30 Bags in 30 Days || Declutter Challenge || Day 10

[@beerzzz]

I loved Scott going through the bag. He kept saying not to get stuff in the house but he gets anxious when you purge. That's a man for ya :-) Just show him you can find any recipe on the Internet or youtube, even Pepin, and maybe he will start to purge himself. Or start to cook more ! Love the vids

[@maureenkaech1721]

I have to sneak stuff out of the house......my hubby goes through everything also!

[@klclccalc]

Scott going through the bags...I love it!!! Made my heart smile.😊

[@squirl6519]

Wow!!!!! I am so impressed, especially when you got rid of the weight watchers book to make room for the Peppin book. Sophia you have come such a long way when it comes to letting go of things. I went back to rewatch some of your old videos and the reasons you gave for keeping things were hard to understand at times. I love how you set the rules of what you were going to keep and stuck to it. Way to go!! I am still chuckling over Scott going through the discarded books. I have a challenge for him. Scott, I challenge you to get rid of one trash bag a week (of your stuff only) for a month.

[@mygreatchallenge]

oh please he owns 5 things, no, seriously

[@halfpint1313]

Love the handwritten recipe book from your mother. What a great gift she gave you! Best part of the video.

[@lisag8442]

Love how your mom took the time to write out her recipes for you..priceless.

[@Ariannauk1]

Awesome job , I just moved house and thanks to you I was ruthless Sophia 😂😂, I thought I am not transferring junk into my new home it felt great, and honestly I haven't missed a single thing, plus I have already forgotten most of the stuff I purged x

[@chelseag191]

You are doing a super great job Sofia, I'm proud of you. Jean

[@crossstitchbutton]

Haha! Sophia Scott is like my hubby always afraid his things will walk, Uhumm! sometimes they do but Shhh! he hasn't noticed...

[@my2jedi]

I have (or have had) SO many of those same books, plus about a million various church cookbooks. I am inspired to go through them again tomorrow and see what else can Go. One thing I have learned about keeping things more organized is that it is easier to go through things at a glance. Have you found the same thing? Your French cookbooks are gorgeous, and the one your mom handwrote for you... oh my gosh, what a treasure that is! TFS! Sara

[@thompsonann]

My kids always seem to like what I cooked while they were growing up. After seeing your mother's hand written cookbook to you, I decided to hand write my (and their) favorite recipes and give it to them for Christmas. My heart melted when you shared that with us :). It is good to see the different phases we go through in life, and for what ever reason the things we collect along the way...but we are now living in the present moment, and new decisions have to be made. Keep up the good work!!

[@barbaravoneitzen7729]

Just when I think there's no more clutter ,bags and bags of clutter are found hiding. Sophia you are an inspiration.. when will the clutter end. I swear!!!

[@juliegreen9312]

Absolutely love the cardigan. You're doing great, keep up the good work, your house already looks good, and it will look amazing when you're done. Thank you for sharing.

[@saintgirl]

I love that you said the smell of the book is almost better than the food. You are so wonderful!

[@TessieDobey]

A quick note about your computer printed recipes. You should look into having them laminated or place them in one of those book report plastic protective covers. This way when using them, you won't have to worry about getting food or water on them.

[@wanfranciscojo]

Doing so well...I know how you love books and nostaglia and memorabilia. You are really challenging yourself by decluttering these things. Ialso love how Scott was "going through your rubbish"......hilarious .....hugs from England xxx

[@dreamer4L1]

Very motivating. I gave myself the "one in, one out" rule when it comes to cookbooks. It holds me accountable for what I am bringing into the house.

[@homemakerhighlights446]

You have been encouraging me, Sophia!! I realized a couple of years ago that I am having an emotional attachment to junk! I've been weeding through, but your series has made me realize I need to do it again. Small world, I am right above the panhandle in Alabama :) Also, I know you are trying to cut your books down and now I'm telling you one you need to get...lol....I collect Amish cookbooks and Beverly Lewis has one that is just awesome! I've made many recipes from it and it has lots of wonderful PA Dutch recipes.

