21 Things to DECLUTTER in 2021 | Declutter + Simplify Your Life

[@AshlynneEaton]

What’s one thing that you want to declutter in 2021? 🤍

[@virginiaferraro2794]

photo on the computer and phone! I always procrastinate this thing!! Love you Ashlynne

[@saraautrey6096]

Sugar

[@cindyfloyd7956]

Paper clutter and I’m taking so much motivation from your previous video 💕

[@maitreyi2501]

Bags,I have a quite a good collection of handbags,backpacks,etc. But not all bags are used or good for use,I've been collecting them insanely.

[@rache8425]

Shoes and boots - I have too many but love them!

[@vanho3815]

1. Junk Drawers 2. Sheets 3. Papers clutter 4. Excess furnitures 5. Books 6. Towels 7. Unused Clothing 8. Digital photos 9. Food storage 10. Vehicle 11. Jewelry 12. Membership cards 13. Download folder 14. Cards 15. Socks 16. Unused exercise equipment 17. Incomplete projects 18. Desktop 19. Coupons & receipts 20. Fridge 21. Hangers

[@lauramathews3151]

This list is so helpful, especially bc usually these lists are more like 7-10 items. This was so kind of you to add.

[@alicia4899]

Ashlynne, you’re just so lovely.

[@kristen2646]

The digital photo struggle is real! Making progress in other areas, but overwhelmed by the thousands of pics. Feeling ready to take it on! Love your videos!

[@SarahsAtticOfTreasures]

Same here.

[@TheStitchinWitch]

I have been decluttering a lot of stuff since the beginning of the year, but some things I still need to tackle are the junk drawers.. yes.. that's plural. I need to declutter the TWO junk drawers we have. I've been putting it off. I also need to declutter the workout equipment we don't use. We need to make a dump run soon too to get rid of two appliances we have that are broken, an old cube freezer, and a microwave/range. We haven't been able to do that recently because of Covid, but we will be able to soon.

[@audreyhertz301]

I recently decluttered 12 books, 4 sheets, a totes of yarn and some other miscellaneous items that were in a huge pile in my bedroom. I went to my local Walmart and purchased 4 3-drawer towers to organize what was left. I still have more to do but progress is being made.

[@margiehislop7812]

Hi! I know you have talked about ways to responsibly declutter in the past, but I wanted to let anyone in the comments know that there are companies like Knickey that allow you to recycle your old underwear, socks, and bras. I’m planning on sending in a box to them soon! Knickey also gives you a coupon for a free pair of undies.

[@lanilynn1227]

My paper clutter and clothing (including bags and shoes) for SURE is what I want to declutter heavily in 2021, especially with the possibility of moving states. I decluttered easily 1/4 of my belongings before I moved into this apartment and haven't really purchased too many new clothes (and no new shoes at all) since then, but I'm still overwhelmed lol. And my PAPER CLUTTER... I have a shelf unit I want to get rid of so badly but it's full of documents, art supplies, etc!!! The bane of my existence lol.

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

Happy Weekend, Ashlynne!

[@AshlynneEaton]

Thanks! Hope you have a great one!!

[@ervinsmoviecorner8748]

You too, Ashlynne!

[@lauramathews3151]

I found you 6+ months ago. I have watched many of ur decluttering videos. This is the first one where almost every single thing on this list applied to me. Feeling very exposed and vulnerable. Ashlynne you came at me HARD today. Other than socks, fridge, food storage, and 50-50 on hangers.... they all applied to me!!!

[@lauramathews3151]

Also I want to declutter my accumulation of beauty/ skin&hair/fragrance/hygiene, products many of which were gifted or I was trying out etc. Iwas just talking to my hubby yesterday about the photos on my phone. I usually do an annual upload to the computer, and it's that time again.

[@ivazvigac953]

My mom just finished a beautiful tapestry that she started while studying atomic physics. As it is a difficult college, she never managed to finish, but now that she is retired 45 years later, she is very proud of him, as I am. She intended to upholster the back of a large wooden antique chair with him. It will be a wonderful legacy that her grandchildren will later receive. :) Don't throw away unfinished projects!

[@gracedlazydaisy3129]

Books are always the hardest to declutter! All solid tips

[@chillibird2511]

I love these what to declutter videos. They're encouraging and I've often thought there's an idea. With coat hangers, i kept 7 in a different wardrobe so if any break I don't have to buy any and where my clothes are there is just enough for current clothes. A trick to the mind

[@MihaelaClaudiaPuscas]

I would love to get rid of my bad habits to start with! Then yes, all the junk I never use!

