I could hear it in ur voice when he let the doggy go.... that was a hard one on u mama, but u worked through ur mental struggles for the love of ur son. And that was a beautiful exchange right there. You are one heck of a woman Mel. I am a part of these online Facebook groups for hoarding and decluttering and anxiety and such and I have been spreading the word about you in my groups. So many people tell me ur channel sounds like something that could inspire them, and I reassure them that its very inspiring and they should check you out. I've watched all ur videos...and you have come such a long way from hiding ur face...wearing those shades...and finally showing ur beautiful self to the world. You are inspirational and such a loving fantastic mama to ur kids, and I absolutely love your channel!
@acrobaticanna2 жыл бұрын
Thank you my new friend!! I have never seen a child decluttering. It's healing.
@sundevilish2 жыл бұрын
I have been following you for a long time now and I always have felt so much empathy for you as someone with hoarding tendencies but also for your kids. My dad is a hoarder to point of house condemnation. It always pained me personally when you kept your kids' items from my own personal experience with that. Giving your kids the power to decide is such a growth for you. I am so proud of you and wish I could give you such a big hug!
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Your words to therapy for my soul. You are telling me your story and I am hearing it as if my children were telling it to me as adults. Like a look into the future if I didn’t change or decided to give up. It fuels my heart to keep going, so thank you so so much ❤️🙏🏻❤️
@snorlaxjen2 жыл бұрын
He’s done a really good job! I think the good thing with kids is that they can let things go because they don’t attach a monetary value to the things, unlike like us adults who know exactly how much things cost!! if anything this is teaching him the skills early, and it is going to benefit him so much! Good job Jenny 🇬🇧
@acrobaticanna2 жыл бұрын
Minimalists and hoarders are similar. I am both!! We are similar because we focus on "stuff".
@acrobaticanna2 жыл бұрын
After watching your channel I decluttered my son's room.
@bellaszucs-zagoni90142 жыл бұрын
Good job! Our son is 6 years old, and this year we decluttered his stuff together for the first time. It was inspiring!
@summerbaby46002 жыл бұрын
Way to go Brandon! 👍 Less things = easier to clean 🙌🙌🙌
@acrobaticanna2 жыл бұрын
I am getting healed from your explanations in this video. I am trying to be a minimalist!! To get there I am now facing my emotional hoarding "side".
@acrobaticanna2 жыл бұрын
Yep, amazing how easy it is to open up space by getting rid of a few things!! Marie Condo says we never need to buy more storage once we start keeping what sparks joy
@judyfarmer29622 жыл бұрын
Tell your son he did a great job. I’m very proud of him.
@aliblue36052 жыл бұрын
I like that you are letting him do it, it’s good practice and teaching and parenting. Especially since your kids are old enough to do it with help if needed.
@katia_g2132 жыл бұрын
Pepper is a great declutter manager lol 🐈❤️
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
LOL!!! Yes she is 😻👑💜
@erinedwards13312 жыл бұрын
She’s the supurrrrrr visor
@katia_g2132 жыл бұрын
@@erinedwards1331 Omg I love that lol ❤️❤️
@nadinewilliamson10372 жыл бұрын
Great work Brandon... love seeing pepper so comfortable.
@ritavasnanigurbani60632 жыл бұрын
Just watched this video! Brandon did a great job!!
@CJ-bs7zl2 жыл бұрын
He did such a good job. Me and my son decluttered his bedroom. Six bags for charity including cuddly toys from when he was a baby. I encouraged but felt so deeply sad to let that part go but now it’s gone, it’s OK because he doesn’t need those things anymore and that’s fine.
@holiday9912 жыл бұрын
For your kids love you should make a lego plate picture so they can make their own art whenever they want to.
@miffykitten2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting your son decide what is and isn't important to him! I struggle with several items from my childhood that my mum decided were important; as I grew up they turned out not to be, but I still hold the guilt over wanting to let them go. Difficult as it is for you now, you're saving your son from that guilt in the future.
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much ❤️🙏🏻❤️ Reading your message keeps me motivated to keep going! Thank you for being my friend 🦄💜🌟🙏🏻
@annatrantas28502 жыл бұрын
Aww pepper 🥰
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Awe!!! LOVE YOU BESTIE 😻❤️😻❤️
@ThKiwi2 жыл бұрын
Your kiddos are so lucky to have you! Isn’t it amazing the things our kids inspire us to heal within ourselves? My story is different but I’ve been on a self healing journey since my daughter was born too and it’s incredible.
