Hoarders ♥️ DeClutter the Messy Basement Without Stress & Worry

[@bzzybzz23]

Hi I love that even when it looks chaotic and bad and too much and overwhelming you are so gentle with your words😊 you’ve help me so much all these years with your videos, your gentle words. Thank you😊

[@wendyduwe3995]

This one really resonated with me. If you are not ready to let something go, then wait. I lost my dad 19 years ago and after about 5 years I could finally give away the suit he wore to my wedding. He only had one suit and he looked terrible in it. When I saw the guy I gave the suit to at church, I was so happy. Brian, the recipient of the suit looked so smart. I complimented him and told him he looked great. It gave me so much joy knowing the suit went to a home to be used instead of sitting in a cupboard. It took time to get to the stage of giving it away, but it was worth it. Thank you Mrs Heart for your channel. Looking forward to catching up on all the videos.

[@alanbirkner1958]

August 2024. I crochet, embroider, do various papercrafts, arrange silk flowers, paint, and collage. All my tools and supplies fit in a small bookcase, dresser, and under my bed. If I haven't used something in a year, I pass it on to another crafter. Tina, Al's wife

[@bahba9247]

I worked a job that physically and mentally exhausted me. Housework was hard to keep up with. At the holidays, so much stuff got put in boxes and shoved in other rooms or the basement, just to help me get the house cleaned fast. I've been retired for two years now and slowly getting through my clutter. The amount of paper, bill reciepts, old mail, magazines, etc I keep coming across is just astounding!

[@moniquefuselier7711]

Great job! I love the fact that bringing more things in to the basement from the storage unit didn't derail your progress. You have so strengthened your clutter muscles!!!

[@adunne1104]

I love seeing these videos as you chip away at every section. It helps remind me I can do a little at a time and still make a big change.

[@Diniecita]

Thanks for being my body double today. Im working in my sewing room. I cant actually use it because i have too much all over the place!

[@habeebideemashayish2750]

It's definitely a huge step to start clearing out your storage unit(s)! Yes, it looks like a step back from the outside, but it puts the things into reach for decluttering range, and you keep trucking through! I'd love to see how much you have in storage, and bring EVERYTHING home for decluttering before you do the big KonMari declutter when it's all been sorted!

[@pgmaxtwo]

I keep a clear vase of fisher price people. Makes me smile yet doesn't take much space

[@melissahowe6254]

I think seeing all the items that are being decluttered is so satisfying. Compared to other decluttering/organization youtubers that don’t explain anything

[@joyindrelie6715]

I'm having a hard time grieving the baby stage of life, it's really hard. I have a bin of sentimental baby toys, and was inspired to go through them and put my favorites in a smaller container. It felt good to see my favorites all together like that. Such hard emotions, but its really inspiring to see another mom working through these things, too.

[@brg2743]

The thing that helps me finally get rid of stuff is knowing someone might be able to use it and really enjoy it. If it is just taking up space and not being used, it is time to give it away.

[@jessicabrown7353]

Yes, bless someone else!

[@AlliterationAlliance]

I'm so thankful for your message of being gracious, gentle, kind and okay through the process. I needed this more than you know, and am so grateful you continue to share.

[@ajenkinson3443]

You’re doing an amazing job! Imagine when you can use the basement as a living area, gym, playroom, you’re basically doubling the size of your house, it’s amazing!

[@Temari0Is0Cool]

You actually made me cry a little bit this episode, and I'm not sure why it's hitting me so hard right now. I had to "declutter" my best friend recently and I'm still struggling with the fact that I miss the season - as you put it - that I had with her, but I know she wasn't good for me in the long run. In hindsight, she was manipulative and used me as her personal credit card and almost ruined my financial future because of her mistakes and I trusted her too much. The friendship itself was actually surprisingly easy to let go of because I had a good support system, but the emotions I feel when I remember the good times we had are hard for me to reconcile with the bad feelings that forced me to end the friendship. It's confusing, and some of my good memories are tainted because of it. I'm not entirely sure where to go from here.

