Ho Ho Ho, Stuff gotta go! Christmas in July Declutter

I’m calling this Christmas in July bc this next section has some Christmas bins and bag to sort, organize and declutter!
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[@StarrREVA]

You are definitely not fake rhinestones -- you are truly a real gem! Congratulations on talking through that cute heart mirror tossy-tossy. You are better and you deserve the best, not the broken.

[@ahoardersheart]

Awe!!!! You are so incredibly sweet!!! Thank you so so much 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼🦄💜🌟🙏🏼

[@leslieh747]

How sweet and thoughtful of you to have Halloween toys as an alternative. Back in the '70s, we got pennies!

[@lisap648]

Look up Teal Pumpkin Project. I put out a teal pumpkin so kids with allergies know I have goodies 😊

[@laurawitt4451]

Love this, especially as a momma who has a kiddo with food allergies!❤

[@ahoardersheart]

Yesssss!!! That cute the Pennies!!! I place a teal pumpkin next to the toy bin so they know it’s for children with food allergies

[@minimaladjacent]

@@lisap648 also if a kid has a blue pumpkin they have autism and many not be verbal. non food is good for all kids... new happy meal toys or anything. unfortunately we never get kids for halloween :(.

[@Natalie.D]

You are doing great! 👍 One way to think about items that have become damp with black mold is that, “Would I want my family members to get sick from this when I bring it out to display?” Even “cleaning” with a Clorox wipe will not remove all black mold, especially on clothing or soft items. Black mold is airborne and a very serious health hazard. This may make it somewhat easier to distinguish what is salvageable and what is not.

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much for sharing that with of all us ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@Natalie.D]

@@ahoardersheart you may want to consider a dehumidifier for the basement along with a Hepa air cleaner.

[@minimaladjacent]

@@Natalie.D cheap hepas can be made by taping a 20 inch furnace filter to a box fan...( I use dollar tree duct tape- not too sticky) its so much cheaper esp if you can get them on sale or at a cheaper store: restore store or treasure hunt etc. cbc marketplace gave me the idea... they tested different filters and the most efficient and cheapest was DIY one. wished I thought of it. it also keeps the fan cleaner too. we have a lot of cats. I had a few of the small hepas.. I just use the box fans now.

[@plantsbythemoon9049]

The local thrift store in my area actually has Christmas in July so I went thru my bins and found that it was much easier to let things go because I wasn't wrapped up in all of the emotions of the holiday season. I will also try to donate anything that I don't use once I decorate for Christmas.

[@ahoardersheart]

Oh I just love that!!!! I should look to see if our local thrift stores are doing Christmas in July!!

[@minimaladjacent]

our thrift stores ontario canada, never seem to stop having all the xmas decor out yr round.

[@leahfischer5264]

Pepper seems to be helpful also in the way she keeps you in the present instead of your mind being stuck in the past with old items. Great job Pepper and for your growth too! You are teaching/healing us all!!

[@jeno264]

💖 service cat, she could have a vest!

[@ahoardersheart]

She really did rescue me with her loving support ❤️🙏🏼❤️😻 She’s just the sweetest girl!!!

[@Fiakajsa]

I’m a level 1-2 lever hoarder but i dont want to be one at all. My mum was a hoarder so i have had to learn to throw things out by myself. I find your videos very helpful and yesterday I was throwing out something I was emotional attached to but was broken and I said loud “ tossy tossy” even though my native language is not English’s AND for the moment I can’t even remember what it was but I remember the feelings connected to this thing

[@plantsbythemoon9049]

That is great that you are choosing to deal with the emotions and break the hoarding cycle. I love that you said "Tossy Tossy" that made me smile. Miss Heart has made an impact on so many of us.

[@user-jd9qw3om6o]

Christmas cave leak is a blessing in disguise. You look cute in your santa hat. Your doing great!

