HOARDER Closet Decluttering 2nd Day pt. 1 | MIAMI DECLUTTER Ep. 5

[@historianlaura]

Teenage girls are teenage girls around the world, making scrapbooks of their favourite boybands :) Only recently said good bye to the last of the scrap books and posters I had saved. But it felt right. Currently doing my between season declutter and clean and it really doesn’t take long anymore in turn it has affected how I consume now too which also makes things much easier. Thank you for the trip down memory lane ladies x

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thanks for watching Laura! I think I enjoyed the Leo throwbacks the most 🥰

[@vicm7870]

I was a lot like this couple. I had so many collectables and nostalgia pieces and things from childhood. It took two house moves and about 5 rounds of decluttering over about 6 years to do it. You have to go a little at a time and it's clear this couple will declutter further now they have started. I made a small fortune selling all my collections and retro toys from the 80s and 90s so keeping hold of this stuff for so long wasn't a bad thing really 😃

[@sammyspillane1164]

I think you nailed it, It’s the multiple passes that help. So don’t beat yourself up over stuff. Grouping and letting it sit in my mind often means next time I can let go. I also need to be in the right headspace. Visualising the end result

[@liatori6214]

I like that: " in the right headspace". 👍

[@catherinetaylor164]

So true, especially visualizing the end.

[@MsGinSling]

Multiple passes work for me, its as though with each touch the good stuff gets better and the stuff you no longer want slowly releases its grip on your mind.

[@margaretvillalpando7722]

WOW! The living room makeover/declutter looks great! They had way too much stuff for the space. I think a lot of us are guilty of that too sometimes. I know I am. I am slowly decluttering stuff but definitely need to declutter more. I will never be a minimalist, but I don't like a lot of clutter either. I think you found the right balance in their apartment.

[@tcribb5325]

A brilliant result, the home owners must be so pleased! Still a bit to go like you said, but I'm sure not as daunting as it may have been before your work. The space and organisation they have gained is impressive. Keep up the great work! Your empathy, experience and care for people and their stuff is top notch! Thank you April for the way you're helping people reclaim their homes ❤

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

If you're feeling discouraged in your declutter, know that with each pass it gets easier. 💛 See you next Sunday for the living room and the final look at this space!

[@username00009]

Sometimes the smallest things can help to get the momentum going again! A few of my solutions include making a list of things that are bothering me so I can focus my attention on things that I can solve now vs. later, micro decluttering in the larger space (like a small box of keepsake trinkets or a box of papers), rearranging furniture, organizing a small space (like a drawer), or even clearing a surface. Most times that’s all it takes for me to get started again with a more challenging space.

[@lauramitchell6725]

One thing to buy: ( at a second hand furniture store or Facebook Market Place) A tall,skinny etagere( closed in with glass shelves and a light) for your living room or bedroom and put All of the beloved elephants and knickknacks in and enjoy!🥰

[@candylove1234]

Love the idea that you don't have to get everything done in one go, that it takes time

[@teszter704]

So much emotional labour was done! They did such a great job!!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I was so happy with the progress this day!

[@mmkayymm]

My SIL passed away 2 weeks ago. Helping my MIL cleaning her room made me realize that you don't want to leave the world for others having to take care of your things. She had so much merchs from a lot of KPOP artists and bands, but it's okay, we got to donate them to our younger cousins. So, I started to declutter papers and clothes, tho it felt very hard since I kept on thinking 'I might need this and those'. After watching a lot of your vids, I started putting a time limit (6 months/1 year) so that I can let them go easily.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Sending you healing thoughts. 💛

[@Brigitte_Cantin]

I am never happy with my spaces 😆 I'm continuously decluttering. Even now, I went through my makeup, ok all good, nope a month later doing it again and I'm not big enough to get pr yet. I dont do rounds if decluttering, it's all the time. The lessons you have taught this couple will keep them going forever. I'm also convinced that most people want a bigger home because of their stuff. If they keep decluttering, they may realize they dont need to move because who needs that stress really lol. I also believe that if you cannot display all your items what's the point? The books I own now, 90, are displayed, the rest are electronic (and I have a lot) all I have stored is Christmas, outdoor cushions and hubby's things which happens to be a TV stand. I'm not a minimalist but not a maximalist either. (Unless you count Harry Potter stuff 🤪) even though at this stage you're not done, I'm pretty sure they already felt a huge difference and could breathe better. Another amazing episode, thank you. 😘💖😘💖👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thanks Brigitte! It's true about housing size, or at least what I've noticed for us. Since being back in America I'm like, "ya this is just too big for us." 🤪

[@sarahhansen762]

You are so respectful, gentle and encouraging.