[@laurennoel5176]

Just letting you know that I completely empathize with your situation, Temari. I had a best friend of over 18 years, and I loved her (still do), but she had so many toxic qualities that she refused to address despite my efforts to help her and confront our friendship's problems. I regretfully "decluttered" that relationship from my life about 5 years ago, and I still think of her regularly. Some days are hard missing our good times, but I have to remind myself that she didn't want to apologize or acknowledge all the ways she hurt me and our friendship. The healthy choices almost always involve some level of sacrifice. I hope you can stay strong and don't give up! You deserve love and respect and friends who appreciate you 💖

[@Temari0Is0Cool]

@@laurennoel5176 Thank you. I needed some extra support from friends and family about half a year ago to really cut ties and I'm trying to stay strong. I haven't spoken to her since I got out of the living situation I was in with her, but for a short bit I didn't block her on anything. Now i can't imagine trying to reinsert myself into her life at all. I wanted to remain her friend a year ago but not live with her. Then maybe 3 months later, I realized how far the betrayal went. I can't do it and I know I can't. But I'm glad someone understands that it is still hard to let go of something you once thought was good for you. (Even typing that, I'm realizing STILL how apt that is to everything this channel represents.) Than you for your words of support.

[@laurennoel5176]

@@Temari0Is0Cool I'm so glad to hear you're hanging in there and able to gather support from your friends and family ☺ I think our society really underestimates the value of friendships and how a broken friendship can hurt just as bad and sometimes even worse than a romantic breakup. You're so strong for acknowledging all these feelings and letting yourself process them. You're doing great and it will continue to get a little easier every day! 💖

[@kaylag9579]

I resonated with the baby toys so much. I survived my childbirth with my son barely and was told I should never have anymore children. We wanted 6 to 10. So I had planned many items for multiple children and I have been slowly decluttering but also saving certain pieces and I think I am doing a pretty good job. I love my son so its been awesome just cherishing the memories with him. My sister and friend are having multiple children so I will have little babies to hold and love and I will be giving items that my son cant use anymore to them to enjoy. I have a couple bins though where I just cant declutter yet and that's ok.

[@ahoardersheart]

Oh thank you so much for sharing your story with us ♥️🙏🏼♥️ You are doing an amazing job, great mindset and most importantly, an amazing mother 💗 Cherish all those precious moments with your son! When you feel ready, that’s when you will go through those bins 💙

[@HockeyGurl258]

So grateful for your videos! I don't have hoarding disorder, but I'm super sentimental and have been decluttering an overwhelming amount of stuff. Listening to you talk through your thought processes has been so helpful to me!

[@jolenecragun5233]

Like you, I am very sentimental with my baby and childrens toys. I did save more than I should have, but I love seeing my grandchildren playing with their parents toys and wearing their parents clothes! It really brings back so many wonderful memories. I encourage you to save a few books, puzzles, toys and clothes for your grandchildren to enjoy when they are at your home. You will get so much joy seeing them in clothes your babies (and children) wore. Thanks for your encouraging videos.

[@absurdistsloth]

Ms Heart, your channel has been so instrumental in my personal life! I feel so understood and so inspired when I watch you. My closet and drawers are no longer overflowing, and every time I baby-step declutter, I feel myself getting stronger. Thank you so much for being a bright light to so many!! 💕

[@ceasewatercolorarts]

There's a fireplace! I can see the basement finished now. Nice flooring, some beautiful shelves to store your things, a workout area, a play area, sitting on the couch near your fireplace in the winter. Beautiful. I'm not a hoarder, but I'm definitely a cluttered person. It's a struggle to manage. I consider myself a minimalist that loves too much stuff. LOL. My hang up is clothes. Letting go of clothes is a sign of a failure for me (gained a bit of weight after a big loss). Thank you for teaching me to give myself more grace.

[@jenniferr-f3157]

A sofa by the fireplace would be so perfect!

[@amyv.simmons7565]

I've really enjoyed watching your channel, not only because you have a great short term-long term process, but because I live in the same region of the country (Philly) and it is good to see and hear the local dialect, see items and logos from local stores, etc. I have been trying to support more local channels in general, because it is by extension a connection to the regional community -- something I don't think we have enough of. Don't sweat the sentimental kid saves -- I had boxes, tubs and closets full of them until my last move in 2015. Sadly, much of it was ruined, and my other excuse --- saving it for the grandkids --- became lamer and more irrelevant by the day as the grandkids became too old for the things that were salvageable. I ended up with one special cedar chest with my most sentimental saves once I let it all go.

