20 1-Minute Habits to Keep Your Home Clutterfree

These simple minimalist habits can help keep you home clutter free.

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[heathera]

We adopted a cat. He clears all the flat surfaces multiple times every day! He's a Master at showing me where all the problem areas are. Hes a fantastic cuddler too. 😸

[brknwingangel]

If a pot or a skillets needs a good scrub, and you do not feel like doing the scrubbing. Which leads to..Oh, I'll just leave it to soak until after dinner. Which we all know days later that pot, pan or skillet is still there soaking. I found out that if I boil plain jane water in the pan, pot, or skillet. While I am washing dishes or still cooking or finishing up the meal. The pan, pot, or skillet with a hard boil will come very clean, and no scrubbing was needed.

[rhondalyn]

Best tip of all above? The "nightly reset". Every night, before bed, I make sure things are neat and tidy...especially in the kitchen and bathroom. This helps me keep it neat and tidy during the day and makes for a calm home life. Great vid! Thank you...🙂

[helenebennie]

#1 say no to good things
#2 keep up your clear zones (practice keeping your clean areas clean)
#3 be the person that does stuff (trash needs taking out - do it!)
#4 donation box - schedule taking it to the donation place
#5 do not take free stuff (if you wouldn't buy it, don't take it.)
#6 pick up the lounge blankets (fold them over the arm or put in a basket.)
#7 the flat surface rule - clean up once or twice daily
#8 clean up a bad habit in your life - put on a positive habit to fill the void
#9 put your shoes, clothes, phone away when you come in the door
#9b take all the stuff you took to your car that day inside
#10 clean as you go when you cook - put away the spices when you've finished using them
#11 never let dishes soak
#12 make a plan, show it to your family - why do you want to be clutterfree? less stress, productivity?
#13 plan for bathroom sink - shelf solves the situation?
#14 clean your refrigerator - check expiry dates, make a menu plan and stick to it
#15 1 minute rule - if it takes 1 minute do it - keep up, not catch up
#16 plan your attack - some things take longer than a minute but only a minute to plan
#17 nightly reset - never go to bed with stuff on the counters, dirty dishes - morning will be less stressful

Must have missed a few. Also sorry for the punctuation - I thought it was easier to read.

[nogames]

The donation box works so well. I don't have any schedule. When the box is full, I take it to Goodwill. It works great.

[patti]

I like all your suggestions and regularly watch videos like this for inspiration. Most of them say not to bring things into your home that you don't need, but they usually are sponsored, and we are told about something great that we need to bring into our home. I don't think vaping flavored air is a good new habit to pick up to help someone to declutter and lead a simpler life!

[nightmarecastni]

If doing dishes as you cook/etc is a hard thing to build in, I'm currently building into this habit after having a bad ADHD habit of letting them doom pile. I will let a full load of dishes soak, and then when i go make a coffee, whilst the kettle is boiling, or whilst lunch is cooking, I will do the one set of dishes. I will then set another set to soak. Next time I'm in the kitchen, I do that set. And so forth. 5 minutes per kitchen trip, and you can get a surprising amount done and it makes it so much easier to start getting into the habit of cleaning as you go as everything is empty and clear and ready for new dishes. It's a good little habit to slowly get into the habit of doing them more often - with the end goal of not soaking/cleaning as you go/etc. It's a nice little hack to bridge the journey into the habit.

[karendobbs]

Agreed 100% with everything you talked about. I used to love getting “free” stuff, which usually isn’t really free, when you have to buy something to get it. It’s such a gimmick, something you don’t need, and wouldn’t buy, and is usually lower quality. I found that when I would get the stuff, whatever it was, turned into clutter, and I’d be finding a way to get rid of it. I just love a no clutter home. You have the best tips and advice Gabe. I love your channel, thanks Gabe.

[fredalearhinan]

Good video.. I love resetting each night. Lovely to wake up to cleanliness. ❤

[GizmoBeach]

The difficulty in talking to family (or friends) about your wish to live clutter-free is the way they were raised in this buy this-buy that society of ours.

You can’t tell them (for example) oh I’d just like a gift card for (this store, that restaurant) because invariably they will say (I speak from experience) “We want to buy something for you because we love you.”

Equating materialism with love, eh? I did that when I was younger and more stupid with my wages. But the older I get, the less I need, the more I want everyone around me to *enjoy* their earnings, not buy me more junk to donate, or worse, get rid of.

[trtptro]

I'm the problem. Dishes piled for days. I appreciate this video.
I think the caddy in the bathroom will help with all the shampoos falling off the side of the tub.

[marilynfreeland]

Car trash: for things like gum/candy wrappers, just small stuff, we fastened a small tin bucket from the craft dept to the bar under the front passenger seat, with elastic. Tiny trash liner, leaving the rest of the roll in the bottom. It doesn't get in the way of feet. By fastening it to the passenger's left, the driver can also reach it easily. Change bag on a designated day; mine is Friday.

[abigailcross]

Part of the reason I subscribed to you was because you seem to share my obsession with getting a Tesla. I hope you get there 🙏🏻

[somewhereoverit]

I have a lot of stuff, but i’m very organized and label everything.

I’m intentional with what I buy and I try to buy things I need vs. want. Unfortunately, because of my complicated health and lifestyle, there are many things that I use to make it ‘easier’ but I try to organize everything with small organizers and stow them away to make it “look” like i’m living a minimal lifestyle until you open my drawers or closets…which is meticulously organized and easy to reach.

Japan is very good at making the most out of small spaces while making it look minimal.

[baronessdege]

I have a strict rule in my car (okay, our car) that when you arrive at your destination (it doesn't matter if you drove for 20 minutes or 200 miles), then all the rubbish you have collected in the car during the journey must come out with you, ESPECIALLY if it has been near a MacDolands..so no paper cups or dropped french fries can be left behind….

[Persistancedetermination]

OMG! I think you solved the decades of a puzzle. My Mother soaked the dishes, my father put them away.

[ISeeStarsQuilting]

Can I tell you that I just checked your subscriber count and saw it at 499k and I got so so stinking excited for you? 🙌🏼🙌🏼 I've watched your channel grow and have been incredibly inspired by you and holy smokes - you're doing amazing things!

[aaronml]

Never leave a room empty handed....something always needs to be put away. A clean, tidy and organized home = a clean, tidy and organized life.

[glendarob]

If I let nasty pans soak, or I've made the dishwater too hot for my hands, I set an Alexa alarm as I walk out of the room. There's always something else to do in that 10 mins.

[hdifkik]

One of your best videos yet!! You are soooo correct in that every few items need soaking. Keep those videos coming…