[@GoingGreenMom]

she has made so much progress in building her decluttering muscles in just a week!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Hasn't she!?!

[@Jen39x]

The first of April’s videos I watched was her mother-in-laws declutter episode 1 where they start with the garage. One area for items to get rid of and one area for items they might want to use later. I was so inspired I cleaned my garage and started my two areas. The over flowing mess I’m dealing with in my condo was decluttered somewhat pre-move although sometimes stuff was just slung in boxes but enough to count as time 1. This round number 2 is the serious do I want this going forward. Still in progress as I’m pretty sure those saying a hoarder moved in wouldn’t want me as a neighbor. Round 3 is in progress as well. Remember the two areas in garage? It has been a huge help knowing that the sell pile was designated for a garage sale. That garage sale is Labor Day weekend and I spent this last week working on pricing and going through everything again. I kept only a couple items truly small useable items and it gave me huge confidence that I’m ready to get this stuff gone. And I know that I’m going to do the same with my keep boxes - declutter again. So I think 3 rounds is a minimum as well. Much to my surprise I’m actually reducing by maybe 75%. Having so much excess is a combination of being the last out of a large house owned by my parents who lived through depression and were the recipients of stuff from their siblings estates that no one else knew what to do with. There’s been spells of I will buy anything I touch in my life which hasn’t helped either. Now I’m old enough to look at something and say there’s not enough year’s left in my life to read that book, knit that yarn, make that quilt or take up canning. It’s very freeing.

[@judyshort38]

I have a bedroom in my daughter's house which is 12 x 15 feet. I have a 5-drawer dresser, a double bed, a nightstand, a bookcase, and a desk. I go through my winter clothes in the fall and summer things in the spring and donate to Goodwill anything I haven't worn in the season I am cleaning out. I get all my books from Goodwill and donate them back once I have read them. I also clean out my desk drawers twice a year. The bookcase holds all my decor items. If something new doesn't fit, I have to find something I have in there that I am ready to donate. I do not hoard and living in one room, you just can't hold on to a bunch of stuff, which I never have done anyway when I had my own place. Keep up the good work. Will make a big difference in your lives! Clutter-free is the way to go!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

It sounds like you've really fine tuned your system over the years!

[@rebeccacartier153]

I’m almost forty and I only allowed myself one bag per decade of my life of memoir items… but after moving a lot and some other life events happening, I’ve changed bag to shoe box, and try and declutter those once a year, just to make sure I still love everything I those boxes and they still bring me joy and not anxiety. But I really loved your holiday item declutter idea, why not make it easier on yourself, and just do it on the holidays when you’re already going through that stuff. As a niece of a librarian, it pains me to see books being stored away… my aunt would say “ who could read them in a box”. I myself keep the books I love to read (or read multiple times) and donate the rest, in my city every two blocks or so there are little free libraries people have set up in their yards where you can take a book or leave a book. So every quarter or so I go through my book stacks and sort them, going to read, loved to read again, and meh. And then just spread them out all over in the little free libraries.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

This reminds me... I should add a video about holiday declutter to our Dec list! THank yoU !

[@xylindria9077]

The scrap books made me giggle. Takes a whole lot more effort than just “like” on an Instagram. 😅 I jumped on the 2020 declutter wagon. I did several rounds of declutter. We recently moved and “do I like this enough to tote it up 3 flights of stairs?’ Is a good motivator. :) Great job! I appreciate you not bullying people into letting go but letting them warm up to the idea.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Of course! I don't like to be bullied into things I don;t want to do either.