[@shellyc8086]

I love watching your videos. I would love to see pictures of your storage unit(s) so we can see the progress that you aee making there as well. Your videos are so fun and motivating!

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

Good morning Melanie. Excellent video - especially the segements with the cat. Thanks for sharing your tips on decluttering a messy basement without stress and worry. I find the first thing to get rid of when cleaning my basement is any cardboard boxes and old junk mail I happen to have lying around.

[@porcelina956]

Toss the paper keep the toys. You are still making progress. You and your family will have extra living space.

[@ahoardersheart]

Yes, absolutely!!! Thank you my friend 🦄💜🌟💗🙏🏼

[@helpmetosleep]

So helpful with explanations! Explaining my folks and traumas in life and baby steps of letting go, why they started filling basement.

[@alanbirkner1958]

My kids are in their 40's. Your kids can pick what to keep. The papers you're tossing are great progress. I gave away another box of stuff this week. Tina, Al's wife

[@alanbirkner1958]

I'm not a hoarder. My small closets aren't full. If you want to keep cardboard boxes, keep 3, just flatten them. If you want paper bags, fold them flat and keep 5 maybe. I like crafts, but I don't have any large bins. My bins are the size of a shoebox, so they fit on one shelf. Tina, Al's wife

[@o0Theresa0o]

I love that you're including the 'throwing away' segment to hold yourself accountable! It's also satisfying to see it go out! I am so excited for you to be finished with the basement. I think you should treat yourself to a whole basement makeover (e.g., having it drywalled etc., putting down tile, building a crafting station, etc.). You've worked so hard you and your whole family deserve to have that space reclaimed.

[@Turtle4Cats]

Congratulations on being in a place that you can also bring back items that you had started storing elsewhere and tackling that as well!

[@MsArtistwannabe]

Splendid tossy tossy pile. I’m so excited about that fireplace and the potential for your new space.

[@bethstratton3391]

Well done for bringing home the storage unit items and dealing with them, so you don’t start to re-clutter your basement again or have multiple places filled with things. Also, I appreciate this is very hard for you to process, but I definitely think a Konmari sort and declutter of the baby toys is something worth considering, as I think it may be holding you back a little from making further emotional growth in this area. Furthermore, I think it would also help your children, because they would realise that you are focusing all your emotions on honouring them as older children and not sub-dividing your emotions by focusing part of your attention on the further children you wished you’d had. I wish you luck with starting to do this and offer you a supportive virtual double-hug. 🤗🤗 Although, I also want to add that I respect the fact that, if this proves to difficult at the moment, then perhaps you should journal and do a deeper reflective dive into why that is and prepare yourself for completing this work in the near future. Finally, I want to add that it is great that you are holding yourself accountable for finishing the decluttering tasks these days by throwing away the recycling straightaway - Great job. 👏 ❤

[@its_my_my]

Hello friend! I love watching cleaning/organizing video but lately they have been triggering a lot of shame that I don’t deep clean, have as beautiful of a space, have the nice clothes… and on and on. Your videos still bring a lot of comfort to me and I appreciate you being so vulnerable on you journey. Sending so many hugs to you and kitty!

[@its_my_my]

And then at 7:46 you talk about noticing those triggers and gently trying to get closer to those core wounds. So right! Thank you 🥲

[@ahoardersheart]

Thank you for sharing your story with us too 💗🙏🏼💗 Please know that you are doing an amazing job in everything you do!! Give yourself grace, we’re humans and were not meant to be perfect! We were meant to grow, learn, help and care for one another 🙏🏼♥️

[@priscillalange1222]

So proud of you! Your videos get better and better as you explain what you find, to discard or to keep. And so important that you also know when to stop so that you are not overwhelmed. So much wisdom in all your videos. Thank you!!

