch I continue to be in awe of you. The way you have reset your thinking patterns but don't force yourself is amazing and watching your spaces change has been so uplifting. Thank you

[@lisbetsoda4874]

I second everything you said. I followed since the beginning and love the show.

[@beckiblack4651]

That looks like it feels amazing. You are making great progress.

[@ChanekaSary]

I am so proud of you Ms. Heart have been with you on your journey for a while. I see that you are starting to organize further; one thing that might help in the near future is zoning the basement. Have a corner for just memorabilia, another section for rotating clothes, and so on and so forth. keep the clothes and most common used bins towards the front, also helps with adhd in being able to finish a task if it is a quick win. Just some things to think about. You are doing great and I always look forward to Fridays decluttering videos with Ms Heart and Miss Pepper 🥰

[@nikedoesthings]

you know its okay if you churn because you own so many things you need the time and the rounds to go about them. I understand it isnt always fun, but you simply cannot remember every single thing you own and where you put it. So when you find something back you remember, you may even feel positively surprised, and you can put it to use if you still like it, like those pineapple garden lights! No need to feel bad for decisions from the past when you can deal with them in the now.

[@lipbalmqueen]

Great declutter as always

[@fleurglover2926]

I have seen every single episode, and I am so excited to finally see the basement reaqly coming together this year. I believe that you can achieve it. You are awesome, God Bless ❤😊

[@francinehogsett3065]

You are doing so well….great job my friend 😊❤️

[@andrearobbins9450]

Thanks! My daughter has trouble with her ADHD

[@lisachaput2952]

Maybe place some wooden pallets under your plastic bins to keep things out of the water. You can always look online to find pallets, they seem to be easy to pick up.

[@susannaknobloch6473]

I am really impressed by your consistency, the success is very visible now. You are such an inspiration!

[@sanctuaryplace]

Amazing well done

[@labsareperfect]

Maybe you can add a day of the week, maybe a Monday when you go to the basement and just check on the things that need to be dealt with as part of your regularly scheduled house chores. Maybe set a 15 minute timer for completing tasks. 🧐

[@annastiscia6511]

I just had to have a look: we used to have a spotted tabby cat called Pepper. I regularly check you tube for videos about de-cluttering, etc. Thank you!

[@siameseire]

Incredible progress!!

[@caritomejia]

Amazing!!

[@alanbirkner1958]

I've never hoarded or had ADD. I do love crafts. Every day, I get rid of at least 20 items. Some are give away, some get recycled, some get tossed, and a few are sold. My kids are 43, 47, and 50. You don't need very much stuff. Tina, Al's wife

[@susangriffin-byrne8393]

Great job! What's happening with the kids play corner? Haven't heard about or seen it for quite a while now.

[@sallyrose8075]

Thank you for another inspiring video. As someone afflicted with hoarding disorder, adhd and ocd, your videos do help me.

[@lisbetsoda4874]

Are you also decluttering?

[@sallyrose8075]

@@lisbetsoda4874 Yes, a little at a time.

[@carypolakowski4817]

I have also put things on top of a bin instead of opening the right bin and putting it in. Thanks for modeling how not to be self judging about not finishing the task. You are such a teacher in so many ways.

[@heatherarmstrong261]

It looks so good! I have no idea if this would add a lot of work when you are videoing, but I'm wondering if Dana K White's "Take it there now" principle would help you avoid re-creating piles of things that just didn't get put away when you are decluttering. I don't think you'd need to show us that you are doing it, but I do think it has helped a lot of people with ADHD get things put away in their long term homes.The basic idea is if you find something with an already established home, you take it right away to that place. You can scan the area you are working in to make sure there's nothing else that needs to go in the same direction to save trips. I use it a lot when I'm tiding things up. I still have stuff that doesn't have an established home to deal with, but it probably shrinks my piles by 50%.

[@IceCreamHoldingFee]

May I suggest that you find a central location for all. your seasonal and home decor? It makes no sense to have Christmas in a leaky basement and Hallowe'en in the attic. If you put ALL of the seasonal and home decor along just ONE WALL in the basement, you'll start to see the meta-category of home decor and ask yourself "how much is enough?" and "what's ACTUALLY important about the season, or holiday, or my home?" I'm sure you find it's JUST STUFF and what's important is the people around you, and your time which is precious and your health. Life is too short to be constantly churning a hoard. It's better spent baking cookies with your kids or watching a movie with hubby, or volunteering for your church. How many boxes of a particular type of decor is "enough"? Have you considered the boundary of the container(s) yet? So how much really IS 'enough' Christmas decorations? Hallowe'en? Do you really "need" all that stuff? Can you imagine your life on the other side of the unhoarding and declutter? Can you make room for the PEOPLE in your house and the activities they want to do in the house instead of the storage rooms they are now? Are your read for the Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning yet? Just some questions for you to mull over. P.S. I am a super fan and I watch your videos all the time. 💜

[@Thoughtful9090]

Where I live, people decorate a Christmas tree each year and maybe put up some lights. That is it! My home decor fits into one flat tub. It is actually possible to be happy without having to swap out pretty things every few weeks.

[@HolographicCathawk]

The holidays coming to life is something many people enjoy and bringing them to life can be a very special family endeavor.

[@kereuee]

I agree with this completely. A lot of holiday decor makes the home look more cluttered than what’s it supposed to be like.