[@lauramathews3151]

Preach sis. Same.

[@LaurelAnne1216]

Love your videos! My life, mind and house is so much cleaner. I also took this into effect before I have my son due next month. His space is clean and organized and simple before he even arrives 🤣Always something I forget about which is why I love to watch all the way through! This time it was my car!! I literally have not even thought of that! Thank you!!

[@ssicanimismissing]

Many of these are what I always struggle to declutter, especially clothes and digital photos😫 Hope that 2021 will be a new start for everyone watching this video to get motivated and get rid of all the bad habits❣️

[@gracestrumpfer1254]

Love the ideas and the practical reasons why moving on from them would be so beneficial to your life! Thanks, Ashlynne!

[@kristinemanansala4784]

Please do a vlog on how you budget your money. Thank you!💕

[@AhmetKaan]

*Don't compare your 2. Chapter to someome elses 20. Chapter. Compare yourself to just your yesterday. And if you constantly see an improvement that means you are on the right track.* I hope you have an amazing day. 🖤

[@SimplyMinimalKy]

Digital clutter on cell is really the only area I need to declutter. :) As for everything else I have already gone top to bottom of my home and decluttered getting rid of more then 50% of our items. I still go room to room daily to see what else I can let go of so the hangers is definitely my next let go of in the kids room. Thanks for the tips.

[@hollypepen4012]

I'm currently working on decluttering my box of physical photographs! I have a lot of duplicates or random/blurry photos from when I was younger and just starting to learn about photography.

[@EleniWiebeMentalWellness]

trying to nudge my husband about minimalism more as we keep God #1 too. amen!. God bless you girly!

[@Antistylestyleclub]

I am decluttering my digital photos. I take a lot of photos of clothes I sell and random things I have to remember. But sometimes I just wonder what I did a year ago and I scroll all the way back. But than I get reminded of the things I sold and the recipe I never made. And the nostalgic moment turns into an hour of decluttering :)

[@ShandiMessmer]

i declutter all my top sheets, i never use them and it saves so much time not having to sort through them.

[@PHBRNTGGR2]

I too do not appreciate top sheets. 😊

[@SL123abc]

I love that you reuse boxes around the house. I too kept my iPhone box to use as storage around the house. It’s a good box. 😀

[@teresamunoz91]

I'm def a self proclaimed hoarder 🙈 my goal is to minimize my clothes and amount of stuff I own in general. Working on becoming a minimalist

[@Papias_GR]

Yep, inspiring for sure. As far as download folder is concerned; my advice is delete everything. If you needed it somewhere else, then it's there already. Everything else can be downloaded again, possibly a newer version.

[@rivermcswain8364]

Can you do a video on how you decide whether you should sell, donate or throw something away? Like if it takes 2+ weeks to sell online do you just donate it or wait, hoping it will sell soon? And how do you decide what's too far gone to donate?

[@lauramathews3151]

Totally second that motion!!!

[@rache8425]

Yes absolutely!

[@carlarevie6817]

Always great advice and I’ve been doing simple living for ever and it’s great - had to smile to see that you use the IPhone boxes to store small stuff just like I do

[@AshlynneEaton]

Haha yes! They’re so helpful!!

[@raquels.]

I had never thought to use my old phone boxes like that, but I just found a bunch and I'm going to paint and decorate them to give them a good use!

[@AhmetKaan]

*If you are reading this, never ever give up. We will succeed. I'm cheering for you!* Have a great day! 🖤

[@brisk9611]

Ashly's so delightful and wholesome 😊❤ I love this channel

[@celtsrcoming]

I just found you and I'm finding it very easy to be inspired by you. We have a lot of similar likes: jane austen, jane eyre, puzzles, watercolour, dave ramsey, etc. Thanks for the motivation! 🙂

[@cathylynnpietranton]

I decluttered a couple pairs of socks and a set of sheets. Have a nice weekend Ashlynne ❤

[@Katirin89]

I am moving to a new apartment on monday and I am constantly wondering where all this stuff comes from. I thought I've decluttered a lot but as I've put everything into boxes for moving, I realized I still have ton of stuff. We often think that we don't have many items on in our closets or on the shelves but when you empty all out it's a different story.

[@ericamciver6948]

Yes! I dealt with this exact issue a couple of weeks ago.

[@elliepayne1353]

So glad you posted!!!!! Love you girl! 💜

[@brookealexander2584]

I would love to declutter some basic pieces that are well loved!

[@micheledryden1057]

Congratulations on reaching over 200 subscribers!!! What an amazing achievement!! I've decluttered several items already this year and will continue to get rid of as much as possible!! Smiles...

