☘️ Declutter These 10 Clutter Demons This October 👻

[@zabolina]

I decided that after watching each of your decluttering monthly videos, I would immediately get up and get rid of at least one thing that was mentioned in it. So far, I manage every month, and sometimes it's even 3 or 4 things. Thank you.

[@HowToGYST]

Love that! Well done!

[@jsimp4050]

I realized we are very similar when you said that sightings of you are more rare than Bigfoot. My husband calls me a unicorn when I attend anything. A mythical creature rarely/never seen. 😂

[@myraaitken8954]

Love this video Laura! Great advice as always and loved the wee ghosts popping up! 😂👻

[@lenarobins2480]

Omg I loved this episode and the October/ Halloween theme wordage!! Especially the torture devices!!!

[@porcelina956]

I love all the little ghosts in this video. Yes, will get on the declutter bandwagon this weekend.

[@funsizepanda]

This video was rather creative and spookily themed for Halloween! It made the video that much more engaging :) the ghost friends were a cute addition too! Thanks again for a wonderful video!

[@HowToGYST]

Aw, so glad you liked it. Thanks so much. 😁

[@carriecobb8]

Lol! A woman after my own heart, I hate having people in my house! I think this year, not counting my husband, there has only been 2 other people who have visited and then 2 or 3 trades people 😄

[@HowToGYST]

Oh yeah, I could probably count our (non-family) visitors on one hand. 😂

[@vanoukp]

Thanks so much ! After 2 minutes of smiling, I already wanted to 👍I'm feeling so lucky to have found you here many years ago 🍀🍀🍀

[@jennyjenkins877]

Wow, October snuck up really fast! This was a fun list and I'm proud to say that I've been spirit free for quite some time. Alcohol, at least! 👻

[@josephdaly2015]

2 junk drawers is nothing. I have the drawers and a room and I’d say more. I have it all to scare me from doing anything (a new idea for procrastinating 😂) Great list as always. Did we all do the black rubbish bag outfit? Omg the bras what a nightmare 👻 Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 🙇‍♀️👏💪👍🙏💐🐕‍🦺👻

[@anitawilkie7275]

Great video..very useful. I think the gift box of 100 hot sauces can maybe go. Love your jumper 😊

[@kimguenther5443]

This was such a great video!! I am on a declutter mission. I have seven kids and I just now am finding the time and mindfulness to live with less! Thank you for the inspiration!

[@HowToGYST]

Yay! Enjoy your decluttering journey! So many wonderful things to come.

[@trishtraynor]

Being a larger size can be really expensive so I tried a shop on EBay that sold bras my size for a quarter of the price I was paying in the shops. I have loads now and hand wash them. Never been so comfy and they don't have wires! I fixed out my mending basket and some of the little jobs only took a couple of minutes. Instead of playing on my phone when I'm listening to the telly I've fixed dog toys and taken up sleeves. Habits. I need new habits.😂 Slan 🙋

[@HowToGYST]

That's brilliant! Well done!

[@rebeccatidwell7397]

Great video. I love the spooky names for each category. Very creative. 🎃

[@HowToGYST]

Just calling them by their proper names. 😂👻

[@lindamusser7370]

I have my kids' costumes. My youngest is 32. I'm going to put the costumes out for them to pick through for the grands.

[@HowToGYST]

Great! And donate the rest so others can benefit. 💖

[@lindamusser7370]

@@HowToGYST that's the plan.

[@tammycrookshanks4112]

Hi Laura! Im a minimalist now after going through the journey for a little over three years. Im thinking now that i need to focus on minimizing my hair. Its very long and hard to take care of but yet i like it. With everything else simplified i ask myself why am i holding on to all this hair?! My question to you is did you struggle with cutting off your long hair and going short? Im terrified if i let the hair go i will REALLY have decluttering remorse!🤷

[@HannahRainbow88]

I went with an angled cut instead - long at the front to still frame my face, then diagonal up to above my shoulders at the back 🤭 goodbye thick, tangled mess! (I deliberately kept the back just long enough to still tie up)

[@goodenoughgirl8102]

I keep my hair medium (a bit above the shoulders). but I went for an undercut Bob in the back and that was pretty awesome with ending the back nappy issues I had. I also thin it out or have it thinned out (My hair is pretty coarse and too thick at times). Or other times I just get some longer layers which also helps keep it easier to wash and manage.

[@HowToGYST]

I never regretted it for a second. It's one of the best things I ever did. But it can be a big change and you need a stylist you really trust. So if you're hesitant maybe start off with something like a long bob. Either way, remember that hair grows back. 💖

[@DistanceTraveled]

I understand sticking the lighter with the fireworks, but I would consider at least moving them so they aren't on top of each other. Fireworks can spark easily and lighters have fuel. That just isn't a great combo for inside a kitchen drawer.