[@theflossi56]

Sophia, I need to go through cookbooks as well I rarely use them. It's the same as clothes I use the same things and keep the rest for someday. Great video

[@theresanovak4199]

It is great to visit with you a little bit every day. I always go clean, organize, fix, donate or otherwise improve on something after your video. 😊💐

[@simplymary314]

Great job! I was so proud to see you purging one book to keep another. I watched you debate with yourself and I kept saying " don't start that 3rd shelf!" And Scott was too funny! Reminds me of my husband .

[@TheEnglishRose77]

Wow, 29 books!! Awesome purge! You made great choices! I have 3 cookbooks. Haha. But that's because I already purged my small collection prior to our last move. I'm with you about other books, though! I have a lot! Love, love our little library! We have a Goodwill Bookstore here where most books are $2.99, so it's easy to build quite a collection! Scott cracked me up at the end ... making sure he approved! Mine would've done the same thing! ;) Your pink sweater is lovely.

[@susanelliott4728]

I love Jacque Pepin also and have 3 of his books. I can't get enough of his shows. I have a very hard time getting rid of cookbooks but you have inspired me to work on my cookbooks tomorrow. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@TressasSouthernHomeCooking]

Sophia, I get really inspired watching you, but today the cookbooks were hard for me to watch. Cooking desserts is my hobby i just cannot eat alot of them. I have cookbooks I really need to get rid of because I have been obsessed with collecting them. Although that is the only thing I collect I still must go through them so thank you for the motivation. I appreciate all the hard work you do with making these videos. I just had to tell you that sorry this comment is sooo long!!

[@abbylayla2000]

I went through my linen closet and bottom kitchen drawer today :)

[@anitakern4138]

I'm not alone! I make neat piles to go and HE goes though them looking for scrap items or to sell items. Makes me nuts!!

[@jennmackellar8387]

Omg Scott was hilarious! That was awesome! Good job Sophia! Your doing awesome!

[@teresasalowitz5113]

I am so proud of you Sophie and I feel so bad that your hubby wants to come behind you I hate that but you are doing a wonderful job and you have such great ideas one of these days I might give you some of mine problem areas and see what you can come up with you've inspired me to purge some of my stuff and trust me I've gotten rid of a few things I've given my older kids their memorabilia still got my 20 years old I'm still hanging on to but you're right the more we live in clutter the more our minds get cluttered I'm very happy I found your channel and I have subscribed keep up the good work you're teaching us all

[@luella2897]

We have a Dutch Pantry here too! The best is their Apple Fritter Sundae!!! Wow Sophia!! You are getting ruthless! LOL !! Way to go girl!! Your house is on a Spring Diet and it is getting lighter each day !!

[@DatabaseDesigns4U]

omg! The cookbook made by your mom is VERY special! That really is a treasure! :)

[@tonpap]

Another great decluttering day! Scott really made me laugh! My husband does the same thing...

[@amyhowell4000]

Hi Sophia. So very proud of you. A great effort. I think you need to sing the "Frozen" song to Scott. LOL. I went through my plastics cupboard today. No wonder I can't close the door. There were so many containers in there. Time to let some go. Looking forward to the next video xxx

[@juliewilliams8431]

So proud off you Sophia, seriously you have done a fab job , and the hand written one from your mum ....that's precious ,love your channel xxxtfs

[@debbideanna8818]

Hilarious!! Love you showed Scott going through the discards.

[@karensallows9348]

Clap, clap, clap! You are on a roll. Good job !

[@janicenapoleon1911]

WoW!! You got rid of a lot!!! Good job sticking to your rule!! LoL at Scott going through the bags!!!

[@PastelpricelessBlogspot]

Omg, I tackled the cook books two days ago. Couldn't believe I had so many I NEVER used! I love my taste of home cook books. lol Cracks me up when you smell the books cuz I do it all the time. The binder with the magazine recipes is a great idea. I'm gonna do that!