[@josephdaly2015]

I absolutely love the title. You did another fantastic job Miss Heart ❤️ and Miss Pepper 🐈 checking everything twice was great too. I’m really sorry about the damaged items. Give yourself love, kindness, time and patience. Have a great week. Mary, Joes wife 🙇‍♀️👏💪👍🙏💐🐈🎄

[@lizb5298]

ive had sentimental (plastic) things get damaged by sun exposure on my porch, and its tough seeing something change from how you remember it! taking pictures sometimes helps before tossing it. I wonder if for some of the dalmatian things you showed you could sort of ‘compromise’ with yourself and keep the item inside but not the damaged packaging? it could be good exposure for the ‘perfect state’ anxiety you’ve talked about in the past too, either way, you’ve got this!!

[@ahoardersheart]

That’s actually what I did my friend!!! Great minds think alike!! When I was going to take it out…I noticed the actual ornament was fine! So I wrapped them up in tissue paper!

[@nikedoesthings]

I love Pepper, she's so cute

[@rachelbrewin5618]

As a Brit I notice it is quite common to decorate for every ‘season’ in U.S, - Christmas, Easter, spring, autumn, Halloween, valentines etc etc. this is quite an alien idea in U.k and Europe, it’s just Christmas, some people decorate for Halloween but they are in the minority. Well done for reducing the decor bins, so much space in the basement now.

[@ahoardersheart]

Oh wow, yes I didn’t know that, thank you for sharing! That explains why my mom only decorated for Christmas…maybe 1 or 2 things for Halloween bc of me! She’s from Chile!! We do decorate for almost every holiday! I would say that the only time we have “regular” decor is between Easter and Halloween!

[@HeatherLikesArt]

I am a Brit who lives in the USA. When I first moved here, I was very surprised at all the decorating and spending going on for the various occasions as you listed. It is like every month it seems there's some kind of event going on. I started to slightly fall into the trap myself And started to decorate for Autumn And Thanksgiving, and Halloween stuff. Well, what happens is this, you see the merchandise in the shops, you think oh that's fun, that's cute. You see the neighbours decorations on their porch and at their windows. You see the advertisements. And so you think ok I will get some decor. It was kind of like "do as the Roman's do". It is consumerism at its finest. These companies are clever, they convince you that you need these items, there's psychology behind this, it is like you feel that you need to join in and then your life will be happier. You need to do it so that you'll fit in, and it makes you look like you're a fun and happy person and your home is a fun And happy home because you have fun, colourful things up around your home. There's just so much to it. And the thing is, all this stuff costs money. Money, I don't have a huge amount of, and money that ought to be saved. Also it takes up energy putting decor up, taking it down. I have health issues, chronic pain, it's just more work for me. Then you need the space to store all that crap. Storage containers too, so you spend more money on containers to hold the crap. Oh it's a whole thing, man. So I stopped going any further. And really, I realise it just isn't me. I don't need to do all of that. So when we moved to a smaller home. I got rid of the different extra decor but I do still decorate for Christmas, but not a whole lot. And I do put out flags for Veterans day and Memorial day.

[@rachelbrewin5618]

@@HeatherLikesArt yes it is certainly easy to get pulled into things that everyone else doing especially with aggressive, in yer face marketing. I never realised how common this was in U.S till I started watching declutterring videos!

[@CitKat657]

I really liked how you explained your thought processes after being abused. Gave me some stuff to think about. Thank you!

[@ahoardersheart]

You are so welcome 🙏🏼 I’m be cheering you on every step of your journey too 🦄💜🌟🙏🏼🦄💜🌟🙏🏼

[@kaycee625]

Look how far you’ve come on this journey!! So much respect for you.

[@janeorr3074]

I look forward to Fridays because I know you will release a video!!!! Love the Christmas in July, theme! The items inside the boxes seem undamaged, consider letting go of the moldy boxes, and keep the items wrapped in tissue in another box. And place in a bin, or consider adding to the other Dalmatian keepsake bins. Best wishes!! I need to organize my closet and am not looking forwarded to it. So I plan to watch your cleaning the Laundry room series. If Ms. Heart can do it so can I. You have come to a place where you can tackle larger sections in one episode!!! Congratulations!!!