[@debrastewart6714]

Hello Ashlynne, Thankyou so much for your great ideas !!!! I do need to Declutter my kitchen cupboards ,your are so right you only need so much ,thankyou for your great ideas love your channel ,you are so sweet 😍🌟

[@natalialopez1197]

OMG! You have no idea how this video has helped me! Thank You so much! It opened my mind my perspective on many things I love it

[@megancraig8145]

I see your Chris Hogan book! 😊 Go Ashlynne!

[@kierstynstrasswimmer2750]

Thank you for all the videos you upload! I really enjoy them.

[@UpasanaDevchoudhury]

This came in such a right time :) I am in the middle of decluttering my closet and really find this inspiring ! Thank you for sharing :)

[@stephc836]

Ashlynne!!! Your videos are so relaxing and inspiring! Great job! Love your content.

[@madisonblanding]

one thing i want to declutter in 2021 is my camera roll. i recently uploaded a ton of screenshots and saved pictures from instagram, pinterest, etc. to canva where i'm going to turn them into a vision board i actually look at instead of them just getting lost in my camera roll and forgotten about!

[@foreverirish132]

Did you recently have your hair cut? Looks lovely 😊

[@raquels.]

I feel like I need to share this because they're not super well-known, but Darn Tough Socks is a brand that gives you *lifetime* warranty for their socks! They're pricier ($20-30), but holy cow for a lifelong product it's a great deal and the quality is amazing and you'll never have to throw out socks again!

[@bonesbigfoot2654]

Love their socks!

[@tobiernotobie]

Great video!💖💖💖💖

[@jimcat6795]

Thanks for this! Just what I needed

[@TheLifeTidy]

I want to declutter my physical photos. I'm good at keeping up on the digital ones, but the old physical photo albums from when our children were little before digital photos were a thing... Yeah, that's a thing I need to tackle!

[@adelest9500]

On the topic of sheets, I wanted to add that one set per bed only works for people with electric dryers. I hang dry my laundry, so sometimes they take days to dry if weather does not cooperate, and one set of sheets would mean I have to sleep on wet sheets or without any sheets... not fun.

[@bohochica]

it feels like i have already seen this content

[@l0tus3ater81]

Moving soon so this is quite helpful!

[@sopjoplop23]

Cant wait for the warm months so I can clean out my truck. It's not bad, just needs a good clean. But it's been -15 average here....so I will wait. Lol

[@LizzyJoline]

I‘m going to declutter my jewelry 💪🏻

[@carolc2574]

My emails! I want to keep them in folders, but I have too many. I am making a goal to sort 10 old emails (plus any new one I get) each day until the inbox is empty. It might take a few years! 😅

[@christinefindorff5328]

I spent some time one day decluttering my email and unsubscribing to things and now I practice the “inbox zero” concept where everyday I make sure to either reply or read every message and email I get, and unsubscribe to any that are irrelevant. I went from getting many emails every day to just a handful. It’s so nice to have no unread emails at the end of the day, keep going! It’s so worth it!! You’ll feel so good once you’re finally done.

[@BlindIntoTheSun]

Paper clutter will be my next project

[@AhmetKaan]

*Day one or one day.* *You decide.* If you saw this comment, I hope today will be the day one for you. 🖤

[@ericaa.2022]

Thank you! Hi from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@simplyw_daniela9536]

Woohoo another vid!! 🤍

[@AshlynneEaton]

Hey Daniela!! 🥰

[@claudinesulla5972]

hi ashlynne i love your contents, love from Philippines

[@leandracooper1534]

Cards and letters good in scrap book. Or Christmas ones make tree out of them.

[@AhmetKaan]

*“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending”* Please stop obsessing with what happened in the past and *focus on building a great future for yourself.* I hope you have a great day. 🖤

[@hollyashton7009]

This has nothing to do with your topic, but I love your eyebrows! ❤️

[@jessieholbrook9159]

You should try Darn Tough socks! They’re made of merino wool and have a lifetime guarantee!

[@augustineschaefer5522]

Before and after pictures helps with some decluttering projects. Also pictures (not to keep permanently id course) of the piles of stuff. I find those unflattering pictures of my belongings helps with my why. Why must this bag of stuff go?

[@briannawilliams8779]

What do you do with those worn items like socks?

[@lemessycafé]

I don't know why but hearing "if you have kids, or something like that," was so funny to me

[@Xime218]

I love your shirt!

[@AshlynneEaton]

Oh thanks so much!! 🤍

[@ANASantos519]

Junk drawer? I don’t have one. 🙌🏻😜

[@nysaahmad2276]

In 2021: i declutter almost everything including digital item 😂

[@MihaelaClaudiaPuscas]

You have such a cute smile!

