Declutter Motivation (Don't Wait Start Now)

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[@Dranma51]

You wouldn’t believe how much fabric I decluttered! Hundreds of dollars worth! What was I thinking?! My daughter helped me and she found an outlet for it. I didn’t want this expensive fabric to go to the dump eventually. My daughter found a place called Union Gospel Mission in a nearby town. They were so happy to receive this beautiful fabric to sell in their thrift store. The proceeds from this store benefit the homeless. It made me feel so much better! I’m working on other areas now!

[@shannontorrens1]

It feels so good to find a place that can benefit from the donations =) That is great you were able to give it to a good cause.

[@easypeasy2324]

For craft supplies, if I haven't used it in a year and probably won't use it, I put it out on the table one afternoon and let the kids go crazy using whatever they want to create their own masterpieces! After that afternoon I get rod of any that's left. The kids love the old craft supply free for all!

[@williewonka6694]

I do the whole house at the same time. My rule is to remove three articles from each room EVERY day. Takes no more than 5 minutes on any day. Instead of a huge, dreaded chore, it builds the mindset of keeping things minimal and in order on a daily basis.

[@lifestylefun]

I love your mom, shes always laughing, having fun and enjoying herself in the process with a good sense of humour

[@amma7244]

I just retired last week and yesterday was our last kid to get married so while I was putting house back to normal after houseguests I listened to your last two videos and decluttered as I set the spaces back up for how we actually live. I see lots more even though we’ve decluttered slowly over a decade because I’m in shape down 35 pounds sustained for a year and just need clothes for this stage of life. So much easier to let go now.

[@wendihashimoto6252]

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[@Heather.C.ButterflySage]

Yes to Swedish Death Cleaning and getting in the mindset of decluttering. It's a process, and it's a great muscle to build. Clear the path, Live your life!

[@alanbirkner1958]

I'm 73. I could never stand clutter. Every day, I recycle or give away at least 20 items. 3 of us live in a 2BR apartment. Tina, Al's wife

[@shoebill181]

Iam down to photos and scrape books. Divided some up for my son and married granddaughter. I have still so many, because I am 77, we took pictures when young as well as my parents and grandparents. I have made up my mind not to unload them all on my son and granddaughter, so slowly I go through and toss a group into the trash. It's hard but who else would want them, nobody!

[@ppia5700]

I’m doing the same today! I have thousands of photos to sort thru, but I don’t want to leave this for my kids to figure out. Good luck to us both!😊

[@RMFtheclumsy]

I'm not a minimalist, but I started to decluter and organize little by little quite some time ago. My mom's participation in all that ends in constant interfering, hoarder's hysterics, mocking, demotivation and MORE MESS, One day she went to her friend's place (true hoarder's den, they still have a crib standing in the middle of the room, and poor child is 10!). And when she returned home, she looked around and said: "Oh, our home is so... spacious. We have.. so few things, I can move freely without bumping into anything!" Haha, it was fun :)

[@shannontorrens1]

I love hearing that! Thank you for sharing that story =)

[@skillhunterffv4058]

I have a sentimental vintage suit case. I started it in high school. Over the 26+ years I’ve gone through it and found prom stuff was less important after becoming a mom. I highly recommend going through the sentimental boxes every 5 or 6 years. Also, I try and use my sentimental items as decor. I usually make it to put on the walls. Then I have my two walls going to the basement where our laundry is to hang these items. I like layered decor, but not in my main living spaces. I enjoy going to the basement and I don’t get overwhelmed in other spaces.

[@shannontorrens1]

I love that idea to go through the sentimental items more often. I also like to decorate with meaningful things, I feel it makes our home unique and personal =)

[@deboraballes9044]

I have a large 6ft Christmas tree that we decorate with lots of old decorations and I also hang those momentos from weddings, baby baptisms etc. that I have picked up over the years. That way those things don't clutter up my house and I get to see them once a year and remember those good times.

[@karenk380]

I worked on decluttering the craft supplies this week. I hope someone feels blessed finding these treasures at the thrift store. I see so much possibilities in them but I know that I am not the one to make use of it anymore. We definitely go through stages in life and it is important to reevaluate all the "stuff" to declutter what is not relevant in the stage we are in. I enjoy your videos and you are so right that it is motivating to watch others going through the process.

[@shannontorrens1]

That is awesome! It's hard to declutter craft supplies and yes someone will love finding them =)

[@Mary-fn5rl]

Shannon I'm finding once I get rid of something I could have used it. This is crazy!!

[@shannontorrens1]

@@Mary-fn5rl Maybe have a (wait and see) box in your garage. This is where you put items that you are wanting to declutter, but your not sure if you will need it. After a certain amount of time if you don't need the item then it can all be donated or decluttered. =)

[@lottie1144]

I love the 60 items in 60 minutes challenge. I’m definitely going to try that.

