Let's talk decluttering! Tips and Strategies from Nony of ASlobComesClean.com

[@tanyalawoo]

Where have you been all my 20 years of married/family life???? It’s like your thoughts are SO my thoughts!!!!! I’ve been introduced to you by the minimal mom & I’ve purchased y’all’s taking your house back online program! Now, hearing your story gives me the hope, direction, & inspiration on getting through the course! With this new way of thinking & direction on the steps to get it done!!! I’m SO looking forward to seeking out all your podcasts & getting to know you even more! I can’t put into words how thankful I am that you have shared your gifts & talents with the world!!

[@daltonnacraig-crawford7018]

Thank you so much for helping us. . You motivated me so much with your linen closet declutter that I went upstairs and cleaned up my Christmas wrapping items. You said something about not being perfect and anything you do is a plus. That ' s all it took. Thanks again !! You are fabulous !! Please keep them coming!!

[@bejeweled280]

I love you. You are speaking to my soul when you say you realize the slobbiness and the creativity are related. I'm so happy to finally find someone that gets me!

[@jxn1056]

Yes..same here! ❤❤❤

[@deboraballes9044]

Love this.....even if it was 7 years ago, still true

[@glennahuntley2710]

We need more of these videos. Your strategies actually work. 😊🙋‍♀️

[@TheBookofWhyIsLostAtSea]

Hi. I found you through The Minimal Mom and I have your second e-book. I'm working my way through your videos :~) I wanted to tell you that your story about your mother's clutter threshold being higher than yours really rang true. I've been working on this process for a long time and one of the issues I have is that my super-organized mom has never understood why I couldn't just get and stay organized. It wasn't until I became a minimalist that I got my life under control...and now she tells me I live like a hermit. It's very helpful to hear your story and know that it's not just me. Thank you!

[@katythriftyunder35homeowne57]

Oh gosh, mine too!

[@alysonforan3007]

Oh wowwwwwww ME freaking too

[@tinamckirch7367]

Thank you so much!!!! I love you! I love your honesty! I love the way your mind works(I’m also ADD). Your process really works! I tried the Pull everything out touch it fell it, love it, does it spark joy? Which is what I tend to do anyway as far as pulling everything out from spaces you can’t see and deal with everything at once!! By the time I pull everything out I am overwhelmed then I freeze and don’t know what to do anymore so I’ve been not looking at the mess I made(even though my intentions were to make it better!) for over a year now! Thanks to you I am now making progress and every time I make progress I am more motivated to continue!!!! Thank you!

[@TimeTravelingCrystal]

I finished listening to your audio book yesterday and yearned for more "Nony Wisdom" so here I am. . . but I will have to say, I love how precise and simple your book was. watching this live video ( i realize was from 2014) has the same things (just about) as your book but your book explains it all so much better. but isn't that how it always is? with books... we can edit our words and say exactly what we mean and live videos are not as perfect... anyway... kudos to accomplishing such an awesome tool to help people like me! and thank you. you are seriously my slob twin!!!

[@debbiegibson8929]

Love you! You definitely make me feel not alone ...which I haven't felt in the longest time. I am ADHD and OCD, and single mom that of 2 teenagers one with ADHD ,and have gone from a big house to a smaller and smaller living space. My living room is my bedroom, laundry room, dining room and storage room all in one. I live for the day that my life becomes serene,,and can decorate again.Lol! I am watching you today for motivation and finally figured out jobs to delegate to my daughter,, of course to earn money. 😀

[@elizabethsydnor8953]

I'm so happy to know I'm not the only one who needs help knowing how to maintain...

[@mindymudge7247]

I am with you,I think I will do clothes this month too. I did my closet floor before Christmas only to be sure I wouldn’t forget any presents I had hid in there, lol

[@RachelBonitz]

I think I love you. Also, are you me? The maintenance part.... Thank you for making your videos and having your blog.

[@adahir100]

you're hilarious! I'm decluttering and deslobing too, sold over 100 items on ebay lol

[@marilynwilson2326]

I decluttered my linen closet. Guess what! Ths linen closet looks great...but, my living room is now a bigger wreck!!! All the sheets that I have to sort out! I should have done your "take it NOW to where it belongs" approach. 😫

[@Gullbra1Kisa]

Thanks for the video, one of my favorites from you :) I have to agree with that at around 24:25, thinking about that I need to tend toward minimalism in order to function helps a lot.

[@skysieskye2860]

This was amazing to watch, it was like you are in my head! Oh my gosh!

[@eveny119]

Do you ever think clutter is our coping strategy for something? Think about it, I grew up where I had very little, so maybe gathering fills a need. I also have a poor short term memory, I'm a visual person, if I see a bill, I pay the bill. If things are put away I forget I have to do things. If I put the choc chips away Ill forget I had to make the cookies. Also I hate waste so I keep stuff...Like you said your mom recycles ,stores it and uses it. I will use it too but ' I have to see it' to use it. Clothes that cost a lot of money, I can't bear to part with, I figure I could remake it into something but I haven't done it yet.

[@deboraballes9044]

Hey sis, you have TOTALLY described me to a T😉

[@irenejohnson9614]

I call this approach “tangible post-it notes.” 😄

[@IheartHGR]

you are so fun to watch, I love how real and sincere you are =) Thanks for these tips!

[@DanaKWhite]

Thanks, Jessica!

[@greenlimabean]

She is sincere.

[@crazy4orlando2]

My husband is the army. We have done 2 moves so far one to the other sode of the world. We went 3 months without our houshold goods. I missed my stuff so much. My best advice it to pack only what you will be excited to see or has utility in your home. So when your stuff arrives you like yes! And dont mind putting it away. You never know what kind of storage space you'll have in your new home so less is more.