[@catherinetaylor164]

Here's what I've done to help myself get rid of holiday decor( my weakness). First, I take the boxes out a month ahead to see what I have, to stop myself from buying more. It is so easy to buy stuff when it starts appearing in the stores! If I see what I already have, I can then plan what I want to use. After the holiday, I only repack what I actually did use that year. Anything I didn't use goes to charity. I am now down to one small storage box per holiday, or season, and they fit nicely in a bedroom closet. For me, that is huge! I used to have 8 big totes full of just holiday stuff that was taking up garage space!

[@fianorian]

So satisfying seeing the storage room now. It took me two rounds to get my small home decluttered, however I found that it is now a constant process of tweaking now. I am still finding stuff to dispose of and would highly recommend doing a run through about six months after the initial declutter. By that time you can really see what you have and have not been using, and you have also built up your decluttering muscles (mental and physical).

[@noemisolano4748]

fianorian I agree with you, after you declutter you always find something that can be donated, tossed or shred papers. All of 2021 I was decluttering only my things. Took me awhile because I work full time so I only have Saturday and Sunday to look at my things in my home to see what can go. I donated tons of stuff and shredded lots of my papers. So now I too am tweaking and finding stuff that can go. I now see the labor of my work decluttering because I have less things. But I keep up with the shredding because junk mail keeps coming, lol 😂. I only buy clothing that I need. This way I won't have so many clothes.

[@ScoutFinch88]

To me progress in decluttering is like working out you’ll never say “I wish I didn’t waste my time and energy doing that!” Good work TSD💪🏼🤍✌🏼

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

haha totally!

[@Raggdoll52]

This Summer my husband and I have gone to 5-6 estate sales. It has been an eye opening revelation! I have seen what people have helded onto, stored, hoarded and collected for many years but when it comes right down to it, we can not take it with us and other people do not see the value or care less about your collection of dishes, crystal , owls, mushrooms, outdated furniture, old books, trinkets and decorations. I would love to have half of what people in just the United States spend each year just storing their junk! Things they have not seen or touch probably in years but yet will not let go of it. It keeps us prisoners to "things" that after we take our last breath meaning pretty much nothing to our family, children or even strangers who walk through our homes at our "estate sale" I love how you do not push people to let go of their things but I wish they could see it through someone else's eyes! You do a great job and are such a gracious young woman.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Very true. In some ways I think that as a society we're moving more towards owning less, but perhaps that's just within the company I keep. I hope we're moving that way.

[@lorizielinski227]

Multiple passes always help and she is doing great building her decluttering muscles! Great job to you all ❤️

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

💛 Thanks for watching again, Lori!

[@shadegarden7375]

Wow! Lots of work!!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Yes it was! But It helped sooo much!

[@shirleygermain5707]

Took me 3 times to really get through things. The more I got rid of, the better I felt. You must push a little more complicated when you only have 5 days to declutter. My last declutter involved a dumpster. I was ruthless. I haven't missed anything. I learned that stored items end up getting ruined, even in containers. And they end up smelling so bad.

[@BlueBird-nf2gp]

Great job!😊🐦

[@shereemorgan1430]

I do it in one day, I cut too the chase. Most of my decluttering was for fashion. It took two car loads of just clothing for Goodwill. The third one was for household items. I had so much stuff. I still have a storage unit in Vegas. I will go back and clean that one out. It's two units combined into one, I am getting rid of at least 50 to 75 percent of it all.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

It's going to feel so good to eliminate the storage unit!

[@salmanatour6532]

You can't even imagine how excited I got when I saw my notification for this video! , I was like " yes yes yessss" 😂

[@sharonsomers5513]

Nice job decluttering and organizing. It takes me about three rounds. You really do build up decluttering muscles.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thank you!! 😊

[@0JReynolds]

Hi there, really proud of them being able to declutter as much as they have It can be very difficult to let go of things we love or have memories. By the way, I was yelling, I want those green elephants 🤣. When I declutter it can take me a couple of times to four times. My house is not cluttered but I am the Queen of matrixing things in closets or cabinets and it’s super organized. ~Janet 😘

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

if only we could virtually send those donation piles to everyone on here 🤣 that would be fun!

[@TheMeganExperience]

I've been consistently decluttering for a few years now and I don't even have that much stuff but each time, there's more stuff that I'm ready to let go. Also pushing back really hard against gift-giving from folks unless it's truly needed (for example, we used to literally get a trunk full of random stuff that relatives would give to us every year at holidays that we didn't want or need so instead now we focus on creating lists or for our more creatively inclined folks- they make us one or two items that we love instead).