@suziemack72692 жыл бұрын
Wow Brandon you did an amazing job. And also thank you for sharing your heartache with your many miscarriages and your terrible time at school. ❤️
@selinaneil56112 жыл бұрын
He should be so proud he did an amazing job and so should you
@melanietrester2 жыл бұрын
Hello from Germany, Hi Miss Heart, high hoooooo pepper....... Miouwwwww, Hi Brandon. Very good Job!!!!! Be safe
@GenRN2 жыл бұрын
I have been binging your old videos and skipped up to now and WOW!!! YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY BABY!!! You are such an inspiration to so many. Even in your “defeats” you keep moving forward and keep processing and talking yourself through it. I am right here with you. I’d love to partner with you to work with fellow hoarders towards recovery.
@gill84862 жыл бұрын
I can't believe he gave the candy away. What a nice kid.
@bethbranson90502 жыл бұрын
Brandon did such a great job!!!
@christinedisneyqueen57462 жыл бұрын
Go Brandon…amazing job! 💙
@youandmeandmultiplescleros4022 жыл бұрын
This is such an important step for you, honoring your son's decisions to declutter things that provoke an emotional response in you. Your goal to give your kids a childhood free of hoarding tendencies has given you superpowers!
@WildKraftyAotearoa2 жыл бұрын
You have done a great job honouring your boy's decisions to declutter Mel. I love your channel. You are so inspiring. Your calmness and insight is perfectly wonderful! Thank you for sharing xoxo🌺🌺🌺
@brendasparks62342 жыл бұрын
What a great job. I can just feel your pain seeing him throwing things away.
@joyindrelie67152 жыл бұрын
You're such a great mom!
@shellyleach33772 жыл бұрын
Great job Brandon!!! Pepper is enjoying your tidy space.
@danazzimmerman55342 жыл бұрын
Well done Brandon and mama❤️. It’s hard not to interject when your child wants to get rid of their things you want them to keep!!
@sageashley2 жыл бұрын
Lol your son is so funny pretending to almost drop his Legos lol!!! Great video!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@carolinaazevedo20882 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this! And showing everyone that hoarders are people too
@ambertarver13642 жыл бұрын
So I might have some different comments throughout the video but I want to offer some advise as I’m watching…. I saw Brandon pushing his cords onto his shelf, I like to use sandwich bags (or snack bags if the cords are shorter) to store each cord it. I will label the bag and then put all my bagged cords in a small box. That way they are all together, not get tangled AND labeled so that I know and remember what it is cause believe me I have a box of “what is this cable?” But too scared to get rid of it cause I’m not sure what it goes too. Just an idea for him now cause it seems like cables are part of our life. Lol
@elkeschoolmann50432 жыл бұрын
He did a great job 🎉🎉
@katchathuff32872 жыл бұрын
Brandon is doing such a wonderful job decluttering. Mom is doing great too! 👍
@kaylag95792 жыл бұрын
This is great. You can also put a basket in the room behind the door and if there are things he would like to donate he can put it in the basket and when it’s full you can take it away for him. You can also do a 5 min tidy every day and put a timer on and play some fun music. Both your children can have fun doing it. Hope this helps.
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Such fabulous advice!!! Thank you so so much for sharing with us 😻🦄💜🌟
@sheylonnaware30052 жыл бұрын
My grandparents on my dads side were both hoarders along with my aunt and they never recovered. They left so many things behind for our family to clean up it’s ridiculous. I’m proud of you for taking care of yourself and healing from this.
@catharinabra2 жыл бұрын
Great job Brandon and miss Heart! I love the new addition of Pepper approving of the newly decluttered spaces 😻😻
@Raxx7772 жыл бұрын
looks great !!!
@judenebaer99972 жыл бұрын
Oh please Tell him he is doing a amazing job . For his age he's doing great and the teen years start. Seems to be turning into a fine young man
@mangopuppybaby2 жыл бұрын
Wow! He did so awesome. I wish I had been taught the skills he is learning. What a blessing. I’m impressed at his ability to decide trash, keep, sell/donate so quickly! He has strong decluttering muscles. Great job!
@elizabethbrundagemediajour1502 жыл бұрын
Love seeing Pepper is helping and is a calming to see sleeping. Love your videos.
@cat3crazy2 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Brandon! You did a wonderful job. Ms. Heart, by allowing Brandon to make his own decisions, you are giving him tools that will benefit him later in life. My decisions were all made by my parents long after I was old enough to make them on my own. I struggled for years to make decisions and become a procrastinator due my inability to make decisions. I'm getting better though. Thanks for sharing your story of recovery.