[@bonesbigfoot2654]

I can't get rid of my junk drawer. It holds random things where I don't have a spot to put them such as tape...both wrapping and mailing, black sharpie, 2 screwdrivers, scissors, lint roller, stick pin to take out the rare sliver, matches for my candles. It never holds trash or useless stuff and I know exactly where they are. My car only has what it needs in there. Paper has always been my downfall. I am NOT a fan of anything digital. I'm old school. LOL

[@andreamarie9526]

I always love the colors of your clothing!!!! but its all sheep or alpacas which breaks my heart with all the clothing alternatives to animals in this world, Please do share links if you ever have/find any for Organic Cotton, Hemp, Tencel, Modal or Ramie!! Thanks for the minimal tips it keeps me going in these hard times, I am down to mostly furniture/dishes/clothing things we actually use! its been slow but is moving along and the constant reminders to keep going on stay on the path before buying is very helpful!!!!

[@andreamarie9526]

@@lunaleavesme HI! OH THANK YOU!!!! You are SO SWEET!!!! I APPRECIATE IT!

[@berennazeser1087]

Hello, I am Turkish. you speak so fluently that you help me learn english ... and friends, if you know a fluently speak youtube channels, please say.

[@emilyletoski2106]

I really want to declutter my tech accessories. I have a lot of old phone cases from me upgrading my phone so many times. I'm not really sure where to recycle them responsibility.

[@feylights166]

But some of us bibliophiles like having a lot of books lol

[@TokyoSantorini]

❤️❤️❤️

[@christinefindorff5328]

When you can’t afford furniture so you don’t have any to declutter 😂🤷‍♀️

[@kathyesargent9088]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AhmetKaan]

*"Everything in life is easier when you don't concern yourself with what other people are doing."* The chances of you seeing this comment is pretty low, but if you did, *I hope you have an amazing day.* 🖤

[@Sophie-kn3gh]

Good video

[@visanana92]

The car issue hit me hard, I never actually cleaned it properly...

[@jordanpattee3127]

My mom is a hoarder and doesn’t support my want to be more minimal. So I have boxes ready, but I can’t get rid of them

[@raquels.]

Oh I'm so sorry. I grew up with a hoarder mom so I relate to your post so much! Sending lots of encouragement and strength

[@aastha4730]

When u r decluttering book u dont read anymore give them to me please

[@morganelizabeth33]

Wow, I had no idea all of the downloads on my laptop just stayed there... oops.

[@hanni-y3l]

Cute❤️

[@catherinebrown1586]

I'm I the only one that doesn't have a junk drawer

[@stefbmccoy8297]

me too!

[@lourlopezsk]

Me neither

[@zigzag7284]

👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️

[@inkaranurbayeva3524]

😃😃😍😍😍😍😍

[@jwilson941]

These types of videos appear to repeat the same things and people are just doing them over and over.

[@AhmetKaan]

*Once you decide your lifes purpose, you will only have to pack one thing: "Your Heart."* The chances of you seeing this comment is pretty low, but if you did, *I hope you have an amazing day...* 🖤

[@koko137591]

🖐🏼🙂

[@hayashaart]

I don't know if it's me but your audio is really faint :( I would love to hear your audio much more louder :) I would love to hear your content much better :)

[@whitneyhannah522]

Not a huge deal but watching this kind of hurt a bit because I feel like it's just encouraging people to chuck things they already own when they still could have been useful. Things like towels basically saying to get rid of what you don't use but besides things like animal shelters that aren't a ton of uses for them secondhand. Would rather see them get used until they are no longer functional. Otherwise good video a few things I hadn't thought of

[@amyli092]

If you've been subscribed for a while, you would know Ashlynne is a big advocate for donating things responsibly. I'm pretty sure she made a video about this a while back that you can look up on her channel.

[@shelbizzle131]

She is very much about disposing responsibly. She mentions it in many many of her videos and also has at least one (in the last couple months) specifically dedicated to a bunch of ways to remove these things from your home in the best ways. Go to her channel and check it out, it was super helpful!! ✊️

[@AshlynneEaton]

I’ve made quite a few videos on this in the past! I definitely encourage people to declutter responsibly and always try to myself 🤍

[@andreamonicasimon7466]

Lezgaw

[@bjgoels1]

Duplicate jewelry? Like how many pairs of hoop earrings does one person REALLY need?

[@thecaraproject3892]

First view!

[@AshlynneEaton]

Oh that’s so exciting!! 🤍