KEEP ON. MASSIVE task ahead of me

[@CynthiaMiller-cc3qj]

I was so glad that you decided to give up your 3rd job. You won’t be sorry. I have good news to share. Last year my doctor put me on new diabetes medication plus I have lost 30 pounds in the last 18 months. The doctor called me today to say that I am no longer diabetic. Then he told me I no longer have to take another one of my meds. I’m quite thrilled. I must, however, really watch my food intake over the next six weeks with the holidays coming on!!😃😃❣️❣️

[@jadadallas5891]

Congratulations! I lost a little over 30 lbs and no longer have high blood pressure. So I understand to an extent how exciting it is to get a health problem sorted.

[@gettingtidy2495]

That really is amazing news, well done. You've taken control of your health. Super result 🎉🎉

[@gettingtidy2495]

​@@jadadallas5891well done to you too

[@Doris86pl]

Dear Emma, just an idea, as I was very resistant to dryer in my home. I live in Poland, it's not very common appliance here, and when weather allows I dry laundry on clothesline in my garden, but when it was humid and cold I always had free standing foldable dryer rack in my home. Few years ago I decided to save for electric dryer, it's freestanding and doesn't have to be attached to water drain and I have mine in my pantry all it needs it's electric power, the dryer collects the water in the reservoir that I empty after each cycle. I can't tell you how it changed my laundry rutine during winter. No more humidity in home, it also eliminated a lot of dust and shortened the cycle of collecting-washing-drying-putting away clothes. For me it was big investment but I really enjoy it. Duruing warmer months I use it only when it rains outside for days or I need to have something really quickly dry. With 5 people in our family I have a lot of washing but now it's a bit easier.

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@Doris86pl thanks for sharing this with me, and I'm so pleased you're watching from Poland. Sounds like the dryer has been really beneficial to you and your routine and your home!

[@joanne3450]

Hi Emma, I love your channel. It's wonderful to watch your progress! Something that really worked for me. Was defining every space. Books on bookshelves. If you have too many books to fit on the bookshelves. Get rid of books. Clothing in upstairs drawers only. If you have too many clothes to fit in the drawers get rid of clothes. This is much like dana k whites container method. You can fit a lot more clothing in a drawer. If you fold it and stack it on end, like a file folder. If you crumple it or if you leave it in a jumble and force it in the drawer it will take up more space. No need to do a total clear out. Just as you put things back, always fold them and put them to the side in the drawer. Then, as you wear things, your drawer will become folded. I just started doing this to my drawers, and I am 66! I love it, and I will never go back.

[@gettingtidy2495]

Love this thought process looking at the house and areas in sections is really helpful 😊 Thank you.

[@Helen_yorkshire]

I would definitely have a full size dishwasher so you can get in pots and pans etc. They are often cheaper than the half size options too!

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@Helen_yorkshire oh I didn't know that!

[@traciewilliams4630]

I've never been sold on the idea of a dishwasher myself , my sister has one and by the time she has rinsed her pots , arranged them inside the machine in what seems a very methodical way and rhen waited an hour for them to wash I could have done my washing up, cleaned the kitchen and bathroom 😂 not to mention how expensive the tablets are and they probably use a whole heap more water too so if you were on a water meter I'm guessing this is not great either 😊

[@gettingtidy2495]

@traciewilliams4630 good to consider another perspective. Also some things can't go in at all. Some things are destroyed (such as many glasses)

[@rebeccacorser-wallace9885]

You are doing amazing Emma. Thank you for another fantastic vlog ❤

[@gettingtidy2495]

Thanks so much. Did you manage to get through to sort the medication out?

[@rebeccacorser-wallace9885]

@gettingtidy2495 I managed to get him an appointment with the GP and she sorted the meds we needed thankfully. ❤️

[@larrykensmoe7392]

Hi Emma, I’ve never heard of 1/2 dishwasher. A dishwasher is a huge time saver. Now, instead of spending time washing dishes, all I have to do is load and unload. Much faster and not so discouraging as trying to keep up with dishes. I run it every night or every other night, just depends on how full it is. That said, if my choice was a dishwasher or dryer, 💯 I’d choose a dryer. Cheryl

[@gettingtidy2495]

Thanks Cheryl. My washing machine is a combi dryer and I actually used it the other day 😂😂😊😊

[@AlwaysBlue-o7j]

Emma, I enjoyed watching your videos. I don't have the living situation you have. Its hard to keep out clutter with one person let alone two other people. Keep up the good work. You need and deserve a dishwasher, one can always make room for a dish washer. You also should have a clothes dryer. I leave in the Pacific Northwest and it is cold and rainy about half the year, so I know about needing a clothes dryer.