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

OMG... you really hit on something important about gift giving. I was thinking of making a video about that in December. Gifts, as sweet and generous as they can be sometimes can really add to the clutter and stress we already have. Glad you found a balance with that.

[@ds7675]

I was a bit disappointed the video was about the storage room again but once the owner started going through her elephant collection I was happy. I so wish she’d kept the two green elephants but I get it’s her stuff and she felt comfortable enough to let them go and just kept the larger one. I hope someday she finds a spot to keep the collection out, too. And how lucky are they to be in an apartment where there is an extra storage room to house items one doesn’t need on a daily basis. They should be proud about going through everything a second time and still managing to donate or pitch many items. Kudos!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Right!? It's so nice to have extra space for those things. Esepcially for storing suitcases when you're in an apartment.

[@carlottabuffagni7538]

For me it takes one or two rounds of decluttering, depending on my motivation. Like right now I'm decluttering after a move and I've been ruthless because I'm sooo over the chaos. For the organizing part, literally infinite rounds because I'm a(n anxious) perfectionist and I'm never happy with the results 😂 You're doing an amazing job 😍

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Oh i agree, organizing can take SOO many rounds.

[@andeebee2530]

So glad to see stuff leaving, the amount of stuff they have feels suffocating to me. They will feel much lighter, the more they let go. They’re now off to a great start thanks to your help.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I felt lighter after that day, so I knwo they do! This was a great progress day for them!

[@beverlyschroeder5573]

So exciting to see the progress.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I can't wait to show you the living room!

[@laurasimpson7650]

Lol I was talking to you about the manuels saying, 'Don't keep them. You can find @ all online.' 🤭 Well done, hon! I'm brutal w myself while decluttering....so, kinda once and done kinda gal. If I touch it, I have to make a decision on it right then...save, declutter, trash. 🤷

[@catherinetaylor164]

And the truth is, we never go back and look at them.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I'm going to start using that one with client, "just find them online" - so true.

[@rmf4]

We moved 1.5 years ago. Still going through stuff. Decluttering and reorganising. 29 years of marriage and 4 teenagers so lots of stuff. Probably over halfway but have made real progress. I would definitely need to do another pass once I have worked through the first round. It's important not to get discouraged to keep going one box at a time.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

it sounds like you've made some serious progress! I hope you are enjoying all of the free space and keep the motivation going !

[@ForJesus34]

It took me 2 so far, getting ready to do the ones l set aside items that are "to think about"...

[@Connie-ts1dv]

Great video. Got me the worst part is dealing with the things you don't want.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Right!? I start to have a little breakdown at that point too. It's PAINFUL to get through those little things.

[@rachgeorgia9993]

Love the BSB clippings, so nostalgic. The donation pile is impressive. I’d say it takes me three declutters to get things how I want them.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Right!? I can't say I was that hardcore of a fan, but I respect it

[@Sophie-kn3gh]

Great video! Love declutters! One things that helps me is really thinking about if an item aids in my existence

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Love that Sophie!

[@meredithdunn830]

The music makes me think of the Reading Rainbow intro and I'm to here for it. Am I alone here? 😅 I love your empathetic approach!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

bhahaha

[@pama.6410]

Great progress on the storage area! Wonderful that they were both ready to let go of more things! There was some high level tetris going on today! LOL.

[@mildredmartinez8041]

I will use a 3 inch wide spine binder marked manuals. I will use plastic page protectors to file each on and by section. Furniture, appliances, devices. Yesterday I went to my cousins to start working on a room in her home where everything she didn't know what to do with had been shoved. I focused on cleaning out the contents of a window storage bench. We pushed through just for that one thing. She has to post items on her Local Buy Nothing group to clear out what was decided. Next time I will work on the next section.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I hoep your project with your cousin is making good progress!

[@denisebunker6674]

I am usually 2-3. I am grateful I have found I’m not attached to “things”. I have found the process has made me even less attached. 😉

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

So true.. and then it gets to the point where you're like, 'why would I even buy that in the first place" or at least it's made me really change my shopping behaviors and though process in the stores.