[@silvivargas1426]

You're doing great!!! And what a treasure you have there with that book your Mom did for you!! Love it!!

[@Terry8885]

Great job Sophia! Cook books are the hardest thing for me to let go of, especially the vintage ones I've collected.

[@JaxFLGirl1222]

Lol, Scott sounds just like my husband. Good job getting rid of so many cookbooks. I think I have some of the same ones you had/have. 👏👏👏👍

[@jeno264]

Watching through this whole series for the third time now- thankyou Sophia, you have inspired me to declutter so much!!

[@shellyleach3377]

lol loved Scott going through your books. Another great video Sophia!!! Again the grandsons were here today. I'm working on getting rid of clothes I no longer want or that don't fit. Can't wait for tomorrow's video👍

[@chrisrules1014]

You continue to amaze me. Great job! And I love your collection of cookbooks. By the way, Scott cracks me up!

[@bekayezme]

We had a Dutch Pantry in our town years ago. We ate there alot and it was affordable. Miss it!

[@CutTheFat]

You were ruthless with the cookbooks this time around - I am so looking forward to watching the show you recommended too!! I love watching cooking shows!! :) Great job, Sophia.. you are inspiring me to pare down the stuff I hold onto myself.

[@SimplicityFromChaos]

This is the best challenge ever Sophia!! I started off in my bedroom :D Video should be up tonight, I'm so excited to share this journey with everyone participating! ^_^

[@sadiec3977]

Sophia, I have been watching for a couple of years now, but this is my first comment to you. I love your declutter vids, and I've been doing the exact same thing with my cookbooks. My rule is similar. If I haven't made a recipe from it/know I won't, then it goes out. I'm British but not a fan of Gordon Ramsey. I had one of his cookbooks, made one recipe, didn't care for it, so out it went. Anyway, who needs GR when we have Jacques Pépin? I agree with you, he is THE best. We used to get his show on tv here (think it was Today's Gourmet), and I would tape them when at work so I could watch. Enjoying your videos. Have a great week :O)

[@crizzyjj]

Oh my goodness! Cookbooks are so hard for me to get rid of and for some reason I'm proud of you for doing it! I think I have 6 shelves of them. I actually use 1 shelf worth. They are sentimental, but I need to get over that, right? Don't get me started on the gardening books, lol!

[@HerNameIsRio2]

Alright alright I started!! You talked me into it! I was going thru things today and I could hear your voice in my head saying get rid of it, you don't use it! So thats what I did! 😘😘😘😘

[@sumfingtosay]

Well done 👏 I must be going through some sort of grieving process in regard to my need to declutter but I can honestly say thanks to both your videos and finally the acceptance I have of my situation I'm ready. Thankyou for being such a tremendous role model. Kind regards 🌹

[@JulieBoeck]

Oh my goodness! Scott going through everything was just like my husband too. So was his comment about not getting the stuff in the first place. Haha. Cookbooks are hard for me to get rid of as well. Luckily this upcoming weekend I have a plan. My cousin and I are getting together to scrapbook/create our own books from our recipe book stash and then get rid of the books. should be fun! :)

[@helloMEpink]

while i couldnt do this declutter with you bc i only have 2 books and no recipe books i did go through my kids books and got rid of some of my kids books that were torn!!! glad to be on his journey with you!

[@TressasSouthernHomeCooking]

That is a great idea for the recipes in the magazines!! I will be doing that too! Those magazines take up so much space but I love them. Good Job, Sophia!!

[@TheTurkeyAttack]

23:50 Now I understand why you always have things to organise and declutter, hahaha I love you guys!!

