🦹🏼‍♀️SNEAK ATTACK basement declutter!!

[@SillyMeKimmieG]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "He's holding onto the Nokia in case of an apocalypse " I heard that.

[@ThisMainerMom]

😂

[@cinderellafan362436]

Great video! Robin has treasures! 😁 Blessings! ❤❤❤

[@simplyfreedom171]

Great declutter! We really do need to make several passes, and tweaks to get down to only the necessary.

[@jennyjenkins877]

I love your little organizational tweaks here and there and the attempted decluttering of stuff that's a no-brainer. Come on and flex those decluttering muscles, Robin! 💪

[@ThisMainerMom]

Yes!! 🙌💪🙌

[@moniquefuselier7711]

You did so amazing! Everything is looking so put together.

[@SparrowStockwell]

Nice progress, Karen. 🐝

[@bethstratton3391]

Karen, this was a really good mini stealth declutter. If you get stuck knowing where to start, I would probably just go methodically around the room, starting at the shelf nearest to the stairs and go on one shelf at a time. I know you’ve done some shelves already, so just start where you left off. Whichever way, I think you are doing amazing well, so just keep going, like you say “little by little”. You should be so proud of your achievements to date. Robin seriously needs to take some of those excess electrical items to a recycling centre. Surely he’s never going to use all of them and most of them will probably be too outdated software wise by now. I must say, I totally agree with your methodology of only buying what you needed in the moment. We often buy more than we need just in case and end up never using it. Or we are forced by the stores to buying more because it’s cheaper (price per item/unit) to buy in bulk, so we do it to save money reluctantly. However, if we all keep buying more than we need the stores will never get the message that they are over-producing unnecessarily and begin to offer us packs of items in smaller unit amounts, because that is what the customer is demanding.

[@leezasims9959]

Well done you worked very hard. Its not easy doing this kind of work to make your family life better. Congratulations on your continued effort and desire to improve your home❤

[@ThisMainerMom]

Thanks so much! ♥️

[@notjustapw]

Basement is looking so good!

[@ThisMainerMom]

Thanks!

[@cindysoule1014]

those are nice file folders , i have paper ones and they tear easily . i need to get some of those and discard my other ones.

[@MsArtistwannabe]

I had to smile when you found that lid. Some things just work out. So much tossy tossy today. Yay.

[@DistanceTraveled]

If you have a spare label, I'd label Robin's trophy box on the side that is sticking out. The label you had on the long side of the box said Robin's labels anyway. Lol. I struggle with the word substitution problem too. You were writing a label so wrote label.

[@debbieredhill]

😂 I don't know why the first thing I saw was your bottle and I thought oh my ! It's going to tip over 😂😂. I'm laughing about your comments on all the old electronics 😂😂😂.

[@ThisMainerMom]

It was doomed!! 🤣

[@debbieredhill]

@@ThisMainerMom 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeannebowes2898]

I am having a slow day today, I picked up the house and put clean sheets on my son’s bed. Running wash and gave the fridge a quick tidy and swipe out. I am taking my lunch break and watching you work! My sweet kitty had to help, of course.

[@ThisMainerMom]

I love that you have a kitty to help! 😍

[@CULady]

Karen, so appreciate that you let us in these little thoughts you have, it tells me I am not ALONE in my way of thinking! Silence decluttering! Love it and try to do it too! LOL

[@ThisMainerMom]

Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission!! 😂

[@connieverbeck1110]

You did great!!!

[@katlynnlachance1834]

Would be good to do an electric recycling with as much as you can, I have 3 old laptops I want to see if I can pull the photos off of and then plan to e recycle.

[@authenticallyamber99]

You’re making great progress, Karen! ❤🎉 We have two old laptops that we need to dispose of! You’re inspiring me to do just that! 😂 I’ve been organizing some closets and have a bunch of donations to drop off. Things get tucked away and easily forgotten! It’s really amazing how much progress can be made just being intentional about the project!

[@ThisMainerMom]

Wonderful! And so true!! 😄

[@patpalmer1337]

Can you say, "Robin, please, the unusable and outdated electronics gone?" Electronics and wires and cords make me want to scream!

[@ThisMainerMom]

🤣🙌

[@Connie-ts1dv]

You can say it but ....

[@emmacassidy8482]

If it's not been used in 12 months it never will, unless it's spare clothes for the kids.

[@sarahbryant6391]

Nice one karen keep at it

[@sharonstratton1987]

I had to rewind to count how many laptops you put in that tote. What is he going to do with those antiques. What would you be matching that carpet on the stairs to and would you remember it’s with the old electronics. Your phone probably takes a better video than that old camcorder

[@SillyMeKimmieG]

Robin is going to take parts from all those random electronics and mcguyer something amazing one of these days. lol.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Yep! 😂

[@carolynoquinn4573]

Your "freeze" was funny!

[@ThisMainerMom]

Heehee…

[@carrie3206]

Here for this! 😊

[@ThisMainerMom]

Yay! Thanks for spending time with me! 😃

[@LisaMay-j3i]

Serious question.... If you need to declutter it aren't you making more work for yourself by adding to it before decluttering it? Like handling the same thing over and over instead of just dealing with it head on? I love your videos and I'm so proud of you by how far you have come in such a short time! I love the relationship you and your husband have and hope my hubby and I can have that when we have been together as long as y'all have been!!