[@findingaway5512]

I had so much stuff I left at my moms and when i went back through it later it was ridiculous how much i either didnt remember or care about or was actual trash. There wete still a lot of gems and things i liked or cared about. But most of it i didnt want.

[@filausopoako]

Best way to be minimal is to live a simple life. Life happens so we continuously declutter.

[@bonessam9618]

I'm sure that it took a lot of work to compile all of these clips, Shannon. I appreciate all of your hard work! Before I started my decluttering, I read a lot as I found it motivating. Then, I joined KZbin and found even more inspiration. It is amazing all of the things we keep over the years!!! I think the biggest thing is to get really realistic about ourself/our lives. We go through many seasons in our lifetime. I much prefer my life now after so much decluttering. It's a much calmer state to be in now. You and your mom have decluttered so much over time. It's been a joy watching you. Thank you, Shannon!

[@shannontorrens1]

I agree it is about getting realistic about our lives, I think that was what finally allowed me to let go of all the things I had "just in case" I hope you have a wonderful week =)

[@bonessam9618]

Thank you, Shannon. You too.

[@dobycorder3206]

I agree. My biggest impetuous to de clutter is when I have a change of season, a new mindset about what the next 2-5 years will be like. I get stuck for so long, and I hate opening up that box or that closet and pulling everything out cause it takes dedicated energy to the exclusion of some daily tasks, but that’s what works for me. And yes, I admire the time it took to put together all these clips of decluttering different areas. And, thank you for mentioning that it takes a while in a new place to figure out where items should be placed. I’ll try to remember to go thru stuff 6-12 mos after move-in. 😅

[@jchittoor]

Thank you for this episode. I live in a 2400 square feet flat and have gotten to deal utter my kitchen shelf...and donated grains/lentil/beans storage boxes that were good, but was occupying more storage space, and I downsized to similar sized storage bottles using just half the space. I have succeeded in doing my kitchen! Thabk you!

[@bethreisman8869]

I do think Dana K White’s declutter system is genius. You never leave your home in a worse spot…only better. “Take it there now”. Shannon you show the real life process of decluttering with family coming and going…it never feels staged. That’s a good thing! 😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Hi Beth, Nothing on my channel is ever staged =) This is why sometimes it's hard to get a video up at a certain time, because I am sharing my true experiences. I hope you have a wonderful week.

[@sandyh8755]

I AGREE! Dana really helped me!

[@kbarnettbarnett8273]

You and your mom have inspired me so much. I don’t look at things the same anymore and I’m so much more willing to take a second look at things and look at them a different way, more realistically. I have a ways to go but the good news is, I’m on it.

[@patsampson6990]

I have found you doing your back yard and now watching these videos that are popping up. I moved here to care for family members. I started organizing Mom's things to intigrate my things in with hers. Then after years I started to minimalize. Mom passed away and I dug deeper into the house. I can say I have gotten rid of, donated, passed along to family much of our stuff. But! After watching a couple of your videos, I see 2 places that I need to work on. The linen closet seems to always need addressing. And the garage. Which strikes fear in my heart! My son and I rented a truck when I moved here to get rid of what needed to be taken to the dump. I have taken old American flags to be disposed of properly and do not keep pkging, I always recycle. But there are tools that need to be removed and donated. It is so hard to go through these and make choices of what to do with them! I think I am going to tackel both of these and clean them up before winter. Thanks for the push!

[@cantocant2346]

Loved this declutter from years past. It reminded me of how far I've come.

[@ellenherman9543]

I believe you . I have a sister who has a whole room of just fabric!

[@jillh.9617]

Your soothing voice and good ideas inspire me! Gretchen Rubin wrote “Outer Order, Inner Calm,” which is a good book to listen to or read. Thanks for all your work and great editing.

[@labradorite8256]

#2 that was me and your swedish death cleaning video with your Mum. Ive watched heaps of inspiring declutterung videos but that one was like a shot of turbo power. I have a number of projects to work on: 1) Kids room (always haha). 2) The roof storage space. Its really hard to access. Hubby gave up accessing it quite a few years ago after an injury. Up until recently I hadn't minded getting up there, but I suddenly find I don't want to either. I'm going to sort it out for good whilst I still can. 3) Inherited items. I have my parents heirlooms, and we also just cleared out hubbys parents. I need to go through it all and evaluate how many we want to keep, now that we have both households together. How much lead crystal do you really need? At least once a week now I'll open a drawer or cupboard and reorganize it. It feels like there's boxes and furniture permanently living on our front porch, bevasue as soon as I get rid of one lot I generate another, but it won't always be this bad.

[@tgayer1]

I’m binging your videos today! I was motivated to sort through two boxes of photos and I primed two doors for painting!

