Overcoming perfectionism to declutter your home

[@MinimalistHome]

Thanks to PROVEN Skincare for sponsoring this video! You can get 50% discount off the retail price on your personalized 3-step skincare routine using my code ROBYN: bit.ly/robyn_proven - Valid for limited time only!

[@eileenheinkel2374]

This blessed my heart so much. I struggle with perfectionism and with the your not good enough due to how I was raised. You would think that as a 62 year old I would have gotten past that but as was mentioned those comments made to young people stay with them for a lifetime.

[@MinimalistHome]

it is SO true!

[@jhjln8712]

Yes, perfectionism has always been my companion whether I want her or not. And it has always been a huge obstacle to me actually getting my house decluttered, organized, and even just putting things away. Like, “ I’m not even putting these away until I can do it perfectly, “ but then they stay out for weeks.

[@MinimalistHome]

So funny how our minds work, hey?

[@lydiaross2554]

I used to be very hard on myself because I have perfectionist tendencies. I have discovered the way to assure that we will have drop in company is to dive into a project at home that is dirty and messy and leaves us as dirty and messy as our environment. This used to make me so uncomfortable. Now I focus on the people that have dropped in. Relationships are far more important than inconvenient interruptions. I remind myself that if someone drops in, they must feel comfortable with us and they want to spend time with us (a gift). We can visit with folks even if we are messy or in the middle of something. We all need witnesses to our lives.

[@MinimalistHome]

Great reminders!

[@rhondatallent2396]

This is me, a perfectionist. Difficult because if you think you can't ger everything "perfect"you don't start.

[@MinimalistHome]

Totally!

[@michellekey8150]

I really appreciated the comments about not getting hung up on labels. I want to be considered a minimalist, but then I have more than one of everything so I feel like I can't truly be considered minimal. But we use everything we have ..

[@MinimalistHome]

Labels! I tell ya, not helpful

[@happyx2]

Love when you have Lindsay on and you two banter. Such good friends! I always learn from both of you. 😊

[@MinimalistHome]

This is great to hear! Thanks so much!

[@gibbiegibson8985]

I'm almost 66 years old and have been a micro-perfectionist most of my life but got exhausted trying to maintain it. Now, l do cleaning or decluttering or whatever, look around, breathe, and tell myself, "This is OK for now", and give myself permission to stop. If someone doesn't like it. Well, that's their problem.

[@MinimalistHome]

Good point!

[@Modadaone]

I realized when I first started decluttering my garage I wasted 3 weeks getting started until I could find the perfect metal shelf to put my stuff on. I wasted another week until I got in the mood to build it.😮

[@AngelaZsiga]

This is a great topic. I'm always struggling with procrastination and perfection.

[@MinimalistHome]

Me too!

[@MJ-ti6oh]

Love your posts.

[@MinimalistHome]

Thank you!

[@lydiaross2554]

Life is always messy and unpredictable. Turn fear of failure into creating something fun and satisfying. One could draw a basic map of each floor of your house and number each room, then roll the dice and start in the room number that comes up.

[@MinimalistHome]

That's a fun idea!

[@nataliesutherland5584]

I can relate to perfectionism

[@MinimalistHome]

It’s a tricky one! 💪🏼✨

[@christiS907]

We had an everyone is home snow day last week.

[@MinimalistHome]

oh man, crazy right?

[@nataliesutherland5584]

Yeah from being judged in the past I became a perfectionist

[@MinimalistHome]

Awww, that's hard. That past can have such a hold on us sometimes