[@HowToGYST]

They're only sparklers, and they've since been used up. 🙂

[@TheMinimalistTherapist]

I've stopped decorating for Halloween now that my kiddos have gone past the trick or treating phase and it was a RELIEF 😅 I realised I was worrying more about what the neighbours thought than if the kids enjoyed it 😂.

[@nedf8668]

Love the spooky theme this time! Torture devices LOL! 😆

[@HowToGYST]

The agony. 😂

[@kimmieobrien8108]

There are very few people that I like to be in my house.

[@dainahakes5748]

What a cute creative video. Loved it!!

[@shirleyrankin-zf6nv]

Haha now we know why you want to move back to Ireland it’s the bras 😊

[@HowToGYST]

You got me! 😂

[@freedomishavingachoice3020]

Your sweater is a fun and classy choice! Maybe it'll spook off any monsters under the couch cushions that the doggo drug in? My laundry has a "sad sockies" bin, when it is full, I try to match em. Thank you for the wonderful content.

[@HowToGYST]

Can't help picturing a little "singles" meet-up - all your socks going somewhere to try find their SOLEmate. 😂

[@marlenejordan9442]

OTOH (or foot !!) @@HowToGYST So what if they don't match, you can still wear them !! Kind of like making a statement !! When's the last time anyone looked at your socks to see if they matched !! 🤣🤣

[@BethanyPlatt322]

I can concur about the bra thing. I didn't go get measured, I just tried sister sizes until I found the one I was most comfortable in. I have stuck with that style and brand ever since.

[@emmkaa2099]

"... seasonal decorating can be a chore"! Laura! THANK YOU! I know you know it's all over YT about decorating for fall, screaming at me to jump on the proverbial fall wagon to put up skeletons and plastic leaves from the Dollar Tree and something - ANY thing - orange. I used to decorate but I'm just over it! As soon as I put any seasonal decors out, all I see is "stuff" that needs to be put BACK into totes and hauled BACK out to the shed. Honestly, I'm NOT a bad person, I just don't wanna disrupt my well-placed piles of crap for fall colored piles of crap. Sorry, not sorry! Thank you! Greetings from the southern California desert, MK 😁❤️🌵

[@HowToGYST]

I feel the exact same. I just don't have the energy or desire for it. My home, my rules. 💁

[@goodenoughgirl8102]

Ugh. Bras. Lol. They don’t make too many for 42 almost B. 😅😅 I guess Im “extra wide” or such (but not a lot to put in a large cup). Lol. I just wear XXL sports bras or the “tank half shirt” bras (at times XXXL lol). It is so much more comfy, about like it’s just another little shirt under my top shirt. And well…that’s the cheap way to do it I guess. Lol. My biggest gripe was always them being so tight around.

[@gwenj5419]

Yes! And the cup size isn't really a separate measurement. A 38 C cup is much bigger than a 32 C cup. That makes no sense.

[@goodenoughgirl8102]

@@gwenj5419 Lol. IKR! I really had to start thinking outside the box on that one. And I have this thing with mine. Idk even how to explain it. They’re “wide set.” So far apart you almost could fit another one between them. 😅😅 (I became more aware of this when I tried the “Stickee Bra” and it pushed them so close together it almost looked like I had one big uniboob or something). lmao. I think the sports bras work better for that issue tho Bcuz there’s just a lot more flex there for wherever the girls land on the map and they can better accommodate either large or small cup sizes. I stay home a lot more now than I used to, so most days I don’t even wear one. Lol. Not sure if it’s TMI, but I rather enjoy going full commando under my clothing whenever possible. Lol. It just makes life easier and a lot more comfortable for me. 🤣🤣

[@HowToGYST]

This is one of my biggest gripes with bras - they assume that if the band size is larger, the cup size must be larger, and if the band size is small, you must not have any breasts at all. 🙄

[@goodenoughgirl8102]

@@HowToGYST 😂😂 That so perfectly describes it. I’m pretty sure also a man was the one making all those “bra company” decisions for ages. Lol. Like what do they really know about it? Nothing. 🙄🙄🙄 But idk. I could prob write a huge book on that one. Such as objectification of women and how they want women to “look.” Heels. Bras. Pantyhose. Plastic surgery. Makeup. Weight. Height. Hair. Hair removal. Uncomfortable clothing. Anti aging. Etc. Well ha ha. Idk. Another can of worms. Or Pandora’s Box perhaps. But I’m just gonna do me. Idgaf anymore what all these men folk want to “see” lol. (also all these one up female competing biotches as well). Plus I’m menopausal and single anyways. So there’s that. Ha ha. Maybe I just don’t wanna have to look “ pretty” anymore….At least not just to please anyone else. I call anarchy and bs on the whole thing. But that’s just me. Lol.

[@pharmor16]

This is such a clever themed video. Thank you!

[@HowToGYST]

Glad you liked it!