[@trekkie-cat]

I love how Pepper introduces each video!! So adorable!! 💖🐱💖🐱💖🐱

[@AbideInMeToday]

Another *GREAT* time to declutter all of your Christmas items is at .... Christmas! lol! After you decorate the tree and your home, look at what's left over. That's the stuff that can go! You've already made the decision what you are going to use! Just bag / box up the rest and get it out of your house!

[@debratakagawa4764]

Very good episode. Just an idea, the ornaments could be removed from the little boxes and kept. I know if they are collector items you need the box but not necessarily for well loved items.

[@minimaladjacent]

yup we did that took most things out of the boxes. most collectables today don't have the value like eons ago.. bc everything is mass produced as "collectable", takes up less space too. I kept a couple of glass blown in their hanganble clear containers... one is a wedding couple: I labeled " don't keep us in a box" us in rl, lol

[@gracelynfountain281]

Wow! The basement looks like it’s almost done to the point where most everything is in an organized labeled bin! That’s great!! Once that’s done, will you be doing KonMari on all the categories? Also, I think with more space in the basement you should eventually have the things from the attic moved down and organized with the things in basement so you can have everything together in once space, organized and see what you have! Like the Halloween decor with the rest of the holiday decorations eventually 😊 you may have already mentioned what your plans were but I may have missed it!!

[@rg-mi5hh]

Ho,ho,ho a lot of stuff has to go! So funny!

[@user-cm7xf4sw6f]

As I watched you (and Miss Pepper), i thought about all of those churned items I have in the basement. In fact i just looked at 2 items this morning while waiting for the wash to finish. What did i do with them? Yup, you guessed it, put them into another drawer. Well, I am on my way down to finish the wash and will take those items and put them where they belong, in the trash! Thanks for your upbeat reminder to deal with those churned items. I look forward to your upbeat and honest videos. Much love to you and Miss Pepper!🤗

[@charishurt1768]

Great job beautiful lady ❤️ I've got to go through my Christmas stuff too very tough💜🦄

[@joanlauridsen2288]

Could be fun to see the whole basement now. You are doing a great job!

[@melanietrester]

Hello from Germany, hi Miss Heart and miouw pepper. Very good job, x-mas in July 😂. Tomorrow WE Go on vercation to the balticsea. See you in tow weeks.

[@vickithornley5056]

Enjoy your vacation! 🌻

[@imlistening1949]

Wow - have a fantastic time, two weeks now that's a vacation - Cheers

[@remainingembers]

I love Pepper and I love your progress 💜💖😍🐈

[@kathalinehansen7078]

Thought that you were going to do a Konmari on your Xmas bins.

[@jeannebowes2898]

You inpired me to do my July Christmas sort

[@ritavasnanigurbani6063]

Interesting episode!! Miss Heart!! All the best for future declutter episodes🎉🎉

[@NourishmentRedacted]

I love Fridays with Miss Heart.

[@sanctuaryplace]

I think I’m on the other side of the spectrum. Objects that should mean something like photos etc mean nothing . So maybe I have work to do too. What is nice is you said you were bullied in school but now I see your channel is so popular and I think many would love to have u as a friend xx

[@ros8986]

Just keep concentrating on making christmas for others

[@Kattenma]

Thank you from an allergy mom with 2 kids with food allergies ❤️

[@goconnor0304]

I know that when I declutter items, for the most part I don't miss them. Therefore I am not reminded of anything to do with what I got rid of - whether good or bad. Here's my question to you: If you got rid of the items that you purchased during the time you were bullied by schoolmates and later by that boyfriend, would you not have as many of those powerful and negative memories? I know they are associated with good memories in a way of having something to turn to. But they were crutches. And everytime you find these items, you always tell us the story of bullying. So it seems like you are holding on to your story. I am wondering if when you are done with this very large task of decluttering the basement - which by the way you are doing such an excellent job with - you work with your hubby and a therapist and haul out much of these particular items, talk about the experiences and what they did to you, and how you've come through all that, and then let the items go. That could be your goal for 2025. Because right now you are just rehashing the memories and keeping this story, instead of letting it go and really moving forward. That would be so rewarding for you. And truthfully it's not like you will forget what happened. But you won't be constantly triggered by them either. And an even stronger Melanie will emerge. I am saying all of this with a lot of love and hope that you can hear that. 🌻

[@egr3071]

I agree!