[@ginabee1212]

I discovered you about a year ago. I bought one of your books and ever read some of it before it got mysteriously moved to an unknown location during one if my "OMG, I need to hide all this $#!+ in 15 minutes" moments (I know you understand). Anyway, I've been going through some of your videos in the past few days and it feels SO good to know there are others out there like me! I totally resonated with the idea of "clutter threshold" and realized mine is super-high. I also have NO problem falling asleep with a full sink full of dishes and clutter all around. It does not affect me. I don't "see" it, until the "threat" of someone else coming over. I look forward to learning more. I just took yet another "before" picture...now I want to see the "after" picture. I'm not sure if you'll see this comment because the video is a few years old, so I may repost it. Basically, I want to say a HUGE "Thank You" for putting yourself out there to help your fellow creative and resourceful slob!!

[@beccismith4454]

Now I’m curious, whether you ever found her book, and if you have seen an “after” picture now already?! :-)

[@ginabee1212]

@@beccismith4454Yes, I have found the book (yay!!) and I'm still working on the "after" picture.

[@MzShel3]

I just found your website/blog and found your KZbin channel and I love this. I can't wait for the next hangout. I plan to be with you live. I don't have a camera on my computer, so you won't be seeing me, but I love LOVE LOVE everything I've seen so far and can't wait for more.

[@jxn1056]

I am convinced we are twins! Seperated at birth! ❤❤❤ thank you.. ❤ you are saving my life ❤❤

[@sconan01]

I had to declutter my linen closet when I could no longer fit all of my sheets and towels in there! Now I don’t have piles of sheets that are not put away!

[@hartmanartsource]

When my daughter was little, she told me that she wanted to grow up to be an artist like me. When I asked her why, she answered, “Because then I’ll never have to throw anything away!”

[@연희아줌마]

I am exactly there! you read my frustration of organizing❤

[@deborahroper3694]

Hi Dana, I’m with you 100% 👍👍👍

[@Thenekkedkittygamer]

Yay!!! I'm excited you uploaded this! I was going to watch the live broadcast but I accidentally feel asleep

[@DanaKWhite]

So glad you got some sleep!!!

[@memesimpson6250]

Wow! Your in my head! lol Im so happy I found you! =)

[@jennesont4791]

You are my people! 🥰

[@deborahroper3694]

Great video, I hate math but I’m very creative as well. Interesting.

[@debrahurtado5491]

Working for three hours... Scrubbing sink and stuff left there already washed, got dirty again from non removal, cluttered up area, no energy to clean for months... Ugh!! Now finally, making some headway... But oh my... 🥶 Still a huge pile of clean dishes to put away... And more clutter in front of where I need to cook and work at stove. 😳 Yikes!! Still cleaning 🧹... But I hafta rest a few minutes between bouts... 🤕

[@traceyhayden8804]

What do you do with the things you remove? I've got to have help. I've bought both of your books. I've got to do this. Have to. My husband thinks it's all me. Everything in the house is NOT mine, but a lot of it is. GOD help me.

[@Candiegirl13]

You mentioned a ebook where can I get it?

[@DanaKWhite]

I'm not sure, but the ebooks from when that video came out have been retired. Now, I have full books (also available in e-book form) and they're listed here: www.aslobcomesclean.com/danas-books/

[@kennethbailey9853]

From future. Thankyou.

[@deborahroper3694]

I’m so overwhelmed I don’t get out of bed except to make me something to eat. I take it back to my bed and eat it. Then I go wash the dishes and go back to bed. The rest of the stuff is just overwhelming.

[@BobbysGirl1973]

Exact same thing here!

[@beccismith4454]

Is that okay for you, or would you like something else too?

[@debbiegibson8929]

Thank you thank you!

[@debrahurtado5491]

I just ignore stuff that stresses me out. That's how I get so messy....🙄

[@debrahurtado5491]

It takes A LOT OF EXPERTISE to make things SIMPLE...

[@marciafreidenreich8057]

Thank you Dana!

[@tubby0402]

do you have any tips for a full time student/nurse/mom to be able to manage decluttering working 40 plus hours, 12 credit hours, being a mom while the hubby works 3-11? I am feeing overwhelmed by my schedule and really want to get my house in order. Any tips would be appreciated thanks!

[@DanaKWhite]

Oh Angie, I know that's soooo hard. You barely have time to breathe! My main encouragement would be to focus on the very most basics (like in my e-book 28 Days to Hope for Your Home), and sometimes that frees up small amounts of time that you can use to declutter. Also, it's amazing what you can get done in just a few minutes here and there.

[@beccismith4454]

Hi, Angie! Reading this seven years later… I hope you have found more peace and harmony in your home and life! :-) Did you finish your studies?!

[@TheWigleFamily]

Maybe I missed it, but I don't think you actually covered your two decluttering questions. :o(

[@miranda8598]

Thanks

[@anitadizney8987]

There's no "live chat" button.

[@beccismith4454]

It was recorded a number of years ago and perhaps on a different medium. Now it’s “just” a video to watch as far as I can tell :-)

[@romoraes2006]

TO MANAGE CLUTTER YOU HAVE TO GET RID OF CLUTTER. YOU CANNOT ORGANIZE CLUTTER!!! iF YOU KEEP ''DE-CLUTTERING'' YOUR ROOM, AND YOUR ROOM KEEPS GETTING CLUTTERED... MAYBE IT'S TIME TO RE EVALUATE YOUR METHOD...