Clutter Corner - What is it and Do You Need One?

[@frocksandscrubsadvanceecoc3533]

Letting go of things that hold you back mentally is important to share. I love the way you taught this lesson. Personal space and comfort zones makes people anxious. Thank you Angela you slayed again.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for watching and for taking time out of your schedule to drop me a line. I appreciate you. 🙏

[@jo-annemurphy2921]

This is fantastic advice! You are so right you get into a space and get overwhelmed or nostalgic and you can't function. Taking your items to a designated area to process them is genius🍀

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks we will go over the rules one by one so it helps us create new habits. It will be easier to let go of the old stuff as we introduce new thinking and easy to follow rules. Thanks for watching. :-)

[@LaurenSmith-tb6ye]

Amazing how changing your environment helps you make decisions. This is very helpful.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@tyrsia]

Wow this is a brilliant strategy! My father passed away about half a year ago. I have been struggling to go through all his possessions. I don’t need any of it; it’s taking up half my garage. I just get so overwhelmed and weepy when I go into the garage and am surrounded by his stuff. I was away for the weekend, and my teenage daughter brought a single box of photographs inside for me to look at when I returned. There were probably 500 or so photos. I was able to go through and pick out the good ones, around 20, and add them to my photo album. Then I discarded the rest, mostly photos of animals or landscapes. I didn’t know why it was easier to do just that one box until I watched this video. I think I am going to continue to just bring up one box at a time instead of sitting in the garage. Thank you!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

I LOVE that you experienced firsthand the disconnection from the emotional attachments that a solitary box provides. Thanks for sharing part of your journey with us. I'm sending you a big virtual hug and hope you will keep us posted as you process the memories that are stored in your garage. 🤗🤗🤗

[@jandimarco3113]

I related to the opening comment about grandma’s possessions etc, I’ve been clearing my mum’s home (of 50 years), now that she’s living in a care home. I tried hard not to bring any of her possessions to my home for sorting, but found it emotionally difficult to do it at her home. So I put those things in a few boxes and brought them to my small home. That changed my attitude. The boxes were in my way and seeing the items away from mum’s home situation and inside a box broke the emotional link. Some Items are now with mum in her room and some have been donated. I just have 4 boxes of photos to deal with now……..

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Go Jan! This is what I'm talking about. Separating the items from the emotional attachments surrounding them. I applaud your efforts in finding strategies that work and for being willing to keep at it until you reach the end. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing your personal story.

[@georgeedward1226]

I don't think of it as "getting rid" of things. That sounds cold and insensitive. I think of it as "letting things go" to where they can bring usefulness and/or pleasure to other people. Keeping things you don't need is actually selfish in that context.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Great outlook. I love the way you are thinking. 😍

[@briannab5296]

Very well said George!!

[@johncipolletti8221]

This is such a cool channel. Recently rented a new house and wanted to do all my own deep clean before moving in my wife and kids. Many of your videos helped and now I just randomly watch cleaning/home maintenance videos, it’s great. I appreciate the content!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thank you so much for your kind words and feedback. And thank you for taking the time to write this comment, I appreciate it! 🤗

[@mistybrown8158]

BRILLIANT BRILLIANT IDEA!!!!!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks. It works really well and keeps sorting through things on a regular basis easy. We'll go over it more in upcoming segments. Thanks for watching. 😍

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I did a couples "laundry" room yesterday. Wow! They chose the keep & donate items .. What a difference! 3 totes of thrift store donations.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

It's inspiring to watch people make progress with their personal things they no longer need or want. Thanks for sharing this. 👏

[@jfaulkner5881]

This could start a new world for me! Thank you Angela!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

I hope so. It's a really easy way to start over without ripping everything out and committing to a life overhaul - which is what will happen eventually, but it will not be overwhelming and exhausting. It will be intentional and with purpose, in manageable bite, size chunks.

[@ununuh]

Oh wow! Thanks for this! I have gravitated to boxing up my clutter to get it out of the way. Then weeks later I have found it “easier” to get rid of stuff, but sometimes that stuff gets put into another pile. But your video is giving me focus on how to actually deal with it. I was sitting here watching KZbin, unable to find the motivation to do anything today…but now I feel motivated! I love the “rules” idea! Now to get to work…!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Glad it was helpful! You are on the right track...you got this Mary!