[@kathyconklin4549]

Thank you for sharing the healing words of how the abuser is no longer there and no longer able to hurt you. . It brought healing and freedom to my heart.

[@Kygrl8]

Id be the same way if my sentimental box got water damage. Imma move my stuff from a box to a tub with a lid right now!!!!!!!! Thank you Mel!!! Ur amazing!!!!!!❤

[@christinedisneyqueen5746]

Great declutter! 🩷

[@Madiannereid]

Haha love the title! I have been waiting for this one 🎉

[@myrnahouston5773]

Thank you for sharing again! It’s great to see your progress and inspiring to me! Watching from Canada!

[@veraveritas2238]

Kind of funny: In Swedish ‘Christmas in July’ is “jul i juli”.

[@joannabrochocka-peka2529]

Good luck and Marry Christmas!

[@suzihill78]

Another great episode 💖

[@croccatcher]

So proud of you ❤

[@rosiebeeeeebb]

Wait! Did Pepper say this was ok? 😂🤣🤣🤣 #lovepeppersays

[@bonessam9618]

I think it would benefit you to get rid of anything that keeps on bringing triggers every time you see something from your past. Who wants to keep on keeping those horrible memories alive? Bury them in the past. Move on and enjoy the wonderful memories of today...with your sons and husband. Let the past be the past. I know you can do it. You are brave.

[@user-jd9qw3om6o]

I truly agree with this comment I hope she reads it and follows ahead to get rid of the BAD PAST

[@saraht5636]

Miss Heart you are so lovely and funny! Love your videos Sxx

[@daketh]

Sweet cat is a real emotionel supporter for you.. ❤

[@judenebaer9997]

😊

[@alanbirkner1958]

Hi, last Halloween everyone got pencils. I gave 4 dozen away last year. Tina, Al's wife

[@annettesceon8156]

I lone you videos! Good job!

[@susanmunoz7688]

Great job Ms Heart, great job !❤

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you so much my dearest friend 🦄💜🙏🏼🌟

[@extrememinimalism]

I love the title of this one

[@barbarap6851]

Great job! I know you like to keep things as they were first given to you...could you remove those ornaments from their packaging, let the packaging go (moldy) and wipe, then store just the ornaments? It will save them from the mold and save you a lot of space.

[@rebeckamattisson5083]

Great work, my friend! 🎉🎉🎉 Maybe you can have a small box upstairs for random Christmas decor that are forgotten after the big decor change. Or ask your boys to go through the house and search for decor, sometimes tou just see different things when you have a lot. 😅❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@hellosteph9206]

This is great!

[@gracesimplified3860]

Could you throw away the base of the mirror and hang the heart in your personal bathroom space? As far as the Dalmatian ornaments are you ready to just let go of the packaging?

[@francinehogsett3065]

Doing great my friend…..so sorry you had to go thru the trauma….but you came out stronger ….😘❤️

[@kaylafaircloth74]

The heart rhinestone mirror... You can add a beautiful ribbon from each side and hang it like a picture frame

[@suzannerockall4030]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@janehickenbottom4558]

I was thinking about you the other day. I was wondering if you were going to have a Christmas sale of items in July?😊

[@minimaladjacent]

lol I love doing xmas in july... usually do xmas movies and tunes LOL. kind of wanted to sort the xmas closet too. also did a dream home mock up I think jr hs or so...in my maximalist days in the attic under the slopes tons of storage spaces for stufffff, tons of space for vhs tapes (I had over a thousand and only expected to grow the collection) and it had a hidden slide in it too, green house in the attic as well.. bedrms were HUGE like mini apts to themselves. houses are big bc we have so much stuff. our house is a tad over 1400 sq ft and I feel we have too much stuff and a tad too much house, lmao.

[@joyindrelie6715]

A pass through all of the Christmas stuff would be a fun summer treat if you're looking for content ideas!

[@kathalinehansen7078]

What you are doing now is just fine, too.