[@karenhoward8542]

WOW! Never seen the table so cleared off!!!

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@karenhoward8542 getting there! All books in the basket!

[@sherryallen4537]

Hi Emma, new subscriber here. I just found your channel and love the topic. I can use decluttering motivation in my life. All the best to you from Massachusetts!😊🌲🌳

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@sherryallen4537 oh super thanks for being here and telling me where you're from! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Hiforest]

I'd love a plant hanger! I have some spider plants that would love a dangle. :) Subscribed ;)

[@Nanatracie]

I've never had a dishwasher but realise how easier it would have made my life when my kids were all still at home. I think one would make your life so much easier 😊

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@Nanatracie I might get back an hour each day 😍👍🏻

[@Nanatracie]

@gettingtidy2495 yeah at least a hour but probably more 😅

[@sandi6963]

Hi Emma! Enjoyed watching you today! Loved the ending with the animals!

[@gettingtidy2495]

Thank you 😊

[@gettingtidy2495]

My daughter wants to go back to see Chandler again ❤❤

[@nettie8376]

👏

[@gettingtidy2495]

Hi Nettie 😊

[@DaijaGrinage]

Happy Wonderful, You are a Winner, and Worry Free Wednesday and Blessings ❤️❤️🩷🩷💖💖💕💕👋🏽👋🏽🪷🪷🪷 Stacey from Virginia 🌲🌲🌲🌲🥰🥰🤗🤗🫶🏽🫶🏽👍🏽👍🏽🤎🤎🧡🧡😁😁

[@gettingtidy2495]

You are lovely 🎉🎉

[@louisetilbrook5030]

Love your videos. Love your garden . Very different to mine. I have a lot of agapanthus and Geraniums and I love succulents. Also grow rhubarb and I'm going to plant capsicum ( peppers) and spring onion on the weekend ❤️

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@louisetilbrook5030 spring onions is a good idea, do you follow my gardening channel?

[@elsiebuttercup4560]

Hello Emma 😊 My response to your dishwasher is full size. I live on my own and use mine everyday 😄

[@andreeamotoc3533]

Absolutely...I am watching you from Romania..here like in Italy you never see the washing machine in the kitchen, only in bathroom.

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@andreeamotoc3533 wow never been to Romania thanks for letting me know!

[@KarynDavis-vg4nm]

Hi Emma! I’ve never heard of half a dishwasher so I’m going to google it and learn something. I only run ours once a week, because it’s just my husband and me, and we wash up the pots and pans by hand after meals. Half the time for breakfast I eat a protein bar, my husband eats a bagel on a paper towel (even though he could easily use a plate!). So the dishwasher is rarely full but I run it once a week anyway so it won’t fall into disrepair. I wish we had snails to ride! I’ve been watching some of your older videos to help out with your fundraising goal.

[@gettingtidy2495]

So maybe I wouldn't actually run it that often. Thank you so much for helping me raise more money 🎉🎉❤❤

[@brookhowell8841]

I don't think you have too many clothes, but yes you definitely need to take the books out of the built-in drawers in your loft. I look forward to watching you show us! I think the top you have on at the end is one we've not seen before. Three years ago the thought of someone having too many books would have been a complete horror to me! 😂 I needed to slim down about 50% when I sold our house and moved. It wasn't as painful as I expected it would be! I'm not sure how common it is anymore, but my husband used to call the place where Carolyn lives Hotlanta. I think it's a great idea for us all to visit Georgia! 🎉 You are so very nice and kind on your calls. Unless I am just meeting with one other person or presenting, it seems that all parties seem to do what they need to do with turning their microphone off or texting. What adorable clips you got with your big furry friends! Looking forward to hearing what adventures you get up to in January with your friends! I am actually meeting one of my best friends in Chicago the first weekend in December. Her daughter is in college and has a violin concert, we are going to visit the Christmas Market and do more fun things together! 🎉. Hopefully I will get some short video clips. If not, I will definitely put them on my Instagram page! 😊

[@sarahrichards300]

Our true friends would accept our way to live. If they don’t they aren’t true friends. I love it that my friends feel so comfortable in my home. That they will put the kettle on and make a coffee, if they want a second one. I even have a few friends that call my home their haven. And when my daughter was growing up,she had friends home after school every night, where it got to a point I would always cook extra dinner. My house is an open house. If I am in everybody is welcome

[@gettingtidy2495]

❤❤❤❤ That's so lovely and so true😊😊

[@Nanatracie]

Great video 😊

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@Nanatracie thanks my friend

[@barbarapalmore8752]