[@Ann-vr1qr]

I lean more toward the minimalist side. But just love watching you grow and share your journey. I really appreciate how open you are and it helps me empathize and not judge others. Keep up the amazing work! Can't wait for the next one! 💗

[@sburwell75]

Like you, I am more minimalist but this channel has helped me understand my mother so much more. She held on to so much, and I used to get so upset with her. Realizing that this stemmed from the trauma of being very ill at age 14 and the trauma of her brother being MIA then declared dead during WWII has helped me understand the "why" for her hoarding.

[@josephdaly2015]

Wow you did absolutely amazing. I love how you explain all the emotions and feelings that come up for you and to acknowledge them is fantastic information to share with us and help us too. Thanks for always keeping it real. Miss Pepper 🐈 is so adorable. Have a wonderful weekend. Mary, Joes wife 🙇‍♀️👏💪👍🙏💐🐈

[@ahoardersheart]

Your messages always bring such happiness to me heart! You are such a sweet encouraging friend and I’m so grateful for our friendship ♥️🙏🏼🦄💜🌟💗

[@The_Joy_Finder]

Oh, the confidence of today's round. Setting sentimental away for later. Not agonizing over every item. 👏🏻

[@sallymartin581]

Huge progress once again! I love the Insight you bring with each video.

[@amara560]

Another great clearing out! Love your continued stamina💚

[@leezasims9959]

Another great job 🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations and its nice that you are in touch with your emotions about what the toys represent to you and that you choose to be kind and understanding to yourself 💕💕💕💕💕

[@katnz5736]

An amazing job you are doing. I am in the process of shifting, and our decluttering has been huge over the last 6 weeks. I have one room however that I just haven't been able to face. We are on holiday at the mo which has been a much needed break. We go back tomorrow, the packers come in on Monday and then the movers come in on Tuesday. Hubby and I will go do part of this room on Monday and then the rest will be packed and the rule is if we can't find a home for it, it has to go where it will bless someone else's life. This room is full of stuff from our past and from different relatives who have passed on. It is not going to be easy, but watching you and others I follow is helping me to let go. So a big thank you to you for sharing your story.

[@leslieinglis6949]

I am so proud of you! Your continual willingness to share your vulnerabilities with us in an effort to help others is just awe inspiring to me. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself and your healing process with us. 💞I'm so glad you are showing yourself grace and honoring your emotions vs rushing to get to the decluttering finish line. Baby items are so hard, it took me until my daughter was 11 to let go of the bulk of her baby clothes and accessories that I had set aside for a potential sibling. It was hard to let go even when I was confident my heart is full with my daughter and more kiddos just aren't in the cards for me. I am so thrilled for you and cannot wait to see what awaits you and your journey in 2023. Sending much love and positive energy to you. 💕

[@charishurt1768]

Congratulations fantastic job huge tossy pile 💜🦄🎊🥳

[@stefbmccoy8297]

loved this. still looking forward to the craft declutter!

[@kiii98771]

Great job! 😍❤️🤗

[@janeorr3074]

So happy you are at the fire place. Can't wait to see how you decorate like you do the one upstairs. Good job keeping the perfectly good cushions for your basement family room decor. Thank you for the Before/After pictures and of course the "tossy tossy" pile. Happy New Year!

[@jenniferr-f3157]

I find these videos so motivating to get off my butt and do something in my house! 😂 I need a little Pepper, though who will follow me and watch my every move - what a sweetie she is!

[@sarahkoltz8017]

That Delia's receipt is blast from the past! Happy to see you clearing out the storage space. I think that will be a weight lifted!

[@barbarap6851]

Wonderful job! You do such a great job of explaining why and how you let go of things and why you keep others. You're so helpful and inspiring to others!

[@catharinabra]

Miss Heart, you’re a decluttering machine these days! 🤖🦄💫

[@IceCreamHoldingFee]

You're coming along, quite nicely. Keep it up!