[@susancook3360]

These people have soooo much stuff

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

They're just starting their declutter journey. I think they will start downsizing as the declutters contiue.

[@Jen39x]

The elephant collection: next time you get it out have white tissue or unprinted newspaper on hand for rewrapping. Colored newspaper in damp climates will transfer permanent color onto collection. I’ve seen it happen and it really wouldn’t take long after a hurricane with accompanying electric outage for even storage unit to get damp. Something non-collectors can’t relate to is the fun it brings us to go through a collection while cleaning. It’s a relaxing break from all the cleaning work if nothing else. If it fits in a tote or two what harm does it do? And who knows down the road there might be a perfect spot to rotate displaying one or two small ones. Like the big one on balcony.

[@amma7244]

Impressive. And healing to watch. Over the last six months we’ve had hoarders (yes with diagnosis) move in next door and no fence and we are minimalists. So so hard.

[@VeganMangoQueen]

Ugh I’m a minimalist also and have a diagnosed hoarder 2 yards over. He’s in his 60s and grew up in the house and when his parents died he kept all their stuff so he’s not going anywhere. After a year I couldn’t take it, plus he sunbathes in his undies so I spent 3 grand on a 6ft wood fence. Maybe you can get some of the reed/bamboo fencing rolls from a home improvement store to help block it out?

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

This hits very close to home with where we are now. The mood shifts completely when you see it outside and not to mention the change in property value for all the owners in the area.

[@adventurebabyboomer7318]

They really need to get rid of a lot more HH items that are unused. Or get a bigger place.

[@astridteeuw2374]

This series is so relatable! Thank you and your client for sharing. For me decluttering goes in fases, sometimes I feel like it, sometimes I get stuck. And it never really ends, because new stuff comes in as life happens.

[@karenstairs8273]

I have all my manuals in a 4 inch Binder. If I part with something I take the manual out and give with the item or if trashing it, toss the manual too

[@eversosophi9653]

oh so satisfying to watch • I'm going through this with a family home and it definitely takes time and pacing yourself

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

And ya know, with family there is an emphasis on PACING 🤣

[@rebeckamattisson5083]

Awesome work April and of course the home owners too! Be proud of yourselves. :)

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thanks Rebecka!

[@toocooltobeold]

I could sit and watch all day. Can't wait for the next video

[@callieobriant272]

I decluttered as I packed for a move. Again when we unpacked (1 year later). And then AGAIN when we had been in our home for 6 months. I feel good about it after round 3 but feel like I still need to do one more round.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Moving is always the quickest way to declutter🤪

[@AlNisa21]

It’s amazing to see that so many people hoard lots of stuff & don’t declutter on a regular basis. I thought that show “Hoarders” was a rarity but seems like it’s actually very common! I hope your help inspires them to get rid of way more things than they did on your series.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Oh, the more I do this adn the more I hear from everyone, this is a reality for so many people.

[@moriamsel7043]

I love that there's s tiny bin labeled "elephants"! Also, you can play "Spot the Nalgene bottle" with most of your videos 😀

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

bahahaha it's such an obnoxious color but it's always with me to stay hydrated 🤪 I eed to find a yellow one.

[@moriamsel7043]

@@SpaceMakerMethod I had a yellow one, looks weird, too. Now I have a blue one, that might be why I can always spot yours 😂

[@psymompa]

Nice episode. She did so well exercising her decluttering muscles. It gets easier with practice. I feel like I'm in a constant state of decluttering. As a family, we tend to have big decluttering sessions before school and right before Christmas. The little sessions happen everytime, we bring something into the home. We make sure to let some items go. As a family, we function better with a clear space.

[@crimsonrose51]

Your decorated transformations are AMAZING!! I'm always surprised and inspired!!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thank you so much!

[@efhoxie]

I died when I saw the boy band scrapbook, I did that too!!! Such a thing when we were that age! Kids this day just won't understand! I had that same Greek Myuthology book too!!! Many happy memories of reading!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Bahaha! Who was your crush? Nick and Justin for me... and JTT 💛

[@everdreamcosplay]

I usually do 2 passes with each declutter, but I find it took me 3 major declutters over a series of years to get me to where I feel my stuff is managed

[@margie7113]

Great video, seeing all this makes me glad i go through things about three times a year and declutter!😊

[@hannahkennedy2259]

Looking forward to part two. Great video 👏👏👏

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Yay! See you Sunday!