[@snickety13]

Sophia you so pretty in pink! I got dividers today to use in my recipe notebooks, so tomorrow ( Monday) will be chucking out the recipes Ive never used and organizing the rest, already went thru my recipe books and gave them away what I don't use. LOL Scott is same as my hubby Hahaha goes thru things I'm getting rid of or tossing out! 😃. I like Taste Of Home recipes too, but can get them online and on youtube! My hubby is from Pennsylvania, and I was born in Ohio. Love in Cali now. Your videos aren't top n long for me, could be 2 hours long and I'd be happy lol , so no worries they are too long. Think my next thing to go thru and get rid of will be my closet and hubbies arghhh 😵. Have great day Sophia

[@juliesmith3668]

Was laughing so much when Scott went through the books !!....my dad does just the same to my Mum when she tries to clear out, it drives her mad ! Xx

[@pamela1063]

wow wow wow! love this so much. I don't have quite as many cooking books, but after watching you I KNOW I can donate some. And I'll clean out my recipe binder, too. thank you thank you for the inspiration! I've been watching and loving this series. I think I'll rewatch the others and maybe start my own 30 days :)

[@rachmac1357]

Still home for the week so I helped my Gran go through her closet today and we purged six bags of old/ill fitting clothes she didn't want from through the years! I think this 30 days thing is catching...

[@SunFlower-lp4rw]

I am thoroughly enjoying all of your videos. Love your energy and motivation!!!! Thank you.

[@sharie5706]

Cookbooks are hard for me, but as you said, lots of these recipes are available online. I need to go through mine now, thanks for the inspiration.

[@kristinclarke7063]

love this series! I love a video a day from you! I always look forward to it :) my husband thinks I'm a little obsessed haha

[@ThePilsmith]

Oh my!! Your husband made me crack up, my husband does the same! Keep up the good work Sophia!

[@1lovetheocean]

awesooome :) I'm loving these vlogs, your house is getting so clean of stuff and other people will enjoy those asian cuisine books ^^

[@BobbieCorrigan]

I'm doing my cookbooks and recipes today also. I have lots to go through!

[@rickphillips3860]

Those community cookbooks are terrific, especially the old ones that use 'scratch' ingredients!

[@mygreatchallenge]

+Anne Nonamouse you mean like the church cookbook? if so, I agree, especially on the Amish one, really love their stuff, I once amde an emtore meal from appetizer to dessert all from that book, the kids LOVED it.

[@rickphillips3860]

+My Great Challenge I love real food! Packaged stuff just doesn't cut it for this baby boomer! I am still using a Cookbook from our church published in 1964 - the ladies gave their best recipes and they are absolutely wonderful, usually cheap and cheerful too! Love watching your videos, even though I really suffer through some segments with you! Before our last move I cut to the bone...This house has so many closets and cupboards, but my goal is to keep only what we use, and a little of what we treasure......

[@annecharley1133]

Lol . . Scott rummaging and you both telling each other off! My hub's pretty good at not hoarding (I guess men just have less stuff anyway), but last night he decided to purge some of his old files . . omg, there was paperwork going back to circa 1990! Well done again. Totally sensible decisions.

[@Rhonda_Godsdaughter]

Wow you are doing awesome!!!! I remember watching that video of you putting your cook books over there. You really purged! So proud of you!!!! xoxo

[@joannporter3882]

Lol Scott!!! That was hilarious! You did a great job girl!

[@DatabaseDesigns4U]

I will be so excited to travel along on your trip to France! Yeah! Thank you! :)

[@jeannebowes2898]

i got my floral supplies down to one 12 by 12 box! 8 will pack my small amount of books this afternoon after i get some more boxes. I get up in the morning and watch your video and it gives my energy. I am rather fearful of the packing process.

