My grandma was a farm woman and low income. She used to recycle Christmas cards with cutting a pic from it and using it as a Christmas tag next year. I do this some. It’s so fun. Now my sister does it too.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
I love that!
@catrinholmes70269 ай бұрын
We did that in our family for years😂
@sarahsmom10029 ай бұрын
@@catrinholmes7026 Same in my family when I was growing up!
@danas31488 ай бұрын
That's a great idea. My problem would be cutting up the card. I've saved every card I've ever received at least in my adult life and in almost 50. Yeah.
@L649345 ай бұрын
My mum does this 😊
@elisaangel97899 ай бұрын
Binder clips are good for closing potato chip bags. They're called binder clips. I like the medium-size ones to clip food bags closed in the kitchen.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Good idea!
@susanf48579 ай бұрын
I do the same!
@4380midcenturymom9 ай бұрын
Yes! The regular chip clips are soooo flimsy.
@cissylanier70358 ай бұрын
I use wooden clothes pins. Works great 👍 👌 👏
@jsimp40509 ай бұрын
I live in northern Calif. and it doesn’t snow here. But I have a snow shovel. The reason I keep it is because it’s the best type of shovel for wood chips! We have chips delivered every spring and it tears through that pile of wood chips so fast. ❤
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@pinkrosessheila9 ай бұрын
Context for getting rid of our air mattresses and having guests stay at a hotel: We are a senior childless couple who lives far from all of our family. It would be literally *years* between *anyone* coming to visit us. We are trying to seriously downsize and hopefully move to a smaller home as we enter our golden years. Given how rarely someone visits us, it just doesn't make sense to hold stuff and constantly pay for otherwise unused space for a "just in case", theoretical, once-in-a-decade, visitor (all of whom are also aging along with us😉). We live in a large city with dozens of hotels nearby. It just makes physical and financial sense to let go of the air mattresses.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
I LOVE that you did that. I think it is BRILLIANT!
@summerlyric5063 ай бұрын
You're so right. We have coffee daily but we always use one of 2 of the same mugs. We have quite a few that were gifted that I've been feeling guilty getting rid of.
@RioGirl169 ай бұрын
Great suggestions for decluttering 🙏🏼 but FYI… canned foods don’t expire or at the least can be used several years after expiration dates. Manufactures are required to put a date on the can but they don’t necessarily indicate when the food is spoiled. As long as the can looks normal, not bloated, rusted, etc they’re fine. In fact, they have opened up cans from the 1800s and the food inside was perfectly edible. Yes, flavor can diminish but as someone who lives in a Hurricane prone area, I’m holding on to my cans as long as possible 🤷🏻♀️
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Oooh, thanks!
@beans48539 ай бұрын
If your cans are something you use generally, go in once a year with a new stash and use up the old one
@brendasparks62349 ай бұрын
My husband and I just became grandparents. I was dying when you said about your grandfather signing it Grump pa. That’s what we are calling my husband.😂😂😂😂 great video really good ideas
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Awww, I love my grumpa!
@annamariekorte72595 ай бұрын
I just Decluttered my sewing room/fabric stash three weeks ago. What a breath of fresh air!!!
@MinimalistHome5 ай бұрын
Yayyy!
@christiS9079 ай бұрын
I use a perm marker to mark on cans etc so I can see it easier (exp date)
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Smart!
@bettywolfe75029 ай бұрын
Use your Sharpie marker as soon as you bring home OTC or rx drugs. (I never thought about cans. Thank you for the tip.)❤
@christiS9079 ай бұрын
@@bettywolfe7502 love this idea thank you
@annamariekorte72593 ай бұрын
I do this!!!!
@MeiHengIntra8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration. I just decluttered my row of kitchen hooks by throwing away some rusty ladles.
@jeannebowes28989 ай бұрын
Just donated extra linens to a shelter yesterday.I had loads of standard pillowcases ( I just use king size now).
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Great show Jeanne!
@lydiaross25549 ай бұрын
We had cupboards full of over 100 mugs. In our last house move, we did a drastic purge of mugs down to eight mugs. It is wonderful using favorite mugs and not shuffling mugs around.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Very smart!
@Justno-hm3vk8 ай бұрын
Oooh, I love the idea of taking pictures of my receipts. Thank you.
@tammyparisien61306 ай бұрын
My daughter took a card from her grandma and had the tattoo artist tattoo the signature, “Love, Grandma “ onto her arm. She loves it❤. I’m not into tattoos, but cut out my grandma’s signature and put it at the bottom of her picture in a frame.