[@CeeLeeLEMT]

So many times 😹 First when downsizing, then moving from Ottawa to Vancouver, and then again after moving within Vancouver. Biggest change, and related space benefit, was reducing the number of physical books from 34 boxes to 3 and then (during Covid) replacing my keeper books with a ebook - if it existed in a Canadian format. I did spend extra money on buying an e-version but it was so worth it to no longer need three full-height bookcases! Both Ottawa and Vancouver public libraries accept books - as well as CDs, and DVDs/Blue-ray - donations.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Ebooks are such a gamechanger for so many! What a space saver!

[@sophiabright8371]

Was thinking - can the guest bedding be stored in a couple of the suitcases? With some kind of wicking bag to prevent mold? I'm just at the beginning of this video. I'm looking forward to seeing what is accomplished. Such great teamwork, planning & flexibility to find the solution! I'm binge watching this series. Every time I get up to get something, I take a box or bag and re-situate a bunch of stuff that needs more taming. If I can pick it up and move it, so much the better. I remembered from before my recent (COVID-INFESTED!) plane trip, I had collected a large box lid's worth of travel stuff (not all of which went with me!). Now that I have a small suitcase still on my bed, I am going to pack up the travel stuff and put it in the suitcase for my next trip (February 2025, if all goes well!). I'm getting so inspired by this focused five-day declutter effort. April, you are the Energizer Bunny!!! Amazing. Great job, Miami Couple & Kitties! So dedicated and focused! I can't wait to see the Final video!!!

[@Robug44]

Fantastic result. Huge amount of work. Good luck with the move. I’m jealous you met Carla. Just kidding. She’s fantastic. 🍾🥂🎊🌈

[@KristiBranstetter]

So true about the multiple rounds of declutter. I started round one and then I let go of more in subsequent rounds. I need to work more on seasonal and home decor more. My goal is simple living not minimalistic. After watching the episode, I went thru another round of decluttering seasonal and holiday decor. I have another pile to get rid of.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Oh that's great!!! And I love that, a simple life...

[@katieebendick2631]

A really cool way to display high school medals is to cut off the necklace and store them in a decorative chest like treasure.

[@mimishimaineko1173]

So happy (and somewhat jealous!😅) to see the progress!!! Unfortunately, decluttering will take the rest of my life, and then some. I have become the holder of possessions from deceased family members (Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, my younger sister, my ex-husband and his Mom, even a few tokens from my Dad), and can't bring myself to thinning out these things. My husband calls these items "shrines", and reminds me that I have also my own personal clutter to deal with before it becomes a "shrine" too--if not, my son will just throw it all into the dumpster! What I have always seen as a responsibility of love🧡is becoming such a burden as I get older.

[@ber1779]

Donate the things but keep the memories

[@mimishimaineko1173]

@@ber1779 I will try.🧡

[@ber1779]

@@mimishimaineko1173 Some people take a picture, and toss the item. You could put everything in for a group picture, (or individual) and it make a digital family history album. Under the pic. you can write a line about whose item it is and why it’s important/ what it reminds you of. E.g. grandpa’s favorite recliner. Your whole family can access it on google docs and can reminisce on the memories and have it for everyone to add to or be the “keeper” of. This way no single person is burdened with storing the actual item, but the most important ones can be remembered or added by anyone.

[@judithbn8699]

Hi, a book that might help you is The gentle art of swedish death cleaning by Margareta Magnusson.

[@theladynextdoor313]

You aren’t alone. I’m the oldest child and inherited a lot of my parents & grandparents and great aunts things over the years. It is hard for me to part with some of it. I use what I can and I have been slowly working on decluttering over the past couple years. It is very hard!!! I’m a very sentimental person.

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

I'm already a minimalist in 80% of my life at the very least but watching such series and feeling the hell that is chronic clutter (which is what i initially started with) really makes me want to become one of those people who own like a backpack of things and like live in a yurt or something... like full on spartan monk level 😂 i really dont think humans were meant to own much individually at all and what we need shouldve always been like the groups/tribes/communitys closest i can think of today would be hutterite/amish communities... not having to worry about all the basics of life and only really own your personal devices/sentimental things would be do freeing.