[@msjenjenp]

Oh, Sophia! Please. . .Not the cookbooks! I have already gotten rid of half of my collection when I moved from Maryland to Florida. Now I realize that I should have given practically all of them away. I almost never use them. I get all my recipes off the internet. I kid myself that I will read each one and decide if there is one recipe I want to make in there, but will I do that? Probably not. There are a few recipes in a few books that I would want to keep and I could write those down and get rid of the book. Sigh. I used to be so proud of my collection, but then.internet.pinterest. I have my entire giant entertainment center shelves filled with these cookbooks. I need to decide on a number and then the rest must go. And guess what? I still buy one one now and then. Why oh why do i do that? I am only going to buy cookbooks on Kindle from now on. How wonderful to have one of your grandmother's cookbooks and the book your mother made for you. I would kill for those. I have two of my mother's cookbooks that I don't really use but they were there my entire life in her house, so cannot release. I look forward to your videos every day. You have inspired a movement! You would not believe what I have allowed myself to get rid of that I have been holding onto for years. I cannot even explain hose grateful I am to you! BTW Fast Food My Way was one of the ones I gave away before I moved. Bummer. XXOO Love you muchly!

[@mygreatchallenge]

+Jennifer Papich i am just thankful I do not have space for a bookcase in the kitchen because trust me, it would look like the cook book section of Barnes and Noble, categorize by country!!!! i think we buy for that just in case i actually act upon my dreams (name the dream here), we always anticipate our being able to do x y or z, but never look at time and commitment as though we can bend that 24 hours per day!

[@francinerollin2769]

Hi Sophia, you are really good at that , you are doing a great job. You are motivating me and got to get rid of allot of stuff. Thank you for sharing your experience and I appreciate it very much. I have to get rid of cook books, I have to many of them especially diet books and gest what !!!!!!!!!! I bought another one, I have a hard time to stay away from them. Well take care Sophia et à demain. xo

[@robertagannon442]

Your husband is adorable. I used to do the same thing when my husband would get rid of things. Finally I just let it go. Didn't notice what he got rid of being gone. Much less stressful.

[@israels1inger]

Sophia, has anyone asked u to do a French language learning video... i'd love to learn some!

[@yazzislife]

Oh I laughed when Scott came in to check what you were getting rid of lol and you got rid of so much that's great I've done the same. I've got rid of like 10 black bags of rubbish the past week and it feels great 👍🏾

[@kathalinehansen7078]

I love books, too. I have a reference library of 4 bookcases full of religious literature. However, now most of it is online, so I am going through my homemade volumes and printed volumes and discarding everything except for charts and photos that are not included online. Maybe you could start this way: divide your novels into groups of 10, pick 1 that is your least favorite and discard it.

[@Tybrady9]

You go girl!!! Wonderful job!! Keep it up.

[@debbideanna8818]

Was hoping he wouldn't find a keeper in those bags. Sweet that you knew what he wanted and kept them for him. Well done, Sophia. Now I need to empty one big book case of cookbooks I never use.

[@margaretc2015]

I purged my cookbooks also. Only kept my mom's old cookbooks from the 50's and a few she had given me. Otherwise like you I got rid of the ones I never used. It's hard for me to get rid of any books as I love them all.

[@lizy4898]

I was cracking up at this one, especially at the end with Scott!

[@marilenamarkou4630]

Sophia you' re such an inspiration !!! You have motivated me with this challenge, I organized my entryway closet today, took out 8 jackets that my kids no longer fit into for donation to the refugees chelter, that counts 2 days non? Scot ... lol a man :D You look great in pink, love your videos, keep up the good job !!! PS. We have an issue here in Greece, we must keep almost all the receipts for tax reasons at least for 5 years, so, I want to organize the cabinet dedicated for this purpose, but they are so many, do you have any suggestions of how I could store them in order to take less space? Thank you !!!!

[@missplanabcdefg7321]

i love these videos! thanks for the inspiration and motivation sophia! keep the videos coming!

[@JazzyBabe56]

I would start the challenge but seriously - I have been decluttering for 3 1/2 years since ma mere passed........and if I get rid of anything else my hubby will seriously get angry at me coz now its down to his stuff - and he has very little to begin with.....love your series....just love it...