Emma, your plan for a utility room is perfect! Maybe your husband needs a good think about it, once I bring up a change to my husband after a few days he comes back and says he has figured out a plan for it🤭

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@barbarapalmore8752 you are right 100% if you drop something in the conversation then mention it again over a few weeks then you can get "buy in" for the idea 😄😄💡💡

[@danshibuya6593]

Go Emma! You must get a dishwasher that's such a good idea. We have a half and it is better than nothing, somehow so much of what we have can't go in the dishwasher anyway and we really do struggle with the washing up tbh. You know what you need. :)

[@susanhutchinson5305]

Yes I would get a full size dishwasher ❤

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@susanhutchinson5305 thank you that's what I think

[@Weejen-t3p]

Have you thought about moving about the rooms in your house, just a thought, maybe you could put your daughter in your loft bedroom, then you and your husband move to your spare bedroom and use your daughters bedroom as a dressing room come storage room. The play room could have a sofa bed if needed as a guest room.

[@annandersen3185]

Yes Emma, a full size dishwasher

[@davewall6383]

Hello, I don’t know what I would do without my dishwasher. My parents had a half dishwasher and a toploading machine that was half size too. The best of both worlds. I think I would give up my washing machine first. I used to love sitting in the laundrette with a book every two weeks when I lived in a flat with neither machine.

[@williamhawthorne1375]

Ha well the small dishwasher is a 8 setting and full size 12 settings ,you would be putting a small one on after every meal prob or at least twice a day,where as a full size prob with the amount of dishes you use be every evening probably.🤭MEN eh 😊Lizzie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@williamhawthorne1375 one day my husband will come home and the washing machine will be in the garden and I'll have a dishwasher there!

[@Weejen-t3p]

You absolutely need a full sized dishwasher it honestly will change your life. I put mine on on average once a day, you will clean up your kitchen in minutes, a utility area would be amazing no washing about your feet in the kitchen 👍

[@traciewilliams4630]

Hi Emma that is an awful lot of washing going on your radiators , does that not cause problems with mould , and how efficient do your radiators work with all that washing on it , do you not have a tumble dryer , a 2nd clothes airer or humidifier? 😊

[@AlwaysBlue-o7j]

Hello Emma, Bridget from Seattle Washington USA

[@gettingtidy2495]

Hi Bridget thanks for letting me know 🇺🇸

[@nanholmes9229]

Hi Emma from North Carolina ❤

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@nanholmes9229 hi Nan H

[@suitelady1749]

Hi Emma, just found you.

[@gettingtidy2495]

Welcome! Where are you in the 🌍 world please? 😊

[@suitelady1749]

@@gettingtidy2495 USA

[@paperplayground3495]

Get a FULL size dishwasher, not half. It will save you loads of time.

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Hi Emma!

[@gettingtidy2495]

Hi Carolyn 🎉🎉

[@karenhoward8542]

Blue edged cutting board needs to be retired IMHO

[@gettingtidy2495]

It has a Psalm on it and I got it as a present 😆☺️

[@williamhawthorne1375]

Ha ha Emma 🫢🫢how about a new idea why not make that spare room into one big walk in wardrobe for you all ,then all your bedrooms would be WOW no clutter YES YES Emma 😊 i say ha ha because im listening to you reading my comments out and think me unfair 🙁😊,but it was in response to what you said in that video about not wanting to let people in … sorry you disagree i still love you Emma😮Lizzie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@gettingtidy2495]

@@williamhawthorne1375 🤩🤩

[@karenhoward8542]

No teacher is not right. Bambi turned me off books for decades

[@gettingtidy2495]

My daughter loves books but this current book forced on her is not an enjoyable read sadly.

[@raneemilliman7130]

You can show signs of yourself, in your home, without having to have stacks of things all over. You will never be a minimalist. Most people aren't. They have minimalist characteristics but still have things they love and enjoy and show their personalities. There is also no need to hang onto things for your daughter when it is unlikely she will never have any interest in them. You're keeping them for who you think she will be, so it's more about you than her. Her willingness to let go of things is good but strangely put in play for some things and still wanting to play with some items one more time before letting go of it. I wonder if your inability to get rid of some things is affecting her ability to make a decision to let go or keep. I'm not trying to be analytical, but I do wonder when I see you keep things for her despite her not showing interest, at times. I had to look up what the snails at Yarmouth were.

[@gettingtidy2495]

It's really interesting. Some things that she really loved she wants to keep. My Mum kept some things that my daughter has worn and played with ❤ If I can get rid of 50% of my cupboard board I'll be happy. Unfortunately I'm still climbing over things as I've not been able to do any work on it this week.... Snails are iconic. I have a photo everytime we've gone on them apart from the first time (which I regret!?)