[@StarSchülernachhilfe]

I made a photo book for my parents with all my children art work they kept. I scanned all the pictures and put them together. I also took a photo of bigger things I made. They loved it 😊 and now we got a lot more free space in the office 😅😂

[@bethstratton3391]

Ms Heart, you say the basement will be done when everything is in a bin, but I was wondering if you intend once that is finished to go back through each of the labeled bins with a fresh set of eyes to see if anything further can be removed from each bin or to scale back the amounts of bins in each category. Also, maybe you could try having a rule in place that you only put 4 rubber maid containers in each stack. That way, you are not tempted to keep adding more and more rubber maids and piling them excessively high or right up to the ceiling. This will enable you keep track of the amount of containers not to be tempted to hoard more in the future.

[@jenniferr-f3157]

Looking great!!! I know that you have a lot of bins. I think you should favor clear ones over opaque ones (except for Christmas green & Fall decor orange, etc.), because I think that the opaque ones can lead to too much confusion, even with a label - like if you write “Sentimental” on the label, it could be sentimental My Little Ponies, or toys from when you were a small child, or from your teens, or college stuff, or your children’s items that touched you…. You’re really attached to your things and I think that clear totes would help you both stay organized, and remind you of all your nice things.

[@thebeachyfarmhouse6410]

That corner looks Great now. Cant wait to see next section done.

[@amandamartelli8811]

I wonder if, now that you have space, you could create a ‘drop zone’ near stairs for items coming down that need to be processed and a ‘tossy tossy’ zone for things that need to go up?

[@jrau162]

You are such an inspiration!! ❤❤ I have made progress in my own house, but much more still needs to go! Love watching and rewatching your videos.

[@elizabethbrundagemediajour150]

Second passes through the clutter and the space is good. Success ! ❤

[@DeeDeeMcTree]

Wow!! I bet you never thought you'd get to this point! a whole cleared out section and organised bins 😮 everyday you prove to people that you can change, you can get out of that mentality by just pushing a bit at a time. Yes it's not immediate and it might take years but because it's taken that long your slide backs are less and more fixable. Can't wait until you can get the whole basement like that and then you can go through the bins category by category. I'm here for it however long it takes!!

[@croccatcher]

I'm very unwell so haven't done anything, can't wait until I can

[@reneemenary7641]

Good job. You're doing great. I enjoy watching your videos. Thank you.

[@pameladrausch8285]

Did you use a therapist early on? If so, how did you find/ choose one?

[@DistanceTraveled]

It's organized!!!! Hurray!!! 👏 🎉❤

[@christinedisneyqueen5746]

Great work! 💜

[@patpalmer1337]

Wow! That area looks nice!

[@dominiquewoodward8548]

Great stuff! It looks really so much clearer:))

[@micheledeem4633]

❤❤❤from new Hampshire

[@ChristianAnneSmith]

Wow!!! Looking amazing ✨🥰

[@emmcguire94]

I wonder if a sticker chart could work for you! If you want to declutter a certain area in a time block - you get a sticker when you have actioned the last part of that task

[@vvvv-h8m]

Never understood the reason behind having to many decorations for christmas, easter etc... Avoid dollar store or discount sections this will create a hoarding habit of decorations

[@lisbetsoda4874]

Less is more. A few great decorations do a great job. A lot of little dinky cheap things just look messy and cluttered.

[@CharleneEvenson]

You are doing an amazing job.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Thanks for the inspiration and cheer!

[@charishurt1768]

Fantastic job beautiful lady you have come so far congratulations 💜🦄

[@cosmeohana2376]

Such amazing progress!!!

[@mariaperez-i9n]

I know that is not the most popular opinion, but the decluttering is slow in part because of the untimely obsession to dispose of everything perfectly. At this moment, trashing things is a better option than "thanks giving page" and "garage sales" and even "recycling". The longer things stay in her house the probabilities of they getting mix with other things increase. Later, she can focused on being perfect, after various layers of trashing things. Remember, things do not have feelings and what is not trash to her is either trash, soon to be trash or worst, clutter in other people's homes.

[@JMA864]

Do you use bags or boxes to collect the different kinds of things temporarily as you unpack a section? Like four boxes-trash, donate, move where it goes, and (let’s be realistic) I don’t know yet? I get so anxious when you just throw different kinds of things behind you, knowing you’re going to have to touch every one of them again and remember the category and how hard that would be for me 😂

[@ncshomevids]

Bravo!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@denisemarie6131]

I see bracelet beads!! 🤩🥳😍

[@GloriaOConnor-x1i]

Looks great!

[@jessicaquiroz7178]

Where did you get the pineapple solar light?

[@amystewart9228]

Love it

[@juliethompson7717]

I'm beginning tp think those storage boxes don't help.

[@judenebaer9997]

😊

[@sailorPinata]

I you wanna sell those vintage toys (like the pokémon kite) : do not open the bags and boxes !! they sell more in mint (perfect, non opened packaging) conditions

[@orlyjj]

Good job!! When do we get to see a hubby tossy tossy pile? If you set aside 1 hour a week to go through his stuff together (off camera), slowly, you will get through it. I know he is busy. But everyone has 1 hour a week for an important task.

[@jets4483]

Maybe even 10-15mins! He can go through one or two boxes depending on their size and decide what he wants to keep. I also think he needs his own shelving unit to store the things that are important to him.

[@kereuee]

I saw baby boy clothes 0-6 months. What are your goals with saving them? Your daughter in laws are not going to want them for your grandchildren. And when you pass, it’ll be a burden on your children, as well as toys, baby gate, changing table, etc.