[@kimberlyreiter3213]

My biggest change since adopting a more minimalist home has been stopping the stock piling. My local stoes are less than 10 minutes away, I just have an inventory list that I refer to when planning a trip to the store. Thank you for all your inspirational words and videos ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Love that!

[@inspiringsimple]

I never stockpiled until ‘you know what’ and we were locked down with curfews and food buying limitations etc (I live in the most locked down city in the world). I have 10 children so now I have shelves in a storage room with things we use and eat.

[@nancyelizabeth8364]

@@inspiringsimple10 wow my daughter in law always wanted 10 she is getting there the 6 th is on the way 😅

[@inspiringsimple]

@@nancyelizabeth8364 6! That’s wonderful. I hope her pregnancy is going well. I’m expecting number 11 now :) When we first got married my husband and I thought 6 would be good. We now feel we have gooder than good 🙏

[@lucystrider728]

I think we all got the tp trauma in 2020! We finally used up that panic buy this year, and have a more reasonable amount on hand like an extra pack or two.

[@aimtok]

That was great! Saved it to come back again another day. I went through some drawers as I watched and found items to declutter. Thank you❤️

[@susan5661]

You are so inspiring Shannon. This was a great collection of videos of the years, which showed how to just keep going. And the more we declutter, the better our homes become. After a few years, I still have a donate box at the foot of my basement stairs. Yesterday I put in a picture that is cute but no longer fits my home, and an old robe. Thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@shannontorrens1]

Hi Susan, that is awesome to keep a donation box. Its such a great reminder =)

[@Vanessa-pm6qw]

I love how you declutter your home and how it stays so neat and clean. I've watched people how they declutter their home and how it functions.

[@jonareyes3221]

You are always an inspiration to me Shannon ❤ I love watching you declutter your home which is why I’m inspired to look for more to declutter my home as well ❤ Love your Channel Shannon ❤ Happy Father’s Day to your very funny husband 😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! I am so happy to have you here and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday =)

[@ppia5700]

I love ALL the videos of you decluttering with your Mom!❤

[@nikkidale1270]

omg the towel inventory!😂

[@shannontorrens1]

Haha! We used to have SO MANY TOWELS lol.

[@lesleywilliams323]

I think we are taught that you can never have enough towels & sheets ….they make practical wedding presents after all 😂…. Toilet paper, yeah after the COVID debacle, I may just have to have A LOT🤗🤗😂🤪💩

[@TheDrgingerprice]

So great that your kids are learning this mindset of letting go of stuff!

[@Kelly_marie_79]

Love your t-shirt Shannon! So proud to see our little country being honored ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@karigriffith602]

I really enjoyed this video and I always enjoy the way you speak and talk through things. Some people are more instructional with no real life examples (clearly staged) and they sound like they’re yelling at the camera. You are like a friend chatting about their experiences. I love your mom too! 😊 I’m canceling my Costco membership and embracing very minimal stockpiling. It’s stressful trying to find places to hide allllll the extra.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! So happy to have you here =)

[@rayeof_light]

I love how she talks through things too.

[@ourhome4206]

Love with the steps. Almost mirrored my own process. But yes the just getting started is the best. And the mini challenges of 20-60 items. And decluttering the paper

[@lindaroyal8161]

It was good to look back at some of the older videos, I member quite a few of them, especially the ones with "mom".

[@shannontorrens1]

Haha my mom has made so much progress =) I hope you are doing well.

[@jeannebowes2898]

I do a yearly towel, linen refresh. Our local animal shelter is always appreciative. I just found one blouse to donate this last week for my bedroom zone. For the master bath, hygiene items were replaced and the empties tossed. I try to declutter a minimum of a thing a day, but so minimal now, it is always a challenge.

[@jeannebowes2898]

@@shannontorrens1 we love your mom!

[@juliedavidson5596]

Great video. It must have taken a lot of time to edit together. It was fun to see your kids growing up as well as your change of hair styles! I have been minimal for some time now but I always get more ideas when I watch your videos. Thank you for continuing to share your journey. ❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you for being here! I hope you haver a wonderful week =)

[@ImaOKay522]

Hello! Accepting the fact that you really won't use that nice shiny product or finish that craft project is a great sign you really are strengthening your declutter muscle. It is one of the key goals to master to accelerate the process. Donate! Have a good day everyone😊❤👱‍♀️🍀

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! 😊 I hope you have a great day too !

[@tinamoore6352]

This was an amazing compilation. It was interesting to see you declutter from years ago when I know now you would have reduced by so much more.

[@shannontorrens1]

Hi Tina, yes I look back at old videos where I was going through toys and my closet and I think, wow if that was now I would have decluttered way more haha. Decluttering definitely gets easier the more we do it. =)

[@uzmaijaz7821]

Shannon dear!I love the relationship that you have with your mother! Thank you very much for uploading such a motivational, lovely video!Hats off to you and your mom

[@tgayer1]

I have a small garage with only a workbench and a rusty metal cabinet for storage. I still have stuff to declutter, but a nice new set of shelving may be nice!