[@beatrizrojaslifewith3kids]

you are doing great keep up the great. job in purging your books

[@lisaadamson8972]

Lisa / England You are doing such a great job with your 30 day challenge such an inspiration. keep up the good work. And you look so slim. That top really suits you

[@TheLadyDi35]

Sophia, I found the cookbook, Larosse de la Cuisine, on Etsy from France. From the same shop I ordered a Steiff Rabbit that was also for sale in the same shop in Angoleme, France. It is almost new condition. Brother in law from there. Will give cookbook to my sister or niece. Thanks for inspiring me to order it.

[@mygreatchallenge]

+TheLadyDi35 it;s such a great book i am glad you found it

[@nancypeteja6560]

This is something I am looking forward to!!

[@TheDodge89]

Sophia, I am laughing because my husband does the same thing as Scott. I get so mad at him sometimes because he checks out the stuff that I am giving away. I have to admit that there have been a few times that I was happy I listened to him, lol! Great job getting rid of all the stuff you won't use. I am so enjoying this series of video's.

[@harajukuloverstour]

I'm so proud of you! You blew right thru this chore! I don't own any cookbooks because of Pinterest!

[@mygreatchallenge]

+harajukuloverstour well i thought about pinterest but then again, nothing beats seating down at the counter and browsing books for meal inspiration - Pinterest is just eye candy

[@rubiegarnetrose]

I love this, thanks for inspiring me to get rid of over 50 books that I wasn't using 😊 love you Sophia☺️ ~Ruby ❤️

[@raffaellalightpink4901]

good job! your channel is always so inspiring! It's funny because I did the "cooking books purge" just few weeks ago, I always buy too many of those and some didn't even get used once!!! Other got used once or twice to find that I don't even like those recipes!!!! Unfortunately, even if I know all of that, I'm constantly attracted to cooking books, especially those with big and wonderful pictures but I have not bought any single new one since 2014, Yeah for me!

[@raffaellalightpink4901]

+Raffaella LightPink Ps: my husband does the same thing when he sees bags or boxes of stuff I'm getting rid of! =)))

[@kimberlyknepp6634]

Sophia I can't believe you mentioned The Dutch Panty! I live a couple miles from the one off I80 in Clearfield PA, and eat there occasionally!

[@mygreatchallenge]

that s the one. we love it. we always sit at the same booth the last one in the left corner.

[@Tinamar65]

+Kimberly Knepp ... Dutch Panty... cute!

[@kimberlyknepp6634]

Oops! I didn't notice I missed the "R" in pantry!

[@imabee2010]

Haa haa you gotta love that husband of your`s . I have done my cook books before but, I can do it again today I guess lol. I do wish I had a chance to go the that soup place oh well . Thanks Sophia

[@natashabanavage1672]

Well done another accomplishment. You should try a couple of Maltese food recipes (some are not really good for the waistline). Just in case you do not know Malta is a tiny island in the middle of the Mediterranean between Sicily and Libya

[@morganjones5167]

You did an amazing job . I also love cookbooks

[@karinperrott9890]

I'm nine days behind so far....but one bag of trash and a larger bag that has been donated. Love your videos, very motivating

[@angiemillar7244]

Tht was an amazing purge...well done x

[@bluejay5531]

Hi Sophia! I am going through your challenge mustering courage...wow you are storming through all the stuff!! I love your cardigan! it is so pretty and that colour really suits you! :-)

[@mygreatchallenge]

+Blue Jay thank you

[@sherrydonald1699]

2nd day here, not as good as 1st day but not giving up! Thanks for the motivation!

[@mygreatchallenge]

steady and slow

[@ollieb.9731]

Wow! Such a good job :) I did my cookbooks awhile ago and it was really hard to get rid of some of them. I got rid of one that I learnt to bake with when I was a little girl but I had to get rid of it as I couldn't make any of the recipes because I can't eat that stuff anymore due to health reasons. Even so, it was hard and I hope you're very proud :)