[@nicky_bee]

Great progress!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thank you!

[@Katiedora122]

Oh my gosh, I had the Jeopardy version of that handheld game! It's unfortunately long gone now, but I did find Bop It Extreme the last time I went through my childhood storage.

[@leezasims9959]

Very impressive sorting. There is so much to go through but you kept going. Great job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 It inspired me to keep going....🤗❤️

[@mai_world]

Great job, team!!!

[@fayeashcroft7066]

It’s boxes 📦 of the tiny stuff that clutters up everything Excess books 📚 from the past stuff that the kids don’t want to take but leave it at your place to mind it for them Well done April Can’t wait for next week Australia 🇦🇺

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Haha. SO true. I finally just took some old college yearbooks home from my MOm's place 🤣

[@ellenhawkins128]

Whenever I am having difficulty with letting an item go to a donation charity, I think if a friend needed it, would I be happy to give it to them? The answer is always yes, so I think of donating something as giving it to a friend I haven’t met.

[@gurubhaikhalsa9337]

That's fantastic, thank you!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I love that mindset!

[@crowcalls]

What a wonderful approach! I have quite a few things ready to go to such a friend with a younger kid soon. This is good motivation to go through them sooner rather than later, so they can help someone.

[@an7855]

Just a little idea for manuals and warranties(because I just saw a random box with them mix upped with other stuff): i just keep the pages in my language and write the appliance, month and year of buying and the date when warranty ends in the top corner. Everytime I add (or need) something I declutter the whole pile. It seems like a little space safing but it is stuff that really can get out of control. I organize them in my file box in just one big hanging folder. Newest to the back. It is not even a minute to declutter and it isn't hard that way. And because I also wrote down the appliance I don't have to search on the front page. Sometimes it can be really hard to identify what this kind of paper is for.

[@carolineevans1565]

Very motivating once again,💪🏼 thank you x Caroline 🇬🇧

[@heathercreates8406]

Put the rims on market place! Donate them. Put them on the curb. It will take a life time of decluttering to get us in a comfortable space. It never ends!!

[@shannonmcrae1364]

I feel like everything she chooses to keep I’m like WHY DO YOU NEED THAT MANY LEONARDO DECAPRIO POSTERS and then the turquoise elephants I’m like “wait no keep those” lmao

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

hahah 😝

[@kaypace8942]

Its always hard to decluter! I'm 68 and going through everything now. If the kids don't want it I'm getting rid of a lot of things.

[@jessie551]

Regarding properly disposing of every item: it's commendable of them to be so consciousnesses of how they remove items from their lives, but at some point people need to understand that if you're really trying to declutter, getting rid of things however you can, in that moment might be more important than holding onto trash, waiting for the right way to dispose of every little thing. At some point, that becomes a sublevel of hoarding in and of itself. Also, please keep in mind that huge corporations are the real polluters of our planet, and individuals have very little impact on our environment. ❤️

[@gurubhaikhalsa9337]

I used to think that also, but then I realized that our thoughts are energy, and energy either adds or subtracts to our reality.

[@waytoson]

Decluttering is not a one (or 3) and done thing. Its a constant for us...we have to go through and decide what can stay every 6 months or so. Its crazy the things that we can get rid of twice a year...

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

OMG right!? It can add up so quickly!

[@Ineviyath]

Haha this got uploaded when I was reorganizing my storage room XD

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

yes!!! I hoep it gave you some extra motivation!

[@kristinestocker]

I realize how spoiled I am to have a garage which is a great muster station when decluttering and donating. I generally need 2-3 rounds.

[@missmustache4207]

Garages or basements are a luxury now a days. No basements or attics in oregon, high water table.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

It really is so helpful to have that space when decluttering!

[@deborahcole1045]

I inherited prior generations "stuff" it has taken me 12 years to get through it.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

oh no.

[@sharonstratton1987]

I was wondering why you didn’t shrink the storage bags down to make more space?

[@historianlaura]

I am guessing because no vacuum down there.

[@ellenhawkins128]

@@historianlaura I just lay down on the bag and force the air out, then quickly zip it closed.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I think because we were just using them as dust covers rather than space savers for this project.