[@SalsaNube]

That picture is so precious! It's the first time I would say-bring it up from that tub-I think it would look lovely on the fireplace, along with the others. And I just though, that perhaps one day, you could gift it to Brandon. Perhaps when he will be moving to college or having his own child. Speaking of which-those toys look good, and in very good conditions! If it's so-well, maybe many years from now, you will be able to play with your grandchildren with the same toys your boys grown up. We have some in our family, that passed by thru generations. Not much, but the oldest thing belonged to my grand-grand parents for sure! PS -I see the dino you are letting go! Yeay-you anyway managed to letgo of something from that tub! And that's truly amazing! You are a rockstar on this path! A big hug to you! Cannot wait to see how gorgeously you will make that basement look like at the end of this year!:) Cheers! 💜

[@sarahreid-warren6266]

It’s so hard to be adhd with a house full of boys In my life , I also have ocd - but I look at you at you smooth my ptsd ( abusive partner )…… we have all got you your back I promise - your positive energy is what keeps us in England intrigued x x

[@karenstairs8273]

Nicely done! Honoring your feelings is good!!

[@caramoonlynn]

I'm working on my kitchen hutch today, and then I'll be working on the basement. Those older Walmart bags were really heavy-duty, compared with today's bags.

[@pinkroses135]

That's awesome you're tackling that storage unit

[@sabrinaemanouel9876]

Can we see an overview of the basement so far. How much is decluttered, and how much is there to go. How big are the empty spaces?

[@laurysteinke865]

You’re soooo smart! You are helping lot of people. 😘

[@catherineb6565]

I so appreciate the 'why!?' explanations you provide! Great job. 💖 It's a beautiful gift of authenticity and transparency that you provide us every week. 🤗😚 THANK YOU. Blessings to you and your family.

[@heatherpobursky-smith6984]

Good job momma.

[@CherryXValanceX]

I just did the same thing! Tossed some old college paperwork that I haven’t looked at in a decade! Bittersweet but necessary!

[@peanut6265]

Another GREAT JOB GOOD WORK PEPPER

[@wendymackenzie3937]

Great job ..I am working on just one thing a day ..

[@melodyabcdefghijklmnopqrst1663]

You are the best decluttering helper on KZbin for people who fear discarding things, too many things, the wrong things or getting nothing thrown out, at all.

[@loisbolton1800]

Thank you SO much!! 😍😍😍

[@psymompa]

You are doing great!

[@MsJodieLouise]

My youngest is 8 now and I can really relate to the 'mourning' the baby/toddler/little kid stage. A konmari of the baby and toddler items is a really good idea, I plan on keeping my favourites for when I (maybe?) have grandchildren, imagine your babies babies enjoying them when they come to stay at grandmas house, so precious 💖

[@pinkroses135]

I remember those walmart bags! They were a pretty blue with that cute smiley face lol. They didn't fall apart either. At least not like the ones now.

[@amystewart9228]

I’m having the hardest time letting go of kid toys and so is my daughter she is 9 … it’s like everything she what’s to let go of I don’t and the things that I feel she should let go of she said she wants to keep it I’m trying to find away to keep us both happy

[@lisaschreiber2893]

incredible!!!

[@WildKraftyAotearoa]

Always a wonderful job releasing! xoxo

[@katjabohm7731]

honestly every time you say pepper sais: are you ready to declutter I say: YESSSS... its like Bob - yes we can do it!

[@rebeckamattisson5083]

Yes, it must feel so freeing to declutter stuff from the storage unit. :) I'm so happy for you! Have a great weekend my friend!

[@beckyfischer7025]

I struggle with PTSD from Childhood Trauma. I also struggle with ADD and Major Depression. You spoke of honoring your feelings. How do I honor my feelings? I have no idea how to do this. I, also, am a recovering hoarder. I've gotten to the point where I am able to let things go.

[@darleneh608]

Becky, when she says "honor your feelings" I interpret that as acknowledging that there's nothing wrong with you for having those feelings. You're just not ready yet to take on that particular bin, so it's okay to set it aside and move on to something else that you are ready to work on. Too many people think that you should be able to declutter once, do it perfectly that first time, and be entirely done and never have to declutter anything again, but the reality is that it is more like peeling an onion. You start with the easiest stuff, work your way through it layer by layer, and eventually you get to the point where the tough stuff isn't so tough, and then you're ready for that next layer. Don't push yourself too hard. Chances are if one bin is too daunting to work on, you likely have an easier bin where you could work instead. It's okay to save the hard stuff until you feel ready for it.

[@beckyfischer7025]

@@darleneh608 Thank you so much. Your comment really helped me. I appreciate it.