[@dianafuld3450]

You are an awesome inspiration. Thank you. Given that my house is so full of boxes that need unpacked (after moving 4 years ago) and papers, I am going to set up a Clutter Corner. I am going to share this with a friend who also needs help.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Diana, Yay! Keep me posted on how your Clutter Corner is going. Sending hugs! 🤗

[@peggyrooney7557]

Thank you for sharing your video.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to reach out. It's great to have you here. 😍

[@bethheerten1132]

Love this idea. Thanks for teaching us.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@mistybrown8158]

Love your show!!!!!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for the kind words and for taking time out of your day to drop me a line. I appreciate you. 👍

[@latmcb9863]

I really like this approach. Thanks for giving us a new idea for decluttering.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Sure, we'll go over it together as we create new rules about our stuff. Thanks for watching. 💛

[@flags7712]

Nice to see you make my day

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Woot Woot! You made mine too. Thanks for joining me here. :-)

[@sunflowerfields4409]

I love this channel and even though I've been lurking for a while, I had to comment on this one. That is a genius idea to work with one box at a time! I love it. Also, that table would have been up to my waist. I want to be tall like you! Great video as always.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to come out of the lurking shadows. It's great to have you here. :-)

[@kirajlerner]

I think this is a very helpful idea, Angela. I have a serious problem with clutter, but actually I think the clutter corner/box concept is even better for my sister. Her husband passed away five years ago, and his closet is still full of his things. I don't think all of them have equal sentimental/emotional value, but I believe the idea of being surrounded by all of my brother-in-law's clothing and belongings, makes everything connected to one another and impossible/daunting to part from. Perhaps removing a small, discrete set of items and just working on them separately might help distinguish between what is too dear not to keep, and what can be given away. Thank you so much for your channel in general, and this concept specifically.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

It's so nice of you to think about your sister. Here's another video that might help her:Grief Hoarding to Shoebox Memories - The Art of Minimalizing the Important Stuff - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKXhIKIprZljs0

[@briannab5296]

Perhaps sorting thru his things by categories would get the ball rolling and make it easier to separate the keepers from the non-keepers ... like gathering all his non-emotional items like socks together to purge, then all the pants, shirts if she can handle it .. shirts & jackets seem to be the hardest to purge, so many emotional memories of each, so many hugs in them, the lingering scent of the person still in them.

[@catherinethecarnivorern8333]

Ohhhh I love this!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks and thanks for watching. We'll go into more details on future segments - but it's an easy system that works really well.

[@catherinethecarnivorern8333]

@@AskAngelaBrown I will be using it! Looking forward to future episodes! Thanks so much!

[@VolcanoGroupie]

Very good video. Subscribed.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Awesome, thank you so much for subscribing!

[@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654]

I’m telling the clutter corner on Knox, I didn’t check my lid on my reusable mug. It has a center that you can use to close off doesn’t get coldI didn’t realize that the center comes out for cleaning Like that gal who collects knives from every place he visits, I collected hotel keys. So now I have all these beautiful hotel keys (from places all over. I just can’t get rid of that. Young, and her collection of mugs make it quite overwhelming in the near future. She may not make that picture collage now, but

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@carolpowell6717]

I am always thinking of maintenance ideas, i do not have the space for a corner or basket etc but I will share with you how I do it. every month i write down what i have brought in, and at the last weekend i go over that and make sure there is nothing from that to get rid of, boxes etc and if it is a swap make sure the old one is gone and nothing is left over that way there is no clutter.If I buy a [pair of shoes I then go through all the shoes and so on.It keeps it all turned over if you know what I mean, so a handbag in and then go through all them, At the end of every month it is then back to were it was at the start and whatever I have brought in that is gone through for a mini declutter,

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thank you for sharing these tips! 😊

[@bonniewoodard2771]

But Angela, a question? I do believe yours is a terrific idea of taking the box of stuff away from the source to the clutter corner but ... are we going the the bookshelf or the closet and piling stuff into the box to take it to the clutter corner, work on this box, and then go back and fill the box again and keep doing it this way? Thank you Angela

[@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654]

My question exactly

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Hi Bonnie, you're getting ahead of me. LOL. If you have book on a shelf and stuff in a closet that is put away - leave that for now. We're talking about lose items in the beginning without a home. Yes, those you put in the box and those we will deal with because they aren't dealt with already. Don't "undo" anything just to put it in a box. (Not yet anyway.)