[@nanavango9374]

You’re right about bras. Elomi is the brand that fits me and I buy them online, since no stores around me carry it.

[@HowToGYST]

Great that you can get them!

[@MySelfa1]

Well done Laura! I always enjoy your videos. ❤

[@HowToGYST]

Thank you so much!

[@Anon-vx7kr]

Love the little ghosts. UK and European bra sizes are different from US bra sizes. They aren't much different, but it is a difference that really matters for my particular body type. I have found two brands that work for me, one UK, the other French. I can find my size pretty easily via online orders from a US company that offers many brands.

[@HowToGYST]

Isn't it wonderful when you find the brands that work well for you? Like finding the perfect pair of jeans.

[@Hookstohugs]

Ok we all need to know who the bra supplier is, a good fitter is like hen’s teeth

[@blaireshoe8738]

I've never heard that phrase before, "hen's teeth". They.. don't have teeth, do they? So the phrase would mean that it's very rare? 🐤👀

[@Hookstohugs]

@@blaireshoe8738 absolutely, we use it here in 🇬🇧, that and rocking horse poop 🤣

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

yup, I have SO many unfinished projects. Or even finished crafts that I never liked the results of.... that I don't need to keep. Even though I had recently let go of many of them.... I STILL have too many. 💀I have a "Jack"... - Mine is called Fred. ;) and I only got him last year... and I was SO excited.... and I still love him. ;) 💀👍 This is a "Dry" house. (no alcohol allowed in here). I don't get out much, either. *nods*, I have been struggling to find a decent bra. good list.

[@HowToGYST]

Jack says hi to Fred! 💀

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

😃 Fred Says hi Back! 💀

[@missinthecastle3335]

❤ that NBC sweater! Do you think it is a Halloween 🎃 movie or Christmas 🎄 movie?

[@HowToGYST]

Definitely Halloween, but can be watched and enjoyed all year 'round. 😁

[@missinthecastle3335]

@@HowToGYST Agreed.

[@evalindell2757]

I always put similar things together and I have no junk drawer. Sunglasese are in one of the cupboards in the hallway together with handtags, groves and hats etc. Just kuriors why do you have them in the kitchen?? ❤️

[@HowToGYST]

It's the first place we go when we come home, so keys, wallets, etc. are there.

[@evalindell2757]

@@HowToGYST ok I see. Well a drawer with everything like that I guess can get messy. Thank You for the answer Love your videos ❤️

[@dathronandthreads3756]

Great tips. Awesome jumper/jersey

[@HowToGYST]

Thanks so much!

[@ddr5468]

Found dog food under couch pillows. I guess she was saving for the apocalypse?

[@ddr5468]

Love Jack.

[@ddr5468]

How does that mermaid survive in there?

[@HowToGYST]

Dog food gets everywhere. 😂 The mermaids have oxygen tanks nearby.

[@findingaway5512]

Jack is always a keeper. I just pulled out my little Jack today. ☺️

[@HowToGYST]

Twins! 💀💀

[@rebeccarendle3706]

Fun vlog. Love the concept of Swedish Death Cleaning.. especially for "sentimental items." A few years back when I was having another big declutter and organize, while my kids were at their dads, I found all my old letters and callender-diaries from childhood to age 24. I sat and went through them asking myself "would I want my kids to see/read this stuff"... my answer way "NO WAY!" for 99% of it. I kept 4 letters and put them in the relevant age scrapbook-photo album. The rest I shredded. Most of it I thought "why did I keep all this, move it from the UK to Germany and store it 25yrs!".. I want to reduce, reduce, reduce.. because when my kids leave home or latest, when I retire, I want to move back to the UK...and I don't want to take tonnes of stuff with me. Just the important stuff and a few bits of my favourite furniture. You mentioned you are moving back to Irland. Not sure how close a time frame that is. But Good luck with your Swedish Death Cleaning prepping.

[@HowToGYST]

Oh yeah, asking if you want your kids to see something can be a huge motivator. Probably moving in the next 2-3 years. Tryna get a head start. Thank you!

[@rebeccarendle3706]

@@HowToGYST lovely. The best way. I probably cannot move home for another 8-13 yrs.. but still want everything in place. Friends and family are getting illnesses and die of late.. I don't want my kids burdened if anything should happen to me. As soon as divorce is sorted (in year 7) I will sort out a Will.

[@HowToGYST]

7 years for a divorce? Wow, that's a long time.

[@rebeccarendle3706]

@@HowToGYST yes. It took 4 years to get official divorced (should have been 3, but pandemic caused court appointment to be postponed 3x), but we are still in the divorce proceedings for the financial side to clear up 😭

[@HowToGYST]

Gosh, that must be so stressful.

[@jacquelynmoloney6172]

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[@HowToGYST]

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[@JohnNathanShopper]

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[@HowToGYST]

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