[@barbaradevaney4904]

Great tweaking declutter video ❤❤❤ - I got rid of all my spare cushions and just keep the covers and just have the one size. I change them out for each season etc but so much easier to store xx

[@LittleSudie]

In addition, use an empty 5gal bucket to put all the things you have where the crutches are into to keep them from sliding out of their location.😊

[@ThisMainerMom]

Great idea! 🙌

[@LittleSudie]

Love your channel. Thank you for expressing your faith and displaying your work ethic. Might you consider setting up a paper towel holder in the basement for those oopsie times?

[@ThisMainerMom]

Great idea! And thank you for the encouragement! 🙌❤️

[@michelesusanne1]

Realistically, when is the last time Robin used anything from his electronic stash? Would he be willing that if he doesn't use it by a certain date, then he gets rid of it? Most cords/wires could be re purchased if he ever needed them. As for the trophies, do any of the kids want them? If not then maybe he should put them where he can see and enjoy them until the kids toss them someday. If they are sitting in a box in the basement, then are they really that important? Some of my husbands trophies had a plaque on the base with his name and why he got the trophy, so he took off the tall part of the trophy and threw it away and my kids use the base as a paper weight.

[@louisedillon6797]

Great job in the basement.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Thanks! 😃

[@jeanettekvinlaug2772]

Tools first, please. Because I love finished projects. ❤

[@sharonwengler3225]

We have an electronics graveyard at our house too!!!

[@ThisMainerMom]

We used to have so much more! Hard to believe! 😳

[@annetteweston4135]

Oh you are so brave...lol... I have a husband and son who love all the old electronics and if I touched them and threw them out my life wouldn't be worth living ....my biggest hate is cords ,even on the things we use, you'd think with all the technology we have they'd be able to get rid of them somehow ....lol

[@loganmayo4010]

Your comments while decluttering 😂

[@ThisMainerMom]

😁

[@shannong7556]

Everything going well, maybe to well 😁🙃😜

[@ThisMainerMom]

😂

[@judenebaer9997]

Nice 😊

[@ThisMainerMom]

Thanks 😊

[@frrusc1]

I was waiting forthe snake attack.....english is not my first language....and I was waiting n waiting I was a little disappointed u were NOT attacked by a snake 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@ThisMainerMom]

Oh funny!! To sneak is to do something secretly! 😎

[@frrusc1]

@@ThisMainerMom I was confused 😳 I love watching your videos they always are peaceful n positive ♥️

[@lisahumlicektaylor2682]

Most people reformat harddrives on old electronics before they let them go. If donated electronic are sent to other countries I would worry that my information could end up in the wrong hands. The lone cord went with the game system and the game controllers allowed more kids to play at the same time. Didn't Robin say the kids used it when they were home for the holidays?

[@ThisMainerMom]

No, they used it in high school or college but he knows how to wipe things clean! He is computer programmer by trade! Thanks, though!! 💖

[@lfuentes4098]

I think the other phone is a LG chocolate. I think it slides up. 😉

[@dianneperry2903]

I hate to say this but I think your husband's a hoarder. 😅😂😂 You've got more in half your basement, that I have in my 11 room house. I've been cleaning out for 4 years and just had a yard sale Friday and today. I made a bunch of money and got rid of so many things. I'm almost down to a minimalist. I just DON'T WON'T the JUNK and CLUTTER anymore.

[@lfuentes4098]

I thought your fireproof safes actually had important papers in them. 😂

[@gapeach51170]

Please tell me your husband at least let that monitor go..hahaha..that thing is a dinosaur 😁🤣

[@ThisMainerMom]

I know, right?! 😂

[@lisaann6267]

nokia phones are no longer supported as of 2024. same for computers, they are upgrading so quickly now they are not making parts for old devices.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Going to quote you… 🙃

[@lisaann6267]

go ahead, i got it directly from nokia company on their site. and my cousin is a comp builders, and one is a linux programmer. :)@@ThisMainerMom

[@carolynoquinn4573]

I take my old laptops to Best Buy!

[@ThisMainerMom]

Great idea! Mayhaps we will do that! 😃

[@dorothy9618]

Ask your husband to go through his notes and transfer any he wants to keep to the folders. He may realize that he really doesn’t need/want them.

[@ThisMainerMom]

Maybe…they were the ones that survived the file cabinet declutter! It used to be 3 full drawers!! 😳

[@paulawhite5157]

Famous words...I don't know what to do.

[@ThisMainerMom]

For sure! Love your little emoticon! 😄

[@101-SS]

Get rid of the old technology!!!

[@ThisMainerMom]

If it was all my decision I sure would!! 🙃

[@סופיגנדל]

😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤hi

[@allioakley3372]

💚

[@carolynoquinn4573]

No way am I keeping all of those.

[@gbk1t]

If you don’t remember having something, you can guarantee that your husband won’t either.

[@ThisMainerMom]

LIKELY! 😻

[@angelarothbauer8096]

Paper clutter is the worst

[@ThisMainerMom]

I agree! 😳