[@melanietrester]

Hello from Germany and hi miss heart, good job and a cuddel for pepper, be safe

[@jocelynknight9843]

I was thinking if you brought the baby/toddler toys to your church nursery, you’d still be able to see it if you volunteered in there 😊

[@pamtanner516]

I saved a lot of my kid’s stuff when they were little. Now they are all adults and are out on their own, they were totally disinterested in the stuff that I had saved. Maybe my kids are the exception, but it made me realize what I saved in the first place was for me.

[@Cristien84]

such a good explanation why you pay for a storage unit, made me realize I have some unnecessary monthly payments as a self-shooting mechanism. I always pay for some sort of college course.

[@vazlet]

I love Pepper!!! Great job Mrs Heart! :) -Lety from Chicago

[@summerbaby4600]

1:24 Wow, you really are a butterfly!🦋 You should definitely display everything you love and cherish!❤ (… after minimizing😉)

[@missyholz]

I took the test yesterday and I’m a butterfly too! 🦋

[@caramoonlynn]

I'm a butterfly too!

[@ahoardersheart]

Whoo Hoo!!! Team Butterfly 🦋🤍🦋🤍

[@lucindanease8210]

Yes it's finally Friday which means a basement video!!!!!

[@lisabullock5864]

You go girl! You're doing an amazing job. You are so right about honouring where you're at. I just threw out some stuff but had one small collection I couldn't quite part with yet. I looked at for a couple of days then decided to find it a home for a bit longer

[@catworld8119]

With the toys, especially the Fisher Price and other very well made toys, I would pack them up and keep them. You will one day have little ones visiting you as your grandkids. They will love to see Dad's childhood toys and play with them as well. Some of the toys are most likely things other people would buy on Ebay as well. Collectors love older toys. You and Miss. Pepper are really moving on decluttering the basement. Great Job!

[@juliastoffer4000]

You are doing so well, congratulations! You really are inspiring ✨️ I was wondering, have you started a new yard sale section already or are you done with yard sales for a while?

[@croccatcher]

You are amazing

[@merrivideo]

Yes! Hold businesses accountable!!! (I quickly went through the list of stuff you can do to protect the rainforests). You were and are so cool. What a great example to all of us.

[@janebaker4912]

I use sugar to cope. Eating and munching numbs me too.

[@francinehogsett3065]

Your doing an amazing job 😊❤️

[@nadinewilliamson1037]

Is your goal to also clear out your storage? Doing amazing work.

[@gigipaz5959]

Great job!!

[@colleenpomeroy3024]

Nice job!!!

[@emmakennedy3869]

I carnt wait to see what you do with the basement and how you create the different areas in the basement, don’t throw out the baby toys you showed in this video I would save a few of your both of your son’s baby stuff as when they grow up they may have kids one day. I’ve saved all my baby clothes, a few blankets, all my birth cards, birthday cards, Christmas cards and toys we’ve moved around a lot when I was a baby so I’ve lost a few things. Everything is sentimental because some of my family members have died

[@judimaus]

Is that the play area that we can see in the "after" ? That's amazing!🎉 Super proud of you!♥️ All the best from Germany🤗

[@karenkouns577]

Thanks for sharing. Your words help me sort through my own feeling and I greatly appreciate.

[@Janneli2024]

I am Starting to think the basement is the size of a football field 😂😂

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Storage facility?! Didn't know you had one!

[@ninaridley6838]

I had my stuff in storage cause I had some baby stuff n ballet stuff n my daughters cheer trophy’s The man that rented those storage units sold them to thieves that took my memories n so I started keeping stuff o can see as trash because that was a second loss A landlord had promised bi could get my stuff n then after he was paid extra money he burned that stuff. Along with my dead sons picture It is hard to get passed n during all that trauma my mom died n I just quit everything but I’m back at decluttering It is slow but I’ve gotten rid of lots. May not look like it but I’m getting there Thanks

[@joannevenz5045]

Great video as always. I am a minimalist and man would I love to throw myself into that space and declutter. Don’t worry though, I live in Australia 🤣

[@mmulligan7360]

Victory!! 🌈 🦄 💖

[@egr3071]

I’m a cricket. I haven’t seen anyone else get that test result lol