[@corgikun2579]

5:27 that me on the left entering the frame XD

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Hahaha...I'm pretty sure that you are not the only one that feels this way! You are not alone in this!

[@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654]

Hi Angela, thanks for the Keeper app. I was in hospital (very high blood pressure) and forgot password for pharmacy. I needed to let hubby know when to pick up medicine. Is it free? I’m kind of confused if there is a trial and it goes away

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Hi Judy, no, it is not free www.keepersecurity.com/pricing/personal-and-family.html but it is worth every penny. You remember one password and it unlocks the vault. In the vault you can electronically store all of the passwords to all of your websites, bank accounts, credit cards, the pharmacy. You can take pictures of your medicine and add your doctors information in the Keeper vault. In the event that you need to unlock the vault, you can use facial recognition or touch screen, or password - in any event, once inside the vault you can search by any field or any word and it will find your records. Keep all your data safe and easy to find in one place. It's a life saver for me. #notsponsored

[@karlashmeedavlasta6365]

You need to get some dinner plates, that spark joy. It's much tastier, when you like your plates....even when you are on a diet.

[@AskAngelaBrown]

This is true. We have lots of dishes though, and I think it's the food for me that sparks joy, more than the plates. 😋

[@pattyw7952]

My whole house is a huge problem. I'm sentimental and unfortunately I had to clean out my parents house and my in-laws house within 9 months of each other. EACH HOUSE contained a lifetime (50 years) of memories and "stuff". I did keep SOME items but now they have cluttered up my house of 34 years. I'm overwhelmed. But my first question is -- what do you do with holiday decorations? Of course everyone likes to decorate for the seasons (not just Christmas, per se), so of course, I'm not going to get rid of decorations only to buy them again. Plus, I entertain with large get togethers and I have multiple serving items: crock pots, buffet items, serving plates, utensils, etc. All that must be stored somewhere. Help!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

I have two videos that covered both these topics. I'm posting the links below, hope they are helpful to you. **Grief Hoarding to Shoebox Memories - The Art of Minimalizing the Important Stuff - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZKXhIKIprZljs0 **Will You Put Away or Throw Away that Holiday Stuff - Declutter With Me! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmTOmXqjdrllm68

[@pattyw7952]

@@AskAngelaBrown Thanks, Angela. I watched the Shoebox memories video. I'll watch the other one now.

[@FarmBoy92AsYouWish]

Is a clutter corner table something that I should have set up in my home at all times or is it okay to set up the table when I'm ready to declutter

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Yes to both. If you have a lot of clutter, you may want to go through a box a day. If you have limited time, take the table down between times, do you don't clutter stuff on top of it. I like the way you are thinking. :-)

[@judysbakeryandtestkitchen1654]

I don’t have boxes of stuff Am I supposed to put the stuff in a box 1st?

[@AskAngelaBrown]

The boxes make it easier but no, you can put a stack of mail or a pile of clothes on the table if it's easier. What is on the table are the things we'll be dealing with and only what is on the table, or in the box. We just want to get it out of it's normal element.

[@Sheryl777]

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[@AskAngelaBrown]

Thanks for watching and for the thumbs up, I appreciate it!

[@Sheryl777]

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[@kpcretion3293]

Hi need your help

[@AskAngelaBrown]

Hi KP. How can I help?

[@kpcretion3293]

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[@AskAngelaBrown]

Here is a video that will show you how in 4 easy steps kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXOZfmiiqsx1mac

[@barbaramichaelhighfield5175]

PLEASE! come to my house & help me!

[@AskAngelaBrown]

LOL. Thanks so much for the offer and the vote of confidence. You just made my day. 😍

[@barbaramichaelhighfield5175]

@@AskAngelaBrown I'm so serious. I desperately need yr help