[@frrusc1]

I have a complaint 😱😱😱😱 ...those episodes are too short and once a week it's not enough... 😳 just telling 😊😊😊😊 I love watching u cos u really can see the beauty in organizing

[@lhendriks]

Yes!

[@anouk.baasdejonge]

when I first declutterd I think I did three rounds before I was comfortable with it. Currently I'm pregnant with our first, and we live in 30sqm so decluttering again to make space for baby, but taking it very slow :)

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

OMG Congrats!!!

[@maddscientist3170]

One thing that IRKS me is the store labels left on bins

[@ellenhawkins128]

I like to remove the store/brand labels, but sometimes they are put on with an adhesive that won’t let the label tear off cleanly. Don’t the manufacturers know the labels need to be removed after purchase?

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

haha for sure. I tried to peel some away and was like, "this is ruining my nails....I can't" 🤪

[@Luesium]

Yassss BSB collector!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thank you!!

[@judyfarmer2962]

Awesome job. I love to declutter but I’m not a minimalist. I have my collections and they are contained. I don’t want anymore things but I love the ones I have so not ready to let go yet and I’m 69. My husband and I do not store a lot of stuff in the attic. I just don’t want my children to have to clean it out.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

It sounds like you've found a good balance that works for you.

[@bevalexander5897]

I am currently in limbo. Almost all of my stuff is in a storage unit, and I have been decluttering boxes I have in my house. (My house is in limbo too. After a renovation gone horribly wrong), and I am planning on going through the storage unit when the temps here drops below swelter. I usually make 2 or 3 passes but it’s more difficult because I’m not sure if I’m going to try and salvage the reno, or let it go and start all over.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

I'm sorry to hear that Bev. Hope things start going better with the reno soon.

[@WhitneyKerr]

I've been decluttering and trying to be a minimalist since 2015. I still haven't gotten to a place that feels done. I'm mostly hung up on "useful" junk and sentimental items...

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Those are two very hard categories to tackle.

[@janicesmith3986]

3 rounds of decluttering prior to our out-of-state downsize, and 2 more since then. Unfortunately we still have things in a storage unit in former home town waiting for our son to load and bring to us later this fall. And I m sure there will be more to get rid of once it arrives. We had less than a month to decide on what we thought we (hubby) wanted to keep prior to our December closing date. Now that we have been here for 8 months he is finally realizing there is NO ROOM for a lot of what is yet to come, so will probably be given to son as he lost everything in a house fire in late February!

[@nancycosgrove4005]

Great progress

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Thank you!

[@SJ-mp6cr]

I can’t imagine asking someone to clean up a mess I created. That being said, if you do, at least be present and available to assist most of the time. You wouldn’t take a few days off and/or make this a priority? You act like the husband taking time to make decisions is doing you a favor. Tells me exactly why they are in this predicament!

[@joannephillippi4274]

I bet you are really good at jigsaw puzzles too!

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

bahahaha i do really love them!!

[@joannephillippi4274]

@@SpaceMakerMethod I knew it!!!

[@J3an_j3an]

My thing is remember why I decluttered a space and to not then fill it again with something else🤦🏼‍♀️😅. Anyone else find they collect more in winter or is that just me??

[@gurubhaikhalsa9337]

My winter collection far outweighs the rest. People in snowless climates don't have a clue how much is automatically done for them.

[@J3an_j3an]

@@gurubhaikhalsa9337 that would be me 😅 I couldn’t imagine and the constant upgrading if you have growing kids.

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

OMG I never thought about the winter in terms of growing kids! The stuff you need for 4 distinct seasons can really add up quick, not to mention how bulky it is to store in gneral.

[@lindakurtz2653]

I had gone thru most things in my house 3 times (we are in a shoulder season-one child has flown the coop, one is about to) .....Then we had the house fire and had to demolish our house. Very effective in getting rid of all but the most necessary (and salvageable) items, but rather stressful.....Not a method I recommend.

[@gurubhaikhalsa9337]

OMG horrific! So sorry you had to go through that 😣❤️

[@SpaceMakerMethod]

Oh my gosh, that sounds so stressful Linda. Sending lots of good energy your way.