[@donnagrifford7142]

Fantastic video! Thanks 4 sharing! I know putting all of these clips from many of Ur decluttering journeys was very time consuming but I really enjoyed all of the recaps! Very inspirational! The decluttering journey is Never finished! 👏👏👏👍💞

[@shannontorrens1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cuteek]

This was super helpful, thanks Shannon and Shannon’s mum 😅

[@shannontorrens1]

Our pleasure!

[@cuteek]

@@shannontorrens1 I really like the 60 things in 60 minutes challenge! Will give it a go

[@kellyholmes6056]

So good, I needed this motivation!

[@angieserdar]

Full of inspiration thanks❤

[@sj6728]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@Chrissyhappy]

I just did a massive purge of clothes, bags and shoes. Anything that’s not comfortable has gone. So much stuff! Now what I have is comfortable and fits! It’s so much easier getting dressed. 😊

[@shannontorrens1]

Love that!

[@Jo-hello]

Great video! I really appreciated this. Thankyou x

[@francinehogsett3065]

I love your videos…you are a rockstar 😊❤️

[@ShoppingwithRina]

thank you

[@helpmetosleep]

Had this on while cleaning - is this a theme, the teen collectors in us are finally "cleaning up" as adults? I've heard so many our age just purging.

[@rayeof_light]

I love your videos because they are perfect to both watch or listen to as I declutter. You always show great video but you speaking is so helpful too.

[@shannontorrens1]

Oh thank you!

[@kikitaube-hansen]

Wonderful video. Thank you

[@gaillangford280]

Shannon great job as usual. Just love your energy . I will try today to start small. Thanks for your videos. Have a great day.

[@shannontorrens1]

You got this!

[@erinamerling1017]

Have you watched the Gentle Art of Swedish Death cleaning yet?? On peacock? Loved the book and loved the show!

[@shannontorrens1]

I haven't watched the show, because we don't have peacock or cable TV =) But I will look into it. I also loved the book.

[@erinamerling1017]

@@shannontorrens1 ah, ok. Maybe sometime at a friend's house ;). It's really a good show!

[@Toni-747]

Always the best advice!❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you!

[@KlingonPrincess]

I am a fan of Chicago and always wanted to visit. I wanted to grab that long gone cup! I dont even drink coffee 😀 I have one Star Trek mug just in case, lol. I dont actually NEED a Chigago mug. I have to practice enjoying that things exist without having to own them

[@alanbirkner1958]

We live near O'Hare Airport. Visited Chicago as a child and moved here in 1971. Tina, Al's wife

[@KlingonPrincess]

@@alanbirkner1958 Tina, if I ever get out your way, we'll have to get lunch 🤗

[@fionaclarke4828]

Such a great video Shannon, you have come a long way since you first started decluttering. I remember all those older videos. I have been doing a general declutter again, going through everything. It's amazing what can be found. Great inspiration, thank you.

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much!!

[@OrganizedWithJoy]

Hey Shannon, great motivation and tips! I really enjoyed this video!💗

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks so much!!

[@amonralice]

A marathon compilation of decluttering. 😁 Groovy!

[@shannontorrens1]

Yay! Thank you!

[@cinderellalands8030]

You are an inspiration to me, and your voice is so calming❤

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you!

[@kathleenj1158]

This was such a great video. I found it to be very motivating. ☺️

[@shannontorrens1]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@andrearobbins9450]

I had watched and been motivated by most of the videos featured in the clips. Thanks for what you do! BTW, loved your hair shorter- a good look-so cute!

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you! My hair is always radically changing through the years lol. =)

[@robynforman1978]

You are inspiring thank you. Greetings from England

[@shannontorrens1]

Thanks for watching!

[@Tubewomen]

Good morning . Very inspiring video 😉

[@shannontorrens1]

Thank you so much

[@janetpogue4970]

I just came across your channel and subscribed ♥ Some ares in my house are a storage unit 😔 I have a Tony bit of hope I can do this!

[@shannontorrens1]

Welcome!

[@janetpogue4970]

Thank you!

[@loritopping1565]

#backtofall I am looking forward to beginning hybrid homeschool with my daughter. I have been homeschooling for 27 years and I am down to my last student but this is our first experience with hybrid homeschool.

[@megangrelle]

Thanks for the motivation to declutter more. Got to watch some of this while cleaning bathrooms a bit and thankful for how less clutter= easier cleaning.

[@shannontorrens1]

So true!

[@heathervona1780]

❤

[@sandradisclafani6725]

❤👍

[@JB-vm4jv]

WHAT a broken NOKIA ?? how did you do that???

[@Chrissyhappy]

😂👍