[@elizabethbrundagemediajour150]

Love it...Ho Ho Ho...a lot of things have got to go ! ❤😂

[@melissahoneybee1417]

Omg😮

[@kellyharris4639]

I love those Hallmark decorations. I have a lot, too. I did not save the boxes. These decorations are for me and my family so the boxes are irrelevant. Those get tossed immediately

[@trishb6895]

I’ve been watching your channel from day one and I just have to ask has it ever occurred to you that maybe holding onto all this stuff like the Dalmatian stuff is actually a “reminder” of those bad times. I am a recovering hoarder too and I had to let go of the stuff that reminded me of the older less happier times and the weight lifted off me I didn’t even realize I had was enormous. I really want that for you and I want that for your husband and kids so you don’t have that hanging over you cluttering up your life anymore. But I will tell you to think about selling that stuff to collectors maybe on eBay not just in a yard sale because I’m pretty sure all your old childhood stuff is at this point collector stuff vintage or original and surely worth some money at this point. I feel like you have a small fortune there in those bins. The presence of those bins is subconsciously reminding you of those bad times. Even though you think it makes you feel safe I believe it’s reminding you of bad times. In some way it’s a shrine to them. If they weren’t there in your basement you would not have to keep talking about why you hold onto them or thinking about. It will just be gone. When in reality you are safe. You have your beautiful family and don’t need that old stuff anymore. And when it all goes away I can guarantee you the old hurt goes away too in ways you can’t know until they leave for good. Obviously no one can make you do something you aren’t ready to do but I just wonder if you’ve ever considered this.

[@sandradisclafani6725]

❤️👍

[@pamelafreeman4548]

❤😊

[@happyluv]

Sometimes the universe will help us along to let go of things that are holding us back. Try thinking of the water damage as a God wink for you to let go of those things that constantly bring up an emotionally difficult time. While they helped you get through a crisis, you are no longer in survival mode and instead of helping you in the present they are doing the opposite by keeping you "stuck". It's time, you can let it go. It will hurt...kind of like saying good bye to an old friend for the last time, but all that past trauma is being held energetically and it's still affecting you. ❤❤❤ I've been through this and it's amazing how liberating it is to finally let go. Our house burnt to the ground and we lost everything even our beloved pets. Thirty years later, I can look back and honestly say it was a blessing in disguise. I love your channel and Miss Pepper is such sweet little assistant. 💕

[@nixynightmares]

Idk if this helps at all. But seeing the boxes just have damage maybe you can just have the items in the box wrapped up safely in a labeled bin ?

[@Rachel-ul8et]

I’m really asking, how do you know when you are hoarding Christmas stuff? You have what seems to be a lot of Christmas stuff. How do you not hoard Christmas stuff, or do you put Christmas stuff in a separate, protected category? How do you know for you, when enough is enough?

[@serenaschnepper6438]

Would it be possible to take your dalmations out of their moldy boxes? The hard plastic is cleanable even if the moldy cardboard isn't, and you could safely keep them that way

[@CB-jh1pt]

I sometimes find things which I am suspicious of being near mouldy things. Be careful where you store the 101 Dalmatians things you’re keeping, in case they make other bits like soft furnishings susceptible to damage, too. That might just be anxiety, but I would hate for other precious things to be damaged as you’re cheating things. The need to hold onto some things makes me keep them too, I’m just not ready. For me, it’s moldy or sus family VHSs - not sure I’ll ever get them fixed :/

[@inchbyinch7564]

If you are not ready to get rid of the Dalmatians, would you be ready to get rid of the funky dunky packaging and clean the items

[@billyjobobb]

Do you ever question why you keep an entire in ofchristmas gift bags?

[@user-tc1gi4bs1e]

I Know you are attached to the Boxes also, but I think you gotta let go… maybe Build a beautiful Display Shelf, you can decorate with your crafts and gemstones… or buy little Square platic box and put in individually ❤

[@melissahoneybee1417]

It looks like you’re buying more stuff to me?????

[@sonyahubbard3226]

Pepper is getting a little hefty 👀