@merrivideo2 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I thought while watching this video. Is so beautiful to see how this teen is already learning through her mother's example an guidence how to develop his emotional intelligence.
@marybarton97922 жыл бұрын
You did a fabulous job Brandon, looks wonderful.
@katiecommon36142 жыл бұрын
I love how Pepper seems to be a therapeutic helper.
@sarahkoltz80172 жыл бұрын
I'm obsessed when your sweet girl, Pepper! What a great addition to the fam.
@nellieb42522 жыл бұрын
Loving the pepper pauses 💕💞💗
@ginnyjanisse12202 жыл бұрын
You are doing so great giving your son the reigns on the project. 👍
@zambranaml2 жыл бұрын
I am so impressed with both of you--for him, in terms of taking charge of his space, and for you! Both of you ARE growing, you ARE changing, you ARE improving your mental health as well as your relationship to one another and to the "stuff" in your lives. It's truly inspirational!
@shereemorgan14302 жыл бұрын
Great job done by your son Brandon! Very nice video.
@megan21762 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh!! I've never seen that Seinfeld Lego set before!! I had to pause it to get a closer look!! What a lucky guy you are Brandon!! :)
@angelabaugh44462 жыл бұрын
Well done Brandon you are doing an amazing job and well done momma on being so supportive and brave. Xxx
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much my beautiful friend 💜🦄🙏🏻🌟
@raymondmonaghan41122 жыл бұрын
Hi there sweetie pie hope you are well Brandon is doing a great job with his bedroom just take one day at time love from Eugenie your friend xxx 😀🌟
@dorffia67012 жыл бұрын
I love you, pepper. 😌💖
@susanreynolds99472 жыл бұрын
Brandon, Mom and Pepper did great
@diananelson3272 жыл бұрын
I had plastic boxes labeled with masking tape that had Garage Sale written on the tape. I would go through things to get rid of, and they were immediately put in the boxes. So when time to have a sale, I just took the boxes out to the garage.
@supersisneyful2 жыл бұрын
Yay Pepper!
@lynnlogan83572 жыл бұрын
Way to go Brandon!
@wendymackenzie39372 жыл бұрын
Pepper looks like my baby kitty
@francinehogsett30652 жыл бұрын
Great job 😊❤️
@devonchase21192 жыл бұрын
You are such a great mom. Your children are so blessed. ❤️❤️
@elizabethbrundagemediajour1502 жыл бұрын
Great that you let Brandon decide what he wanted to keep and what he wanted to let go. To this day I still have pain because some of my high school stuffed animals were tossed out by my Mother while I was away at collage. Mom said she stored them for me but she lied and tossed them out. I only had 5 stuffed animals at that time. Mom tossed three items that were given to me by my Grandmother as Christmas gifts. When I did return only a few items were left.
@amara5602 жыл бұрын
Brandon did so well! His room is really opening up. I'd love to see more content about bringing in less and buying less stuff. He seems to have a lot of toys for his age. It's wonderful to see his desire to curate his own space.
@cherylcoolidge82492 жыл бұрын
What a great job of decluttering that Brandon did. You did good Mom!
@ladydragon762 жыл бұрын
Way to go Brandon!! And mama too! ^_^
@fabienneroure99952 жыл бұрын
You should be very proud of the fact you're letting your son decide what he wants to keep or let go! You son should be very proud of himself as well! Take care and cheers from Canada! 🤗👍💖
@amandacampbell19792 жыл бұрын
You should be so proud of your son! He did an amazing job! I realized I am an organized hoarder. I am working on getting rid of stuff.
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
You know I am cheering you on 📣🦄📣🦄 I know you will be successful!!!
@amandacampbell19792 жыл бұрын
@@ahoardersheart thank you so much!! ❤️
@josephdaly20152 жыл бұрын
Well done Brandon your doing a wonderful job. You are learning so much from you Mam too by donating. Love that Pepper helped too. Stay safe and healthy. Mary, Joes wife 👏👍💐🙏💪🦄🐈
@Kel_Rod2 жыл бұрын
Brandon is greattttt
@crafterdeidra2 жыл бұрын
Brandon did another great job on decluttering his stuff in his room.
@shaumagauna65722 жыл бұрын
Great job Brandon
@sonyahubbard32262 жыл бұрын
I remember early on, he seemed to be the son most likely to hoard, so this is doubly 👏🏼👏🏼 to see.