@MinimalistHome6 ай бұрын
Great idea! Symbolic treasures are definitely more valuable than dozens of sentimental items that end up becoming clutter…
@daughterofmyabba9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the inspiration, just declutttered some old spices 😊
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@erincolleen74368 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video! I have kept some cards and handwritten notes. I laminated them and use them as drawer liners. That way I have them but they are not necessarily taking up space. 🤷♀️
@MinimalistHome8 ай бұрын
That's a great idea! 🌟
@karenrich90925 ай бұрын
I take my expired meds to the hazmat department at the dump. Those little batteries (AA, AAA, etc.) go there too. As for the snow shovel, I live in California where it DOES snow. During the off season, it makes a great dustpan when you're raking your yard, which makes it a multi-tasker. I also use mine as a cane if there's snow out, so I don't fall.
@MinimalistHome5 ай бұрын
Wonderful! 💛💪🏼
@kimesch96988 ай бұрын
Cherry pitter!!! A necessity for the job.
@MinimalistHome8 ай бұрын
Totally!
@thatswhatisaid8908Ай бұрын
Plantoeat, you say. Ok, i may have to check this out!
@MinimalistHomeАй бұрын
It’s wonderful!!!!🌽🌻👌🏼
@CeeLeeLEMT9 ай бұрын
I keep "this months" receipts and "last months" receipts in binder clips, - recycling "last months" at the first of the month and transferring "this month" to "last month"; with a separate binder clip of receipts for Winners/Homesense receipts. All my containers are the glass two cup size, so no need to figure out which lid goes with which container.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Smart! I like that
@chickensandwich33989 ай бұрын
I'm not one for amazon subscriptions, but I do have 1 subscription for mascara to be automatically sent to me every 3 months. Otherwise I'd never remember. Luckily I'm using inexpensive drugstore mascara.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
that is BRILLIANT!
@joidavis52109 ай бұрын
This was super helpful!!
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@rhondatallent23969 ай бұрын
My daughter hoards books, supplements, and self-care products. I bought a big cabinet for the bathroom to store those (She has more piled up in the bedroom) She has 4 bookcases in the living room w/so many books that she will not be able to read in her lifetime and, yes she overflow in her bedroom and her daughter's room. She has 4 of those plastic rattan with 4 drawers in them and, of course, there's an overflow in her bedroom of supplements. I am going to declutter around her stuff. I'd keep the snow shovel. You can pick up piles of leaves and other stuff with them
@tojuanathomason61649 ай бұрын
I really enjoy all the information you share! Thank you! Love the yellow nail polish! What color is it?
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Oooh! Thanks! I can't remember what the colour is, it's gel polish from the salon
@SaraShire9 ай бұрын
I love your videos. Thank you.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks!
@sarahsmom10029 ай бұрын
I love that Silver Birch & Juniper candle scent, too! If it's the one from Indigo...?
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Yes it is!
@jodi92959 ай бұрын
Decluttering paint cans is very difficult. A lot of the time the trash collectors won’t take it. It is likely the previous owners weren’t just being nice. Where I live you have to go to the dump and pay to get rid of your old paint
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
That's hard. There is a recycling place near us. I'd rather pay than have them kicking around if I'm not using them. What is the rate they charge?
@karindooley9 ай бұрын
I love Plan to Eat! I have used it for years and have hardly any cookbooks anymore. All my recipes are in the app. I should probably declutter some of the recipes in there... 🙄
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Me too! It's so handy!
@kirstylee219 ай бұрын
Omg, my husband and I went thru sooooo many products finding something for our curly hair 😅
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
It’s a tricky one! Glad you found something good!
@EricaLucasLoves9 ай бұрын
Ha #1 out of the gate - no I can’t Declutter that yet 😂😂😂… then #2 yes! Curly girl fail products!! Same!
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
right?? Can't wait to chat all things curly and decluttering!
@jennyjenkins8779 ай бұрын
@@MinimalistHome Is this a spoiler that you're going to talk to Erica Lucas on your podcast? 🤭
@EricaLucasLoves9 ай бұрын
@@jennyjenkins877😊❤
@terriej22469 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😊
@sandyraquelbarraza9 ай бұрын
Great vid as alwys
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Thanks! ✨
@Ed-cs6kw8 ай бұрын
I thought Steve Wallis was the only one who shops at Canadian Tire. Lolz!
@MinimalistHome8 ай бұрын
LOL 😂
@Shiryone9 ай бұрын
"Old Spice(s)" LoL That reminded me of my high school boyfriend who wore Old Spice. I couldn't stand the smell. The first chance I got, I gifted him some nice cologne.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
🤣✅❤️
@anneard16749 ай бұрын
I tear off the card front and put it in a book as book mark even when I give the book away.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Nice idea! 📚
@lydiaross25549 ай бұрын
Love, love, love removing our names from mailing lists.
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Totally!
@deborahderosa49879 ай бұрын
Why not categorize? Jumping to different categories is confusing…and annoying. Otherwise, great suggestions.😊
@MinimalistHome9 ай бұрын
Oh gosh, I can’t remember what section you mean 🤔
@elisaangel97899 ай бұрын
If you drink just right out of the "papa bear" mug, you might put an eye out.