@absurdistsloth2 жыл бұрын
how lovely this is to see! my own childhood memories of decluttering are really bad - being forced to throw out what precious little I had because we had to move again, and adults throwing away my possessions so I felt I had to squirrel things away - but you let your son declutter things when HE's ready, which makes him feel better in the long run! great job to the both of you ❤️
@jenniferr-f31572 жыл бұрын
Good job, Brandon!
@lisaann62672 жыл бұрын
Awesome! So proud of him & You! It is hard for some moms to let their kids make decisions of what to let go of.
@o0Theresa0o2 жыл бұрын
Keep this in mind when you are shopping for valentines/birthdays/christmas. Less is more. Getting them a few, high-quality items that they really want/need is better than a bunch of junk that gets left in the original wrapping, never to be used.
@theurbanthirdhomestead2 жыл бұрын
We had to learn this with my stepson. He gets so much little stuff from so many different people that we didn't want to add to that problem. One nice gift every year is plenty for him, and doesn't clutter his space more.
@ediefolta94942 жыл бұрын
Be sure you teach him to recycle the cardboard and plastic-- maybe have a recycle bin in his room as well as a trash can. I know you are a fervent recycler, and that is an excellent thing to pass along to your kids!
@merrivideo2 жыл бұрын
At the end she mentioned that the tossy pile was going to be recycled, so I would assume that she is doing that along with Brandon since those are his stuff.
@LoriTaylorSmithGA2 жыл бұрын
Great job, Brandon! How are Pepper and the piggies getting along?
@Ann-vr1qr2 жыл бұрын
So great! Yay Brandon and yay Mom! Way to be supportive and stop the cycle. ❤
@Claireostereo72 жыл бұрын
I just love watching your videos. So uplifting to watch you and your son work through his space together.
@minimalzebra2 жыл бұрын
Once again a wonderful job by you and Branden! ❤
@annegariepy38232 жыл бұрын
Brandon and you did a great declutter ! 👍🙂
@rebeckamattisson50832 жыл бұрын
Well done, Brandon! 🥳🥳🥳
@alisonodonnell70052 жыл бұрын
omg can't wait for the yard sale :)
@lama-chan2 жыл бұрын
maybe work on buying less stuff next with him?
@charishurt17682 жыл бұрын
He did a really great job so proud of Brandon he's got such excellent support from mama ❤️ 🦄
@Bookworm9292 жыл бұрын
I want to start doing this with my daughter. Maybe 2 times a year after her birthday and before Christmas. Most of the bulk of new things come around those times. Thanks for the motivation, Brandon! 😁
@shannonmccann38142 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work Brandon 👏
@belindal91812 жыл бұрын
The Container Concept Explained - Dana K. White - please watch.
@barbarap68512 жыл бұрын
Another excellent job, Brandon!! Great job keeping up with decluttering your room!
@corinna_maybe2 жыл бұрын
you are such a strong and supportive mum and from what we get to see, both your sons are amazing, smart and kind. you should be so proud of your whole family and your growth process! hope to see the little guineas soon again as well
@katia_g2132 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! Hope everyone has a good weekend 😻😻
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Love!! I hope you have a great weekend too 🦄💜🌟
@katia_g2132 жыл бұрын
@@ahoardersheart Yes ma'am! Birthday weekend! 🕺🏻
@ninaridley68382 жыл бұрын
I have problems letting go but not as bad But I still need to do more I had trouble after my daughter became a senior this year in school n after what she did n was mean to me. I don’t think I’ll have a problem letting go. Should have got rid of it sooner
@fangirl3652 жыл бұрын
I need to know what that toy at 9:00 was lol! I need it for my own autistic reasons
@lindathorsell9762 жыл бұрын
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@ssnieg97232 жыл бұрын
Decluttering kids rooms ar ethe hardest for us. My son collects funko pops too 😊 Have a blessed day
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Awe!! Love that!! Yes both my boys have Funko Pops too!!
@alexandrahunt88952 жыл бұрын
🦄 yay! Love your vids!
@ahoardersheart2 жыл бұрын
Awe!!! Thank you so so much!! You are the Unicorn of the Day 🦄💜🌟🦄💜🌟🦄💜🌟
@alexandrahunt88952 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ve been following your progress for years and simply love that you are finding joy in a clearer space. Currently watching your video as a break from decluttering my living room. We have made enough progress to redecorate, remove a fireplace and get new flooring. It feels so good! 🙂